When the topic of his wife and daughters joining him in the military came up, Yao Zhicheng's eyes darkened slightly.
He sighed, "I want to, I dream about it! But... my mother won't let me go. She insists that my wife and three daughters serve her."
My mother said... if I can't be filial to her in front of her, and if my wife and daughter leave home, she will feel like she never gave birth to me as her son.
So every time I bring up the matter of her joining me in military service, she throws a tantrum, cries, and threatens suicide. My wife and daughters are sensible; they know I'm in a difficult position, so... they voluntarily stayed in our hometown.
"..." Guan Wenru snorted inwardly, almost rolling her eyes, but she still pretended to be calm on the surface. "In that case, wouldn't it be better to have your mother come along? Our division headquarters is in pretty good condition. The houses in the family compound are all newly built, and there are primary, middle and high schools here. If your children come, you won't have to worry about their schooling."
“That’s what I think too, but my mother… she says she’s too old and doesn’t want to leave her hometown.”
Guan Wenru raised an eyebrow. "Your mother only gave birth to you? You don't have any other brothers or sisters?"
“I also have two older brothers. They haven’t separated from the family and they all live with my mother.”
Seeing Yao Zhicheng's innocent expression as he spoke, Guan Wenru's smile vanished, and she suddenly spoke seriously:
"Battalion Commander Yao, I'm going to say something you might not like to hear: since you still have your older brothers back in your hometown, why does your mother insist on having your wife and your daughters serve her?"
If your mother cares about you as her son, she should have allowed your wife and children to come and find you after learning that your military dependents are eligible to accompany their families to the military, so that your family could be reunited.
After all, what elderly person doesn't want their younger generation to be happy? You're her son, doesn't she want your wife to come and take care of you?
So, Battalion Commander Yao, you need to think this through... Why did your mother force your wife and daughter to stay in the production brigade? Could it be related to your allowance?
Is she worried that after your wife and three daughters come to live with you in the military, you will stop sending your allowance home, and then she won't be able to support your older brother's and his family?
Of course, if you have the ability, you should naturally be filial to your mother and help your brothers, but have you ever thought about... the situation of your wife and daughters?
After your wife married you, you two were already spending little time together. She rarely saw you all year round, and you couldn't help with household matters. She raised all three children on her own. Just for these two reasons, you've already wronged her enough.
But you also make her stay at home to take care of your mother, and even your two older brothers' families. Is that fair to her?
And your three daughters, I don't know if your production brigade has a primary school. Even if it does, can the school environment in the production brigade compare with the school in our division?
If your mother really cared about your third branch of the family, would she have forced her daughter-in-law and granddaughter to stay in the production brigade?
"Commander Yao, I'm a pretty straightforward person, so if what I've said offends you, please don't take it to heart. However... I still hope you'll think carefully about what I've said."
She originally intended to take a roundabout approach, subtly reminding Yao Zhicheng so that he could figure it out himself.
But she was also afraid that Yao Zhicheng wouldn't understand!
Many soldiers today join the army in their teens.
The people they've met over the years have all been rather simple-minded.
There are some evils in human nature that they cannot even imagine.
Moreover, not all parents love their children!
Yao Zhicheng's mother was extremely biased towards her eldest and second sons!
Since Yao Zhicheng was never home as an adult, she naturally had no feelings for him.
But every time Yao Zhicheng went home to visit his family, his mother would be very welcoming.
But that was just to make him willingly continue to use his own earnings to support his family!
After hearing Guan Wenru's words, Yao Zhicheng pondered for a while before speaking, "Thank you for reminding me, sister-in-law. I will consider this matter carefully."
Guan Wenru nodded. "Then you all go ahead with your work. Help yourselves to the water. There will be more when you finish. Tell the soldiers not to be shy about it."
Yao Zhicheng stood ramrod straight. "Thank you, sister-in-law."
Guan Wenru was afraid that if he stood there, the soldiers would be too embarrassed to drink more.
So she went into the rest shed first.
If we want to expand the scale of breeding, then we also need to increase the number of breeders.
With so many livestock keepers, conflicts could arise, so she had to figure out how to divide the work.
She wrote a plan and then showed it to Lu Guodong and Wang Dagui.
If there were no problems, she would hand it over to Fang Xuechang, who was the minister.
Fang Xuechang will then arrange jobs for the zookeepers.
When the leader makes the arrangements, no matter who has objections, they can only keep quiet!
After finishing the plan, Guan Wenru stood up and stretched her neck.
She remembered that Lu Guodong was still at the pasture, so she prepared to ride her horse to relieve him.
However, she had only just reached the entrance of the rest shed and hadn't even had a chance to open the door when she suddenly heard the voices of two soldiers outside.
"Our regimental commander's wife is as beautiful as a fairy, she's so gorgeous! I was too embarrassed to look up when she was standing there just now."
The other person laughed and nudged him with his elbow, "What are you being shy about? If our commander's wife wasn't pretty, would the commander be in such a hurry to get married?"
"That's true." The soldier chuckled, as if he had just thought of something. "Our commander is so lucky. If I were him, I wouldn't want to sleep either. Even if I had dark circles under my eyes and my men teased me, so what? Sleeping with my wife would be more important!"
"Shut up! If the commander hears us, he'll punish us again! Wasn't the last training exercise enough to give you a hard time?"
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