Military husband hasn't returned home for two years? He reads his daughter's heartfelt wor

I stayed at the educated youth settlement for a few days. Without the troubles from the Cheng family, life was simple and happy.

With proper nutrition, Nono's complexion improved significantly.

As for being thin, this cannot be improved in just a few days; it requires time and gradual conditioning.

After the autumn harvest, the brigade, which had rested for two days, got busy again.

The fields need to be plowed, deep-loosened, and leveled, and also fertilized to prepare for the next planting season.

Even the rice straw after the grains have been removed needs to be dried and sorted.

The better ones were kept for roofing or weaving straw mats, while the worse ones were burned to ashes and buried in the ground as fertilizer.

Li Wanqing took Nuonuo to work with her. Nuonuo was well-behaved, neither crying nor making a fuss, nor running around.

Every time Li Wanqing went to work in the fields, he would place her on the open ground by the edge of the field and spread some straw on it to prevent her clothes from getting dirty.

Now that she had decided to go to the army to find the child's father, Li Wanqing had no intention of working hard to earn work points like the original owner of this body.

Just keep your work points at 6, that's enough, and don't let those gossipy old women talk nonsense.

The last time she went to the county town to buy things, some people in the village wentssip about her.

There were even some clueless people who made sarcastic remarks about her to her face, but she directly retorted.

Flies don't bite, but they're disgusting.

She just wanted to live a more comfortable life before she left.

The Cheng family has been in complete chaos these past two days, with Zhao Chunhua taking her son back to her parents' home.

In order to bring her grandson back, Liu Yufen had to give away some money again, and her resentment was so great that it was about to explode.

Li Wanqing didn't deliberately inquire, but the aunties she worked with were too enthusiastic.

"Kindness is often taken advantage of. Li Zhiqing was bullied by the Cheng family because he was too easy to talk to."

"That's right. Luckily, you realized it in time. Sometimes, you have to be tough when you need to be."

......

Li Wanqing simply smiled faintly and offered no comment.

The original owner was not only kind!

"Li Zhiqing, did your Cheng Laosan really not send you a single letter?"

The person who asked this question was Wang Yanni, the wife of Zhang Jianguo, the brigade leader. Everyone called her Sister-in-law Wang.

Li Wanqing shook her head. "Probably because the task was too heavy, they didn't have time to think about it!"

Wang Yanni looked at her with sympathy. How much effort would it take to write an extra letter when she could receive her allowance on time every month?

Ultimately, it's just that they don't care.

"So what are your plans next?" Wang Yanni asked again.

She didn't dare tell Li Wanqing that the Cheng family had been thinking about how to get Cheng Laosan and his wife to divorce these past two days.

The elderly couple from the Cheng family went to the post office to make a phone call, but they couldn't find their third son.

When she got back, she started pestering her husband, wanting the brigade and commune to intervene and get a divorce.

Her man was so angry that his chest ached!

Finally, Liu Yufen was given a stern warning: disrupting a military marriage would result in being punished. Only then did the Cheng family quiet down.

"Not for now." Li Wanqing shook her head. "I'm just thinking about getting Nuonuo's health back to normal first, and we can talk about other things later."

She originally wanted to mention to Wang Yanni that she was going to the army to find the child's father, but there were too many people around, so she held back.

Let's talk about it after I'm done with these next couple of days.

The adults were working in the fields, while the younger children played in groups on the side.

Children who grow up in the village can go anywhere—mountains or rivers—as playgrounds, and they don't need adults to worry about them at all.

As the temperature gradually rose, Li Wanqing, worried about Nuonuo, turned to check and saw three children surrounding her daughter.

One of them is Cheng Kai, the eldest grandson of the Cheng family.

Li Wanqing's heart tightened; this little tyrant had often bullied the original owner and her daughter.

"Cheng Kai!" Li Wanqing shouted as she ran towards her daughter.

Cheng Kai turned around and saw Li Wanqing. With a provocative look, he pushed Cheng Nuo to the ground, kicked her hard, and ran away.

The other children scattered as well!

Li Wanqing's blood boiled with rage; she wished she could kill that brat!

Li Wanqing quickly checked on her daughter. Apart from her clothes being a little dirty and messy, the most obvious thing was a red and swollen patch on her thigh.

It was clearly Cheng Kai's last kick that caused the problem.

Li Wanqing was so distressed that tears welled up in her eyes, but Cheng Nuo remained calm. Despite her swelling, she didn't utter a sound of pain and even wiped away her tears.

"Mommy, it doesn't hurt. My brother is weak; compared to those bad guys, it doesn't hurt at all."

Li Wanqing felt even more heartbroken. How much pain must a child have endured to be able to bear it so well?

Li Wanqing wiped the mud off her daughter's face and said solemnly, "Nono, we can cry if it hurts, we don't have to hold it in."

Cheng Nuo looked at her with a bewildered expression. Li Wanqing continued, "If anyone bullies you again, fight back hard. If you can't beat them, call for help, or find a chance to run away."

Cheng Nuo was deeply shocked. Her mother used to tell her to be patient.

Those bad guys wouldn't let her cry when they beat her; if she cried, they would beat her even harder.

But now her mother tells her she doesn't have to hold back; she can cry, she can make a scene, and she can retaliate if she feels wronged...

The little girl didn't understand why her mother was different, but she felt that what her mother was saying now was right.

The little guy's eyes instantly reddened, and he whimpered in pain.

Others also witnessed what happened, but since the child didn't cry, they assumed it wasn't a big deal.

Now that Cheng Nuo started crying, everyone gathered around.

Only after seeing the redness and swelling on Cheng Nuo's legs did they realize the seriousness of the problem.

However, Li Wanqing didn't have time to deal with them and ran towards the clinic with her child in her arms.

Meng Renjie examined Cheng Nuo's thigh. "Luckily, it wasn't a big blow, and the bones are fine. Apply this ointment twice a day, and the swelling should go down by tomorrow."

"But the child is still young, so it's best not to use medicated wine to massage him, as it might cause bruising for a while."

"A bruise is fine, as long as it doesn't hurt and won't affect my walking in the future." Li Wanqing breathed a sigh of relief.

She used medicated wine to massage her ankle when she sprained it before, and the feeling was...it was so painful!

Even an adult like her was screaming in pain, let alone Nuonuo who is so small!

Even if she could bear the pain, she couldn't bear to see her daughter suffer like this!

Li Wanqing paid the medical bill and prepared to hand her daughter over to He Mei. She was going to the Cheng family to teach the unruly child a lesson.

But Wang Yanni came looking for her not far from the clinic.

"Li Zhiqing, something's happened. You need to go to the Cheng family right away."

Wang Yanni's expression was very serious, but no matter how much Li Wanqing inquired, she didn't reveal anything.

When they arrived at the Cheng family's house, they heard Liu Yufen's mournful wailing before they even entered the door.

"God is blind! How could a perfectly healthy person suddenly be about to die!"

"I don't care, my perfectly healthy son is gone just like that, I deserve an explanation!"

Li Wanqing looked at Wang Yanni with a puzzled expression. Cheng Zhenxing was gone?

That would be such a good thing!

Wang Yanni's eyes darted around as she led her into the Cheng family's courtyard.

"Aunt Liu, Li, the educated youth, is here. You need to discuss this matter and decide who to send over."

Li Wanqing: ...The one who had the accident...could it be her cheap husband?