Back To The 80s: President's Doted Wife

Chapter 1053: Chapter 1054: The Platoon Leader’s Widow

Qi Taiguo cried silently, tears falling all over Cheng Su’s neck; a man doesn’t easily shed tears, only when he’s heartbroken.

He was heartbroken, more filled with remorse, if it weren’t for him, Zheng Guixiang might not have died.

Cheng Su held him, patting him gently to comfort him.

”I personally brought back the platoon leader’s ashes to the Zheng family for installation. You know, when Little Yu received the urn calmly with her huge pregnant belly, I wished it were me who died.” Qi Taiguo thought of that scene and felt as if his heart were being cut.

Cheng Su’s hand trembled, but he didn’t speak. Fortunately, he was fine.

”The platoon leader was the pillar of the Zheng family; when he had passed, the eldest son was only three years old and there was a posthumous child, a girl.” Qi Taiguo said, ”A house full of orphans and widowed mothers, what do you say, what can be done?”

”So how old are they now?”

”They went to the Vietnam War ten years ago, now they’re thirteen and the younger one is ten.” Qi Taiguo gradually calmed down and said, ”The platoon leader’s sacrifice brought compensation, but not much. Their family of orphans and widowed mothers lives in hardship. Over the years, I’ve always been assisting them.”

Cheng Su immediately thought that his monthly allowance hadn’t been fully handed over and asked, ”Do you send part of your allowance each month?”

”You found out!” Qi Taiguo immediately said nervously, ”The platoon leader saved my life, a human life is as immense as a mountain, no amount of money can replace it. I help out just to make his children’s lives a bit better!”

”I’m not blaming you.” Cheng Su shook his head, ”You should have told me, I thought you were using it for something else!”

”Before, you guarded money tightly; I was afraid to tell you, thinking you’d be unhappy!” Qi Taiguo said.

”Silly you, if you don’t ask me, how would you know what my true thoughts are?” Cheng Su teased.

”It’s my fault!”

”So, last time at the hospital, was it Little Yu that Hualing saw?” Cheng Su asked again.

Qi Taiguo nodded, ”Her daughter, called Niannian, was hospitalized with pneumonia. Their family’s situation is as it is, still needing to care for two elderly, and they were short on medical fees at the time, so they came to me.”

So that’s the case.

All the doubts in Cheng Suxin’s heart settled.

”I’m sorry, I even suspected you had someone outside!” Cheng Su sincerely apologized.

”How could I? I remember I am a soldier, especially with someone like Chen Shouwang as a negative example, the more unlikely for me to fool around outside.” Qi Taiguo laughed and said, ”It’s normal for you to be suspicious. If it were me, I’d think it odd too, and want you to tell me everything on your mind. So, there’s my fault too; as husband and wife, I should have told you sooner.”

His words hinted subtly.

Cheng Su’s lips curled slightly, but he didn’t reveal his own secret.

Qi Taiguo felt a bit disappointed, still unwilling to speak; when would she be willing to tell?

”Then do you think the call last night was from Little Yu seeking you? Could there be something?” Cheng Su asked.

”Who knows? If it’s really urgent, she should call again, right?”

Cheng Su thought of her hesitation, shook her head, ”I think maybe not, she looked quite hesitant, guessing there’s an awkwardness to speak, not sure if that’s the case. You should find a way to contact them and ask!”

Qi Taiguo thought about it and then acknowledged it.

”How about we find a time to visit them?” Cheng Su suggested, ”After all, she is your former platoon leader’s widow.”

”Alright!”

After a moment of silence, Cheng Su suddenly asked, ”So, does this mean, was Little Yu your first love?”

Qi Taiguo: ”...”