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

Chapter 280 "Hilarious"

"What's wrong?" Lu Yizhou asked, puzzled.

The soldier who came to deliver the message said, "I don't know. By the way, the commander also said to call Comrade Su."

His gaze shifted to Su Yuxian's face, which was covered in dust and dirt.

Su Yuxian sensed this and felt uneasy.

She forced a smile. "Me? Why are you calling me?"

"How would I know? I'm just passing on the message." The man who spoke had a cold and stern face, and was unyielding.

Su Yuxian was secretly annoyed.

Lu Yizhou had a bad feeling and looked at Su Yuxian, "What did you do?"

"...I don't know." Su Yuxian looked completely bewildered.

Her eyes gleamed with anger. "I just got back from my hometown. What can I do?"

“You didn’t do anything, the commander called you,” Lu Yizhou retorted.

Su Yuxian was speechless, "..."

"I didn't do anything, believe it or not is up to you." After saying that, he handed the luggage to Grandma Lu and walked forward.

Lu Yizhou rubbed his temples, feeling mentally exhausted.

He glanced impatiently at Su Yuxian's retreating figure, then looked at the Lu family elders and said, "Mother, you take Father and Baozhen home first. Su Yuxian and I will be back in a bit."

Grandma Lu asked with concern, "Will everything be alright?"

"Probably not," Lu Yizhou said uncertainly, suppressing his unease.

"I knew it! My son is amazing, what obstacle can't he overcome?" Old Mrs. Lu was as proud as the rooster raised by her fellow villagers, her neck held high.

"My son!" Old Lu exclaimed, his expression mirroring that of a fortune teller. "The old man said my son is a reincarnation of the God of Literature..."

Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Lu was so frightened that her heart pounded. She reached out and covered the old man's mouth, looking around warily.

He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that no one was around.

He let go and slapped Old Man Lu hard twice on the mouth.

"You're insane!" she hissed. "Where is this? How dare you say such things, you old fool? You want to kill our son!"

Old Mrs. Lu's face was fierce. "Let me tell you, if you ruin my son's future, I'll beat you up!"

This woman hit someone with a moderate but not excessive force, but it was still incredibly embarrassing.

Old Lu was so angry that his gray hair stood on end.

He raised his arm to hit his wife, shouting, "You're asking for it!"

Lu Yizhou grabbed his father's hand and warned, "This is a military region. Don't lay a hand on me."

Old Lu glared at his wife and said angrily, "For the sake of our son, if there's a next time, see if I dare to hit you."

"You hit me? You want to hit me again?" Old Mrs. Lu was furious.

The old man cheated on her, and she didn't even send him to be reformed. Instead, he wanted to hit her. Fine, fine, he's just picking on the weak.

"Try hitting me here. This is a military region. The women's director isn't just for show. If you dare hit me, I'll report you..."

Old Man Lu had a bad temper. Seeing his wife being so arrogant and disrespectful to him as the head of the family, he raised his right arm and swung it at Old Lady Lu.

Just as Lu Yizhou was about to leave, he saw this scene, rushed forward half a step, and grabbed his father's elbow again.

"What are you doing? If you keep causing trouble, you'll be sent back to your hometown!" he shouted angrily.

Old Lu stood there, stunned, pointing at his son and shouting, "You want to send me back to my hometown? You unfilial son!"

“Speak louder, preferably to the ears of the military commander, then I’ll retire and go home, and our whole family will go back to our hometown to farm!” Lu Yizhou said calmly.

Old Lu fell silent.

He glared at his wife and said, "Hurry up and lead the way! What are you standing there for? Are you going to stand there until dark?"

Grandma Lu could tell that her son was really angry, so she didn't dare to make a scene anymore. She glared at the old man and led the way.

After walking a few steps, she turned around and said to her son, "Yizhou, isn't that leader looking for you? Go ahead, don't waste time."

Lu Yizhou's lips twitched; he was speechless to the point of wanting to laugh.

