Chapter 156 Booming 156 Previous chapter table of contents next chapter  "Let's fry some water chestnuts and radishes." Gu Qingqing put down the chocolate in her hand and asked Gu Qinglie: "Can I fry some crispy meat for you?"

"Okay, you and your wife can do it, and I'll take care of it every year." Gu Qinglie put down the water glass and strode towards the fire.

"It's done." Gu Qingqing entered the kitchen and saw a man chopping stuffing and Shen Sui peeling a horse's hoof, and reminded him: "Be careful, Sui."

"I know. Sister, the teacher said he has to go to the camp headquarters first and come back later to make dumplings with us."

"Okay, don't worry, you can make the dumplings after dinner." Gu Qingqing washed her hands and saw that there was no need for her, so she simply took a basket and went to the backyard to pick vegetables.

The pheasants have been raised into domestic chickens, but they still don’t lay as many eggs as domestic chickens. I saved the eggs and let them hatch the chicks once. There were originally twenty-four, but I don’t know if something in the back mountain took them away. , now only nineteen are left.

There are a lot of vegetables in the vegetable garden. The temperature here is very cold, and there are so many vegetables that we can't finish them all. The sisters-in-law on the island have also grown vegetables that are not needed, so she will send the extra vegetables to the canteen. If there are any leftovers, they will be dried.

I picked some cabbage hearts to stir-fry, some garlic sprouts, green onions and coriander, a few carrots, and half a basket of peppers.

Seeing that it was almost done, he got up, re-circulated the fence, and entered the house.

In the living room, Xu Nian finished peeling the peanuts and played with the little fish.

The two babies in the cradle moved a moment ago. Gu Qinglie looked like they were about to wake up, so he quickly supported them and shook them a few times.

Although he would tend to cry at night if he slept too much during the day, but now that it was daytime, he just wanted to be quiet for a while and worry about things at night.

Seeing him taking care of the baby like this, Xu Nian hesitated and said nothing in the end.

The two of them are familiar, so it's not awkward. Gu Qinglie took two peanuts from the enamel bowl and threw them into his mouth, and asked her, "Where is Lao Zhao? Why didn't you come with us?"

"A few brothers from the Corps were gathering together. He went over and said he would come later." Seeing that his son couldn't sit still, Xu Nian took him out of the basket and coaxed him in his arms: "Don't worry about him, he will be there when it's time for dinner." Touched it."

Gu Qinglie chewed some sweet red peanuts and nodded.

Yesterday he asked the Corps if they wanted to have dinner together to celebrate the New Year. They said they could only come at night, and some of them who had wives and children at home couldn't come at night either.

He glanced at the two nephews in the cradle, sleeping peacefully again. He got up and went to the back storage room, the small utility room under the stairs, and brought a bag of sweet potatoes over.

"I almost forgot about this little thing that Lao Yu sent me, but it's okay to put it away."

I opened the bag, grabbed a handful and roasted them next to the stove. The sun was strong in the border town, and the sweet potatoes would be hard to bite after drying them for two days. They had to be roasted until they were soft before they would taste good.

Xu Nian took a piece and gave it to Xiao Yu'er to grind his teeth, "Is this what Uncle Yu made last year?"

"Yes, it was made when you were in the Corps. You probably forgot about it, otherwise you would have eaten it long ago."

With sharp ears, Gu Qingqing came out of the kitchen and handed Xu Nian a cup of hot tea: "What do you mean I've finished eating already? Do I eat these things at home alone?"

"It's me, it's me." Gu Qinglie didn't want to argue with her: "The couplets haven't been posted yet. Ask Lao Chu when he will start organizing."

"Let's talk after dinner. How long will it take for so many people in the family to post couplets?" She also sat down and stretched out her hand to warm the fire: "The New Year's goods are still in the package. Go and unpack them? Put out the melon seeds, peanuts and candies, little one. Nephew and the others should come over to play later."

