Living with obsession is a way of living; letting go of obsession is also a way of living.
But in the end, one must be kind to oneself.
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After Liu Yuan left that day, Gu Yunzhou paid no further attention to her affairs.
Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that Gu Yunzhou had never paid attention to matters concerning Liu Yuan.
This might be the cruelest part for Liu Yuan when it came to Gu Yunzhou.
If he didn’t care about someone, he simply didn’t pay attention.
Gu Yunzhou stayed at home for nearly half a month. Then, carrying the luggage his parents had prepared, he returned to Jing City.
The day when he and the other students would set off for Country A was approaching.
At the airport that day, Gu Yunzhou and his fellow students carried their burdens, along with the heavy responsibility entrusted to them by their nation.
The country was waiting for them to return with their achievements and serve the motherland.
Gu Jianing brought the children to see off their youngest uncle.
As for Sheng Zexi, he was too busy at the military district to take time off.
“Little Uncle, you’re going to Country A for such a long time. Will you forget Yueyue?” Yueyue clung to her little uncle’s neck, unwilling to let go.
Gu Yunzhou gently pinched her chubby little cheek, smiling despite the bittersweet feeling. “How could I? Your little uncle might forget anyone, but never our little Yueyue.”
Hearing this, Yueyue finally felt reassured.
“Little Uncle, Yueyue will write you letters.”
“Alright, and your little uncle will write letters to Yueyue too.”
After Yueyue said her goodbyes, Xingxing stepped forward and hugged his little uncle.
“Little Uncle, Xingxing will work hard.”
“When Xingxing grows up and develops powerful weapons, people like you won’t have to go to other countries anymore.”
Although Xingxing was still young, he vaguely understood the significance of his little uncle going abroad.
Because their country wasn’t strong enough yet, lagging behind other nations in many aspects.
So they needed to go abroad, learn advanced technologies, and then return to develop their country.
Xingxing knew that if their country became strong, then instead of them going to learn from other countries, others would come to learn from them.
Xingxing thought, he would work hard, very, very hard.
Gu Yunzhou was momentarily stunned, then smiled. He ruffled Xingxing’s hair and said, “I didn’t expect our Xingxing to have such great aspirations. Your little uncle supports you.”
“Your little uncle is also looking forward to seeing Xingxing create something amazing.”
“Okay.” Xingxing agreed wholeheartedly.
In truth, Gu Yunzhou didn’t tell Xingxing that developing a country in all aspects couldn’t rely on one person’s effort alone.
It required the entire nation to rise up and work hard together.
Their predecessors had laid the foundation for this land with their blood, their bodies, and their faith.
They had kept the covetous wolves at bay, preventing them from daring to invade.
Now, it was up to their generation.
It was their generation’s turn to take the nation toward comprehensive development and soar to new heights on this foundation.
When their generation stepped aside, it would be Xingxing’s generation’s turn…
And so, the torch would be passed, one generation to the next, like the continuous relay of a burning flame.
Each generation had its mission, each generation its responsibilities.
Passed down through the generations, with each working hard, their motherland would surely grow stronger and stronger.
Finally, Gu Yunzhou embraced Gu Jianing and Tuantuan once more and took a look around.
He thought to himself that the next time he returned from Country A and set foot on this land, everything would be different.
By then, he would be more capable and would be able to contribute something to the development of this nation.
Just as Gu Yunzhou turned to leave, Gu Jianing asked in her heart.
“System, did you place what I just bought on my third brother?”
[Yes, host, it has been placed.]
“Good, thank you, System.”
Upon learning that her third brother was going to study abroad in Country A and understanding his purpose, Gu Jianing had begun preparations.
First, she prepared a protective charm for him.
After all, going abroad, even if he was studying at a school, there was no guarantee of safety.
So giving her third brother a charm that could block a fatal blow was very necessary.
Gu Jianing had already given him this protective charm earlier.
Then, she searched the system’s mall for other items that might help her third brother.
She found two.
One was the “Super Memory” skill.
Though not as powerful as photographic memory, it could significantly enhance a person’s memory.
Memory was crucial for learning anything.
So she didn’t hesitate to buy this skill.
The other was the “Flash of Inspiration” skill.
This skill came in handy when solving problems or researching something new.
Just as its name suggested, when you had no ideas or hit a difficult obstacle, it would give you a “flash of inspiration,” helping you find a new direction.
And it would be the right direction.
Once bound, this skill would benefit the person for a lifetime.
Gu Jianing thought both skills were excellent.
So even though they were somewhat expensive and cost a fair amount of points, Gu Jianing still exchanged for them.
Then, when she hugged her third brother earlier, she had the System apply these skills to him.
Her third brother would be in Country A for several years. Consider this her blessing for him.
Soon, with her three children, Gu Jianing watched as the plane carrying her third brother and the nation’s hopes slowly took off.
What Gu Jianing didn’t know was that at the same moment this plane departed for Country A, another plane from Country A was landing at Jing City Airport.
A beautiful middle-aged woman stepped off the plane.
Beside her was a handsome foreign man with blonde hair and blue eyes, though also middle-aged.
A Wan stepped off the plane, looked at the airport, and breathed the air of this land. She felt a deep sense of familiarity.
Her heart, which had felt somewhat empty, seemed to fill up at that moment.
“Henry, go get the luggage. I’m going to the restroom,” A Wan said.
Though Henry was a bit uneasy about his wife going alone, he agreed when he saw the restroom wasn’t far.
“Darling, wait for me there after you’re done. I’ll find you after I pick up the luggage?”
“Alright.”
Finally, Henry hugged A Wan before leaving.
Meanwhile, Gu Jianing was also preparing to leave with her three children.
But suddenly, Xingxing held his stomach and looked up at Gu Jianing. “Mom, I need to pee.”
“You need to pee?” Gu Jianing looked up, quickly spotted the restroom. “There’s one over there. Let’s go.”
“Okay.”
Soon, Gu Jianing brought the children to the restroom entrance.
“Mom will wait outside. Can you go in by yourself?” Gu Jianing asked.
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