What's on the table?
Zhou Yue then remembered what he had brought back, and immediately walked forward awkwardly, hiding the item behind his back.
Xiao Jiu looked at him speechlessly: "What? I saw it all. Hurry up and give it to me."
When she took a small box from Zhou Yue's hand and saw the words on it, her face turned red.
Zhou Yue was actually quite embarrassed, but his dark expression made it hard to tell. He found the little woman's awkwardness amusing.
"Don't get me wrong, this is about family planning. My wife just got pregnant, and the health team gave me a box of this stuff, saying that nobody wanted it and that I should get more after I finished using it."
Xiao Jiu glared at him: "Have you forgotten where I work?"
Zhou Yue felt even more wronged. "Well, Xiao Liu has his own mission, he said this stuff won't spoil, and that we should work harder so that we can use up what you brought back from the hospital."
Xiao Jiu almost choked on her own saliva. "Is this how unrestrained you all are in the military?"
"You can't blame him for that. Although the family planning policy was proposed a long time ago, we only realized its difficulties when it was actually implemented."
Xiao Jiu pouted, "Difficult?"
It's quite difficult. She can't really say anything about this national policy, but the current propaganda slogans—
"One child is best; the state will take care of your old age."
"Late marriage and late childbirth, fewer births and better births"
'A happy family begins with fewer and better births'
'Care for girls, treat the elderly kindly'
...
Forty years from now, it will become—
'Life is selflessly dedicated, and procreation carries on human civilization.'
'Let the next generation walk into the future, starting with childbirth.'
Having children is a great act of love for everyone.
The saying goes that the times change destiny. The post-80s generation is the generation that the country has failed to develop the most, and also the most miserable generation.
Therefore, having a clear understanding of future development trends, she was even less willing to let her child overwork in the future.
She wanted to pave all the necessary roads for the couple during their lifetimes.
At the very least, we must ensure that he/she grows up healthy and happy from a young age; this is the basic bottom line from one's family of origin.
Lunch was directed by Xiao Jiu, and Zhou Yue cooked it himself. It was a simple eggplant and minced meat noodle soup, and Zhou Yue even rolled out the noodles himself.
Although the uneven force caused the noodles to be thick and thin, and they were stuck together, the final product was all noodle pieces.
However, considering it was his first success, Xiao Jiu gave him extremely high praise.
Before he could finish his meal, his bodyguard Zhang Chao came running up to the door, panting heavily.
Zhou Yue quickly stood up to open the door. "What's wrong? Why are you crying? Who bullied you?"
Zhang Chao is only eighteen years old. He joined the army after graduating from high school. Staying with Zhou Yue is just a temporary measure because he wants to take the military academy entrance exam from the army.
She was such an innocent child, yet her voice was hoarse from crying.
"Commander, the Third Battalion Commander just reported that Company Commander Cao Dewang sacrificed his life while rescuing a mother and her two children from drowning during his wedding leave."
Zhou Yue's expression changed instantly. "Who are you talking about? Cao Dewang? That big guy from Heze? Didn't he just get a second-class merit award?"
He might have been promoted in a couple of years, how could he... have died?
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chao cried even harder, sobbing and cursing at the same time.
"It's all that woman's fault. She clearly jumped into the river to commit suicide, but Company Commander Cao kindly saved her. As a result, her jumping in triggered their will to survive, and the mother and her two children dragged him along, preventing him from moving freely."
They tried to knock them unconscious so they could drag them ashore, but the woman became even more aggressive, biting and cursing them, and in the end, she dragged them to their deaths.
When the people on the shore saw that even a sturdy company commander like Cao had been killed because of this, who would dare to go down and save him?
They watched helplessly as the mother and her children struggled and drowned; this single act claimed four lives.
Xiao Jiu came out after hearing the commotion and witnessed this infuriating scene. She subconsciously thought of Wang Xincheng.
"Your division commander was almost killed in the same way back then, so Ah Yue, it's very necessary for you to educate the soldiers on common sense."
After all, not everyone is filled with gratitude.
When rescuing someone in the water, you must always approach from behind, and only enter the water after the person has struggled and exhausted themselves to a point where you can control their strength.
Seeing the two of them looking so regretful and sad, she felt bad too. "Such a promising young man, sigh..."
This is not an isolated case; it's just that information wasn't readily available in this era, so many things happened but didn't get reported.
For example, every summer vacation, there are children who drown, and several of them die at once.
What's the use of parents, teachers, and schools trying to persuade each other?
That's just how children are; they'll do what they're told not to do.
In the end, they could only reap what they sowed.
It's a pity for these soldiers.
From the moment they put on that uniform, a sense of mission was naturally instilled into their blood, and awakening was just a matter of a moment.
She remembered that loud-voiced, seemingly simple-minded man from Shandong Province, who was extremely righteous.
Zhou Yue didn't return until 10 p.m. She was still awake, sitting on the edge of the bed reading a book.
"How is it? Is Cao Dewang settled in his home?"
"I don't know if it's appropriate to say this, but I'm just glad that girl hasn't married into the family yet. Although they've submitted their marriage application, they haven't held a ceremony, so it won't delay her from finding someone else. As for Cao Dewang's family,"
As he spoke, he took off his military cap and sat down on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) with a grim expression.
"With a stepmother in the family, there was no place for him in that family long ago."
We originally intended to donate, but after understanding all of this, I suggested we stop.
Since the person has died, according to precedent, the family can be given certain subsidies, but that depends on who the family is.
The soldiers have it tough too; I can't let this money go to waste.
Although the military is a place with strict discipline, it is also a place with human touch.
After learning that Cao Dewang's family also involved a stepmother, she no longer wanted to pay attention to it.
Because such complicated family relationships are common in this era, there's not much that can be done to help.
But she didn't expect there to be a follow-up to this matter. After Cao Dewang passed away, he was to be buried in the ancestral grave, but his stepmother stopped him.
They claimed that she died unjustly and wanted to use Cao Dewang's body to extort money from the husband's and wife's families of the mother and her two children.
His fiancée was a sensible young woman who ultimately chose to donate his body to a medical school for medical research.
However, half a month later, the autopsy results came out, confirming that Cao Dewang had indeed drowned, but he had been poisoned before the incident.
When Xiao Jiu heard this, her eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
"I understand now. That girl didn't do it for no reason. She suspected something, so she donated the body, right?"
Zhou Yue nodded, "When she donated her body, the villagers pointed their fingers at her and cursed her."
No one understood, but they had no idea how much effort she had put in to get the body back.
The final verdict was handed down: the stepmother wanted the girl to marry her son, so she secretly poisoned her, intending to cause an accident later. Unexpectedly, her plan backfired, and the poison worked. Of course, both mother and son were taken away by the police. With solid evidence, the mastermind is doomed!
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