Li Dacheng: "It definitely won't work at first."
"Why?"
“Everything takes time. Although Han Bin is now a division commander, he can’t make it too obvious.”
"I see. Well... I'll think about it some more."
"Alright. But you need to think of something quickly. Our son is wandering around outside all the time now, and it would be troublesome if he went astray."
"Um."
The next day, Li Dacheng went to his office and called Han Bin. Han Bin was a little surprised to receive Li Dacheng's call. However… after chatting for a few minutes, Han Bin asked Li Dacheng, "Did you run into my child?" He had only recently been transferred here, and Li Dacheng was currently working in a local area. His information network couldn't possibly be that efficient.
“Hmm. Yesterday…” Li Dacheng recounted what had happened: “Binzi, your kids are so well-behaved. My son just messes around.”
Li Dacheng and Han Bin had discussed wanting their son to join the army. However… “Your wife hasn’t agreed yet?”
"Yes. I asked her again yesterday. She still can't make up her mind. I suggested that our son join the army, but she was afraid that he would be in danger. I suggested that our son become a factory worker, but she was afraid that he wouldn't get ahead."
"Mothers tend to think a lot. Your husband doesn't want your son to join the army, nor does he want him to become a factory worker. So... then you should let your son study more."
"Read more books?"
"Um."
Li Dacheng thought for a moment: "Have you heard some news?"
“I’ve heard some rumors, but I don’t know if they’re true. Your son is still young, so it’s not too late for him to join the army in another year or two. If you’re worried about him going astray, you can keep him at home and let him study. Maybe there are other paths he can take.”
"OK."
Li Dacheng chatted with Han Bin about other things before hanging up the phone.
When Li Dacheng got home that evening, he called Li Jianguo over. "Starting tomorrow, you're not going out to play anymore," Han Bin said, though he didn't explicitly state it. But...it concerned the child's future, and knowing Han Bin as he did, he knew Han Bin wouldn't say it unless he was absolutely certain.
Li Jianguo was taken aback. "Why?"
Liu Hong was overjoyed: "You found a job for our son?"
"No."
Liu Hong: "Then...then why don't you let the child go out to play?"
Li Jianguo: "Dad, I didn't do anything wrong."
Li Dacheng looked at Liu Hong and said, "I'm doing this for my son's own good."
Liu Hong: "But... but we can't just not let our son go out, can we?"
Li Dacheng: "I give him one day off a week."
Li Jianguo: "Dad, if you won't let me go out, what am I supposed to do staying at home all day?"
Li Dacheng: "Study."
Liu Hong and Li Jianguo were both stunned after hearing this.
Li Jianguo: "Dad, what's the point of studying? We can't go to university now."
Han Bin's words were rather veiled. Li Dacheng was initially a little confused. After Li Jianguo finished speaking, Li Dacheng understood why Han Bin wanted his son to study.
Soldiers have all studied secrecy regulations. Plus, in recent years, it's been one person whistleblowing on another, and another whistleblowing on yet another. So… Li Dacheng looked at Li Jianguo and said, “You're my only son, everything I do is for your own good.”
Li Jianguo didn't like studying much. "Dad, didn't you want me to join Uncle Han's army?"
"Your mother can't bear to part with him. Do you know why your Uncle Han was able to become a division commander?"
"Uncle Han has military merits."
“Besides his military achievements, your Uncle Han also attended a military academy.”
Liu Hong: "Han Bin went to military school? Didn't you say he came from the countryside like you?"
“He came from the countryside. But after liberation, he passed the entrance exam for a military academy. I think his appointment as a division commander this time is more or less related to his military academy education.” Li Dacheng looked at Liu Hong and said, “If you want your son to have a good future, then you have to listen to me.”
Upon hearing that Han Bin's promotion to division commander might be related to his military academy education, Liu Hong immediately felt that her son should study hard: "Okay. I'll listen to you."
Seeing that his mother had been persuaded by his father, Li Jianguo quickly said, "Mom, I'm just not cut out for studying."
Liu Hong: "How could it not be? You even got first place in your exams when you were a kid."
Li Jianguo: "I... I only got first place once."
Liu Hong: "You still passed the exam. Be good, listen to your father. If you study hard at home, your mother will cook meat for you every day."
"Mom, I'm not a child anymore. Besides, where would we get that much meat?"
Liu Hong: "From now on, your father and I will stop eating meat, and all the meat in the house will be for you to eat."
Li Jianguo: "No, if I eat all the meat in the house, my dad will beat me. Right, Dad?"
"Hmm." Eating a few more or less meat won't matter. But if they give all the good food to their son, he might become selfish. "Starting tomorrow, you'll pick up all the books you've lost."
"No way?!"
"meeting!"
Li Jianguo looked up at the roof and said, "My God! I can't live like this anymore!"
Li Dacheng kicked Li Jianguo: "Get lost!"
"Dad, maybe I should go to school instead." If I go to school, I can play with my classmates.
“The schools are a mess now, you won’t learn much even if you go there.” If it weren’t for this, he wouldn’t have let his son mess around outside.
Li Jianguo's eyes lit up: "But no one taught me at home!"
"You don't need to worry about that." He'd been working in the local area for so many years, he had some connections. "I'll find someone to teach you."
"ah?!"
Li Dacheng glared at Li Jianguo: "What 'huh'? Starting tomorrow, you'd better stay home and study properly. If you dare to sneak out to play, I'll break your legs."
Li Jianguo muttered under his breath, "He keeps saying he's going to break my legs."
Li Dacheng: "This time it's for real. Try it if you don't believe me."
Starting the next day, Li Jianguo's personal freedom was taken away by his father.
I don’t know if it’s because the people are more honest and simple now or because they have an older sister, but Nao Nao and Tengteng didn’t encounter any other troubles along the way except for Li Jianguo and his gang wanting to buy their dogs.
Han Bin had already greeted the guards at the gate. The guards, seeing that there were six people in the group, and four of them were clearly twins (two sets), knew they were Han Bin's children.
The security guard at the gate made a phone call to Han Bin.
A moment later, Han Bin came out. He glanced at his sons to make sure they were all alright, then picked up his daughter and hugged her tightly: "My daughter!"
"father!"
"Daughter!"
"father!"
"My dear daughter, you've finally arrived!"
"Dad, I miss you so much!"
...
The guards at the gate: Things become worthless when there are too many of them, it seems the son is the same.
After a while, Han Bin and his sister finally finished their sweet talk. "Dad, is our new home nice? Dad, can we go home now?"
Han Bin touched his nose: "Daughter, our home...our home has been occupied. Dad...Dad doesn't dare to go home now."
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