Commander Wei looked at Old Madam Wei and said, "I'm just curious. Mother, what exactly do you see in Division Commander Han? There are several division commanders in this military region, why are you all fixated on Division Commander Han? His wife is so capable. I heard that when Commander Luo's daughter came back to visit him, she sprained her ankle on the way, and Division Commander Han happened to be passing by. Commander Luo's daughter wanted Division Commander Han to help her up, but he didn't dare to."
Grandma Wei said, "None of the other division commanders are as young as Commander Han. And none of the other division commanders have a shrew in their family."
The old lady wanted to find a young regimental commander for her daughter, which was understandable. But specifically seeking a regimental commander with a formidable wife was baffling. "Mother, since you all know Commander Han's wife is formidable, how dare you still make a move on him?"
Grandma Wei looked at Commander Wei and asked, "If your wife keeps you under her thumb every day, wouldn't you feel uncomfortable?"
"Um."
“I was thinking that Commander Han must feel very resentful because his wife keeps him so under control that he doesn’t even dare to help another woman. Your sister is beautiful, has a good personality, and is younger than his wife. So I wanted him to spend more time with your sister. If he falls in love with your sister, you’ll have two commanders backing you up.”
"Mother, I don't need anyone to back me up. Besides, Commander Han will never marry my sister."
Grandma Wei curled her lip. "A dignified division commander being controlled like that by his wife, doesn't he feel ashamed?"
"Although Commander Han's wife is a bit formidable, she has given birth to five sons for him. It is only because of these five sons that Commander Han would not divorce his wife to marry my sister."
"Okay. Alright. You can go now, I'm going to sleep."
Commander Wei stood up. "Then I'm leaving. You can rest."
"Um."
When Commander Wei left, Cheng Ying was talking to Wei Yanhong. As soon as Commander Wei came out, Wei Yanhong stood up. "Brother, are you finished talking with Mother?"
"Um."
"Then I'll go back to my room."
"Um."
After Wei Yanhong returned to her room, Commander Wei and Cheng Ying also returned to their rooms.
As Cheng Ying made the bed, she asked, "Have you convinced Mother?"
"You've convinced her. And you? Have you convinced Yan Hong yet?"
"The root of this problem lies with your mother. After Yan Hong's divorce, your mother said she would find her someone better than her ex-husband. But as you know, Yan Hong's ex-husband is capable and comes from a good family. It won't be easy to find someone better than him. Although your sister is beautiful, she has been married before, and she's not young anymore."
Wei Yanhong was a renowned beauty in the surrounding villages. When Wei Yanhong was looking for a husband, Commander Wei was already a battalion commander, so she married very well.
"I know."
After making the bed, Cheng Ying went out and brought in a basin of water for washing feet. "Wash your feet."
"Okay." Commander Wei asked as he took off his shoes. "Did you ask Yan Hong what kind of person she's looking for?"
"Yan Hong is a little hesitant to contact them now."
"You're afraid to look for it? Why?"
"She was afraid that she wouldn't be able to have a son after remarrying." Wei Yanhong's ex-husband divorced her because she couldn't have a son.
Commander Wei put his feet into the basin. "You should try to persuade Yan Hong. Things are different now. Men and women are equal now. Besides, it's not necessarily true that Yan Hong won't be able to have a son after she remarries."
"Hmm." Cheng Ying handed the foot-drying cloth to Commander Wei: "By the way, how did you manage to convince Mother?"
Commander Wei told Cheng Ying what he had just said to Old Mrs. Wei.
Cheng Ying looked at Commander Wei and said, "Actually, I've always wanted to ask you, are you really your mother's biological son?"
Commander Wei frowned. "You think so too?"
"Um."
"Why?"
Cheng Ying glanced at Commander Wei and asked, "Tell me, how many elderly women in our family quarters are accompanying the military?"
Commander Wei thought for a moment. "About ten."
"Then let me ask you again, why did those old ladies come to accompany the army?"
Commander Wei wiped his feet. "I don't know about that."
"Then let me tell you. Regiment Commander Liu's mother came to live with the army because his wife works in the city and doesn't have time to look after the children. Battalion Commander Wang's mother came because he's his only son, and his father is deceased. Battalion Commander Zhang's mother came because he has many young children, and his wife is in poor health and works at a factory in the military region, so she can't take care of them all. Brigade Commander Wang's mother…"
Cheng Ying recounted the situations of the elderly women in the military region who had come with their sons to join the army. They all fell into one of the three categories mentioned above.
After saying that, Cheng Ying looked at Commander Wei and said, "Our children are all grown up, and you have more than one son. I'm not saying we shouldn't support our parents. But... but we can't all support them, can we? Our conditions aren't particularly good; we're just barely making ends meet."
Cheng Ying stopped and looked at Commander Wei. "Let's not talk about that. She's your mother, they're your brothers, we'll just accept the loss. But...but this time...Old Wei, do you think a mother would do something like this?"
"I……"
Cheng Ying continued, “I can understand that your mother loves her daughter and wants to find her a good match. I'm a mother too. But to disregard your son for the sake of your daughter… Old Wei, you should think about it carefully.”
Cheng Ying took off her shoes and sat on the bed: "Luckily, this didn't escalate. If it had, do you think you would have gotten away with it?"
Commander Wei remained silent for a long time. When he asked Old Madam Wei if he was her biological son, he mainly intended to use that question to put her in a difficult position. Now… Commander Wei couldn't help but recall many things from the past. He didn't think about it until he started…
Commander Wei got into bed and lay down next to Cheng Ying, saying, "Maybe...maybe I really am not my mother's biological son."
Cheng Ying's eyes lit up immediately. "Old Wei, what's on your mind?"
"I've been thinking about so many things. I didn't realize it before. But now..."
What are you thinking about?
“In the past, my mother always gave me the worst things when distributing them. She also often secretly gave Yan Hong and the others special treats. I never wore a new piece of clothing when I was a child. If I got into a fight with my brothers, my mother would always say that I was wrong. Also, it was my mother who encouraged me to join the army. When my father found out, he beat my mother up. He beat her quite badly.”
Cheng Ying: "Your father just passed away, and your mother came to live with us as an old lady. After she came to our house, whenever she saw anything good in our house, she would ask you to send it back to your brothers back in our hometown."
"Yes. It seems..."
Although Commander Wei didn't finish speaking, Cheng Ying knew that what he was going to say was: It seems I really am not my mother's biological son.
"Well..." Cheng Ying looked at Commander Wei and said, "Why don't you go back to your hometown and ask around?"
On the other side, Old Mrs. Wei lay in bed with her eyes closed, going over the events of the past in detail several times.
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