Chapter 604 - 0604: Volunteer 2_1
Refusing at this point was impossible.
As Zheng Xuefeng was overwhelmed with regret, Zhu Rong said, "Political Commissar, let’s first take the luggage to the house. After that, I’ll go get food. Wang Baozhu and the three children are not soldiers, it’s not appropriate for them to eat in the canteen."
He had suffered enough embarrassment and didn’t want to make a fool of himself further in public.
Obliged by his duty, Zhu Rong only managed to return home twice in ten years, the last visit being five years ago. Each year and each month, as long as circumstances allowed, he would reliably send his salary, military supply vouchers, and used uniforms home. He never expected his wife and son to turn out this way.
Once, his wife was a gentle and kind comrade, behaving appropriately. Two years after their marriage, he joined the army when their first son was just born and his wife was three months pregnant. She firmly told him, "You go serve the country, I’ll handle everything at home. I’ll take care of our parents and our children, don’t worry. While you are fighting at the front, I’ll protect our home at the back!"
Touched by his wife’s support, Zhu Rong confidently joined the army and strove to become a company commander.
He wasn’t just a low-level soldier anymore, but what about his wife? His children?
Did time change people? Or did experiences change people? Did his wife change because he was too busy serving the country to look after his family? Even the children learned to be like her: greedy and malicious.