"There is no such thing as an unrighteous parent, just as there is no such thing as an unrighteous motherland." Qiao Qingqing’s expression was solemn. "Comrade Leader, you can ask the people who know me and the situation of the Shi family what kind of person I have been since I was a child, and why I changed my attitude toward my adoptive parents."
"If the country kisses me with pain, I am willing to repay it with my life, because the country is the place that gave birth to me and raised me. But if invaders tear me from the arms of my motherland, take me to their wretched soil, and take pleasure in trampling upon me, even if I chose to tolerate and forgive everything at first because I did not know the truth, once I learned the reality, my only path must be resistance! I must be at odds with the invaders to the end!"
"As for whether I can be accepted by my motherland, I dare not hope, for I have recognized a thief as my father for many years. For the rest of my life, I can only silently guard my motherland, contribute my strength to it, and dedicate myself to the interests of the masses. That is why I chose to go to the countryside."
Chapter 26