"You can give your brother a hard time." Gu Qinglie slowly went to the table to unpack the package, "Brother, if you dare to do this, I respect you as a man."

Gu Qingqing: "Can you stop being such a bitch?"

Xu Nian listened to the brothers and sisters arguing with each other, with a smile in his eyes.

Chu Dai's cooking skills are average, and the stuffed croquettes are pretty good. The proportions are just right, unlike Gu Qingqing's, which is either salty or bland.

The fried meatballs and crispy pork were left to the men, while the cooking was left to Gu Qingqing.

She went in when Chu Dai came out of the kitchen. Xu Nian was holding the child and talking to her at the kitchen door. The two men were chatting about the army by the stove.

Zhao Zeka came over before the last dish was out of the pot. He first went to the stove to get rid of the cold air brought by the outside, and then went to hug his son.

"I just stopped by to see instructor Jiang and asked him to help write the couplets. I'll just wait for the brothers to come over and post them together in the afternoon." He said to the woman.

Xu Nian nodded, pulled him to the side and asked in a low voice: "Did you send a telegram to your family? Last time, my mother asked us to send more money back, but she was stuck because of me. Wasn't she unhappy?"

"I don't know, we also need money to raise children, she should understand." Since the incident with Yu Ruan, Zhao Ze also reflected on it. It is natural to send some living expenses to my mother, but he kept Sending allowances to siblings is also not a good idea.

Baitao also had a big problem with Yu Cheng sending so much money to his sister every month. All his money is with Xu Nian. Now, in addition to the fixed amount of ten yuan given to my mother every month, the two brothers only give some money as red envelopes to their nephews during holidays.

In fact, he was a little worried. The two sisters-in-law gave birth to a baby and I served him well and well, but Xu Nian gave birth to a baby and there was no word from the family.

Now that he has a child, he should think about his son.

Xu Nian nodded, his mentality had changed a long time ago: "We have to stay on the island for at least four or five years. Let them say whatever they want, and we won't hear it anyway."

Zhao Ze rubbed his son's forehead and said with a smile: "Isn't that right? We just need to live a good life at home. I heard that when the military equipment on the island is completed, we can buy TVs according to the quota given by the superiors. The price is one-third cheaper than outside without a ticket.”

This is the additional compensation given by the army to the soldiers stationed on the island. Needless to say, the hard work of digging the caves and warehouses this year, there are also many soldiers killed and injured. The military region can see the military wives who can firmly follow the men to endure hardships here.

"Really? This is a great thing." Xu Nian's eyebrows stretched. The island was really boring. She didn't like to chat with her sisters-in-law in crowded places. She usually came to Qingqing to talk.

"Well, I guess it will be in the first half of next year." Zhao Ze held up his son and looked at him smiling with his small white front teeth. He was also very happy: "Save some money, one-third less is not cheap."

"I know, your allowance is high now, it's already enough. I'm also thinking about asking the captain to bring a radio."

"The radio is very good." Gu Qingqing held a spatula in her hand and leaned on the door frame with half of her head exposed: "Tell the captain to bring one to me next time. Sister A Nian, come and help me taste it." light."

"Okay." Xu Nian was happy and took the dried sweet potato away from her son's hand. The little fish couldn't bite it, but the saliva soaked the dried sweet potato in front of it, so she stuffed it into the man's mouth.

Zhao Ze's glasses were taken away by his son. He said "Hey, hey," because the dried sweet potatoes in his mouth were unclear.

Gu Qinglie looked happy, "What if someone takes off his glasses while he is pulling the knife?"

"Pull a knife on the neck." Chu Dai looked at his son in the cradle and kicked the bottom of the cradle with his toes to let it sway slowly: "I have to write Spring Festival couplets later, will you come?"

"Let Mr. Qin do it." Gu Qinglie grinned and bit into the dried sweet potato: "I don't know how Lao Yu dried this stuff. It's harder than stone. I have to leave some for Tuantuan to grind his teeth every year."

