"This kid, aside from being a bit shallow in terms of culture, is quite good otherwise..." Watching the figure disappear, Li Aiyuan couldn’t help but sigh, and then got to the point, "I heard you guys are about to go on a mission, what do you think?"

"Mom, who did you hear that from?" As soon as he spoke, Zhao Qiliang felt that he was being naive; his brother-in-law is none other than the Division Commander, wasn’t it obvious?

"Your aunt called and told me." Sure enough, Li Aiyuan’s response confirmed Zhao Qiliang’s thought.

"Mom, I have to go..." Zhao Qiliang seriously looked at Li Aiyuan, "I’m a soldier, and at this moment, there’s absolutely no room for cowardice, or I would look down on myself for the rest of my life.

I know you worry I might have an accident, don’t worry, I will protect myself, I have to come back to honor my parents, protect Xiaoqiong and the unborn baby as well.

Mom, don’t scare yourself with wild thoughts, I participated last time too, the scene wasn’t as terrible as you imagine, mainly because our Division Commander is so strategic, being by his side is absolutely safe beyond words."

"No matter how safe, it’s still war; guns and artillery have no eyes, they aren’t going to avoid you guys just because they see you, Qiliang, I know that for newlywed soldiers, it’s advised not to join missions.

So, mom’s request isn’t selfish, if you weren’t married, I really wouldn’t say anything, but now, if we don’t think about others, we have to think about Xiaoqiong and the baby.

During pregnancy, a woman’s emotions are very important, if you leave just like that, Xiaoqiong will be worried all day, and that’s not good for the child either.

You don’t want the child born to have problems, do you? Besides, it’s not as if the whole mission would be affected without you, to put it bluntly, whether you’re there or not makes no difference, for the sake of our family, just listen to mom this once, okay?"

"Mom, if every soldier’s family thought like this, would there still be anyone going on missions?" Zhao Qiliang looked at Li Aiyuan with a serious expression, "Don’t force me, this time it’s really non-negotiable, for anything else, you can ask anything of me, this, really can’t be done, you wouldn’t want my child to be ashamed of me, right?"

"Why are you so stubborn?" Li Aiyuan looked at him angrily, "If I knew you’d be like this, I would have stopped Xiaoqiong from marrying you!"

"Mom..." Zhao Qiliang looked at his mother speechlessly, really not knowing what to say, at the beginning, who was it anxious to the point of losing appetite because he wasn’t getting married?

Li Aiyuan just waved: "Alright, alright, I won’t nag you, I’ll go find your Division Commander, ask him to directly remove your name from the list."

"Mom, if you do that, I’ll hate you for a lifetime..." Zhao Qiliang looked at her steadily, "Do you want your son to live like a walking corpse for the rest of his life, or do you want him to be a stand-up man?"

"Why are you so stubborn?" Li Aiyuan understood her son’s temper, standing there torn in two; on one hand, she knew she shouldn’t stop her son, but emotionally, she couldn’t do it.

Not to mention anything else, just for her daughter-in-law, for the unborn baby, she couldn’t do it.

Yes, she believed her son’s words, not necessarily anything will happen, but what if something did happen? Last time nothing happened doesn’t mean this time nothing will happen too, besides, last time she didn’t know, otherwise, she probably would have stopped him.

Of course, she also understood, if everyone thought like her, what’s the point of being a soldier? But, she couldn’t bring herself to have such high awareness, she only has this one son, if she knew there’d be this day, she wouldn’t have let him become a soldier...

Mother and son stood there in stalemate as soldiers passing by curiously glanced over.

Eventually, Li Aiyuan made the concession: "Let’s not talk about the outcome now, you discuss with your dad, your grandpa and grandma, and then we’ll make a decision, okay?"

After thinking for a moment, Zhao Qiliang nodded: "Okay." He believed his father and grandfather would definitely support him, and ultimately would help convince his mother and grandmother.

Also, Zhou Mikang doing this warmed his heart, though it created some small trouble for him, it also prepared his family’s elders in advance, so they wouldn’t be mad at him or worried after finding out later.

"Mom, are you calling dad later on?"

Li Aiyuan nodded: "Yes, I’m having your dad and sister come over tomorrow, we’ll talk as a family."

"Should I bring Liu Lianbao along tomorrow?"

"Let him come." Li Aiyuan sighed, "That boy’s feelings for Qihui aren’t unknown to me, empathy matters too; if his parents knew, they wouldn’t worry less than I do.

There’s nothing else we can do to help, so let your sister offer him some comfort, she originally promised to see him and consider the relationship after a year, but after going back, hasn’t sent any updates, how could he feel at ease?"

"Could it be that after going back, that Wenzhang kept visiting her, so she had to put Squad Leader Liu here on hold?" Saying this, Zhao Qiliang shook his head, "My sister’s just too soft-hearted, how can she use such a way to comfort? What if Wenzhang gets admitted and insists on being with her, then what?"

Li Aiyuan glared at him: "Don’t worry about such things now, first sort out your own issue before speaking, we’ll find out what’s on your sister’s side tomorrow, won’t we?" (To be continued. If you like this work, please cast your recommendation votes and monthly votes on Qidian.com, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile readers, please access m.qidian.com for reading.)