Just like the Ye Tian royal family that lasted for hundreds of years, as an empire, the military also had many military families that were passed down from generation to generation.
Just based on Duan Hengye's shallow understanding of the history of the interstellar era, he knew many famous generals who put on military uniforms and trained alone on the battlefield since they were teenagers. Born in the war-torn era of the empire, and his parents were Ye Tian generals, Meng Jinhuai was naturally one of them. It could even be said that Meng Jinhuai had long been the representative and pride of this kind of people.
The young man in the photo was Meng Jinhuai wearing a military uniform, and from the special mark on his shoulder, it was obvious that he had been on the battlefield more than once. At first glance, this seemed like a very glorious thing, but if it was related to Meng Jinhuai's age at that time, one would feel the cruelty of it.
Just as Duan Hengye was carefully observing the photo, the young man in front of him suddenly slowly raised his chin. At this time, Duan Hengye once again realized that he was looking at a moving picture. The few seconds of stillness just now was because Meng Jinhuai did not move when the photo was taken.
Time had changed him a lot. Compared to now, the young man in the photo had a bit more melancholy in his eyes, and he was less silent or calm.
But … this Meng Jinhuai somehow gave Duan Hengye a sense of familiarity! Or rather, deja vu.
Seeing Duan Hengye staring at the photo, the staff member in charge of explaining to him thought that he was curious, so he stopped here and continued to explain.
But Duan Hengye, who was facing the photo, did not listen to a single word. He slowly closed his eyes. Then, Duan Hengye suddenly felt that the blank space in his mind was slowly filling up.
Even though it was only a blurry image, he was sure that he saw the scene of the original owner meeting Meng Jinhuai at the banquet.
It was a magnificent banquet hall. When he was young, he was wearing a navy blue suit with a bow tie around his neck. He didn't know if he was tired of the banquet, but after standing there for a while, he couldn't help but look around. Then, as he adjusted his angle slightly, Duan Hengye saw a small brooch on his chest.
It was the one that was "returned to its original owner" today.
F * ck, this is weird! What's going on?
Actually, this trip to the Selection Star was not considered long, but what was very miraculous was that in just a few dozen hours, Duan Hangye had already experienced too many things. Professor Duan's brain might be very useful, but he was not a genius when it came to EQ.
Duan Hengye was puzzled. He tried to convince himself that maybe in the original owner's mind, this memory wasn't important, so the memory slowly became blurred over time. And now, looking at this photo, the memory that was almost completely forgotten was finally awakened a little.
But how do I explain my handwriting?
As a nerd who read all kinds of melodramatic novels, Duan Hengye couldn't help but have a very strange guess in his heart. Is it possible that I transmigrated even earlier? Did I already come to this world before I met Meng Jinhuai?
When Duan Hengye thought of this, he couldn't help but start to get goosebumps.
Duan Hengye was not a person who would easily get into a dead end. For example, as a materialist, he never thought or dared to think about how he transmigrated into a novel.
Maybe because the amount of information was too much, Duan Hengye simply gave up on this question in his heart. Time … will probably tell me the answer.
Duan Hengye slowly took a deep breath. After he adjusted his emotions, he turned around and nodded at the staff member. He then said, "… Okay, let's go to the exit."
What Duan Hengye didn't know was that in the staff member's eyes, Duan Hengye's expression suddenly changed … It was like he suddenly saw through the world of mortals.
Even though the staff member didn't understand why Professor Duan's emotions fluctuated so much today, his rationality made him swallow all the useless words. He nodded silently and brought Duan Hengye back to the exit.
Meng Jinhuai seemed to have been waiting by the silver door for a while. When he saw Duan Hengye come over, he smiled at him as usual. Then he was led out of the school history hall by the school's director as if nothing had happened.
When Duan Hengye was back outside, a gentle breeze blew towards him. The cool breeze calmed him down a lot. At this time, Duan Hengye finally noticed that the place in front of him was similar to a children's playground. However, the toys had changed from the slides back on Earth to mini mechs.