"You can also sharpen it." The man said slowly: "After a long time of ease, the wolf's fangs are no longer sharp."

"Huh?" Gu Qinglie heard what he meant: "If you have something to say, just tell me."

"After the New Year, some countries are ready to move. Border towns are the first line of defense. It's time for you to go back." The man's voice was unhurried.

"..." Gu Qinglie put down the dried sweet potatoes, was silent for a long time, and then smiled bitterly: "You also know my current state. I can't go to the front line with a knife."

"I will accompany you to target practice tomorrow." The man said, "As a soldier, if you have difficulties, you should overcome them. If you can't overcome them, then think of a way. To be honest, I feel that I am not as good as you. Emerson, I fought with him twice. I haven't taken him down for years, and you shot him in the head." The fire was warm, and he was from home. His voice was casual and comfortable, and he said: "Comrade Gu Qinglie, you are born to be a ferocious alpha wolf in the jungle. You are an outstanding person. PLA officer."

"Carry your steel gun, go through the dark jungle, and blow the head of an enemy leader."

Gu Qinglie thought of the black label wolf head armband that he always carried in his pocket, and twitched his lips: "You fucking think that the general of the neighboring country is a big radish in the vegetable patch in your backyard. Just pull it out."

After saying this, both men couldn't help but laugh. They were in their early twenties, when they were in high spirits. Due to their respective experiences, their personalities had somewhat settled, but after all, they could not hide their unruly nature.

Chu Dai also thought about his future path.

After coming to the Navy, he dug holes every day, and he doubted himself more than once. He filed his own application form to come to Baisha Island, and it was true that he felt a little uncomfortable after arriving.

He felt that he was born for the battlefield and should go to the front line to charge in the hail of bullets.

But as Mr. Qin said, he just left the last battlefield and went to the next battlefield where no gunpowder was seen. As the country's most advanced island, it needs an indestructible coastal defense military base to deter neighboring countries and defend it. Home territorial waters.

Now, the path in his heart is clear, and he believes that the same is true for Gu Qinglie.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile: "To be honest, I admire you very much."

"No," Gu Qinglie also nodded: "Gou Sheng never questions his choice. There is nothing he can't do that he wants to do. His character is much stronger than mine."

"Brother," Gu Qingqing called from the kitchen, "Stop chatting and quickly take the dishes out to start the meal. Ah Sui went upstairs, right? Let him go and see if Mr. Qin is back, so I sent him."

"Hey." Gu Qinglie looked at the half-eaten peanuts by the stove and felt a little guilty: "Did you forget to cook something?"

"Pig's feet stewed with peanuts? Let's cook them tonight." She took out the bowls and chopsticks and followed Xu Nian who was carrying the food. "I know you won't be able to stop talking. I'll peel some more in the afternoon and fry some peanuts in the evening." Here’s a drink for you.”

"Okay." Gu Qinglie stood at the top of the stairs: "A Sui! Come down for dinner!"

Chapter 157 Booming 157 Previous chapter table of contents next chapter  The room was warm and the door was closed tightly.

Although there was a lot of light coming in when the curtains were opened, Gu Qingqing still turned on the light.

There was a charcoal stove under the table, and a dozen people gathered around to chat and have a good time.

There are many dishes today. Chu Dai made fried crispy pork and fried meatballs. Gu Qingqing fried spicy crab, fried pork with chili pepper, braised pork, fried bacon with garlic sprouts, fried eggplant with beans, fried fish with crispy stir-fried cabbage and so on. There is also a fried egg with leeks.

There are also many cold dishes, including cold jellyfish skin, cold kelp shreds, cold bean skin and peanuts, as well as a seaweed and shrimp skin soup and a steamed meat cake soup.

The meat cake soup was specially prepared for Xiao Yu'er. He can now eat minced fish and minced meat. No salt was added, just two red dates were added, making the soup very sweet.

