Zhong Xueyuan shook her head repeatedly and said, "It's okay, I was just asking casually. I'll leave first." After that, Zhong Xueyuan smiled at Hong Yueshan and left.

The more Hong Yueshan thought about it, the more curious she became. So what did the leader say to her just now?

It feels like they didn't talk about anything.

Jiang Shen slowly walked down from upstairs, his expression not much different from before he came, "Return to the army."

Hong Yueshan hurried to catch up.

In the jeep, Hong Yueshan stole a few glances at the man in the back seat and bravely asked, "Commander, weren't you eager to come back and see Comrade Zhong? How did she leave so soon?"

Jiang Shen had a gloomy face, and looked like he didn't want to say another word.

Hong Yueshan immediately shut up and started the engine.

On the other side, Zhong Xueyuan went straight home after get off work at the art troupe.

Having the grandmother help pick up and drop off the children saved her a lot of worry.

Now Aunt Jiang's leg injury has almost healed, and she finally doesn't have to worry about asking Jiang Shen to pick up and drop off the children every day.

Just as she arrived at the door and hadn't even entered the house, Jiang's mother, who lived across the street, saw her coming back and immediately called out to her, "Xiaoyuan, come here quickly. I want to ask you something."

Zhong Xueyuan paused and walked towards her, "Auntie, what's the matter?"

Jiang's mother lowered her voice and asked, "I heard from Nian Nian that you want to take them abroad for medical treatment?"

Zhong Xueyuan smiled helplessly, "I just submitted the application, and it won't be automatically approved. If it's not approved, I can only ask my sister-in-law and others to help take Siyu there."

"Going abroad for medical treatment is a big deal. You are Siyu's mother. He will definitely feel more at ease if you are by his side."

Jiang's mother knew about this because of Zhong Niannian, and she told her everything as soon as she saw her after school.

"Yeah, I think so too. I hope it can be approved." Zhong Xueyuan lowered her eyes, feeling a little lost.

In fact, she didn't have high expectations for this matter. Generally speaking, people with their status can only go abroad on official business. In personal situations, there is basically no chance.

"Mom! You're back! Grandma made your favorite braised pork ribs! They're so delicious! Come and eat!"

Zhong Xueyuan turned around when she heard her daughter's voice from behind. "Okay."

As she spoke, she thought of something and asked Jiang's mother, "Auntie, come and eat with us."

"No, no, you guys eat it. I just cooked noodles. It would be a waste if you don't eat it."

Jiang's mother didn't want to disturb her family, so she smiled and waved her hand.

Having said that, Zhong Xueyuan still served some dishes and sent them to the house opposite.

"Hey, kid, I cooked noodles, and you gave me so many vegetables. Eat them yourselves!" Jiang's mother refused to take them. "Give them to the children, and you too. You're so thin, eat more to replenish your body."

Although Zhong Xueyuan was responsible for Jiang's mother's dinner before, the cooking was basically done at the Jiang family's house, and most of the dishes were bought by Jiang Shen.

Zhong Xueyuan smiled gently, "It's okay, there's more at home, just eat it without worry."

These days, Li Guixiang cooks fish and meat every day just to nourish her grandchildren.

Now that her granddaughter is married, she and her granddaughter-in-law are the only ones left at home. She feels like she has nothing to do.

Since I am a person who cannot sit still, I might as well come to the capital to help my eldest daughter.

This will also allow grandchildren and granddaughters-in-law to have more private space.

I hope she can have a big fat grandson soon.

After delivering the dishes, Zhong Xueyuan went back. At the dinner table, Li Guixiang was picking fish bones for Zhong Siyu, "Jiaer, is Chief Jiang not back yet?"

Zhong Xueyuan sat across from her and said, "I just came back today and I ran into him."

"Ah? I chatted with the older sister next door for quite a while today, but I didn't hear her mention this." Li Guixiang was a little surprised. "Why don't you invite them and their son to your house for dinner later? It's a way to thank them for taking care of you these days."

Zhong Xueyuan thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll talk to them later."

After a while, Li Guixiang said meaningfully, "What do you think of Chief Jiang?"

Zhong Xueyuan used chopsticks to pick up the rice in the bowl, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "It's good."

Li Guixiang pressed on, "That's it?"

"Actually, the reason he helped me so much was out of Aunt Jiang's favor." Zhong Xueyuan continued, "He has never been married, and Aunt Jiang has always been very worried about his marriage. She once thought about bringing us together, but..."

She laughed self-deprecatingly, "Simply speaking, from a social perspective, he and I are worlds apart. Besides, there's never been any love between us, so Mom, don't let your imagination run wild."

No one knows a mother better than her daughter. When Li Guixiang mentioned Jiang Shen, Zhong Xueyuan guessed what she wanted to ask.

But it's really impossible for Jiang Shen and her.

Li Guixiang couldn't help but sigh, "Comrade Xiao Lu may be a little older, but he's very capable. If you two could really get together..."

"Mom!" Zhong Xueyuan interrupted her, indicating that the children were still there and should not talk about these trivial things.

Li Guixiang, however, had a different idea from her and even took the initiative to ask Zhong Niannian, "Niannian, tell grandma, if Uncle Jiang next door wants to be your new father, would you be willing?"

Zhong Niannian looked up at her mother and said, "Uncle Jiang is a good man. If Mom likes him, Nian Nian will like him too."

This girl has always been smart and directly threw the question back to Zhong Xueyuan.