This was a school that was established during wartime. This special era gave it a special meaning. Even today, the school continued to accept war orphans.
Duan Hengye noticed that after the director reported the number of orphans, Meng Jinhuai's expression slowly became serious. As a marshal of the Empire, he understood the meaning behind the word "war" all too well. Whether it was on or off the battlefield, it represented far more and more than one could imagine.
Not long after the war ended, everyone present could feel and understand Meng Jinhuai's emotions. The atmosphere became very solemn for a while.
A few minutes later, a neat row of children was led out of the classroom by the teacher. Only then did the scene become lively again. Duan Hengye noticed that these children were obviously not of school age. They should be orphans adopted by the school.
After seeing them, Meng Jinhuai's serious expression gradually disappeared. Then, an incredible scene happened. Duan Hengye watched as Meng Jinhuai slowly walked over and gently picked up the child at the end of the line.
His movements were very practiced. After being picked up by Meng Jinhuai, the originally nervous child in his arms relaxed. Meng Jinhuai knows how to take care of children? Duan Hengye was slightly surprised. After all, in his impression, the marshal's image was completely different from the word "family".
However, it was obvious that Meng Jinhuai was very willing to communicate with children. The child in his arms looked to be no more than three or four years old. He was a little inarticulate, but Duan Hengye didn't seem to be impatient at all when chatting with him.
This segment didn't seem to have anything to do with him. After noticing that everyone's attention was on Meng Jinhuai, Duan Hengye silently took a few steps to the side and looked at the toy mechas placed around him.
The incident just now was too much information. Professor Duan, who was having a headache, urgently needed to find something new to divert his attention.
However … before Duan Hengye could relax, Meng Jinhuai suddenly walked over. The child in the marshal's arms blinked and looked at Duan Hengye with an expectant expression. Children of this age didn't know how to read people's expressions. When he saw Duan Hengye, who always had a cold expression, he wasn't afraid at all. He even smiled shyly at the marshal.
"This child said that he admires you a lot," Meng Jinhuai looked down at the child and said to Duan Hengye.
Although Duan Hengye was a "behind-the-scenes worker", his influence in this world was far greater than he imagined. Professor Duan's daily life was extremely low-key, but he often appeared in news programs and textbooks.
For a three or four year old child who didn't know much about this world, the word "scientist" was mysterious and noble. If a child of this age was asked what he wanted to be when he grew up, the answer would often be "scientist" … Based on the current situation, the child in front of him was most likely Professor Duan's fan.
Duan Hengye was the youngest child in the family, so he had almost no experience dealing with children of this age. Duan Hengye's common sense told him that he should show a kind smile to the child. However, as someone with a "facial paralysis" attribute, it was a bit difficult to ask Duan Hengye to smile.
Therefore, after a moment of silence, Duan Hengye said to the child in a very serious manner, "… Hello."
This scene was probably the legendary "contrast cuteness" … After seeing Duan Hengye's reaction, Meng Jinhuai couldn't help but laugh. The child didn't seem to understand why the adults were laughing, but when he saw Duan Hengye greet him, he became even more shy.
While Duan Hengye was feeling awkward, Meng Jinhuai suddenly took a step closer and said, "A Heng, do you want to try hugging him?"
Duan Hengye seriously thought about it. In the first twenty years of his life, the only living thing he had hugged was his childhood friend's puppy … He didn't have the slightest confidence that he could successfully hold the child in his arms. However, before Duan Hengye could refuse, the child in front of him had already opened his arms to him expectantly.
As someone who wasn't good at refusing, Duan Hengye hesitated for a bit, but in the end, he slowly reached out and took the child in his arms.
Today's live broadcast of the Galactic event didn't reach its original duration. When Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai walked out of the school archives, the staff members who had been following them noticed that the atmosphere between the two was much more normal.
