Yan Heqing: ...
Huo Beixiao deserved to be dumped by Yang Qiaoqiao for what he did.
But he was being very honest and didn't do anything, so why did his wife bring him along?
He really got caught in the crossfire even though he was lying down!
After everyone chatted for a while, Su Pan and Yue Rongzheng took out the items they had prepared for the two children's first birthday celebration.
As is customary, a red cloth was laid on top of the mats where the two children usually play.
Yang Qiaoqiao shook the rattle-drum and called to the two little ones, "An'an, Lele, look over here. Each of you can choose one gift you like best from these. Which one do you choose?"
An'an raised her big, bright eyes, glanced at Yang Qiaoqiao, and then looked at the abacus, notebooks, brushes, rulers, and seals scattered on the ground.
Then, the little guy supported himself on the mat with both hands and stood up unsteadily.
Startled, Zhou Yang and Qiao Haifan quickly reached out to protect her.
In an instant, everyone's eyes were on Xiao An'an, all wanting to see what she would grab.
But after Xiao An'an reached the pile of things, she didn't stop. Instead, she continued to wobble forward with her little feet.
The little guy stopped only when he was right in front of Yue Rongzheng, and grabbed the armband on Yue Rongzheng's military uniform with one of his little hands.
For a moment, everyone was stunned.
Although Yue Rongzheng has been very approachable since he came to Yang Qiaoqiao's house today.
However, his decisive and ruthless demeanor, honed on the battlefield, coupled with the imposing presence he exuded from his long-term high position, made others somewhat cautious in his presence.
Apart from Xia Yuntao, no one else dared to speak to Yue Rongzheng.
Especially for someone like Guo Tao who operates in the gray area, seeing Yue Rongzheng made him feel like a mouse seeing a cat.
At this moment, when they saw that Xiao An'an had actually grabbed the armband on his clothes, everyone else instinctively held their breath.
"Hahaha……"
It was Yue Rongzheng's hearty laughter that broke the silence.
He excitedly picked up little An'an and said happily, "Our little An'an wants to be a soldier when she grows up! Good, good!"
"When our little An'an grows up a bit more, your uncle will take you to the army. If we have that ambition, we have to train from a young age!"
Yang Qiaoqiao only came to her senses at this moment.
She had even considered that An'an might accept all the things they had prepared for her first birthday celebration as gifts, because Su Pan, who knew An'an's preferences well, had prepared all the golden items for An'an and Lele's first birthday celebration.
She never expected that, faced with such a great temptation, Xiao An'an would not even look at those things, but would walk straight to Yue Rongzheng and grab his armband.
However, judging from Yue Rongzheng's expression now, you can tell that he is genuinely happy.
I genuinely want to wait until An'an is a little older before bringing her into the military so she can learn through observation and experience.
Yang Qiaoqiao's feelings were a little complicated at this moment.
Su Pan slapped Yue Rongzheng and objected, "That won't do. Our An'an is such a fair-skinned and pretty girl. She should study hard and get a comfortable and respectable job so she can be a rich young lady."
Who wants to go to the army with you and hang out with a bunch of rough, uncouth men?
Yue Rongzheng rarely refuted Su Pan, saying, "If our An'an has this ambition, then we should respect the child's wishes and raise the child according to the child's ideas. That's what good parents do."
Su Pan glared at Yue Rongzheng, "An'an doesn't understand these things yet. What thoughts does she have? She just hasn't seen this armband before and finds it novel and interesting, so she came over to grab it."
Yue Rongzheng had never argued with his wife in his entire life, but this time he was unusually serious, realizing that he couldn't reason with Su Pan.
He simply turned to An'an and asked, "Come on, little An'an, tell your great-uncle, do you want this armband from your great-uncle?"
Little An'an nodded emphatically, her eyes sparkling. "Yes."
Yue Rongzheng continued, "But Uncle can't give you this armband. You'll have to get it through your own efforts. That process might be very tiring and difficult. Do you still want it?"
Xiao An'an pursed her lips, her face resolute, and nodded emphatically again, "Yes!"
"Hehe..." Yue Rongzheng laughed even harder.
His biggest regret in life was that none of his two sons and one daughter were interested in joining the army.
He had originally hoped that his two sons would get married soon and give him two grandsons, so he took his grandsons to the army to train them from a young age.
As a result, Yue Jinchen used being busy with work as an excuse every day, refusing to get married no matter what.
The youngest son, needless to say, went off to school.
Because the emperor is far away, even if the couple wanted to urge him, there was nothing they could do.
He couldn't rely on his daughter either, since he himself didn't want her to get married. In his eyes, none of those young men outside were good enough for his daughter.
He never expected that An'an, this little girl, would show such interest in joining the army at such a young age. How could he not be happy?
Su Pan was speechless when she saw Yue Rongzheng like this.
But it wasn't appropriate to keep arguing with a man in this kind of situation, so she quietly said to Yang Qiaoqiao, "Qiaoqiao, don't worry, with your aunt here, she won't let your uncle take An'an to the army."
Yang Qiaoqiao smiled and said, "Auntie, it's alright. If An'an really wants to experience military life when she grows up, I'll be grateful to Uncle for taking her in!"
Although Su Pan married a soldier and has met many female soldiers over the years, in her mind, girls should still be clean and fragrant, do some leisurely work, and it doesn't matter how much they earn. The main thing is to have their own career and not waste their time. They can live a relaxed and beautiful life.
Therefore, when she heard Yang Qiaoqiao say this, she still disagreed somewhat, "Qiaoqiao, An'an is a girl after all..."
If it were Lele, she wouldn't say anything.
It's only right that boys should endure more hardship and be raised in a more rugged way.
Where can you send a girl to the army to suffer that kind of hardship?
She absolutely could not agree to it.
Yang Qiaoqiao didn't argue with Su Pan at this moment, and said, "It's okay, Auntie, An'an doesn't understand that much yet. When she grows up a bit more, we'll take her to see everything. The more she understands, the more she'll choose what she truly wants."
Su Pan nodded and stopped dwelling on the matter.
Next up is Lele.
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