Wang Ziwen was almost speechless. When he saw his wife looking over, he quickly pursed his lips and shook his head, signaling her to stop talking.
This scene amused everyone.
"Alright, stop acting up!" Li Qin said, somewhat amused and exasperated.
When Li Wenxuan saw that his father needed to get medicine, he hurriedly ran into the house to get paper and pen for him. After writing down the prescription, he even took the initiative to run back to get the medicine.
Li Qin led Ding Qiunan and the others back to the kitchen to unload the steamers, and Wang Ziwen and Li Chu followed them in to help.
After Li Wenxuan finished getting the medicine, he let his father check it first, and then he took the medicine pot to decoct the medicine for his aunt.
Watching his son busy washing and decocting the medicine, he suddenly realized that there was no need to force his son to study in the future. He should let his son do what he liked and learn as much as he could.
Ding Qiunan walked to her husband's side and followed his gaze.
"What's wrong? What are you looking at?"
“Look at our son. I’ve decided not to pressure him anymore. Let him study however he wants. Even if he doesn’t amount to anything, it’s not like I can’t afford to support him.”
"Don't talk nonsense. How could my son be a failure? He's so smart, he'll definitely achieve more than you in the future!"
Li Chu turned his head to look at his wife with some surprise.
"Qiu Nan, do you have some misunderstanding about your man?"
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Ding Qiunan was full of questions. She didn't understand how her son's future achievements could be misunderstood.
“Honey, I’m already a member of the Academic Committee of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, which is the highest honor in the scientific community. So, your son will at most be on par with me in the future. Want to surpass me? Heh... you’re dreaming.”
"Tch, what are you so smug about! Don't you even know how you got your class representative position?"
"Hey! You want to argue with me, huh!"
"Hmph, my son will definitely be better than you in the future!" After saying that, Ding Qiunan turned around and walked away arrogantly.
Li Chu was left standing there alone, muttering to himself, "It's not like he's not my son. So you can give birth to him all by yourself!"
"Uncle, what are you muttering about? Why are you standing here all by yourself?"
The sound from behind startled Li Chumeng.
Looking back, I saw that it was Jiadong and his wife who had returned.
"Why did you two come back at noon? Are you on holiday?"
"No, it's because my mom said there would be something good to eat at noon when we left this morning, so we came back to freeload a meal."
"Go wash your hands quickly, it's almost done!"
Wang Jiadong turned around and told Xiao Juan to go first. He looked at his uncle and hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but didn't.
"What's wrong? Just say what you want to say, don't be so hesitant."
"Hehe," Wang Jiadong scratched his head a little embarrassedly and asked in a low voice, "Uncle, what's it like on the battlefield? Were you scared when you first went there?"
Seeing his nephew's curious expression, Li Chu chuckled and shook his head.
"Of course they're scared. Let alone being scared, the sound of gunfire can make people wet their pants, their legs go weak and they can't move, they cry. There are all kinds of people."
Wang Jiadong's eyes widened as he listened, and he began to doubt whether his uncle was lying to him. How could there be such a person?
"Don't believe me?" Li Chu chuckled and patted Jia Dong on the shoulder. "Have you ever seen a dead person?"
Wang Jiadong nodded: "I've seen it, Uncle. Although I've never been on the battlefield, I'm a police officer now, and I've seen quite a few crime scenes. What kind of dead bodies haven't I seen?"
"Imagine your comrade who was laughing and joking with you just a few minutes ago, and then suddenly a shell blows him to pieces, leaving not even a palm-sized piece of his body. How would that feel?"
Wang Jiadong's eyes widened even more, his lips trembled slightly, and he couldn't utter a single word.
Li Chu put his arm around his nephew's shoulder: "Jiadong, remember, war is never merciful. It is fought with human lives. Every war, whether it ends in victory or defeat, is written with countless blood and lives."
So never think, "How wonderful it would be if I could go to the battlefield, kill the enemy, and achieve great deeds!" Fear of war is nothing to be ashamed of. It's normal to feel weak in the knees when gunfire erupts. As long as you don't desert, as long as you hold your ground, whether you wet your pants or soil your pants, you're a true hero!
Wang Jiadong fell silent. He suddenly remembered that his father had said the same thing to him before.
That was what his father told him when he was about to join the army.
Dad also said that when he first participated in a battle, he was so scared that he didn't dare to lift his head. He just raised his gun and fired wildly. After firing five bullets, it was time to fight with bayonets.
Tell him it's much better now, at least there are plenty of bullets.
"Jiadong, don't think too much. You're a police officer now, just do your job well. Go wash your hands, dinner's ready."
Wang Jiadong nodded silently and walked over to the pool platform.
Li Chu shook his head, no longer thinking about those messy things, and went over to help serve the food.
After finishing their meal and cleaning up, Li Chu and his family of five returned to their home.
As soon as they got back, the three children decided to run out into the street to play together.
"Don't rush off," Li Chu quickly called out to them.
Then he took out a few ten-yuan bills and a stack of messy tickets from his pocket and handed them to Wenhui.
"Buy some firecrackers for the family when you come back, buy a lot, and the rest you can buy whatever you want."
"Thank you, Dad! Wenxuan, Yueyue, hurry up, Dad's giving you the money!"
After the three children ran out, Li Chu turned to his wife, who was feeding the dog, and asked, "Shall we go out for a walk later?"
"I don't want to go! It's too cold outside. I'd rather stay home!"
What can you do if you have a lazy wife? She won't even go out for a stroll with you.
"By the way, Li Chu, why don't you go and see Ran Ziye? After you left last year, Qiuye came to see you a few times."
Oh right, how could I forget about this girl? Li Chu raised his hand and patted his forehead.
"When Teacher Ran came over, she didn't say how Ye Zi is doing?"
"It should be nothing serious. She came to find you because you said you would visit Yezi every month, but she didn't see you go, so she came to ask. I only said you were on a business trip, but I didn't say where you went specifically."
Nodding, Li Chu thought for a moment before saying, "Never mind, I won't go before the New Year. I'll go see her after the New Year. As long as she keeps taking the medicine I prescribed, there shouldn't be any major problems."
Speaking of this, he thought of Xu Damao's family again, wondering how their canteen was doing.
"Honey, how's the canteen that the Lou family is contracting going?"
"I almost forgot to tell you if you hadn't asked, they've also contracted out the textile factory's canteen."
"Wow, this business is getting bigger and bigger!"
"What do you think? Xiao'e's dad is already considering taking over a third company."
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