Moreover, the Third Son of the Zhang Family doesnât meet the requirements.
If he were the material for a soldier, he wouldnât miss the chance. But this Third Son of the Zhang Family is indeed unsuitable.
Decisively shaking his head, "How can he be a hunchback at such a young age? And his height doesnât meet the standard. Heâs not fit to be a soldier now. Better to find another path."
"How is he not suitable? Arenât you the leader? If your own kid goes to the military, isnât it just a word from you?" Liang Weixiang got anxious as soon as she heard bad news about her son. "Ah Mei, Guozhi, I was wrong before, it was my fault, but thatâs all on me. You canât let my mistakes affect the childâs future. If youâre angry, be angry at me. Yes... Yes, weâll definitely pay back the money. Once Ah Hong becomes a soldier, heâll have a salary every month. My Da Guo does carpentry, and after a couple of years, weâll have saved enough money, and weâll definitely pay you back then."
"This isnât about money; your kid is unsuitable. I donât have the power to give you any backdoor opportunities."
"Guozhi, how can this be a backdoor? The kid has the ability; itâs just a word from you. Please help the child. Our family will be grateful to you forever. We wonât trouble you in the future." Liang Weixiang felt a bit anxious.
She had humbled herself so much, yet they showed no regard for familial bonds.
"The military has discipline; if everyone were like you, what would the military become? Becoming a soldier isnât a joke; you canât join and leave on a whim. Your kid is unsuitable, just unsuitable. No point in saying more; you should go back." Liang Hongmei frowned and directly rejected on behalf of Lin Guozhi.
Since theyâve returned, many families in the village have this idea, and there are plenty more suitable kids than Ah Hong.
Even if suitable, her Guozhi couldnât just promise them so easily. The recruiters are different every time and not always from their district.
If someone suitable wants to join the army, calling him to tell the recruiters at the time could simplify things.
But this Third Son of the Zhang Family is indeed unsuitable. Just getting past Lin Guozhi would be a challenge. Heâs always known to keep personal and professional separate, and wouldnât soften up just because theyâre relatives, especially for Liang Weixiangâs son.
"Hmph, stupidity is useless; Uncle just looks down on our whole family. If today it were Ah Song asking, Uncle would surely agree without a second thought. People with abilities always look after their own. And you guys, youâd rather help outsiders than us. What kind of relatives are we, Mom? Letâs go."
This time Liang Weixiang was composed, but her son was being difficult and walked out with a sulky face.
Pushing her along as they left.
Liaing Weixiang looked at their familyâs cold attitude, feeling aggrieved, sat in the cart, pointed at Liang Hongmei angrily and said, "Liang Hongmei, youâve grown capable now, learned to hold grudges... I just went to S City to ask for a bit of help, find a job to make some money, and you not only kicked me out but watched as that tramp Ye Qing swindled us mother and daughter. That was fine, yet for those few hundred dollars, your daughter disregards our familial connections wanting to send us to the police station. Iâm desperately begging now, admitting my mistakes to you, and youâre so cruel to ruin the childâs future? Youâre heartless, getting some money and your tail goes up. Donât even recognize your kin anymore." Early in the morning, Liang Weixiang shouted outside their door, every word loud and "reasonable," drawing nearby neighbors to look over.
Liang Weixiang seemed to not have had enough, suddenly smiled at Lin Guozhi, saying, "You probably donât know, before you came back, my Ah Mei had an old beau. Heard heâs a little leader. I saw them several times while I was there. Always wandering into Liang Hongmeiâs room. My Dan Dan works at the shop, sees that man going to the shop daily to find Liang Hongmei. Sheâs a woman, needing a man, how could she resist this temptation? Hugging like a mother hen every day, who knows how many green hats your wife has given you."
Liang Weixiangâs careless words seemed to have no impact on the Lin Family.
A shadow of a stern expression was on Lin Guozhiâs face, intimidating even without anger, his gaze at Liang Weixiang appeared frightening.
One expression from Lin Guozhi frightened Liang Weixiang into shrinking her neck, sudden fear without reason.
