Gu An'an's voice was clear and crisp, but her words shattered Old Lady Shi's beautiful illusions like a fist, and also made Battalion Commander Shi wake up from his dream.

"Yes, I don't want to work. I'll just get a house in the village and earn enough work points each day to feed my family of three. I haven't had a break in so many years, it's time for me to take a proper rest."

As Battalion Commander Shi spoke, he even laughed, as if this was his ideal life. But the more abnormal he acted, the more frightened Old Lady Shi became.

"no!"

Gu An'an, always eager for drama, said, "This isn't something you can just say no to. Battalion Commander Shi is an adult. If he chooses to go home and farm, the army has to respect his personal wishes. Besides, I think it's a good thing. Don't you think staying at home is more filial? After Battalion Commander Shi goes back to the village, he'll be very close to you. If you don't have enough work points for food, you can come over and mooch a few bites."

“I heard from Lao Gu that Battalion Commander Shi has been in danger many times during his years in the army and has been injured many times. When he returns to the village, he can take a good rest and recuperate, so that he won’t have to work hard again after being assigned a job. I think that’s good.”

Old Mrs. Shi harbored both old and new grudges against Gu An'an. "If you think it's so good, why don't you let your husband go home and farm!"

Gu An'an shrugged. "I'm sorry, my family is from the commune, so we don't have land to farm. Besides, my mother-in-law isn't like you. She's worried about us working hard, so she gives us money to help us live better here and let my husband, Lao Gu, focus on his career without any worries. Lao Gu is as filial as Battalion Commander Shi, so of course he has to listen to her."

"You, you all..."

"Alright, stop biting whoever you see. Let me tell you, you can take your two grandsons back now, and whatever Battalion Commander Shi wants to give you, you can take it. Or you can keep making trouble, and when Battalion Commander Shi is really forced to go back to farming, you won't get a single penny. The choice is yours."

In fact, Gu An'an had a lot more insults to say, but she felt it was completely unnecessary to ruin her good image among her neighbors for someone like Old Man Shi.

Grandma Shi took a few deep breaths to keep herself from dying of anger, then looked at her son, "Second son, are you really going to force me like this? I'm your mother."

"He's still your son, yet you still drive him to the brink of death." Aunt Zhang couldn't stand it anymore. If this were when she was young, she would have started a hair-pulling contest.

"I'm asking you, second brother!"

Battalion Commander Shi has given up too, saying, "Yes, I'm going home to farm."

Then he took his wife's hand and said affectionately, "Wife, I'm afraid you'll have to work hard from now on. I'll go back home and farm. Do you agree?"

Xiao Hui certainly didn't want to go back, and she knew her husband didn't want to either, since this place was his favorite. But at this moment, she had to stand by her husband's side. "Wherever you go, the children and I will be there. Our family will never be separated."

"Dad, I'm with you too."

Niu Niu, who was worried about her parents, happened to hear this and immediately ran to her parents' side and said sweetly.

"Okay, I'll go submit the report."

Battalion Commander Shi reached out to take the paper from Old Lady Shi's hand. Old Lady Shi reacted quickly and clenched the paper tightly. Instantly, with a "rip," the paper tore.

Seeing the paper torn in two, Old Lady Shi laughed instead, "It's torn, so don't even think about submitting the report."

Battalion Commander Shi wasn't angry at all. He said calmly, "It's alright, just rewrite it. It won't take much effort anyway."

As he was saying this, he turned to go home to find paper and pen to rewrite his discharge report. Seeing all his reactions, Old Mrs. Shi finally couldn't take it anymore. "You win! Second son, you win, okay! I'm going home. I'll take the children home right away, but you can't abandon us. The allowance will still be paid as before."

How could Battalion Commander Shi agree? “I used to understand my brother’s hardships and was willing to give you so much, but now I don’t want to benefit the ungrateful bastards anymore, so I can only give you five yuan a month.”

"No, five yuan is too little, what can you do with that!"

"Five yuan can't buy anything? Looks like your family is quite rich. Back home, a pound of pork without ration coupons only costs 60 cents. Five yuan can buy eight pounds of meat. Can your eldest son bring you eight pounds of meat a month? I doubt it's even eight ounces."

"Come on! I think it's already good enough that her eldest son doesn't take money or things from her, let alone give her things. What are you thinking?"

"It's not enough to just give money; you also have to put in the effort. Don't you see these two brats following her around? In her eldest son's eyes, she's just a free babysitter, but she's unaware of it herself."

The neighbors couldn't stand it anymore. They weren't the ones taking care of the children, and they weren't satisfied with just five yuan a month. The things they said were even more hurtful.

"Second brother, I'm talking to you!"

"It's only five yuan. If you don't agree, I'll write a report and go home, and I'll be as filial to you as my older brother."

Battalion Commander Shi emphasized the word "filial piety," and one can naturally discern exactly how filial he was.

"Great, you're really something!"

He turned around, grabbed his two grandsons, and said fiercely, "Let's go home, let's go home."

The Shi brothers were spoiled rotten and couldn't be pulled away at all. Instead, they sat on the ground and started throwing a tantrum, shouting, "No, I don't want to go back. I want my second uncle and aunt to serve me here."

"I'm not going back. There aren't any good candies or snacks at home unless you promise to buy them for me when you go home, Grandma."

“My mom says Niu Niu is a money-losing burden, and everything my second uncle owns will be ours in the future. I don’t want to wait until later; I want to stay at my second uncle’s house now. It has to be mine now.”

Grandma Shi was furious. She had no idea that her son wouldn't listen to her, and now her grandson wouldn't either. "Fine, if you won't leave, I will. Anyway, your second uncle won't take care of you. You'll starve to death here, and that's none of my business."

She left without warning, which shocked the two unruly children who were rolling on the ground. They cried even louder, but Grandma Shi didn't stop for a moment. In the end, the two children got scared and got up to chase after their grandma.

"Xiao Shi, since she's willing to go back, you should send her away as soon as possible, lest things get complicated."

"I know, thank you sister-in-law, thank you Comrade Gu, thank you everyone."

After giving everyone a military salute, Battalion Commander Shi hurried home and sent his elderly parents and two children home that same day. This time, he didn't even make a phone call to inform his family. In his heart, there would only be his wife and children from now on.

"Mom, will they come again?"

Xiao Hui hugged her daughter and repeatedly said, "I'm not letting them come anymore. I won't let them come again."

"Mom, Aunt Gu is so amazing. I want to be as amazing as her when I grow up."