Gu Qingqing rubbed her hands and used chopsticks to pry open the cap of Shanhaiguan soda. She poured a cup for Mr. Qin first, then took turns pouring it over. When he reached the bottom, he opened another bottle.

Zhao Ze put his son in the basket aside, adjusted his glasses, filled a bowl of broth and fed him first: "Have you used up all the meat tickets during the Chinese New Year?" The whole table was filled with meat dishes.

Chu Dai handed a pair of chopsticks to Shen Sui next to him and said casually: "Just eat to your heart's content. I originally planned to kill two pheasants. If there is enough food, I'll just keep them for laying eggs."

His wife likes to eat egg custard, and the eggs laid by pheasants are in short supply, so she will have to ask the captain to help bring them over from the supply and marketing cooperative in the military region.

Gu Qinglie first served a bowl of rice for Mr. Qin, and then said in disbelief: "Are you out of tickets? My tickets, your tickets, aren't all the tickets sent by my brother in Qingqing's hands, and they are all used up?"

Gu Qingqing nodded and said confidently: "There are a lot of things to buy during the New Year. After this meal, you can wait until the allowance is paid next month before eating meat."

Pork is not expensive compared to their subsidies, only 72 cents a pound, and you need a ticket. Matches cost two cents a box, salt costs one cent and a pound, soy sauce costs two cents a catty, and vinegar costs eight cents a catty. These are the same as rice oil. You just have to pay, no votes are needed.

This is also the reason why military wives are willing to come to the island in the first place. They can eat rice and noodles without paying for them, and they don’t have to worry about their children going hungry.

If you were in your hometown, you had to work every day, and the food you ate was rationed by the brigade. If there was less, you would buy it yourself. If you didn’t have food stamps, you would be in vain.

Mr. Qin doesn't like to drink soda very much. Maybe it's because he's older. In this cool weather, he prefers to drink a few sips of wine. Fortunately, Gu Qingqing has already prepared all these, and there are several bottles of Zhuyeqing at home.

There was a small wine pot warming on the fire. Mr. Qin was eating cold peanuts and drinking a small amount of wine, his face still very gentle.

Gu Qinglie sometimes thinks of this glorious past and feels like he is dreaming.

Chu Dai slowly added: "Not only the meat tickets for the three of us, but also the Southern Military Region sent us tickets."

"Your father sent it?" Mr. Qin smiled and said, "My monthly pension is quite large, but I have no use for it. You can just use it as food expenses for me to eat here."

"How can this be done?" Gu Qingqing refused directly: "I was just joking with them. The family has a lot of meat tickets, so don't take it seriously."

This is true. Her husband has a monthly ticket, and the allowance on the island is higher than that of other troops. Her second brother also has a ticket. The Construction Corps is too miserable, and the monthly allowance is higher than that of the inland army.

Not to mention her eldest brother, who ate at Kongqinzao every day, and the food standard was so high that he didn’t have to pay for it himself. Apart from sending some to his family, the rest was given to her. She didn’t need it anyway, and it would be distributed next month.

Seeing what she said, Mr. Qin didn't force it, he just nodded with a smile and continued drinking.

Most of the time, he quietly listened to the chats of these young people without interrupting, secretly observing their generation's thoughts.

Zhao Ze also smiled and said: "If it's not enough, I'll give you some meat. Usually my family eats in the canteen a lot, but it's not much use." This was only Gu Qingqing who said this. His family's A Nian gave birth to a child, and Qing I don’t know how many pheasants have been stewed in Sister Qing’s house, let alone eggs. Every time they come to eat, they have meat and vegetables. Just like now, they even steamed meat cake soup for Xiao Yu’er.

He and Chu Dai were brothers of life and death, he regarded Gu Qingqing as his sister, and his wife and sister were good sisters, so no one would care about this.

Xu Nian also nodded: "Whatever you need is just a word."

