The small kitchen of the town police station is not big, with a lot of sundries placed in corners. Now four people have squeezed in, making the already small space even more crowded.
Tian Hongxing sat on a small stool in the stove, smoking a cigarette with a serious expression.
He has always been frugal and only smoked half a cigarette each time, but this time he smoked several cigarettes in a row.
If the second girl said that she had found a place for the third girl to join the army, he would only have love for his girlfriend Zijian and the joy of Lai Di's success in his heart.
But when I found out that they wanted to take over the fourth girl as well, I realized something was not right.
The kids just don't believe him.
Yu Yatou and Mi Yatou are probably worried that he can't protect their sister.
Tian Hongxing wanted to refute, but didn't know where to start.
Because of his work, he really couldn't take care of his family all the time. Sometimes, when he encountered a difficult case, it was normal for him not to go home for half a month.
If it were an ordinary family, there would be no need to worry so much.
But he knew his own situation clearly. Over the years, his wife had become more and more stubborn and radical. Even the old man and his wife had become more and more unpredictable because of years of guilt.
Add to that the brainless eldest son and the scheming eldest daughter-in-law.
How could he guarantee that he could always protect San Ya and Si Ya
Having worked in public security for so many years, Tian Hongxing has seen too many crimes, and it is obvious that his eldest daughter-in-law, Wang Hongyan, is not someone who is easy to get along with.
He is not afraid of bad people, but he has no way to guard against bad people all the time, and he has no right to convict someone before he does anything.
Wang Hongyan is a typical bully who only bullies the weak and fears the strong. Based on his many years of experience, it is unlikely that this person will do anything evil, because he is essentially a bully who is not worthy of being in public.
But, we dare not commit big mistakes, but small mistakes can make people disgusted.
Is he willing to gamble with his daughter's reputation
No!
He can't bear it!
But he was also reluctant to send all the children away!
Over the years, he has been both a father and a mother.
He is very tired. Carrying such a somewhat deformed family, he is really tired.
For a while, there was a lot of pressure due to the large number of children at home, and he was reluctant to spend money on a cigarette for months. When he was feeling really sad, he would secretly pick up discarded cigarette butts and take a puff, relying on the sporadic smell of cigarettes to get through it.
Now that the children have grown up and become excellent, smart and sensible, he feels happy but also sad.
Especially after marrying two daughters.
Because not only do the children depend on him, he is also supported by them, and he is not yet ready for all the children to fly away under his wings.
Time passed slowly in silence, and no one spoke.
I don’t know how much time had passed, Tian Hongxing took a deep puff of cigarette and exhaled the smoke fiercely.
He crushed the cigarette butt on the ground, having already made up his mind. Just as he was about to speak, a glass of water appeared in front of him.
Tian Hongxing looked up along the water cup in a daze, and then met the worried eyes of the fourth daughter Pan Di. His heart ached, and he raised his big hand to rub his daughter's head: "Dad is fine."
Pan Di didn't say anything, but insisted that her father drink some water. She didn't want him to smoke anymore. Her second sister had said that cigarettes were bad for the body.
"Okay, okay, okay, Dad, have a drink." Tian Hongxing's eyes showed smile lines, he took the teacup and took a sip.
Well, the temperature is just right, and my daughter is so thoughtful.
"Dad! I'm not going." Seeing that her father finally smiled, Pan Di spoke immediately.
"I-I'm not going either." Lai Di also stumbled.
"Bang!" Tian Hongxing just smiled when he heard Si Ya's words, but when he heard San Ya said she couldn't go, his face turned black and he glared at her and scolded her: "What nonsense are you talking about? Do you think it's so easy to get a place in the army? I don't know how many favors your second sister and second brother-in-law have asked for. How can you just say you don't want to go?"
Lai Di was not afraid of her father. She just turned pale when he yelled at her. She even dared to talk back: "Isn't this because I see that you are unhappy?"
