Those five children, alright!!!
In this life, what she feared most was children. In her limited experience interacting with children, most of them were brats.
For example, her colleague's six-year-old daughter. Whenever she came into the office, she liked to ask her to buy things, or she would use the excuse of acting spoiled and asking for a hug from "Auntie" to pull at her earrings and necklace, saying they were pretty and she wanted to wear them, and even asking her not to tell her mom.
Once or twice was fine, but after several times, she finally couldn't help but mention it to her colleague. The colleague apologized to her face, saying her child was ignorant and not to stoop to her level. But then she turned around and complained to other colleagues that she was stingy, lacked compassion, and was too harsh on children.
Then there were the children of her relatives and her younger brother. Every time they came to her house, it was like bandits passing through. If she didn't put away her cosmetics, jewelry, and electronics in advance, it would be an absolute disaster. Skincare products and cosmetics worth thousands could be smeared everywhere.
Not to mention her getting angry, even if she didn't smile and say "it's fine, it's fine," her relatives would complain to her mother, "Why is Lan Lan getting more and more petty, stooping to the level of a child? When a girl gets older, she needs to hurry up and get married and have children, otherwise she'll become an eccentric old antique."
Even if her thousands of dollars worth of skincare and cosmetics were ruined by her niece and nephew, her mother would scold her endlessly. In the end, it would always come down to her buying a house for herself first instead of leaving the money for her brother to buy a marital home, and then expand to the fact that she wasn't getting married or having children.
"You don't have children anyway, won't this house and money all be theirs in the future? What's wrong with giving it to them now? It's not going to outsiders, it's not a waste."
In short, she was terrified of marriage, terrified of kids, and terrified of being a mother. She didn't want children who were like little demons, and she didn't want to become a mother like her own mother.
She had made up her mind to stay single for the rest of her life, not harming anyone and not being harmed by anyone.
Now, after ten years of hard work, she had a successful career and a fulfilling life. Why should she find a man and have a child to lower her quality of life?
Who knew that God couldn't stand seeing her comfortable and actually made her transmigrate into a shrew, bringing along five bratty children and a wooden laogong as a bonus!
This life was impossible to live!!!
She closed her eyes tightly, wondering if she could transmigrate back. Perhaps this was just a dream?
At this moment, the timid crying of a child came to her ears, "Niang... dead... dead..." A small hand fumbled blindly over her face and neck, without any sense of pressure, pressing so hard that her eyes and neck hurt and she couldn't breathe properly.
Lin Lan had no choice but to open her eyes and push that dirty little hand away. "What are you doing?"
As soon as she said it, she regretted it. Her tone was too fierce, she might scare him again.
But the child didn't care. He stared at her intently with a pair of large eyes, terrified that she was really dead.
Although Lin Lan didn't like children, she had to admit that this child had a pair of extremely beautiful large eyes, shining brightly in the dim light. It was just a pity that he was too thin and weak, and without anyone taking careful care of him, he was covered in dirt.
This was the original owner's youngest son, Wangwang. He was 4 years old this year. Because he was born prematurely, he had amblyopia from birth, and was excessively inferior and introverted. The original owner despised him very much, feeling that he was a little blind boy, a fool, and a burden.
Lin Lan didn't think he was a fool. How could a fool's gaze be so focused and bright?
"Niang, eat." The dirty little hand he extended held a melted, sticky piece of candy.
It was so dirty that it made Lin Lan feel a bit nauseous.
But she couldn't bear to take her anger out on him. After all, her transmigration was a very profound and mysterious issue, and it had nothing to do with him.
She closed her eyes. "Eat it yourself, don't touch me."
That sticky little dirty hand made her so nervous that she broke out in a cold sweat.
The child was very afraid of her. Sure enough, he shrank to the side and didn't dare to touch her again, but his gaze remained glued to her, terrified that his niang had died like others said.
Children ah...
Lin Lan sighed. Making her raise five children was simply an impossible mission.
She closed her eyes and went through the lives of her five cheap children, and soon broke out in a cold sweat. The original owner was truly something, actually raising several children to become the major villains in the story.
Lin Lan remained silent for a long time. She felt that although she wasn't afraid to live on under the identity of the original owner, she didn't have the courage to take charge of these five children.
Their futures were truly too... Once she entered the role, she would have to shoulder the responsibility of correcting them and guiding them onto the right path.
My god, she was most afraid of children, alright!
She was even afraid of cute little angels, let alone suddenly entering hell mode!
She was truly convinced by this luck, alright.
As her thoughts were running wild, she heard a "creak," and someone came running in with heavy steps.
"Niang, I caught a big crucian carp, a really big one!" A sturdy, tiger-headed boy rushed in, dancing with excitement. "Niang, guess how I caught it? When I was swimming, swish, I grabbed it with my hands, haha!"
Lin Lan forced her eyes open to look at him. This was the third son. Seeing him wearing only a pair of small shorts, his whole body tanned dark, with only the whites of his eyes and his teeth shining in the dim room, it was particularly funny.
This Sanwang, ever since he fell into the river at the age of three and learned to swim by himself, had fallen in love with the water. Unless the river was frozen and he couldn't go in, he would always sneak off to swim at other times.
However, as the saying goes, those who drown are those who know how to swim. This boy later drowned exactly because of this.
Sigh... Lin Lan sighed.
Sanwang was puzzled: "Niang, what's wrong? You're not happy even with such a big fish?"
