Chu Jianguo carried two large watermelons out of the Chu family home. As he passed under the ginkgo tree, he saw an old man playing chess with two little children. Upon closer inspection, he realized that the old man was the former political commissar of the division. He quickly greeted him.
Disturbed, Xu Baojuan lifted his eyelids and glanced at the face. It looked somewhat familiar, but he couldn't remember which family's junior it was.
Xu Baojuan nodded slightly in response.
Luo Yan, who was sitting at the table in front of Xu Baojuan, saw that it was Chu Jianguo and immediately cried out in surprise.
Xu Baojuan said unhappily, "Hurry up and leave, don't scare the little girl."
As soon as Luo Yan started crying, Chu Jianguo recognized her.
Isn't this Luo Shicheng's daughter? When did she start currying favor with her old leader?
Disdainfully chased away by Xu Baojuan, Chu Jianguo asked Xu Baojuan with a forced smile.
"Is this child from the Luo family?"
Xu Baojuan patiently comforted Luo Yan, who was sobbing uncontrollably, and casually hummed in agreement, "You know her?"
"I know them. This family has questionable character. You are a person of high moral character, so it's best to keep your distance from them."
Luo Yan raised her little hand to hit Chu Jianguo, "You're bad, Mommy..."
Xu Baojuan's expression turned serious upon hearing this, "You're bullying a female comrade?"
Chu Jianguo angrily pointed at Luo Yan, "Look at this, what did I tell you? This family has absolutely no character issues. Their children are either taught to hit people or to talk nonsense."
He added, "Don't listen to her nonsense. Anyone who gets involved with her unreasonable mother is doomed. Why would I bully her?"
For a grown man to speak so rudely of a baby, Xu Baojuan's gaze at Chu Jianguo was like a knife.
"Tell me, what's wrong with their character?"
If Chu Jianguo can't give a clear answer today, he'll go find Hong Junyi tomorrow and ask him how he implemented ideological work.
Chu Jianguo: "Her father, Luo Shicheng, is a soldier who beats people at the slightest disagreement; her mother, Hua Li, is ruthless in framing others and is extremely jealous."
Luo Yan finally understood that Chu Jianguo had been beaten by her father, which was why Chen Yuanshan asked the Sun family to help him plead with Chu Jianguo. However, he had entrusted the wrong person, as they had no interest in helping him at all.
It seems Dad has definitely been punished, but I don't know how. I guess the mission was fake; he's just being punished so he can't come out.
The punishment for not being able to leave... solitary confinement?
Tsk, no matter how much of a jerk Dad is, she and Mom can deal with him, but no one else can.
Luo Yan stared at Chu Jianguo with a cool gaze.
Xu Baojuan chuckled twice after hearing Chu Jianguo's words.
"I've met that young man, Luo Shicheng. He's got a rebellious streak and is definitely not a good person..."
Luo Yan, is your dad really that awful?
"But I know that person a little. The person he hit must have done something wrong, and it was a big mistake. So, you got hit by him?"
Chu Jianguo's face still bore the bruises from Luo Shicheng's beating, and he couldn't deny it even if he wanted to.
Seeing Chu Jianguo's reaction, Xu Baojuan snorted coldly.
"Tell me, why did he hit you?"
He couldn't say that, so Chu Jianguo stammered.
It seems this old man Xu is really getting under Chu Jian Guo's thumb; Luo Yan has to cling to his coattails.
"Grandpa, Grandpa, Dad, Dad..."
The little baby looked pitiful and wanted his father. He took Xu Baojuan's hand, which was calloused from being shot, and buried his face in his palm. His little shoulders trembled as he sobbed. It was a heartbreaking sight.
Xu Baojuan didn't believe that a mother who raised such a lovely child could be so bad, and had no interest in listening to Chu Jianguo continue. He picked up Luo Yan and told her to take a short break.
"Let's go find your Grandpa Sun."
