Chapter 73

Seeing Li Chengxi's expression, which was obviously disbelieving, Lin Tao sat up straight and said seriously, "Really, it's true, I really scolded him. And after scolding him, he admitted his mistake to me and said that he did something wrong."

In fact, at that time, she saw that although Li Guodong was old, he was tall and strong after all, and had been a soldier for decades, so he still looked quite intimidating.

As a younger person, she was still a little unsure in her heart when she criticized him, fearing that Li Guodong was the kind of person who would resort to violence. But at that time, she was already surrounded by anger, and she just wanted to scold Li Guodong, to scold him severely, to scold him to death.

In fact, when she was in the countryside, she could always hear the old ladies and aunts in the village quarreling, and the curses they used when they quarreled were very ugly.

Lin Tao really wanted to scold Li Guodong like that, but she couldn't bring herself to say such words. But when she saw Li Guodong's blushing face last night, she knew that Li Guodong was ashamed after being scolded by her.

But thinking about it afterwards, what if Li Guodong beat her? !

After all, I learned from Li Chengxi that he and Li Mingcheng were beaten a lot when they were young.

Fortunately, Li Guodong was not as shameless as she imagined, and did not attack her.

Lin Tao then told Li Chengxi how she had scolded Li Guodong and what Li Guodong had said: "When I heard him say that about you, I was so angry. I thought to myself, this guy is so shameless. Why doesn't he take your efforts seriously? Isn't he just a military commander? Why does he think that you are in your current position because of him? I thought to myself, I'm going to scold him to death and let him talk nonsense."

Lin Tao thought of what Li Guodong said and couldn't help getting angry again.

She had seen all of Li Chengxi's injuries one by one. She had touched every scar on Li Chengxi's body, so long and so deep.

She felt heartbroken, heartbroken that everything her husband had earned with his life was looked down upon by others.

Lin Tao's brows furrowed as she spoke, but they softened a little as she spoke: "Anyway, he later realized his mistake, oh, by the way."

She remembered what Li Guodong said. No matter what, she would support whatever choice Li Chengxi made, but she still had to bring it up.

"He also said that he likes Yueyue very much, and that if we go to Shanghai to visit grandma and her family in the future, we can come to their house to visit when we have time." Lin Tao said, "I'm just telling you, Chengxi, no matter what you do, my daughter and I will be with you and support you."

Li Chengxi hugged Lin Tao and looked at Yueyue who was giggling on the bed: "Yeah, I know."

He knew in his heart that he would not go. From the moment his mother died, he no longer had a father like Li Guodong.

Lin Tao thought of Zhang Sufen being covered in Yueyue's poop, and couldn't help laughing. She kissed Yueyue's soft, chubby face and said, "Yueyue was great today. You can say that you've avenged your parents."

Children's nails grow fast. Yueyue's nails grew longer soon. Lin Tao was helping Yueyue cut her nails. The weather is getting colder and colder. Yueyue has washed her butt today, so she won't take a bath.

Lin Tao asked Li Chengxi to get a basin of warm water, wet the towel and wiped Yueyue's body.

Children don't need to take a bath, but adults still have to. Especially Li Chengxi, who would sweat a lot after a day in the army, even in winter, and he couldn't not take a bath.

On the other side, after Li Guodong and Zhang Sufen came out, they went directly to the guesthouse.

Unexpectedly, they ran into Commander Yan on the road again. When Commander Yan saw them, he asked, "Old commander, are you out for a walk to digest your food after dinner?"

Li Guodong said: "Take a hundred steps after dinner and you will live to be ninety-nine. But I came here mainly because I wanted to go to the guesthouse."

Commander Yan asked, "Old Commander, why are you staying at the guesthouse again? Is Cheng Xi being stubborn again? Are the father and son arguing again?"

Others may not know, but Commander Yan knew something about the relationship between the father and son. When Li Guodong came to the island to visit Li Chengxi, the father and son had a quarrel within a day.