Tian Hongxing choked, then sighed: "Dad is not unhappy, he just can't bear to let you go. You are all grown up, and you still have to fly to such a far place. I haven't seen your eldest sister for more than 8 years."
Then he looked at Pan Di and said, "Si Ya, your sister-in-law is not an easy person to deal with. She doesn't dare to do big evil, but she will do small evil all the time. It's very troublesome to be entangled with such a scoundrel. Besides, there are only thieves who have been thieves for a thousand years, but no one can guard against thieves for a thousand years. Your eldest sister and second sister took you away to protect you. You have been smart since you were a child, and you should know what is best for you. Don't be embarrassed to go, she is your biological sister, and dad will give you living expenses, and dad will still support you."
Of course Pan Di knew it, but she looked back at her depressed brother and pursed her lips.
Because her mother's emotions were often unstable, Xiangyang was raised by her sisters since she was a child.
Especially since she and Xiangyang are only three years apart in age, they get along best and can be said to be inseparable.
If she left with her third sister, Xiangyang would have to live alone at home. Even though her father said that Wang Hongyan would not dare to do anything evil, she would still be worried, after all, her younger brother was only ten years old.
She doesn't understand how big an evil is and how small an evil is. Anyway, it's not okay to hurt the family she cares about.
We still have to find a way to teach Wang Hongyan a lesson and make her know to be cautious.
Seeing that the fourth girl still had a stubborn expression on her face, Tian Hongxing poked her head helplessly and decided to discuss the matter later.
He looked at the children and said, "Don't tell anyone that Lai Di is going to join the army when you go back, okay?"
The three children nodded in unison.
"You can't even tell your classmates or friends, do you understand?"
"Oh, Dad, we know."
"You are just a troublemaker. Forget it, let's not talk about it for now. Dad brought out the household registration books today and changed your names."
Lai Di and Pan Di were surprised: "We?"
"Yes, it's you. Dad has chosen names for you. How about Lai Di be called Tian Xin and Pan Di be called Tian Tian?" Seeing the children so happy, Tian Hongxing felt a little regretful. She should not have given the children such vulgar names just because she gave birth to three daughters in a row.
Lai Di's face began to turn red, and she kept repeating the name Tian Xin over and over again, obviously very happy.
Pan Di, on the other hand, looked disgusted: "I don't like this, it's not great at all."
Tian Hongxing was amused: "Then how come you like it? Isn't it good to follow the names of the sisters?"
Pan Di rolled her eyes and said, "Since we are naming after my elder sister, my elder sister is Tian Yu, so I will be called Tian Bing. It sounds more impressive."
Now it was Tian Hongxing's turn to dislike it. Isn't this a boy's name? So he waved his hand and said, "Why not call her Tian Xue? Your elder sister is Yu and you are Xue, it's just right."
"Okay." Pan Di, oh, now she should be called Tian Xue, said with a reluctant look on her face.
Lai Di, also known as Tian Xin, looked up at her father with a longing look on her face: "Dad, how about I change my name to something more handsome?"
Don’t Tian Hongxing, Tian Xue and Tian Xiangyang have any idea what they look like
When Lou Luhui came out of the brigade commander's office, it was already past six in the evening.
It gets dark early in winter, and now the sky is already filled with twilight. Thinking of his wife's instructions in the morning, he pulled his coat closer and took bigger steps.
When he passed by Lao Chen's office, he found that he was still inside. Guessing that he was waiting for him, he knocked on the door and said, "Lao Chen, go away."
Hearing the noise, Chen Gang looked up at the person who came, immediately put down the documents in his hand, and quickly packed up his things.
After closing the door and coming out, he still jumped a few times. He had no choice but to sit for a while and his feet were almost numb from the cold. "How is it? Is the deal settled? Who's going to the south to buy?"
"I will go myself."
"You? Do you want to change someone? You and second sister have just been married for a few days?" After saying this, Chen Gang shut up. If there was someone else, Wang Lu would not have chosen Lao Lou.
Thinking of this, he frowned and patted his brother-in-law on the shoulder: "Talk to my second sister."
