Fu Xiuhua decided to have a proper talk with her older brother during the winter vacation.

Anyway, even if it's agreed that I'd join the army, I still have to finish high school.

In that case, it would have to be next summer vacation.

However, she was afraid that her older brother would disagree.

Or should we just wait until next summer vacation and register directly?

Just like when my older brother secretly signed up for the army without telling the family, when the notice came down, even if my older brother disagreed, it was too late!

The thought flashed through her mind, and Xiuhua immediately shook her head to banish it.

She wasn't worried that her older brother would hit her, but rather that her sister-in-law might be hurt.

On the day the snowflakes fell, Xiuhua and Tiedan finished their exams and returned to Xishan Village.

Neither of them was too worried about their grades.

Although high school was a bit challenging, my grades were still in the upper-middle range of my class.

When they returned that day, after eating and cleaning up, Xiuhua and Tiedan sat in their elder brother and sister-in-law's room and nervously told each other about their desire to join the army.

Ning Jing was surprised that Xiu Hua had such an idea. Her eyes widened slightly, and a look of surprise flashed across her face.

Fu Hongxing, however, remained expressionless.

In fact, there was a hint of admiration in his eyes.

A soldier who doesn't want to be a general isn't a good soldier. If he hadn't had that accident during a mission, he wouldn't have wanted to retire and go home to be an ordinary worker.

Although my second sister wanted to join the army because of something that happened at school, she was determined in her heart and knew what she wanted, and that was enough!

"Where's Tiedan? Do you want to go?"

Tiedan will be 14 years old after the New Year. Given the current situation, it will probably be difficult for him to continue taking the college entrance exam.

There aren't any good universities in the province, and the outside world is just too chaotic.

If Tiedan also wants to, it would be good to stay at home for two years, and after he turns 16, apply to join the army for training.

When Tie Dan was asked by his older brother, he lowered his head and remained silent. He had been deeply moved when his second sister said she wanted to join the army.

Now, being asked so bluntly by his older brother, he only had two words in his mind.

I want to go...

He wanted to join the army. When he was little, he remembered the pride in his mother's eyes when she talked about his older brother.

Although he still doesn't fully understand what his parents did back then, it doesn't stop him from missing them.

Tie Dan is different from Xiu Hua. One is because he is a boy, and his parents doted on him as much as they did on Fu Hongxing.

Another point is that he was much younger than Xiuhua at the time, and many things have gradually faded from his memory over time.

Xiuhua still vividly remembers her parents' blind filial piety.

Because in the second year after her parents died, her sister-in-law changed a lot, and Xiuhua felt from the bottom of her heart that if her parents hadn't suppressed her, her sister-in-law definitely wouldn't have followed her in being weak and blindly filial for so many years.

Ultimately, the biggest reason is their parents; that's why their whole family has suffered so much.

Fortunately, my sister-in-law regained her senses, and my older brother came back. Now, their family can finally live a good life again.

As I grow older, I become more knowledgeable about flowers.

If my parents had been more ambitious back then, with my older brother's connections in the army, we could have lived a much better life in Xishan Village.

She had no intention of simply getting married after graduation.