Reborn in the 70s: Pampered by Regiment Commander
Chapter 109 - 94: Being a Father is Tough

Chapter 109: Chapter 94: Being a Father is Tough

"No!" Zhou Hanliang, in a burst of excitement, threw himself on the Division Commander’s desk, "Commander, you can’t just abandon me like this, I’ve always followed you, how can you just shake me off like that?"

"Your current state is not suitable to continue as the political commissar. Wait until you’re married and have children, then we’ll talk," Zhou Mikang said expressionlessly.

"Commander..."

"Get out."

"Commander..."

Zhou Mikang put down the file and looked at him indifferently, "Do you want to be dismissed right now?"

"Swoosh!" Without another word, Zhou Hanliang quickly vanished from Zhou Mikang’s office and appeared in Xu Zhenghong’s office in the blink of an eye.

"Why are you here again?" Seeing him, Xu Zhenghong rubbed his forehead with a headache. "Don’t run over here so often. Do you want Mikang to come after me?"

"Division Commander, I don’t want to either, but you have to save me..." Zhou Hanliang recounted in detail his recent ordeal at Zhou Mikang’s place, "Division Commander, my life was saved by the commander, in this life, I live as his man, and I shall die as his ghost; I won’t leave him no matter what!"

Xu Zhenghong: "..." Show some guts and confess in front of the man himself. Why come here to confess, what is this about?

"Division Commander, we’re in this together." Seeing Xu Zhenghong remaining silent, Zhou Hanliang thought he was reluctant to help and started to play the intimidation card.

"You’re quite capable, aren’t you..." Xu Zhenghong snorted coldly, "Fine, go confess to Mikang now and see whether it’s you or I who can’t jump anymore."

"Division Commander, that’s not what I meant..." Zhou Hanliang quickly pleaded, "I won’t do anything that turns us against each other, Division Commander, you misunderstood me."

Xu Zhenghong looked at him coldly, "Then what do you mean?"

"What I mean is, without me as your inside man, who would inform you?"

"Hanliang, you just said you’d forever follow Mikang, live as his man, die as his ghost, and now you say you’re by his side to spy for me..."

Zhou Hanliang, with a pained expression, interrupted him: "Division Commander, my dear Division Commander, you know what I mean, would you please forgive me?"

"I really don’t know what you mean." Xu Zhenghong continued to feign ignorance.

"In any matter, I hold the commander in the highest regard. My life is his gift, and in this life, I can only serve him.

But in the matter of the commander’s lifetime affair, I am definitely on your side, and on Madam’s side. But since the commander hasn’t seen it my way yet, our well-intentioned actions might just anger him.

Division Commander, we are on the same side in this matter, and the goal is to make the commander’s life happy. Without me inside, how could we proceed with this matter, right?"

"You got yourself into this; how can I help you?" Xu Zhenghong glared at Zhou Hanliang, annoyed, "In front of me, your mouth is sweet as honey, but in front of Mikang, why do you become so foolish?"

"Aren’t you just as timid in front of him?" Zhou Hanliang muttered under his breath.

"What did you say?"

Zhou Hanliang quickly changed his statement: "I meant, I’m just as timid in front of the commander."

"Alright, I understand the situation. If Mikang comes to me to discuss your job transfer, I’ll suppress it, but the key still depends on you. You have ten days to make Mikang abandon the idea of getting rid of you."

Zhou Hanliang breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, Division Commander."

"You say..." Xu Zhenghong leaned forward, "Why does that guy have such a terrible temper? We clearly are doing this for his own good, sigh..."

"Exactly, exactly."

"Since the last time he left home in a huff, he hasn’t returned. The old man and the old lady lament about him daily, the sister-in-law’s eyes are frequently swollen, and the elder brother gets scolded bloody. Hanliang, I am helping you, but you also have to help me. Within half a month, get Mikang to voluntarily visit home, and it would be best if you could speak some good words for the elder brother, okay?"

"I will try!"

"Not try, you must."

"Division Commander, that’s a bit difficult for me?"

"It’s okay for you to make things difficult for me, but not okay when I do the same?" Xu Zhenghong straightened up, "We are both grasshoppers on the same string."

Zhou Hanliang was almost in tears; it was too much to ask of him. How could he possibly resolve the conflict between the commander and the commander’s father?

"Division Commander, I definitely hope there are no conflicts between the commander and his family, I definitely hope that the commander has time to visit home to see the old man, the old lady, and to see the leaders and their wives ..."

Xu Zhenghong cut him off impatiently: "Can you stop being so verbose?"

"I will do my utmost to make this happen, but the commander hasn’t moved on yet in his heart. You pressing me is useless."

"Okay, just persuade him to have a trip home, and as for not speaking well of my big brother... let’s not do it then," Xu Zhenghong waved his hand, "Go and get busy."

"Yes," Zhou Hanliang left the Division Commander’s office feeling subdued. How could he not think that he had basically walked right into his own slaughter?

