Huo Donglin narrowed his eyes slightly.
He looked at her fearlessly, without any trepidation at all. When 놙놚 thought of his mother, he felt endless courage from deep within his heart.
No one can hurt Mom, not even Dad!
Then she pursed her lips and misted her eyes: "Dad is not at home, so Mom can't take us to pick up trash, otherwise we will go hungry. Our friends in the family compound don't want to play with us, and call us bastards."
Even though he knew his son was using a self-torture trick, Huo Donglin's strong will still collapsed. While he was amazed at her extraordinary intelligence and quotient, his heart ached slightly.
The medical staff examined the mother and her two children and found that they had been suffering from long-term malnutrition and gastrointestinal problems.
Especially Jiang Ningning, who was in poor health to begin with. The sudden intake of large amounts of meat led to acute gastroenteritis and abdominal pain, and he fainted.
And the so-called tonic is... a can of mushroom meat sauce!
A jar of mushroom ragù…
Every dog in the base eats better than my mother.
Huo Donglin wanted to slap himself twice, but the last time his mother wrote to him, she had already bought a five-chang and one-ring for his younger brother Jianjun. My sister is asking for money to buy a new skirt and vanishing cream again.
They spend their allowances and abuse their wives and children. Even worse, the younger brother sold out his nephew and fabricated a story about Jiang Ningning having an affair.
If Jiang Ningning had not been forced into desperation, she would not have sold the two jobs left by her father-in-law and mother-in-law and traveled thousands of miles by train to join the army.
And those two iron rice bowls were originally intended to be left to the two children.
Full of murderous intent, she grasped him anxiously with her hands, "Dad, please don't chase us away. This small thatched hut is enough for me, mom, and sister. Don't worry, we won't accept your allowance. Tomorrow I will take my sister to pick up trash to earn money for mom's medical expenses."
Suddenly, bursts of crying broke out from behind a curtain.
Captain Huo's wife and children are so pitiful. Now we live in a society ruled by law, and the people are the masters of their own affairs. I didn't expect that there would still be such evil feudal mothers-in-law and grandmothers with such vicious plots.
"Come here, sister." Manman waved.
Xia Xia slid off the bed obediently.
The brother and sister held hands.
The watery eyes, set against the patched cotton jacket that obviously no longer fit him, deeply hurt Huo Donglin's eyes.
He half-knelt on the ground and reached out to hold the two children in his arms.
This steel-like man who did not cry even when a bullet pierced his chest and his life was hanging by a thread in northern Myanmar, could not help but have tears in his eyes.
"Dad has a house. From now on, you and mom will have enough food to eat, and I will never bully you again."
The cold voice was firm and powerful.
The two boys froze all over, as if they were not used to their father's closeness.
But the arms around them were thick and strong, like a tall paulownia tree, protecting them from the wind and rain.
Xia Xia blinked away her tears and carefully tugged at her father's shirt. "Xia Xia is not hungry. Let's cure mom first."
As he said this, his stomach started to growl.
Huo Donglin clenched his fists, his chest seemed to be blocked and he felt uncomfortable.
He forced a smile and said, "Dad's allowance is a lot, enough to fill your stomachs and pay for Mom's medical treatment."
"Liar!" Xia Xia retorted, "Grandma is always in pain here and there, so the allowance is gone."
Huo Donglin took a deep breath, his eyes quickly gathered a hint of hostility: "No, Dad won't send it back. From now on, all will be given to Mom. Dad won't let Grandma come to the military area, so that Grandma won't take the money away."
Not only that, they were also asked to spit out the subsidies they had swallowed up over the years.
He didn't pay a cent to honor his parents, but that didn't mean he used his own money to buy his sister a beautiful new dress or his brother wedding items.
"What if Dad says something wrong?" Manman questioned.
Facing his son's distrust, Huo Donglin asked, "What oath do you want Dad to swear?"
Manman doesn’t believe in God. If God really exists, why doesn’t he strike grandma’s family to death?
"Write it down on paper now and issue a military order."
During these few days on the train, Manman reviewed military knowledge with Mr. Xue.
If Dad fails to complete the task, he will be punished by military law.
Huo Donglin didn't expect that his son even knew the military order. He was proud of his alertness and adaptability, but at the same time he felt sad.
If it wasn't for protecting her sick mother and sister, how could Manman, a four-year-old child, become so mature mentally?
"Okay." Huo Donglin borrowed paper and pen from the medical staff. He didn't fool his son and signed the military order seriously, and made two copies as his son requested.
She folded them carefully, put one in her mother's bag and the other in her own pocket.
When Grandpa Xue comes to visit, I will ask him to help keep it.
Although Grandpa Sun is not an official, he is close to Dad and might protect Dad. He is not stupid.
At this moment, Jiang Ningning finally "woke up".
In fact, she had woken up a long time ago and was happy to hear the father and son discussing the piano.
He was thinking about borrowing money, but he didn't expect his son to fool Huo Donglin first.
When the man brought it up again later, he insisted that he had learned it by nature and was gifted.
Could it be possible that he had guessed that his wife had been replaced?
"Mom, don't you want some water?"
"Mom, are you still feeling uncomfortable? Xia Xia will blow on it for you and the pain will go away."
The two boys immediately turned their heads and pointed their butts at Huo Donglin, surrounded Jiang Ningning, and busied themselves serving tea and water, their voices as sweet as honey.
Huo Donglin touched his nose, feeling a little jealous.
But when she thought about the three of them, mother and son, relying on each other, this bit of jealousy quickly disappeared.
He stood up and said to Jiang Ningning, "You have acute gastroenteritis. The doctor has given you the IV and prescribed the medicine. You can go home now."
Jiang Ningning smiled at him weakly, her face full of tea. "Will we bother you if we come here without asking? It's inconvenient at the base, so I'll rent a house in Jiangcheng with my children."
Her thoughtfulness softened Huo Donglin's cold expression. "The base is equipped with a house. I have just sent guards to help clean it. The reason is that I have always lived in the fourth dormitory, and I don't have many things."
Jiang Ningning's eyes flickered slightly.
Living in a four-room apartment means there are really no other women around him, so this reason for divorce is invalid.
However, the man felt guilty towards the mother and his two children, so he handed over all his allowances.
Money is in your own hands.
He also used his weak health as an excuse to refuse to live with his wife, which seemed to be a good deal when he thought about it.
Jiang Ningning's expression became more gentle and considerate. "It's okay. It's our fault for not notifying you in advance. You can leave the hospital now and pack up while there is still time. By the way, is there a supply and marketing cooperative here? You can buy a few quilts if you need them."
"Yes, don't worry, I'll buy it later."
Hearing this, Jiang Ningning took out a stack of money and bills from her bag, stuffed them into the man's hand, and winked playfully: "My skin is delicate, so I have to choose good things, otherwise I will get rashes all over my body. This money is what I earned from selling my work, you can use it first."
Huo Donglin lowered his eyes and looked at her pale face, his eyes were deep.
Jiang Ningning said this deliberately to save her man's face.
He did not keep any of his allowance and sent it back every month. However, he received a bonus immediately after his last border mission, which he returned to her.
The house and job at the textile factory were Jiang Ningning's dowry. As a man, he did not need to ask his wife to use the dowry to subsidize the household expenses.
"Captain, this is bad!"
Suddenly, there was a chaotic sound of footsteps outside the door. The guard was sweating profusely as he ran. "Mrs. Zhang liked the house you chose and came to lie down at the door with her five children. She would not change it no matter what you said."
Jiang Ningning:!
There are actually people who are desperate enough to snatch the house from her?
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