"That's great. Dad, I believe everything you say. I will take good care of him according to your instructions." Zeng Wenjuan felt relieved when she heard Chen Yitang's words.
Chen Yitang looked at Zeng Wenjuan and said, "When the time comes, you can go in with me for the surgery. It will be very helpful for you to observe."
Zeng Wenjuan hesitated for a moment, then nodded and agreed.
"Dad, Mom." Zhao Jianguo shouted while lying on the hospital bed.
"You...what did you call me?" Chen Yitang looked uncomfortable. Did I accept you? You just yelled at me.
“Hey!”
Zeng Yike was quite satisfied with Zhao Jianguo as her son-in-law. Moreover, as an experienced person, she could see that Zeng Wenjuan liked him very much. The two young men had known each other longer than her, their biological mother. She didn't think her opinion was useful.
Besides, Zhao Jianguo was a soldier she valued very much. As long as he could stay in the army, he could hold a higher position than her. Only when you are in the middle of it can you experience the warmth and coldness of human nature.
When Chen Yitang heard that Zeng Yike agreed, he looked at her in shock.
"Nannan, since we've already seen the patient, let's go home together. You should take a rest. Tomorrow you will be able to help Jianguo with the surgery. You will have to work hard later. You should take care of yourself first. Goudan looks hungry." Zeng Yike suggested.
Zeng Wenjuan looked down at the listless Goudan and nodded. She looked at Zhao Jianguo but didn't say anything yet!
"Okay, you guys go back first! My comrades will come and bring me food after get off work."
Zeng Wenjuan and Zeng Yike each held Goudan's hand and left the ward. When Chen Yitang saw them leave, he locked the ward and said, "Boy, I haven't agreed to let you be my son-in-law yet! You'd better behave yourself and don't let me catch you."
"Whether you agree to me being your son-in-law or not, I will always be Wenjuan's husband. I will take care of her all my life. Even when I am old, I will walk behind her and will not let her be so sad to see me go first." Zhao Jianguo said very sincerely.
When he saw Zeng Wenjuan for the first time at the age of twelve, he understood what it meant to be in love. However, his parents said that she was his brother's child bride, so he hid his feelings. However, he could not help being attracted to her. When she was bullied by her brother, he would comfort her in time. When his parents asked her to go to the river to wash clothes in winter, he would help her wash them. He would also help with housework and bring back game for her to eat when he hunted in the mountains.
Their feelings grew deeper as they got along, but his parents and the villagers kept telling him that she was his younger brother's child bride. He couldn't bear to see Zeng Wenjuan marrying his younger brother, so by chance, he joined the army and stayed there for five years. At this time, Wenjuan and his younger brother were both adults, so they should have gotten married.
He suppressed the bitterness in his heart and thought that he could just go back and take another look. As long as he saw that Wenjuan was living well, he would give up.
When I returned, the first person I saw was Wen Juan. I will never forget that scene. She still had a thick and long braid, and when she was working, the braid slipped down. Her slender body was covered by the loose clothes, and her fingers were slender. From a distance, you can see the calluses on her hands, which were the marks left by farm work.
At that time, he thought, the Zhao family only wanted to give birth to a son! He sent all his allowance back every month, so why didn't he let Wen Juan eat and get fat? How could she give birth to a child if she was so thin!
By the evening, Zhao Jianguo was happy again. His brother was indeed married, and his baby was over one year old. But his sister-in-law was not Wen Juan, and Wen Juan was not betrothed to anyone. What made him even happier was that his sister-in-law did not like Wen Juan, and she was plotting to make Wen Juan and him... He admitted that he was indeed mean and played along. But he had given Wen Juan a chance before, and she was willing.
The next day, the two of them were found in the same room and lying on the same bed by the Zhao family. This was a good thing for the Zhao family as they no longer had to find a wife for him and Wen Juan could still work as a laborer at home. So he went to the county town to file a marriage report that day and the two of them got their marriage certificate soon.
That was one of his happiest days, but happiness is always short-lived. The one-month home leave passed quickly. Although he was very reluctant to leave Wenjuan, he still had to return to the army, but he promised Wenjuan that he would get promoted as soon as possible and bring her to the army as soon as possible.
But the Zhao family was unwilling to let her go. Even if he was willing to send half of his salary back home, they still wanted to keep Wenjuan at home to suffer. At that moment, he felt so useless, but Zeng Wenjuan was still comforting herself, saying that she was fine at home, and that other people lived like this too. How could you eat for free every day without working?
Later, Wenjuan became pregnant with Goudan, and he proposed to the Zhao family that he wanted to take Wenjuan to join the army so that he could take better care of her. However, Wenjuan seemed like a different person. When she heard that she was going to leave the Zhao family, she went crazy as if he was harming her. In order to appease Wenjuan, Zhao Jianguo never mentioned it again.
But now it's good, the family of three is reunited, and he has saved all his allowances over the years and has a considerable amount of savings. He has the ability to support his wife and children, and he doesn't want Wenjuan to suffer anymore.
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"Brother Zhao, today we have some braised pork elbows that I finally managed to grab. They're so delicious. Come and eat them quickly!" Du Xiao said as he walked into the ward holding two lunch boxes.
Zhao Jianguo looked up at him: "Braised pork elbow...your portion too?"
"Of course. I have to thank Brother Zhao. If you hadn't been injured and I had told those naughty boys that this was the meal for you, Brother Zhao, I'm afraid they wouldn't have been able to get this braised pork elbow." Du Xiao explained as he opened the lid.
"Then don't eat it! Send these two pork elbows to Brigade Commander Zeng's house." Zhao Jianguo held down Du Xiao's hand as he was about to open the lunch box and said.
"Why! Brother Zhao, how can you be such a person! You will be criticized for blatantly bribing the brigade commander like this." Du Xiao said with great sorrow. He didn't know whether he was sad that his elder brother had gone astray, or that he was going to run away with the pork elbows he had worked so hard to get, leaving no one behind!
"........" Zhao Jianguo frowned and said speechlessly: "What are you thinking about! My wife and son have joined the army and are now at the home of Brigade Commander Zeng."
"Hehe...so that's how it is! Then there's no need to send it. I saw Doctor Chen on the way here, the wife of Brigade Commander Zeng. He was holding two fish in his left hand and a big bone in his right hand. He happily told everyone he met that his daughter was found and he was so happy that he bought some more vegetables." Du Xiao opened the lunch box with confidence.
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