Chapter 1214 The Excited Du Family
Crunch—
The door was pushed open from the outside, and Du Wenyuan appeared in the doorway.
When the anxious people waiting in the living room saw his face, everyone's heart sank!
Du Wenyuan's face was flushed, his breathing was slightly rapid, but his eyes were frighteningly bright. It was a complex expression that mixed extreme excitement, ecstasy and even a little dazedness, which was completely different from his usual calm and composure!
“Wen Yuan?” Li Shuzhen’s heart leaped into her throat, her voice trembling, “You… what’s wrong with you? Commander Chang…”
She was afraid that her husband had suffered too much shock or humiliation, to the point that he had become mentally unstable.
Du Wenyuan did not answer immediately. He gently closed the door behind him, leaned against the door panel, and slowly scanned the faces in the living room that were filled with worry and questions.
He took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, seemingly trying his best to calm his turbulent emotions, but the uncontrollable upward curve of his lips betrayed the raging storm in his heart.
"Everyone... sit down."
His voice carried a barely perceptible hoarseness and the weariness that followed excitement, but more than anything, it was an unprecedented, almost trembling excitement.
Everyone sat down as instructed, but their eyes remained fixed on him, not daring to look away for even a moment.
Du Wenyuan walked to the empty seat next to his wife, Li Shuzhen, and sat down, tightly holding her cold, trembling hand.
He looked into his wife's eyes, which were filled with fear and hope, and said, word by word, with perfect clarity:
"Shuzhen, everyone... our Du family is about to turn things around!"
These words were like a thunderclap, sending chills down everyone's spines!
"Turn over?" Li Shuzhen murmured repeatedly, unable to believe her ears.
"Dad, what exactly happened? Commander Chang agreed to help us find my sister?" The youngest son, Du Ming, asked impatiently.
Du Wenyuan shook his head, then nodded, a contradictory gesture that only deepened everyone's confusion. A complex yet radiant smile spread across his face:
"Not Commander Chang... but someone far, far above Commander Chang!"
He stopped being coy and spoke in a tone as steady as possible, yet still carrying the lingering shock of the event:
"Today, I met with Lieutenant General Zhou Wei of the Joint Political Work Department of the Theater Command!"
"what?!"
"Lieutenant General Zhou Wei?!"
A collective gasp filled the living room! That was one of the five key figures at the heart of power in the Eastern Theater Command! A true figure standing on the highest peak! How could Du Wenyuan possibly possibly meet him?!
"Director Zhou personally flew to Lin'an just to...find me, and Yang Zhendong from the Yang family." Du Wenyuan continued to drop bombshells:
"He conveyed a message to us on behalf of the committee and the Central Plains Theater."
He paused, his gaze sweeping across the faces stunned by utter shock, finally settling on his wife, Li Shuzhen. He gripped her hand tightly, his voice filled with unwavering certainty and ecstatic joy:
“Our daughter, Wanying… she’s alive! Not only is she alive, but… she’s now the wife of Chairman Gu’s younger brother!”
boom--! ! !
These few short sentences contained a wealth of information that exploded like a nuclear bomb in the Du family's living room!
Li Shuzhen suddenly covered her mouth with her hand, her eyes widened instantly, and tears gushed out like a flood, but not from sadness, but from extreme, unbelievable ecstasy!
Her body was trembling violently, and she was almost collapsing, only supported by Du Wenyuan holding her hand tightly.
"Wanying... is alive? The Chairman's... sister-in-law?!" She choked up, repeatedly confirming, as if confirming a distant and unattainable dream.
"Sister... Sister is not only alive, but she's also become Chairman Gu's family?!" Du Ming jumped up from his chair, his face flushed with excitement, waving his fists.
"That's great! That's great!!"
After a brief moment of deathly silence, the other relatives present erupted into a huge uproar!
"Oh my god! Is this real?!"
"Wanying... she has such good fortune!"
"Chairman Gu! Then what about our Du family... our Du family...?"
The immense surprise and unbelievable shock threw the living room into chaos, with everyone's faces a mixture of ecstasy, shock, and a dreamlike sense of unreality.
Seeing his family's reactions, Du Wenyuan felt all the gloom that had been building up in his heart completely vanish, replaced by a triumphant feeling!
He briefly (automatically omitting the part where he was reprimanded by Chang Zhiwei) recounted how Zhou Weizhong would personally receive him, how he would politely convey the message, and how he instructed him to keep it confidential and await further arrangements.
"Director Zhou personally arranged for our two families to temporarily move into the family quarters inside the garrison headquarters, where it is safer and the conditions are better," Du Wenyuan announced at the end.
"Everyone, start packing immediately, only take the most essential items! I've already notified family members who are away on business trips to come back as quickly as possible! We... are preparing to move!"
"Move! Move to headquarters!"
"That's great! I don't have to worry about safety anymore!"
"Quick! Pack it up!"
...
The immense joy and boundless anticipation for the future dispelled all fatigue and anxiety.
The Du family's small building instantly became bustling with activity. The women wiped away tears of joy and began to quickly pack their valuables; the young men ran around excitedly, spreading the news.
The despair and humiliation that had been suppressed for too long were transformed into a burning hope for the future at this moment.
Li Shuzhen clutched her daughter's silk handkerchief tightly to her chest, her eyes brimming with tears as she watched her busy family. She then looked out the window at the night sky, which seemed brighter than before, and murmured to herself:
"Wanying... my daughter... I'm so glad you're safe... I'm so glad you're safe... the Du family is saved..."
...
Just as the Du and Yang families were packing their things, news of their discovery also flew swiftly to the Jinling Military Sub-district.
