Reborn in the 70s: Pampered by Regiment Commander
Chapter 261 - 194 A Two-in-One Mega - _3

Chapter 261: Chapter 194 A Two-in-One Mega Chapter_3

To comfort her mother-in-law, Lin Baojuan had no choice but to expose the family’s domestic issues and explain them in detail, knowing full well that this would make her mother-in-law think even less of her. However, she had no other means, and Old Lady Luan was such a person who only felt comfortable when she had something over someone else.

"When I was young, your father took me shopping in the provincial capital, and even bought me delicious food and new clothes. I’m not someone who has never seen the world..."

Lin Baojuan hurriedly interjected, "Mother knows much more than I do; how can I compare to her? I just followed to see off a relative, and before I even figured out the directions, we were back."

Luan Dajiang, rubbing his sleepy eyes, came over and said, "Mom, can you talk with second uncle and second aunt about taking me and Xiaoxiang too? We know the way, and we’ll definitely help you figure out the directions."

Old Lady Luan just glared at him, "Half-grown kid, eating me out of house and home, you don’t earn work points, what will you eat?"

Luan Dajiang chuckled, "Grandma, if I go too, wouldn’t that save our family’s food?"

As soon as Old Lady Luan heard her grandson say this, she was suddenly tempted, "Baojuan, why don’t you take Qingshu, Dajiang, and Xiaoxiang with you? I’ll stay home and watch the house."

This sudden change in attitude... Lin Baojuan was at a loss; how could she brazenly take the whole family to eat at the wedding feast? "Mom, that... that’s not very appropriate, is it?"

"What’s inappropriate about it? Isn’t it said that your second brother and his wife treat you well..."

"Mom, don’t make it difficult for Baojuan. We’re only bringing a small gift; how can we bring the whole family to eat their food? We’d be embarrassed even to go, and if it were our Dajiang’s wedding, we wouldn’t be pleased if relatives did this, right?"

Old Lady Luan glared at her son, "All you do is side with your wife, everything I say is wrong!"

"Mom..." Luan Qingshu’s face turned red, and he was at a loss for words.

Luan Xiaoxiang pulled Luan Dajiang aside, glaring at him discontentedly, "Luan Dajiang, do you think our parents and grandma arguing is not enough? Are you purposely adding fuel to the fire?"

"I want to join the army." Luan Dajiang bluntly stated his plan, "I had someone stand in for me this time for the military examination, but next year I’ll be too old, and I can’t bear to just stay at home for the rest of my life. I want to be a soldier."

Luan Xiaoxiang’s eyes widened, "You want to ride on your brother-in-law’s coattails?"

"Yes." Luan Dajiang sighed, "I know it’s not very noble, but I just can’t accept it. Why can Jiang Yushan, that short guy, get selected and not me?

It’s just because his dad is a party secretary. If you tell me they didn’t use connections, I’d never believe it. Anyway, I’m convinced he took my spot. I’ve told mom more than once, but she just won’t talk to second uncle and second aunt about it.

I want to go to second uncle and second aunt myself, but mom won’t allow it, and these days she’s been keeping a close watch on me; I’ve had no chance. This trip for Chuxia’s wedding is my only opportunity.

Even if my brother-in-law can’t help me join the army, I need to get this off my chest. He’s a regimental commander, he must be able to handle this sort of thing. Right now, I’m thinking that if I can’t join the army, I can’t allow the person who took my spot to be a soldier either!"

"Brother, mom won’t let you go with her. Look, when the car arrives, you’d better quickly pull second uncle and second aunt aside or else, simply ask the wedding party to send a message to brother-in-law."

"Alright, when the car arrives, you blockade mom, and I’ll have the wedding party send a message for me." After a thought, Luan Dajiang scratched his head, "Xiaoxiang, do you think brother-in-law might come in person?"

"Impossible, everyone knows the brother-in-law is a high-ranking official, and he’s older; why would he come personally?"

"But mom said that second uncle and second aunt both said brother-in-law isn’t that old, only about a decade older than Chuxia."

"What exactly do you expect second uncle and second aunt to say?" Luan Xiaoxiang rolled her eyes at her brother, "Even nineteen is still ’about a decade.’

"Nineteen is also okay; Chuxia is only eighteen, nineteen is only thirty-seven, not that old."

"Enough, who’s talking about whether someone is old or not? Just manage your own business." Luan Xiaoxiang rolled her eyes at him again, "I should have come out a few minutes before you; you’re really hopeless!"

Luan Dajiang retorted, "Cut it out, anyone can see I’m several years older than you. If you had rushed out first, that would have been problematic."

"I really don’t know how you grew up..." Luan Xiaoxiang muttered as she entered the house. She and Luan Dajiang were twins, but to outsiders, it always seemed like Luan Dajiang was at least three or four years older than her.

It was indeed strange, typically, even if twins don’t look alike, their ages shouldn’t seem so far apart. Yet these two, with Luan Dajiang being both taller and more robust, and Luan Xiaoxiang able to match Chuxia in stature, presented a different case altogether.