Shen's mother's voice was very soft and pleasant to the ear. Han Yingying found herself captivated and it took her a while to ask, puzzled, "Since Shen Mosheng grew up in the military, why didn't he enlist?"
"Do you know Mosheng's background?"
Han Yingying shook her head.
"The child is not actually born to your uncle and me."
Han Yingying was stunned; this was completely unexpected.
"Mosheng was born into a military family, with generations serving in the army without exception. But the family tree had thinned, and by the time it had come down to Mosheng, he was the only one left.
Later, Mosheng's parents both died in battle, leaving only him, still in swaddling clothes. My father-in-law and Mosheng's paternal grandfather were lifetime best friends, and to preserve the only line of descent, Mosheng was raised in our family from a young age, and it was firmly decided that he would not enlist."