Chapter 32 A sudden enlightenment
Southern Yunnan was not peaceful, and Lu Zhenping had almost no time to rest. One day, as soon as he got off the training ground, he saw the orderly running towards him with a letter.

"Lu Tuan, your letter."

Lu Zhenping raised his eyebrows after receiving the letter. This was the third letter from home he had received this month. It was never so frequent in the past. His parents would only write to him when something happened at home. As for his wife, it was normal for her to only write to him once every six months.

After opening the letter and reading it, Lu Zhenping found it extremely interesting. He wondered when his wife suddenly became so smart that she actually figured out how to fight back. He felt quite satisfied seeing this.

The entire sheet of letter was almost entirely filled with his mother accusing Shen Meng of being unfilial, disobedient, withholding her pension and food coupons, saying that life was difficult at home, and that the next time she sent something or transferred money, she should just write in her name.

The letter ended with Lu Jiaxuan mentioning it again, asking him to help greet the people in the Revolutionary Committee in his hometown and let him serve as an officer there.

After Lu Zhenping finished reading it, he stuffed it back into the envelope. After returning to the office, he put it together with the previous letter. After thinking it over again and again, he picked up his pen and wrote a letter to Lu Changhong.

He was very curious about Shen Meng's ability to fight back, but he was also worried about the children. When he left home, he told her explicitly and implicitly to take good care of the children. He also greeted the two elders of the Shen family. His parents-in-law were reasonable people and agreed to visit them from time to time. There was Lu Changhong in the village, the two elders of the Shen family outside, and he also greeted the commune and the county town.

He had arranged everything that could be arranged, and he used to think that everything was foolproof. However, ever since he knew he was going to be a father, he realized that all the arrangements could not bring him peace of mind. This uneasiness made him feel guilty towards Mingyang's children.

Of course there is Shen Meng!

Thinking of Shen Meng, Lu Zhenping felt a little strange. He rummaged through the drawer and found a slightly damp cigarette in the gap between the drawers. He lit it up and took a puff, which made him cough for a long time.

"I heard you coughing from far away. Where did you find this? It's moldy, why are you still smoking it?" Ma Xiang looked at him with disdain, stretched out his hand and threw something at him. Lu Zhenping took it and laughed while holding it in his hand. It was a cigarette.

"I'm not greedy for it, but if you insist on giving it to me, I'll take it." He then opened the cigarette, took out a cigarette, and started smoking it along with the wet one.

"What are you doing? I saw you looked worried just now. Are you going to take these new soldiers?"

Lu Zhenping shook his head. He was not worried about the new recruits. He should be worried about the squad leaders and battalion commanders who trained the new recruits. It was useless for him, the deputy regiment commander, to worry about such things. What was the point of doing that when he was the one in charge?

"Nothing, orderly."

"To!"

"Send this letter."

"Yes."

When Ma Xiang handed over the letter, he took a look at it. It was sent to his hometown. He must be missing home. He heard that there was another letter from his hometown today. There had never been such a situation before. Could something have happened at home?
He did not dare to speak. Lu Zhenping was very secretive about his family affairs and seldom talked about them. The first time he came to his comrades for help was for the adoption of Mingyang and the others. He was secretly thinking that his family should live a tight life this month. If Old Lu had any difficulties, he could squeeze out some money to help out, otherwise he would not be unable to come up with the money when the time comes.

Lu Zhenping squinted his eyes and rubbed his fingers, then took a deep puff of the cigarette, which made his eyes and eyebrows look a little colder. It was time to separate from the Lu family.

Shen Meng didn't know what Lu Zhenping was thinking, but if she knew that Lu Zhenping had arranged so many people around her to help and take care of them, just to make their lives more comfortable and the children live better, she would probably point at Lu Zhenping's forehead and tap hard, naive, too naive.

The strong aura of men and women cannot be balanced by a supporting role like you, it will only make you offline faster and more miserably!!!
Shen Meng went to see Zhang Hongfa two days ago and talked about the schooling of several children. He wanted to ask Lu Zhenping for help, but was just worried about where to put his energy to use, and then the opportunity came knocking.

The tuition fee for a semester was one yuan and thirty cents. The Lu family found out that Shen Meng had registered her three children, and there was another uproar. Lu Jiahe still resented her for dividing the food, and said bluntly that if she still wanted to eat at the Lu family's house, she would have to pay for the food, otherwise the food would be divided up, which was no different from dividing the family.

He didn't get much of the things his eldest brother sent back this time, and his mother even had people deliver meals to the main room from time to time, which really made him angry.

He had a quarrel with Liu Sanjin over this matter. During the conversation, Liu Sanjin mentioned that Lu Jiaxuan was going to build a house. This stirred up a hornet's nest. Although he only knew how to work and eat, it did not mean that he was a person who would suffer losses. If the fourth brother's family wanted to build a house, he had to do it too.

The Lu family is in a state of chaos every day, but Shen Meng and the children get along closer and closer. The closest ones are Lu Mingfang and Lu Mingkai. They stick to her every day and don't want to be apart for a moment, which makes Lu Mingyang jealous.

"Mom, what are we having for dinner?"

"Have you learned the characters that your third aunt taught you today?"

Lu Mingliang quickly ran back to find his notebook and showed Shen Meng the character "Liang" on his notebook. The handwriting was crooked, and there was a missing horizontal line in the character "口".

"Mom, look at how well I write. My brother can't write as well as me. Third Aunt said that I will be a great student in the future and have the potential to become the top scholar."

Shen Meng: “.”

One really dares to say it, the other really dares to believe it!!!
"Very good, let's have dumplings tonight. Mom has mixed the stuffing this afternoon and added meat. You can eat more tonight. Mom has saved a small half bowl. Later, you and your brother can call out Daqing, Erqing and Gaogao. You used to eat with them a lot. Those were saved by Daqing's mom and your aunt Xifeng. We should remember their kindness."

Mingyang was outside watching his younger brothers and sisters and listening to his mother's words, and he felt happy. Although he felt sorry for the food at home, he was able to rely on others to help him when his grandmother didn't give him food.

However, when he saw Mingliang interacting with his mother, he felt extremely envious.

"Mom, have we been eating too well these days? Eating meat soup, pork ribs, dumplings, and buns. Mom, you suddenly eat like this. I'm very worried. Are we going to die soon?"

Lu Mingliang muttered softly. He heard that people should eat better when they die so that they won't be starving in the next life. Ever since his mother got better, she cooked for him and his brothers in different ways every day. At first, he was very happy eating.

But gradually he became afraid. An old man in the village died a few days ago. Before he died, he ate a white flour meat bun and cried while eating it. He said that he didn't want to be a starving ghost in his next life.

Shen Meng: “.”

I have to say that your brain is really too smart sometimes!!!
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