Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Qiao immediately objected: "Son, do you know that piece of land is the largest here? With this land, we can get more vegetables."
The second company commander looked at the old woman standing in front of him with a fierce expression and said, "Mother, do you know how much higher the rank of this regimental commander is than your son?"
Grandma Qiao glared at him and said, "We're all soldiers. So what if he's a higher-ranking officer?"
The second company commander tried to persuade her earnestly, but Old Lady Qiao remained unmoved. He glanced at his wife, who was sitting silently to the side holding the child, and felt a pang of frustration. When they got married, she was a cheerful girl, but in just a few years, she had turned into such a poker-faced woman. This old lady was working on the regimental commander's land, and she didn't even know how to offer some advice.
Just as Old Mrs. Qiao was still feeling smug about having secured this piece of land, she saw the Second Company Commander return looking disheveled. She immediately asked, "Son, what happened to you?"
The second company commander groaned weakly. This day's training exercise was truly inhuman. This island is only so big, yet they made him run 50 laps around it. Goodness, when he got back to the mess hall, there wasn't even a drop of soup left. When he got home, his old lady was still nagging. He angrily shoved his wife's sewing basket onto the ground, and that silenced her.
The second company commander asked, "Is there any food at home?"
The old lady said hesitantly, "You usually eat in the cafeteria, so we didn't bring you any food."
The second company commander said, "Then make me some noodles, I'm starving!"
The old lady said hesitantly, "Noodles are too expensive, so I didn't let them buy any."
The second company commander asked, "What kind of food do you have at home?"
The old lady completely gave up, saying, "I have nothing. Every day's food is carefully planned, with no extras."
The second company commander was furious: "Can't my monthly allowance even cover a meal?"
Grandma Qiao snorted and said, "Your younger brother isn't married yet, and you, as his older brother, aren't you going to save some money for his wedding dowry?"
The second company commander looked at his own mother and said, "I'm his brother, not his father. I won't give him money for his wedding. If you want to give him money, that's your business, I don't care."
Old Mrs. Qiao immediately sat down on the ground and cried out, "Oh, you heartless man, you're tearing my heart out!"
The second company commander looked at the old woman sitting on the ground and, without any politeness, kicked the sewing basket next to her feet out of the room. Then he said to the old woman, "Fine, you're thinking about your youngest son, aren't you? Tomorrow I'll take leave and send you back to your hometown. You can live a good life with him."
Upon hearing this, Old Lady Qiao said, "I am your mother."
The second company commander said in a low voice, "You are my mother, but I am not your only son. You eat my food, live in my house, drink my water, and take my money to give to your youngest son. Why should I be the one to suffer?" Then he looked at Old Lady Qiao with a fierce gaze and said, "I've been tormented so badly today. Did you offend someone? Oh, right, it's the regimental commander. You farm the regimental commander's land. You're an old lady, so the regimental commander can't do anything to you. But I'm one of his soldiers. With just one word from him, he can strip me of my uniform."
Old Mrs. Qiao's face turned cold and pale as she said, "You wait here, I'm going to find him. How could you treat me like this?"
The second company commander watched her stand up and walk out. Exhausted, he didn't stop the old woman. He sat there, head down, unaware that his wife was standing by the window, holding their child, staring blankly at them. This man... he's a real scoundrel!
Old Mrs. Qiao stood at Qian Feng's door and launched into a tirade of vulgarities, making everyone gathered around think that the old woman was courting death.
When Qian Duoduo came back from outside, she saw Old Lady Qiao cursing at her own front door. She didn't go over, but just stood there and watched her performance. Then she asked Yang Bin to go find the political commissar and Battalion Commander Yang, the superior of the Second Company Commander. Since the family had something to do and it had even caused trouble at the regimental commander's house, it seemed that the Second Company Commander was not very smart.
Looking at the stubborn old lady Qiao in front of him, Political Commissar Nan felt that his own situation was really too difficult.
Battalion Commander Yang had a fiery temper and completely ignored the old woman. He directly ordered someone to bring over the Second Company Commander, who was easily knocked down by Battalion Commander Yang as the Second Company Commander strolled over.
"Stand up!" Battalion Commander Yang shouted immediately.
The second company commander instinctively straightened up, but Battalion Commander Yang knocked him to the ground again.
"Stand up!" Battalion Commander Yang shouted immediately.
The second company commander had no choice but to straighten up again. When Grandma Qiao saw that Battalion Commander Yang was about to reach out again, she immediately rushed over, pushed Battalion Commander Yang aside, and stood in front of the second company commander: "What are you doing? Did my son do anything wrong!"
Political Commissar Nan looked at the Second Company Commander, whose eyes were lowered, and put down the water cup in his hand: "Qiao Wei, do you know your mistake?"
The second company commander looked at Political Commissar Nan, then loudly replied, "I don't know."
Political Commissar Nan stood up and looked at Old Lady Qiao in front of the Second Company Commander, saying, "Qiao Wei, this is the army, not your village, much less a place for you, Qiao Wei, to act arrogantly."
As a subordinate, you failed to stop your mother from verbally abusing your superior and misusing other people's resources, which is wrong in itself.
Grandma Qiao immediately said, "What does it have to do with him if I swear?"
Political Commissar Nan looked at Old Lady Qiao with her triangular eyes and said, "You don't meet the requirements for accompanying the army, and even if you're here to visit relatives, your visit time exceeds the prescribed time. This is taking advantage of the country. In addition, you occupied the regimental commander's vegetable garden, and today you insulted the regimental commander at his home. All of these things can lead to Qiao Wei being punished."
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