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623: The expert went missing at the border.

Xiao Niannian and Lu Jing greeted Uncle Gu Second and Aunt Gu Second.

“Uncle Second, Aunt Second.”

Aunt Gu Second saw Xiao Niannian, stepped forward, and gave her a hug.

“Niannian, Aunt Second has missed you so much...”

Aunt Gu Second didn't have a daughter either, so when she learned that her Niece had been found, she was incredibly excited. During the few trips she made back over the past few years, she brought her Niece many gifts and even personally made some clothes.

She truly regarded Xiao Niannian as her own daughter.

Although they hadn't met many times, they had talked on the phone countless times.

When Aunt Gu Second saw Aunt Gu, she also greeted her with a smile, and the three of them chatted happily.

Gu Ying hadn't expected that as soon as her Second Older Brother and Second Sister-in-law returned, they would immediately start chatting with Xiao Niannian and Gu An, completely ignoring her, the Younger Sister-in-law.

She was slightly unhappy internally, but she dared not show it.

Her Second Older Brother had recently been promoted again; although his position was not as high as their Eldest Older Brother's, it wasn't far off. Her Second Older Brother's next step might be the Provincial Top Leader... If her husband wanted to do business in the future, he would definitely need to ask her Second Older Brother for help.

Moreover, her Second Sister-in-law's family was also very powerful, much better than the Ma Family.

“Second Older Brother, Second Sister-in-law.”

Hearing Gu Ying's voice, Aunt Gu Second looked at Gu Ying.

“Xiao Ying is here too.”

Ma Xue called out Second Maternal Uncle and Second Maternal Aunt.

Aunt Gu Second's expression towards Ma Xue improved significantly.

“Xiao Xue is here too.”

After Ma Xue thanked her, she asked about her Older Cousins.

“Don't the Older Cousins have vacation?”

“They don't have vacation; they will only be able to come back after a while.”

Aunt Gu Second took two Red Envelopes from her bag and gave them to Xiao Niannian and Lu Jing.

“This is New Year's Money for the two of you.”

Aunt Gu Second took out two more, packaged differently, handing one to Yang Gu and the other to Ma Xue.

“Thank you, Second Maternal Aunt.”

Yang Gu smiled and thanked her.

Ma Xue took it and thanked her, but her gaze was fixed on Xiao Niannian and Lu Jing.

What Second Maternal Aunt gave her was clearly different from what she gave Xiao Niannian and Lu Jing.

Aunt Gu Second noticed Ma Xue's gaze and felt very confused.

It was obvious that the family had raised Ma Xue, their Maternal Granddaughter, lavishly, so why was Ma Xue's perspective so narrow? She was always competitive and always wanted the best.

Over the years, her Father-in-law and Mother-in-law, Eldest Older Brother, and their family had been incredibly good to Gu Ying and Ma Xue.

They even got jealous of the Younger Sister-in-law, Gu An, and now they were jealous of Niannian.

Why, after so many years, did they still maintain such a petty mannerism?

In the first few years after she married into the family, she had even tried to remind Gu Ying, making sure Gu Ying knew what she should and shouldn't do.

Later, her Father-in-law and Mother-in-law wanted to choose a match for Gu Ying from an equally prominent family, one whose parents were excellent; however, Gu Ying fell for Ma Chong and eloped with him.

She only returned after becoming pregnant, and at the time, her Father-in-law and Mother-in-law nearly fainted from anger.

Aunt Gu Second withdrew her gaze and looked at Xiao Niannian.

Although her Niece was raised in the countryside, the ones who educated her Niece were her Father-in-law and Mother-in-law's Comrades-in-arms. She heard that if Uncle Xiao and Aunt Xiao hadn't returned to their hometown back then, and had stayed in the Military Unit, their current status, though perhaps not comparable to her Father-in-law's, would still be as distinguished as some other families in the Compound.

She had met Aunt Xiao many times over the past few years, and during their conversations, she could feel that Aunt Xiao was truly wonderful, which explained why Niannian was so well-educated.

