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In September, good news came from the family quarters. Early in the morning, Qian Dafu happily told everyone that he was going to be a father. "My wife is pregnant. I'm going to be a father."
Someone asked him in confusion, "Don't you have two children at home? Why are you so happy?" He looked so happy that people who didn't know him would think that Qian Dafu was a father for the first time.
"Hehe~~ I'm just happy." Qian Dafu touched his head embarrassedly. He was not by Song Zhaodi's side when she was pregnant and gave birth several times. Every time he got the news, the child was already born. Even though he had become the father of two children, he seemed to have never experienced the feeling of being a father for the first time.
Naturally, the feelings towards the upcoming child will be different.
Thinking of his wife and two daughters who looked skinny and without flesh, Qian Dafu ran to the battalion commander Liu Tutu to ask for leave. "Report, battalion commander, I need leave."
"Why would you ask for leave if it's not a festival?"
"Commander, my wife is pregnant again. I want to take half a day off to go to a fellow villager and buy a chicken to nourish her and the baby."
The political commissar of the first battalion laughed and joked after hearing this, "Good job, kid, you're going to be a father again so soon. Well done! I'll approve your leave, but you have to do it quickly. We need to find you later, so hurry up."
"Yes!" Qian Dafu ran away. At his speed, it would take an hour to go back and forth.
After he left, the political commissar of the first battalion looked at Liu Tutu curiously, "You've been married for a while, right? Comrade Zhou might be pregnant too. You might become a father soon, too."
After getting married, although the two did not live in the family quarters, they did what they should do and also what they shouldn't do.
It is said that men are animals who think with their lower body, and sex and love can be separated. Liu Tutu vividly reflects the essence of this aspect. Even though he has Sang Xiaofang in his heart, this does not prevent him from having children with other women.
In a sense, this is a common problem among men.
"We are both still young and there is no rush to have children." The two of them haven't divided the house yet, and they don't know how to raise the child if they have one. Besides, they haven't formally met each other's parents since they got married. It always feels a bit awkward not to have met each other's parents.
The political commissar of the first battalion opened his mouth to say something, but was interrupted by Liu Tutu, "I plan to apply to lead the team this time."
"You just got married, did Zhou Tong let you go out? Have you thought about it?"
The country does not let soldiers rest and recuperate in the army every day. They will receive tasks assigned by their superiors every once in a while. Now, going on a mission is not a joke. If you are not careful, you may not be able to come back.
To put it bluntly, if something happens to Liu Tutu this time, Zhou Tong will go from being a newlywed to a newly widowed.
Liu Tutu said with a firm expression, "I've thought it through."
Qian Dafu trotted to a fellow villager's house and picked up two old hens. After running back to the family yard and putting the chickens down, he hurried to the army. Liu Tutu saw him come back and took him to the regiment office.
"Why are you here?" Xiao Li was busy sorting documents. After becoming the head of the group, he went out for less work and sat in the office more often to process documents.
This made Xiao Li, who always advocated taking action instead of nagging, feel very troubled. He often complained to the political commissar Dong Shiyi that he was the boss, so why did he have to do so many things?
Dong Shiyi would always hand over the things he needed to deal with with a smile. The regiment political commissar was mainly responsible for D's work and political work. He was very rigorous in writing. If he made a mistake, it would be the end of it. It was a job that Xiao Li could never do.
Since then, although Xiao Li would still complain, he would often seek a sense of superiority from Dong Shiyi. If he thought about others, he would not be so distressed.
"Captain, I want to join this mission." Liu Tutu pointed at Qian Dafu, who was standing beside him with a confused look on his face. "Dafu's wife is pregnant, so I want to take his place on this mission."
"Qian Dafu, is this also your idea?" Xiao Li knew without asking that Liu Tutu had acted on his own initiative. "You're not going to participate in the mission now that your wife is pregnant?"
"Captain...Captain, I...
"Okay, stop talking. Go back and prepare. You must participate in this mission." Xiao Li interrupted Qian Dafu, pointing to the door with a serious and angry expression: "You are already in your thirties this year. If you don't work hard, you will have to pack up and leave if your position cannot be changed in the next two years."
"If you don't join the army, what will you do in the future? Will you go home and farm? How will you support your children? We have already arranged this matter. Go back and pack your things and be ready to leave at any time."
Qian Dafu came in with a confused look on his face and walked out of the team leader's office with a nervous look on his face.
---Snap
"Okay, Liu Tutu, you are getting bolder and bolder now." Xiao Li slammed his hand heavily on the desk and looked at the person standing in front of him with an unhappy face.
The person in front of me seemed to no longer be the simple boy in my memory. He had changed a lot and became a stranger.
"It's not Xiao Tuan, I just heard that participants in this mission will be given a few days off after this mission. Zhou Tong and I haven't returned home yet after our wedding, so I thought of taking him back to my hometown after this mission. I really don't have any other ideas." Liu Tutu was a little flustered, trying his best to express his thoughts and explain himself.
Xiao Li sighed, "If you have any ideas, you can tell us. If you want a mission quota, you can discuss it with Qian Dafu. In the end, you didn't even tell him and directly brought the person to me. Liu Tutu's behavior is really..."
