She should trust Old Lady Liu’s divination; she is destined to have blessings throughout her life, with three sons and five grandchildren. The children will be safe and sound.
"Since the beginning of spring this year, the military regions everywhere have held several exercises, and now the adjusted units are also starting to increase troops at the borders."
When Zhou Xiaozheng spoke to this point, he looked at his daughter’s tense expression and suddenly didn’t know how to continue the topic, seeking help by glancing at his son-in-law.
As a result, he was even more useless than his daughter, only holding onto his Jiao Jiao’s hand tightly.
For a moment, the three suddenly fell into silence, and finally Zhou Jiao sighed quietly and continued the topic, "Did Ping’an and the others go south during the summer vacation?"
Zhou Xiaozheng didn’t hold back when he heard this, "Yes. The purpose of the previous exercises was to select the best teams to send to the front lines."
Zhang Guoqing suppressed his inner irritation, looking worriedly at Zhou Jiao, "Our child is an academy student and doesn’t need to participate in the selection..."
Zhou Jiao interrupted him, forcing a smile and comfortingly patted him, "I’m fine. I gave birth to the children; can’t I understand their thoughts?"
Returning to her calm, Zhou Jiao smiled at her dad, "They have already seen blood, right?"
Zhou Xiaozheng, with pride in his eyes, nodded, "The three brothers took turns leading three missions, completing them with no casualties in their teams."
Zhou Jiao didn’t ask what the missions were, just felt a suffocating in her heart, but she couldn’t let the two men in front of her, who were feeling no better than herself, worry about her.
She smiled, "The children are all excellent. When they come back this time, I’ve already prepared myself mentally. We’ve always raised them from a young age, worrying they would walk this path, haven’t we? Now it’s good, the children have learned well, and it’s time for them to fly."
Zhou Xiaozheng could hardly bear to look at her smile, "Yes, they have always been my pride. I hope they live safely for a lifetime; no senior wants their child to go to the battlefield.
However, since they have chosen this path and become soldiers, the mission of a soldier is to shed blood and sacrifice when the country needs..."
"Dad, it’s not that serious."
Zhang Guoqing couldn’t listen any longer, couldn’t help but interject and interrupt.
If he let his father-in-law continue talking, he was really worried that his wife would be unable to bear the stimulation and faint.
For their three sons, Zhou Jiao had been anxious day and night, especially as time passed, he could sensitively feel her inner anxiety.
In terms of major righteous matters, his father-in-law was a worthy soldier. Even when facing his most cherished grandchildren, he didn’t flinch when it came to going to the battlefield.
But he and Zhou Jiao were different.
They both came from a peaceful era, especially Zhou Jiao, who initially dared not even watch a chicken being killed, let alone the fiery front lines.
They couldn’t learn to give everything for the country.
In agreeing to their sons going to the front lines, they did so out of respect for their children’s wishes and not wanting to hinder their future.
But fundamentally, he and Zhou Jiao were more certain about the safety of their sons; otherwise, he wouldn’t be so great.
His father-in-law could, in a time of national crisis, leave his wife and daughter, hide his name and serve the country undercover for seventeen years outside, forgive him for not being able to.
Interrupted by his son-in-law, Zhou Xiaozheng could only discreetly give him a look.
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