Wuyi slid over to Zhou Jiao and said, "Mom, I've been wanting to go to Dongsi Street for a long time. I heard that some components can be configured there, but they're a bit expensive. It's a pity that my brother has to go to military training again, otherwise we would have the money and wouldn't have to ask you for permission."
Zhou Jiao agreed decisively. If the children really wanted to learn, she wouldn't mind buying them the most valuable TV and dismantling it.
As for what kind of finished product the kids were planning to make, she didn't ask. Haha... just play around. Regardless of whether they could pull off something fancy, it was still better than going out and getting into a fight with those little brats.
Don't think she doesn't know that Ping'an goes to the military camp during holidays, but Aunt Chen is always there to listen to everything and often spreads gossip to her.
She didn't ask, but Liuyi hesitated, looked at his parents, and explained, "We don't really need to spend a lot of money on these little gadgets. Wuyi and I have considered going to the military camp for training like my brother when we turn fifteen, but we've been too idle these past few years, so we'd rather learn more."
Wuyi immediately agreed: "That's right, when brother is not at home, we don't like to go out shopping with everyone else, so after thinking about it, we think it's better to do something serious."
Zhang Guoqing and Zhou Jiao smiled at each other, looking at their two sons with satisfaction. As parents, they were already proud enough to consider this.
Zhang Guoqing was particularly happy as he squatted down and hugged his two sons. With sons like him, what else did he need to worry about? No matter how much wealth he gave them, what effect would it have!
No matter how the situation changes in the future, for the sake of this family, he will endure and persevere until those bad guys who have ill intentions towards his family die.
After settling his excited two little sons to rest, Zhang Guoqing gently closed the door and returned to the bedroom with Zhou Jiao, who was in the same mood as him.
"Jiaojiao, this life is worth it! Are you happy?"
"Feel the same."
The couple looked at each other silently, then smiled.
"Is Ping An coming back soon?"
Speaking of his eldest son, Zhang Guoqing smiled widely, "I will definitely be back this week. I heard from my classmate that my son is doing very well. If he hadn't stopped me, he would have been admitted as an exception."
Zhou Jiao smiled upon hearing this and said, "I wonder if he will go home with Dad?"
How could that be? If the child's grandfather had been working at the grassroots level, the child would have probably avoided him long ago. As for who would win or lose? That all depends on how his father-in-law cooperates.
Zhang Guoqing shook his head and smiled, "Probably not. Ping An deliberately went downstairs for military training during this winter and summer vacation, hiding his identity, just to avoid being treated politely. However, this can be considered a test of his true ability. I think Dad is so happy right now that he will agree to anything he asks."
Zhou Jiao should have been happy that her son had such determination. But then she thought about the possibility of her son joining the army, and the war that would rage in the future. She suddenly lost her spirits and sighed.
You have to pay for what you get, unless she is really determined to ignore the child's wishes and impose her own ideas on her son.
But if you put yourself in their shoes, would you be willing to accept it?
How could Zhang Guoqing not know what Zhou Jiao was thinking? Even though she often avoided talking about it, he still had this worry. Looking at Zhou Jiao, he could only use his son's words to persuade her.
Just as Ping An said, the efforts he is making now are not for joining the army in the future. He just wants to challenge his greatest potential and set an example for his younger brothers.
But in reality, is it really that simple?
Even though his son didn't say anything, Zhang Guoqing understood a little bit of what he was thinking.
The child really considered his long-cherished wish. As long as he was demobilized, in order to make up for his grandfather's regret, he would have no choice but to choose the path of a lifelong military service.
What's more, in terms of age, Ping'an is not as lucky as his younger brothers. Although he and his wife had taken precautions and made preparations for their children's schooling earlier, they kept putting it off. No matter how they planned, as soon as their children graduated from high school, they were still caught up in the wave of going to the countryside to work in the fields.
Go to the countryside to do farm work?
What a joke! He himself came from the countryside.
In early spring in February, the temperature in the early morning was below zero degrees. Not only did they have to go into the water barefoot to plant rice, but they also had to stand in waist-deep manure and stir it vigorously with a rake. Their whole bodies, faces, and heads were covered in the smelly manure, but they didn't dare to say it was smelly, for fear that the poor and lower-middle peasants would say they had bad thoughts.
It's still summer, under the scorching sun, facing the loess and with your back to the sky, a drop of sweat breaks into eight petals. Like the old farmers, you get up before dawn to harvest rice, you're so tired that you can't even straighten your back, and you carry river mud in the high temperature of nearly 40 degrees?
Living in a simple hut made of straw and earth, with wind blowing in from all sides, in the cold winter, the north wind blows into the house. 365 days a year, except for holidays and snowy days, the rest of the time you live worse than an ox?
Zhang Guoqing was heartbroken just thinking about letting his beloved child live such a life, so how could he be willing to do so? Of course, there are other solutions, such as letting the child go directly to work through the back door.
But for such an excellent child with self-control, using privileges to teach him to escape, how is this different from directly ruining his future?
After considering all the factors, it seems that for my son's short-term plan, just like the other children in the compound, joining the army has become the only option.
Therefore, in the past few years, when he saw his son going to military training, he never stopped the child, and he didn't want to express his own thoughts on this unknown issue.
As for the road, we can only take one step at a time and see how it goes. We must first overcome the big hurdle in front of us before we have enough energy to solve other problems.
I hope God is kind to simple-minded people and that an opportunity will arise in the next few years so that he can seize it.
Zhang Guoqing sighed inwardly as he began to think about his son's future wife again. He was just as excited about his son's arrival as he was worried about it now.
"If you have time recently, please keep an eye on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for me. My unit contacted the translators twice recently. It seems to be a mess. It should be rectified in the next two years."
Zhou Jiao's eyes lit up when he heard him say that. If there really was an opportunity, Ping An's qualifications would definitely allow him to become a translator. That would be another path for him to choose from.
"As for the military academy, I'm also keeping a close eye on it. There are exceptions for priority admission. If the child really wants to join the military, given his performance over the past two years, it's not impossible for him to work harder. As long as he chooses the right branch of the military, his safety factor will increase. Don't worry, not only me, but also our father will keep an eye on him."
Comforted by him like this, Zhou Jiao suppressed her inner anxiety and slowly smiled at him. She should be optimistic about things that haven't happened yet, especially since she is still here.
That night, the couple made a rough plan for their child's future, but will the child live up to their wishes? Besides, the future is too far away, with countless possibilities, whether it is safe or not.
When they grow up, they will always want to follow the path they want most, especially since they have known what they want since they were young...
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