Chapter 382 - 384 Aunt, I want to go home, I want to go home
Yu Zhen, having left, said to Dong Meihua, "If you’re worried, come back to the military base with me, and I’ll have my mom and my cousin take a look at you." In Yu Zhen’s view, her mother’s medical skills were definitely better than Zheng Xianghong’s.
Dong Meihua’s eyes lit up, but then her expression darkened, "That would be too much trouble for your mom. If only I could be stationed with the army."
"You want to be stationed with the army?" Yu Zhen asked.
Dong Meihua nodded, "Yes, if Xuebing were to be assigned to another unit in the future, wouldn’t you want to go with him?"
Yu Zhen nodded without hesitation, definitely wanting that, so she now understood Dong Meihua.
Thinking of Dong Meihua and He Xuegang’s frequent separations and their inability to have children, Li Shengmei was also anxious, naturally putting a lot of pressure on Dong Meihua.
Then Yu Zhen said, "Don’t worry, when I get back, I’ll ask about Mr. He’s conditions to see how you can meet the criteria to be stationed with the army."
"That would be great, thank you." Hearing Yu Zhen say this, Dong Meihua felt closer to her, thinking that Yu Zhen was the daughter of a regiment commander, and maybe Yu Zhen could help her be stationed with the army.
When they returned to the He Family, He Xuegang noticed that Dong Meihua and Yu Zhen had grown closer and nodded in approval,
That night, Li Shengmei brewed a bitter medicine for Dong Meihua to drink. Dong Meihua glared angrily, but still managed to gulp it down, feeling nauseous and wanting to vomit, but she forced it down.
Dong Meihua’s tears came out, and He Xuegang watched, saying, "Is it that exaggerated? It made you cry."
"It’s not exaggerated; you try drinking it." Dong Meihua glared back, struggling so much for a child.
Moreover, thinking about how Li Shengmei’s past words turned her into a joke now, and contrasting sharply with Xia Xiao, Dong Meihua felt like dying inside.
"What would I do with these?" He Xuegang shook his head.
Dong Meihua then said, "It’s not just my issue that we can’t have children, your mom is being too harsh."
He Xuegang said, "What ’your mom, my mom’? Now my mom is your mom."
Dong Meihua ignored He Xuegang’s comment and changed the subject, "Yu Zhen told me today that I should go back with her and let her mom check on me."
He Xuegang shook his head, "Let’s not trouble them now, we’re still young, what’s there to worry about?"
Dong Meihua complained, "Sun Yuhua’s child is already two years old, Xia Xiao even had twins."
He Xuegang fell silent, "I’ll talk to mom about this, don’t think too much. I’ll look into the military stationing matter as soon as possible."
Dong Meihua nodded, ultimately saying nothing more.
On He Xuebing’s end, Yu Zhen looked at He Xuebing and asked, "Are you unhappy?"
He Xuebing shook his head, and Yu Zhen pouted, "Why are you always like this? We’re dating now, what’s there not to talk about? You’re clearly unhappy, yet you refuse to tell me?"
He Xuebing finally looked at Yu Zhen and said, "When did I say we were getting married this year?"
Yu Zhen hesitated and replied, "Didn’t I just say that because Aunt was anxious? Don’t you want to marry me?"
"So if I don’t date you or marry you, I can’t stay in the army anymore?" He Xuebing quietly looked at Yu Zhen.
Yu Zhen, startled, said, "Why would you think like that? My dad didn’t threaten you. He just values your talent and wants to nurture you. I am my dad’s treasured daughter, and it’s only natural for him to want us together and for you to become his son-in-law. Don’t take it the wrong way."
"I don’t want to overthink it either, but we have just started dating and you already told my family that we are getting married this year, without even discussing it with me first. Yu Zhen, in handling things this way, I feel disrespected." He Xuebing was feeling quite upset inside. He wouldn’t have mentioned it if Yu Zhen hadn’t asked, but he could no longer hold back his frustrations.
Yu Zhen’s eyes instantly reddened. "You don’t like me, that’s why you’re acting like this, isn’t it? If you really liked me, you would have been delighted when I talked about marriage."
With that, Yu Zhen burst into tears. "He Xuebing, is your heart made of iron? Haven’t you seen how much I’ve liked you over the years? I’ve lowered myself to please you and even chased after you to your home, and yet you treat me so coldly and even blame me. If you don’t want this, go tell my dad I’m leaving. It’s not like I can’t find someone else."
"Isn’t it enough to tell you? Why should I have to tell your dad?"
As soon as He Xuebing said this, Yu Zhen widened her eyes. "What do you mean, you don’t want to date me anymore? You want to break up?"
He Xuebing remained silent, and suddenly Yu Zhen cried out loudly and rushed out the door.
Li Shengmei quickly stopped her. "What’s going on? Has Bingzi bullied you?"
"Aunt, I want to go home. I want to go home," Yu Zhen cried.
It was already dark outside. How could she go home? Yu Zhen’s crying alarmed all the He family.
He Hongjun, He Xuexiang, Dong Meihua, and He Xuewu all came over, and Li Shengmei scolded He Xuebing, "What’s the matter with you, mistreating Yu Zhen like that? That’s just disgraceful."
He Xuebing remained silent while Yu Zhen cried out, "Xuebing wants to break up with me. He doesn’t want to date me anymore. I want to go home; I’m not staying here."
How could the He family let Yu Zhen leave, especially when it was dark? What if something happened to her outside? The He family wouldn’t be able to explain it.
Moreover, Yu Zhen’s words immediately subjected He Xuebing to criticism. From Li Shengmei to He Xuexiang, to He Hongjun, they all reprimanded He Xuebing, and even Dong Meihua and He Xuewu couldn’t help but give a few words of advice.
Li Shengmei comforted Yu Zhen, "Don’t cry. You are the daughter-in-law I approve of. Xuebing can’t make decisions on his own, I’m his mother and I have the final say."
Yu Zhen sobbed as she spoke about having upset He Xuebing by talking about getting married this year—a matter which Li Shengmei considered trivial. Li Shengmei continued,
"The boy just has a bit too much pride sometimes, but he cares about you. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have brought you home. You’re the first girl he’s ever brought back. My son has been handsome since childhood, and countless girls have liked him, but he never cared. Now that he’s brought you home, he approves of you. Don’t overthink it. Go back, submit the report, and then hurry up and get married. I can’t wait for you two to marry and give me grandchildren. Seeing others with their grandchildren makes me so envious."
Upon hearing Li Shengmei’s words, Yu Zhen’s face turned red. Li Shengmei, seeing Yu Zhen finally stopped crying, breathed a sigh of relief and also mentally cursed He Xuebing for being a fool. To have the daughter of a regiment commander ready to marry him was something many could only wish for, yet this foolish boy was still pushing it away.
That night, Li Shengmei and Yu Zhen slept together, He Hongjun with He Xuebing, and finally He Xuexiang and Dong Meihua shared a room.
He Hongjun looked at his son, sighed deeply, and then earnestly advised that if there wasn’t any relationship with Yu Zhen before, it would have been fine.
But since they were already dating, they couldn’t just casually break up, so He Hongjun also disapproved of it.