The mother of the era is reborn to support her cannon fodder children!

Chapter 213 "She Gave It Her Best"

Ning Mingde: "!!!"

He was ecstatic.

He looked at Cat Egg with excitement.

Just as I was about to ask something, I saw Cat Egg suddenly stand up, grab her small handbag, and rush toward the door.

Just before leaving, I stopped and turned to look at him.

He said awkwardly, "My grandma told you to rest more and not just focus on work."

His mother? His mother wouldn't care about all that! Chief Ning thought to himself.

Like mothers everywhere, Grandma Ning misses her son when she can't see him, but complains when she sees him too often. Especially when she sees him not knowing how to get along with his grandson, she complains at the drop of a hat.

After saying that, Cat Egg quickened his pace and hurriedly left the study.

"Dad knows, thank you for your concern, son," Chief Ning said loudly, his tone full of excitement.

Oh dear, my son is calling me "Dad" now, and I'm still concerned about him.

Ning Mingde's loud voice drifted through the crack in the door and reached Old Madam Ning's ears.

The old lady couldn't stop laughing.

at last!

Out of business.

He made Cat Egg willingly call him Dad.

Old Mrs. Ning thought to herself.

As soon as Cat Egg stepped outside, he saw his grandmother's face, which was filled with both relief and complicated emotions, and his face flushed red.

Grandma, what are you doing here?

The child looked bewildered, his mouth slightly open, his fur standing on end like a proud black cat whose tail had been stepped on, his eyes revealing a hint of wariness and guilt.

"..." Old Mrs. Ning looked helpless. "What can I do? I was just passing by. Why are you so guilty?"

Cat Egg's face froze.

Grandma Ning gave her grandson face and didn't dwell on the matter. She slowly walked out, muttering to herself, "It's just calling him Dad, what's there to be embarrassed about? This child... is so awkward."

Cat Egg heard it clearly, and the little boy's blush deepened.

Take a deep breath.

"Grandma, I heard you!"

Don't mutter so loudly!
Grandma Ning did it on purpose; of course, she wanted him to hear it.

"So what if I heard it! You're just being difficult!" She looked at her grandson, full of energy.

When Grandma Ning arrived at the military region, she realized how successful her son was!
Mingde hired a housekeeper to do laundry and cook, so she didn't have to do anything. She wasn't familiar with the neighbors and had no interest in going out to socialize. Watching her son and grandson make a fool of themselves became the old lady's only hobby.

Unable to argue with his grandmother, Cat Egg sighed heavily and rushed back to his room.

Aunt Wang was quite helpless when she saw this, saying, "You're teasing Cat Egg again."

"A big ice block gave birth to a little ice block," Grandma Ning joked.

She added, "If I don't tease him, he'll have a long face all day and just stay at home. He'll become so dull!"

Aunt Wang wouldn't say that the host's child had a bad personality. As a grandmother, you can say whatever you want, but she's the one doing the work, so she has to be tactful.

"There's nothing wrong with being quiet; it's good to be patient. There are quite a few naughty kids in the family dormitories, and their homes are noisy all the time, which isn't good either," she said.

Grandma Ning smiled, "I do hope that Cat Egg is more lively."

Thinking of the twins from the Gu family, I hope Lin Zhao can bring the children to join the army soon.

Aunt Wang didn't say anything more.

……

Cat Egg went back to the house, opened his bag, and found it full of colorful banknotes, which dazzled the children.

He can send so many letters to the twins.

The child smiled, revealing his cute little tiger teeth.

Cat Egg took out fifty cents, put the rest of the money in the drawer, and left the house with the letter and his satchel on his back.

He walked straight outside.

Seeing this, Old Mrs. Ning said, "Dinner is almost ready, where are you going?"

"Go find Meng Jingmo and send letters to Yubao and Hengbao," Maodan'er explained.

"come back earlier."

Cat Egg responded and left with light steps.

Grandma Ning's eyes were filled with a smile.

They really love the Gu family twins; they're overjoyed even when they receive a letter from them.

She couldn't even imagine how excited her grandson would be when Yu Bao and Heng Bao came over.

