Staff Officer Lin had already received the news. He hurried back and saw that his house was in a mess.

Under the clothesline, clothes of all sizes fell to the ground, covered with mud; in the kitchen, cabbage and chopped kidney beans were scattered on the floor.

The eldest son, who is thirteen years old, and the youngest son, who is ten years old, are sitting in rows at the door of the house, as if they are waiting for punishment from their father.

"Who did it?" Staff Lin said with a black face.

"I did it." The eldest son Lin Zhihao didn't dare to look at his father, but he admitted it very happily.

"I did it too." The younger son Lin Zhiqiang was not to be outdone and competed to receive the "honor".

"Do you think you are awesome? You need a reason for everything you do. Tell me why you do it."

Zhihao said: "I don't like Chen Shiliu, let her leave our home."

"Can you take care of you and your brother? There are three meals to make, laundry to do, and housework to do?"

With two children, of course, it's impossible.

"Then let grandma come, can't you?"

"Your grandpa has been paraplegic for five years. Grandma has to take care of grandpa in her hometown and can't come."

"Dad, please bring mom back and let her take care of us."

"It's even more impossible. Your mother did something wrong. She won't come back until you grow up."

Zhiqiang looked at Staff Lin and asked, "Dad, will Chen Shiliu be my stepmother?"

Staff Lin asked sternly: "Who said this? Do you believe such bastard words?"

"Grandma Qi said it. She said that nine out of ten stepmothers are bad, and there is one who is doing something strange. If Chen Shiliu becomes a stepmother and beats or scolds us, my brother and I will definitely not have a good life."

Grandma Qi is the mother of the instructor of the Second Company, and she is here to take care of her daughter-in-law during her confinement period.

"Nonsense, your Aunt Chen will not become a stepmother."

Staff Lin knew that both he and Chen Shiliu were divorced, and he avoided suspicion for fear of being gossiped about. He left in the morning and did not come back until evening. He ate in the cafeteria, and basically did not meet Chen Shiliu.

"I asked Aunt Chen to take care of you. Now go and apologize to her. If she doesn't want to take care of you, one of you will not go to school in the future and stay at home to cook and wash clothes. Tell me, is it because Zhihao doesn't go to school or is it?

Zhiqiang doesn’t go to school?”

The two brothers were dumbfounded. They only wanted to drive Chen Shiliu away, but they didn't expect it to be so difficult later.

Zhiqiang hugged her with his little arms, "I want to go to school."

"Then Zhiqiang goes to school and Zhihao does housework at home."

Lin Zhihao raised his head and asked: "Is she really not a stepmother?"

"no."

Lin Zhihao and his father hooked their little fingers and said, "Pull the hook and hang yourself. It won't change for a hundred years."

Staff Lin was still dazed. Zhihao pulled Zhiqiang up and said, "Follow me and apologize."

Staff Lin shook his head. They were two bastards who could do whatever they wanted. He found a bucket and a broom and started cleaning the kitchen.

Bai Hongmei and the others have already brought half a bag of pineapple leaves. They can be found at the foot of the mountain, so there is no need to go inside.

A few people are sitting on horseback arranging the bundles. They need to be tied into bundles and dried in the sun, otherwise they will easily smell moldy.

The two boys were wandering outside the door with their heads peeping out. Bai Hongmei saw them and asked, "Whose two boys are these? If you want zongzi leaves, just come in and grab a few."

After being discovered, the two boys pushed me in and walked in.

"Oh, two little white eyes..."

Su Yian pushed Chu's mother, she was still a child, so it was inappropriate to say so.

Chen Shiliu lowered her head. To be honest, she was afraid that the two children would chase her and cause trouble, which would prevent her from staying in the army.

"Aunt Chen, we were wrong just now. Grandma Qi said you wanted to be our stepmother. She also said that nine out of ten stepmothers are bad, so we kicked you out because we were afraid.

Dad has criticized us, and he also promised not to find a stepmother for us. Aunt Chen, please go back with us. We will be obedient and won’t cause trouble to you again."

Chu's mother said: "This Grandma Qi is nothing, why are you telling your child this?"

Everyone's eyes were on Chen Shiliu, and it was understandable that she refused. Even though the two children were children, what they did was too heartbreaking.

Chen Shiliu is struggling.

She had selfish motives for accepting the job at Staff Lin's house. She was not from the army and would soon be deported back to her place of origin. This was what she was afraid of. Her hometown was poor and full of ill will toward her. What's worth remembering.

As a helper in the Lin family, as long as Staff Lin does not find a second wife, she will be needed. Looking at Staff Lin's face, she will not be deported.

If you don't do it, you'll be deported; if you do, these two guys are really a headache. One day, if Grandma Qi makes some gossip again, will she take it seriously again?

Staff Lin pushed open the door and walked in, "Comrade Chen, I will communicate with Company Commander Qi and will not allow anyone to talk nonsense anymore. Two children have to beg you. Even a grown man can't do it for me."

What else could Chen Shiliu say? She would be a little ungrateful if she stayed on the ladder any longer, right?

"Okay, I'll go back."

"Pomegranate, bring two bunches of pineapple leaves to make rice dumplings for the Dragon Boat Festival." Bai Hongmei forced two bunches of pineapple leaves to Chen Pomegranate.

"How can this silly girl do well if she goes to work at Staff Lin's house? Wouldn't it be better to find someone to marry?"

Chu's mother really couldn't understand why Chen Shiliu was willing to go back with Staff Lin who had done a lot of bad things.

"Don't worry about others. We don't have rice at home. We have to ask Wensong to buy some. There are many people, so we have to pack five kilograms of rice, some jujubes, and a kilogram of sugar."

In the afternoon, Chu Wensong took two hours of leave and left work early. It was nominally to buy rice, but actually it was for Yan Miaomiao. As expected, Yan Miaomiao took the initiative to contact Nuan Nuan, under the bridge on Liyang Road Meet.

Warmth is an important witness and nothing can happen to her.

Chu Wensong first went to the grain store to buy five kilograms of glutinous rice, and then went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy a kilogram of jujubes and a pack of sugar. He was afraid that Su Yian would have morning sickness in a few days, so he bought a large pack of tamarind for her in advance.

After it was done, I went to find Chang Jin.

When it got dark, the two of them went looking for warmth together.

Wen Nuan lives with her parents, who take care of her children and provide some financial support to her. It is precisely because she lives with her parents and there are many private houses around her that she can almost respond to her requests, so Yan Miaomiao does not dare to come and harass her.

Chang Jin said: "This is Camp Commander Chu."

"We know each other."

"We do know each other, let's talk while walking."

Yan Miaomiao asked her to meet on the pretext of giving money to Nuan Nuan.

"Based on what you know about Yan Miaomiao, how likely is it that she really sends money?"

"Half and half."

Chang Jin poured cold water on her, "I don't think she will come to give money. I advise you not to be too optimistic."

"No, she's not afraid that I'll expose her bottom? By then there will be nothing left." Nuan Nuan was still confident, holding Yan Miaomiao's handle in her hand.
Chapter completed!