Gu Qingqing's heart warmed, and her eyebrows curled up: "Thank you, Brother Zhao and Sister Anian, there is really no shortage. The bacon and fish sent from my home have not been touched much, so there is no shortage of meat."

"That's fine."

The little fish has a few small incisors on the front, and when it feeds soup, it wets its clothes when it squeaks.

Seeing this, Xu Nian asked, "I have a small towel. Please help me get one for him as a bib. I forgot to put it on for him when I came out."

"Okay, wait a minute, I'll go look for it." Gu Qingqing just stood up, and the two little guys in the cradle woke up at the same time. They didn't cry. They just kicked their little feet and looked into her uncle's eyes, blankly. Watch.

Gu Qinglie glanced at them and said, "They don't look hungry either. Let them play for a while while we eat first, don't worry about them."

Chu Dai didn't intend to care. He held the cradle with one hand and slowly rocked it, while the other hand held chopsticks to eat food.

Gu Qingqing found a small bib, which seemed to be lumpy, and handed it to Xu Nian to watch her tie it on Xiao Yuer before sitting back down again.

Tuan Tuan was very well-behaved every year and did not cry or fuss. An Anxin let them finish their lunch. They all ate quite well and there was a lot of food left so they could continue eating in the evening.

The men stood up spontaneously to clear away the dishes, and Gu Qingqing pushed the cradle directly into the bedroom.

The wooden cradle is exquisitely made, with four small wheels underneath for rolling, and a string of bells hung next to it. The cradle swings back and forth and makes a rattling sound when its feet are kicked.

When Xu Nian saw Xiao Yu'er feeling sleepy, he carried her back first, waiting for her son to wake up in the afternoon before coming over to make dumplings together.

After clearing the table, Zhao Ze leaned against the kitchen door and asked the two men washing dishes: "Will people from the Corps come over tonight?"

"No, just four or five of them. They are all singles. Who will live with you if you have a family?" The temperature is only about ten degrees now, which is a bit cold. The man still wears a military green long sleeve and has two rolled up sleeves. A section of white wrist bone is exposed from the lower cuff.

Seeing that he was very good at washing dishes, Zhao Ze was happy: "Being a bachelor also has the advantages of being a bachelor. At least you don't have to wash the dishes."

"Yes, there's no one to cook for them, so where are the dishes to be washed?" Gu Qinglie answered with a grin.

Zhao Ze really couldn't hold it back this time. He held his hand on the door frame and laughed for a long time before saying, "Chen Jiefang is coming too? How about inviting Dr. Yang too?"

"Huh?" Gu Qinglie raised his eyebrows: "You want to be a matchmaker?"

"Just looking at their state, I'm anxious and want to give him a push. My son is five or six months old, and Lao Chu is directly responsible for his second son. I really have to say that Chen Jiefang is still two years older than you, so you should be more anxious."

Chu Dai and Gu Qinglie will be twenty-two after celebrating the New Year, and Chen Jiefang will be twenty-four after all.

The two men looked at each other and said, "It's not convenient for us to come forward in this matter. Let's invite a lesbian from the health center to our house for dinner. In what name?" Chu Dai asked.

"Isn't it easy to say that your two sons were delivered by someone else? Shouldn't you thank her?" Zhao Ze said: "In the afternoon, I will go to the health center to get some medicine to wipe my little fish's red buttocks. If you think it’s okay, I’ll tell Dr. Yang.”

"Okay." Chu Dai glanced at Gu Qinglie next to him, "I'm going to tell Qingqing later. Mr. Qin is still upstairs watching A Sui do his homework. You go find him and write the Spring Festival couplets. "

"Okay." After washing the dishes, the three men split up. Zhao Ze went to the health center, Gu Qinglie ran upstairs in two steps, and Chu Dai dried his hands and returned to the bedroom.

Shen Sui asked Shen Sui to lift up the stove in the living room. Mr. Qin was also afraid of the cold even as he got older. He had always had a small stove in the bedroom. Now that the weather was cold, he was afraid of freezing the two babies when he changed their diapers and clothes.