However, Li Guodong shook his head and said, "No, we didn't quarrel. How can we quarrel every time? He was young and had a bad temper, but now he is a father and has calmed down a lot. He was also very warm to us, but I think their house is too small and the bed in the guest room is too small to sleep comfortably. And the child is also small and he would cry when he was hungry at night. I am old and my sleep is not good. I will not be able to fall asleep if I am woken up. It is better to live in the guesthouse."

"Haha, that's true. The little troublemaker back then has become a father now, and the old leader has become a grandfather now." Commander Yan said with a smile.

Li Guodong asked, "Is your son going to be born soon?"

Speaking of this, Commander Yan was quite happy: "I think it will be soon. He sent us a letter a while ago saying that he has found a match, a female military doctor in his unit. He also sent us a photo. She is good in every aspect and his mother is satisfied too."

"You are lucky. You can become grandfathers at such a young age." Li Guodong sighed.

Commander Yan said, "It's not too late now, old commander. Teacher Lin has chosen a good daughter-in-law, Cheng Xi. She is a good teacher and has a high level of awareness."

Speaking of Lin Tao, Li Guodong couldn't help but think of the time when Lin Tao scolded him, and his old face turned red.

Fortunately, it was dark by then, and Li Guodong's skin was tanned from years of military service, so it was not noticeable that he was blushing.

This daughter-in-law is a nice person, but she has a bad mouth and even dares to scold him.

"Yes, it's very good." said Li Guodong.

Commander Yan saw that the time was almost up: "Old Chief, let's go. I'll take you and your sister-in-law to the guesthouse."

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Li Guodong and Zhang Sufen didn't stay on the island for more than two days and decided to go back.

During these two days, the old couple were also very busy. They finally came to the island. First, they were invited to dinner by Commander Yan's house, and then Division Commander Qi. Except for a meal at their home the first night, he never came again.

For Lin Tao and Li Chengxi, this is better.

Lin Tao did not explain much about what happened that year to Chen Shuifen and Xu Yuting. Chen Shuifen came to see Lin Tao the next day and said that Hongxing said yesterday that someone came to ask about her, and whether it was a relative who came to their house.

Lin Tao responded casually with a few words and didn't say much about it.

Xu Yuting also noticed some clues at school that day. The next day, she asked Lin Tao if Li Chengxi had a bad relationship with his family. Lin Tao picked out some unimportant things and talked about them.

It's not that she would hide it even from such a good friend. If it was her own business, she might have told them with a smile. Just like her identity as a coffin, she did not hide it.

But this happened to Li Chengxi. The death of Lu Xiangchun at that time was an eternal pain in Li Chengxi's heart.

She didn't want to tell anyone, let alone let anyone talk about it. This matter was a pain in Li Chengxi's heart, like a thorn piercing her. Every time she mentioned it, it would hurt more.

On the day when Li Guodong and Zhang Sufen were planning to leave the island, Li Mingcheng arrived.

When Li Mingcheng arrived, he was carrying a military bag containing a quilt and some daily necessities.

When Zhang Sufen saw Li Mingcheng, her eyes widened. She walked over to him and asked, "Why are you here, you little brat? Shouldn't you be reporting to your uncle Shao now? What are you doing here?"

Li Mingcheng shrugged his shoulders and said nonchalantly, "Didn't you two come to the island without saying a word? Mom, you Zhang family members are really good at snitching. Are your ancestors spies? I just went to mail something, and Zhang Meiling went behind my back to find out who it was sent to, and even came to tell you about it. Does she deserve to be punished?"

Zhang Meiling is Li Mingcheng's cousin and Zhang Sufen's niece. She is also the person Zhang Sufen wanted to introduce to Li Chengxi before. However, Li Chengxi didn't even meet her and went directly to Xiangcheng.

Zhang Sufen glared at Li Mingcheng and lowered her voice: "You want to die, you are such a grown-up, but you are so careless and make such a joke in a place like this. You keep saying we are the Zhang family, we are the Zhang family, but you are not a Zhang family, are you?"

