After Marrying the Officer

In the blink of an eye, Xia Chuyi and Huo Shiqian’s youngest son, Huo Liwen, known as Huo Xiao’er, is already eighteen years old.

And our little friend Huo Shiwu has officially become the big friend Huo Lixing, aged twenty-three.

I wonder if it’s a family trait, but the second in line is always particularly mischievous.

From the moment he could crawl, Huo Laoer would climb on tables and boxes, crawl through dog doors, and explore under beds—any place in the house that could accommodate his little meatball-like body, he’d been there.

Thanks to the contrast with Huo Laoer, Xia Chuyi now realized that their eldest was truly a super well-behaved baby!

At this point, Xia Chuyi couldn’t help but reflect.

Was it because she drank too much "body-nourishing" Medicinal Food during her second pregnancy?

During her first pregnancy, fearing the eldest would be affected by toxins, Xia Chuyi drank Medicinal Food mainly for brain repair.

Later, Xia Chuyi lamented that her eldest was too smart, so during her second pregnancy, she focused on "body" nourishment.

And then Huo Laoer, right from birth, cried louder than others.

In his growing years, he was always brimming with energy.

In the end, he successfully became the most mischievous little rascal in the family.

For Xia Chuyi, this was simply a headache.

But the child was born; you can’t just put him back, can you?

So, Xia Chuyi decided firmly not to have a third child, for if she has another like her second, she would be overwhelmed.

Fortunately, though Huo Xiao’er was mischievous, he was quite afraid of two people.

One, of course, was his strict father, Huo Shiqian.

However, over the years, Huo Shiqian’s military duties became increasingly demanding, leaving little time for him to discipline his son.

Instead, Huo Shiwu took over the task of disciplining his brother.

That’s right, Huo Shiwu was the second person Huo Xiao’er feared.

When it came to physical strength, Huo Shiwu couldn’t match his brother.

But intellectually, three Huo Xiao’ers together couldn’t outsmart one Huo Shiwu.

As the saying goes, "the higher the devil climbs, the harder the fall," no matter how mischievous Huo Shiwu got, he couldn’t escape his older brother’s grasp.

And Huo Shiwu, as the eldest in the family, was the most sensible and obedient child, always the most favored in the family.

So even when Huo Xiao’er wanted to tattle, it wouldn’t do him any good.

In the end, Huo Xiao’er could only submit to his big brother’s "benevolent rule."

One day, Huo Xiao’er, or rather Huo Ershao now, returned home with his cousins after a fight, feeling smug.

"That Chen kid dares to compete with me for a girlfriend?" Huo Ershao bragged to his cousins, "Without first finding out, does he think Huo Er is a vegetarian? Hmph, he’s lucky he ran fast, otherwise..."

"Otherwise what?" Before Huo Xiao’er could finish, a deep voice sounded from inside the room.

Huo Ershao froze at the sound.

"Bro..."

"Cousin..." the others echoed.

Huo Lixing responded with a light nod, "Since you all don’t seem to want to study, why not spend this vacation in the army for some good training?"

With Huo Er as their leader, the group of teenagers: ...

The army, huh? There are no girls in the army!

But could they really refuse Huo Lixing’s suggestion?

However, when Huo Ershao spotted his mother, he immediately rushed up to Xia Chuyi, pleading, "Mom, Mom, you have to persuade big brother, I’m still young, I’m still a kid, I need to study properly!"