As Zhou Hanliang’s figure disappeared, Xu Zhenghong quickly dialed his wife’s phone: "Xiao Yue, tell your sister-in-law that Xiaomi will definitely be able to come home within a month... Well, of course, with me involved, how could the matter not be resolved?... Of course, of course it was me who solved it, but, it wasn’t all my credit, Hanliang assisted a bit... okay, okay, wife, I got it, I will keep working hard."

"Division Commander..." At the door, Zhou Hanliang stared at Xu Zhenghong contemptuously, "So this is your true nature, but don’t forget, we are grasshoppers on the same string!"

Great, that remark came back again!

Xu Zhenghong waved his hand awkwardly, "Don’t worry, I will definitely do my best for your matter. It’s just being yelled at by Xiaomi, no matter how much he yells, he holds a lower rank than me, without my signature, he can’t do anything to me, right?"

"Yes, yes," Zhou Hanliang replied smilingly, waving his hand, "Goodbye, Division Commander!"

"Goodbye your head!" Xu Zhenghong threw a book out, hitting the door frame. As the book fell, the door was pushed open again, "What are you never done with... big brother?" His words cut off as Xu Zhenghong stared in surprise at Zhou Jingping who suddenly appeared at the door, "What brings you here?"

Zhou Jingping frowned, "What are you doing?"

"Nothing, nothing, just irritated by a little brat," Xu Zhenghong replied sheepishly smiling, "Big brother, please don’t scold me, I will definitely pay attention to controlling my temper in the future."

Snorting, Zhou Jingping sat on the sofa, sighed, and asked, "How’s that boy doing?"

Xu Zhenghong, confused, ambiguously replied, "He’s doing well."

"That damned boy, he’s been away for so long and pretends he doesn’t know me when he sees me!" Zhou Jingping said resentfully, "Zhenghong, what on earth does he want?

Raorao is my daughter, how could I not care about her? It’s been many years, but whenever I think of Raorao, my heart keeps hurting.

But, at that time, a true soldier had to make that choice; I, Zhou Jingping, could not let everyone perish for the sake of my daughter.

He has gone through quite a lot by now, how can he not understand that? You don’t know, the way he looks at me, it’s like I’m a stranger, I..."

With a heavy sigh, Zhou Jingping couldn’t continue.

"Big brother..." Xu Zhenghong also didn’t know how to console him. Who could have imagined that this admired uncle harbored so much bitterness inside?

The sacrifice of Zhou Xiaorao for the success of the mission, many people secretly accused Zhou Jingping of trading his daughter’s life for his career.

Think about it, which real father in this world would want to trade his daughter’s life for his success? Actually, these years, the most suffering might have been for the big uncle.

Others can proudly get angry and vent, but only he had to endure. If it wasn’t for the unbearable suffering, why would he come here to complain?

A son who looks at him like a stranger, that kind of pain, if not experienced firsthand, how could one understand how difficult it is?

"Forget it, I’m just venting in front of you..." Zhou Jingping helplessly spread his hands, "It’s rare to have a day off, I came back for a visit and got driven out, oh."

"You are..." Xu Zhenghong asked tentatively, "Wanting to meet Xiaomi?"

"No," Zhou Jingping waved his hand, "He won’t meet me; he hasn’t gotten over it in his heart. I just thought I’d come to his workplace, stay here a while, go ahead with your work, don’t mind me."

A joke! With this big Buddha here, how could he busily go on? He thought so in his heart but couldn’t say it out loud. Xu Zhenghong smiled, "Big brother, let me accompany you around." To walk around, there might be a chance to meet the person you want to see.

"Okay, let’s walk around. It’s been a long time since I’ve been in the A military region. Back then, I was here for six years, ah, I really miss those days, I was young back then. But, no need for you to accompany me, I will walk around myself..."

Listening to Zhou Jingping’s ramblings, Xu Zhenghong felt his heart sour for no reason.

Big brother must have had it tough, right?

The daughter he loved the most is gone forever, and this guilt will accompany him for a lifetime.

The son he held in high regard is estranged, and though reconciliation will surely come one day, how long will that be?

What’s key is that this suffering, he can’t talk to anyone, including the grandparents who have some complaints against him. Regarding the sister-in-law, although she always says she doesn’t blame the big brother, perhaps inside, she does too?

Just as the big brother said, in his position, given those circumstances, what else could he have done?

Moved, Xu Zhenghong then said, "Big brother, our division’s Great Physician plan has already started. The medical personnel just arrived yesterday, would you like to take a look?"

"What is there for me to look at?" Zhou Jingping waved his hand, "If your division commander knew, he might think I’m trying to interfere."

"The sister-in-law is coming over tomorrow," Xu Zhenghong mentioned."

"What’s she coming for?" Zhou Jingping frowned as he reached the door, "If it’s about meddling in work, you must absolutely stop her." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at Qidian (qidian.com), your support is my greatest motivation.)