"Political Commissar Dong told me about you and Zhou Tong a while ago. I've already secured your leave and am waiting to tell you." Xiao Li found a small piece of paper on the messy desk and threw it over. "This is the leave note for you and Zhou Tong. Take it and get out of here."
The note fluttered down and landed beside Liu Tutu's feet. He bent down to pick it up and said, "I'm sorry, Xiaotuan."
As brothers who had come out of the battlefield together, Xiao Li and Dong Shiyi took great care of Liu Tutu and treated him like a younger brother. You treat people with all your heart, but in return you get distrust and self-willedness. Although it was just a small matter, it made Xiao Li feel a little disappointed.
Liu Tutu went to find Qian Dafu and apologized to him. Qian Dafu, after all, was older and had more social experience than him, so he comforted him: "Hey, it's okay, don't worry about it."
The next day, Liu Tutu took Zhou Tong back to his hometown, and Qian Dafu also quietly left the military base with a small group of people.
When he left, he was worried about his pregnant wife, so he was kind enough to send a telegram to his elderly mother at home.
After the army received the news that the old lady was coming and told Song Zhaodi, Song Zhaodi was completely stunned. If Qian Dafu was with her, she would definitely ask him loudly: Why, why can't you see them mother and daughter getting along well!
When Song Zhaodi's two daughters heard that their grandmother was coming, their faces turned pale with fear. Four-year-old Niuniu hugged her mother's legs and trembled with fear, "Mom, I don't want you to come to our house. Can you please not have me come to our house?"
As the saying goes, family disgrace should not be made public. Song Zhaodi looked at Wang Xuemei who had not left and said awkwardly: "Niuniu, what are you talking about? It's a good thing that your grandma is here to take care of us. Sister-in-law, this child is ignorant, hehe~~~"
"It's okay, she's just a kid." A child's behavior can sometimes be the most accurate reflection of a situation. Wang Xuemei, who was delivering a telegram, walked over and touched her head, saying softly, "Guaiguai often visits her sister Niuniu at home. When Niuniu is free, can you come to Auntie's house to help look after Guiguai?"
Niuniu glanced at her mother, nodded and said, "Can sister go too?"
"certainly."
The word "grandma" was like a devil in the minds of the two children. Ever since the eldest girl could stumble and walk, she was ordered around to do some work within her ability. If she didn't work, she would be beaten. Later, when Song Zhaodi found out, she knelt on the ground and cried and begged, but nothing changed. The eldest girl was raised like a maid.
Niu Niu was better off than Da Niu when she was younger. She had an older sister who was six years older than her to take care of her. Da Niu was afraid that her younger sister would be bullied at home, so she took her with her wherever she went. Even so, if she was not careful, she would still be beaten and scolded by the old lady.
In the old lady's eyes, the two sisters, as girls, will sooner or later get married and become members of other families. Girls can never compare to boys who can carry on the family line. As long as they don't starve to death, it doesn't matter how dirty they are.
Song Zhaodi was a cowardly and timid person. Because she did not give birth to a male child, she had to do all the dirty and tiring work at home, and being beaten and scolded was the norm. The old lady would beat the mother and her two daughters together if she was unhappy. The sister-in-law who gave birth to a male child in the Qian family even fanned the flames. It can be said that the status of the mother and her two daughters in the Qian family was not as high as that of the animals in the family.
The physical and psychological trauma made the old lady an indelible demon in the hearts of several of them, making them very scared when they heard that the old lady was coming.
After Wang Xuemei returned home and Song Zhaodi calmed herself down, she closed the door and said to the two children with a serious face, "How many times have I told you not to say bad things about grandma? She's your father's mother, your grandma. Don't be so obvious about it in the future, okay?"
Niu Niu twisted her fingers and looked confused, "But...but..." Grandma is just not nice to them, why can't she tell Dad, why can't she tell anyone else!
Da Niu held Niu Niu's hand and said numbly, "I know." She was old and understood everything. Although she looked down on Song Zhaodi's implicit compromise and tolerance, she still agreed.
From next door came the clear and crisp laughter of Guaiguai. The girl looked in the direction of the sound, her eyes full of envy.
In her previous world, girls were destined to be slandered, bullied, and have to do a lot of work. Since she came to the compound, her world has changed dramatically.
For the first time, she realized that not all girls are like them. Some girls are born to be little princesses who are doted on by everyone, with parents who love and spoil them, and grandparents who often send them beautiful little clothes.
She once asked Uncle Xiao in confusion why he was so nice to Xiao Nuo, a money-loser.
Uncle Xiao didn't get angry. Instead, he touched her head and told her, "Every girl is a gift from God, a little princess left behind in this world, and deserves the most genuine protection. Guaiguai is my baby, how could I not treat her well?"
"Then are Niuniu and I also princesses?"
"Yes, you are also little princesses."
"Little princess, you must be strong when encountering problems and live with a smile. If you really can't solve the problem, come to your uncle, okay?"
"You are a princess." Those were the most beautiful words that Da Niu had ever heard since she was a child. Even her parents had never told her. These words deeply planted a seed in Da Niu's young heart.
That seed may one day grow into a towering tree.
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