Chapter 59 Chapter 58 (Update 1) Last Wish
Zhao Zimo's father Cheng Jun used to be Zhao Zhanming's squad leader when he first joined the army.
Cheng Jun was a kind person and took good care of the young soldiers in the class. Because Zhao Zhanming was the youngest at the time, Cheng Jun lived with him on the upper bunk bed in order to take care of him.
Later, the relationship between the two became better and better, and they became brothers. They were transferred and promoted, and they were always in the same company. However, during a border mission, Cheng Jun died unexpectedly. His mother was in poor health, and she died of illness not long after hearing the news.
Zhao Zimo was only ten years old at the time. Cheng Jun was raised by his grandparents and was not close to his parents. He could not contact his mother's relatives because they lived far away.
When he was sent to the army as a ten-year-old boy, he was as thin as a monkey.
After careful consideration, the leaders of the regiment did not hastily give Cheng Jun's pension to the so-called Sixth Aunt who was claimed by the Cheng family. After careful consideration and understanding Zhao Zimo's situation, they decided to temporarily keep the child in the orphanage in Hua City, and to seal up his father's pension and give it out when the child grows up.
The orphanage was not a good place. It happened to be the end of the war and there were many orphans. The orphanage, which already had poor conditions, could not take care of every child.
Those who had a good relationship with Cheng Jun in the past felt that they could not just let the child stay there. After discussion, they decided to raise Zhao Zimo together.
But raising the child together means that each family has to contribute. The men are often away from home, and in the end it is the women at home who do the work. Whoever has more work will spend less money. If each family takes turns living in the house, it will not only damage the harmony, but the children will also be easily affected.
After thinking it over, Zhao Zhanming, who had just been married for a year, applied to his superiors to take Zhao Zimo to live with him. Considering that the child was still young and it would be convenient to take care of him in the future, he simply changed his surname and raised him as his own son.
At that time, Zhao Zhanming considered a lot of things. He knew his wife Fan Meiyu's personality very well. As long as he didn't take advantage, he would suffer losses. Zhao's parents were also very stingy, so they simply kept Zhao Zimo in the military family compound to live with him.
He considered a lot of things, such as Zhao Zimo's daily meals, future schooling, and which teacher to find to make up for the year's missed classes.
In all aspects, Zhao Zhanming tried his best to take good care of Zhao Zhanming.
But he just revealed a little bit, and he forgot to consider Zhao Zimo's own personality.
On the first day of his arrival, Zhao Zimo was waiting anxiously at the door, and the soldier who brought him here didn't even notice him, so he smashed the glass of the single apartment where Zhao Zhanming used to live.
Zhao Zhanming also had a temper. He came back that day and taught Zhao Zimo a lesson, but Zhao Zimo also had his own explanation. When he was in the orphanage, if you were too weak, you would easily be bullied, so Zhao Zhanming did not punish you severely.
But in the next month, Zhao Zimo skipped school, got into fights, and stole the cucumbers that Uncle Feng had grown himself...
In short, there will never be a day of peace when you tease cats and dogs.
Zhao Zhanming was not at home during the day and could only go home at night to take care of Zhao Zimo. Sometimes when he was busy, he could only ask his neighbors to take care of him and let him eat in the cafeteria. Many times when he came home from a mission, he was greeted with one question after another.
If a child is beaten, his parents will come to the house to ask for an explanation. If a child skips classes so many times that even the principal is alarmed, or if the house is a mess, when asked, it turns out that he brought his classmates home to play.
This state lasted for half a year.
Adoption is not just about taking care of the child’s food, clothing, and shelter, but also physical and mental education.
Half a year later, seeing that Zhao Zimo showed no sign of repentance, Zhao Zhanming was afraid that this kid would never change in the future, so he made up his mind and took a ten-day vacation to deal with Zhao Zimo.
First from daily habits, then to learning status, Zhao Zhanming used a tough approach and his attitude was clear.
Either you behave yourself and I will take care of you and educate you, so that you can live up to your late father, or we will just keep on working, even if it means suspending his work.
During this period, Zhao Zimo and Zhao Zhanming had a deeper understanding of each other, and Zhao Zimo also understood the emotions and energy Zhao Zhanming had invested.
Furthermore, once the bottom line is involved, Zhao Zhanming will not just scold people and leave it at that.
After a struggle, Zhao Zimo admitted defeat.
Not only did he admit defeat, he even began to admire Zhao Zhanming and willingly changed his words and called him Dad.
After that, Zhao Zimo settled down. He no longer made trouble, and he stopped fighting and skipping classes. Apart from his academic performance, Zhao Zimo was completely transformed a year later. He had become a different person. He used to be so restless, but now he was much quieter.
In the following years, the adoptive father and son got along quite harmoniously.
"Come to think of it... I haven't fought him in two years."
After saying this, Zhao Zhanming shook his head: "Now even the number of scoldings has decreased a lot. I thought he had changed, but I didn't expect him to cause trouble for me again, and now he wants to lie."
After hearing this, Lu Qinghe was also very surprised, mainly because of Zhao Zhanming. It was also the first time she knew that Zhao Zhanming had this side.
"Actually, I don't think he's lying."
After pondering for a moment, Lu Qinghe frowned and said, "This time, calling the parents might really be related to grades. Once we get to school and the teachers tell the parents, everything will be clear. There's no need to lie."
