Chapter 143: Chapter 143: Completely Overlooked

Liu Yulan finally sighed in relief, and Wang Jia Bao was so happy he was practically lost, eager to rush out immediately to find Yang Zhigang for help in locating Jiang Yan.

However, Liu Yulan stopped him, saying, “It’s late today. Your sister is pregnant and needs to rest, so don’t disturb the young couple anymore. Leave it for tomorrow.”

Wang Baoxing closed the door and agreed, saying, “Your mom’s right, it’s too late.”

With both parents persuading him, Wang Jia Bao agreed without thinking much, after all, this matter wasn’t urgent at the moment.

Wang Miaomiao leaned against the kitchen door frame, silently watching the harmonious family of three talking in the living room. She chuckled self-deprecatingly and turned back to her room to rest.

No one noticed her leaving until they heard her door close. Wang Jia Bao then asked curiously, “Why did Third Sister go back to her room?” He hadn’t even shared his happiness with her yet…

Wang Jia Bao got up and went over to knock on the door, “Sis, are you going to sleep? Sis?”

Wang Miaomiao quickly opened the door, “What’s up?”

“Sis, Mom agreed to let me join the army…” Wang Jia Bao excitedly shared his joy with her, unaware that Liu Yulan had blamed Wang Miaomiao because of him.

Therefore, Wang Miaomiao didn’t take it out on him and smiled, “I heard. Congratulations on getting your wish. You have to work hard and strive to become a real man.”

A real man, taking on the responsibility of this family…

“Yes, I will,” Wang Jia Bao replied firmly.

In the living room, Wang Baoxing remarked with relief, “The kids have all grown up.”

Liu Yulan’s eyes flickered noncommittally. She actually didn’t want to compromise, but kids grow up and can’t always be controlled by their parents. She just hoped Wang Jia Bao wouldn’t do anything dangerous like today again. As for joining the army, well, they could only hope Xiao Jiang would help take care of him a bit.

The next morning, before Wang Jia Bao got out of bed, Liu Yulan approached Yang Zhigang, “Gangzi, I agreed to let Jia Bao go into the army yesterday. We won’t stop him anymore. He’ll come to you, and you don’t need to help him. Just follow the procedures. If he doesn’t meet the requirements, don’t open a backdoor for him.”

Yang Zhigang immediately understood Liu Yulan’s meaning. She was agreeing not to interfere on the surface, but secretly laying traps.

“Hehe, Mom, I really can’t help with this. I’m not lying to Jia Bao. I’ve already left the army, and things change when people are gone.” He didn’t want to be the bad guy.

Last night, his wife told him about Liu Yulan’s trip to the back mountain because of Jia Bao and how she blamed Miao Miao. His wife felt unjust for Miao Miao and thought her mom was still biased towards her son, which made her feel bad.

Feeling her belly, she made him promise that whether they had a boy or a girl, they couldn’t be biased and must treat every child the same.

Yang Zhigang naturally promised repeatedly that he would never be partial.

His mother-in-law’s personality, uh… seems to be quite unpredictable when it comes to Jia Bao… He better not get involved to avoid being caught in the middle and ending up with nothing.

So, pass the ball…

“I guess Jia Bao’s coming to me is still to find Jiang Yan, as he believes Jiang Yan is highly capable.” Yang Zhigang naturally passed the problem to Boss Jiang, believing the boss could handle it.

“Can you reach Xiao Jiang?” Liu Yulan quickly asked.

“I can’t find him; he always contacts me. His unit has strict rules.” Yang Zhigang didn’t tell the truth, avoiding a situation where Liu Yulan would ask him to find Jiang Yan. Keeping the initiative was better for them.

He smiled, “However, it’s a coincidence that Boss Jiang called me a few days ago, and I did tell him about Jia Bao.”

“What did he say?” Liu Yulan asked urgently.

“He said to wait until Jia Bao graduates and let him think it through because joining the army is a big deal, not something to be taken lightly.” Yang Zhigang smiled meaningfully. Once enlisted, a soldier can’t back out.

“Yes, he should think it through carefully.” Liu Yulan felt some relief. There were still six months, and maybe Jia Bao was just caught in a momentary excitement, and things might change later.

Still uneasy, she added, “Gangzi, when Xiao Jiang calls, tell him if Jia Bao insistently wants to join the army, well, ask him to arrange for a more idle position in the unit where Jia Bao can stay for a few years and then arrange for his discharge back home.”

“Okay.” Yang Zhigang’s mouth twitched as he agreed readily, “I’ll definitely tell him.”

He didn’t know whether he should feel happy or sorry for his brother-in-law.

Having received a definite answer, Liu Yulan was completely at ease. She had immense confidence in Jiang Yan, just like Wang Jia Bao, believing he was capable of anything.

Back at home, she entered to find Wang Miaomiao already up making breakfast and hurried over to assist, “Miao Miao, why are you up so early? Let me handle this; go back to sleep for a while.”

Wang Miaomiao looked at Liu Yulan’s motherly demeanor with her tired eyes and felt a sense of disbelief. Had her mother forgotten yesterday’s incident?

“Why are you daydreaming? You probably didn’t sleep enough, go catch some more sleep,” Liu Yulan indeed didn’t care much about the few words she said to Wang Miaomiao.

This is a classic case where the speaker is unintentional, but the listener takes it to heart.

Yesterday, Liu Yulan’s thoughts were entirely on Wang Jia Bao, and those few blameful words in her eyes weren’t misplaced. If Wang Miaomiao cared more about her brother, she wouldn’t have been unaware of Wang Jia Bao’s whereabouts. If she knew he intended to go to the back mountain, she could have stopped him, or at the least, quickly found an adult to handle it, preventing Jia Bao from ending up in a dangerous situation.

Besides, she didn’t scold or beat Wang Miaomiao, just uttered a few complaining words. In her view, it was nothing to worry about.

Now that Wang Jia Bao’s situation has been resolved, the unpleasantness quickly disappeared. For a few words, should she, a mother, specifically apologize to her daughter?

Most parents believe they have absolute authority over their children. They have the responsibility to teach, and if verbal instruction doesn’t work, scolding or spanking is an option.

In their eyes, it’s all for the child’s benefit, and the concept of admitting wrong doesn’t exist. Even if they were wrong, many parents wouldn’t acknowledge it and would just ignore it until it passed.

“Oh, okay.” Wang Miaomiao realized this too. Her mom really forgot or perhaps never cared about it.

Wang Miaomiao went back to her room. She hadn’t slept all night, finishing two picture books. She only went out because she felt hungry and wanted something to eat, only to discover this information.

She laid her head down on the table, trying to clear her mind, yet felt deeply conflicted and scattered.

Before long, Liu Yulan’s voice came again from outside, urging her to come out for breakfast.

Wang Miaomiao went out and reverted to her usual self, as if nothing had happened.

What could she do? Could she really scold her mother over a grudge and make everyone at home unhappy?

Impossible. She wasn’t a teenage kid anymore, unable to make unreasonable fusses like Wang Jia Bao.

And perhaps because Wang Miaomiao wasn’t the original person, she didn’t have that confidence.

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