Cat Egg arrived at the Meng family's house with practiced ease.

"Boom boom boom!"

A rhythmic knocking sounded on the door.

Jingmo immediately realized who it was and ran out.

"Cat Egg..."

Cat Egg asked directly, "I need to send letters to Yu Bao and Heng Bao, are you coming?"

Meng Jiusi came out and happened to hear this, and couldn't help but laugh.

This kid is even more enthusiastic than him.

“We’re going too. Give me the letter and I’ll mail it,” Meng Jiusi said gently.

Cat Egg hesitated, "Is it okay?"

He's overthinking things. He's probably worried he won't lose it.

“Okay.” Meng Jiusi, unaware of the child’s thoughts, emphasized again.

Cat Egg thought for a moment, took out the letter from his bag, smoothed out the creases on the envelope, handed it over with both hands, and politely thanked him: "Okay, thank you Uncle Meng."

"It's nothing," Meng Jiusi said.

They were about to leave, planning to mail the letter and then go to the cafeteria for lunch.

I can walk a stretch of road with Cat Egg.

On the way, the two children chatted about this and that.

As I was walking, I saw a mother and daughter ahead. The woman, who looked like the mother, was poking the little girl's head and scolding her.

"Can you walk faster! At this rate, they'll be closing time soon!" Su Yuxian was impatient, wishing she could slap her annoying stepdaughter. How could she have ever thought... this burden was so endearing?

They're definitely possessed!
Several months have passed since Lu Baozhen's "ghostly act," and time has proven that she has become an ordinary child. Su Yuxian's fear has disappeared, and she now resents Lu Baozhen for being a freeloader and finds fault with her stepdaughter in every way. When Lu Yizhou is around, she can barely keep a facade of politeness, but once he leaves, she intensifies her beatings and verbal abuse of Lu Baozhen.

Old Mrs. Lu knew her granddaughter wasn't doing well, but since Lu Baozhen wasn't a grandson and had lost her good fortune, she pretended not to see it.

Despite not having enough to eat and constantly suffering from mental stress, Lu Baozhen hasn't gained any weight since arriving at the military region. Her cheeks are still sunken, and her eyes lack sparkle.

Cat Egg recognized the person in front of her and exclaimed in surprise, "Lu Baozhen?"

Lu Baozhen turned around, saw him, and her eyes showed unfamiliarity.

"You don't recognize me?" Cat Egg asked in surprise. "I am Cat Egg, Cat Egg from the Harvest Brigade."

Su Yuxian didn't recognize Mao Dan'er at first glance either.

He had changed a lot. He had gained weight, was wearing new clothes, and was carrying a small satchel that only the children of cadres carried. His hair was neatly cut, and his eyes were bright. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was the son of the regimental commander.

How could this be that skinny, taciturn child from the Harvest Brigade, with hair like a dog's chewed hair, dressed like a beggar?

"Cat Egg?" Su Yuxian's eyes widened, her face showing surprise. "What are you doing here?!"

Cat Egg glanced at her, "My dad and I came to join the army."

“Dad? Didn’t your dad die a long time ago?!” Su Yuxian blurted out.

These words displeased Cat Egg.

"My dad isn't dead, my dad is perfectly fine!" Cat Egg said coldly.

Jingmo understood Maodan'er's feelings and explained for him, "Maodan'er's father was away on a mission, that's why he didn't come home. He came back after completing his mission. Maodan'er's father is very good to him and brought him and his grandmother to live with him at the military base!"

Adults who talk nonsense without knowing the facts are really annoying!
Even a fool could guess that the Ning family had turned their fortunes around.

Cat Egg's dad is a veteran who was able to stay in the army. He must be at least a regimental commander now, right?

The more I thought about it, the more my heart burned with passion.

Her eyes sparkled, and a warm smile appeared on her face. "Cat Egg, where do you live? We're from the same place, so we should help each other out. I'll come over to your house sometime to get acquainted."

“I came to the military region earlier than you, and I know a lot of things that you don’t. I can help you.”

Cat Egg looked at her calmly, its dark eyes seeming to reflect the falsehood in people's hearts.

“No need.” He refused; refusing others was as easy for him as breathing.

