"Finally back! They're all waiting for you to come back for dinner. I heard the noise just now. Did that girl from the Dai family make a scene again?"

As soon as Zhou Jiao entered the yard, she heard Aunt Chen say this and realized that she had not left at all. She asked in surprise, "Aunt, how did you know?"

"His aunt said this while she was waiting in line at the service center. The girl didn't dare to say she didn't want to go to the countryside. She would find fault every day, saying the food was too salty or the clothes were not washed clean.

A few days ago, she cut up some of her cousin's clothes into pieces, and the two sisters even had a fight. I heard the noise over there, and I guess something bad has happened again.

I think it's useless for her to make a fuss. The boys from the Dai family who are about her age are either enlisting in the army or joining the military corps. How can a girl like her get special treatment? "

So that's how it is. Zhou Jiao nodded thoughtfully. Every family has its own problems. How can an outsider clearly understand what is right and what is wrong?

After dinner, the couple didn't rush to read or reply to the family letter. Instead, they accompanied their three sons to recount in detail what had happened in the Dai family that day. Of course, her focus was on the actions of the eldest granddaughter of the Dai family.

"That fool!"

"Yes, it's hopelessly stupid."

Ping'an's eyes flashed, and he looked at Zhou Jiao worriedly, "Mom, do you like Mr. Dai very much?" The implication was that otherwise, why would you put yourself in danger.

Zhou Jiao smiled at him comfortingly, "Don't worry."

Ping An looked at his father and saw that he looked calm and composed, so he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. "Tomorrow I'll go see how the Dai family handles their affairs."

Liuyi pushed his brother imperceptibly.

Wuyi immediately said with a smile: "Brother, just go to school, Liuyi and I will get the news first."

Ping An pondered for a moment, "Perhaps, we should pay more attention to Dai Meihong's final outcome."

Wuyi frowned, "Brother, are you worried that the Dai family won't drive her away?"

"It's not impossible. Her mother is so unreasonable and always quarrels with people in the yard. Didn't you hear me just now mention that no one has returned to the Dai family except Old Dai?"

Wuyi heard Liuyi say this and said, "No, they have already cut off ties with this family."

Ping An looked at his two younger brothers and said, "Don't worry about it. Old Master Dai is not stupid. He knows how to make choices. You just need to have a general understanding of the Dai family's movements."

Zhou Jiao looked at the children with satisfaction and smiled at Zhang Guoqing beside her. She had originally planned to communicate and guide the children, but it seemed unnecessary.

"Have you guys agreed? Shouldn't we start reading the letters now?" Zhang Guoqing found Zhang's father's large envelope from a pile of letters and placed it on the coffee table. "Come, take a look at what Grandpa and Grandma wrote."

Ping An motioned for his brothers to come over, and he stood up to pour tea, holding one cup and handing it to Zhou Jiao. "Mom, did my dad tell you about Wen Yu?"

Zhou Jiao looked at him curiously, "Yes, what's wrong?"

"Will the Dai family's commotion today affect my grandma?" Ping An hesitated. "Or should we just follow his wishes and send him to the scrap yard?"

Zhou Jiao looked at him and said meaningfully, "Before dealing with something, you must first consider the various consequences. Why didn't our family prepare in advance?"

Ping An nodded.

"Xiaoyu impressed you? Baby, you have to know that once you have weighed the pros and cons and analyzed the best decision, wavering again is equivalent to overturning all your previous efforts. At this time, you must be more rational."

Ping An leaned back on the sofa and said gloomily, "But my mind tells me to let him do what he wants. It just saves my grandma a lot of trouble, and he'll be happy too."

Zhou Jiao patted his hands, "Let me put it this way. One reason we helped Wen Yu was because of your great-grandmother, and the second was because of your great-aunt. They are the key. Since Xiaoyu didn't resist before, what's the point of his opinion now?"

"Is that so? He usually takes good care of us three brothers."

"That's even better! For his own good, we have to pressure him to temper his character and make him understand what it means to keep his word. He's too lazy, and if he keeps hiding away, his life will be ruined."

Ping An nodded helplessly. He had already said all the good things about his good friend, so he couldn't blame him for not being loyal.

Zhou Jiao was silent for a moment, looking at him. "A truly smart person never interferes with other people's lives. Those who think they are smart are just meddling in other people's affairs."

Wuyi, who was standing by, burst into laughter upon hearing this and pointed at the letter, "Mom, look, you've really put my dad in a difficult position by saying this."

Zhou Jiao glanced over and looked at Zhang Guoqing, who was in a dilemma, and slapped her forehead with a headache - she really didn't mean to warn her man with a double entendre.

Liuyi secretly rolled his eyes at his "silly brother," then looked at Zhou Jiao and reminded her, "Mom, my grandfather said that my two brothers in the army back home are reaching the demobilization age, and asked my dad what to do."

Wuyi followed closely behind, clapping his hands together, "Isn't this embarrassing for my dad? If I stay, I have to look for my second uncle, and what if something happens on the battlefield in the future?

Discharge? Fine, but I need my dad to ask Grandpa Zhao Dashan to arrange for me to work in two good units.” Wuyi emphasized the phrase “two good units”.

As he spoke, he shook his head and sighed at Zhang Guoqing, "After all, it's still my dad who has to step in. Poor dad, tell me what you should do?"

Zhang Guoqing watched his youngest son put on a good show and patted his eldest son on the head in amusement, "You're the only one who's smart! Your father is also a truly smart man."

Wuyi gave a thumbs up and said, "Good job!"

Liu Yiyi, who was watching him closely, immediately took out a pen and paper and handed it to him after hearing what Zhang Guoqing said. "Dad, how about I hold off on writing to you and let you think about it for a night?"

Zhang Guoqing smiled playfully, "Okay, that's a good idea."

"Ah?" Liuyi opened his mouth in surprise and looked at him. How could adults play like this?

Zhang Guoqing looked at his two sons in disbelief and patted them on the buttocks cheerfully. "Your father has mastered this method of provoking others since he was five years old."

Liuyi quickly covered his butt and tried to run away, "Dad, I see it but I don't tell you."

"You've learned this well. You even know how to work together to dig a hole." The more Zhang Guoqing spoke, the more he smiled. He grabbed one of his sons with one hand, held them in his arms, and tickled them hard.

"Mom, come quickly..."

"Brother, haha, Dad, it's itchy..."

Zhou Jiao watched the whole thing from beginning to end. At this moment, seeing the four of them playing together, she shook her head silently and laughed, then picked up the letter on the table.

In her mind, Father Zhang was not the kind of father who would make things difficult for his son. Maybe he wanted to ask his eldest son for some advice, but he would definitely not scheme against his eldest son, whom he always loved, for the sake of his grandchildren.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just her mother-in-law…if anyone makes things difficult for her son, she will definitely fight to the death. She is an old mother who is really biased to the extreme.