"I'm not." Li Mingcheng shook his head, "I'm a member of the Li family."

Then he added: "That's not right. Anyway, you and my father are a family, and my brother and I are a family. We are from the Chu River and the Han River, so no one should offend anyone else."

Li Mingcheng had said this to Zhang Sufen many times since they were young, and it always made Zhang Sufen very angry.

This time when they went to the island, she and Li Guodong were both scolded by Li Chengxi's wife. She was already depressed, and now Li Mingcheng said this, she was almost mad to death.

Zhang Sufen said angrily: "You damned boy, you will feel uncomfortable if you don't make me angry to death, right? I'm asking you a question. Didn't you go to your uncle Shao's place? Why are you here again?"

"I came to see if you have bullied my brother and sister-in-law." Li Mingcheng said.

"Your brother and sister-in-law are so powerful. Your sister-in-law even dares to scold your father. How can I bully her? Your mother is almost bullied to death by her." Zhang Sufen felt a tightness in her chest.

Li Mingcheng was surprised. "Really? My sister-in-law even dared to scold my father, that stubborn old man? I never thought that my sister-in-law, who looks so gentle, could do this. My sister-in-law is so amazing. I am starting to admire her."

Zhang Sufen pinched Li Mingcheng's arm and gritted her teeth, "Are you tired of living? You dare to say that about your father. If he hears you, he will skin you alive. I'll ask you one last time, why did you come here? If you dare to talk nonsense to me again without answering, I will never forgive you."

Li Mingcheng then said, "I don't want to go to Uncle Shao. I want to be a navy. And you don't know, I wrote to Uncle Shao a long time ago saying that I would not go. Uncle Shao must have received the letter by now."

"Are you looking for death? What's good about being a navy? It's just wind and sun. I had to spend so much time talking to your father about this matter before he agreed to contact his old comrades and send you there. Your uncle Shao's unit is the best treated unit in the entire army, and you still look down on it?" Zhang Sufen felt her blood pressure rising and she felt dizzy.

This trip to the island was simply a torture.

Li Chengxi and his wife didn't take her seriously, and they were also very angry with her.

"I didn't ask you to waste your breath in front of my dad. I also want to ask you, why did you instigate my dad to force me to join the Army? What's the point of joining the Army? I like to be a navy, just like my elder brother, is that not okay?" Li Mingcheng said, "Don't always control me. I'm already an adult, can't I make my own decisions about my own affairs?"

Zhang Sufen was so angry that she rubbed her temples: "Can't you come up with your own ideas? I think you have too many ideas. You have been irritating me since I was a child. Your eldest brother is the only one in your heart and eyes. Your eldest brother is too lazy to pay attention to you, but you still stick to him and don't take me, your mother, seriously. If I die, it will be because of you."

"Hey, old lady, don't say such things. I can't take the responsibility. If you really die one day, the police will arrest me and say I'm the murderer." Li Mingcheng said.

Seeing that Zhang Sufen was really angry, she said, "Alright, I get it. Can't I just not be angry with you? Who told you to come to the island with my dad without telling me? This happened because of me. My brother will definitely not forgive me when the time comes. Shouldn't I make you angry first to make myself feel better?"

Zhang Sufen ignored him. Seeing Li Guodong coming, she glared at Li Mingcheng and said, "Your father is here. Wait, I will go and tell him about this. Let's see how he teaches you a lesson later."

Li Guodong had just come out of Commander Yan's office and was escorted here by the guards.

Commander Yan wanted to see him off in person, but Li Guodong refused, saying that he wanted to take a good walk on the island before boarding the ship.

As soon as I got here, I saw Li Mingcheng carrying a luggage bag.

Zhang Sufen came over and complained to him that Li Mingcheng was unwilling to go to Lao Shao to serve as a soldier.

Li Guodong said: "He can go wherever he wants, I don't care about him."

After saying this, he walked forward with his hands behind his back. Zhang Sufen followed him and asked, "So we really don't care about Mingcheng anymore? Even if he is a navy, he still has to say hello to the commander and take care of him."

