Chapter 185: She Would Never Follow the Army

Si Rong grew up in Huaiyang, and the furthest place she had ever been to was Jing Shi.

It was novel at first, but after a few days, she began to miss home.

She missed the wind in Huaiyang, missed her parents and brothers in Huaiyang, and missed everything about Huaiyang.

She even felt she would miss the soil of Huaiyang; perhaps people just have a kind of attachment to the place where they grew up.

She did not want to follow the army.

Besides, the two children were still so small; if she followed the army, how would she take care of them? Could she really expect Wang Ma, at her advanced age, to go with her to such a harsh place?

She only chatted with Fang Ting about ambiguous things afterward, and seeing that she was not in high spirits, Fang Ting took her daughter and said goodbye.

"Yueyue, say goodbye to your mother-in-law!"

Si Rong smiled and waved her hand, "Goodbye, daughter-in-law!"

When Fang Ting walked outside the door, she happened to see Jiang Cheng striding home; she took her daughter's little chubby hand and waved it again, "Say goodbye to your father-in-law!"

She had liked Jiang Cheng for so many years in the past and thought she would never forget him for the rest of her life.

She did not know when it happened, but she was finally calm and at ease when facing Jiang Cheng, no different from looking at anyone else.

Jiang Cheng:...

He was also not prepared to be a father-in-law.

However, he still quite liked Jiang Yue, who had the same silly, honest look as her father.

"Bye-bye."

Upon returning home, he discovered that his wife seemed a bit off.

It was very similar to the look in her eyes that time he had undergone a vasectomy without telling her.

Connecting this to the fact that Fang Ting had just visited, he guessed that his wife probably knew about him going to Wushan.

The reason he had hesitated before was because he did not intend to go.

Wushan was a Haidao, and one could only travel back and forth by boat; furthermore, the first group of people to go would inevitably have to overcome many hardships in daily life.

He could not bear to let his wife live a hard life with him.

But Director Chen said that this mission to Wushan to establish a new military defense base was not voluntary, but based on the organization's deployment.

The mission list only came down today, and his name was on it.

"My going to Wushan has just been finalized," Jiang Cheng sighed and said gently, "You and the babies stay at home well; as long as I have leave, I will come back to see you."

Si Rong looked at him quietly for a long while before kicking him in the calf in displeasure.

This stinky man, his flesh was truly hard; kicking him only made her own foot hurt.

Was he so certain she wouldn't follow the army? He had arranged it all quite convincingly.

Si Rong ignored him, got up, and went upstairs by herself.

Jiang Cheng had guessed right; of course, she would not follow the army.

Why would she go?

Marrying him in the first place was only so that her parents and brothers could be at ease; how could she possibly go to a desolate island to suffer with him?

She had grown up pampered and spoiled; without him saying anything more, it was impossible for her to go.

It was just that, for some reason, there was a restless emotion in her heart that was hard to soothe.

Jiang Zhi also learned the news that her uncle was about to go to the Wushan Haidao; she had studied geography in university.

"The climate on Wushan Haidao is not good; why go there?"

Her aunt would not go there.

With age, she now understood a bit more about romantic relationships.

Even if love is precious, once one enters marriage, one will encounter many realistic problems.

For example, her mother, Ms. Jiang Qi, once fell in love with an M Guo man and resolutely abandoned her own daughter to pursue true love.

Not only Jiang Zhi, but almost everyone took it for granted that Si Rong would not go to the Haidao to follow the army.

Including Fang Ting, who learned that Jiang Cheng's transfer order had come down; she said goodbye to Si Rong very naturally.

"Your old Jiang certainly can't bear to let you suffer; I have no choice, I can only take your daughter-in-law and go a step ahead."

"Why do you all think I won't go to Wushan?"

Si Rong laughed, "Maybe I will follow the army."

"Don't you know? The family members following the army this time will have strict vetting; servants and nannies and the like definitely cannot go."

Si Rong fell silent.

Yes, after Jiang Cheng's transfer order to Wushan came down, she thought a lot.

She had long passed the age of romance; she might not be used to being separated from Jiang Cheng at first, but she believed she could adapt.

Her parents, brothers, friends, and even Wang Ma, who had always taken care of her and the children, were all in Huaiyang.

This was her comfort zone.

But it was not for the babies; they were born into a family with both parents present.

Even Orange was already starting to vaguely call out 'Baba'.

If Jiang Cheng went to Wushan for not just a year or two, then in the future, he as a father would have no presence during the children's most critical growth period.

Si Rong even imagined a scene where Jiang Cheng went to Wushan and didn't see the children for years, and the children saw other kids having fathers, then ran home to ask her where their father had gone.

The children needed a father.

So Si Rong thought, it wouldn't be a big deal for her to follow the army; taking Wu Ma and Wang Ma along and overcoming some life difficulties would be possible.

At least the children could be with their father.

But now that she learned she couldn't take Wang Ma and Wu Ma if she followed the army, Si Rong felt as if the sky had collapsed.

Ever since becoming a mother, she knew deeply that besides breastfeeding herself, Wang Ma and Wu Ma had helped her so, so much.

Therefore, she also gave them a raise.

If she left them, could she really take good care of the two children by herself?

Si Rong was in a trance.

She took the two children back to her maiden home for a visit.

Whenever she could not figure something out, she would return to this place where she grew up to take a look.

She did not know what a maiden home meant to other women, but to her, it was like a harbor from the wind.

The summer afternoon sun was just right; Si Rong rested her head on her mother's lap, while in the distance, her nephew was playing with Si Nian and Si Yu.

Everything was extremely pleasant.

Mother Si stroked her daughter's dark hair, "Go! Go join the army with Jiang Cheng. He is a good man who treats you sincerely, and it is time for you to grow up."

"Your father and I only have you as a daughter; since you were small, we wanted to offer you everything good, thinking you would be happy for a lifetime and would not have to endure the hardships that ordinary women must face. But from your last marriage, it is clear that a person in this world must suffer; if not early on, then later."

"When a husband and wife live in different places, as time goes on, it is not only bad for the children, but also bad for the relationship between the two of you."

Si Rong knew her mother had her best interests at heart, but, "I am very afraid."

She was afraid of unfamiliar places, afraid of being separated from her parents and brother, and afraid that she could not take care of the two children.

"It is certain that you would be afraid," Mother Si said, combing through her long hair with her fingers, "Everyone feels fear, but Mom believes that my Rongrong can definitely do it—take good care of yourself, and take good care of Juzi and Niannian."

That evening, Si Rong ate at the Si Family home, and just after she finished eating, Jiang Cheng arrived.

Mother Si hurriedly asked Li Sao to make him a bowl of beef noodles as well, and only after he finished eating did they bring up the matter of joining the army at Wushan.

"We are very relieved to have Rongrong and the children go with you."

Mother Si said, her face appearing to be without any worry.

Jiang Cheng first glanced at Si Rong's expression before saying solemnly, "Regarding the matter of joining the army, I listen to whatever Rongrong says."

Mother Si:...