Gu Qingqing was breastfeeding when Chu Dai came in, holding Nian Nian in her arms. The two brothers' quilts were of different colors. The top piece of her brother's quilt was a floral cloth, while Nian Nian's was a dark blue cloth. .

The little woman was a little shy. She turned her body slightly to avoid his sight, and said angrily: "Close the door, don't keep looking."

The man chuckled softly, closed the door and sat on the bedside. He picked up the little girl next to him who was biting his fingers, and kissed his little face: "My mother is so partial. All she can think about now is you two little guys. No." It’s my father’s place.”

The woman was a little amused when she heard his accusation: "No, brother, this is your own son, do you want to have sex with them?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Nian Nian was slurping in her arms. When the woman saw the man's meaningful gaze, she blushed instantly.

After giving birth to a child, the little woman's skin became thinner than before. Seeing that her face was burning, Chu Dai couldn't continue to stare at her. She slightly bent her fingers to tease her eldest son and said, "Aren't you full? Dad is making milk powder for Tuan Tuan." OK?"

Gu Qingqing was even more ashamed now. She took a pillow from behind and threw it at his back: "You sleep with Goudan at night!"

"That's a good feeling." The man said slowly.

Milk powder and a thermos are on the table next to me. In order to ensure that there is always warm water for making milk, I bought a thermos. The boiling water becomes warm in the enamel cup and then poured into the thermos.

The man held the baby with one hand and moved with ease. The milk powder came in a bag. He took a spoonful and looked at the scale on the bottle before pouring 90 ml of milk.

I still didn't forget to test the temperature on the back of my hand, and then handed it to my son's mouth after confirming it was OK.

As expected, Tuantuan was not full, his mouth was squeaking and his eyes were half-lidded.

The two children drink milk powder six or seven times a day and are fed once every three hours. If Chu Dai is not at home, Gu Qinglie and Shen Sui will prepare the milk powder. If Chu Dai is not at home, Gu Qingqing will do it.

With two children, she is a little overwhelmed by herself. Fortunately, men are not as busy as before.

After drinking the milk, everyone slept soundly. Chu Dai looked at it for a while and said, "In a few years, when we get off the island, we will return to the Southern Military Region and order fresh milk for them every day."

Gu Qingqing patted Nian Nian's back and paused for a moment. It took her a long time to come back to her senses: "You mean, we won't live on the island in the future?"

Chapter 158 Booming 158 Previous chapter table of contents next chapter  "My position will be changed after the military base is fully completed." Chu Dai put Tuantuan in the cradle next to him, covered him with a quilt, and took another bottle to make milk powder for his brother——

"The Southern Military Region is the general military region, and the order from my superiors is to transfer me back to the Navy Command Headquarters."

"Oh, you should still be on the island in a short time, right?" Gu Qingqing was not too surprised after hearing this. She had said before coming that it might take five or six years to leave the island, and even if it were earlier, it wouldn't be that long.

"One year later." The man rubbed the bottle in his palms and waited until the milk powder was evenly mixed before handing it to the woman for his youngest son to eat.

"Ah?" Gu Qingqing was stunned for a moment. She originally thought it would be one or two years earlier at most, but she didn't expect it to be so early now.

"Brother, do you want to get off the island?" she asked.

Chu Dai nodded, "I've trained enough here, it's time to go to the battlefield."

After a naval military base is built here, warships will transport weapons. The mission of Baisha Island is to defend and deter neighboring countries. He will be the leader of a regiment that patrols caves every day, which is not what he wants.

"Anyway, we have to leave. It doesn't matter if we leave early or late. Anyway, wherever you are is our home." Gu Qingqing leaned on the bedside, feeling relieved in her heart.

All kinds of political censorship on the island are too strict. It is even more difficult for her to get off the island. She has not seen her parents for several years and is worried about her. If she can see Gou Sheng more often when she returns to the Southern Military Region, she can come back often. Home.

