Mother Lu frowned. "Is the closed assessment going to last that long?"
“Three months is already considered short,” Lu Lingxiao replied softly.
He didn't tell his mother that the special forces assessment was originally scheduled for six months, but because Feng Zhiyi was pregnant and her due date happened to fall around that time, he might not be able to make it back when she gave birth.
So he found a way to shorten the time to three months.
Zhizhi is now more than three months pregnant. When he finishes his work and comes back, she will be more than six months pregnant. By then, her belly will definitely be very big, and he can be by her side.
Shen Yaqin nodded. "Alright, you can focus on your work. Don't worry about home. I don't have to work anyway, so I have plenty of time."
"Besides, I've been a mother myself, so I have experience taking care of pregnant women. There's no need to worry."
"Yes, I know. With you taking care of Zhizhi, I'm not worried at all," Lu Lingxiao replied, then added, "I'll come back as soon as I'm done with my work."
As the mother and son were talking, a loud roar suddenly came from next door. The sound was so loud, it was even louder than when Lu's mother was angry.
It was the sound of a woman lecturing and a child admitting his or her mistakes.
The two houses were only separated by a courtyard wall, and the sound was so loud that it was hard not to hear it.
"Judging from the sound, it seems that the two naughty children sneaked into the mountains to steal bird eggs and were discovered."
Lu's mother listened carefully for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh, "It seems that the twins next door are just as naughty as you were when you were little. I told you not to raid other people's chicken coops, and you agreed, but then you turned around and ran to their chicken coops."
He wouldn't feel satisfied until he chased the hen that had just laid an egg until it clucked loudly.
I really annoyed her back then.
He only calmed down after we moved to the countryside. However, although he stopped disturbing other people's chicken coops, he spent all his time catching fish and shrimp in the river, or sneaking into the mountains to steal bird eggs.
Shen Yaqin thought that if she had a heart condition, the grass on her grave would probably be taller than a person.
Upon hearing this, Lu Lingxiao paused in his chopping, and finally said helplessly, "Mom, is there any need to bring up these old stories again?"
"How many years have passed? You still remember?"
"Of course I remember!"
Shen Yaqin chuckled, "How many times did you make your mother angry when you were little?"
"Let me tell you, I've remembered everything. After our triplets are born, I'll tell them all the embarrassing things you did when you were little."
"It also lets them know just how naughty their dads were when they were kids."
When Lu Lingxiao was a child, he was really something else – climbing on roofs, tearing off tiles, going into the river and asking for a beating.
Lu Lingxiao, “…”
I suddenly feel so heartbroken!
In his mother's eyes, was he always that naughty when he was a child?
But thinking about it carefully, he does seem to be that mischievous.
Feng Zhiyi came out of the house when she heard the noise. She had vaguely heard something inside, and it seemed that Mingming, the twin son of Political Commissar Long next door, had promised his mother that he wouldn't sneak into the mountains.
As a result, no sooner had Political Commissar Long's wife gone out to town to buy groceries than the two brothers secretly slipped into the mountains to catch pheasants and steal bird eggs. When they were discovered, the two brothers were hanging from a big tree.
Moreover, the new clothes the two brothers had just worn this morning were torn.
Commissar Long's wife was furious. Right now, she was chasing her two naughty boys all over the yard with a rolling pin, but the two boys were very slippery, like eels, and she couldn't catch them no matter what she did.
"Should we go over and take a look?"
Feng Zhiyi walked to the kitchen door and asked Lu Lingxiao, who was busy inside.
Judging from the cursing, Political Commissar Long's wife must be so angry that her hair is practically steaming.
Lu Lingxiao shook his head, "No need. It's good for her to vent her anger right now. Besides, the twins in Political Commissar Long's family are already 10 years old. Can Political Commissar Long's wife outrun two half-grown boys?"
"Just watch, it won't be long before the fighting stops."
As expected.
Less than five minutes after Lu Lingxiao finished speaking, Political Commissar Long's wife stopped chasing her two mischievous boys because she couldn't keep up with them. She put one hand on her hip and the other on her chest to calm herself down.
She's exhausted!
The two boys failed to catch up, but they exhausted her.
"You two, you two get back to your rooms and reflect on your mistakes! Two hours, not a minute less."
"Then everyone needs to write a 1000-word self-criticism. If you can't, you can forget about lunch and dinner today!"
"Ah? No!"
After the eldest brother, Long Wei, finished wailing, the second brother, Long Peng, also rolled his eyes and grinned as he hatched a wicked plan.
"Mom, can we make a deal?"
"Keep dreaming!"
"Actually, it's quite nice to dream once in a while! If you don't believe me, why don't you listen to my advice and let me have a dream once in a while?"
He really didn't want to become famous at the base so soon after arriving at his new unit!
And another thing, Brother Qin An said that the aunt who recently moved into the next courtyard is very beautiful and gentle. She never scolds her own children, unlike their mother, who is a complete tigress!
Thinking of this, Long Peng immediately said to his mother, "Mom, you must maintain the image of a virtuous wife and loving mother, and be a gentle and kind mom!"
"Besides, I heard from Brother Qin An that Uncle Lu and Aunt Feng from next door have already arrived. You were so loud just now, they must have heard everything."
"You don't want your aunt to see your tigress side as soon as she moves in next door, do you?"
The two brothers had a tacit understanding; as soon as the older brother saw the younger brother start showering him with compliments, he immediately chimed in.
"Yes, yes, Mom, your loud voice was well-known in the army."
"Dad has just been transferred to a new unit. You should try to be a good wife and mother. Speak softer and gentler. That would be absolutely wonderful!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Qiumei was both angry and amused.
So, just because Commander Lu's family came, she can't scold or punish those two brats even though they made a mistake?
"Go, you two, stand against the wall and do horse stance. If you don't do it for two hours, you'll go hungry for two meals today."
"ah?"
"What a terrible thing!"
The two brothers wailed in unison, wondering if they could run to Uncle Lu's house next door to ask for help.
"Let me tell you two, if either of you dares to slack off or not follow orders, when your dad gets back, I'll have him deal with you personally!"
Upon hearing that their father would have to do it himself, the two brothers immediately became obedient.
The two obediently walked to the corner of the wall and began to practice horse stance.
They fear nothing but their father's shrewish roar when he gets angry!
His loud shout made the ground tremble.
You can imagine how terrifying their father's voice must be.
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