"What's the matter?" Ma Xiuzhu asked.

Lu Guozhi also looked at his son. The last time his son spoke to him so seriously was when he decided to join the army.

My son has been different from other children since he was born. When he was first born, he refused to drink breast milk. Everyone thought there was something wrong with him and he would probably not survive.

At that time, the grandfather, who was nearly a hundred years old, had not yet passed away. He said that the child had a blessed appearance and was destined to be the top scholar in both civil and military affairs.

Lu Guozhi kept these words in mind and bought some condensed milk from the town. Who knew that the boy drank it with great relish.

He doesn't like to cry and is very easy to raise.

While other kids were yelling and having snot all over the floor, he was boxing all day long, and no one knew what he was practicing.

From childhood to adulthood, he has always been sensible and hardworking, until he joined the army when he reached adulthood.

"My comrade died, leaving behind a son with no one to take care of him. I brought him back and raised him." Lu Shishen said expressionlessly.

Before Lu Guozhi could say anything, Ma Xiuzhu got angry. "What are you thinking? If you want kids, why don't you and Nian Nian have a few? It's not like you can't have kids, why do you need to support them? It's an extra mouth to feed, so why don't you spend money on food?"

Oh my god, did she raise a stupid son? Why does he always do things that can make her angry to death?

Lu Guozhi disagreed, and said with a straight face, "We are not a wealthy family. If you had raised a girl, it would have been fine, but it was a boy. How much money would it cost to support him to study and get married in the future?"

"I promised my comrade-in-arms that I would take good care of his son," said Lu Shishen.

Ma Xiuzhu said angrily, "They are taking advantage of your honesty and asking you to help raise their son."

No matter what the old couple said, Lu Shishen refused to compromise, which made Ma Xiuzhu very angry.

Knowing that their son had his own ideas, the old couple had no choice but to agree after trying to persuade him in vain.

Feeling unhappy, the old couple kept frowning after An An came back from school, especially Ma Xiuzhu, whose eyes almost popped out.

Lu Shishen introduced An An, "They are grandpa and grandma."

An An was stunned and said, "My grandparents are dead."

Ma Xiuzhu jumped up and said, "How can you talk like that, kid? Who are you cursing to death?"

An An was startled and quickly hid behind Lu Shishen, "Dad, she is so fierce, I don't like her."

"You little bastard, you still don't like me? Do you believe that I will throw you into the mountains to feed the wolves?" Ma Xiuzhu threatened.

Lu Guozhi noticed that his son looked unhappy. He glared at his wife and said, "Okay, why are you fussing with a child? Sit down and eat."

Yang Niannian walked to the door of the main room and saw this scene. She waved at An An and said, "An An, the table in the room is too small to accommodate everyone. I left some food for you in the kitchen. You can eat in the kitchen."

An An felt as if she had been pardoned and quickly ran to the kitchen.

This old lady is so fierce, he doesn't like her at all.

…

When Lu Guozhi lived in the countryside, he always went to the river to take a bath. He was not used to the faucet in the toilet, so Lu Shishen took him and An An to take a bath in the river outside the staff quarters.

Ma Xiuzhu thinks her husband doesn’t know how to enjoy himself. How comfortable is it to take a bath in this bathroom?

Since her husband wasn't washing here, she was washing here, and she went into the bathroom with her change of clothes.

It was too hot in the room, so Yang Niannian took the dishes to the yard to wash them. She had just washed two dishes when she heard someone ask behind her.

"Is Captain Lu home?"

Yang Niannian turned around and saw that it was Qin Aonan. She stood up in surprise and said, "Hey, Deputy Captain Qin? What do you want to talk to Shi Shen about?"

Qin Aonan shook his head with a dull expression, "Nothing... I was having dinner at Political Commissar Zhang's house just now, and I heard that Captain Lu's parents were here, so I came to see them."

In fact, Qin Aonan didn't know how he got in.

I saw Yang Niannian in the yard just now, and I walked in on a whim.

It must be the alcohol that caused it. Next time someone invites me to dinner, I can't drink.

Yang Niannian smiled and said, "That's unfortunate. My father-in-law came from the countryside and took him to the river to take a bath."

Qin Aonan was dazzled by her smile and subconsciously recognized the beginning of the sentence, "That is indeed a bit unfortunate."

After a pause, he asked, "Have you visited Yueyue these days? Has she been discharged from the hospital?"

"He will be discharged from the hospital in the next two days." Yang Niannian said.

Qin Aonan nodded, thinking that Lu Shishen was not at home and it would not be appropriate for him to stay here for a long time, so he said.

"Since Captain Lu is not at home, I will leave first and visit you another day."

As soon as he walked out of the yard, Ma Xiuzhu came out of the bathroom, stared at Qin Aonan's back and asked, "Who is that man?"

"Deputy Captain Qin in the army." Yang Niannian answered truthfully.

Ma Xiuzhu curled her lips, "The army is full of men, you should be careful with what you say and do, don't let people gossip about you behind your back and affect your future."

Although I don't like my daughter-in-law, I have to admit that she is really pretty.

The army is a place where men gather together, and I can't let my son be cuckolded.

Yang Niannian rolled her eyes. "Mom, I think you look good. When you were young, there must have been a lot of rumors in the village, right?"

Ma Xiuzhu thought Yang Niannian was praising her, and couldn't help but feel proud. "Of course, when I was young, matchmakers almost knocked down the door of my house. The son of the village chief of the neighboring village even liked me, but unfortunately the village chief's son was not good-looking, so I didn't like him. After much searching, they chose your dad."

Back then, she was also a pretty girl in the village.

Yang Niannian, "You've been caught in the rain, so why do you have to splash water on others?"

Ma Xiuzhu was stunned for a moment, and when she realized something was wrong, Yang Niannian had already entered the kitchen carrying pots and pans.

When her husband and son came back, she took her son back into the room to talk in private. She bolted the door for fear that Yang Niannian would eavesdrop.

"Mom is going to tell you something from the bottom of my heart. You have to keep it in mind."

"You say." Lu Shishen said.

Ma Xiuzhu had a calculating look on her face and lowered her voice, "Yang Niannian is not worthy of you in any aspect. You can use this to suppress her, but you can't let a woman control you. You can't give her all the allowance and ask her to keep a record of all her living expenses. I think she is very cunning and must have a lot of tricks up her sleeve. Be careful that she hides some private money to subsidize her family. Her brother is not young anymore and has no money to marry or is still single."

Lu Shishen frowned, "You don't know her, don't judge her too much."

Ma Xiuzhu couldn't accept her son defending his daughter-in-law, so she confronted her and glared at Lu Shishen with a distorted expression.

"I'm your biological mother, how can I harm you? You're just stupid. You help others raise their sons, and spend all the money you earn with your life on others."

"Nian Nian is my family member who will give birth to my children and spend my life with me. She is not an outsider."

Lu Shishen couldn't change his parents' minds, but he could express his attitude. "Nian Nian and I are busy and don't have time to take care of you. I will send you to the train station tomorrow."