Liang Weixiang, initially speaking fiercely, suddenly quieted down, shrinking her neck and bowing her head, dared not make a sound.
The Third Son of the Zhang Family snorted, continued pulling Liang Weixiang out.
Neighbors, seeing nothing interesting, silently returned to their homes; no one would foolishly go forward to ask.
"Donât let those two ruin our mood, letâs go play cards, back inside to play." Lin Guozhi pulled Liang Hongmei, calling the kids back inside to play.
They didnât really care; they knew whenever encountering Liang Weixiangâs family, nothing good came of it.
Seeing her face and legs, seemed that after returning home a few days ago, she hadnât missed a beating. But Liang Weixiang vented so unpleasantly that Lin Wan and the others worried their father might misunderstand their mother.
"Dad, donât listen to Liang Weixiangâs nonsense, itâs all untrue," Lin Wan cautiously whispered.
Resulting in Lin Guozhi helplessly shaking his head.
"That Du Guangjun, right? Dad knows, mom told me privately about it."
The kids smiled instantly, glancing at their own mom with blame, seeing Liang Hongmei smile awkwardly.
Their dad trusted their mom, and no barriers existed between them, good thing it didnât cause disputes over Du Guangjun.
Lin Guozhi chuckled, "Lucky I came back in time; if I were a little late, Iâm afraid your mom would abandon me."
The way dad spoke to mom in front of the kids sometimes left them speechless.
Mom blushed profusely.
....
The Third Son of the Zhang Family, angry and unrestrained, reached Liang Jian Countryâs home with a cold face, as if someone owed him money.
Visiting relatives over the new year, with such sour expression, it wasnât pleasant for anyone.
It made Liang Jian Countryâs family uncomfortable too; fortunately, the eldest son and daughter-in-law went visiting relatives.
That wouldâve been it, but Zhang A Hong, after eating, left sulking without a word, ignoring Liang Weixiang.
Anger made Little Grandmother crash things.
Anger aside, seeing her daughter in such condition pained her, thinking how Zhang Daguo recently went too far.
Beating her this way without a word was bad enough, yet not taking Ah Xiang for treatment.
If her leg remained untreated long, how could she stand again?
No choice, originally Liang Jian Country thought of asking Lin Guozhi, having Han Yi drive them to the county to treat Liang Weixiangâs leg. Who knew theyâd cause trouble at their home early morning, saying such nasty things.
Liang Jian Country had no face to request a car.
He borrowed the villageâs tractor, took his youngest son and daughter-in-law to the county.
Upon examination, her leg bone fracture, untreated in time, had dragged too long, repeating the injury anew.
Even if healed, it wouldnât be very agile.
Liang Weixiang cried directly on the spot, cursing Zhang Daguoâs ancestors for eighteen generations.
Liang Jian Country could only sigh beside, who to blame, blame his sister for lacking spirit, ruining a good home.
Though the sister erred, Zhang Daguo was not innocent either, nor his three sons.
Back home, Liang Jian Country took two sons and pushed Liang Weixiang to their village.
Telling off Zhang Daguo and his three sons properly. Zhang Daguo eventually promised to care attentively for Liang Weixiang.
Finally resolving matters.
Even on the second day of the new year, unrest persisted, leading to Auntâs complaints, who returned and vented to their mom.
Lin Family thought this was self-inflicted by Liang Weixiang.
That night... Lin Guozhi and Han Yi quietly visited Li Fuguiâs home late, while everyone was asleep. Plan was to search their place to find that old letter.
Who knew theyâd stumble upon some spicy scene upon entering the courtyard.
Seeing this, Lin Guozhi frowned, bringing Han Yi back.
No outcome this time, yet discovering this secret was rewarding.
...Lin Family stayed home until the second day of the new year, departing early on the third.
They reached Z City on the fifth of the new year.
Lin Wan and Han Yi spent two days in Z City, then promptly returned to S City.
On the way, Lin Wan talked with Han Yi about buying a car. This time Han Yi didnât oppose.