The seven naughty boys in the Zhou family can blow the roof off the house when they make trouble, but in contrast, the Luo family is much quieter.

Luo Zhentian has three children, and the third generation consists of only Luo Wenyuan and his granddaughter Tong Nina. Tong Nina and her mother Luo Shaolan have lived abroad for many years. Luo Wenyuan serves in the Qilin Special Forces, often on missions and rarely returns home. So, seeing Zhou Dabao with so many children and grandchildren, Luo Wenyuan may be sarcastic, but he is actually very envious.

Today, when Luo Zhentian heard Zhou Dabao teasing him about his grandson not being around, it reminded him of his sad memories. He got really angry and rushed into the house with the chessboard, leaving Zhou Dabao standing in the yard staring at Xiao Wang.

"What's wrong with this stingy guy? He changes his mind faster than turning the pages of a book. Is this a sign of Alzheimer's?"

Xiao Wang knew that Luo Zhentian had been secretly weeping recently because of Luo Wenyuan's situation. Zhou Dabao had touched Luo Zhentian's sore spot today, making him unhappy. Xiao Wang laughed a few times, comforted him a few words, and sent Zhou Dabao home.

Luo Zhentian entered the house and sat in the rocking chair for a while. He took out a yellowed photo album from the drawer and slowly flipped through it. He stroked the photos with his hands while looking at them, and two lines of turbid old tears flowed down his face unknowingly.

Luo Zhentian's wife passed away early, and he had only two sons and one daughter in his life. When his two sons turned sixteen, they were sent to the army for training by their grandfather.

The eldest son, Luo Shaoguang, was killed by a suicide bomber on the Vietnam War battlefield in 1979. Also killed was his daughter-in-law, Su Ruoshui, who was a medical soldier.

After the war, Luo Zhentian held Luo Wenyuan, who was less than a year old, and received his son and daughter-in-law's ashes from the soldiers. The old man gritted his teeth, his eyes reddening, but without shedding a single tear, he simply said that a good man should defend his country. "My son and daughter-in-law, Luo Zhentian, are heroes, worthy of our ancestors and the hundreds of millions of Chinese people!"

When the tragic news of her eldest son's accident reached her, her second daughter was so grief-stricken that she suffered a miscarriage and went into premature labor, remaining bedridden for over a year. Later, her health deteriorated, and she spent a long period of time abroad recuperating.

In 1991, civil unrest erupted in Somali, and Luo Shaohui, the youngest son, joined the navy on an evacuation mission. While protecting the expatriates, Luo Shaohui was tragically struck by a stray pirate bullet and plunged into the sea, his body never being recovered. Having lost his son in old age, Luo Zhentian suffered a serious illness, and upon recovery, he seemed ten years older.

Old Mr. Luo built a cenotaph for his youngest son next to the tomb of his eldest son and daughter-in-law. On the tombstone was engraved the words: "If I were willing to die on the battlefield for my country, why should I return home wrapped in my horse's hide?"

Afterwards, Luo Wenyuan was the only child left in the Luo family. Luo Zhentian had originally not intended to enlist him, hoping he could live a peaceful life. However, when Luo Wenyuan was 13 years old, he developed supernatural powers, and Qilin's Bai Hezheng personally came to him to ask for his release. Luo Zhentian considered it for three days before gritting his teeth and agreeing.

Over a year ago, Luo Zhentian received a message from Bai Hezheng saying Wen Yuan was injured, and the old man rushed into the hospital like a madman. Standing outside the ward, he watched his grandson's face covered in blood, his eyes rotten like peeled tomatoes, writhing in agony. Finally, Luo Zhentian broke down, hiding in the bathroom, stamping his feet, beating his chest, and sobbing uncontrollably.

After crying, Luo Zhentian went home without alerting anyone. Later, Wenyuan told him that he was carrying out a special mission. Luo Zhentian knew that his grandson was lying to make him worry, so he did not expose him. Instead, he went along with his grandson's words and played along with him. Luo Zhentian and Luo Wenyuan kept this secret from each other for more than a year.

Every time the old man missed his grandson, he would resent Bai Hezheng for not taking good care of Wen Yuan, and he would bring people to Bai Hezheng's office to make a scene. But despite the fuss, Luo Zhentian knew that it was inevitable for soldiers to get injured during a mission, and Wen Yuan's accident was not someone else's fault.

But he couldn't understand it. The Luo family was a loyal family that defended their country, so they shouldn't have such an ending. Could it be that Luo Zhentian was really destined to be unlucky and unlucky for his wife and children?