Lin Manyun was carrying a load of soil and walking unsteadily. The weight of more than 100 kilograms crushed her back and rubbed her shoulders. Both shoulders were covered in blood and it was painful to feel the carrying pole pressing on them.

Even at her mother's house, she had never done such hard physical work. Carrying earth these days was tormenting her to the point where she felt like she was living a life worse than death. She didn't know how she managed to get through it.

Seeing her two sons from afar, Lin Manyun was stunned for a few seconds, then immediately put down her burden and ran over with tears in her eyes.

"Liberation, Aid Korea, you are finally here!"

Her son will definitely take her back to the city.

The mother and her two children hugged each other and cried bitterly.

Lu Ye and Ruan Qiqi stood aside with disgusted expressions.

Lu Desheng also came over, his face looking unhappy. Seeing his two sons being so nagging and disobedient, he couldn't control his temper and wanted to beat them up!

"Mom, why have you aged so much?"

Lu Jiefang looked at his mother with heartache. In less than a month, his mother had aged by ten years. It was so pitiful.

"Now I look the same age as Dad, which is good."

Lu Yuanchao was afraid that his mother was upset, so he comforted her in a caring way.

Lin Manyun's tearful eyes froze the sad expression on her face. She hadn't had the energy to look in the mirror these days and didn't know what she looked like. She touched her face in panic, rubbing the rough skin against her fingertips, which felt scratchy, completely different from the smooth and delicate feel she used to have.

"Is there a mirror? Look at mom quickly!"

Lin Manyun looked for a mirror in the brothers' pockets, wanting to see what she looked like now.

"Give!"

Lu Jiefang took out a small mirror from his trouser pocket and held it in front of Lin Manyun considerately.

“Hehe…”

Lu Desheng clenched his fists, and his knuckles crackled. If there were no outsiders around, he would definitely take action!

Such a grown man actually wears a mirror on his body, which makes him look more effeminate than a woman. How could Lu Desheng, a hero all his life, have such a useless son?

"Why is my face like this? Liberation, aid to Korea, is mom very ugly now?"

Looking at the dark and old woman in the mirror, Lin Manyun was going crazy. She looked just like a rural aunt. She married Lu Desheng, who was 20 years older than her, and endured his bad habits and bad temper, not to live such a hard life.

Both Lu Jiefang brothers were silent.

They really can't go against their conscience and praise their mother, as her mother is indeed old and ugly now.

"Mom, don't be sad. You weren't that pretty before!"

Lu Yuanchao thought about it and comforted his mother sincerely, speaking what was really in his heart.

The children in their compound ranked their mothers. Among the top ten beautiful mothers, Yuan Huilan was on the list, but her mother was not on the list.

So, if it was never good-looking, it won’t be too ugly now.

Lu Jiefang kicked his stupid brother's calf hard and warned him with his eyes not to talk anymore.

If I let my stupid brother continue talking, my parents will really go crazy!

Lin Manyun looked at her youngest son with gritted teeth. He was not smart since he was a child, and he became even dumber when he grew up. He couldn't speak and was as unlikable as Lu Desheng.

Ruan Qiqi almost laughed out loud. She thought Lu Jiefang was stupid enough, but she didn't expect Lu Yuanchao to be even more stupid.

As expected, beside the sleeping dragon, there must be a phoenix chick!

"Okay, let's talk inside!"

Lu Desheng shouted.

Seeing the narrow and simple room, the Lu Jiefang brothers' eyes turned red again. This house is more shabby than a pigsty. His parents are living such a hard life.

"Have you received the notice?"

Lu Desheng asked in a deep voice.

"Got it, Dad, I..."

Lu Jiefang mustered up his courage and wanted to say that he didn't want to go to the border, but when he met Lu Desheng's sharp eyes, his courage suddenly disappeared and he swallowed his words.

He quietly tugged at the corner of his stupid brother's clothes three times, then lowered his head and thought about his hometown.

After receiving his brother's order, Lu Yuanchao said without thinking: "Dad, my brother and I don't want to go to the border. If we go, we will hinder the troops and embarrass you. Let us stay in Jiangcheng!"

These were words that the brothers had discussed on the way. The old man cares most about his reputation. Useless people like them would definitely embarrass him if they went to the border, so saying this should have some effect.

"What border? Old Lu, how could you send the Liberation and Aid Korea to the border? Don't you know that it's a mess there? What if something goes wrong?"

Lin Manyun's face changed. The border has been unstable recently, with frequent conflicts and bloodshed. How could her son go there?

"Chaos will temper them. Other people's sons can go, and so can my son, Lu Desheng. Other people's sons can sacrifice, so why should my son be treated specially?"

Lu Desheng's tone was very cold. Since he dared to send his son to the border, he was prepared for his son to sacrifice himself.

A soldier's duty is to defend his country, and Lu Desheng's son must not be given any preferential treatment!

The Lu Jiefang brothers turned pale, they originally thought that life at the border was just hardship, but they didn't expect that people would die. They were afraid of both hardship and death, they really didn't want to go!

"Old Lu, Jiefang and Yuanchao are your own sons. How can you be so heartless and send your sons to die?"

Lin Manyun's voice was so sharp and piercing with anxiety, but she still had some sincerity towards her son. After all, he was her flesh and blood.

She took great pains to plan for her sons, hoping that they could rely on the momentum of landing to succeed and have a smooth career. She never thought of letting her son gain a future by sacrificing blood.

That is the path that sons from ordinary families should take, and her son doesn't need to suffer this hardship.

"Who says going to the border will definitely lead to death? I have fought in wars for decades, and I am still alive and well. Xiao Ye has carried out so many life-threatening missions, and he is still fine. Your son is no more valuable than others, so why can't he go to the border!"

Lu Desheng snorted coldly and became more determined to train his son. If he allowed these two bastards to stay in Jiangcheng, they would be ruined by Lin Manyun sooner or later.

Lin Manyun wanted to say more, but when she met Lu Desheng's cold eyes, she finally shut up and shed tears.

She cried for herself and her son. The three of them were so pitiful.

The Lu Jiefang brothers also cried. With their useless talents, going to the border would definitely mean suicide. In other words, their lives were already entering the countdown!

The two brothers were very self-aware and knew that they were useless. Not only could they not achieve anything by going to the border, but even staying alive was a luxury.

"Cry, cry, cry your mother's heart out! There's no war on the border, just a little conflict, what's there to be afraid of? I tell you clearly, the more afraid of death you are on the battlefield, the faster you will die. Put away your worthless tears, or I'll beat you to death!"

Lu Desheng roared angrily, "They were just going to the border and they were crying like their mother had died. These two bastards were so useless."

"Dad, just beat us to death. We're going to die at the border anyway, so we might as well die under your fists. At least we can leave our bodies intact!"

Lu Jiefang knelt at Lu Desheng's feet and cried like a rotten meat worm.

He's going to die anyway, he might as well die gracefully and let his old man beat him to death!

Lu Yuanchao knelt down without hesitation and hugged Lu Desheng's other leg.