It only takes half a day to take the train from Nanyang to Yancheng, which is very convenient.

The room was warm, and the charcoal fire was almost burning. The man used tongs to pick up some charcoal blocks from the small bag next to him and added them.

After a while, Gu Qingqing asked again: "My brother, what are his plans?"

"He will not leave the army." Chu Dai lifted the stove to the bedside, put down the tongs and sat down, looking at the woman with a smile: "He said that after winning a few more battles, he would apply to be transferred to the Southern Military Region and Let’s meet up.”

"Ah?!" This was something Gu Qingqing didn't expect. She was surprised and happy: "Then our family can be together from now on?!"

"Yes, just wait for another year." Chu Dai unbuttoned his clothes, changed into a set of pajamas, lifted the quilt and went to bed. "Second brother will return to the corps in the first half of the year, and you may have to work harder by then."

"It's okay. I don't have to do anything at home anyway. I'll eat in the cafeteria every day. Ah Sui can help me when he comes back from school. And you, too. You're back very early now," she said with a smile. .

Chu Dai was next to her and leaning on the bed, "I just feel that I have wronged you so much."

"I don't feel aggrieved. You and my brother took care of Tuantuan and Niannian most of the time. It was so noisy in the middle of the night that you couldn't sleep. I had a hard time getting pregnant." With that, she walked into the man's arms. Shit, he lowered his eyes and looked at the little son in his arms, and said warmly: "I think you are a very good husband. Really, when I was just pregnant, would you have thought of asking the military doctor to ask Xiao Zhao to buy olive oil for me? , wiping my belly every night, I really didn’t expect it.”

Chu Dai said nothing, letting her lean into his arms, stroking her hair with his big hands and listening to her words.

"Actually, when I first met you, I thought you seemed quite distant and not easy to get close to. But when I saw that you get along well with my brother and can tolerate so much nonsense from him, I knew that you had a warm heart. "

Maybe the environment was too comfortable. She was holding her youngest son in her arms, her man leaning against her, and her older son sleeping in a cradle next to her. The stove in the room was very bright, so her tone was very leisurely.

"I really think you are very good, better than the men I have seen. You will accompany my father to the team to watch him play with his uncles and aunts. You know that everyone in the village is envious of my father. Right? Praise him for finding a good son-in-law, and the cigarettes, wine and candies used for the wedding banquet are probably still what Aunt Guihua and the others talk about after dinner and tea."

Chu Dai just laughed silently. In fact, he felt that he had owed a lot to this little woman, allowing her to suffer hardships on the island with him. The elders in the family were not around when the child was born. Fortunately, Gu Qinglie was here, otherwise he might have felt more disappointed. .

She had been the treasure of the Gu family since she was a child, and her feelings for her family were not the same as those of people from an indifferent family like him. Even if she hadn't seen Chu Yuan for a year or two, she didn't think it was a big deal.

This was also the reason why she wanted to go to the island. She could see her family from time to time, or bring her family members over.

Her cousins are all good, and the Gu family are all down-to-earth and capable. When I see it, I can arrange a position in the army. The Southern Military Region is very big and there are vacancies everywhere.

I don’t plan to tell her these things for the time being. After all, it’s still a long time before I get off the island. I don’t know if there will be any changes in the future. I’m afraid that her joy will be in vain.

The couple talked a lot at noon, and the two children went to bed after eating without any fuss. Gu Qingqing fell asleep in the man's arms.

Chu Dai rested his chin on her head, held her waist with his right hand, and slowly closed his eyes.

It was more lively in the afternoon.

Four or five people came from the Corps. Chen Jiefang and the others took the Spring Festival couplets written by Mr. Qin and pasted them everywhere without even waiting for Chu Dai to get up. They didn't even miss the small door in the utility room and pasted them upside down. The word "福".

Hearing the loud noise outside, the man opened his eyes, his eyes filled with helplessness.

