"I think Auntie is just being nosy. It's the New Year, what's wrong with the kids buying some things? Just because you're unwilling to buy food for your own granddaughter doesn't mean you can't let others buy it for them too."

Lin Chuchu disapproved of his family's behavior, so she spoke up sarcastically.

Upon hearing this, the surrounding crowd of onlookers all looked at the aunt with meaningful glances, their expressions full of mockery.

"Aunt Niu, even if your family favors boys over girls, you can't be this blatant. Look how short your granddaughter's sleeves are!"

“That’s right. I heard them yelling and fighting coming from their house before. These days, families only have one or two children, and girls are precious. How could they treat their family like this?”

Aunt Niu glared and started cursing at the people around her.

She came from the countryside, and her manner of speaking and acting was completely like that of a shrew. Everyone present was a civilized person, and for a moment they really didn't know how to argue with her.

Just then, Lin Chuchu saw several people in military uniforms walking over, one of whom was Aunt Niu's son.

Lin Chuchu smiled meaningfully; this was about to be interesting.

As soon as Battalion Commander Niu arrived, he saw his mother cursing him so rudely that he was completely dumbfounded, and then his face turned red.

He felt ashamed like never before.

He knew his mother wasn't presentable, so he tried to keep her at home as much as possible.

Today, he repeatedly told him to stay at home and that his wife should be the one to go out to buy groceries.

At that moment, he could feel the gazes of his comrades behind him, and his scalp tingled instantly.

It would be fine if he were just a fellow soldier, but unfortunately, there was also his direct superior among them.

At that moment, his boss frowned and gave him a meaningful look.

At that moment, he felt that he was finished and would never have another chance for promotion.

He resented his mother, and even more so his wife who was short-sighted and had long hair.

It wasn't them who cut off my hope of promotion.

All his anger erupted at that moment. He strode forward and suddenly kicked his mother.

Without holding back, he used all his strength in one go, and the old woman, caught completely off guard, was kicked to her knees by her son.

Silence fell, everyone stared in astonishment at Battalion Commander Niu.

Lin Chuchu stared at him in shock. How could he actually lay a hand on his own mother?

What kind of bestial behavior is this?

Seeing his mother's unbelievable behavior, Battalion Commander Niu realized the stupid thing he had just done.

"Commander... Squad leader, I didn't mean to, I just..."

He was covered in sweat, eager to explain to the regimental commander, but forgot that his mother was still kneeling on the ground.

Once the commander regained his composure, all his patience vanished.

At that moment, he realized that he had been a fool for wanting to promote Battalion Commander Niu.

It has to be said that Battalion Commander Liu was too good at pretending, and he was also kept in the dark by Battalion Commander Niu's family. It's amazing that someone like him passed the political review.

No, we need to investigate this thoroughly when we get back. We can't just investigate Battalion Commander Niu; we need to investigate everyone else as well.

“Battalion Commander Niu, go back and write a 10,000-word self-criticism, and then apologize to your mother and child in front of the entire regiment.”

After saying that, he ignored Battalion Commander Niu and turned to leave.

The other comrades of Battalion Commander Niu exchanged glances and left as well.

Battalion Commander Niu looked at his mother with resentment. At this moment, Aunt Niu had completely lost her previous arrogance and was cautiously looking at her son.

She got her son into trouble. If only she had held it in a little longer, but who would have thought that her son and his boss would come over at this crucial moment?

It's all those little brats, and that woman.

By this time, Lin Chuchu had already taken the children home; she had no desire to continue paying attention to the affairs of Battalion Commander Niu's family.

"Mom, why did you call us here?"

Lin Chuchu said, "Your grandparents said they'd take us shopping together and visit their home while they're at it."

They've been living out for quite a while now, but Mu Chen occasionally goes back to stay for a period of time, and his parents also sometimes go back to stay when they can't make it back in time.

That's their home after all, so everyone wants to go back and visit during the Lunar New Year.

Both Da Bao and Xiao Bao still remember what their home looks like, and they clapped and cheered excitedly.

"Great, I can finally go home and visit my family."

In the hearts of the Mu family, they were only temporarily residing in the family compound; their home was still in that courtyard house.

Ping An was the youngest and didn't remember what the courtyard looked like. But seeing his older brothers so happy, he grinned too.

When the group returned home, they had prepared everything they needed to. The courtyard house had been uninhabited for a long time and must be very cold, so they also took some coal with them.

The Mu family's van slowly left the residential compound, and everyone followed.

When the car arrived at the entrance of the courtyard house, Lao Mao got out and looked directly at the gate.

She and her husband lived here for most of their lives; this place holds all their memories.

Everyone was unloading things from the vehicle, and Lin Chuchu wanted to help, but they wouldn't allow it.

Lin Chuchu helped her grandmother into the courtyard.

The courtyard hadn't changed much since I left, except that it had become much quieter and colder.

Everything around her, from the grass to the trees, was so familiar. Grandma touched and fiddled with everything, looking at everything with a sense of nostalgia.

Grandma's room had a kang (heated brick bed). They heated the kang, and soon it was warm. Ping An crawled back and forth on the bed.

The other three children, unable to stay still, were playing in the yard.

The room was too cold, so everyone lit the stove.

After a while, the room finally warmed up a bit.

Lin Chuchu and her mother went to the shop, and along the way they kept running into some acquaintances.

Those acquaintances would say a few words of envy, envying the Mu family's shop and the jobs of the Mu family's son and daughter-in-law.

The implication was that they hoped the Mu family could give these neighbors a promotion.

Lin Chuchu and her mother simply greeted them with smiles, without being enthusiastic or responding to the flattery.

Lin Chuchu only breathed a sigh of relief after everyone else had gone far away.

Mom laughed and said, "This is nothing. You have no idea what it was like at the beginning. Back then, you were surrounded by people every day. When you were doing well, better than others, it was bound to attract envy, jealousy and hatred."

"Just ignore them."

"Okay, Mom!"

Lin Chuchu nodded. Anyway, she didn't come back often and didn't have many opportunities to meet those people. However, her family would have some trouble.

Soon, they arrived at the Mu family's shop. It was the first day of the Lunar New Year, and the shop was not open yet. However, a batch of goods was arriving this morning, so Mu's mother wanted to come and take a look.

The shop was closed for the holiday, but there were people inside. The two veterans that my brother had found were helping out there.

Both of them are honest and hardworking people who are meticulous in their security work. I always hear my parents praising them.