The young man paused for a moment when he entered the room and saw a stranger, edged over to the side, and once he learned the visitor was his dad's comrade and also a soldier, he opened up and began circling around Li Hongjun, asking one question after another.
He was quite interested in the little chubby kid who kept looking up and calling him "brother," but he wasn't at all impressed with the little brat sitting on the bed, staring him down with big eyes.
After the two children finished eating, the older one took the younger out to the yard to dig for ant nests. The adults stayed in the house to chat.
Li Hongjun and his wife also learned about Chen Jing's situation over the past few years.