Lou Luhui pursed his lips and said nothing.
The room was very warm with a heated kang, especially under the dim light, mixed with the rich and tempting aroma of chicken, which made the men who had been busy all day relax instantly.
With an unconscious smile, the two of them quickly took off their coats, hats, gloves, and shoes, put on the cotton slippers prepared by the younger sister, and walked towards the dining table feeling relaxed.
Seeing the two men about to sit down and start eating, the two sisters turned their heads and shouted in unison: "Go wash your hands."
The men at home are particularly well-behaved, without any of the stern look and domineering attitude they have at work. They do whatever their wives tell them to do.
Look, the two people who were already touching the table turned around and went to the kitchen again, their movements were extremely smooth.
The raw material for the chicken soup is not the frozen chicken picked up outside, but the one bought from fellow villagers when Lou Lu returned to the village for inspection.
The reason why the chickens are still alive in this cold weather is because they are kept at home.
Tian Mi thought that the chicken might not have expected that the accident would come so suddenly. Even without the threat of cold, it was unable to welcome the spring of the second year.
Perhaps because the price offered by Lou Lu was a bit high, the simple fellow was particularly enthusiastic in helping to slaughter and pluck the hair. When the pigs were in Tian Mi's hands, she only had to thaw them and wash them again.
The chicken soup at this time did not need any seasoning. She even only put a few drops of oil, a little salt, and a few ginseng roots.
And because it was an old hen, it was stewed over high, medium and low heat for several hours. Now that it was on the table, the aroma was simply overbearing.
After dinner, the two women sat on the sofa and knitted to digest their food.
Strictly speaking, it was Tian Yu who taught his sister how to knit, while the men were responsible for cleaning up the leftovers.
Only after all the pots, pans, and utensils were washed did Tian Yu, her husband, and their three children return home.
The noise faded.
Tian Mi and his wife were not in a hurry to rest, but were busy preparing the bath water.
Both of them love cleanliness, but the military bathhouse is not open every day, so they take a bath at home the rest of the time.
For this purpose, a bathtub was specially placed in the guest room with a kang.
The newlyweds were very affectionate to each other. When Lou Lu went back to boil water, Tian Mi moved a small stool to sit in the kitchen, struggling awkwardly with her sweater while chatting with her husband.
Seeing his wife's smiling face, Lou Luhui suddenly felt reluctant to tell her that he was about to go on a long trip.
It was Tian Mi who noticed that something was wrong with him first: "What's wrong with you? Is there anything you want to tell me?"
Lou Luhui was silent for a few seconds: "Tiantian, I have a mission in two days."
Hearing this, Tian Mi paused, the smile on his face faded, and he frowned and asked, "What mission? Oh, can I ask this? If you can't tell me, just pretend I didn't ask."
Seeing that his wife was not angry, Lou Luhui felt a little relieved. He moved the small stool under his buttocks until he was next to the person and replied, "It's not a dangerous mission. It's just that Brigade Wang is keeping a close eye on your batch of gold. I should be able to get the money in the next two days. Once the money is in hand, I will take the people from the purchasing department to go to the south to purchase."
"drive to?"
"Yes, drive a truck. You have to go with several."
Tian Mi didn't understand the military's management model, so he asked, "Isn't this the responsibility of the purchasing department?"
He felt something was not right just sitting there, so Lou Lu wanted to reach out and hug someone.
But he didn't expect his wife to raise her hand to stop him. He felt a pang in his heart, thinking that he had made her angry.
But she didn't expect Tiantian to be disgusted directly: "You just picked up firewood and didn't even wash your hands."
Hearing this, Lou Luhui gritted his teeth and inexplicably felt rebellious. He raised his hand and, amid his wife's somewhat exasperated laughter, he successfully scratched her upturned nose.
After succeeding, he did not forget to show a smug smile.