Now I realize he has important business to attend to.

After settling his family matters, he jogged toward his boss's office.

When I arrived, I saw several unfamiliar faces inside the house.

Meng Jiusi, a rising star at the military hospital, had only been there a short time when he launched two excellent drugs, earning praise from his superiors.

What's he doing here?
Lu Yizhou was about to ask—

"Dong Dong Dong!!"

There was a knock on the office door.

"Come in," the middle-aged man at the desk said calmly.

A young man with a cool demeanor and tall stature walked in.

"Gu Chenghuai? What are you doing here? I didn't call you!" the man who looked like a leader said irritably.

The person who arrived was none other than Gu Chenghuai.

He calmly replied, "Dr. Meng is my fourth brother-in-law. How could I explain this to my wife if I didn't come?"

The leader who spoke: "..."

Chief Ning, who was sitting next to him, convulsed.

Could you please stop saying things that make people laugh out loud while wearing that expressionless face?!

While inwardly criticizing him, he couldn't help but speak up for Gu Chenghuai.

"Letting him stay is indeed related to him in some way, and perhaps he knows something about the situation."

The leader, speechless after being rebuked by Gu Chenghuai, snapped, "If you want to stay, then stay. Stand aside. We didn't ask you, so don't say a word."

Gu Chenghuai gave his fourth brother-in-law a look and sat down in a corner.

Zhao Zhao will definitely ask questions when he comes, so he has to look carefully and not miss a single detail!
Upon seeing Gu Chenghuai, Lu Yizhou didn't even want to speak.

But I can't keep quiet about it.

His gaze swept over Su Yuxian almost imperceptibly.

He finally asked, "Sir, what exactly is going on?"

Hearing Lu Yizhou's straightforward words, Gu Chenghuai raised an eyebrow in surprise.

This guy doesn't mince words.

He thought he couldn't do it!
The boss, who wasn't in a good mood, slammed a letter on the table.

His sharp, eagle-like black eyes were fixed on him.

"Look at this letter. Does the handwriting look familiar?" he asked sternly, his tone firm and forceful.

Su Yuxian's pupils contracted slightly upon seeing the letter, and she took a half-step back with her right foot.

This letter...

Now I finally know what that ominous premonition was!

Lu Yizhou took the letter and, after seeing the handwriting, subconsciously looked at Su Yuxian.

He quickly looked away.

Read the letter word by word.

The more he looked, the uglier his expression became; by the end, his face was as cold and aloof as frost.

He clenched his fist and crumpled the letter into a pile of waste paper.

Chief Ning stood up, grabbed Lu Yizhou's wrist that was holding the letter with one hand, pried open his fingers with the other, took out the letter, and spoke in a solemn tone.

"This is valid evidence of Comrade Su Yuxian's malicious targeting of Comrade Meng Jiusi and his intention to undermine the unity of our army. Be careful to destroy it."

Su Yuxian thought to herself, "This is bad."

He hurriedly shook his head in denial, "It wasn't malicious. I'm not familiar with Dr. Meng. Why would I target him maliciously? The leaders have misunderstood."

"clatter!"

The sound of an enamel mug being placed on a table.

The short-tempered leader looked at her scrutinizingly. "Not malicious? No way! The wording in your letter was clearly malicious."

"You knew perfectly well that Dr. Meng didn't want any further ties with his former employer, yet you still wrote a letter that exposed his address. What else could it be but intentional?!"

The leaders of the military region were all veterans of the war; they had stern faces and an intimidating presence.

Su Yuxian trembled with fright and clenched her teeth.

"...I really didn't mean to." She knew that what she did could be a big deal or a small deal, and if she didn't handle it well, it would affect her man, which was something she really didn't want.

Therefore, we cannot admit it. We absolutely cannot admit it!
At crucial moments, Su Yuxian's mind works relatively quickly.

