Siheyuan Great Craftsmen

"The boss!"

"Xiao Tian!"

At this time, Shen Yulin, grandparents, and mother-in-law were anxious and wanted to say something, but Zhou Tian waved his hand to stop them from speaking.

"Mom, wife, grandpa and grandma, Xiao Zhinan and the others can have this ideal, we should support them, not oppose them!"

"But sir, being a soldier is too dangerous..."

Shen Yulin had just said one sentence when he was interrupted by Zhou Tian.

"I know, but if other people's children can join the army, then my children can, too. Besides, they are still young, and I hope they can make their choice after graduating from college. Now I want to set a goal for them that does not conflict with joining the army!"

"Are you talking about Xiao Zhinan?"

Zhou Tian picked up Zhou Zhinan and asked.

"Mom, grandpa, grandma, we are not children anymore, we have all grown up. Since we have chosen this path, we will not regret it. We will also join the army after graduating from college. We want to learn from our second uncle! Right? Little brother and sister?"

Zhou Zhinan was held in his father's arms. His tender little face looked serious as he spoke to his great-grandfather, great-grandmother, grandmother and mother, before he looked at his younger brothers and sisters.

Zhou Zhiyi and Zhou Zhiqiu also nodded their heads.

"Correct!"

"Dad, I want to be a soldier too!"

At this moment, Xiao Zhiming and Xiao Zhiye looked at their brother and sister with envy, and ran to Zhou Tian and shouted.

"Okay, Xiao Zhiming and Xiao Zhiye are also going to join the army. Then starting tomorrow, the two of you will also practice Xingyiquan with your father, okay?"

Zhou Tian looked at his two sons and said temptingly.

"Okay, I'm grown up now, and I want to learn from my brothers and sisters too!"

Xiao Zhiming also nodded heavily, but Xiao Zhiye's face suddenly drooped.

"Dad, what should I do if I can't get up?"

He loves to sleep in the most. If he practices Xingyiquan with his brother every day, he will have to get up early every day, which makes him very reluctant.

"That won't do, Xiao Zhiye, you know, if you want to be a soldier, you have to set high standards for yourself from a young age. Sleeping in is not a good habit!"

"But I really can't get up!"

As Xiao Zhiye spoke, his face looked so tangled that it made people laugh, and everyone couldn't help but smile.

"Okay, Xiao Zhiye, then we Xiao Zhiye will not join the army. In the future, you will be like your master and father. Wouldn't it be better for you to be a civil servant in the future?"

At this time, mother-in-law Li Yuling stepped forward, picked up Xiao Zhiye and comforted her.

"But, but, my brothers and sisters are all going to the army, and I'm not going. Will they stop playing with me in the future?"

When little Zhiye heard this, he looked towards his brothers and sisters, with fear flashing in his innocent eyes.

"Yes, of course I will play with Xiao Zhiye!"

"Then I won't be a soldier!"

When Xiao Zhiye heard about this good news, he immediately clapped his hands.

"Humph, Zhiye, you are so childish, you don't act like a man at all!"

Unexpectedly, when Xiao Zhiming heard what Xiao Zhiye said, a trace of disdain flashed across his face.

"That's right, Xiao Zhiye, if you want to be a man, join us for early training!"

Zhou Zhiyi on the side was also adding fuel to the fire, and the other two kids looked at him with contempt.

"No, grandma has already said that even if I don't get up early, you can't not play with me. Since I can wake up and get up later, I won't get up early!"

A cunning look flashed across Xiao Zhiye's eyes for a moment.

"Hahahahahaha!"

Xiao Zhiye's words immediately made everyone laugh, especially the grandfather who saw through Xiao Zhiye's trick at a glance. He looked at Zhou Tian and said, "Grandson, it seems that Xiao Zhiye will be smarter than you in the future. He knows how to take advantage of the situation at such a young age!"

Zhou Tian looked at Xiao Zhiye speechlessly. He didn't know why he, such an honest man, gave birth to such a sneaky boy.

At night, after Zhou Tian and Shen Yulin coaxed the three children to sleep, Shen Yulin leaned on her husband's arms and couldn't help asking, "Boss, do you really want Zhinan and the others to join the army when they grow up?"

Of course, Shen Yulin was not actually against Sanxiao joining the army. The main reason was that the country had just finished the Korean War, and the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people would move everyone.

As a mother, she naturally doesn't want her children to die on the battlefield in the future.

"Yulin, I also hope that they can live a peaceful life, but the country always needs people to sacrifice. If other people's children can sacrifice, then why can't our children? Are our children special?"

"You know, the life and peace we have now are all won by soldiers who sacrificed their lives. We have to do something in this world. I became a deserter because of my brothers and sisters. I don't want my children to be the same as me. I just hope they can have a different life!"

Zhou Tian himself didn't want Sanxiao to join the army, but he also knew that if he rejected the children's choice today, it would not be a good thing for their growth.

On the contrary, it might be better for children to study hard by tempting them to join the army.

As for whether the children will continue to stick to their current ideas, it will be up to them to choose at that time.

If they were willing, he would not refuse, just as he had promised his second brother, but if the children changed their choice, he would respect it.

"I know, I know everything, but when I think of my second brother, I really don't want Zhinan and the others to be gone for as long as my second brother. When I think of these, I can't help but feel very sad!"

As Shen Yulin spoke, the crystal tears in her beautiful eyes suddenly burst out.

"Okay, okay, my second brother will be fine, be good!"

When Zhou Tian saw Shen Yulin crying, he immediately hugged her hands and gently stroked her back.

"Go to hell, do you really treat me like a child?"

Shen Yulin's originally uncomfortable mood was instantly destroyed by her husband's words. She couldn't help but burst into tears and laughed, then she hit him with her jade hand and said angrily.

"Well, as long as you are happy, but seriously, wife, I think it seems that we should have a few more daughters, what do you think?"

Zhou Tian saw that his wife had stopped crying and said with a wry smile, but there was a hint of heat in his eyes as he looked at Shen Yulin.

"Keep having more children, head of the family. We already have eight children. We can hardly afford to support any more!"

Shen Yulin was at a loss whether to laugh or cry at her husband's words.

"How can we not be able to support them? Don't worry, we can just have two more daughters and not have any more children. How do you think that is?"

How could Zhou Tian miss this opportunity? As for whether he could afford to raise them, that was certainly not a problem. If even a ministerial-level official like him could not afford to raise ten children, wouldn't that be a joke?