Tian Mi
Tian Mi threw the yarn and needle in her hand aside with a "pop", rolled up her sleeves and climbed on the laughing man, saying harshly: "Very good, Huihui, you have successfully provoked me. If I don't let you know why flowers are so red today, I will take your last name."
Worried that she would fall, Lou Luhui stretched out his arms to protect his wife who was climbing on him, and smiled and retorted: "In ancient times, if you married me, you had to take my surname."
Tian Mi
A woman who gets angry because of shame is very scary.
In the end, screams and laughter spread wildly in the small kitchen. The man, who was extremely ticklish on the waist, was tickled until he begged for mercy and surrendered, and only then did he struggle to escape from the queen.
Of course, if someone really wanted to resist, Tian Mi's small body wouldn't be able to withstand it. She was just happy to make her happy.
After the laughter, Tian Mi no longer disliked the dust on her husband's hands. She nestled in his lap and continued the previous topic: "So, what you mean is that you followed them mainly to play a protective role? And there are people who steal the army's things?"
She had heard that many people in this era had no legal awareness and the crime rate was higher than in later generations. Especially for those who traveled long distances, it was not uncommon to encounter robbery, and it was not uncommon for them to lose their lives as a result.
But, those who rob troops, aren't they crazy
Lou Lu hugged his limp little wife, rested his chin on her shoulder, and replied lazily, "It's better to be safe than sorry. It's safer to follow us. If something really goes wrong, the team can't afford the loss."
Yes, if we really encounter a blind idiot who kills us, the losses will not only be the supplies and more than half of the army's trucks, but also the lives of the soldiers in the procurement department.
After realizing how serious this was, Tian Mi asked again, "How long will you be gone?"
"I can drive faster. If nothing goes wrong, I can get back in about ten days. It won't take more than two weeks at most."
"That's fine. There's still more than a month before the New Year. You go ahead. I'll wait for you at home." Before getting married, Tian Mi knew what she would face as a military wife.
"Not angry?" Lou Luhui's voice suddenly became a little hoarse. He had always known that his young wife was mature beyond her age, but he did not expect that she could still be so calm when facing him and having to go on a mission just a few days after their wedding.
Tian Mi turned around and hugged her husband's waist, pretending to be proud and humming: "You can be proud of it. It's your blessing to marry a fairy like me who is so sensible, so beautiful, and so gentle and considerate."
Lou Luhui buried his face in his wife's shoulder, laughing muffledly, and after a while he was puzzled: "Gentle?"
"What do you mean? Are you saying that I'm not gentle?" Tian Mi stretched out her hand to pinch the man's neck and bared her teeth, as if she was going to resort to verbal and physical attacks if she disagreed with someone.
Lou Luhui immediately straightened his expression: "Gentle, especially gentle."
“Puff.”
Before taking a bath, the couple has the habit of soaking their feet first.
To be more precise, it should be that Tian Mi and her husband developed this habit together.
Before, Lou Luhui just fooled around a few times, but one time, she saw several red and swollen spots on the man's feet, and then she realized that they were probably frostbite, and she felt a little uncomfortable at the time.
The man didn't take it seriously, saying that his condition was considered lucky as many soldiers had frozen feet.
From childhood to adulthood, Tian Mi has never suffered from frostbite, and her original self had never had it either. However, there was a female member of her former diving team who got frostbite every year, and it was said to be very itchy.
Therefore, she knew a little bit about how to relieve frostbite, so before she found the right ointment, she would ask others to soak their feet for half an hour every day.
Tian Mi even thought that even if the frostbite on her husband's feet healed, she would still drag him to continue soaking his feet. Staying in a cold place all year round, she felt that there was a high possibility of getting rheumatism when he got old, and soaking his feet more often would at least have some benefits.
No, today is no exception.
Because of the frostbite on the man's feet, the water temperature was not very high.
Two pairs of feet, one big and one small, with obvious difference in skin color, were placed in a bucket. The water level did not reach the calves. Tian Mi domineeringly stepped on the man's big feet and chattered to him about the third and fourth sisters.
