When the train arrived at the station, friends from Ying Mingcheng Compound came to pick me up.

"Brother! You finally came back!" As soon as the visitor saw Ying Mingcheng, he gave him a bear hug affectionately, took the luggage from his hand, and greeted Aunt Da Chu.

"This is my beloved Mu Huaixi," Ying Mingcheng patted his shoulder and turned to introduce Mu Huaixi, "This is Hua Yingbiao from the compound. He is two years younger than me and we grew up together."

"Hey, this is my nephew, right? He's so handsome!" Hua Yingbiao came over and teased Ying Wuhui for a few times, then put a golden bracelet on his hand. "I'll put it on first. When you can talk, call me uncle!"

The bracelet he gave him also had a rope-woven puppy hanging on it. Xiaohui was immediately attracted to it and tried to reach for it. Mu Huaixi originally wanted to take the bracelet off, but seeing that his son liked it, he hesitated.

Ying Mingcheng gave her a look, and she accepted it. Just as she was about to thank Hua Yingbiao, he had already pulled her husband towards the car.

"Brother, I really miss our childhood. Back then, you took me to the military camp for my own good. I thought you wanted to tire me to death, but you were so ungrateful!" Hua Yingbiao was in poor health when he was a child. Others didn't like to play with him and liked to bully him. Only Ying Mingcheng dragged him to the military camp to spend a summer.

At that time, the old man was still leading the troops, and he was scolding them as if he was looking for his grandson. Hua Yingbiao cried every night at the beginning, and was scolded until he vomited blood. He cursed Ying Mingcheng and Old Man Ying in his dreams.

Ying Mingcheng's situation was no easier than his. After all, his training volume was three times that of his. Although Hua Yingbiao was not in good health, he was very determined and he gritted his teeth and persevered for the entire summer vacation.

After school started, he knocked down the scoundrels who had been bullying him, and then he understood Ying Mingcheng's intentions.

For Ying Mingcheng, it may just be a help to his younger brother in the courtyard, but for Hua Yingbiao, it is a new life.

From then on, he became a fan of Ying Mingcheng. If his strength was not up to the standard, he would have followed Ying Mingcheng to join the army.

"My brother is doing pretty well now. I'm here with my cheap dad to deal with the Russians!" Hua Yingbiao pointed at the trunk. "I'm coming to pick you up today. I didn't bring anything with me. I'll bring the bread and bacon to your house when I get home."

"There's also bear and deer wine. You have to try it, brother. It's really good stuff!"

Hua Yingbiao was chatting with Ying Mingcheng all the way, and Mu Huaixi, who was sitting in the back seat, was listening with great interest. She had heard from her grandparents before that her husband was not as reliable as he is now when he was a child, and he often got into trouble.

Even Aunt Da Chu said that when Ying Mingcheng was young, he often came back with injuries, and iodine and cotton balls were always available at home at that time.

But that was the perspective of an adult after all. Now, after hearing what his childhood friend said, he realized that Mingcheng, who was "unreliable" in front of his family, was actually a very reliable person in the hearts of his friends.

He said that he would help his childhood friend who was bullied, but he would not take the initiative to do anything. Instead, he would train with him and let him become stronger. This is a typical thing that Ying Mingcheng can do. Mu Huaixi couldn't help but smile as he listened, and little Wu Hui in his arms seemed to understand it as well, biting his fingers and babbling.

"You should become a person like your father in the future." Mu Huaixi picked up the child and kissed him on the face lovingly. Then he cast his tender gaze on the man in the passenger seat. He was too tall and looked like a mountain when he sat. His hair was almost sticking to the roof of the car. Anyone who saw him looked at him as a tough guy.

But it is also this tough guy who will be very careful when changing Xiaohui's diaper, for fear that the calluses on his hands will hurt the baby's tender skin. He will also sing military songs to her and the child when coaxing them to sleep late at night. The low singing voice blends with the moonlight and snow in the night, gently protecting the mother and child into sleep.

Mu Huaixi looked at him intently and didn't notice that someone was looking at her in the rearview mirror.

Hua Yingbiao retracted his gaze and suddenly sighed, "Brother Cheng, you said you would join the army, but you insisted on running away to join the army and leaving us all here. I thought you would marry Sister Yan, but I didn't expect..."

"Yan? Sister?"

Mu Huaixi raised her head and met Hua Yingbiao's gaze. He only glanced at her once and turned away, immediately interrupting her, "Look at me, look at me, you're talking nonsense again."

"Don't talk nonsense," Ying Mingcheng replied in a deep voice, "A woman's reputation is important, and so is a soldier's reputation."

"If you talk nonsense like that, I'm afraid you'll be taken back to the military area and skinned alive."

"Well..." Hua Yingbiao was about to say something to get away with it, but Ying Mingcheng's gaze oppressed him and he had no choice but to look away. "Okay, okay, brother, I said the wrong thing!"

Hua Yingbiao raised his hand and fanned his face lightly, but his eyes did not move away from the co-pilot seat. He looked over there in confusion and saw his brother Cheng's eyes glanced towards the back seat.

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Hua Yingbiao wanted to pretend that he didn't understand, but Ying Mingcheng didn't give him the chance to understand. He turned his head and explained to his wife in the back seat, "Don't listen to Huazi's nonsense. I didn't have any contact with the Sister Yan he mentioned."

Mu Huaixi smiled and nodded without saying anything more.

Hua Yingbiao was shocked. He had inquired about Cheng Ge's wife before. It was said that she was just a peasant girl from the mountains. She was able to marry into a wealthy family only because her father had a relationship with Mr. Ying.

In his imagination, the peasant girl from this small place must be praising and worshipping his brother Cheng, so why did Ying Mingcheng have to explain so much?

"Ah, yes," Hua Yingbiao had to speak under the heavy pressure of the gaze, "Sister Yan is very good. I think she is almost worthy of Brother Cheng. I was just messing around with the matchmaking. Please don't mind it, sister-in-law."

Mu Huaixi pursed her lips and didn't answer.

Hua Yingbiao was about to say "I look down on her", and she didn't want to give him that face anymore.

As for whether you mind or not...

Mu Huaixi glared at Ying Mingcheng fiercely. His friends looked down on his wife, so he should be the one to take action. She was not in a hurry.

Ying Mingcheng smiled helplessly, his enthusiasm for his childhood friend suddenly waning. He didn't need a friend who would destroy his family.

Hua Yingbiao really looked down on Mu Huaixi. To be fair, she looked pretty good, but what help could a woman who crawled out of the mountains bring to Brother Cheng?

If he were to say, the old man of the Ying family was just confused. Even if there was an engagement, why not just turn her into a goddaughter and find a suitable family to marry her off? Instead, he actually let his own grandson marry her. It was such a waste!

Ying Mingcheng had no idea what he was thinking. He just kept looking back at his wife and children, silently expressing his loyalty. He had no other thoughts at all!

Hua Yingbiao, however, sensed something from Yingming's occasional glances back. He happened to see his quiet, dazed nephew in the rearview mirror, and suddenly realized, "This is because a mother's status is determined by her son!"