Back To The 80s-Chapter 576 - 568

Lu Zhanguo combed Xiaobei’s hair with his hand, silently and intermittently.

Seeing Lu Zhanguo avoiding the topic, Xiaobei suddenly lay flat, looked at Lu Zhanguo and asked, "Are you keeping something from me?"

Lu Zhanguo switched to stroking her face, gently saying with his fingers, "I’m not hiding anything from you. Mo Wang is doing well, the doctor is a Chinese medicine practitiioner. You know, there are many diseases that Western medicine can’t cure, but Chinese medicine can. Perhaps that’s why."

Xiaobei seemed somewhat skeptical and sighed, "As long as Mo Wang is fine in the future, that’s all that matters."

Lu Zhanguo gently kissed her forehead, "Don’t worry, he will definitely be alright."

"Are you going to be in trouble this time? I vaguely heard Zhang Lijun and Liu Hongbing talking about you the other day." Xiaobei was finally transferring her worries to Lu Zhanguo.

"I’m fine, just need to rest for a while." Lu Zhanguo said gently in order to alleviate Xiaobei’s concerns.

Xiaobei didn’t seem worried at all, she just laughed. "You should take a good break. It doesn’t matter if they don’t let you work anymore. You can stay at home, right? I can support you, and you can take care of the laundry, cooking, and children. I’ll earn money to support the family."

Lu Zhanguo’s eyes twitched. He had forgotten how unconventional Xiaobei’s ideas always were.

Seeing that Lu Zhanguo didn’t respond, Xiaobei rolled onto her side, giggling as she wrapped her arms around his neck and softly said, "I used to think that making a lot of money and giving our children a wealthy life were happiness. But after what happened to Mo Wang, I’ve realized that nothing is more important than the peace of our family. No matter what you do in the future, me and the kids are your fallback. As long as our family is together, nothing else matters."

Lu Zhanguo stretched his arm around Xiaobei’s waist. Recently, Xiaobei had lost some weight. Holding her in his arms, he realized just how much weight she had lost and he said with a pained heart, "Mo Wang has been getting better recently, why don’t you take care of yourself too? Look how thin you’ve become. Your hip bones are cutting my hand."

"Are you complaining about me?" Xiaobei grunted, with the kids getting better, her mood was also relaxed and she was in the mood to tease her stiffened beau.

"No, it’s just that you’re more comfortable to hold when you are a bit chubbier."

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It was inconvenient living in the small courtyard during the winter. Since Lu Zhanguo was resting anyway, Xiaobei suggested moving back to the military compound.

Lu Zhanguo and Xiaobei led Xiaopang and Mo Wang back to the family compound.

Xiaopang held his dad’s hand in one and clutched Mo Wang’s hand in the other, shaking both hands vigorously. He asked his dad, "Daddy, can you take me and brother to watch a play?"

Lu Zhanguo nodded, "Sure, we’ll go during the New Year."

Xiaopang turned his head and asked Mo Wang, in the most ladylike manner, "Brother, what do you want to watch?"

Mo Wang furrowed his small brows and thought about it seriously before saying, "A play."

Xiaopang’s eyes lit up and he turned to Lu Zhanguo, "Daddy, brother also wants to watch a play. Can we go tomorrow?"

On the other side, Xiaobei was holding Mo Wang’s hand, unable to stop herself from laughing. It was clearly Mo Wang being considerate towards Xiaopang, their interactions were just too cute these past few days.

"Alright, if the sun is out tomorrow morning, we’ll go." Lu Zhanguo thought that since there was nothing else to do anyway, as long as the weather was good, it was not a bad idea to take them out everyday. Chronically worrying that after this period of time, he might get transferred.

The family of four walked and chatted slowly. When they reached the entrance of the military compound, they saw Zhao Hongmei taking Erhu out.

Seeing Xiaobei’s family, Zhao Hongmei seemed a bit ashamed. Looking at Mo Wang, she said, "Xiaobei, I didn’t know what kind of a person Yanhong was. She even cheated my Honghe. I... I don’t know what to say."

Xiaobei was quite shocked. In recent days, she only thought that the younger brother of the drug dealer, who Lu Zhanguo had killed, was seeking revenge. How could Yanhong’s incident be involved? She looked at Lu Zhanguo questioningly.

Lu Zhanguo slightly nodded his head, implying with his eyes to discuss this at home.

Tears streamed down Zhao Hongmei’s face as she spoke, "Seriously, our Zhao family must have done something wrong in our previous lives to marry such a terrible woman. I heard Old Zeng say that she was beaten by Old Lu and is now in the hospital. It serves her right!"

Xiaobei, who knew nothing about this, explained politely considering Mo Wang was present, "Sister-in-law, let’s not talk about this for now, it’s in the past. Go about your business, it’s getting cold, I have to take the kids inside."

Zhao Hongmei quickly nodded, "Yes. Yes, go in quickly. I’ll buy some things later to visit Mo Wang."

Lu Zhanguo frowned, he started to think that Zeng Changzhi had been reckless in sharing this with Zhao Hongmei.

Once inside, Xiaobei changed the clothes for Xiaopang and Mo Wang, told them to play on their own, and then asked Lu Zhanguo about Yanhong’s incident.

Lu Zhanguo gave a brief description of what had happened, hiding the fact that Yanhong had been working undercover and just mentioned that her identity was unclear.

Xiaobei was shocked, it felt like they were living in a TV drama. She cried out in surprise, "Will there be others keeping an eye on our house in the future? Maybe we should move." Lu Zhanguo had been on so many missions, wouldn’t he have a long list of enemies? Xiaobei was anxious just thinking about it.

Lu Zhanguo patted her shoulder to reassure her, "It won’t happen again. This time was just an accident."

Recalling the television shows she used to watch that featured similar situations, there was always a storyline with family members being kidnapped. The more she thought about it, the more horrified she became. She said to Lu Zhanguo, "You need to start teaching Mo Wang and Xiaopang martial arts."

"Nothing will happen, really, and as I get older, the chances of me being involved in special operations will also decrease." Lu Zhanguo replied with a laugh.

.......

At Wang Wenbing’s house in the Provincial Military Compound.

Wang Wenbing looked at Ma Chengwen, frowning, "Where have you been these days? Your father has called me several times looking for you, advising you to visit him at the recuperation center in Capital City."

Ma Chengwen dismissed carelessly, "My father lives like an immortal in the recuperation center, why would he think of me?"

"I just heard someone outside calling for Ma Chengwen, aren’t you Dou Chengwen now instead of Ma Chengwen?" Wang Wenbing looked at Ma Chengwen with some distaste.

Ma Chengwen humphed, "What did it help using the Dou surname? Right after I took over as chief of the supply department, that incident happened. Instead of trying to transfer me elsewhere, you all left me there to endure it."

Wang Wenbing’s sallow face worsened at Ma Chengwen’s words, "At the time, your father was also under investigation, he could barely save himself. Luckily, he had already cut his ties with your so-called elder brother. Otherwise, do you think your father could retire so peacefully?"

Ma Chengwen laughed sarcastically, "I have no idea how someone as cowardly as him ever became a general."

Wang Wenbing slammed the coffee table, angrily, "You little rabbit, you stop maligning your father."