LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 227 - 227 Condemned by Conscience _1
Chapter 227: Chapter 227 Condemned by Conscience _1
Who else could achieve this? He had this thoroughly calculated in his mind!
“Yes.” Yun’s father’s gaze moved from Yun Hao’s face to the distant sky, answering a heavy “yes”.
Yun Hao’s deep and distant gaze also moved towards the horizon, finally resting on the cup of water in front of him. “Dad, actually, this is quite good.” He paused, his deep voice rising again. “Tomorrow, I’ll be taking Hanhan and Little Huzi to the army. You must take care of yourself. When we get the chance, we will come back.”
Yun’s father took a deep breath, poured himself a cup of water and drank it. He tried to swallow down all the sourness and bitterness. He said earnestly, “In the army, you also must take care of yourself, be more cautious next time. You should know, you’re not alone anymore. You now have a wife and a child. Think more about them, don’t push yourself so hard like before.”
Yun’s father knew the danger of Yun Hao’s job. If he were to suggest that Yun Hao should retire from the army, he knew that Yun Hao would not agree. All he could do was remind him.
“I will.” These weren’t just mere words. He would indeed do it. He barely survived this time, but what about next time?
If he could never wake up, what would happen to Hanhan and Little Huzi?
Would his two older brothers help?
If they would, then they would have already lent a hand this time, rather than letting their sister-in-law spread rumors and slander.
This disaster that struck when he was at his lowest point, his wife and child had to endure it once and that was enough. He couldn’t possibly let them endure this again.
Yun’s father thought about how his wife and Yun Hao’s mother-and-son relationship was growing increasingly indifferent.
“Ahao, don’t blame your mother. When you were in a coma, your sisters-in-law were spreading rumors and slander. Your mother was very angry, but she thought that your family would have to rely on your oldest and second brother in the future. As a result, she didn’t tell Hanhan the truth without considering the severity of the consequences.”
“After you fell into a coma, your mother secretly wept many times. She really did partly blame Little Huzi. After all, you hadn’t had any problems for many years; not long after Little Huzi was born, you fell into danger.”
Yun Hao silently listened, his face still unchanged, resembling a statue.
Yun’s father continued to speak.
Meanwhile, Yun Hai and Yun Lei, the two brothers, were in the office at the village collective.
Yun Lei frowned slightly, speaking with a sigh, “Big brother, Ahao has returned.”
Yun Hai glanced at Yun Lei, “He has.”
“I still remember when we were young, the three of us brothers would go fishing in the river together. Even though Ahao was the smallest, he always wanted to compete with us, see who could catch the most fish…”
He mused, “Time flies so fast. It has been more than twenty years.”
“Little brother, it’s actually good this way. It’s enough for our youngest brother to live a peaceful life from now on.”
They don’t need to drag their youngest brother down anymore. This is also a good thing.
Yun Lei stared deep into the eyes of his brother, thinking about something else.
He still remembered when Ahao wanted to join the army. Nothing could sway his determination; so firm, so decisive, so strong.
“Big brother, I want to join the army. I want to join the army.”
This sentence, even to this day, would echo in his ears as though it was just pronounced.
Back then, he had felt that joining the army was a distant thing, something far off. But Ahao had accomplished it. He remembered the letters Ahao had sent back home. They were filled with passion about the army and stories of life in the camp, but he never mentioned the hard work and dangers in the army.
“Little Brother, you should go home first. I’ll stay here for a while longer.” Yun Hai rubbed his swollen forehead. These past days, he had been plagued by a guilty conscience.