Captain Li looked at his wife and said helplessly, "What are you talking about? Why are you so weird?"
Mrs. Bei snorted: "Look at the wounds on your son's body. They were all caused by being beaten."
Captain Li: “…”
Bei: "Captain Xu, are you here to pay the money? But Captain Xiao's brother-in-law was beaten more severely. Your nephew should be taught a lesson. Your aunt is even more powerful. She even said that Captain Xiao's brother-in-law has no one to teach him."
Captain Li: "..." His wife's mouth is amazing. However, he looked at Captain Xu in disbelief. Can he really say that? Xiao Yu is their leader. They were recommended by Xiao Yu for promotion. If Xiao Yu wants to suppress them, their lives will end here. Moreover, promotion requires military merit. If Xiao Yu does not assign them tasks, they will not even have military merit.
Captain Li can think of things, and Captain Xu can think of them, too, and he thinks more. Although Xiao Yu is from the countryside like them, he is different even if he is from the countryside. Xiao Yu is a graduate of the military academy, while they did not even finish junior high school, and some even only studied in elementary school for a few years. Moreover, the interpersonal relationships of military academy students and ordinary soldiers like them are also different. For military academy students, all the students and teachers in the military academy are their interpersonal relationships.
Captain Xu's consideration was correct. Xiao Yu's interpersonal relationships were definitely not worse than those of the military personnel from prestigious families. Besides, there were very few students in the military academy who graduated at his age and with his grades. Teachers valued such students. However, Xiao Yu was very principled. He would not use his connections to seek anything for himself or for his family.
Captain Xu went to Xiao Yu's house immediately.
Xiao Yu was playing with his son, Lin Wudi was taking a bath, and Lin Yiyi was boiling water.
Captain Xu: "Xiao Tuan."
Xiao Yu was not surprised to see him: "Have you eaten?"
Captain Xu: "I ate it. Xiao Tuan, I'm here to apologize for what happened to my mother and my nephew."
Xiao Yu: "I can't forgive you for this apology. After all, this matter has nothing to do with me." His voice was calm, and you couldn't tell the ups and downs of emotions. But Xiao Yu was not angry, he was just pretending, "But when my brother-in-law was two years old, my father-in-law and mother-in-law passed away. He was raised by my wife. Your mother said that he was uneducated, which is indeed true. After all, how can you educate a two-year-old child without a father and a mother?"
Captain Xu is a smart man, how could he not hear it! Chu Xiaotuan was speaking for his wife. Captain Xu: "Yes, my mother is from the countryside, she has no experience and can't speak."
Xiao Yu chuckled: "My wife has been crying for the whole afternoon because of this, saying that she missed my father-in-law and mother-in-law. Alas..."
Captain Xu: “I’m really sorry.”
Lin Yiyi, who was boiling water: "..." She never knew that her brother Yu had the talent to be an actor.
Xiao Yu: "We are family, this is not a big deal, but I have to say something that may be unpleasant to the ear. If the defense is not done well, how can the soldiers go to the battlefield? Some things happen once, but what if they happen a second or third time? Of course it has no effect on me, but it is different for you. It is said that there are many people in Comrade Li Hui's office today, and everyone knows about this matter."
Captain Xu certainly knew what kind of influence a woman would have on a man. There were many soldiers in the army who had to leave their jobs because of women. He seldom went home before, only once every few years, so even if he knew his mother's character, he didn't know that he would offend her like this. After all, no matter what his mother did before, he was not affected. But today was different.
Captain Xu: "Ah...my brother died early, and she placed all her hopes on me. I just can't bear to be cold to her."
Many people can understand Captain Xu's feelings, but the problem is that other people are not Xu's mother's children, and they will not accommodate her without reason, especially when her insults are too harsh. People say that you should not hit someone in the face when fighting, and you should not insult your parents when insulting others. But what about Xu's mother?
Lin Wudi came out of the bathroom: "Sister, I'm done with my shower." He ran out in his underwear and slippers, "Sister, you can take a shower now."
Lin Yiyi: “Hey.”
Xiao Yu turned his head and looked at the red medicine on Lin Wudi's knees, arms, and face, and said to Captain Xu, "Look at the wounds on the child, they are all covered with red medicine."
Lin Wudi just wiped his body, and the wounds on his body did not touch water, so the red medicine was still there. Lin Yiyi was afraid that the wounds would get infected, so she told him not to take a bath, otherwise the bath water would get into the wounds and the healing would be slow.
