Mrs. Bai was still trying to persuade him, but this time she changed her topic: "How about you and your brother..." Before she finished, she saw her son's face getting dark, so she immediately changed her words and said, "Why don't you and your cousin take some snacks to Xiaoguai's house? There are still many fruits at home. Didn't you say yesterday that kiwis are delicious? Mommy will pick some for you and you can send them to Xiaoguai's house, okay?"
Mi Yang was about to refuse when he saw Bai Luochuan standing there nodding, and said, "Okay then."
Mi Yang didn't want it, but Mrs. Bai was too enthusiastic, so he couldn't refuse. When Bai Luochuan wasn't paying attention, he winked at him and whispered, "Bring Bai An to play with us, okay?"
When the adult who had taken care of him for a long time came to plead for mercy, Mi Yang nodded and hummed.
But Mi Yang didn't want the kiwi fruit. He looked around the table, tugged at Bai Luochuan's clothes and said, "I don't want to eat kiwi fruit. Take an apple."
Bai Luochuan lowered his head and asked him a question, but Mi Yang still shook his head and whispered, "I don't know when I will go home yet, and the other things may go bad easily."
Bai Luochuan liked to hear him say this the most. He felt as if Mi Yang would stay in his house for a long time, and he was very happy. He looked up and said to Mrs. Bai, "I want two apples, the sweetest ones."
Mrs. Bai was a little surprised. She nodded repeatedly and said, "Okay, I'll take it for you."
The red apple was placed in Mi Yang's hand. Ji Baian next to him also held two or three bags of snacks. The colorful packaging made it look like children's favorite. Bai Luochuan took a look and wanted to reach out to take it, but Ji Baian moved away a little and pouted, "I brought them for Mi Yang. I'm not giving them to you." He had been taught a lesson and he didn't dare to call "Little Darling" casually, not in front of Bai Luochuan. When Bai Luochuan was not at home, he chased Mi Yang and called him many times, but Mi Yang ignored him and only turned around and showed any reaction when he called his name. After so many times, Ji Baian learned his lesson and stopped arguing about the name.
This little tail couldn't be shaken off, so Bai Luochuan took the snacks in one hand and held Mi Yang's hand with the other, turned around and ran out first: "Mom, Mi Yang and I are going out to play, and we will be back soon!"
Little Ji Baian next to him also took a gamble and chased after him while shouting, "Mom, I'm going out to play with Mi Yang too, I'll be back later!"
After he shouted this, the little bully in front immediately became unhappy. He stopped running and waited there, ready to roll up his sleeves to teach him a lesson.
Madam Bai and Luo Jiangyuan stood at the door and watched the three little brats quarreling as they walked away. The two children in their family argued with each other and neither of them suffered any loss. However, Mi Yang, who was standing in the middle, was squeezed there by them and acted as a peacemaker, trying to persuade them to stop fighting in a low voice.
Mrs. Bai couldn't help but laugh and shook her head, saying, "The two of them are really, combined, they are not as sensible as Yangyang."
Luo Jiangyuan was also watching, she was also a little helpless, looked up at Mrs. Bai and asked: "Sister, have you really decided? If you leave here to work, you will be separated from your brother-in-law for a long time. And I don't think it will be easy to transfer Luo Chuan to another school. Not to mention Luo Chuan's own opinion, I'm afraid Mr. Bai will not agree..."
Mrs. Bai sighed and said, "It's not even a plan yet, I just thought about it." She had been letting her son interact with his little cousin for a while, and she had her own thoughts. She was thinking about transferring her son to another school, but she didn't want to increase his rebelliousness, so she could only start by adding playmates. Her son was young and playful, so maybe he would be willing to go to a new school if he met a friend he liked more
Mrs. Bai had a good idea, but it was too difficult to implement. The two little guys had too similar temperaments and could not get along with each other. However, both of them got along well with Mi Yang.
Luo Jiangyuan stood on her sister's side. Their mother died early, and the eldest sister is always like a mother. Otherwise, she would not have rushed here with her children just because of a telegram. She thought for a while and said, "Sister, I have seen that my brother-in-law has been very good to you these days. Why do you want to leave? Not to mention the Bai family's assets, even if our family gets a share in the future, we will not treat you and Luochuan unfairly. Why bother to fight for it yourself?"
Madam Bai said, "You are still the same as before, not anxious at all."
Luo Jiangyuan asked curiously, "What are you worried about? Luo Chuan's studies?"
Madam Bai said, "Luochuan's studies count as half, and the other half is for myself."