Li Guodong's voice was filled with anger: "What care do you mean by care? Cheng Xi has worked his way up step by step. Cheng Xi can reach his current position by himself, but he can't? He needs care? Let him figure it out on his own. He can't do that, which means he's a coward!"

During these two days, while having dinner with Commander Yan, Division Commander Qi and others, Li Guodong also learned more about Li Chengxi's deeds and honors over the years.

In the past, Li Guodong always felt that Li Chengxi's rapid promotion was more or less due to the influence of his father, the military district commander.

But the more he learned, the more he realized that Li Chengxi relied on himself.

Li Guodong walked in front, Zhang Sufen sighed and didn't follow him. Li Mingcheng walked over and asked, "How is it, Dad agreed?"

Zhang Sufen glared at him and said, "You're courting death. You're so frivolous now, but you'll regret it later. Your dad doesn't care about you anymore, but you're still smiling. I don't know who you look like."

Li Mingcheng said: "It's not like you, but maybe it's like my elder brother."

Zhang Sufen rolled her eyes at this. She didn't say anything more to Li Mingcheng and hurried after Li Guodong.

The boat was about to leave. Li Guodong stood on the dock for a while, looked ahead, and found that Li Chengxi and Lin Tao were still nowhere to be seen. He sighed and got on board.

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Li Mingcheng went to Li Chengqi's house.

Today is a rest day, and Li Chengxi and Lin Tao are both on vacation at home.

Last time Li Chengxi held Yueyue and 'flew' a circle, the child fell in love with this exciting feeling. Every time Li Chengxi held her and gently turned half a circle, she giggled with joy.

Even now, the father and daughter are laughing non-stop.

"Okay, Chengxi, don't always spoil her. Yueyue is still young, it's not good to do this all the time." Lin Tao said, and went to the vegetable garden to pull out two radishes. She planned to make radish stewed with pork ribs today.

Li Chengxi heard the command and stopped turning after only a few turns.

But Yueyue obviously hadn't played enough. When she saw that her father didn't hold her and spin around anymore, she smiled at him like a good girl. She looked very adorable.

But Li Chengxi had no choice but to put Yueyue back on the crib and said, "It's no use trying to be good. Your mother is the one who makes the decisions in our family. If your mother says no, then it's no."

I don’t know if Yueyue could understand, but after being put back on the crib, she pouted her lips in grievance.

Li Chengxi picked her up and said, "Why are you feeling wronged again? Can't daddy hold you? But we agreed that you can only hold me and not turn me around."

Lin Tao just pulled out two radishes. The white radishes were still covered with fresh soil, and two earthworms popped out from the sides.

Lin Tao had seen many earthworms in the countryside, and when she was a child she even caught some to feed the chickens. She was not afraid of earthworms, and would grab them with pliers and throw them aside for the chickens to eat.

Since she finished her confinement, the number of chickens at home has drastically decreased, and now there are only three or four left. It is true that there is no capitalist tail on the island, and it is true that more chickens can be raised, but Lin Tao thinks that raising too many chickens is tiring, so it is enough to have as few as possible.

We have a litter of rabbits at home. They give birth very quickly. There will be another litter in the spring. By then, I don’t know if the vegetable leaves at home will be enough for them to eat.

Just then, there was a noise outside the door.

Li Mingcheng pushed open the gate and called out, "Brother, sister-in-law, I, Hu Hansan, am back again!"

Lin Tao turned around and saw Li Mingcheng standing there with the military bag. She didn't understand why Li Mingcheng came just after Zhang Sufen and Li Guodong left.

Lin Tao was about to speak when Li Chengxi heard Li Mingcheng's voice and came out of the house holding Yueyue.

When Li Mingcheng left, Lin Tao was not yet born. This was the first time he saw Yueyue. His eyes immediately lit up and a smile appeared on his face. He stretched out his hand to Yueyue: "Yueyue, come and let uncle hug you!"

