Seeing the letter from Ning Shu sent from the army, He Ling was genuinely happy.

Her good friend had finally turned her life around after going to the countryside, marrying a successful man, and having three lovely children.

He Ling was truly happy for her.

Her friend had sent her many things in the past few times, which had made her very prestigious in her in-laws’ home.

He Ling opened the letter, quickly read it once, and couldn’t help but frown.

Seeing her daughter-in-law’s expression not looking too good, He Ling’s mother-in-law asked, “What’s wrong?”

“It’s nothing, Mom.” He Ling smiled and then looked back at the letter.

She frowned.

She hadn’t expected Ning Qin’s husband and Ning Shu’s husband to be in the same army, and even neighbors.

After reading Ning Shu’s instructions in the letter, He Ling naturally wouldn’t let her down.

She would pay attention to the Ning family’s situation.

He Ling noted down the phone number in the letter and planned to call Ning Shu tomorrow when she went to work.

In the army compound, ever since the three children started school, Ning Shu had thoroughly experienced the taste of freedom.

Without the three children, everything she did was convenient.

Early in the morning, she tied up the mushrooms and fungus she had bought from Mrs. Yang behind her bicycle and left before Lin Guodong finished his morning exercise.

“Yi Bao, Er Bao, San Bao, Mom is going to send things to your grandma and Mom’s good friend. If your dad comes back and asks, just tell him.” Although she had told Lin Guodong this last night.

“We know, Mom,” Yi Bao replied while eating breakfast.

“Mom, are you going to buy meat?” Er Bao asked.

It had been a long time since they had eaten meat, and he was starting to crave it.

Ning Shu said, “If there is meat, I will buy some back. If not, I will buy something else to eat, okay?”

It’s not that she didn’t want to buy meat, but recently there hasn’t been any meat available on the app.

“Okay,” Er Bao replied.

Although he wanted to eat meat, he also loved other foods.

“Mom, San Bao is being good,” San Bao reminded his mother in a crisp voice that he was being good and deserved some food.

“Okay, okay, you’re all being good and you’ll all have something to eat.” Ning Shu saw that it was almost time and didn’t say much more.

She rode her bicycle with the mushrooms and fungus and left.

Not long after Ning Shu left, the phone at the guard post rang.

“Hello, I’m looking for Lin Guodong’s wife, Ning Shu. Could you please call her for me?” He Ling said on the phone.

Lin Guodong’s wife? Wasn’t Lin Captain’s wife just leaving on a bicycle?

Soldier: “Hello, Lin Guodong’s wife just left. Do you want me to call her family to answer the phone?”

He Ling thought about it.

Since the call had come and Ning Shu wasn’t there, it was the same as calling Ning Shu’s family.

It wasn’t a big deal anyway.

So she said, “That would be great. Can I call back in 10 minutes?”

Soldier: “Sure, I’ll go call someone now. Please wait a moment.”

The soldier hung up the phone and went to Ning Shu’s house.

It was a bit of a distance from the guard post to Ning Shu’s house, but the soldier ran all the way.

When he arrived, the three children had just finished eating.

San Bao and Da Mao were playing in the yard, while Yi Bao was helping Er Bao tidy up.

The two of them were tidying up in an orderly manner.

They remembered what their mother had said, that children could only carry one bowl at a time, and when carrying it, they had to walk slowly.

If they ran and broke the bowl, not only would their mother be sad, but they could also injure themselves on the shards.

Er Bao had just put the cleaned bowls in the wooden basin and were about to go get some grass ash to wash them when they heard voices outside.

“Excuse me, is this Ning Shu’s house?”

San Bao didn’t know his mother’s name yet, so when he heard someone calling outside the door, he blinked at the person and then shouted loudly, “Brother… Brother…” belatedly.

Yi Bao and Er Bao also heard someone calling their mother’s name outside, so they ran out together.

Seeing a soldier dressed like their father, they both breathed a sigh of relief.

“Hello, Uncle. My mother is out. Is there anything we can help with?” Yi Bao, representing the head of the household, asked.

The soldier said, “Is your father here? Someone called for your mother, and they said your family can answer the phone.”

A phone call?

Yi Bao and Er Bao looked at each other.

They had never answered a phone call before, but they understood each other’s thoughts with just a glance.

“Uncle, neither of our parents is here. Can we answer the phone? We are also family,” Yi Bao said.

“Well…” The soldier paused for a moment, but didn’t hesitate much because the children were indeed family, and the caller had said family members could answer the phone.

So he said, “Okay, you can come with me to answer the phone.”

“Okay.”

Yi Bao and Er Bao replied loudly, very happy.

So, Sanbao, along with Da Mao and Tie Dan, followed the soldier to the guard post.

The soldier at the guard post was surprised to see the other soldier bringing three children and two dogs.

He exclaimed, “What’s going on?”

The soldier with the children chuckled and explained, “There’s no one at home, so the three kids are here.”

The other soldier nodded, “Right, it’s still early for the training at the camp over there to finish.”

The soldier at the guard post agreed, “Let the kids listen then, they’re family too.”

Yi Bao and Er Bao had been listening to their conversation.

When they heard the soldier agree to let them answer the phone, they breathed a sigh of relief.

They then stood at the entrance of the guard post, curious to see inside.