“I didn’t know Dr. Meng didn’t want to contact people from his past. I meant well. I found out by chance that Dr. Meng’s ex-wife had been looking for him and his two sons, but she couldn’t find them no matter what she did, so I…”

She immediately bowed and apologized to Meng Jiusi.

"I'm really sorry, look at this... I really didn't know. Please be magnanimous and don't hold it against me. Just consider it me... meddling in other people's business."

Bowing to Lin Zhao's older brother, Su Yuxian felt a surge of resentment, but in this situation, she couldn't escape unscathed without apologizing honestly.

endured.

Meng Jiusi stepped aside. "I don't accept it."

“You—!” Anger flashed in Su Yuxian’s eyes.

"Tap tap tap!" The hot-tempered leader banged on the table a few times.

He said unhappily:
"They're the aggrieved party, it's normal for them not to accept your apology. Why are you so angry? Do you think you're somewhere else? You're so spoiled!"

Su Yuxian lowered her head and didn't dare to say a word.

He thought to himself, "None of these men in the military region are normal; they don't know how to be gentle with women."

He deserves to be single forever!

The leaders in the office were very mild in their attitude toward Meng Jiusi, the victim.

"Comrade Meng, the matter has been investigated thoroughly. It was indeed Comrade Su Yuxian who caused the trouble with the letter. You can make any requests you have..."

Lu Yizhou wished he could strangle Su Yuxian, this troublemaker. Because of what happened in that room, the leaders had a bad enough impression of him. He wished he could be invisible and just wait to make a great contribution before soaring to the top. Who knew this woman would bring him so much trouble?

Their straight shoulders and backs slumped down.

He apologized on behalf of his wife, saying, "It's my fault for not managing my wife well. I'm sorry. If you want any compensation, Comrade Meng, just tell me. As long as it's within my power, I will do my best to satisfy you."

Su Yuxian was a military dependent, with no job and no status. She only wrote a letter, which did not cause any consequences, so the military region really couldn't do anything about her.

Furthermore, considering Lu Yizhou's noble and selfless profession, Meng Jiusi couldn't bear to make things difficult for him.

It's not difficult, but this matter shouldn't be taken lightly.

He said, "My peaceful life with my two sons has been disrupted, and we have become the laughing stock in the family compound. We have been laughed at for half a month. You have to compensate us for our emotional distress."

Meng Jiusi learned about the concept of compensation for emotional distress from Zhao Zhao.

It's perfect for this situation.

"...compensation for emotional distress?" Lu Yizhou looked blank.

“Yes, Comrade Su’s matter has caused our family a great deal of emotional distress, and we should be compensated for our emotional damages,” Meng Jiusi said earnestly.

"We'll pay, we'll pay." Lu Yizhou just wanted to settle this matter as soon as possible.

"How much compensation?" he asked.

Meng Jiusi gave a number.

Upon hearing this, Su Yuxian shrieked, "Three hundred yuan?! Are you out of your mind?!"

Lu Yizhou also felt that three hundred was too many.

This is outrageous.

They're treating him like a sucker.

Meng Jiusi's expression remained unchanged, her eyes calmly fixed on Lu Yizhou, revealing a resolute gaze.

Not a single penny can be missing.

Lu Yizhou could see that determination in those dark, inky eyes.

"What nonsense! It costs three hundred yuan..." Su Yuxian was still roaring.

"Shut up." Lu Yizhou snapped at her, his face flushed and his eyes dark.

Su Yuxian remained silent, trembling with fear.

Lu Yizhou looked at Meng Jiusi, almost gritting his teeth, "I'll pay you back, I'll pay you back in a bit."

After resolving this matter, I grabbed my spendthrift wife and quickly left.

His face, his competitiveness, his dignity... all of it has been completely destroyed today.

It's all Su Yuxian's fault.

Gu Chenghuai must be laughing at him.

damn it!
Thinking of this, he tightened his grip on Su Yuxian's arm.

"Ouch, that hurts, be gentle," Su Yuxian couldn't help but say.

Lu Yizhou stopped and looked at her darkly, "You have to pay back the money you lost, or you won't get any more food!"

