Chapter 369 The Daring Child
Sun Xiaoyue stared at Jiang Donghua in disbelief: "What did you say? You're going to the border? Why do you want to go to the border?"
Jiang Donghua clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and ignored Sun Xiaoyue. He had also thought it over carefully. If he didn't leave Beijing and just stayed here, it would be difficult to make a name for himself.
To stand out from the crowd, one must have honors, and the fastest way to gain honors is to go to the most difficult places.
At the border, it would be even better to be able to watch Zhou Xiye die.
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It took Jiang Zhizhi two days to adjust after Zhou Xiye left. Fang Hua still complained that the house felt much quieter with one less person at home.
By May, the weather in Beijing had gotten warmer, and Xiao Zhou and Shang Shang were wearing less clothing, making them more agile.
Especially the little ones, they crawl forward quickly and can even crawl backward. Their movements are swift and agile, and their little hands are also very fast. At home, as long as there is something in the place they can grab, they can pull it off and throw it on the ground.
Zhou Chengzhi was extremely satisfied, and he would happily say all day long that little Zhou would definitely be a good prospect for joining the army.
As soon as he said that, Fang Hua was unhappy: "Xiao Zhou can do whatever he wants in the future, but he can't join the army."
Zhou Chengzhi muttered under his breath, "What's wrong with being a soldier? Like father, like son. Little Zhou will definitely be an even better special forces soldier than his father. Look at our little skills."
As he put Xiao Zhouji down, Xiao Zhouji seemed to be turned on a motor and quickly crawled towards his target.
Zhou Chengzhi burst into laughter, saying, "Look at these skills! It's a shame he's not a special forces soldier."
Fang Hua glared at him: "Don't even think about it. And you're not allowed to say this to Zhizhi. You're even more forbidden from saying it in front of Xiao Zhouji in the future, or instilling this kind of thinking in a child. How can you bear to let Xiao Zhouji join the army now? Why couldn't you agree to let Xiye go in the first place?"
Zhou Chengzhi stared at Xiao Zhouji and laughed: "That's different. When Xiye joined the army, it was still chaotic. When Xiao Zhouji joins the army, the times will be different, and culture will be needed even more then."
Fang Hua ignored him and quickly went to catch Xiao Zhouji, who was about to climb into the flower bed.
Then Zhou Chengyu and Sister Chen inside the room gasped in surprise, as if they had been frightened by something.
Fang Hua quickly picked up Xiao Zhouji and rushed into the house with Zhou Chengzhi. Inside were Zhou Chengyu and Sister Chen with Shang Shang. Fang Hua wondered what had happened to Shang Shang. Hearing their voices, Fang Hua was so frightened that her legs went weak.
Upon entering the living room, Sister Chen and Zhou Chengyu huddled in the corner, too afraid to approach, staring at the corner with terrified expressions.
In the corner, Shang Shang sat on the ground, holding an enormous toad in her hand. Her small hand gripped the toad's back tightly, and the toad, in pain, stretched out its limbs, making it appear even larger.
But the little girl wasn't scared at all; her fair face was full of smiles, and her eyes were curved into crescent moons.
Her little mouth was still happily calling out, "Wah wah, wah wah, wah wah..."
She is a little girl with relatively advanced language skills; she can pronounce many sounds and call out "mama" and "grandma," though not very clearly.
Fang Hua was startled when he saw the little girl happily catching the toad: "Shang Shang, throw it away quickly."
Shangshang tilted her little head back, looked at her grandpa and then at her grandma, shook her head vigorously, grabbed a toad and slapped it on the ground, giggling.
Zhou Chengyu was so frightened that his vision went black, and his voice changed: "Big brother, quick, pick Shangshang up right away! This thing is poisonous! It'll be dangerous if it gets on your skin!"
Zhou Chengzhi picked up Shangshang and went outside to coax the little girl to throw away the toad. Then he carried her to the pond in the yard to wash her hands.
Zhou Chengyu patted his chest as he watched the toad hop away and disappear into the vegetable patch, still feeling a chill: "How can this little girl be so bold?"
Fang Hua also thought Shang Shang was very brave, but then thought it might be because he was a child: "They are still young and don't know what danger is. It's already good that they didn't grab him and put him in their mouth."
Zhou Chengyu felt a chill run down his spine just thinking about it: "I don't know what's going on this year. Is it because there was too much rain in the spring? Or what? It seems like the insects and toads we've found in the yard this year are all bigger."
This reminded Fang Hua of a few days ago when Shang Shang caught a snake in the yard, which terrified them.
Zhou Chengzhi wasn't home at the time, so Fang Hua finally mustered up the courage to use a bamboo pole to pry the snake away.
The snake was thicker and longer than those I had seen before, and it was entirely black.
Now it seems that compared to that snake, the toad is nothing!
Fang Hua watched as Zhou Chengzhi washed Shang Shang's hands and brought over the giggling little girl, and he also had questions: "There were no snakes in the yard before. It's just that snakes are more likely to be seen in the houses near the mountain. And such a big toad, this is the first time I've ever seen one. What's going on?"
Zhou Chengzhi wasn't quite sure either: "Maybe, as Chengyu said, there was a lot of rain this year, and the trees on the mountain grew well, so these snakes, insects, and plague rodents grew bigger."
Fang Hua was somewhat worried: "Then I'll have to talk to the logistics department about how to deal with this, so that we don't end up with poisonous snakes in our house."
Zhou Chengyu agreed: "Yes, we should tell them quickly, otherwise it would be a big deal if they bit the child."
Zhou Chengzhi nodded: "Okay, I'll call the logistics department in a bit and ask them to figure out a way to spray some pesticide."
That evening, when Jiang Zhizhi came home from get off work, Fang Hua told her about Shang Shang again.
Jiang Zhizhi was also very surprised: "How did a toad get into the house?"
Fang Hua also found it strange: "This screen door is closed every day, so we don't know when they came in. Maybe they jumped in when we came in or out without noticing?"
Jiang Zhizhi patted Shang Shang's little head: "This little girl is quite bold."
She wasn't home on either of these occasions, and only heard about it from Fang Hua. She was quite startled when she first heard about catching snakes, so compared to that, catching toads this time didn't seem so scary.
It's just strange that Shang Shang was able to catch him, but Xiao Zhou, with his agile skills, couldn't?
When Shangshang saw her mother patting her head, she looked up at her with her little face upturned, her eyes crinkling and her mouth wide open in a smile, calling out, "Mommy... Mommy... Waaah..."
Jiang Zhizhi smiled and ruffled her hair: "Our Shangshang is so brave, how can she be so amazing?"
The little girl understood the praise, and her eyes crinkled as she smiled even more happily.
Fang Hua was even more worried: "Your dad called the logistics department, and they came over this afternoon. They said they put some medicine in, but we don't know if it will be effective."
Jiang Zhizhi smiled and comforted her, "It should be fine. It just means that Shangshang has a talent for this."
As they were talking, Shang Shiying rushed in. Before she even entered the room, her voice preceded her words: "Oh my god, I'm finally back! Where are my little Zhou Ji and Shang Shang? Your grandma's back to see you!"
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