The soldier smiled and said, “Kids, play for a while. I’ll call you when the phone rings.”

Yi Bao replied politely, “Okay, thank you, Uncle.”

The soldier, pleased with their politeness and obedience, said gently, “You’re welcome.”

The phone call hadn’t come yet, and the three children weren’t in the mood to play.

Specifically, it was Yi Bao and Er Bao who were preoccupied; their minds were on the phone call.

San Bao and Da Mao, on the other hand, were having a great time.

They were running around at the entrance of the guard post, and San Bao’s laughter rang out continuously.

Yi Bao and Er Bao kept looking at San Bao, then at the guard post, then at the soldier on duty.

Ring, ring…

Finally, in their anxious wait, the phone rang.

Yi Bao and Er Bao’s hearts raced, and they both looked towards the guard post.

The soldier hurried in to answer, “Hello.”

“Hello, comrade. I’m the one who called earlier. Have Ning Shu’s family members come to answer the phone?”

Soldier: “Hello, her family has arrived, but Comrade Lin Guodong is not here. Only the three children are at home, so the children came to answer the phone.”

Other person: “That’s okay.”

Hearing this, the soldier called out to the kids outside, “Come and answer the phone. It’s your family’s phone call.”

Yi Bao and Er Bao had been eagerly watching.

When they heard the soldier’s words, they immediately ran into the guard post. However, once inside, they became nervous.

Er Bao swallowed nervously, “Big brother, you answer.”

“Okay.” Yi Bao’s hand trembled slightly as he rubbed it against his clothes.

The soldier couldn’t help but smile at this sight. “It’s okay, go ahead.”

With that, he lifted Yi Bao onto a chair with one hand, held his little hand, and placed the phone in it.

Seeing that Yi Bao wasn’t holding the phone firmly, he added, “You can hold it tighter, it won’t break. Don’t worry.”

“Okay, thank you, Uncle.” Yi Bao gripped the phone tightly and said, “Hello?”

He Lian was still a bit confused.

She had just heard “thank you, Uncle,” and the voice was so clear and crisp, obviously that of a child.

Suddenly, she remembered something. Ning Shu’s children were just kids, right? They were only five or six years old.

She had been happy when she heard that Ning Shu’s children were answering the phone, thinking of her friend’s children as her own nephews, but she had forgotten their ages.

Now that she heard the voice, she remembered. “Hello, I’m your mom’s good friend, He Lian. Which of the three treasures are you?”

Yi ao, hearing the voice coming from the other end, widened his eyes in disbelief as he looked at the receiver.

There was clearly no one here, but he could hear someone talking, which was so magical.

“Hello, are you still there?” He Lian didn’t hear a response, so she patiently asked again.

“I’m here, Auntie,” Yi Bao hurriedly replied. “I’m Yi Bao, the older brother among the three children. Auntie, do you know me?” Since the other person asked which of the brothers he was, he thought she should know him.

Yi Bao, being the most emotionally stable among the three children, went from nervousness to curiosity.

Although his heart rate hadn’t completely calmed down, he had already adapted.

“Oh, so you’re Yi Bao. When your mom wrote me a letter, she said Yi Bao is the most adorable and clever child. I’m glad to meet you. Is your mom not there? By the way, do you know who I am?” He Lian was delighted to hear the child’s sweet voice.

Unlike Ning Shu, She who got married at 20 and still didn’t have children.

“I don’t know,” Yi Bao honestly replied. “Mom went to the city to send things, to grandma and her good friend.”

He Lian couldn’t help but laugh.

Ning Shu’s good friend was herself, after all. “Then I am your mom’s good friend. When your mom comes back later, can you help Auntie by telling her that I received her letter and I will take care of what she mentioned in the letter? Can you do that?”

“Yes,” Yi Bao nodded. “Mom’s letter to Auntie was received by Auntie, and Auntie will take care of what Mom said in the letter, right?”

“Yes, that’s right. You’re really smart. Auntie won’t say more. Someone else needs to make a call later. Next time Auntie comes to see you, she’ll bring you some delicious food.” He Lian wasn’t just saying that.

She really planned to visit the army.

She hadn’t seen Ning Shu since she went to the countryside, and now that she knew she was doing well, she wanted to visit.

“Brother, I… I…” Er Bao pointed to himself and tugged at Yi Bao’s clothes as a reminder.

“Auntie, my brother Er Bao also wants to make a call. Can you talk to him too?” Yi Bao quickly spoke up.

“Of course,” He Lian replied.

So, Yi Bao got off the chair, and the soldier lifted Er Bao onto the chair and handed him the phone.

Compared to Yi Bao’s initial nervousness, Er Bao, although also nervous, felt much better after watching his brother answer the phone.

As soon as he got the phone, Er Bao said to the person on the other end, “Auntie, can you hear my voice? I’m Er Bao.”

Although they were both children’s voices and twins, the voices of the two brothers were clearly different.

Yi Bao’s voice was more gentle and shy, while Er Bao’s voice was more lively and outgoing.

“Yes, I hear you, Er Bao. How are you?”

At this time, Ning Shu was at the foot of the mountain, putting the dried mushrooms and fungus on the shelves, and then took the remaining ten kilograms of dried mushrooms and fungus to the post office in the city.

She was ready to send five kilograms to Lin’s father and mother and five kilograms to He Lian!