But before his hand touched the corner of Yueyue's clothes, Li Chengxi kicked him.

Li Chengxi's face was not looking good. He looked very serious and asked him, "What did I tell you when I left last time? Have you forgotten?"

Li Mingcheng took his hand back in dismay and said helplessly: "Brother, I really didn't tell on purpose. I didn't expect that Zhang Meiling would see me when I was sending the package. She's such a big mouth that she turned around and told my mother. But brother, actually this can't be blamed on me. Who made Zhang Meiling..."

Zhang Meiling liked Li Chengxi, and she had begged Zhang Sufen to act as a matchmaker between her and Li Chengxi. Otherwise, Zhang Sufen would never have considered letting her own niece marry Li Chengxi.

Li Chengxi's conditions were good, but he treated her as an enemy.

Before Li Mingcheng could finish his words, he was kicked by Li Chengxi again and received a warning look.

Li Mingcheng glanced at Lin Tao who was washing radishes, and realized that he had said the wrong thing in a hurry. He really couldn't say such nonsense in front of his sister-in-law.

"Brother, I was really wrong. I apologize to you and my sister-in-law." Li Mingcheng said sincerely, "I didn't expect that my good intentions would lead to bad results."

It has already happened, and there is no point in saying more. Li Chengxi said, "There won't be a next time."

"Got it!" Li Mingcheng saluted.

Li Mingcheng wanted to hug Yueyue, but Li Chengxi disagreed, fearing that he would not be able to hold her and might drop Yueyue. The most he could do was to let him tease Yueyue.

Li Mingcheng loved Yueyue so much that he spoke to her in a low voice and unconsciously began to use reduplicated words.

However, Yueyue fell sleepy after playing for a while. Lin Tao had just finished dealing with the radishes. She took Yueyue from Li Chengqi and carried her into the house to feed her.

The little girl fell asleep while she was feeding. Lin Tao gently put her in the crib. She hummed a little, raised her little hands above her head as if in surrender, and fell asleep peacefully.

Children all like to sleep in this position, and Lin Tao found it funnier the more she watched.

Lin Tao came out of the house and closed the door gently, but left a gap so that even if Yueyue cried, they would be able to hear her crying in time from outside.

Li Mingcheng came over and said, "Sister-in-law, I heard that you scolded the stubborn old donkey. No, you scolded dad?"

When Lin Tao heard the words "old stubborn donkey", she couldn't help but think of the day when Li Chengxi also called Li Guodong that way, which made her laugh. Both of his sons called Li Guodong "old stubborn donkey", and it seemed that he was really stubborn.

Lin Tao was not as proud as she was in front of Li Chengxi. She was much more calm in front of Li Mingcheng. She waved her hands and said, "I just refuted a few of his words and spoke a few words for your brother."

In fact, after meeting Zhang Sufen, Lin Tao felt a little strange when she faced Li Mingcheng again.

Although she had never met Zhang Sufen before, she learned about Li Mingcheng's childhood from Li Chengqi. In addition, Li Mingcheng's personality was not unpleasant, so Lin Tao had a good impression of Li Mingcheng.

It’s not that Lin Tao dislikes Li Mingcheng now, but when she thinks of Zhang Sufen, she still feels a little uncomfortable.

Maybe the time was too short and she hasn't recovered yet.

It is precisely because of this that she can better understand Li Chengxi's inner feelings.

When Li Mingcheng came, they did prepare a meal for him. However, after the meal, Li Chengxi asked Li Mingcheng to stay in the guesthouse by himself and not to bother him at home.

Li Mingcheng did not dare to disobey his brother, not even the shameless trick of playing tricks. After dinner, he stayed at home for a while, and waited until Yueyue woke up. He played with Yueyue for more than half an hour before he picked up his backpack and went to the guesthouse by himself.

Looking at his lonely back as he left, Lin Tao didn't know what to say.

But Li Mingcheng didn't think anything of it. He smiled, waved his hand, and disappeared from sight.

Only when he walked into the darkness alone did a look of fatigue appear on his face.