"Sanwang!" Another boy walked in from outside, casually closing the door behind him. He walked to the edge of the kang and whispered, "Niang, this silly boy Sanwang, if I hadn't pulled him back, he would have wanted to take the fish to the main room just now." He pushed Sanwang's head. "Stupid!"
Sanwang was unconvinced and pouted. "Don't push my head!"
"Niang, are you feeling better? I'll go boil some fish soup for you to drink. Otherwise, mama will definitely make us send the fish for xiaogu and xiaoshu to eat. She made dage and jie go deliver eggs today, and even forced jie to wash clothes for xiaogu, she's so biased!"
Lin Lan glanced at him. This was Erwang. He had been very shrewd since childhood, having more schemes than other children. He also had a sweet mouth and was good at coaxing people, acting more like the original owner's little cotton jacket than her daughter. But to put it unpleasantly, he was glib-tongued and had honey on his lips but murder in his heart. Anyway, when he grew up, he relied on his mouth to travel the world, and ultimately met his downfall because of this mouth.
Right now, these children were not very old, each looking innocent and naive. Even if they were crooked, they hadn't gone too far astray. They would only truly turn bad after Han Qingsong's death.
Lin Lan pondered that if she started guiding them now, she should be able to lead them onto the right path and avoid those tragic endings, right?
Sigh, the burden is heavy and the road is long.
At this time, Han-laotai's harsh voice came from the main room. That loud voice was clearly meant for her to hear.
Lin Lan frowned. Although the original owner had many faults, this old lady was too biased and too mean to the original owner.
She stopped the thought of having Erwang send the fish to the main room. After all, she was a shrew and at odds with the old lady. If she suddenly understood etiquette and respected the elderly, it would scare them.
She said, "Erwang, you lead your younger brothers outside to roast the fish and eat it."
It was a common occurrence for children to find a spot under a big bridge or in a corner to light a fire and roast fish or sweet potatoes. The original owner used to steal things and take the children outside to eat quite often.
"Niang, alright, I'll bring it back for niang to eat when it's roasted." Erwang said as he called Sanwang to run out, completely ignoring Xiaowang who was shrinking in the corner of the kang.
This poor child, everyone ignored him.
Lin Lan also knew that Erwang was just saying nice things. The fish wouldn't be brought back; it would mostly go into his own stomach. It would be good enough if Sanwang could get two bites.
...
At a certain military base in Di Province, Regimental Command Headquarters.
Regiment Commander Chen looked at Han Qingsong in front of him. In the blink of an eye, more than ten years had passed, and the green new recruit from back then had become a company commander. More than ten years of military life had made his handsome face no longer immature, but his posture remained upright and strong, and his aura was steady and condensed.
Although this man was not good with words, his professional skills were outstanding, he was loyal and sharp, and he had a great future ahead of him.
But now he was saying he wanted to transfer to civilian work? Was his head kicked by a donkey! Although the current struggle situation was severe, just based on the merits Han Qingsong had established by repeatedly risking his life, it would be enough to keep him safe and sound.
"Han Qingsong, you have already become a regular. Next year, our division headquarters is going to establish an elite brigade, and the command headquarters has already decided to appoint you as the special training captain. You want to transfer to civilian work now? You have to think clearly!"
How many people were eyeing this position, and many were sharpening their heads trying to squeeze in.
Han Qingsong pressed the corners of his lips tightly, hesitating to speak. He clenched his fists, remained silent for a moment, and nodded.
Very few ordinary rural conscripts could endure to reach his military rank. As long as there was a glimmer of hope, no one would be willing to demobilize and transfer to civilian work. Not only did his comrades not understand, but even his old company commander was puzzled and immediately called him over for questioning.
But he didn't want to explain too much.
Although he had stood out among the conscripts over the years, it was also at the cost of blood. He had suffered two fatal injuries in particular, and it was already a great fortune that he survived. With his current physical fitness, going to the special training brigade would instead affect the training.
The most important thing was: since he had already made a choice between family and career... he didn't want to go back on his word.
Having been away for more than ten years, every time he visited his family, it was a rushed few days. He had no time and energy to fulfill his duties as a zhangfu and a father. Therefore, he bore a great responsibility for the current chaotic state of his family.
His poniang was threatening suicide, even threatening to take the children and jump into the river. Although he knew she was repeating her old tricks to threaten him, he was tired.
He didn't want to toss and turn anymore.
Previously, he had repeatedly assured her that next year he would apply for his family to accompany the army, letting her and the children come over.
She had clearly agreed perfectly well, but now she had changed her mind again. And whenever she made a fuss, it was a continuous chain of fusses—jumping into the river, hanging herself, drinking pesticide. She wouldn't rest until she turned the world upside down.
After careful consideration, he decided to go home and guard his laopo and children to live their lives.
Regiment Commander Chen knew that Han Qingsong was a silent gourd who didn't know how to speak, and had offended quite a few people because of this. Moreover, once he set his mind on something, nine bulls couldn't pull him back, and it was useless for anyone to persuade him.
He said, "I grant you half a month of family visitation leave. Go home and handle your family affairs properly."
Han Qingsong returned to his dormitory, only to receive another telegram from home. It was different from the previous telegrams that told him to return quickly, threatened suicide, or forbade him from returning.
This one actually told him to return quickly and divorce his wife!
No comments:
Post a Comment