Mother Yun looked at him, âDo you believe that Ahao would go half a year without sending a letter home? You should know how much our son cares about Hanhan, and knowing that Hanhan is about to give birth, why hasnât he sent even a single letter? Today Hanhan suddenly said, Ahao might have gone to the battlefield. Have you forgotten about the horrors of war? I fear that, even at the moment of my death, those moments will still be vivid in my memory.â
Father Yun didnât know how to console Mother Yun.
Their son was a soldier, and going to battle and taking on dangerous missions was inevitable.
Because he was a soldier, the country needed him.
But beyond his identity as a soldier, he was still a son, a husband, a father.
What else could Father Yun say? He was also anxious, just not expressing it like his wife did. As a man, his heavy feelings showed in his face, providing a solid shoulder for her to lean on. So, he paused a bit and said, âI will get an introduction letter soon, I will take you to the train station tomorrow.â
Mother Yun nodded.
âI will call Hanhan for dinner.â Mother Yun, wiping her tears and sniffling, went to call Meng Yunhan for dinner.
In the afternoon, Father Yun went to the village chief to get the introduction letter, and the next day, he took the three generations to the county.
He also helped them buy the tickets.
After seeing them onto the train, he turned back to Qingzhao Village.
Meanwhile, at Qingzhao Village.
âCuihua, did you know that your mother-in-law took your sisters-in-law and the baby to the army?â
Zhang Cuihua was stunned for a moment. She hadnât expected that in just a few days, her mother-in-law had actually taken her sisters-in-law to the army.
Although her sisters-in-law couldnât see the child, Little Huzi was still so young, how could they bear to let the child suffer?
Zhang Cuihua was also a little uncomfortable. The last time because of that matter, her husband had come home and scolded her, and he wouldnât give her a pleasant look these past few days.
But unlike her, when Meng Yunhan was going to the army, she was personally escorted by her mother-in-law.
This honor was not something they could obtain if they wanted to.
Were her parents-in-law really going to side with the third sonâs family?
âMy youngest son, weâve been so busy, we havenât even seen Little Huzi since his first month,â Zhang Cuihua did not want others to laugh at them.
But her attempt to mend the fences seemed a little like an ostrich burying its head in the sand.
When Zhao Fang heard about this, she started complaining to Yun Lei at dinner.
âMother, how could you go to the army with my sisters-in-law?â
Yun Lei glanced at her and said dismissively, âAfter so many years, this is the first time my mother has been to my younger brotherâs army unit. Naturally, she couldnât rest easy knowing my sisters-in-law and the baby were going.â
Zhao Fang glared at him, âIs it true that mother and father are going to start siding with the third sonâs family, like they said before?â
Yun Lei didnât answer, but after a long while said, âDo you have the good temper my sisters-in-law have? All these years, what have her children ever taken from our home?â
Zhao Fang was displeased, âI did all that for whom? Isnât it to save more money for our childrenâs education? My sisters-in-law are just being generous with our parentsâ food for their social courtesies.â
âWhy donât you be generous for once? Instead of always worrying about this, why donât you think about how to live our life better!â
â¦â¦.
On the train.
This wasnât Mother Yunâs first time on a train, so she didnât feel the thrill that first-timers do.
As for Meng Yunhan, she was primarily focused on Little Huzi, constantly fanning him with a straw fan because it was hot.
Both the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law remained silent.
Both were preoccupied with thoughts of Yun Hao.