Chapter 380: Accompanying You Back to Your Maiden Home

Li Xuan held her child, and for a moment, she was on the verge of tears.

She forced a smile at the middle-aged woman, "Bring me a stool, and I will sit down and talk to you slowly."

"Go bring a stool!" the middle-aged woman immediately ordered the several girls in patched clothes behind her.

"Mom, I'll go!" A barefoot little girl ran to the doorway, moved a small wooden stump over, and then stared blankly at the fruit candy in her mother's hand.

She had never eaten it before; she had only seen the village chief's son eat it. Only after they left did she pick up the candy wrapper from the ground to lick it—it was very sweet.

If only Mom could give her a piece of candy to eat.

As it turned out, she didn't get to eat the candy; her mother turned around and slapped her, "Eat, eat, eat! Are you a starving ghost reincarnated?"

The thin little girl was sent flying two meters away by the slap, and blood flowed from her exposed knees, yet she dared not cry.

Even Li Xuan, who considered herself hard-hearted, felt it was pitiful to watch.

Even though she also loved the son among her twins more, she would never treat her own daughter like this.

"This son of yours has an excellent physiognomy," Li Xuan's words once again drew the woman's attention, "However, I heard from people in your village that you adopted him?"

Seeing the woman's unpleasant expression, she explained again, "I don't mean anything else, don't misunderstand; I'm just a bit envious of your good luck. This child will be a lucky star for your family."

She handed the child back to the woman, "Big sister, your good fortune is yet to come."

Yes, she did not intend to take the child back.

This couple treated her son even better than their own daughter, and she felt that leaving the child here was better than having him go back with her.

She was still living in that old lecher Tian Fuguang's house with Shen Lan, and she didn't know when she might be kicked out.

When the child grows up later, she, his biological mother, will appear again; with the blood relation, the child will surely acknowledge her.

"Actually, I haven't been able to conceive for several years after getting married, and I also want to adopt a girl; girls are more thoughtful," Li Xuan hinted, "Someone about the same age as your son would be good; anyway, whoever raises them is who they are close to!"

"Then you'll probably have to ask again, but a girl is worthless; if I give birth to another daughter later, I'll give her to you!"

Li Xuan:...

She felt that this woman seemed unaware of her own daughter's situation, and in order not to alert the enemy, she left without saying anything more.

As the gate closed, she heard the woman's scolding coming from inside.

"You deserve to eat candy? This has to be saved for my Chi Er to eat later!"

"Don't just stand there like a fool! Eldest, go cook!"

"Second, go wash your younger brother's diapers!"

"Third! You coax your younger brother to play; if I hear my son cry even once, I will strangle you!"

Li Xuan curled her lips; her son's fate was considered not bad, falling into such a family that favored boys over girls, just like her own family.

The favoritism she never received, her son had finally obtained.

Li Xuan was even certain that those fruit candies would ultimately only be eaten by her son.

It was just that she hadn't been able to find her daughter this time; it seemed she would have to continue looking next time.

On the day of the fighter jet test flight, the soldiers in the troop suspended their training to head to the seaside to watch, including Shen Lan.

Originally, he felt he wasn't much different from Jiang Cheng, but now, seeing Jiang Cheng sitting high up in the fighter jet, while he only had to lower his head to see the mud on his own rubber shoes.

"Wow! I think Company Commander Jiang is so handsome!"

"Don't be a fan girl, his wife is here today too!"

"Really? Where? I want to see what kind of woman could conquer Company Commander Jiang."

"Right there, that woman in the white clothes; she really is beautiful~"

"No wonder Company Commander Jiang likes her; even I, a woman, like her when I see her."

Hearing these discussions, Shen Lan turned around and saw Si Rong; she was standing with the other family members, looking slightly upward toward the distant Jiang Cheng.

It seemed as if there was only him in her eyes.

The fist Shen Lan had hanging at his side tightened again.

He hoped that when Jiang Cheng test-flew later, he would fall directly from the heights and crash to his death.

He wanted to see Si Rong in pain, in pain because of her own choice.

"Have you finished feeding the pigs?" The Kitchen Squad leader came over and asked with displeasure upon seeing his gnashing expression.

"Finished feeding them." Shen Lan lowered the hatred in his eyes and replied respectfully.

The people in the troop didn't know how they found out about his affair with Tian Fuguang; now, one by one, their attitudes toward him were very poor, bossing him around.

Not only did they make him do the dirtiest and most tiring work, but they also gave him no pleasant looks.

It was as if they thought he had no real ability and only entered the troop by relying on Tian Fuguang.

Amidst these chaotic thoughts, Shen Lan heard a burst of cheers.

It turned out that Jiang Cheng and his fellow soldiers had already piloted the fighter jets into the sky and then began various high-difficulty technical training maneuvers according to instructions.

Among them, the most difficult maneuver was one that only Jiang Cheng could perform.

On the sidelines of the training ground, everyone was cheering for him.

Shen Lan was so jealous inside he was about to go crazy.

Originally, he had wanted to be in the air force, but those dog-eyed people in the troop actually said his physical fitness didn't meet the requirements.

It was simply too much!

Watching Jiang Cheng steadily land the fighter jet, Si Rong felt moved and proud.

The man she married was an upright and indomitable soldier!

"Why are you crying?" It wasn't until Jiang Cheng used his thumb to wipe away the moisture at the corner of her eye that Si Rong realized she had been crying without knowing it.

"I'm not crying, I'm just happy! Happy for you!"

Chen Shuo walked over from the side and patted Jiang Cheng on the shoulder, "Well done! Your flight today can be recorded and used as study material for those little brats; I'll give you a half-day off this afternoon, go get some good rest!"

"Many thanks."

Jiang Cheng changed out of his flight uniform, then rode his bicycle to take Si Rong home.

"I'll accompany you back to your maiden home tonight!"

Si Rong gripped the shirt at his waist, "Why go back to my home?"

"You went back to your maiden home two days ago, but I was working and couldn't accompany you." Jiang Cheng felt a bit guilty inside.

Si Rong rested her head against his broad back, "So this counts as compensation?"

"Mm, I feel like I owe you."

"You don't."

"I do~"

The smile at the corners of Si Rong's mouth widened, "Alright, you do, then I punish you to be good to me for a lifetime."

She had indeed planned to make another trip back to her maiden home in the next two days.

Her second brother had gotten engaged to his partner, and she had bought a silver bracelet for her future sister-in-law Tian Chang, intending to give it to her.

The two of them timed it perfectly, arriving just in time for the Si Family's lunch.

"Little glutton, did you smell the fragrance of the food at home?" her second brother Si Han teased, "Try it, it's a big carp your second brother caught!"

The braised carp made by Wang Ma was truly a specialty; just hearing about it made Si Rong feel hungry.