Chapter 358 He...can't laugh anymore

But when Bai Yukai and Fang Zhou were mentioned, he was filled with hatred. The two were clearly not from the same military region, and their entry points during the joint exercise were completely opposite. Who would have thought that they could secretly unite without any effective communication? To this day, no one knows how those two guys managed to coordinate their operations across two mountains and finally meet up in a remote mountain valley.

These two...

If it weren't for the current emphasis on believing in science and rejecting feudal superstition, he would have suspected that these two people could predict something with their fingers.

The main point is that one is already difficult to deal with, and two together are so black they're practically black ink.

Was it just one team that got screwed over? Those two guys screwed over all the teams from all the military regions that went to the exercise.

Zhu Kaixuan looked at the pitiful-looking guy with amusement and shook his head: "Alright, don't be so aggrieved. Have you done everything I asked you to do? Have you seen your sister? How's her place? Did she accept the pocket money I asked you to bring her?"

Zhu Xin curled her lips, reluctantly but not daring to resist, and went over to sit down again. This time she did learn the standard sitting posture, obediently nodding, and then shaking her head.

“I went there, but my sister was busy with work. It seems like there's a case at her bureau. Fang Meng and I moved all the furniture we needed over, but Fang Meng told you not to buy a refrigerator or washing machine. Those things are hard to get, and there's nowhere to use them. My sister's dorm is a shared building with a communal water room. There's no sewage pipe in the room, and we hardly ever cook at home, so we told you not to bother with those two big items.”

Zhu Kaixuan frowned slightly. Although he was a little disappointed, he still nodded. He had already inquired about Bai Nuo's situation in advance, but he still couldn't help wanting to send the best to his daughter. However, he understood Fang Meng's meaning and could only suppress this idea for now and buy it for her later when she moved out of the dormitory.

"Where's your allowance?" Zhu Kaixuan couldn't help but look at Zhu Xin with some nervousness.

Zhu Xin chuckled, and when he saw his uncle's expression about to change, he quickly nodded: "I've accepted it, I've accepted it, I've accepted both the pocket money and the tickets."

"But I didn't see my sister. Fang Meng accepted the things. You can rest assured about Fang Meng's character; I fought alongside him on the battlefield. Although he's a bit of a jerk, he's genuinely good to my sister. Since Fang Meng accepted the money and tickets, it proves that my sister doesn't object."

"That's good, I'll take it!" Zhu Kaixuan breathed a sigh of relief, a faint smile appearing on his face. The smile was shallow, perhaps because he wasn't quite used to it yet, but his relaxed expression was genuine.

Zhu Xin looked at the old man in front of him, his brows furrowed slightly, and a bittersweet feeling welled up in his heart.

He remembered his father mentioning his youngest brother, Zhu Kaixuan, who used to be the little devil of the compound. He would climb onto the roof, tear off tiles, and use a slingshot to smash windows. There wasn't a single family in the entire compound that hadn't been bullied by him.

He was truly fearless; no one could control him except his aunt.

Back then, the fifth son of the Zhu family loved to laugh. He would lead a group of people running around the compound all day long, and his hearty laughter could be heard throughout the entire No. 1 Military Region compound.

But now...

The youngest army commander in the Zhengda Military Region...

Despite his numerous honors and illustrious military achievements, Commander Zhu was surprisingly...unaccustomed to smiling.