In 1959, what's wrong with me pedaling a tricycle?

However, Grandpa Lin's views have changed recently because, given the current situation in China, there is no shortage of outstanding soldiers, but a great shortage of outstanding scientific researchers.

So the old man started to be less strict than before, and seemed to be more supportive of his great-grandchildren wanting to become scientists.

He hasn't been here recently because Wang Xingguo has returned.

Grandpa Lin was very satisfied and proud of Wang Xingguo's performance.

but.

Because of Wang Xingguo's ear injury, which almost cost him his life on the battlefield, Grandpa Lin felt guilty.

He didn't know how to face Wang Xingguo. He felt he had made a mistake and shouldn't have agreed to Li Zhong's request to send Wang Xingguo to the front line.

He could no longer accept the blow of losing all his family members, the daughter who had been with him for many years, and now the godchild.

So recently he hasn't been picking the children up from school, which suggests he doesn't want to face Wang Xingguo.

The children were picked up by the driver today. Grandpa Lin missed the children, so he took all six of them away at once.

Wang Xingguo was speechless. He had finally gotten a vacation and was just thinking about spending time with his children when his father sent a driver to pick up all six of them.

What could he say?

Despite his high-ranking position, he is still far inferior to Grandpa Lin.

There was no other way; the children had all gone out, so he and Li Xiuping had to go out for some time alone!

Wang Xingguo rode his bicycle, with Li Xiuping sitting behind him, her arms around his waist, her face beaming with happiness.

The couple went shopping in Wangfujing, but there were fewer snacks available at that time. Even the snacks sold in state-owned shops were mainly the kind that were meant to fill their stomachs.

For example, braised noodles, fried noodles with soybean paste, wontons, steamed buns, baked flatbread, and fried dough pieces are all kinds of snacks.

However, Wang Xingguo brought Li Xiuping here not to eat snacks, but to buy her fabric.

At that time, there were very few colors and patterns on the fabrics. Wang Xingguo had cloth coupons, and he had a lot of them.

One was the money he had accumulated over several years of work, another was the welfare benefits he received from the logistics department, another was the reward he received for his meritorious service, and finally, the farewell gifts given to him by some comrades and superiors when he returned.

Many people may not know that there are three types of cloth ration coupons: local cloth ration coupons, such as those printed in Beijing, which can only be used in Beijing; nationwide cloth ration coupons; and military cloth ration coupons!

Military cloth ration coupons, like national cloth ration coupons, can be used throughout the country.

Therefore, Wang Xingguo really didn't lack cloth coupons. He had earned a lot of cloth coupons as a reward for his meritorious service in Guangxi. In addition, the leaders of the Guangzhou Military Region and Wang Xingguo's comrades-in-arms also gave him a lot of military cloth coupons.

Everyone knew he had been away from home for too long and would definitely need cloth coupons to make new clothes for the children when he returned. So everyone thought of this and gave him cloth coupons, resulting in Wang Xingguo having an abundance of cloth coupons!

Li Xiuping held up the floral fabric and asked Wang Xingguo, "Honey, what do you think of this fabric?"

Wang Xingguo nodded and smiled, "Looks good, buy it! I'll make you two new outfits and buy some fabric for trousers."

Li Xiuping rolled her eyes at Wang Xingguo. This deadbeat doesn't know the value of money when he's not in charge of the household. How could he waste money buying so much fabric?

It's just that Wang Xingguo didn't know, otherwise he would definitely have protested with wide eyes.

Just kidding!

He has worked for so many years, and he has handed over all his salary. Li Xiuping has already saved more than 7,000 yuan.

Wang Xingguo's current monthly salary is 177 yuan!

With some subsidies and such, I'll get at least 180 yuan.

Even before the upgrade, his annual income was nearly two thousand yuan.

So Li Xiuping really isn't short of money; this woman is just stingy and unwilling to spend it...

After buying the fabric, the two ordered a set meal of half a roast duck, secretly having an extra meal together.

It's actually quite interesting; the two of them eating delicious food while carrying their child on their backs feels incredibly exciting.

Wang Xingguo rolled pancakes for Li Xiuping and patiently fed her; this was all he could give his wife in return.

Li Xiuping ate very happily, as if she had returned to the time when she was in love, that carefree feeling where she only had eyes for each other, which was really beautiful and blissful.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Wang Xingguo drove Li Xiuping home, but they didn't rush.

Over the years, Li Xiuping has hardly gone out to play because she has been taking care of her children, so Wang Xingguo drove her around.

I wish I could just take her to every corner of this city.

Li Xiuping hugged Wang Xingguo tightly around the waist, her face beaming with a happy smile—a smile that came from the bottom of her heart.

At that moment, she felt like the happiest woman in the world because she had a loving husband and three lovely children.

Wang Xingguo also feels very happy. No matter how tired or stressed he is at work, as long as he returns home and sees his wife and children, all his worries disappear.

"Honey, there are some sugar figurines over there. Go buy a few, the kids love them."

"Okay, let's go buy seven."

Six are enough.

"Six are for the children, and one is for you. Have you forgotten? You used to like this too..."

She hadn't forgotten; she had simply become a mother and suddenly couldn't remember what she liked anymore.

However, she remembered today that after buying the sugar figurines, she held six for the children in one hand and ate her own in the other.

So sweet!

Riding his bicycle, Wang Xingguo asked, "Honey, is there anything else you want to buy? I'll pay for it today, I'll give you all my savings!"

Li Xiuping chuckled and said, "Hehehe... Keep your secret stash of money. I'm afraid you won't have any money on you, and you won't even be able to afford a pack of good cigarettes."

Wang Xingguo pretended to be angry and said, "Nonsense, how could I be that poor? If I really don't have any savings, I can borrow cigarettes from my colleagues, or even just ask my boss for some. There's no way I wouldn't have good cigarettes to smoke!"

Li Xiuping laughed non-stop.

However, Wang Xingguo was right; these guys in the military were quite used to offering cigarettes to their superiors.

At least when Wang Xingguo was in Pingxiang, Guangxi, the cigarettes on his desk would often disappear after someone came in, finished submitting a report, and left a document on the desk...

In fact, in the military, rank-and-file soldiers address officers like Wang Xingguo as "commander".

Only comrades of similar rank would address him by his title, such as Team Leader Wang.

The younger the soldier, the closer they were to their superior. Many of Wang Xingguo's cigarettes were taken by the soldiers.

This isn't stealing. In the military, taking a superior's cigarettes and matches is considered basking in the superior's glory.

Similarly, if soldiers from Pingxiang come to the capital to report on their duties and visit their old commander Wang Xingguo, even if they take away Wang Xingguo's cigarettes and alcohol, Wang Xingguo will not be angry. He will only laugh and scold them a few times as "rascals."

So Wang Xingguo is already a leader!