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A big fire broke out late at night, and the captain of the Island Fire Brigade, Yi Hai, led his soldiers to fight it for more than 4 hours. It was already over 3am when he returned to the squadron. Yi Hai took off his wet battle suit and strode up to the 4th floor of the squadron, gazing at the familiar building that he had seen countless times but couldn’t see enough. From afar, he saw the light in his own window still on, and couldn’t help but feel a warm current pouring into his heart
When I first got married, Yi Hai didn’t notice this lamp. Gradually, as the number of nighttime alarms increased and fire trucks frequently shuttled back and forth from their own downstairs, Yi Hai always glanced at his own window unintentionally. No matter how late or rainy the night was, the light near the window was always on. Not only did it light up, but Yi Hai also noticed that the curtains had been changed to pink, which looked warm.
In fact, the squadron is not far from Yi Hai’s home, and it only takes a fifteen minute walk. But even if it’s so close to home, Yi Hai rarely goes home. It’s not that he disregards this family. The work of the squadron is complicated, and he has to manage every detail. Recently, there have been multiple sudden accidents in the jurisdiction, and rescue tasks are heavy. Going home is a bit luxurious for Yi Hai. “Sorry, I will definitely go home after this busy period!” Yi Hai said in his heart.
Yi Hai looked affectionately at his own home. Tonight, the light emanating from the pink curtains remains so warm and soft, making Yi Hai’s heart both sweet and sour. Sweetly, his wife understood and supported him, giving up the good job in the provincial capital and following him to the island to endure hardship and exhaustion; Sadly, I bear the responsibility of guarding the safety of the island and cannot often go home to accompany my wife and daughter. Thinking of this, Yi Hai’s eyes were a bit damp, imagining the sweet and even breathing of his daughter in her sleep, as well as the affectionate gaze of his wife looking forward to his return
In Yi Hai’s memory, he always knocked on the door late at night when he came home. He tried to knock gently as much as possible, afraid of waking up his daughter. But no matter how deep the night was, his wife seemed to have known he was coming back long ago. She would never wait for Yi Hai to knock the fourth time before immediately opening the door and welcoming him, offering warm tea to ease the cold and dispel his fatigue.
Winter and spring are the seasons of frequent fires. Yi Hai and his comrades are waiting in peace, fully committed to safeguarding the fire safety of the island. Tonight was the same, and I didn’t rest until 4am. Yi Hai felt a little tired and involuntarily walked downstairs. At this moment, his phone rang the familiar ringtone, and when he pressed the answer button, it was indeed his wife’s call.
“The police car has been passing downstairs for over 4 hours now, why hasn’t there been a phone call?” His wife asked urgently, “How is the situation now?”
“Oh, I forgot about this!” His wife made an agreement with him that whenever there was a police call at night, no matter how late it was, he would send a WeChat message to report his safety to his wife. The reason for choosing to send WeChat is to not wake up my 4-year-old daughter.
“The fire is not very big, it’s mainly made of plastic products. When it catches fire, it goes out and catches fire again.” My wife called tonight to inquire, indicating that she was already very anxious. Yi Hai quickly told his wife that the fire had gone out and he was preparing to sleep. “You can sleep too, don’t worry about me. Does your daughter sleep soundly?”
“In my dream, I kept shouting ‘Daddy’.”
“My good daughter.” At this moment, Yi Hai felt his nose sour and his eyes couldn’t help but moisten. “When I have free time, I will definitely take my daughter to the Citizen Square to feed pigeons. Citizen Square is the only park on the island, where various pigeons are kept for children to play on holidays. After watching it on TV, my daughter said to her mother, “What’s that place? When does dad have vacation? Our whole family will go there to play.” However, Yi Hai couldn’t spare time and couldn’t even fulfill her daughter’s small request.
“Don’t think so much,” his wife seemed to know his worries and said with concern, “Take a nap as soon as possible. You don’t have to worry about family matters.”
Yi Hai’s lips hesitated as he hesitated to speak.
“If you have time, come back. No matter how late the night is, the light at home is also on for you.”