Siheyuan: First-class Merit at the Start

Chen Qiu, who had been watching all this in silence and happily, laughed out loud when he heard this: "Comrade Zhang Xiao, don't bother yourself. What did I say? If this guy wanted to live here, he would have come a long time ago.

How can you wait until now? Do you think he is still the brat who refused to leave our house more than ten years ago? The brat has grown up!"

Zhang Xiao was unhappy when he heard this: "Go away, what does it have to do with you? Po Lu is still a child. How old is he? How come he has grown up so fast?"

Li Polu said awkwardly: "Aunt, actually I'm 21, not young anymore."

"What's wrong with 21? He's still a child."

Li Polu quickly expressed his opinion: "Yes, yes, I am still a child. Aunt, please give me another bowl of rice." After that, Li Polu handed the bowl directly to Chen's mother.

While Zhang Xiao was serving food, Chen Qiu said with a smile, "Boy, I heard about what happened to you two days ago. But I'm curious, why did you take so many cigarettes and alcohol? Can you finish them?"

"Save it and smoke it slowly. This stuff is hard to come by and you can't buy it outside. What can I do? I can only get a little bit from here and there. Besides, they are so old. I am doing this for their own good. Smoke less and drink less. Take good care of your health so that you can see this land more often in the future."

Chen Qiu, who was drinking soup, couldn't help but choke twice. This guy was always talking nonsense. Now he seems to be even more nonsense after going to the army. He can actually talk about robbery in such a righteous way.

"Well, you can put the wine in there, but you can't put the cigarettes in there. If they go bad, it will be a waste, you see..."

Before Chen Qiu finished speaking, Zhang Xiao came out with rice in his hand: "Shut up. I've never seen anyone as shameless as you. You're capable of doing something like cheating children out of their stuff. I think Po Lu is right. You should smoke less at your age, otherwise you'll be smoked to death sooner or later."

Then she changed her tone and said to Li Polu gently, "Polu, your uncle Chen has a few more cigarettes here, you can take them later. Let's help your uncle Chen quit smoking today, how about that?"

At this time, Chen Xi, who had been watching Li Polu quietly the whole afternoon, interrupted and said, "I think what mom said makes sense. Dad, I remember you still have a box of wine, right? Don't drink it, give it to brother later."

Chen Qiu was speechless for a moment. His wife always sided with this brat. Now she even wanted to cut off his food supply. As for his own daughter, seeing that she looked worthless, it was better not to mention her.

Chen Qiu felt so tired: What should I do if my wife and daughter no longer want me?

The family of three including Li Polu had lunch together in such a harmonious atmosphere.

After dinner, Zhang Xiao and Chen Xi went to the kitchen to wash the dishes.

Chen Qiu brought Li Polu to the study room. For a moment, the air was filled with smoke and it felt comfortable.

"Polu, don't blame your uncles for your career change. Blame me. Actually, it was me who mainly initiated this matter." Chen Qiu took a deep breath of the smoke.

"Back then, when you were born, your father held up the words you said, and your uncles were all witnesses. 'Rein in the horses and cavalry, and destroy the enemy at Yanran Mountain.' 'Destroy the bandits and destroy the enemy, and rebuild the country.' These two sentences. 20 years later, I still think of them often.

Then we watched helplessly as your grandfather, grandmother, uncle, cousin, third uncle, and finally your father, and soon after, your mother.

We just watched, helplessly, as 17 members of your family died one after another on the battlefield."

Chen Qiu became more and more excited as he spoke. He choked up a little as he said, "The brothers who have been with us are scared. I am scared too. We are all scared that one day you will be like your father, your mother, your brother, your sister, and your uncles. You shouldn't end up like this, so..."

Li Polu said: "Uncle Chen, I understand. In fact, the strength of a country is not limited to the strength of the army. It is also reflected in other aspects, including military industry, people's livelihood, science and technology, and culture.

But the West is afraid of us, afraid of the rise of our ancient country. So they are blocking us in all walks of life, trying to make us return to the era of poverty and weakness. We must not let them succeed.

Although the country is in a difficult situation now, the difficulties are only temporary. The future competition will definitely be in all walks of life, and this may also be my real battlefield. "

At this point, Li Polu stood up, looked at Chen Qiu seriously and said, "Uncle Chen, I believe that this country only needs to get through this difficult time. In just a few decades, we will be at the top of the world. Uncle Chen, do you believe it?"

Li Polu was full of vigor and vitality. Chen Qiu could not help but be stunned. The figure of the young man in front of him overlapped with the figure who laughed and said "destroy the bandits and restore the country" 20 years ago.

"I believe it, but it's a pity that I probably won't be able to see that day. But it doesn't matter. When the time comes, you can just take a few more glances for me."

Li Polu said with a playful smile: "So, Uncle Chen, you have to take good care of your body. Only in this way can you have the opportunity to see this powerful country. Don't touch cigarettes, alcohol, etc., I will do it for you from now on."

The smile on Chen Qiu's face suddenly froze: "Good boy, you are waiting for me here, right? Are those old guys also fooled by you into taking out those good things?"

Li Polu said righteously: "How can that be, Uncle Chen, they can't compare with you. I just robbed them directly, I'm too lazy to draw with them... Well, I'm talking so much. Only you can do that."

Chen Qiu believed it.

Weird.

"Really?" Chen Qiu sneered and said, "I don't think I'm any different."

"Of course you are different. You are my father-in-law. You are not comparable to those reckless men without daughters."

After saying that, Li Polu turned around and ran outside. When he ran to the kitchen door, he yelled, "Xiao Xi, I'll wait for you at the old place. Your dad wants to beat me up, so I'm leaving first."

Then Chen Qiu's exasperated voice came: "Good boy, I haven't agreed yet. Don't run away, or I'll beat you up."

Zhang Xiao walked out of the kitchen curiously and said, "What happened? Wasn't it fine just now?"

Chen Qiu said angrily: "This bastard, I treat him as my son, but he actually wants to marry my daughter. He even called my father-in-law."

Zhang Xiao asked in confusion: "Aren't you?"

"Um, this..." Chen Qiu was choked for a moment.

Zhang Xiao continued, "So what are you angry about?"

"I......"

Chen Xi blushed and said, "Dad, Mom, what are you talking about? My brother and I are not in that kind of relationship."

Zhang Xiao rolled his eyes and said, "Okay, I'll introduce you to someone tomorrow. He's not young anymore, it's time for him to start a family. As a man, you have to start a family before you build a career."

"No." Chen Xi, like a cat with its fur standing on end, stared at Zhang Xiao and said loudly.

Chen Qiu covered his face when he saw this scene. This girl really couldn't be kept. She looked so worthless.

But when he thought that the cabbage he had raised for so many years was actually raised for someone else, he felt inexplicably distressed.

But then I thought, I haven't been raising this cabbage for as long as that brat. I don't seem to be so sad anymore.