Chapter 31 Lu Zhenping, You Deserve It

Lu Mingliang's words made Liu Sanjin's face turn pale. She had disliked this little bastard ever since he came to their Lu family. His eyes were rolling around, and he was very cunning, and his little mouth was chattering.

"Hey, Mingliang is still young and doesn't understand. Grandma is telling the truth. How can our family live easily? If your father hadn't done a good job in the army, our family would have been so poor that we couldn't even afford to eat."

"But, my third uncle and grandpa are still working outside, my fourth uncle is a warehouse keeper, and my second uncle can still go to work. They can't be unable to make ends meet!"

Liu Sanjin: “.”

This guy is so angry that his head is spinning!!!

"Xiao Meng is here, Third Aunt, please read the letter quickly. It's getting late. I see that dinner is ready at home."

"That's right. Zhenping is a soldier. He can't be so ignorant. His uncle and aunt can't read. It's useless for them to read."

"I'm going back. I still need to fetch water for my family. Third Aunt, please don't criticize Xiao Meng. You treat her like your own daughter. Wouldn't you feel bad if she's not in good health? Let's talk about it nicely."

Liu Sanjin saw several people leave in a short while and felt very upset. Usually, she was the one who was praised and sympathized no matter what. But today, these two kids and that bitch Shen Meng were blamed for a few random words. They were all a bunch of people trying to smooth things over.

"I can read. I've attended literacy classes. Daughter-in-law Zhenping, give me the letter and I'll read it to your mother-in-law."

"Okay, Uncle Guai."

Uncle Guai took the letter handed over by Shen Meng, cleared his throat, and slowly read the letter under Liu Sanjin's expectant gaze.

"Xiao Meng, I miss you so much. It's been two months since I last wrote to you. Have you received the allowance I asked my comrades to send last month? Are the children okay? If you have time, can you take the children to the photo studio in the county to take a photo? I miss you so much. How are your father-in-law and father-in-law? I wish you all the best."

After Uncle Guai finished reading the letter, the scene was as quiet as a chicken. On the full piece of letter paper, there were only five short words mentioning Liu Sanjin and Lu Changzhu. This made many people wonder. Although Lu Zhenping had a cold face, he had a warm heart. Why did he mention such a thing to his own parents?

Liu Sanjin was so angry that she saw stars. Without waiting for Uncle Guai to say a word of comfort, she turned around and left. She took very fast steps, even faster than when she came.

It's shameful, really shameful. The good reputation she has had for so many years has been ruined in one day. Everyone in Lujia Village knows that her eldest son, Liu Sanjin, is serving in the army and doing a good job. He receives a monthly allowance, and he has already given retirement money to his parents before the family has even split up.

All the old men and women of the same age were envious of her these years, but today's letter was like a slap in the face to her, loud and crisp.

Liu Sanjin went back to the room and got on the kang without eating dinner. She clutched the quilt in her hands and muttered secretly that it must be that little bitch Shen Meng who sent a letter to her son and sowed discord between them. Otherwise, how could her filial son not care about her and the old man!

Thinking of this, she sat up suddenly, got off the kang and hurried to find Lu Jiaxuan to write a letter. She had to write a letter to her eldest son to complain about Shen Meng.

Southern Yunnan border. Lu Zhenping was sitting on the parallel bars of the training ground, holding a cigarette in his mouth, staring at the moon in the sky for a long time. A strong wind came, and Lu Zhenping jumped down holding the parallel bars, turned around in mid-air, clamped the legs of the attacker with his legs, and quickly clasped his hands on the parallel bars, and with a single move, he knocked the attacker directly to the ground.

"Ouch, hiss, Lao Lu, you are really brave enough to do that to me. I almost broke my waist here."

Lu Zhenping frowned, reached out and pulled over Ma Xiang, who was lying on the ground gasping for breath.

"Why are you not sleeping so late at night?"

Ma Xiang rubbed his waist and grinned, "Isn't it because I see you are alone and homesick here? It's so pitiful. I'm afraid you will cry, so I'm here to comfort you, isn't it?"

"laugh!"

"Tsk, you don't even appreciate it. You, you obviously miss your wife and children very much, but you always think about others. Normally, at your level, you can take your children with you to the army if your sister-in-law is still alive, but you always give up the house every time you are allocated. And last year, you packed your things, but you insisted on helping Xiao Gu on duty. Hey, your little son is three years old this year, right? You don't miss him. But you deserve it, who told you to be so selfless!"

Lu Zhenping glanced at him and reached into his pocket to take out a cigarette. After taking out the cigarette box, he rubbed it vigorously. Ma Xiang, who was mocking him at the side, laughed twice.

"What's the matter? You're out of cigarettes? Why didn't you tell me earlier? I have some, brother. Did you give away your allowance again? You said you did too. You have a big family to support. How old was your wife when she married you? A woman raised three children after marriage and got pregnant. Now she has four. You were not here when your sister-in-law was pregnant. Tell me, isn't it easy for her? She is unlucky to marry someone as uncaring as you."

Lu Zhenping listened to what Ma Xiang said and rarely did he retort. He recalled that when Shen Meng married him, her eyes rolled around and he could tell at a glance that she was a thoughtful girl. He had been in the army for so many years, facing dangerous missions and treacherous enemies. He didn't know how many experiences he had. How could he not see her little thoughts?
But Shen Meng was smart and pretty, and her parents and brothers were all very kind people. When he got married, he saw Mingyang's children getting along with his father-in-law and mother-in-law, and he could see that they were a very kind old couple. He thought that children educated in such a family would not be too bad.

After so many years of marriage, Shen Meng must have suffered a lot. Whenever his mother sent him a letter saying something bad about his wife and children, he never believed it.

He knew exactly what kind of people his parents were. From the letter sent by Lu Changhong, he roughly knew that although his wife looked smart, she was actually a fool. She was deceived by his mother and her eyesight was lame. She probably couldn't tell good from bad now.

"You're right. Your sister-in-law has worked very hard. I won't let anyone take home leave this year. But don't think I don't know. This month, you and Lao Chen sent things to my house again. Don't send them next time. You don't have much money. Your wives and children are with the army. You only have this little money. Just take care of your own food and drink. Don't worry about me."

Ma Xiang heaved a sigh of relief when he heard him say that. He put away his mischievous look, looked at Lu Zhenping very seriously and said, "Old squad leader, don't always keep some things in mind. We are doing things to defend our country. There will be sacrifices, and we will shed blood and sweat. This is inevitable. You can't save everyone. Old squad leader, don't put too much pressure on your shoulders."

Lu Zhenping looked at him for a moment, raised his hand and hit him on the shoulder twice.
"Got it, Comrade Lao Ma, come on, follow me and run a few steps. Let's run a thousand meters without any weight and see who can run the shortest time."

"Go!" Ma Xiang ran away without waiting for his order.

"You are playing tricks on me, old man!" Lu Zhenping followed closely behind him.

The two men didn't run far when a patrolling soldier not far away shone a flashlight over to them. The two men, a deputy regimental commander and a chief of staff, ran away in a panic.

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