Captain Xu also saw the places on Lin Wudi's body where the red medicine was applied. There were indeed several wounds, all of which were scratched by fingernails. Combined with the wounds on Li Wanda's body where the red medicine was applied, he remembered what his wife said, that his nephew had knocked out the baby in her belly twice. At first, he didn't believe it. His eldest sister-in-law was a virtuous woman. Her eldest brother had died for more than ten years, and she had not remarried. She was also gentle in character. The children she raised should not be like this! He thought his wife was too sensitive, but now seeing the wounds on Li Wanda and Lin Wudi, he began to ponder. These two children are only seven years old, and his little nephew is ten years old. It seems that there is a difference of three years, but in fact, boys grow up faster, and there is a big difference in size.
Lin Yiyi came out, carrying a half-filled bucket of hot water. Xiao Yu stood up: "I'll do it."
Lin Yiyi: "No, I'm giving the child a bath." The water was placed outside, and she went to the hall to get the bathtub, then adjusted the hot and cold water.
Xiao Yu took off Xiao Shiyi's clothes, and the naked little boy sat in the bathtub and started playing with water. He patted the water with his little hands and giggled.
Lin Yiyi said: "That's right, you also liked playing in the water when you were a child."
Lin Wudi: "Did I have this kind of bathtub when I was a child?" He had no recollection.
Lin Yiyi: "Yes, the washing basin at home is very big."
Brother Lin Wu: "Oh, I understand." The big wooden basin is still in my hometown.
It was the first time for Little Eleven to sit in the bathtub. He was extremely excited. He studied the bathtub with his big, bright eyes. The water inside was warm and the foam on his body smelled sweet. Every child likes to play in water.
Captain Xu looked at them and felt that he couldn't be embarrassed anymore. He said, "Sister Lin, I'm really sorry about what happened to my mother and my nephew."
Lin Yiyi naturally would not embarrass a soldier like this, not to mention Xiao Yu had just said a lot. She said, "It's okay." However, these three simple words made people even more embarrassed.
Captain Xu: "I heard that the child will have his injuries examined tomorrow, is that correct?"
Lin Yiyi: "Yes, I heard from a former neighbor that her relative had a child who fell to the ground while playing, hitting his head on the ground. Nothing happened at the time, so no one paid attention to it. But the child died a few days later. It was too late to send him to the hospital. They said he had bleeding in his head. So I was a little worried when I saw that my brother had so many injuries. I also ask Captain Xu not to pay attention to my panic."
What could Captain Xu say about Lin Yiyi's art of speaking? She even brought up the fact that someone had died. Captain Xu said, "Of course, of course, we will pay for all the medical expenses." Lin Yiyi: "Thank you Captain Xu for your understanding."
Captain Xu: "Then Xiao Tuan, I'm leaving first."
Xiao-Woo: "Yeah."
After Captain Xu left, Xiao Yu looked at Lin Yiyi with a smile and said, "You made up a good story about the child."
As soon as Xiao Yu saw her expression, he knew it was a fabrication, but it was a good one. As soon as she rolled her eyes, he knew what she was thinking.
Seeing that he didn't believe her, Lin Yiyi snorted, "You can go take a shower now."
Xiao Yu: "Okay." He didn't use hot water, but directly carried cold water into the bathroom. When he finished his shower, Xiao Shiyi was already wrapped in a blanket and lying on the bed. He had been wiped dry, and Lin Yiyi applied some powder on him, and then put on a small T-shirt and open-crotch pants for him. Xiao Shiyi rarely wet the bed, because Lin Yiyi would wake up once at night, ask Xiao Shiyi to wake him up, and help him pee.
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Captain Xu said, "Xiaobao injured several children. I paid them compensation."
Xu's mother: "What kind of compensation is this? These kids had a fight..."
Captain Xu interrupted her: "He beat my superior's brother-in-law and the son of my fellow captain. Those two captains are in the same team as me. If we were on a mission together, how would you want me to face them?"
When Xu's mother heard this, she said, "This... this is the brother-in-law of your leader's family?" As for other people of the same level, she didn't care. They were all of the same level, so what was there to be afraid of?
Captain Xu said, "Mom, you can stay here for two days. After two days, you can take Dabao and Xiaobao back. My wife and I are preparing to have a baby. It's not convenient for you to live here with two children, not to mention that Dabao is already a grown boy. How can he live with his aunt like this?"
When Xu's mother heard that her son wanted to chase her away, she immediately sat on the ground and cried: "You are so unfilial..."
"Mom..." Captain Xu interrupted her, "You can curse louder. There are many deputy captains who want to grab my little braid and wait for the promotion to battalion commander."