However, after this heroic woman's life stabilized, she didn't stay in the capital for long, instead she took her brothers' ashes back to her old home in the Northeast, returning to the mountains and forests under the pretense of retiring.
Decades later, Father Tang chose the same path as Grandma Tang.
It was no surprise that Jing Yu, who was born into a military family, knew of Grandma Tang's deeds.
"Commander Tang is a generation's female hero admired by all; my grandfather often mentioned her too," Jing Yu said.
The fact that Father Jing and Father Tang became comrades-in-arms and brothers was not just because of their bond in battle, but also because their families had been acquainted back in the day.
It was the first time Tang Shu had heard snippets about Grandma Tang from someone else, and she found it quite intriguing.
"Really?" she asked.
Her memory of the old lady had already become quite vague.
"Really," he affirmed.