Luo Jiangyuan still didn't understand. She had never suffered any hardship in her life. After she got married, her husband took over the family's foreign trade business and it was booming. She became a full-time wife and lived a very comfortable life. When she came, her husband repeatedly told her to come back early. If the Ji and Luo families were not old friends, Luo Jiangyuan's husband would probably not be willing to let her go. The two of them had always had a good relationship. In her opinion, a wealthy family and a happy life were enough.
Madam Bai stood there looking into the distance, smiled and shook her head, saying, "What I see here every day is the same. After a long time, I can't help but get anxious when I see the outside world change. How come you are used to it and are not anxious anymore?" This border town is surrounded by mountains and is semi-hidden, which is most suitable for troop stationing. However, after looking for a long time, you can only see this small area. She sighed and said slowly, "I am different from you. I have missed the best years for Luochuan. Now I have another chance, and I am reluctant to give it up."
Luo Jiangyuan said as a matter of course: "Sister is of course different from me. I support you no matter what you do."
Madam Bai smiled at her. Luo Jiangyuan took her arm and couldn't help blinking and saying a few sisterly jokes: "Sister, tell me the truth, is it really because of Luo Chuan that you didn't want to leave these years? Is it because of my brother-in-law that it has nothing to do with it?"
Mrs. Bai blushed and spit at her, "Stop talking nonsense. You've learned bad things from Xiao Ji."
Luo Jiangyuan was not shy at all when she heard her mention her husband, "So what if he became a bad boy? You helped me choose him anyway."
Mrs. Bai poked her forehead and laughed herself.
Luo Jiangyuan didn't have any ideas of her own and just acted according to her sister's wishes, but she still had some worries in her heart. She had never worked hard outside and always felt a little unsafe. But although there was some hesitation in Mrs. Bai's words, there was more determination between her brows. Some things had to be changed sooner or later. She had the ability to do so, so she didn't want to miss out on things that should belong to her again and again.
The Luo sisters were chatting at home, while Mi Yang returned to his home.
Having not been home for a while, Mi Yang walked to the door and took out a thin rope from his neck, pulled it to take out the key tied to it, and then started to unlock it. The door here is locked from the inside, leaving only a palm-sized iron door hole, which requires reaching in to unlock it, which is a bit troublesome.
Ji Baian stood aside and squeezed towards them. He looked at the flower bed on the roadside with some disdain and said, "What is that? It's white."
Mi Yang took a look and said, "Lime, we need to use it to eliminate insects every once in a while."
Ji Baian stiffened for a moment and asked, "Are there still bugs in your house?"
Before Mi Yang could speak, Bai Luochuan, who was standing next to him, knocked his cousin on the head with the snack bag in his hand and said with a dark face: "There are bugs in your house!"
Ji Baian curled his lips and said, "I didn't say anything about your family, why are you so fierce?"
Bai Luochuan said confidently: "You said that the Mi Yang family is not good either."
Mi Yang was just feeling a little relieved when he heard Master Bai sneer and say, "I'm the only one in his family who can speak up."
Mi Yang: “…”
You can't say okay?!
It rained a few days ago, and the lock core was a little rusty. Mi Yang had been trying to open it for a long time. Ji Baian rubbed it and asked, "Is it fixed? Can you be faster? It's so sunny outside."
Mi Yang said: "It will be ready soon, just wait a moment."
Bai Luochuan stuffed the snacks into Ji Baian's arms, and went over to get Mi Yang's key to open the door. The key was still hanging around Mi Yang's neck, and he dragged the person in front of Master Bai. Mi Yang raised his head and said, "Wait a minute, I'll take the key off, it's uncomfortable..."
Bai Luochuan looked at him and laughed: "Why didn't you take it off just now?"
Mi Yang whispered, "I took it off and opened it last time, but I accidentally fell in. I couldn't climb over the wall, so I waited for more than an hour for my mom to come home." He thought for a moment, then added, "Now my mom won't be back for several days, and if I fall in, I won't be able to go home."
Bai Luochuan pulled him closer, reached into his collar and fumbled for the key, saying, "Give it to me, I'll open it for you."
Before they opened the door, they heard footsteps nearby. Several boys around seven or eight years old came running over screaming, their faces red from the sun, sweat on their foreheads, and their clothes covered with dust. When they saw Mi Yang opening the door, they stopped and shouted twice as if to cheer him on.
Mi Yang pretended not to hear and continued to stare at Bai Luochuan unlocking the door. "Be careful, don't twist it too hard, or it might break inside."
Bai Luochuan wanted to look back, so Mi Yang asked, "Hey, it seems to have moved. Do you think it's open?"
