Chapter 351 I Want to Become a Man Who Stands Tall and Strong

Early the next morning, Junzi and Huazi got up early without Zheng Lianfeng calling them.

Carrying a water bottle and a piece of bread left over from yesterday, the two of them went to gather at the Army Wives Group.

Su Ranran brought her two little friends to the fields as usual today.

Nowadays, people usually go to bed at around 7 or 8 in the evening. They go to bed early and get up early too.

At around five o'clock, the two little guys had already climbed out of bed by themselves.

Xiao Zhaozhao likes to wear military uniforms, so Su Ranran made two summer sets for each of them.

As soon as he got up, Xiao Zhaozhao couldn't wait to change out of his pajamas and put on his military uniform.

"Pot, quick! Fight!"

Xiao Zhaozhao put on the hat with a five-pointed star on it skillfully with her two short hands and urged Xiao Yanyan.

It turned out that Xiao Yanyan was helping her tie her belt.

Xiao Yanyan is very particular about her clothes and hat, unlike Xiao Zhaozhao who is so sloppy.

Seeing that her belt was not tied properly, Xiao Yanyan forced her to tie it again.

Little Zhaozhao was afraid that she could not catch up with the main force, so she stamped her feet anxiously.

After Xiao Yanyan finally fastened her belt, Xiao Zhaozhao took out her own "submachine gun" and "grenade" and also gave some to Xiao Yanyan.

"Pot, let's go!"

After handing the gun to Xiao Yanyan, she pulled her brother and ran out.

Fortunately, little Yanyan has become accustomed to being pulled by her sister and can keep up with her pace.

Su Ranran hadn't packed her things yet when she saw her daughter running away with her brother. She felt amused and helpless at the same time.

"Slow down, you two."

While giving instructions, she quickly packed the things she would need for going to the fields.

Xiao Zhaozhao and Xiao Yanyan have already run to the door.

They happened to run into the Boy Scouts who were looking for them.

"Comrade Shen Yan, Comrade Shen Zhao, hurry up, you two are the only ones missing!"

The Boy Scouts now act out their soldier roles very seriously and talk like adults.

Hearing this, the two young guys quickly joined the team.

The team leader was Zhou Zhou, who gave orders when everyone was present.

"March in step!"

The children lined up in two rows, waving their hands and legs like soldiers, shouting "one, two, one".

When Su Ranran went out, she happened to see Yanyan and Zhaozhao following the team like two little tails.

The two little guys have short legs, so it was a bit difficult for them to catch up.

But they didn't cry. They kept shouting "one, two, one" with guns on their backs.

Su Ranran didn't care and let them play with their older brothers and sisters.

Perhaps it was Xiao Zhaozhao and Xiao Yanyan's submachine guns that stimulated the other children.

When they got home, they all asked their dad to make one for them.

When the men saw that the man had become the deputy leader, how could they refuse? Therefore, there were even more scouts carrying submachine guns today.

When setting out for the fields, the team split into two groups.

In front were the wives of soldiers carrying hoes, and in the back were the scouts carrying all kinds of guns.

Junzi and Huazi, who were walking at the end of the group of military wives, stood out particularly.

Unlike other kids who played war games, they carried water and wolves with them.

At first glance, he looks like he's going to work.

After arriving at the site, Qi Fang gave a mobilization speech and then assigned tasks to everyone.

It turns out that the latest job is weeding and fertilizing corn.

The corn had just been planted and the seedlings were only 20 to 30 points tall.

Junzi and Huazi were still assigned the task of weeding.

Yang Dongya also came today and she put a urine bucket in the room for Qiangzi.

There was no breakfast to eat, not even for herself, so she could only watch Qiangzi starve.

"Junzi, Huazi, go play, the two of you. I'll help you pull out these weeds later."

When Yang Dongya saw Junzi and Huazi working hard to pull out weeds, she hurried over to them and said something.

The military wife next to them was speechless when she saw this.

These two children have obviously changed for the better, so what does it mean for her to encourage them to go play?

"Yang Dongya, if the children are willing to do some work, let them do it. It won't hurt to pull some weeds."

"That's right. Look at our family compound. Which child doesn't go to the fields?"

Even those boy scouts who just looked so ready to go to the battlefield still have to pull out the weeds in the fields before they can go to "fight", right?

Yang Dongya looked a little helpless after being told what the military wife said.

"I...I'm afraid they won't be able to do it well..."

After hearing this, Junzi and Huazi became unhappy before the military wives said anything.

"We can do it. We completed our mission yesterday."

Huazi said this with a proud look on his face, as if he had done something extraordinary.

Dad praised him yesterday!

He has to do better today!

The other wives also nodded in agreement, "Junzi and Huazi did a very good job of weeding, Dongya, you're worrying too much."

Yang Dongya looked a little embarrassed and a little awkward.

I helped the two children with good intentions, but in the end I felt like a nobody.

"Isn't this all for their own good? Several of the soldiers lost their mothers when they were young. I feel sorry for the children who have suffered so I just want to make their lives easier."

If this had been said in the past, military wives would have probably sighed that this stepmother really loves her stepson.

But ever since they knew what kind of life Shitou and his family lived, the military wives were speechless when they heard her say this.

"Several soldiers lost their mothers, and the two stone boys lost their fathers, too. Why don't you feel sorry for them?"

Yang Dongya felt extremely aggrieved when she was accused of being harsh on her own child.

"How can it be the same? Shitou and Dani are not Zheng Lianfeng's children. What if they don't do more work and are rejected?"

If she wasn't doing this for their own good, why would she let them do so much work?

"Since Captain Zheng married you and asked you to bring the two children here, it means he is ready to take in the children. He is a soldier, and since he asked you to bring the two children here, he will shoulder the responsibility of raising the children."

Although men often take the initiative to take care of things at home, their sense of responsibility is beyond reproach.

In fact, most of the time, they would rather let their own children suffer than let other people's children suffer.

But Yang Dongya didn't believe it.

“You don’t understand.”

She was a rural woman, and a widow whose husband had died. It was a great fortune for her to marry Zheng Lianfeng.

How could she not do more?

The military wives felt helpless when they realized they couldn't convince her.

The soldier was speechless when he saw that the wives of the soldiers were unable to persuade Yang Dongya.

But he still stood up and said to Yang Dongya seriously:

"Auntie, my dad said that only those who can endure hardships and hard work can become a man of integrity. I want to be a man, so I listened to my dad. It's just pulling weeds, so what's the big deal?"

Both children rejected her, and Yang Dongya felt that all her efforts for so long were in vain.

Finally, her eyes turned red, she wiped her tears, said nothing more, and turned back to her work.

How could a soldier have ever seen an adult? He was suddenly at a loss.

Could he be wrong?