"I always feel that Fourth Sister might not come. That girl is very resourceful." He then told her about the time when he was in trouble and the little girl exchanged two packs of cigarettes for a letter of introduction. He also sighed: "Pandi is only 13 years old and was born in the second half of the year. She knows how to weigh the pros and cons. Before bribing people, she found out the village accountant's personality in advance and did it only when she was 100% sure. She is very smart and courageous."
This was also the first time Lou Luhui had heard of this. Thinking of how his young wife had such a clever little girl by her side when she was at a loss, he immediately thought highly of this sister-in-law whom he had never met before: "She is a good candidate for joining the army."
Hearing this, Tian Mi rolled her eyes at the man and said, "Being a soldier is great, but Pan Di is so smart, she is great at anything."
Lou Luhui touched his nose and cleverly changed the subject: "Are you worried about her being at home?"
"I've told you about my family's situation before. In this world, it's too easy to ruin a girl. Although I've never met that cheap sister-in-law, from what I've learned about her, I know she's a vicious person with dirty hands. No matter how smart Pan Di is, she's still young after all. What if she uses force? My dad is not at home all year round." When Tian Mi said this, his face looked a little ugly.
It's not that she deliberately thinks bad of people, but Wang Hongyan has a criminal record, and what she is worried about is not impossible to come true.
Lou Luhui thought carefully for a few seconds before asking again, "Do you think that Pan Di is unwilling to come because she can't bear to leave Xiangyang?"
Tian Mi nodded.
"What's so difficult about this? Bring Xiangyang along with you. It's the same whether you raise one or two." The second brother-in-law was very generous.
"Do you think I don't want to? But this method is unrealistic. My father values Xiangyang the most. He definitely doesn't want Xiangyang to come to the army with him. Moreover, he absolutely cannot accept the fact that his daughters and sons are given to married daughters to raise. The old man is very concerned about his reputation."
What Tian Mi didn't say is that if all the children really came to the army, their father would be left alone to face his grandparents, mother, and his stepbrother and his wife. After a long time, without any positive emotions, people would get sick.
This is also the reason why she never thought of letting Xiangyang come over at the beginning.
Besides, Xiangyang probably wouldn't want to come over, after all, his father loves him the most.
Now they are stuck in a vicious circle. Dad and Xiangyang can't bear to part with each other, and Pandi is used to protecting her younger brother, so she must be worried about coming here.
However, the father is busy with work and is basically not at home during the day except on weekends. Although he wants to take care of the children, there are times when he makes mistakes.
Thinking of how a little Wang Hongyan had offended their family, Tian Mi clenched his fist and said fiercely: "If I were at home, I would definitely go to Wang's house to put a sack on her. If she dares to have any bad thoughts, I will go to her house to put a sack on her brother. I heard that she loves her brother very much."
It's fair, isn't it? Wang Hongyan had the bad intention of marrying her sister to her silly brother, so we can't blame her for touching her precious brother.
But now she is not in Chaoyang Village, so she is out of reach.
Lou Luhui raised his feet and stepped on each other for fun with his wife, and then he made another suggestion: "Actually, there is another way to solve this problem."
Hearing this, Tian Mi looked over immediately and asked, "What method?"
Lou Luhui kept the secret, raised his chin, and tapped his cheek proudly, his intention was very obvious.
Tian Mi tried to hold back her laughter, and cooperated as she held the man's face gently. She then kissed and nibbled all over his handsome face until both she and the other couldn't hold back their laughter anymore, and then she let go.
She blinked her eyes, threw him a seductive look, and asked in a coquettish voice, "Sir, are you satisfied with my service?"
Lou Luhui covered his painful face with a smile and said, "Satisfied, very satisfied."
Seeing this, Tian Mi snorted: "Then don't say it!"
Lou Luhui cleared his throat and said, "This is easy. As long as Dad becomes the chief of the police station, he can be allocated a house. Then Dad can live in the town with Xiangyang and Pandi."
(End of this chapter)