After hearing this, An An tried desperately to hold back her laughter, but she couldn't help it no matter what. She could only smile and pat Ma Aidang on the shoulder, comforting him: "Aidang, haha, it's okay, it's not shameful at all, hahaha..."

Tiantian, who hadn't said much, couldn't help but laugh at this moment.

The people next to them also laughed, and everyone in the entire shooting range laughed.

Ma Aidang saw that everyone was laughing at him, and his face, which was already dark, turned red with anger. He said angrily: "Ma Aiguo! I will settle the score with him when I get back!!!"

When Gu Weicheng came back with the children, Li Xia was sitting in the yard writing.

She felt that writing in the yard was easier than writing in the room. There was a breeze, and occasionally a few birds would land on the grape trellis and chirp, but it did not affect her. Instead, she felt contented.

"You're back. How was your time?" Li Xia put down his pen, stood up and said with a smile.

"It's so fun." An An said excitedly.

Tiantian didn't say much. She just smiled at Lixia and nodded to show that it was fun.

Ma Aidang, on the other hand, was full of fighting spirit and talked nonstop before setting off, but now he went home without saying a word.

"I made you some scallion pancakes. They should still be hot. Hurry up and wash your hands before eating." Li Xia said to the two children, and then whispered to Gu Weicheng, "What happened to Ai Dang? Wasn't he very happy before leaving? Why is he angry again? Who pissed him off?"

"His brother, Ma Aiguo." Gu Weicheng said.

"You didn't see it. Ai Dang was so confident at the beginning. I really thought he was capable. But it turned out that he used his brother's wrong methods. When Lao Ma took Ai Dang to target practice, Ai Dang only hit two bullets.

I don’t know what Aiguo said when he returned. Ai Dang actually used Aiguo’s method this time, so he only hit two shots this time. He said he would go back and settle accounts with his brother, and I don’t know if the two brothers will really fight. ”

"No wonder you are so angry." Li Xia glanced towards the yard next door.

He was full of confidence when he went out in the morning. When Tao's wife didn't let him go with her, Ma Aidang said that he was a sharpshooter, and Tao's wife didn't let him go just to prevent a sharpshooter from becoming stronger. As a result, he showed his face instead of his butt.

The three Ma brothers often fight and quarrel, and Li Xia is used to it, but he couldn't help laughing when he heard about this.

However, none of these brothers hold grudges. They might have a black eye from fighting the day before, but become good friends the next day.

When Li Xia heard that An An had actually been hit by five bullets, her face was full of surprise.

He is the youngest among these children. In fact, Gu Weicheng had said before that he could take An An to target practice, but Li Xia felt that An An was still young and was afraid that if he didn't perform well at the beginning, it would affect his enthusiasm.

Unexpectedly, her son was quite supportive. As An An was sitting in the yard eating scallion pancakes with Tiantian, Li Xia's eyes were full of tenderness.

Then he asked Gu Weicheng: "What about Tiantian? Did she like the shooting you took them with you today?"

"I like it. She hit the most targets. This girl has a good aim. Even the soldiers in the shooting range praised her." Gu Weicheng said. When he learned that Tiantian hit seven targets in her first shooting, he was also very surprised. This girl is really a good seedling.

"As long as you like it." Li Xia said with a smile. Although the child's name is Tiantian, she had a hard life before. She hoped that she would be happy in the future.

"By the way, Sister Cao came to see me today and said that after Political Commissar Shen went back last night, he discussed with her the matter of adopting Tiantian. After hearing it, she agreed immediately. She came to me today specifically to ask me what the child likes to eat. She will prepare it today and come to our house to see Tiantian tomorrow." Li Xia said.

Hearing this, Li Xia knew that Mrs. Cao really took this matter seriously, and she felt happy as well.

At night, across the courtyard wall, Li Xia heard the ghostly howling of the Ma family, followed by the cursing of Mrs. Tao:

"Fight, fight, fight, you two, come on, you've just been quiet for a day or two and now you're starting over! Fight, fight, fight to your heart's content. It doesn't matter if you get hurt, but if you break any of my pots and pans, I'll show you how your dad will deal with you when he gets back!"

Li Xia asked across the courtyard wall, "Sister-in-law, did the two brothers really fight?"

"They started fighting. Ai Dang bit his brother's butt. His brother had a lump on his butt recently, and he bit it open. The two brothers were fighting fiercely." Mrs. Tao said, "Sometimes when I see them like this, I really want to stuff them back into my stomach. Why did I give birth to so many debt collectors?"

"It's good to have some fun playing around, it's lively." That's all Li Xia could say.

Mrs. Tao waved her hand and said, "Let's not talk about them anymore. They will stop fighting when they have had enough. By the way, how is Tiantian's case going? What do the leaders say? Can our military family adopt her?"

"Of course you can, but Weicheng said that Political Commissar Shen's family wants to adopt Tiantian." Li Xia said.

"Political Commissar Shen's family, their son was selected to join the Air Force a few years ago, and now there are only the two of them at home. It would be nice if they could adopt a daughter. In that case, I won't join in the fun." said Mrs. Tao.

"They are both educated people. It's better for Tiantian to go to their house than to be bothered by these brothers at my house."

…

At night, Tiantian found Li Xia and whispered, "Aunt Li, can I talk to you for a few words?"

"What's wrong, Tiantian? Just tell your aunt whatever you want to say. It's okay." Li Xia said.

"Yeah." Tiantian nodded and said, "Aunt Li, I was really happy staying at your house for the past two days. I came to the army I wanted to come to the most. Here I saw many uncles and aunts in military uniforms, and I also saw comic books that I had never read before, ate a lot of delicious food that I had never eaten before, and touched the gun that I always wanted to touch.

An An is very good, Ai Dang is also very good, you and Uncle Gu, and Aunt Tao next door are all very good. "

When Tiantian talked about this, the smile on her face slowly widened, and the eyes that were wary when Li Xia first saw her were now sparkling.

It was no longer filled with vigilance and fear of strangers, but only happiness.

But after hearing these words, Li Xia had a bad feeling in her heart. She guessed that Tiantian would say something that would turn the tide next.

Sure enough, after Tiantian finished speaking, she lowered her eyes and said, "Everything here is good, but I still want to go back to Wangjia Village."