As long as it was live broadcast news related to the marshal or the military, the media had to apply to Nan Zhuxing long in advance for broadcast rights. It wasn't an exaggeration to say that every minute and every second of the live broadcast was extremely precious to the media. In order not to waste the broadcast time that they had painstakingly applied for, when the media saw that the atmosphere had returned to normal, the person in charge of the media sent a request to Nan Zhuxing to resume the broadcast.
After a while, Nan Zhuxing saw that the situation was normal and approved the request. The media couldn't wait to reopen the live broadcast channel.
Therefore, the people who had been discussing the event on the Galactic network for a long time suddenly realized that the live broadcast had been restarted.
Wait a minute … What did they see?
Why was the marshal holding a child in his arms? And it looked like … Professor Duan was going to take the child away?
The live broadcast signal was cut off too suddenly, and Duan Hengye's behavior was too strange. At first, there were still people on the Galactic network rationally analyzing the reason for Duan Hengye's abnormal behavior, but in the end, it had already turned into a free-for-all. The main topic of the free-for-all was whether the marshal and Professor Duan had a fight or not.
According to some people, even though Meng Jinhuai and Duan Hengye were the model husbands that everyone in the galaxy envied, even though they looked unbelievably perfect. However, the two were still mortals after all. Under the camera, they would still have interactions that others couldn't see. Therefore, it was understandable that they would occasionally quarrel over certain things.
However, some people stubbornly believed that the atmosphere between them didn't seem like a fight or dispute, but rather that there was something else going on.
Who would have thought that … when the free-for-all reached its climax, not only did the live broadcast signal cut back, but what appeared in front of their eyes was a "strange" scene.
"[Galactic] Current Affairs Discussion Section
X Post:
Okay, okay, everyone stop quarreling! The live broadcast seems to be restarting. If you have time, go watch the live broadcast.
X + 1 Post:
The Galactic live broadcast is restarting? I can't watch it because I'm working. If you have friends, can you tell me what's on the Galactic network now? Was the live broadcast really cut off because of a technical malfunction? Most importantly, did the marshal and Professor Duan make up?
X + 2 Post:
Upstairs, you have a lot of questions … Do you really believe that the live broadcast was cut off because of a technical malfunction? Oh right, I'll repeat myself, the marshal and the marshal definitely didn't quarrel!
X + 3 Post:
F * ck, the live broadcast is really restarting! That's not right, why is there a child here? My memory isn't wrong, right? The marshal and Professor Duan shouldn't have children.
X + 4 Post:
Huh? A child? "
The live broadcast on the Galactic network restarted. The audience saw that in the children's activity area, Meng Jinhuai was handing the child in his arms to Duan Hengye. Although it was just a simple action, the gentleness in Meng Jinhuai's eyes couldn't be concealed.
The audience that had children at home or had experience with children also noticed that the marshal's posture of holding the child was unexpectedly skilled. In stark contrast, Duan Hengye's movements were a bit too clumsy.
For Duan Hengye, this child was like a ball of cotton when he held it. After he held the child in his hands, he didn't know where to exert strength and his whole body tensed up. The most frightening thing was that because Duan Hengye wasn't skilled enough, the child in his arms also felt uncomfortable. As soon as he was held in Duan Hengye's arms, he began to move around.
Duan Hengye was a bit ticklish, so when the child in his arms moved, he unconsciously frowned.
Therefore, in the eyes of the onlookers, the scene on the Nominee's Star was like this – Meng Jinhuai was tenderly looking at this unknown child, while Duan Hengye was frowning, looking like he was in a bad mood.
Perhaps humans would never be able to get rid of the bad habit of gossiping and imagining things.
Who would have thought that a group of serious audience members who came to find out about the current situation of the Nominee's Star? However, after going through dozens of minutes of live streaming and forum chaos, these people actually came up with the same idea — —
Could it be that Professor Duan and the marshal were angry because of the child? That makes sense!
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