As the sun set, the two bought vegetables from a stall at the entrance of the family compound. After Su Jin sent Wang Dahua home, he turned around and walked towards the family compound.
As she passed the stadium, she saw two jeeps speeding past her. She saw Lu Shiyi standing not far away with a frown on his face.
"Wife!" Lu Shiyi spotted Su Jin from the corner of his eye and ran towards her, taking the cloth bag from her hand with his right hand. "Have you bought the groceries?"
"My sister-in-law is emotionally unstable, so I'm sending her home first." Su Jin told Lu Shiyi, "Since the sisters have met, my sister-in-law's appearance has changed a lot. She passed by my parents and they didn't notice."
The company commander and Sun Shun ran over together, and Sun Shun stood in front of Lu Shiyi.
"Chief, I have something going on at home and would like to ask for leave to go home." Sun Shun and Lu Shiyi asked for leave.
"Go back." Lu Shiyi nodded. The company commander had a good relationship with Sun Shun and was familiar with his family situation. "Just arrange your work."
"Commander Lu, I am leading two companies in training." A company commander immediately reported.
Lin Zitao also came over and patted Lu Shiyi on the shoulder: "It was a close call this time. The people who built the stadium didn't see it."
Su Jin looked towards the court and saw a team of chemical defense soldiers coming over in protective suits. The two children's shovels were still placed aside.
"Wife, go back and make dinner first. I'll be back soon." Lu Shiyi wanted to deal with the aftermath.
Lin Zitao stopped him and said, "You and your sister-in-law should go back together. The hospital will also need to check it out later. Your sister-in-law's health is the most important."
While the two were talking, Lin Lei and Lin Yan ran back from the gate.
"Dad, Uncle Lu, Aunt Jin, are you waiting for us to get out of school?" Lin Yan looked at them happily.
"You two should go back quickly and stop running around in the yard." Lin Zitao stood here in charge. "Sister-in-law, is it okay for the two children to have dinner at your house?"
Su Jin nodded: "I'll take care of the two children. Tomorrow is the weekend, you and sister-in-law should go about your business first."
Lu Shiyi patted their shoulders and said, "Take your schoolbags home to get your clothes and wait at Uncle Lu's door."
Lin Lei and Lin Yan got Lin Zitao's permission and ran home happily.
"Shi Yi, sister-in-law, I'm counting on you for the next two days," Lin Zitao said seriously, "The two children's hands were injured by the explosion, and it must have been unnoticed before."
Lu Shiyi and Lin Zitao were leading their team in training when they heard a loud noise. They climbed over the wall of the training ground and saw two younger kids digging a hole halfway across the field. They were lying on the ground wailing.
The family compound was built on a former battlefield. At the beginning of its construction, the team members had cleared a large area of artillery shells, but who would have thought that some would slip through the net.
"We'll have another meeting later," Lu Shiyi agreed. "Also, we'll have to inform the players during training tomorrow morning."
The two children were from the staff housing compound. They would come home early from school and dig sand and play with mud.
Su Jin's eyes widened after hearing this. How could something happen in the yard?
"Ayi, you stay and handle things. I'll go home and take care of the two children." Su Jin reached out and patted him, saying, "This is not a small matter. I see they are all injured. It would be better if you help the political commissar handle it."
"Minister Wu accompanied you to the hospital and specifically asked Shi Yi to go back and accompany you. I will handle this matter." Lin Zitao comforted Su Jin.
Lu Shiyi led Su Jin back. Lu Shiyi talked about what happened today and was glad that Su Jin was not in the yard in the afternoon.
When the sisters-in-law heard the noise, they ran out of the family compound, shouting for their children.
Pushing the door and entering the yard, Lin Lei and Lin Yan were still packing up at home. As Lu Shiyi just came in, he heard someone calling him from behind.
"Minister Lu, my child hasn't come back yet. Can you help me look for him?" A woman in her forties asked, standing at the door.
"The political commissar is over at the stadium, looking for the children." Lu Shiyi looked at his sister-in-law and said helplessly, "I have two children to take care of here, so I can't help you."
After hearing what Lu Shiyi said, the woman had no choice but to turn around and leave.
When Lin Lei and Lin Yan heard Lu Shiyi's voice, they hurried out of the house. Lin Lei was carrying a camouflage bag containing the brothers' clothes.
"Come here, both of you!" Su Jin went to the kitchen and took out the braised beef from the space.
Su Jin prepared to make a tomato beef, a hot and sour potato shreds, stir-fried cabbage, and heat up some multi-grain steamed buns.
"Xiao Jin, the political commissar and sister-in-law said they won't be coming to dinner, so you should make less." Lu Shiyi walked into the kitchen and said, "Let's have porridge tomorrow."
Su Jin hummed, "Sure, I'll do it later. The two kids should be up early."
Lu Shiyi sat on a small stool picking vegetables, while Su Jin was shredding cucumbers and carrots. She also cooked and shredded the cabbage.
"Ayi, were you scared today?" Su Jin turned her head to look at him and just noticed that Lu Shiyi was emotionally unstable.
Lu Shiyi turned his head to look at the children in the living room, put down the food in his hand, and hugged her from behind.
"Wife, I'm really scared today." Lu Shiyi buried his head in her shoulder and muttered, "I heard a sound today, and my heart trembled with fear that you would pass by over there."
When Su Jin comes back from outside the yard, she likes to walk back across the playground so that she doesn’t have to take a detour.
"Ayi, I'm here!" Su Jin put down the knife, spun around in his arms, put her arm around his waist, and patted his back with her right hand. "I'll definitely walk on the main road next time. What happened this time? How did I hurt the children?"
"It wasn't cleaned up properly. Minister Lu and the Political Commissar will be back tonight to hold a meeting to resolve this matter." Lu Shiyi examined the injuries of the two children and estimated that they would be permanently damaged. "The children's hands may be crippled. When their parents return, I'm not sure how to compensate them."
Su Jin buried her face in his chest and said sullenly, "It has nothing to do with you. The builders didn't handle it carefully, or someone did it on purpose."
"Wife, make dinner first. You have to signal that it's time to eat." Lu Shiyi had been listening to the noise outside the yard, worried that the two children would suddenly run out. "When you go back today, will Lu Shiyuan give you a hard time?"
"No, I'm still helping take care of my eldest sister. The two elders of the Wang family went there a few days ago and were stopped at the village entrance by militiamen and villagers. Our house is not near the village entrance. They said that someone in the village told them the news." Su Jin told him what happened in the village, and Lu Shiyi frowned.
"Lin Laobao and his wife's youngest son has a high fever and his IQ is only that of a 10-year-old. He can't find a wife in the village at all." Lu Shiyi explained the specific reasons. "The educated youth came from outside and don't understand the specific situation of the village. Lu Shiyuan is a man with a conscience and is also worried that the educated youth from outside have backgrounds."
Su Jin cut the vegetables skillfully and worked with Lu Shiyi to cook.
"Ayi, I'll go to bed early at night. You take care of the two children." Su Jin was not familiar with the Lin brothers and thought that boys over 10 years old needed to be taken care of by Lu Shiyi.
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