Chapter 227: Following the Army

The next morning, Lizhan woke up early, refreshed as always.

Xiaowen, Xiaowu and Beibei woke up and found that Lizhan had returned. They ran over excitedly and surrounded him, chattering "Fourth Uncle, Fourth Uncle" non-stop.

Lizhan always brought them some small bowls whenever he came back, and this time was no exception, he brought some bullet shells for them to play with.

The triplets also woke up early in the morning and started crying.

Lizhan clumsily changed their diapers. After not seeing them for a few months, Yanyan, Yeye and Yaoyao didn't recognize him anymore, but they didn't cry. They just stared at the stranger in the house with their clear and innocent eyes, very curious.

Li Zhan was helpless and laughed, "You little bastards, how long have we not seen each other? Don't you recognize your dad again? I am your dad, be good and call me dad."

He hadn't received the telegram that Xia Juanjuan sent two days ago, but Xia Juanjuan told him about it verbally last night, so he was looking forward to it.

As a result, not only did they no longer call him dad, they didn’t even recognize him!

After hearing what Lizhan said, I don’t know if they realized they were being scolded, but the three kids pouted their lips and started crying.

Li Zhan: "..."

He didn't seem to be doing anything, did he? So what? A trio early in the morning?

"Shh! Your mother is still asleep, stop crying..."

Xia Juanjuan was exhausted, but after hearing the noise, she still got up and said with a smile, "Maybe she is hungry. Give the children to me and I will feed them."

The three little guys naturally opened their arms and wanted Xia Juanjuan, while crying out aggrievedly, "Mommy, Mommy..."

Xia Juanjuan smiled and hugged him, saying, "Look at you crying, did your dad scold you? Be good, don't cry, mom will help you scold him later..."

Not to mention, even though Lizhan was in trouble, Xia Juanjuan was still in a good mood.

The imbalance that the three little ones felt after learning to call dad first and then mom has been made up for.

Lizhan was unaware of Xia Juanjuan's little pride, so he went to make breakfast.

Although Lin Yuru was afraid that she would let the cat out of the bag, she was still worried that Xia Juanjuan could not handle it alone. She came back early in the morning and saw Li Zhan at home. She was very happy and drove Li Zhan out of the kitchen while she continued to make breakfast.

Lizhan would go back into the house, pick up the three little ones, throw them into the air, and play with them after catching them, or let them sit on his neck and ride on his big horse, making the three little guys giggle non-stop.

The three little ones started growing teeth when they were five or six months old. Now when they smile, their four upper and lower front teeth are exposed. They are so adorable.

Li Zhan couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

Since the children were born, the days he spent at home were really few and far between. In the blink of an eye, the three little ones have grown up so much.

Even so, it is because the unit he currently belongs to is considered to be relatively mobile, and they are all sent out to carry out relatively dangerous missions that require elites with top abilities in all aspects to complete. Therefore, correspondingly, they are actually freer than other units. Otherwise, he might not even be able to guarantee the current frequency of leave, and it would be good enough if he could come back to visit his family once a year.

However, he has recently applied to the commander and plans to transfer to a regular garrison position. In this way, with his current position, he can bring his wife and children to the garrison and let them follow the troops. Although they still cannot see each other because of the mission, it is definitely better than living apart from each other now.

However, even if the higher-ups finally agree to this, it is estimated that it will not be finalized until next year or the year after, and it is not certain where the headquarters will be located.

This time when he came back, he also wanted to ask Xia Juanjuan's opinion first.

After all, the final station might be a place with harsh conditions. If Xia Juanjuan is unwilling to join the army, there would be no point for him to move there.

Li Zhan asked softly, "Juanjuan, I'm thinking of transferring to a regular garrison next year or the year after. By then, we should have a fixed place to be stationed. By then, we should be able to take you and the children with us. Are you willing?"

Xia Juanjuan was stunned for a moment.

With the army? The army has very strict rules. Although they won't be too harsh on the military dependents, they certainly can't be as free as they are in the countryside...

However, if I follow the army, I will have much more time to meet and spend time with Li Zhan than I do now!

After thinking for a moment, she nodded and said with a smile: "If I can really follow the army, I will definitely take my children with me. Who told me to follow my husband wherever he goes?"

Although freedom is important, being together as a family is more important.

The kids are getting older, and most of them are boys. There is no man in the family to teach them by example, so Xia Juanjuan is afraid that they will grow up in a wrong way.

Anyway, it will be next year or the year after. It's not like you have to join the army immediately if you agree now. There is still some buffer time.

Li Zhan was very happy to see her agree, and said with a smile, "That's fine. Lao Bai said that he will bring his wife over when the time comes, so you definitely won't be lonely there."

Xia Juanjuan was stunned for a moment and asked, "Lao Bai? Bai Zihan? He got married? When?"

Li Zhan nodded and said with a smile, "Just half a month ago, I am on wedding leave now. The chief introduced me to her last winter, and we have been dating for more than half a year before we started talking about marriage. She is not bad, but not as pretty as my wife!"

Xia Juanjuan glanced at him and said with a smile, "What a jerk! You didn't even tell me when I went to Beijing last time. By the way, you gave a gift to someone who's getting married, right?"

Li Zhan laughed and said, "Of course I will follow it, twenty!"

Xia Juanjuan nodded and said with a smile, "That's good. If you need anything, just send me a little less of your allowance. It will be enough for my family."

Li Zhan nodded and said with a smile, "I know. I was just about to tell you that in a month, Lu Xiangdong and Wei Bin will also be getting married. By then, I am thinking of giving them a twenty-yuan gift each. I will have less to send home."

Lu Xiangdong and Wei Bin were the two guys who had come to pick up Xia Juanjuan to go to the army.

Xia Juanjuan smiled and said, "It's up to you. You have many brothers under you, so don't be too stingy in this regard. I've kept all the money you used to send back to my family every month."

Lizhan originally knew that Xia Juanjuan would not be so fussy about this, but he was still quite moved to hear her say this.

"Yeah. I know."

Lizhan's vacation this time is also short. He only stays at home for half a day and has to leave in the afternoon.

After playing with the three little brats for a while, the three conscienceless kids finally got acquainted with Lizhan. Suddenly, they looked up, smiled with their front teeth showing, and shouted to Lizhan, "Dad, dad..."