After Chapter 437, Fang Meng will be Zhu Kaixuan's son.

It was still early, and Zhu Kaixuan had already set up lights in the yard when his beloved daughter was coming to stay with him. He had made all the necessary arrangements, just in case his daughter was uncomfortable and wanted to leave. He was afraid that she would end up sitting on the ground and crying.

The weather in Beijing has gotten quite cold, especially at night, so even sitting in the courtyard there are no mosquitoes to bother you. Not bothered by the cold, Fang Meng took a small coal stove from the small compartment and lit it. He could even sit on it and boil a pot of hot water. He then went upstairs to the actual space and took out a thick military overcoat to wrap the little girl in.

He and his father-in-law had both served in the military since childhood and were in excellent physical condition. They weren't afraid of the cold at all and even felt uncomfortable if they wore too many clothes. But the little girl was different; she was naturally wood-type and didn't like the cold, so she had to be bundled up. He went to the kitchen and made a ceramic pot of milk tea, and also prepared a plate of snacks. The three of them sat comfortably in the yard, drinking hot milk tea, eating fruit and snacks, and chatting.

"Okay, divide the fruit into two portions later. I'll take Mengzi next door to deliver some to the political commissar and chief of staff so they can have a taste. The fruit my daughter bought is much better than the fruit the logistics department gave us last time."

Fruit might be a luxury item for ordinary households; people wouldn't buy it unless it's a holiday or festival. They'd rather use that money to buy more meat for the men, children, and elderly in their families.

However, the welfare benefits of the Beijing Military Region are very good. Every month, the logistics department would go to the production teams with orchards to collect several baskets of fruit to give to the leaders of various divisions as welfare.

"Dad can make the decision!"

Bai Nuo nodded without objection. Zhu Kaixuan even suggested taking Fang Meng along later, which showed that he had already decided to pave the way for his son-in-law.

Fang Meng naturally knew the military political commissar and the chief of staff; after all, he was a key figure being groomed by the leadership.

However, in this realistic society, there are two different ways to climb the ladder: one is to rely solely on one's own abilities to climb the ladder, and the other is to be supported by a high-ranking leader and climb the ladder with one's own outstanding abilities.

Although the Fang family's influence is similar to that of the Zhu family, mainly within the military, the brothers Fang Meng and Fang Zhou have always preferred to go to the Bai family to cry to their maternal uncle if they need help or have suffered any injustices, rather than going to their biological father.

Although the two brothers had a decent relationship with several of the Fang family's uncles, it was ultimately not as close as their relationship with the Bai family and their maternal grandfather's side.

Moreover, of all of Grandpa Fang's sons, only Fang Meng's father is currently in Beijing; the other uncles and aunts are all working in other places, and I've only seen them a few times in all my years.

Since their mother passed away and their father remarried, the two brothers rarely returned to the Fang family home. However, they still missed Grandpa Fang and Grandma Fang and would occasionally go over to visit the two elderly people.

Therefore, neither Fang Meng nor Fang Zhou ever relied on the Fang family's influence. In the first few years after they joined the army, no one even knew that the two brothers were the grandsons of Commander Fang of the Kyoto General Headquarters. Even the leaders only knew that the two boys' maternal grandfather was the president of the General Hospital of the Guangdong Military Region, and another maternal grandfather was the president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing. As for why they had two maternal grandfathers and grandmothers, neither of the brothers ever explained it.

It's not surprising, because the two brothers' household registrations were transferred to the Zhou family the day before Fang Guoqiang's second marriage. If it weren't for Old Master Zhou rushing back to submit the documents, the two brothers could have registered their household registrations with the Bai family together.

Bai Yukai, who went with them, was holding his younger sister and had stolen the household registration booklet from his maternal grandfather's room. Even the street certificate needed for the household registration transfer was obtained by Bai Yukai and Fang Zhou's childhood friend from their childhood friend's mother's office.

All I can say is that these four kids have been righteous since they were little, and they're incredibly audacious.

However, even without the Fang family's support, the status of the two elders, Bai and Zhou, alone would be enough for them to maintain their military merits and promotion opportunities when they were promoted later on, preventing others who joined the army to gain prestige from taking them away.

Zhu Kaixuan heard all of this from his father when he went home. Since the son-in-law didn't want to rely on his father's influence, then he wouldn't. It's not like he only had one useless father. His father-in-law was much better than Lao Fang's good-for-nothing father.

挺大个老爷们能让一个小丫头片子给算计了，最后被逼着娶回了家，啥也不是，活该二婚之前被他媳妇逮住胖揍一顿，揍的第二天婚礼都差点没爬起来。

Bai Yiman and Zhou An, Fang Meng's mother, grew up together and had a closer relationship than even blood sisters; they were the kind of people who would risk their lives for each other.

When Zhou An sacrificed his life, Fang Meng was only five years old. Bai Yiman rushed back from the air force base overnight. Fang Guosheng personally promised that he would take good care of his two sons. But good heavens, only half a year later, he was going to marry a second wife.

Bai Yiman ran back to Fang Guosheng's second marriage the day before, grabbed a stick and went straight to the Fang family. In front of everyone in the Fang family, she beat Fang Guosheng up. Anyone who tried to stop her was beaten. After she finished beating him, she pulled Xiao Fangmeng and Xiao Fangzhou aside and solemnly declared in front of everyone in the Fang family that from now on, she, Bai Yiman, would be their mother, their biological mother!

Although he received a token verbal reprimand from the air force base leadership upon returning, Zhu Kaixuan felt that his wife had done an absolutely brilliant job.

From now on, Fang Meng will be Zhu Kaixuan's son. He, as the father, will pave the way for his son's future. Fang Guoqiang will not need to do anything about it.

What the hell is this?!

Drink... Ptooey!

Bai Nuo and Fang Meng sat beside Zhu Kaixuan, watching him curiously. They wondered what their husband was thinking about, and why he was so angry.

"What's wrong, Dad?" Fang Meng leaned close to his girlfriend's ear and began to whisper.

Bai Nuo shook his head: "I don't know, but my seventh cousin mentioned it on the phone before. He said that Dad might have gone crazy from being cooped up in some remote mountain forest for the past ten years or so. After he came back, he would often space out, and I don't know what he was thinking about. When he was thinking about something, he would start to sulk. If he couldn't get angry, he would go find someone unlucky enough to beat up. Last time I came home, my eighth cousin stepped in with his left foot first, and Dad dragged him to the training ground in the family compound and beat him up."

Fang Meng twitched his lips speechlessly and asked with amusement, "Then Fourth Aunt didn't feel sorry for Eighth Cousin?"

Bai Nuo shook her head: "No, Seventh Brother said that our dad has been the darling of the family since he was a child. Several uncles and aunts also dote on this younger brother. Moreover, Fourth Aunt has disliked Eighth Brother for a long time. Fourth Uncle is too busy with work to beat him, and Fourth Aunt can't beat Eighth Brother. She has been holding back her anger. After Dad beat him up and came home that day, Fourth Aunt specially went to the family compound to cook Dad's favorite dishes to reward him."

Fang Meng: "..."

The Zhu family... is that interesting?

"Oh, right, Dad!"

Bai Nuo thought it best not to let Lao Zhu sulk. Her cousins ​​had a tough life too. Ever since they found out about her, all eight of them had been very good to her. Even though she hadn't met some of them yet because of work, they still sent her a lot of things and pocket money every month. So... she should help them out!

Sure enough, upon hearing her eldest daughter's voice, Zhu Kaixuan immediately forgot her anger and turned to look at her with a smile: "What's wrong, my dear!"