Zhao Zhanming frowned, then suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, pinching his brows in frustration. "That makes sense. I heard he was second to last again, and I got too anxious. But even if he wasn't lying, this result still gives me a headache. If he continues like this, the military academy won't accept him."
"Why do you have to let Zimo go to military school?"
"Old Cheng mentioned this to me before he passed away. He started out as a soldier and worked his way up, but life was peaceful later on, and cultural knowledge was the most important thing. He wanted Zimo to study more, go to military school, and then join the army from there to gain some knowledge."
"No wonder I heard Zhao Zimo mention it to me before, but military academy shouldn't be easy to get into, right?"
"Well, this isn't something that can be recommended. It mainly depends on your strength."
Lu Qinghe thought about something and turned to check the time. "Zhao Zimo is still kneeling outside. Let's go out and talk it out. Otherwise, it will be very uncomfortable if he kneels for too long."
Zhao Zhanming shook his head, "I'll take it easy."
"Then I'll go ask the child if I can wake him up."
"Well, thank you for your hard work, Qinghe. I'm so angry that my mind is a little confused."
"It's okay. I wanted to talk to him during this period, but he went into the house as soon as he got home. Today is also an opportunity."
Lu Qinghe pushed the door open and went out, and Zhao Zimo was still kneeling there.
A few kids gathered at the door, looking like they wanted to come in but didn't dare.
Lu Qinghe waved, "Lu Yang, take your sister-in-law out to play first, and come back in half an hour for dinner."
"knew."
Lu Yang pulled Zhao Zimo and dragged Lu Yao, who was unwilling to leave, out.
"Mother!"
Lu Yao was reluctant and clenched her fists. "Mom, even though I often quarrel with Brother Zimo, he's not a bad boy. Mom, can you ask Dad not to punish Brother Zimo so hard?"
Lu Qinghe nodded: "Mom knows he is a good boy."
Zhao Zimo hung his head and widened his eyes. After a moment's hesitation, he turned around and looked over. "You little brat, do I need you to beg for mercy?"
"Lululu!" Lu Yao snorted, then said, "Brother Zimo is just too noisy. Just hit him a few times, but don't hurt him."
Zhao Zimo: “…”
Lu Yang felt helpless and dragged Lu Yao outside: "Alright, alright, no matter how noisy it is, you are no match for me."
Seeing that the children had all left, Lu Qinghe pulled Zhao Zimo up.
"I won't get up."
"What's wrong? There's gold on the ground."
“…”
Lu Qinghe thought for a moment and said, "Your dad said you can get up now, go sit on the sofa for a while."
"……oh."
Zhao Zimo stood up after hearing this, staggered a bit and sat down on the sofa, sitting very straight and his attitude seemed to be good.
"Tell me, what did you mention to me last time? What is something you would like to do in the future?" Lu Qinghe spoke directly.
Zhao Zimo was a little surprised: "You don't want to ask me about my grades?"
"Don't you dislike studying? And you also said it's not that you haven't studied, it's that you can't learn."
“…The teacher said I didn’t put my heart into it at all.”
"That's not the case."
Lu Qinghe found Zhao Zimo's report card on the table. "You got 92 in Chinese and 58 in math. Even though you're so unbalanced in your subjects, it doesn't mean you're not working hard. Otherwise, your Chinese score wouldn't be so high. I've also seen your previous report card. Before, math was only in the 30s. This is already an improvement. You must have put in a lot of effort in private."
After being exposed by Lu Qinghe, Zhao Zimo suddenly felt a little aggrieved.
Originally, he had no intention of crying, but after hearing these words, he felt like something was blocking his throat and his nose felt a little sore.
"Aunt Lu, I...I put my heart into it."
"Yeah, I believe you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Zimo's eyes actually turned red.
Lu Qinghe frowned, thinking about something. After a moment, he sighed, "They said you weren't serious, but maybe they didn't consider your situation. People are different. If you're seriously unskilled in one subject, it only means you really don't have the talent in that area. But everyone is gifted, and if things don't go well in the East, they will. Being good at Chinese is also an advantage."
"Um!"
"Okay, stop crying and tell me what you didn't say before."
"...Will you be angry if I tell you?"
"Won't."
"Will you tell my dad?"
Lu Qinghe raised an eyebrow: "Yes."
“…Then I won’t say anything.”
"Why?" Lu Qinghe was both angry and amused. "You are the child of this family. Sooner or later, your parents will know what you want to do and what you think."
"No, I'm just afraid that my dad will scold me if he finds out." After thinking for a moment, Zhao Zimo shook his head again: "Let him scold me, forget it. I'm just worried that he'll feel bad. He used to have a very good relationship with my biological dad."
After saying this, Lu Qinghe understood.
She glanced at the location of the bedroom and said seriously, "You don't want to go to military school, or rather, you don't want to join the army, right?"
"...Aunt Lu, how did you guess that?"
"Why would you guess? That's exactly what you meant." Lu Qinghe shook her head. "You really are still a child. I don't know what to say to you. You've gone through so much trouble, and this is all you can say."
"This is just a matter? Aunt Lu, you don't understand."
"I know what you're going to say, Zimo. You have to understand one thing. Your biological parents' wish for you to attend military school is important, but you as a person are more important to them."
"Zhao Zimo, compared to your happiness, your wish to go to military school is just a small matter."
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