"Have a meal?"
When Jiang Linhai said he wanted to eat, Jiang's mother frowned even more.
"You're still in the mood to eat? You're going to the battlefield soon. You're going to fight, son. My heart is in my throat. Are you still in the mood to eat?"
Jiang's mother's heart was in her throat, and she felt like the end of the world was coming. Then she immediately said:
"No, you are the only child of our Jiang family, and all our hope. If you are gone, our whole family will be finished.
If you can't go and tell them, then I will. I'm already old. If I cry and beg, even on my knees, for your military district to let you go back home, what can they do to an old woman like me?"
"mom!"
Jiang Linhai immediately grabbed Jiang's mother and said sternly, "Mom, I can agree to anything you say, but I can't agree to this one thing. It's still uncertain whether the war will come. What if it doesn't? If you make a fuss like this, won't you ruin my entire future?"
And even if war really comes, I'm a soldier, I've been in the army for so many years, I can't just enjoy the treatment of a battalion commander and not do the work of a battalion commander, right?"
"But son, you are my lifeblood. If you die..."
"Mom, wars aren't the same now. Technology is advanced now, and it's not the kind of face-to-face, real-life fighting. Don't scare yourself, and don't think the worst. Even if I really go to the battlefield, can't I return victorious? Why do you have to think so badly of me?"
"No, that's not what I meant. Pah, pah, pah!" Jiang's mother spat several times, then slapped herself several times. "It was Mom who was being crow-mouthed just now. I can't say that kind of thing, but son, I really don't feel comfortable letting you go."
"I know."
Jiang Linhai went over and hugged Jiang's mother, then gently patted her back to comfort her.
"It's all that bitch Ren Rongxue's fault. If she was pregnant with our child, you would feel better and I would have something to rely on. But..."
Jiang's mother didn't want to think of the worst, but it was hard to think of good things when it came to war. However, she didn't dare to say what she was thinking.
If Jiang Linhai really went to the battlefield and returned victorious, would Ren Rongxue come out at that time and enjoy the title of Hero's Wife?
And what if… what if something happened to her precious son, but they hadn't divorced at that time, wouldn't Ren Rongxue be a martyr's family member? Wouldn't she be able to enjoy some preferential policies provided by the state?
Bah, does she deserve it?
"Xiao Hai, from now on, Mom will go to the temple every day to burn incense and pray that war will not come. And that bitch Ren Rongxue, we must find her quickly and make her divorce you. You must quickly cut off all ties with her. We must completely cut off all ties with this bitch."
"I know, Mom."
Jiang Linhai didn't say anything else. He hoped that war would not come more than anyone else.
Ever since that meeting began, it was obvious that the entire military compound was filled with a very depressing atmosphere, as if it was shrouded by a huge dark cloud.
When every soldier returns home and tells his family about what happened, who can feel at ease?
People are all made of flesh and blood, and since he is their husband and closest relative, everyone is worried, including Ren Rongzheng.
“Is war really coming?”
When Ren Rongzheng heard Zhan Beiqin say this, his heart skipped a beat and he felt extremely panicked.
"It should be. If we weren't on a war footing, there would be no way we could have this meeting. So you should be mentally prepared. I might be heading to the battlefield any day."
After Zhan Beiqin finished speaking, Ren Rongzheng was silent for a long time, then touched his belly.
Zhan Beiqin saw her action and of course knew what she was thinking, because he had already thought about what she was thinking.
"What? Didn't you just passionately tell Commander Zheng that if there really was a war, you would support me on the battlefield without hesitation? Why are you hesitating now? Are you regretting it?"
"How could I regret it? Of course I wouldn't regret it, or do you not want to go?"
"I don't want to go."
Um?
Ren Rongzheng didn't expect Zhan Beiqin to say this. He thought he would be very determined and go without hesitation.
"Scared to death?"
"I'm afraid of death. We only have one life, who wouldn't be afraid of death?"
“…”
Ren Rongzheng suddenly fell silent, which was completely different from what he had said before.
"So... you don't want to apply?"
"No," Zhan Beiqin said, "I don't want to go, and no one else wants to go either, but I have to go. This is my mission. I'm also really afraid of death, because if I die, you orphans and widows will have a very hard time."
After Zhan Beiqin finished speaking, Ren Rongzheng burst into tears, then she touched her belly with both hands and thought of the dream in which she predicted the future.
In the dream, she was giving birth in great pain. There were many noises around her, but Zhan Beiqin was not among those voices.
In her dream, she was still wondering why Zhan Beiqin was not by her side when it was such an important time for her to give birth to a child?
Could it be...
If he went to the battlefield, that means he hadn't returned by the time she gave birth, or had he already... ?
Thinking of this, Ren Rongzheng couldn't help but shudder, and then his tears became more and more uncontrollable.
"Look at you, why are you crying all of a sudden?"
Seeing Ren Rongzheng crying, Zhan Beiqin quickly took a tissue and gave it to her. She took it and wiped her tears quickly.
"Isn't it all your fault? You have a crow's mouth, what are you talking about? You know you have a very evil mouth, why are you saying that? Bah! Bah! Bah!"
When Ren Rongzheng finished saying this, he hit him on the mouth with his hand very forcefully, and Zhan Beiqin also obediently made a few "Pooh" sounds.
"I think this happened so suddenly. How could there be a war? It's already a peaceful time. I really didn't expect it. I..."
Ren Rongzheng suddenly couldn't speak. When she thought about Zhan Beiqin not being there when she gave birth, she couldn't hold it in anymore.
"Why is it so sudden? Didn't I already give you a heads-up last time? You've always thought I was fooling you and didn't take my words seriously?"
"Even if you take ten precautions against something like this, it will still feel sudden when it actually happens."
When Zhan Beiqin was still in a wheelchair, he decided that he would go if that day ever came, not to mention that he is now standing up.
"There's been no official announcement yet, and it's uncertain. The military situation changes daily. Maybe it can be resolved through negotiations tomorrow. Don't scare yourself too early. Let's eat first."
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