Li Guixiang said earnestly, "Look, Nian Nian doesn't have any objections. Jia'er, it's not that Mom is urging you to remarry or anything like that. It's just that it's really hard for you to raise two children alone. Mom can always help you now, but I will also be old one day in the future, and I really don't want you to bear such great pressure alone." "Niannian, are you full?"

Zhong Xueyuan rubbed her daughter's head and asked her softly.

Zhong Niannian immediately jumped down from the stool, "I'm full! I'll take my brother to play in the room."

She was very perceptive and knew that her mother was going to talk to her great-grandmother about something that they, as children, should not participate in, so she took the initiative to take her brother away.

Seeing how sensible she was, Zhong Xueyuan smiled with satisfaction, "Be good, mom will tell you a story tonight."

"Yeah! I want to hear two!"

The little girl cheered and jumped for joy.

Zhong Xueyuan obeyed her and waited until the children entered the room before she sat next to her grandmother. "Mom, I know you feel bad for me, but divorce is my choice. I will raise these two children even if it means risking my life."

"But have you ever thought about this? If the Xiao family doesn't fall, then Xiao Lianyun will always be haunting you. What will happen to you and your child? Are you really going to be haunted by him for the rest of your life?"

Li Guixiang burst into tears, "If Comrade Xiao Lu is interested in you, you can really try to open your heart and accept him. At least with his status and position, even if Xiao Lianyun wanted to cause trouble, he would be a little wary."

Grandma's words seemed to wake Zhong Xueyuan up.

She really wanted to get rid of Xiao Lianyun's surveillance. She could hide now, but could she hide forever?

If she really had to choose someone to remarry to protect her and her children, Jiang Shen would be the most suitable person. She could live her life without love or a so-called happy marriage. She wanted her children to have a strong support.

"Mom, I understand what you said, but this is too difficult."

Just from her interactions with Jiang Shen, Zhong Xueyuan felt that he was not an easy person to approach.

His face was cold... maybe his heart was cold too.

"Niannian told me that Comrade Xiao Lu treats them both very well. Besides, he's still unmarried at his age, so you can't say for sure what he might have problems with. This is a good thing, because he'll treat Niannian and the others like his own children."

Li Guixiang has been thinking about this matter these two days.

She had seen Jiang Shen before. Not only was he handsome, but he was also able to hold the position of Chief of Staff at his age, so one could imagine how capable he was.

In addition, his parents are divorced and he was raised by his mother. Jiang's mother is easy to get along with, and most importantly, she likes Zhong Xueyuan very much.

There will be no conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law after I get married.

The more she thought about it, the more satisfied she felt.

Zhong Xueyuan didn't think as much as her grandmother did. "No way... He looks strong and healthy, he doesn't look like... he has any problems."

She coughed dryly twice, feeling it was not nice to say bad things about someone behind their back. "Oh, please stop imagining it."

Li Guixiang grabbed her hand and urged her again and again, "Jia'er, you must seize this opportunity! Apart from anything else, you can definitely ask him for help with your application to go abroad this time."

"Mom! I already owe him enough. I don't want to cause him any more trouble."

Zhong Xueyuan rubbed her eyebrows.

"You've already troubled me so many times, this time won't be a big deal. Besides, this is also an opportunity for you two to get in touch. If you don't take the opportunity, are you really willing to not go abroad with Siyu?"

Zhong Xueyuan was really moved by her grandmother's words.

Putting aside other things, she should take some action for her son.

After making up her mind, she stood up and said, "Okay, I'll go give it a try."

"Hey!" Li Guixiang's eyes lit up, and she felt that there was a lot of potential between them.

After washing the dishes, Zhong Xueyuan told stories to her two children in the house.

Li Guixiang took the opportunity to go to the opposite door, "Old sister, open the door!"

Jiang's mother recognized her voice and quickly stood up. "Come in, what's going on? What's Xiaoyuan's attitude?"

"I've advised her. She plans to ask Xiao Lu for help regarding Siyu's matter."

The two "sisters next door" who are not related in any way are eager to become relatives to each other.

"That's good, that's good. I'll talk to Tingchuan later and ask him to take the initiative."

Jiang's mother smiled from ear to ear. "If you can help me and say something nice to him, my boy will be a warm-hearted man. If we get to know each other better, there will definitely be a chance. He used to hide when he saw a girl, but Xiaoyuan is the only one. I asked him for help, and he didn't refuse."

In the past, Jiang's mother even doubted her son's sexual orientation.

Until Zhong Xueyuan appeared.

But what she didn't know was that the original reason why Jiang Shen was willing to help Zhong Xueyuan was because of the two children.

Especially Zhong Siyu.

He didn't want such a talented shooter to be buried.

"If Jiaer can really marry Xiao Lu, I will be relieved, but I will cause trouble to you in the future." Li Guixiang wiped away her tears with some gratitude.

Jiang's mother hated this the most and quickly took out a handkerchief and stuffed it into her hand. "If they can really make it, we'll all be family. It won't be a big deal. Stop it! I'm going to cry too." Li Guixiang sniffed, clutching the handkerchief with red eyes. "What I'm most worried about now is Siyu's illness... I don't know if it can be cured... Oh!"

"It's okay, don't worry. We should all think positively." Jiang's mother comforted her, "Besides, even if... our family can still afford to raise a child."

She is a very open-minded person.

Jiang Shen was her only son, and he almost died in childbirth. Since then, she has thought things through very clearly.

It's not easy for women.

As for the matter of having children, it depends on fate and she doesn't force it.

My only wish is to see my son get married and have someone who truly cares about him.

Even if he is gone in the future, there will still be people in this world who love him.

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