He knew a little about what happened back then, and the feeling of guilt started growing in his heart when he was old enough to understand. He even wondered many times why he was not allowed to die at birth, but was made to face all this.

He felt sorry for his elder brother, even though he had no choice about his birth.

But this apology will last a lifetime.

The moonlight sprinkled on the ground, lengthening his shadow. In this lonely winter night, he was alone and gradually moving away.

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On the bed in the room, Yueyue had already been coaxed to sleep by Lin Tao.

Li Chengxi read the book for a while, but he felt bored and couldn't really concentrate on it.

Lin Tao noticed that he was not in a good mood, so she sat next to him and said, "You must be tired these days. Come over here, I'll give you a massage."

Whenever Li Chengxi felt tired, Lin Tao would press his temples.

She learned this massage technique from the book in the bookcase. She tried it on Li Chengxi a few times before and unexpectedly the effect was quite good.

Li Chengxi did have a headache. The appearance of Li Guodong and Zhang Sufen reminded him of what happened in the past. In addition, there were a lot of things going on in the group recently, so he felt tired.

At this moment Lin Tao said she wanted to give him a massage, so he lay on Lin Tao's legs.

Lin Tao had just finished taking a bath and smelled good, which made him feel more at ease. With Lin Tao and Yue Yue around, he felt that this was his island life.

Lin Tao had experience in massaging Li Chengxi. After trying a few times, she found the most appropriate strength and began to massage Li Chengxi's temples.

Li Chengxi closed his eyes, feeling the comfort and tranquility of the moment.

Lin Tao did not mention Li Guodong's family or even Li Mingcheng to Li Chengxi again. She knew that Li Chengxi would not want to hear it, and she herself did not want to mention it.

After helping Li Chengxi, it was soon time to turn off the lights and the two of them lay down to sleep.

Before going to bed, Lin Tao held Li Chengxi's hand and said, "Chengxi."

Li Chengxi was about to fall asleep, and responded in a low voice: "Hmm?"

"It's okay." Lin Tao pursed her lips and smiled, "I just wanted to say that my daughter and I will always be with you, go to sleep."

Li Chengxi's heart moved slightly, and he held Lin Tao's hand in return, and the two interlocked their fingers.

The next day, when Li Chengxi woke up first, he found that he was still holding Lin Tao's hand. With a smile in his eyes, he gently pried open Lin Tao's fingers one by one.

Lin Tao was still asleep, and Li Chengxi's actions did not wake her up. Because before she went to sleep last night, her mind was also in a mess, and she thought about many things, but she just didn't tell Li Chengxi.

She actually fell asleep in the late night, and as it was still early, she slept quite soundly.

Now we have entered the first month of the lunar calendar and the weather has turned cold. When people go outside and talk a few words, they can still exhale white air.

Li Chengxi put on his clothes and tucked in the corners of Lin Tao's quilt. He then looked at Yueyue who was sleeping in the small bed and was also sleeping soundly.

Li Chengxi kissed Yueyue's pink little face, then kissed Lin Tao before going out.

He did not go directly to the army this time, but went to the army cafeteria to get breakfast. After bringing it back and eating with Lin Tao, they both went to work.

Yueyue was covered with something like a bag, all thanks to Wang Qingming's bad habit of kicking the quilt off.

It was the time of season change a while ago. Wang Qingming caught a cold at night because he kicked off the quilt, so he went to the clinic to get some medicine. It took him several days to get better.

Xu Yuting was very anxious about this matter, and was thinking about how to stop Wang Qingming from kicking the quilt.

But the child is still young, and he won't listen to you, so you can only do it on the quilt. Xu Yuting was also very thoughtful. She spent several days thinking about whether the quilt could be made into a bag shape, so that no matter how the child kicked it, it couldn't fall off.

Xu Yuting had ideas but didn't know how to do them, so she had to come to Lin Tao with a quilt for help.

After Lin Tao helped Wang Qingming to change the quilt, she also changed a small quilt like this for Yueyue, which was quite useful. Every morning when she woke up, Yueyue was covered with the quilt properly.