And Niannian's Adoptive Mother and Older Brothers were also extremely polite and wonderful people.

Ma Xue looked at Xiao Hongjun and Xiao Weijun, knowing they were the sons of Xiao Niannian's Adoptive Mother. She sneered, thinking they were also a bunch of hicks who had now managed to enter the inner circle under the pretext of raising Xiao Niannian. They were living in the Gu Family Old Residence.

She was clearly the Gu Family's Maternal Granddaughter.

Her Maternal Grandparents even praised how capable Xiao Hongjun and Xiao Weijun were, but they were only Deputy Battalion Commanders now. How capable could that be? Everyone she knew was a Deputy Battalion Commander.

Ma Xue had expected Xiao Hongjun and Xiao Weijun to eagerly talk to her, but she saw that they ignored her completely and were instead chatting with Gu Yuan, Gu Jin, and Xiao Niannian.

After lunch, Lu Jing took Xiao Niannian back to the Lu Family.

The Elders of the Lu Family were overjoyed to see Lu Jing return with his Wife.

Father Lu and Mother Lu had been busy in the kitchen since morning, planning to cook more delicious dishes for Xiao Niannian, their Daughter-in-law.

So they could take some back with them when they returned to their Unit in a few days.

Before the New Year, they had found people to smoke plenty of fish and meat, as well as prepare Red Yeast Meat and Red Yeast Fish.

Over the past two years, Niannian had also asked people to bring back a lot of seafood and local specialties.

Their son would never think of these things. Sure enough, a Daughter-in-law was better; now they had gained a daughter.

Xiao Niannian and Lu Jing initially wanted to help, but Mother Lu told them to go upstairs and rest.

“Niannian, go and rest. You'll be returning to your Unit in a few days. Your work is so demanding, so just relax well while you're home...”

“Thank you, Mom.”

Hearing Xiao Niannian call her 'Mom' repeatedly, Mother Lu's smile broadened even more.

Watching his Wife be adored by the Elders, the smile in Lu Jing's eyes deepened.

Just as they were about to eat dinner, Lu Jing received a phone call.

“Hello.”

“This is Lu Jing.”

Xiao Niannian heard Lu Jing's voice and looked over.

“Understood.”

Xiao Niannian was sitting far away, so she could hear some sounds from the phone call, but she couldn't hear clearly.

The Southwest Border? An Expert is missing, and they need to go pick someone up?

Xiao Niannian's expression instantly became solemn.

“Grandparents, Father, Mother, we can't eat here now. We have to leave immediately. We need to reach the Military Airport in half an hour...”

Hearing Lu Jing's words and seeing his serious expression.

Grandma Gu immediately spoke up.

“Quick, pack up their food so they can eat it on the plane.”

At Grandma Gu's command, the Elders immediately got busy.

Hearing Lu Jing say this, Xiao Niannian understood that he meant both of them had to participate in the mission.

“Niannian, let's go upstairs and pack our things. We leave in the car in five minutes.”

Hearing Lu Jing's words, Xiao Niannian nodded.

After Xiao Niannian and Lu Jing went upstairs, they quickly packed their luggage.

“What happened? Tell me about it.”

“Several Experts who returned from abroad lost contact. Originally, the higher-ups arranged for Soldiers to go to the border to meet them, but the Experts they were supposed to meet disappeared. So, the higher-ups requested that we also deploy. If we can't find them here, we will have to search Outside the Border. We must find those Experts...”

Hearing Lu Jing's words, Xiao Niannian thought of the Experts from before. Some were captured and imprisoned by countries like the USA, while others were harmed by them.

At a time like this, many Experts are returning. Some are harmed by Spies, while others are impersonated by people who use the Experts' names to try and uncover our secrets.

“Are we going straight to the Chengdu?”

“Mm.”

Five minutes later, Lu Jing and Xiao Niannian finished packing their luggage. Lu Jing was carrying the packed food that Grandma Lu and the others had prepared.

Xiao Niannian got into the car and looked at Lu Jing.

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