Chapter 355: Vow to Turn Things Around
Zheng Lianfeng came back at noon, carrying a pound of meat in his hands.
But as soon as I entered the family compound, I heard the soldiers' wives whispering to each other again.
After learning that Qiangzi was still not calm even after his leg was broken, Zheng Lianfeng's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
He returned home with a feeling of anger in his heart and handed the meat to Yang Dongya.
"Cook them all. Qiangzi and the others can only eat black-faced steamed buns from today on."
Yang Dongya had a bandage on her forehead and a big bump on the back of her head that hasn't gone away yet. She was also hit by Qiangzi this morning. She looked as miserable as she could be.
But even so, she still somewhat disagreed with Zheng Lianfeng's approach.
"Qiangzi's father, Qiangzi is already injured like that, why don't you give him some nourishment?"
When Zheng Lianfeng heard her calling Qiangzi "Dad", his blood rushed to his head!
Unable to hold back, he yelled at her.
"Don't call me Qiangzi Dad from now on! I can't afford to lose this person!"
Yang Dongya trembled with fear, "It's...it's...a soldier..."
Seeing that she still wanted to call him "Soldier Dad", Zheng Lianfeng felt a lump in his chest.
"Don't I have a name?" Zheng Lianfeng glared at her and said, "I've said it before, you don't have to discipline these three kids anymore. You feed them whatever I tell you to feed them. If I find out you're cooking, get out of here and go back to your Yang family!"
Hearing this, Yang Dongya was so scared that his face turned pale!
Rather than going back to her hometown, Yang Dongya was more afraid of being useless in the Zheng family and being driven away by Zheng Lianfeng!
How can she survive if she returns to Yang's house?
"It's not open anymore...it's not open anymore!" Yang Dongya was so scared that he trembled and quickly responded.
Seeing that she finally understood what he said, Zheng Lianfeng snorted coldly and went out.
From the time they got married until now, it can be said that Zheng Lianfeng has hardly been involved in family affairs.
However, when I asked Yang Dongya how she was doing in her hometown, I also didn't ask her whether she had gotten used to living here.
Yang Dongya has always followed her mother-in-law's instructions and taken good care of her stepchildren.
This was the first time she made black noodles for them, and Yang Dongya wanted to secretly mix some white noodles in it several times.
But she was afraid that Zheng Lianfeng would find out and really send her back.
Finally, she had to resist the urge to add white flour and made a pot of black flour dumplings.
During the meal, Zheng Lianfeng even moved Qiangzi out.
The whole family gathered around the table, and when Qiangzi saw the pot of meat in the middle, his eyes lit up with green light!
But Zheng Lianfeng didn't say anything, and they didn't dare to pick up their chopsticks.
Zheng Lianfeng cast a cold gaze over the few people until Junzi and Huazi were trembling with fear, then he signaled Yang Dongya to serve the black-faced steamed buns and a dish of pickled vegetables.
"This pot of meat has nothing to do with you. From now on, you will eat black-faced steamed buns and pickled vegetables for every meal. Now that you are capable, don't eat the white flour and meat bought with my money. If you want to eat white flour, work in the fields to earn it. And don't think of any bad ideas. If I catch you stealing again, I won't need Director Qi to tell you. I will personally report to the police and have you put in jail!"
In this era, there are juvenile detention centers, and juvenile offenders also need to be reformed there.
Seeing that he was serious, several people were really scared.
Qiangzi is bad, but after all, he is still young and does not understand what prison is for.
In the minds of children, being arrested by the police and thrown into prison is equivalent to being shot!
Just thinking about the word "shooting" made Junzi and Huazi tremble.
Only Qiangzi had a look of doubt on his face.
After all, they were his sons. Could he really be so cruel as to send them to death?
Just as I was thinking this, I heard Zheng Lianfeng snort coldly!
"Don't think I'm just kidding you. Anyway, after being tortured by you, my military career will come to an end. When the time comes, I'll send a few of you in trouble and give birth to a few more!"
The rest of the talk was just to scare a few kids, but the end of my military career was very likely to come true.
As a soldier, if he can't even stabilize the rear, how can his superiors trust him?
This is also what makes Zheng Lianfeng most angry and sad.
He lived a bright and upright life, and was worthy of his country and his people. But he ended up giving birth to three sons who turned out to be so crooked!
But who can he blame?
He can't blame anyone but himself!
They both served in the army, but the deputy regiment commander didn't even have to cook at home, let alone discipline the children.
If a father fails to teach his son, it is his fault. If the son has problems, it is his responsibility as the father!
Zheng Lianfeng also made up his mind and vowed to turn these bastards around.
No one is not afraid of death.
Zheng Lianfeng hardened his heart, and the children finally learned to be afraid.
Especially Huazi, who grabbed the black-faced steamed bun and started to eat it with all his might.
The soldier hadn't eaten black-faced steamed bread for a long time, and he felt his throat was sore from eating it.
Especially when there is a pot of delicious meat in front of them, they can only look at it but not eat it. What kind of torture is this for them who can only eat a few meals of meat in a month?
However, Xiao Shitou, who was sitting next to Zheng Lianfeng, had several pieces of meat in his bowl.
"Stone, finish your meat."
Afraid that he would keep it again, Zheng Lianfeng gave him a special reminder.
Little Stone blinked his eyes with a bit of sadness, "Thank...thank you, Uncle Zheng."
Zheng Lianfeng nodded and gave Dani a few pieces of meat. "Dani, you eat too. Don't leave any."
Dani looked at the plump meat in the bowl and her heart was immediately filled with gratitude towards Zheng Lianfeng.
She is a girl and has always been ignored.
Even before her biological father died, she couldn't even eat a piece of meat during the Chinese New Year.
But now Zheng Lianfeng gave her several pieces!
How could she not be moved?
"Thank you, Uncle Zheng."
Yang Dongya, who was standing aside, was hesitant to speak. He wanted to ask the girl not to eat the meat, but to leave some for Qiangzi secretly.
But when she thought of Zheng Lianfeng's words, she had to swallow her words.
Zheng Lianfeng ignored her and ate meat and rice with big mouthfuls.
The three brothers opposite could only gnaw on the black-faced steamed buns while watching the others eat meat.
How could Qiangzi eat this black-faced glutinous rice? He gave up after just a few bites.
Zheng Lianfeng ignored him and just ate his own food.
After he finished eating his own, he saw three black-faced steamed buns left in the bowl, so he picked them up and ate them all.
The dinner ended in a strange atmosphere. Before the brothers could breathe a sigh of relief, they were called to the wall by Zheng Lianfeng.
Qiangzi's leg was broken, so he could only sit on a chair, while Junzi and Huazi stood beside him.
"I was negligent in disciplining you in the past, which is why you became so crooked. I won't do that again. From today on, I will give you a thought lesson every afternoon. Not only must you listen carefully, but you must also recite it to me. If you can't, you won't have to eat the black-faced glutinous rice balls the next night."
"Also, since you don't want to go to training, you should go to the fields with the other ladies every morning. I will have Director Qi record your work points. You can eat as much as you earn. If you slack off, you won't even be able to eat the black-faced Wo Wo Tou in the future. Qiangzi has a leg injury, so you should record the black-faced Wo Wo Tou you eat every day. You can return it to me when you earn work points in the fields in the future."