To avoid his wife's nagging, Old Man Ruan has been living in the military camp lately. Actually, at his age, he could have stopped coming to the military camp and should have retired to enjoy his old age!

But he kept putting up with it, just to wait for Ruan Shengpeng to return to Beijing to take up his post, so that when his fourth son needed his help, he wouldn't be forgotten after leaving the city!

But his persistence was a joke. His closest son, Si'er, had a falling out with him because of his wife and children and no longer trusted him!

He even abandoned the network of contacts he had built up over the years, preferring to struggle on his own rather than make a single phone call to ask for help!

He felt both heartbroken and gratified. This was the child he had raised himself. Oh well, children and grandchildren have their own destinies. He hadn't protected his wife and children back then.

Let him do what he wants now. I should just step down and not occupy the position, making things difficult for those above me!

In fact, when Ruan Shengpeng decided to leave Beijing to accept that mission, he was prepared not to return to Beijing. However, the old man Ruan was getting old and hoped that his favorite son could come back.

What he found most unacceptable was that after Ruan Shengpeng completed the mission, he didn't call him even once to discuss the next steps, and he hasn't called him since.

Old Man Ruan took a sip of water and sighed. He blamed himself for spoiling his wife too much, which made her lawless and even abandon his grandchildren without a second thought!

All I can do from now on is keep an eye on my wife. Now that Si'er is a division commander, I can't let her ruin the children's reputation.

Old Man Ruan planned to retire and take his wife to a nursing home to live out their days. Apart from the caregiver and Ah Hai, everyone else would retire as well.

He also had to make sure to inform his wife of her connections in advance so that she would let him know before asking her to do anything, and he wouldn't let her act recklessly again!

As he was thinking this, he was unaware that someone had already leaked the news to Old Lady Ruan: Ruan Shengpeng had been appointed as the division commander of the military region, and his reputation could not be tainted in the slightest.

Old Mrs. Ruan immediately grabbed Ruan Shengpeng's military region phone number and dialed: "Make that unfilial son Ruan Shengpeng answer the phone! I am his mother, if he dares not answer my call, I'll make him get back to Beijing!"

Fortunately, the person who answered the phone was already on Ruan Shengpeng's side; otherwise, this call could have made it impossible for Ruan Shengpeng to stay in the military region.

It's important to know that a soldier's character is very important. When Ruan Shengpeng heard that his mother had called again, he reluctantly answered the phone, but before he could say anything, the other end started talking.

“Ruan Shengpeng, I order you to go find Tiantian immediately, and you can only recognize her as your daughter. If you dare to recognize any other bastards, you can take off your military uniform.”

"Who are you calling a bastard? Ruan Tian is the bastard!" Ruan Shengpeng thought of his child, who had suffered so much outside because of this old lady.

She still dares to come here and make a scene? I'm not going to put up with her!

"You dare to contradict me? You married such a frivolous person without my consent, and had a child with me without any matchmaker. What else is that but a bastard?"

"My child was born only after we had a nationally recognized marriage certificate. What about Ruan Tian? A bastard daughter registered under my name, does she even deserve to be compared to my child?"

When Ruan Shengpeng heard his mother belittle his child, he was furious! His hands and feet were trembling; he hadn't been this angry in a very, very long time!

"You unfilial son, how dare you be so disobedient and disrespectful! I'm going to call your boss right now and have them fire you!"

Old Man Ruan had just stepped into his house when he heard these words and almost tripped. Luckily, Ah Hai reacted quickly and caught him, otherwise a serious accident would have happened.

This old man Ruan is quite old; a fall could be fatal!

Old Man Ruan walked over, his hands and feet trembling, and snatched the phone away: "What are you doing now? Who are you calling? Who are you going to complain about?"

Old Man Ruan put his ear to the receiver: "Fourth Brother, is that you?"

Ruan Shengpeng replied, "It's me, Dad!"

Old Man Ruan calmed down: "I'll handle it. I won't let your mother complain about you. You can deal with your own issues!"

As she was about to hang up, Grandma Ruan rushed over and grabbed the phone: "He hasn't agreed to let me go see Tian Tian yet. Let me finish talking to him before you hang up!"

Not only did Old Man Ruan hang up the phone, he also unplugged the phone line: "Ah Hai, move this phone to the study, and lock the study door from now on!"

"What do you mean?" Old Mrs. Ruan was used to being assertive in front of Old Mr. Ruan, so she wasn't afraid of him at all!

But this time, Old Man Ruan ignored him completely. Ah Hai was already taking apart the phone. Old Mrs. Ruan got angry and tried to grab it, but Old Man Ruan stopped her: "Let's talk!"

"What's there to talk about? If you don't bring Ruan Tian back, I have nothing to talk to you about!"

“I won’t go looking for Ruan Tian. Even if she comes back, I will send her to the countryside. How could a teenager be so vicious?”

"What's so vicious about her? Our Tian Tian is incredibly kind!"

“Goodness? Do you know what she did? She actually dared to order someone to kill Si’er’s daughter, just to protect her own position.”

Ruan's mother didn't care: "Those two bastards are dead, so be it. Don't try to smear our Tian Tian!"

"All the information I found is here. Take a look for yourself. She did much more than just these things!"

Mother Ruan threw the paper back to Old Man Ruan: "Go find Ruan Tian and bring her back. My poor Tian Tian, ​​no one cares about her anymore, I can't abandon her!"

Old Man Ruan disappointedly put away the papers: "From now on, you don't need to ask my connections for help anymore. I've already spoken to them; they won't help you!"

"You've worked hard your whole life, come with me to the veterans' home, let's spend the rest of our days together, okay?"

"What did you say? You've stepped down? Who gave you permission to step down? Did you submit your report?"

"I just handed it in!"

"Then while not many people know about it yet, hurry up and find Zhi'er a new job. She's currently working in a textile factory, and people are always pointing fingers at her."

"And the last time I saw her, her face was clearly bruised. You find someone to hit her back. Anyway, you've already retired, so don't be afraid!"

Old Man Ruan held Old Woman Ruan's hand: "Can't we just not think about anything, not do anything? Can't we just live our lives peacefully?"

Grandma Ruan seemed somewhat moved: "Then you find Tiantian, and we'll take her with us. We'll also find Zhi'er a new job, and I won't concern myself with anything else anymore!"

Old Man Ruan shook his head: "Just the two of us. Didn't you want me to spend the New Year with you before? I'll spend every year with you from now on!"