Zhang Hui followed Shi Jin and the village chief to Xu San's house. As soon as they entered, Shi Jin was teased by Xu Er and Jue.

Seeing Shi Jin being constantly harassed by the village chief, Zhang Hui couldn't bear it any longer. He stepped forward, pulled Shi Jin outside, and said to his adoptive father, "Wait inside, I'll talk to the commander."

Village Chief Cheng glanced at his son, assuming this was to establish a good relationship beforehand, and then went into the courtyard, found a place to sit down and wait.

Watching Village Chief Cheng go inside, Zhang Hui said to Shi Jin, "Chief, don't worry about my dad. He's just joking around with Uncle Baishun. I reckon Uncle Baishun has something come up. Let's wait at the door. They'll definitely be back before lunch."

Seeing Zhang Hui's straightforward explanation, Shi Jin decided not to go in and wait with the village chief anymore.

[The plot has changed due to the host's actions; 1 unallocated points will be awarded as a reward!]

Zhang Hui ignored the system rewards and simply stayed with Shi Jin in silent waiting. Not long after, Xu Sanduo's older brother arrived carrying wine and meat; Shi Jin initially mistook him for Xu Sanduo's father.

Zhang Hui immediately stepped forward to introduce, "This is Xu Yile, Xu Sanduo's older brother."

Shi Jin stopped in his tracks and gave Zhang Hui an awkward smile.

However, not long after, the smoke from Xu Yile's cooking drifted out, causing Shi Jin, who doesn't eat spicy food much, to cough repeatedly. Zhang Hui had no choice but to move him upwind so that Shi Jin wouldn't be in a particularly embarrassing situation.

[The plot has changed due to the host's actions; 1 unallocated points will be awarded as a reward!]

Seeing that it was another 1 point reward, Zhang Hui was not disappointed. However, thinking that Shi Jin would be tricked by Xu Baishun, that troublesome old man, in a little while, he couldn't help but feel sorry for him in advance.

Having received the memories, Zhang Hui was well aware of Xu Baishun's fighting prowess, which included both physical and mental attacks. Despite Cheng Cai's father being the village chief, he didn't dare to be too provoke in front of Xu Baishun.

Just then, Xu Baishun brought Xu Sanduo over. Seeing Shi Jin standing at the door, the old man Xu Baishun grabbed him and led him directly into the courtyard.

Upon hearing that not eating was a rule, Xu Baishun directly told his eldest son to stop cooking and that everyone would go hungry together. This tactic of moral blackmail, a feigned retreat, immediately forced Shi Jin to comply.

Zhang Hui watched Shi Jin, who was choked and disheveled by the chili smoke in the courtyard, and stood at a distance, snickering and gloating. He might not see him in such a sorry state again.

Just as Xu Baishun was about to pull Shi Jin away to prevent him from talking to Xu Sanduo, Zhang Hui stepped forward and said, "Uncle Baishun, they're visiting our home, not our parents."

Xu Baishun glared at him, and fearing he would be beaten, Zhang Hui took a step back. Fortunately, the old man didn't use his...you know...sudden thrusting technique. As he walked inside, Zhang Hui heard the system reward again.

[The plot has changed due to the host's actions; 2 unallocated points will be awarded as a reward!]

Just as he was about to laugh, he saw Xu Baishun go up and kick Xu Sanduo. Zhang Hui had never seen such a father-son relationship before.

They quickly stepped forward to lend a hand, helping to bring the food to the table, hoping that Xu San would get a little beating.

After a lot of arguing, Zhang Hui finally managed to get a seat next to Village Chief Cheng. Seeing that Village Chief Cheng kept pursing his lips, Zhang Hui wisely poured him some wine.

While listening to the conversation between Shi Jin and Xu Baishun, Zhang Hui would occasionally offer Cheng Village Chief a drink to prevent him from interjecting.

Fortunately, avoiding him speaking once would have earned a system reward: [Plot altered due to host's actions, reward: 1 unallocated point!]

Although it was only a short while, Zhang Hui had already gained 5 points. It seems that this cheapskate father is quite a chatterbox, and he can only try his best to coax him. Fortunately, he quite likes this slow and steady approach.

