Chapter 14 His thoughts are the same whether he has a son or a daughter

"Your father is drinking, what are you guys arguing about?"

As soon as the door opened, Wang Cuihua came out with her hands on her hips.

There was a stove burning in the room, and the warm red light reflected on He Zhaodi's pale little face, forming a strong contrast.

"mother……"

As soon as He Mengdi opened her mouth, Wang Cuihua yelled at her, "Why are you yelling? Do you want to kneel down with your elder sister?"

Wang Cuihua turned her head and saw Song Qinian standing behind He Mengdi. Her anger disappeared and she immediately put on a flattering smile.

"Captain Song, why...why are you here?"

As soon as she said this, He Fugui strode out of the house. He had a flat head, a square face, a strong body, a red face on his dark face, and a smell of alcohol.

"Captain Song, have you eaten yet? Let's have a drink together."

He Fugui walked forward with a smile, patted Song Qinian on the shoulder, and motioned him to go into the house.

This He Fugui was the deputy battalion commander of Song Qinian's regiment. The two had been old comrades-in-arms for many years. It was he who braved the artillery fire and carried the seriously injured and unconscious Song Qinian back to the camp.

"I've eaten, Lao He, what's going on?"

Song Qinian pointed at He Zhaodi who was kneeling in the yard.

He Fugui looked at He Zhaodi and He Baonan who were kneeling with their heads bowed, and waved his hand nonchalantly.

"The little girl is naughty and has done something wrong. Her mother will punish her. Zhaodi, your brother is sleepy. Get up and carry him to the room to sleep."

He Fugui kicked He Zhaodi who was lying on the ground with his toes.

"Got it, Dad."

He Zhaodi nodded and stood up, but her body was too stiff and she fell to the ground.

Seeing He Zhaodi about to fall to the ground, He Fugui didn't move at all. Song Qinian quickly reached out and grabbed He Zhaodi. When he touched her hand, he found that her body was so cold that her hand was frozen. He didn't know how long she had been kneeling in the snow.

"Why don't you go now?!"

He Fugui frowned and shouted, Baonan and Mengdi came forward and helped He Zhaodi walk into the house.

Wang Cuihua walked over with a smile, "That girl broke a thermos bottle today. That thing is not cheap, so she must be punished. She should learn her lesson!"

"Fugui, I know you have many children in your family, and I don't have anything good to give to my sister-in-law who is coming to the army. I have an extra thermos bottle, so I just happened to bring one over for you."

Song Qinian took out the thermos from behind him and handed it to Wang Cuihua.

He stared at Wang Cuihua with a deep look, feeling very uncomfortable.

Thinking about what happened in the bathhouse today, could it be that Captain Song came to complain about her to Lao He?

"Captain Song, you are thoughtful, very thoughtful."

Wang Cuihua smiled, but still shamelessly took the thermos.

It was Bai Wei who made her so angry that she slapped Zhao Di. Otherwise, how could her thermos be broken? It was only right for Captain Song to pay for it!

He Zhaodi carried her brother to the west room. Wang Cuihua noticed that her frozen red hand was about to touch He Chengcai's face, so she immediately followed her.

"Your hands are cold, don't touch your brother! If you wake him up from the cold, you will suffer the consequences!"

Wang Cuihua followed He Zhaodi away. He Fugui was indifferent to this scene and pulled Song Qinian into the house to greet them.

"Come on, Captain Song, my whole family is reunited today, I'm so happy, come drink with me!"

Song Qinian and He Fugui entered the house together, but he did not sit down. Instead, he held He Fugui's hand.

"Mr. He, it doesn't matter whether you have a son or a daughter. You can't favor one over the other."

"Hey, Captain Song, you don't understand since you're not married! Sons are different. They can carry on the family line and bring honor to the family. In the future, this talented person will have to be like me, join the army, defend the country, and maybe even become a general!"

He Fugui's face was flushed, obviously he had drunk too much.

Song Qinian ignored the arrogance in his words and shook his head, saying, "If you really want him to be a general, you have to discipline him strictly since he was young. It's fine for a son, but since a daughter won't go to the battlefield, you have to feel sorry for her. Women hold up half the sky, and the chairman's words are true? Daughters should be raised well!"

"You don't understand. Wait until you have a baby, then you will understand!"

He Fugui smiled. Because he had drunk some wine, he spoke without restraint.

Song Qinian's face darkened, and he stopped trying to beat around the bush with He Fugui. He slapped He Fugui's shoulder, tightening his palm.

"As long as they are born to my wife, I love them all. Lao He, gender equality is advocated now. My sister-in-law is too harsh on her daughter, and it will have an impact if it gets out. You have been the deputy battalion commander for many years, and now you have the opportunity to be promoted, you should seize it."

His grip was so strong that a piercing pain was felt in his heart, sobering He Fugui up a lot.

"I'll be leaving first."

Song Qinian said no more, patted He Fugui on the shoulder and walked out.

On the way back to the guesthouse, Bai Wei expressed many of his dissatisfaction with Wang Cuihua. He usually did not like to meddle in other people's business, but since she was angry, he could not remain indifferent.

When Song Qinian left with his hands behind his back, snow fell on He Fugui's head, and the cold feeling made him sober up instantly.

Song Qinian suddenly came here, not to give him a thermos, but to order him!

"Wang Cuihua! Come here!!"

He Fugui yelled loudly. Wang Cuihua was covering He Chengcai with a quilt. As soon as she came out, she was slapped by He Fugui.

"Did you embarrass me outside today?!"

His slap was so powerful that Wang Cuihua's hair was messed up. She looked at He Fu with a red and swollen face and disheveled hair.

"How did I embarrass you?"

"You won't tell me, right? Zhaodi, Mengdi, Yingdi, come here! Tell me what she did when you went out with her today!"

He Fugui picked up the fire stick in the house, sat in the main room with a ferocious look, and asked He Zhaodi and her two sisters in a grim voice.

"Wang Cuihua, you can do whatever you want in the countryside! Now that the troops are here, if you want to embarrass my He family, that's absolutely not allowed! Tell me! What did you do!"

Mengdi and Yingdi were both so frightened that they cried and could not speak fully.

Only when He Zhaodi tactfully mentioned the matter of the bathhouse, after He Fugui heard it, he picked up a fire stick and beat Wang Cuihua with a stick.

With a bang, the stick broke into two pieces.

Fortunately, it was already half-charred, so it didn't hurt much when it hit my body.

"You can beat me, scold me, punish me, whatever you want at home. It's up to you! My daughter is worthless anyway. Be careful when you go out. Don't bring shame to our He family! Do you hear me?"

He Fugui set down the family rules, but he didn't understand what Song Qinian meant at all and was only concerned with keeping up appearances.

That night, He Zhaodi was not forced to kneel again, but Wang Cuihua cried all night.

She was even more certain that it was Bai Wei's whispering that caused her to get beaten.