Chu Jianguo was trying to sow discord between Xu Baojuan and Luo Shicheng's little brat. But the old man wouldn't even let him finish before going to find Sun Bailing. That wouldn't do.
"Grandpa, please listen to me..."
Chu Jianguo stepped forward to try to stop Xu Baojuan.
Xu Baojuan glared at him, his imposing presence, forged in the hail of bullets, was terrifying, and Chu Jianguo was so frightened that he retreated to the side and couldn't recover for a long time.
Before Xu Baojuan even reached the Sun family's house, the family's nanny chased after him, urging him to go back and take his medicine, saying it was his wife's order.
Xu Baojuan was fearless except for his wife, so he immediately put Luo Yan down and obediently followed the nanny.
The reinforcements they had finally managed to catch were gone halfway through the journey. Luo Yan sighed as she watched Xu Baojuan walk away.
Chu Jianguo gloated, thinking the Luo family had gotten on Old Master Xu's good side. "It turns out they were just playing with a child."
Xiao Xiu led Luo Yan back to the Sun family home. Aunt Shi, who had returned earlier to cook, saw them and gave the two little ones a plate of freshly cut cantaloupe.
Xiao Xiu took it and led Luo Yan to the living room to eat melon.
The cantaloupe was so fragrant and sweet that even Xiaoxiu, who doesn't like fruit, ate two pieces.
While munching on a melon, Luo Yan pondered how to rescue Luo Shicheng so that her father could pick up and drop off her mother and ensure her safety.
Sun Qingsheng went to the bathroom, and when he came back, there were two little radish heads in the living room.
He knew Xiao Xiu, but he had never met Luo Yan. Sun Qingsheng sat on the sofa, picked up a cantaloupe and started eating it, asking Luo Yan.
"Whose child are you?"
Luo Yan didn't want to talk to this guy who was just giving Chen Yuanshan the runaround.
The little baby ignored him, which amused Sun Qingsheng. He reached out with his juice-covered hand to pinch Luo Yan's cheek.
Luo Yan raised her hand to push him away, giving Sun Qingsheng a warning look to stay away.
"Little girl, you're eating my food at my house and you won't let me touch it? You've got quite a temper."
Sun Qingsheng was trying to tease her, but Luo Yan wasn't in the mood to play with him. She climbed off the sofa, ran to the kitchen, and tugged at Aunt Shi's clothes, calling out, "Mommy, Mommy!"
Aunt Shi put down the dough she was kneading halfway and squatted down to comfort Luo Yan.
"Grandma has already spoken with your mother. When your Uncle Chen comes back, he will take you and your brother Xiaoxiu home together."
Wouldn't that waste several more hours? Luo Yan didn't want to wait.
Turning to leave the kitchen, Luo Yan was about to run out when Sun Qingsheng, who came out of the living room, grabbed her.
"Little girl, why are you running around like that?"
Luo Yan was getting annoyed. "Pee!"
Sun Qingsheng clicked his tongue and called to Aunt Shi, "The little girl needs to pee, take her there quickly."
Aunt Shi, her hands covered in flour, said to Sun Qingsheng, "Can't you see I'm busy? Can't you just deliver it to me?"
Sun Qingsheng was raised by Aunt Shi, almost like her own son. When Aunt Shi scolded Sun Qingsheng, he had no choice but to take Luo Yan to the bathroom himself.
Luo Yan found Sun Qingsheng in the way and pushed him away.
"Oh, little girl, you're still shy. Okay, I'll go."
With that, Sun Qingsheng turned and left.
When Sun Qingsheng returned to the living room, Luo Yan took advantage of Aunt Shi's inattention to slip out, hide from people, and run out of the compound, heading straight for the army.
Luo Yan is very shrewd and deliberately follows women, keeping a distance that is neither too close nor too far, just like a careless parent raising a child in a laissez-faire manner.
However, as long as there are adults nearby, the safety of a toddler who has run away on his own is enhanced.
After carefully going through several different "parents," Luo Yan finally saw the military base gate and ran towards it like lightning...
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