As Xu Baishun continued talking, he saw Xu Sanduo's cowardly appearance, head down, eating his rice. Enraged, he stood up and started hitting Xu Sanduo.

Cheng Cai's father took the wine cup away from his mouth and cursed Xu Baishun a few times, but Xu Baishun ignored him and continued to pull at Shi Jin.

Finally, under Shi Jindi's strong insistence, Xu Baishun went out and agreed to let them talk alone. Zhang Hui, who knew when to stop, also had the foresight to pull his half-drunk father outside.

Listening to the childish bickering of the two old men at the gate, Zhang Hui peeked through the crack in the gate and saw that the two men inside were getting more and more relaxed as they chatted. Now Zhang Hui was certain that Shi Jin, that silly kid, was about to be ensnared!

In fact, Shi Jin was a truly qualified squad leader. He could have trained many qualified soldiers, but he had Xu Sanduo as his inner demon.

This person he could never give up was like his former self, even though it had affected his future in the military.

He saw Xu Sanduo's predicament, and he also saw the predicament he had faced in the past. They had more or less in common.

Therefore, as Shi Jin and Xu Sanduo chatted more and more enthusiastically, he would inevitably think of his past self.

This made Shi Jin feel even more sorry for Xu Sanduo's situation, and he wanted to help him.

Just as Zhang Hui was pondering Shi Jin's current state of mind, Xu Baishun, probably noticing that the two weren't having a smooth conversation in the yard, decided to go in and help. He grabbed a stool and was about to hit Xu Sanduo, even making Xu Sanduo run to show Shi Jin his long-distance running ability.

Xu Sanduo was startled by his father's behavior, and coupled with his current desire to join the army, he started running outside.

Xu Baishun also took the opportunity to pull Shi Jin outside the courtyard, letting him watch his son running wildly in the distance, and kept talking about Xu Sanduo's advantage of running fast.

However, Shi Jin still rejected Xu Baishun's idea. As Shi Jin went inside to get his backpack and hat, and when Village Chief Cheng tried to interject and tease him again, Zhang Hui pulled his cheap father away to stop him from speaking.

[The plot has changed due to the host, and he is rewarded with 2 unallocated points!] He had really gone to great lengths for these 2 points.

Zhang Hui, supporting Village Chief Cheng, watched as Xu Baishun pulled and obstructed Shi Jin in various ways. He couldn't help but admire the old man's perseverance. If this man had some education and some skills, he would surely have achieved great things.

Xu Baishun's pulling and verbal spiel made Zhang Hui see Shi Jin rubbing his head in pain, so he was even less likely to go up and make things difficult for himself.

Xu Sanduo finally ran back, but then Xu Baishun made Xu Sanduo recite all sorts of unrelated things. The completely nonsensical dialogue made Shi Jin even more troubled.

The farcical scene abruptly ended as Shi Jin walked out the door, but after only a few steps, even the half-drunk village chief Cheng could hear Xu Baishun cursing "turtle son" and hitting Xu Sanduo in the courtyard.

Shi Jin's emotions finally overcame his reason, and he turned and ran back. This time, Zhang Hui stayed at the gate of the courtyard with Village Chief Cheng, watching the scene unfold, and did not go inside with him.

After Shi Jin toasted Xu Baishun with a large bowl of wine, he started venting his anger on him. Xu Baishun knew that his behavior was wrong, but he had no choice but to resort to this tactic for the sake of his third son's future. He squatted down and howled in pain.

Shi Jin accidentally fell to the ground, insisted on not being helped, and then sprang up in a somersault.

Seeing Shi Jin stubbornly refusing help, Zhang Hui knew he was out of his mind. The bowl of baijiu he had just downed had caused his emotions to override his reason.

Finally, he made that promise and roared out, "I will raise your son to be an upright soldier."

Watching Xu Baishun roar and burst into tears, Zhang Hui couldn't help but sigh, "The hearts of parents are all the same!"

Zhang Hui then helped the half-drunk Village Chief Cheng to the village entrance. He then carefully reviewed the reward record; in just a short time since the start, he already had 15 points. Indeed, accumulating small amounts is the key to success.

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