Lin Tao woke up after the bugle sounded. She reached out and touched the bedding beside her and found that Li Chengxi was no longer in bed.

No need to think, he must have gone to get food.

Looking at Yueyue on the crib again, this little lazy bug is getting better and better at sleeping, and even the bugle call can't wake her up.

Lin Tao lifted the quilt and touched Yueyue's buttocks, and found that it was warm inside. Yueyue was still young, and it was impossible for her not to wet the bed at night. Then she saw that the pants Yueyue was wearing had also been changed, so Li Chengxi must have changed them in the middle of the night.

I don’t know how deep I slept last night. I didn’t hear any movement at all.

Lin Tao shook her head and smiled, then got up and washed.

Not long after I finished washing up, Li Mingcheng and Li Chengxi came together.

Li Mingcheng was holding several lunch boxes in his hands. When he saw Lin Tao, he called out, "Good morning, sister-in-law. Is Yueyue awake?"

Li Chengxi met Li Mingcheng on the way. He woke up early, but Li Mingcheng woke up even earlier. He left the guesthouse early and went to the army canteen to get breakfast. Even the meal ticket was left with him as it was not used up last time.

Li Chengxi didn't pay much attention to him, but Li Mingcheng came over like a dog-skin plaster, and the two of them came back together.

Lin Tao shook her head and said, "The child can sleep, and he will probably sleep for a long time."

"If you can eat and sleep well, you will be plump and white and cute." Li Mingcheng said as he put the aluminum lunch box on the table.

Several people had breakfast together.

During the meal, Li Mingcheng mentioned that he would leave by boat tomorrow and had to report to the military district in Hainan.

Because of Li Guodong and Zhang Sufen's relationship, Lin Tao did not ask him why he did not stay on the island for two more days, but instead asked: "Do you want to be a marine too?"

"Yes, sister-in-law, I have been influenced by my brother since I was a child. I think the navy is very handsome." Li Mingcheng said, "By the way, sister-in-law, when I go to Hainan in the future, it will not be so easy to come back. It is difficult to apply for military leave. When there are photos of Yueyue, can you send one to me? I want to stay by your side and see more."

This child is his eldest brother's first child and also his first niece. She is very special to him and he really likes her.

This wasn't an excessive request, so Lin Tao nodded and said, "Okay, I'll take Yueyue to the photo studio to take some photos and send them to you."

"Then I would like to thank my sister-in-law first." Li Mingcheng smiled immediately.

Lin Tao sighed, thinking how nice it would be if Li Mingcheng and Li Chengxi had the same mother. Unfortunately, they were not. Unfortunately, there were still many past events between the two brothers.

After breakfast, Lin Tao took Yueyue to school.

Li Chengxi walked her halfway, and then walked towards the troops, and Li Mingcheng followed him. Li Mingcheng was leaving tomorrow, so Li Chengxi didn't show any displeasure to him.

Li Chengxi asked: "Didn't Hainan just send a batch of new soldiers in the fall? They have to wait until spring to recruit soldiers."

Li Mingcheng touched his nose and said, "Oh, yes, I have made an appointment with my classmates to meet in Hainan before the New Year, and then we will go to register together."

In fact, there are no classmates or appointments.

He came here directly after getting off the train to Uncle Shao. In fact, he originally wanted to serve in the army on Shengshan Island, so that he could be on the same island with his elder brother, and he could go to his family for meals from time to time and watch his little niece grow up.

He had good thoughts at first, and even laughed out loud in his dreams when he thought about them at night.

But he thought about it carefully last night and felt that it would be better to go to Hainan.

The eldest brother could accept his occasional visit, but he might not be able to accept him appearing in front of them every day. His birth determined all this, and he could understand it.

He was too impatient before. Last night in the guesthouse, he thought about it for a long time and finally decided to leave for Hainan tomorrow.

Li Chengxi said, "Hmm," and said, "I'll do my best when I get there."