Ji Baian next to him asked: "Mi Yang, are they talking about you? Do you know them?"
Mi Yang couldn't hide, so he could only look back. The naughty kids started to make more noises. The leader slapped his butt and made a face at Mi Yang: "Little flatterer, oh oh!"
Bai Luochuan has never been a tolerant person, so he stopped unlocking the door and frowned, "Who are you talking about?"
Mi Yang pulled his arm, frowned, and then loosened his brows, saying: "This is the child of my father's colleague, forget it."
Not only Bai Luochuan was unhappy, Ji Baian beside him couldn't swallow this breath either. He followed Mi Yang and they were on the same boat. What was the difference between those little bastards scolding Mi Yang and scolding him? !
Mi Yang was also helpless. These kids had just arrived in the compound. The father of the kid who led the commotion was a superior and subordinate to Mi Zehai. The three around him were his cousins. His family had only brought his wife and children to follow the army this year, but others usually brought one child, but he brought his nephews along as well. These kids had just come from the countryside and were very wild. The kids in the compound were unwilling to play with them. Since they were many in number, they just played by themselves.
In the army, Mi Zehai is the deputy regiment commander, and the child's father is the regiment commander. As a rank higher, the regiment commander should be in the first place in terms of housing allocation, but Mi Zehai graduated from the Naval Academy and made meritorious service, plus Political Commissar Bai strongly recommended him, so he was ahead of him in everything. It was not until this year that the regiment commander was assigned a building here. After moving in, he found that he was a neighbor of Mi Zehai's family. Usually, the two of them did not get along well in the unit, and they always had a bad face after they came. Especially recently, Mi Zehai was about to be promoted to the next level. After five years as a regiment commander, there was still no movement, so it was inevitable that some people would target him, especially the wife of the regiment commander who came from the countryside. She was loud and didn't feel ashamed to quarrel. Usually Cheng Qing avoided her, and Mi Yang also avoided her children.
The kids were shouting and soon their eyes fell on the snacks in their hands, especially the pile in little Ji Baian's arms. A dark and fat boy behind them even sipped his saliva.
Ji Baian narrowed his eyes and held the snacks in his arms tighter. He would rather throw them into the ditch than give them to the other party.
The leading kid came over and raised his chin to Mi Yang and said, "Are you going to flatter again?"
Mi Yang pretended not to hear anything, so Bai Luochuan pinched his chin and turned him around, making him face the kid and teach him how to curse: "Tell him to 'get out'!"
Mi Yang is a slow worker at writing books, and he is used to being slow himself. He is not always angry with colleagues and friends whom he disliked in his previous life. At most, he would just avoid them and ignore them. He has never quarreled with anyone, especially when the person on the other side is a real kid. He hesitated for a moment, and then heard someone shout "sycophant" again, followed by laughter.
Mi Yang was also angry, but Cheng Qing had repeatedly warned him, so he could only helplessly say, "Stop making trouble."
The leading child on the opposite side curled his lips and said, "Who is making trouble? It's something that everyone knows, but your family can do it, so you don't let us say it?" His eyes were also staring at the snacks in their arms that they had never seen before. While trying hard not to swallow his saliva, he continued to taunt, "That's how your dad got to where he is! You flatter the boss all day long, and you are also a little flatterer..."
Mi Yang got angry and raised his voice: "Don't talk nonsense, it's not true!"
Seeing that he was angry, the other party became even more proud and shouted at the top of his voice: "What's so great about your father's promotion this time? It was because he blocked a bullet for his boss and almost died!"
Mi Yang was so angry that he was shaking. This time he didn't need Bai Luochuan to teach him. He took a few steps forward and pushed the kid, saying, "What nonsense are you talking about! Your dad almost died!" What a bad kid, his mouth is so poisonous!
The child was pushed and turned sideways, and he pushed Mi Yang back, saying dirty things. What could a child understand? He said that because he heard adults talk too much at home and imitated them. The more Mi Yang listened, the angrier he got. He went up and punched him. The child had never seen Mi Yang fight, and thought he was a soft persimmon. He didn't expect to be beaten black and blue. He cried and shouted, "Hit him!"
There were four people on his side, and there were quite a few people on Mi Yang's side as well. Bai Luochuan came up with his sleeves rolled up. Little Ji Baian next to him was very worried, fearing that these brats would take advantage of his family, so he threw all the snacks over the wall into Mi Yang's yard, and also rushed over with his sleeves rolled up - he and his cousin would not bear grudges when fighting behind closed doors, but if they encountered an outside enemy, they would unite against the outsider!