Su Yuxian's smile froze on her face. What an ungrateful brat!

If it weren't for his father's sake, who would even acknowledge him?!

Cat Egg looked at Lu Baozhen and frowned. "You're so thin."

He's thinner than before.

These words were devoid of any emotional coloring; they were purely a statement of fact.

"Aren't you getting enough to eat?" Cat Egg wondered. Since he came to the military region, he had been eating his fill at every meal and even had meat from time to time.

Lu Baozhen's battalion commander father, can't he afford to support her?

A huge question mark appeared on her small face.

Lu Baozhen glanced at her stepmother furtively, but didn't dare to nod.

She's not getting enough to eat!

I'm never full!

Every night, Lu Baozhen would call out "Lili" in her heart, hoping to go back to the past and live a life where she could have an egg every day and endless candy. But Lili, who could fulfill all her little wishes... never appeared again.

She cries herself to sleep every night.

Su Yuxian was not afraid of Lu Baozhen's nonsense.

She said helplessly, "Baozhen is a picky eater and very fussy. She won't eat this or that, and she can't keep her weight up. There's nothing I can do about it."

Cat Egg was skeptical.

Is that so?
He didn't ask any further questions; the Lu family's affairs were none of his concern.

Meng Jiusi's gaze swept past Su Yuxian and landed on Lu Baozhen's face.

Picky eater? If you can't even get enough to eat, who would be picky? And you can't even come up with a decent excuse for lying.

"Let's go," he said.

Su Yuxian asked Maodan'er, "What is this...?"

After she opened the military region, she had no job. Apart from tending her small vegetable garden, she spent all her remaining time on "diplomacy."

Anyone with a bit of status tries to curry favor with others, which doesn't earn them a good reputation in the family housing complex.

Meng Jiusi's identity was no secret, and Maodan'er didn't hide it, saying, "A new doctor at the military hospital."

Being a doctor is a highly coveted job!
Su Yuxian's eyes lit up.

It's great to be here with the military; I've met so many amazing people.

And now, she even knows the doctors at the military hospital!
Lin Zhao definitely wouldn't recognize such a boastful person.

It was her again; she came out on top.

"You look really young." Su Yuxian didn't take Meng Jiusi's coldness to heart and tried to build a relationship with him.

"Is this your son?" She glanced at Meng Jingmo and Meng Guangbai and praised, "He looks very clever."

Meng Jingmo: "..."

noob:"?"

Cat Egg is conflicted.

oo

Should I tell her that Uncle Meng is Aunt Lin's brother?
After thinking about it, Cat Egg didn't say anything. Let her be happy for now. Once Aunt Lin comes to join the army, she'll know everything!
Meng Jiusi found Su Yuxian noisy, turned her head to look at her, and said indifferently, "Could you please stop making noise, comrade? You're a bit... noisy."

Su Yuxian almost lost her smile.

She laughed awkwardly, "Look at me, I got so caught up in talking that I forgot the time. We have things to do, so we'll be going now."

He managed to salvage the situation, then hurried away.

When the family members in the apartment building saw this, they laughed out loud behind Su Yuxian's back.

"That new doctor is being pestered by the Lu family's daughter-in-law. Baozhen's stepmother is so funny; she tries to get on good terms with everyone and doesn't know how to read the room at all."

"You vixen, you tried to seduce my husband before, but I turned the tables on you!"

"Deputy Battalion Commander Lu's mother doesn't even try to control her daughter-in-law. If this continues, the Lu family's reputation will be ruined!"

"Of course we care! I keep hearing Deputy Battalion Commander Lu's mother cursing her, but what can we do? She just lets it go in one ear and out the other, she doesn't take it to heart at all."

A woman from a big city fanned herself with her hand and said arrogantly, "That's how it is with people from the countryside. They've never seen the world and they try to curry favor with everyone they see. Humph, what an ugly face they have."

……

Su Yuxian was unaware that her efforts to build relationships were being ridiculed by other military wives, yet she still thought she was very capable and got along well with everyone.

Meng Jiusi and the others finally got rid of Su Yuxian and could finally have some peace and quiet.

