When they heard the word "sacrifice", Wang Shufen and Zhao Hua's legs went limp and they both sat down on the ground with a thud.

Although Gu Qiangwei didn't laugh, she knew how the two of them felt at the moment, so she pretended as well.

She held onto the door with one hand, trying not to fall down. "No, how could it be possible? How could my husband be sacrificed?"

"Impossible, this is all a lie, right!"

"It can't be like this!"

"We just got married..."

Gu Qiangwei acted like crazy, tears bursting out of her eyes, and she slowly pulled the door frame and sat on the ground.

The old couple also sat on the ground, their faces filled with disbelief.

Hearing Gu Qiangwei's words, Wang Shufen looked up suddenly, "Who did you say was the dead person?"

"It's Comrade Lu Zhoushan!"

"To show our appreciation for Comrade Lu Zhoushan's sacrifice for his country, the army has specially awarded him a 500 yuan pension as compensation."

"I hope his family can live better."

"This is his body found on the battlefield. It was unrecognizable, so we brought the ashes here." After the soldier finished speaking, he slowly handed the box over. Gu Qiangwei pretended to cry as if she was about to faint.

In the end, Wang Shufen took the box first.

She held the box, tears dripping onto the ground. It turned out that the box wrapped in a red flag contained the ashes of her youngest son.

"The other part is in the Martyrs' Cemetery."

"Comrade Lu Zhoushan is a martyr and will always earn the respect of everyone."

The soldier saluted after he finished speaking. One of them handed over an envelope containing the pension, and Gu Qiangwei reached out to take it.

Wang Shufen and Zhao Hua were still sitting on the ground, holding the box and crying.

She touched the box with one hand, tears streaming down her face. "Zhoushan, how could this happen? How could you die?"

"Mom told you to be careful when you go out on a mission!"

Wang Shufen felt heartbroken, and Zhao Xihua was not much better. He sat on the ground, looking like he had aged ten years.

Then Wang Shufen suddenly realized, "What about my eldest son Lu Qingming?"

"Comrade Lu Qingming is fine. He was seriously injured and is receiving treatment at a hospital near where he was assigned to the mission. He will return to the troops once he recovers."

After hearing this, Wang Shufen said nothing and continued crying, and so did Zhao Hua.

Gu Qiangwei also pretended to cry in pain, half leaning against the door. When the neighbors heard her crying, they hurried out to see what was going on.

Their house had been almost completely robbed, could it be possible that it had been robbed again?

The neighbors came out to watch the show and found that all three members of the family were crying. After learning about the situation, everyone knew that Gu Qiangwei's husband had died in the war. Some of them sympathized with the show, while others came to watch the show.

In the past, Wang Shufen had always been a complacent person in their compound.

He always said that he had two sons who were both soldiers, and his younger son was very outstanding. He might be promoted to battalion commander or something in the future.

Even though the eldest son is a little less capable, he is an honest and decent person.

Both of my sons are soldiers, and they will surely live a good life in the future.

Wang Shufen has said this many times. Not only did she praise her own son, but she also belittled their sons. So at this moment, the neighbors still had a bit of an attitude of watching a show.

In fact, everyone knew that her two sons had only been in the army for a short time and were just ordinary soldiers. They had not even been promoted to platoon leader, let alone battalion commander.

The two soldiers stood here for a while, saying everything they needed to say, and then they left.

After the soldiers left, the neighbors grumbled to each other.

"She used to show off her youngest son so much in the compound, but she never expected him to die on the battlefield."

“I didn’t expect that either!”