After uttering those harsh words, he turned away indifferently and quickly disappeared from the spot.

Su Yuxian turned pale, regretting her meddling.

"Where am I supposed to pay back the money? I couldn't pay it back even if I sold myself."

She walked very slowly, somewhat afraid to go home. If her in-laws found out that she had caused the family to lose three hundred yuan, they would definitely beat her to death!
Feeling extremely confused, Su Yuxian began to complain about Meng Jiusi and the military region leaders, thinking that these people were all bad and had swindled her out of her money.

The few people who remained in the office were unaware that Su Yuxian had imagined them as heinous villains and was mentally casting various spells to curse them.

Meng Jiusi was not short of money and had no intention of accepting money from the Lu family.

After Lu Yizhou and Su Yuxian left, he said to the leaders, "I want to donate the so-called compensation, hoping it will be used to support the living and education of the orphans of martyrs."

Three hundred yuan is not a small amount.

The compensation for fallen soldiers is only this much.

Two leaders initially thought Meng Jiusi was asking for too much, but after hearing that he was willing to donate the compensation, they felt it wasn't too much.

This is a good comrade who is compassionate, righteous, and full of love.

Several leaders stood up and saluted him.

This salute is for the orphans of those fallen comrades.

"Thank you!" Chief Ning said. "Don't worry, every penny of this money will be spent on those children."

Meng Jiusi returned the bow and smiled, "I believe you."
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Lin Zhao was unaware that the restless Su Yuxian had tricked her brother.

The woman in the same carriage as her was also a military wife who had accompanied her husband to the army. She was traveling with her sister-in-law and her seven-year-old son.

Coincidentally, they had the same destination.

The two families were very happy because they could help each other along the way.

To give a simple example, there's someone to watch the child when you go to the toilet, so you don't have to worry about the child and dare not stay in the toilet for too long.

"Yu Bao and Heng Bao, I'm going to see what kind of boxed lunches we have. You two stay put and don't leave the carriage, understand?"

After eating dry rations for several meals in a row, both children were listless, so Lin Zhao decided to give them a change of pace.

Hengbao sat up straight. "Is there meat?"

"How would I know? Wait, I'll buy it for you if I find it," Lin Zhao said.

Then he looked at the military wives passing by and said, "Sister Tong, I'm going to buy food. Could you keep an eye on my two children for me?"

Sister-in-law Tong, also a rural military wife, was very straightforward and readily agreed, "Go ahead and don't worry, I'll keep an eye on them and make sure they're both fine."

Lin Zhao thanked him and got out of the carriage.

I walked past one person after another, following the sound towards the train conductor.

"Boxed meals, boxed meals, let me know if you need any, you can buy them here." The female train attendant loudly called out as she carried boxed meals in a large basket throughout the carriage.

"Comrade, what do you have?" Lin Zhao asked.

People are very frugal these days, and not many people buy boxed meals. The flight attendant was overjoyed to see someone wanting to buy one.

"We have braised pork with potatoes, stir-fried pork slices with green peppers, and stir-fried cabbage. Which would you like, comrade?" she asked enthusiastically.

"I'd like a serving of braised pork with potatoes and a serving of stir-fried pork slices with green peppers," Lin Zhao said casually.

The passengers in the carriage stared at her in shock.

Where did this big spender come from?! Buying two meat and vegetable dishes at once.

Lin Zhao pretended not to see the gazes of those around her.

After paying the fare and receiving the meal, I headed towards my sleeper berth.

Going back will be another test; you'll have to squeeze through the crowd from time to time.

Lin Zhao walked back with difficulty, when she suddenly saw a very distinctive face.

She has a mole between her eyebrows, is of medium build, and has fairer skin than the average person. She looks ordinary and unremarkable, but upon closer inspection, her eyes have a hint of allure.

This is—the person who is Diao Tuozi's superior, the human trafficker known as Sister Xia.

(End of this chapter)