Jingmo felt that Maodan'er's attitude towards that person was strange, and looked at him, "Isn't that someone from your brigade? Don't you like her?"

"I neither like nor dislike him." To Cat Egg, he was a stranger. How could one develop likes or dislikes towards a stranger? Not at all.

Thinking of the twins, he said, "Yu Bao and Heng Bao don't like her, nor do they like Lu Baozhen."

Jingmo hurriedly asked, "Why?"

Little White, look over here too.

“They find Lu Baozhen annoying and prone to crying,” Mao Dan’er explained.

Jingmo immediately declared, "Then I don't like her either, and I won't play with her anymore!"

Yu Bao and Heng Bao are his cousins, so he has to be on their side, otherwise he'll be a traitor.

He not only demanded this of himself, but also of his younger brother.

"Xiaobai, you're not allowed to play with her either, do you hear me? Otherwise I'll tell Yubao and Hengbao that... you played with their enemy."

Cat Egg: "..."

They're not enemies, just people I don't like.

Xiao Bai nodded solemnly, "I'm not playing."

Cat Egg continued, "Yu Bao and Heng Bao don't like Aunt Su either, because she bullies Aunt Lin."

Meng Jiusi suddenly looked over.

what's the situation?
Was that talkative guy bullying Zhaozhao just now?
In an instant, those eyes, which were always gentle and clear, turned cold.

"How did you bully them?" he asked.

"I don't know." Cat Egg shook his head and said, "Yu Bao said Aunt Lin didn't suffer any loss."

Meng Jiusi's brows relaxed. "It's good that we didn't suffer any losses."

He can endure being wronged, suffer losses, and face the evil of anyone, but he... cannot bear to see his family members suffer, especially his sister.

Jingmo pouted, "That person who hits children is just as bad as my uncle and aunt."

“Grandma is bad too!” Guangbai added in a clear voice.

Hearing his two sons talk about the Yuan family, Meng Jiusi felt a surge of emotions.

Speaking of which, his transfer notice should have spread throughout the factory. I wonder if they regretted their decision when they heard the news.

As it turns out, of course it can!
Especially Yuan Qin.

Upon hearing the news, she was too exhausted to even do housework all day. Half of her soul seemed to have left her body, and she drifted aimlessly through the world like a lost, wandering spirit.

Did she do something wrong?
She should wait and not rush into remarrying. That way, her family will be happy, right?

If she goes back, will Jiu Si forgive her and accept her?
Yuan Qin asked herself repeatedly.

the answer is negative.

Her heart was overwhelmed by endless regret.

Unable to bear seeing her stepmother's lifeless state any longer, Kong Honghong uttered a sharp remark, "You're the one who should remarry, so who are you trying to impress with this half-dead act?"

"No matter how good your ex-husband's job is or how bright his future is, you've already married my dad!"

"You're a member of the Kong family now, so don't do anything shameful, or I'll never let you off the hook!"

Just as Yuan Qin was about to say something, Old Lady Yuan stepped onto the Kong family's door.

She pushed the door open, grabbed Yuan Qin's shoulder, and looked excited.

"Qin, have you heard? Your son-in-law's job has been transferred; he's now working at a military hospital!"

News spread quickly in the factory, and everyone who needed to know knew that Meng Jiusi's work relationship had been transferred.

All they knew was that his affiliation had been transferred to a military region, but which one was classified, and no one except a few leaders knew the details.

"I know." Yuan Qin replied numbly, resentment welling in her eyes. "And then?"

"And then?" Old Mrs. Yuan poked her forehead with her finger, utterly exasperated. "What do you think? How can you be so dense? Of course, you should go find him."

Yuan Qin looked at her mother in absurdity, "Mother, have you forgotten that I remarried? I married Kong Wu, and now I am a daughter-in-law of the Kong family."

Grandma Yuan said matter-of-factly, "So what if I remarry? It's not like I can't get a divorce."

Ever since she lost the cloth bag containing the money, the Yuan family has had a hard time. In just a few days, her face became so thin and sunken that she looked increasingly mean and difficult to deal with.

Kong Honghong's voice rose, "We can't leave!"

(End of this chapter)