Gu Qingqing yawned, put her little son who was sleeping soundly in her arms against the wall, covered him with a quilt, and got dressed in the quilt before getting up.

Tuantuan in the cradle was not awakened by the movement outside. Gu Qingqing knew that this was just a moment of relaxation, but she would have worries again at night.

Seeing the young couple coming out, Zhao Ze came over with his son in his arms: "A-Nian found wild shepherd's purse digging with white peaches in the back mountain. How about making some shepherd's purse dumplings this afternoon?"

"Everything is fine." Gu Qingqing teased Xiao Yu'er for a while, then went to the kitchen and took out the chopping board and flour: "You guys have strong hands, those who knead the dough and those who roll out the dough, those who chop the stuffing, I'll go there later Let’s see how much they dug, okay?”

"Okay, why not? In the past, when I was too busy in the Corps, I asked us to make dumplings together. We came from the Corps Construction Corps. Who can't make some pasta?" Chen Jiefang rolled up his sleeves and took a big basin and planned to pour it. Flour: "By the way, I just saw Military Doctor Yang coming this way. Did you call me?"

Gu Qingqing looked at the man next to her and blinked: "Yeah, wasn't she the one who delivered Tuan Tuan and Nian Nian? I just wanted to invite her over for a meal. No one in her family was on the island, so we just happened to have fun together." Down."

"Oh." Chen Jiefang grinned: "I was still wondering how she could come here if she is not from our Corps."

Zhao Ze clicked his tongue and said deliberately: "It's not true now, it won't be true in the future. I don't have a partner. There are so many brothers in our corps. There must be someone she can like."

"No way, how can she, a little girl with delicate skin and tender flesh, like us, a bunch of rough guys?" Chen Jiefang felt that military doctors are all educated people, like Zhao Ze, who went to college.

"Maybe someone has taken a liking to it." Gu Qingqing took out a basket from the corner of the kitchen and a small shovel in her hand: "Brother, please be careful when Tuan Tuan and Nian Nian are in the house. I'll go help first. .”

"Okay." Chu Dai responded, took a bag of peanuts from the table and started peeling them. He said to his comrades: "You can knead the dough and roll out the skin first. I will chop the stuffing later."

"Okay, where is Lao Gu?"

"I'm catching up on some sleep upstairs. The two little ones at home were too noisy at night."

Gu Qingqing walked out of the courtyard and walked around to the back mountain. She saw Baitao and Xu Nian hiding on the hillside muttering. She walked over and said, "How much have you dug?"

"I was shocked." Xu Nian patted his chest and breathed a long sigh of relief: "The basket is half full. Come on, let's dig more. It's been a long time since we've had this bite."

Gu Qingqing joined them happily and asked Baitao: "Where are Xiaoyang and Xiaorou? Didn't they bring them out?"

"Yu Chengtai is at home." Baitao pried up the shepherd's purse that was close to the ground and said, "Two days ago, his sister sent a telegram. He felt soft and sent money back. He was afraid that I would say that he was particularly attentive these two days. They rush to do any job."

Yu Cheng is very chauvinistic. In other words, most of the men in the army are very chauvinistic. When they get home and eat, they won't wash a single meal. If they are in a good mood, they just play with their children, otherwise they just spread their hands and do nothing.

Zhao Ze is already considered very good, he is often the one who holds the children outside, not to mention Chu Dai, who sticks to his two sons when he is off duty.

Gu Qingqing didn't know what to say. She looked at Xu Nian and remembered what she said before about not talking to other people at home, so she just shut up.

Xu Nian was very sympathetic to Baitao's words. She couldn't help but ask, "Who is in charge of your family's money?"

Baitao shook the soil off the shepherd's purse root and said, "Yu Cheng is in charge. He used to send money to my family every month and put the rest in the drawer. I want to take it myself."

"You have to take care of it." Xu Nian taught the two of them: "These men are not family members and don't know how expensive firewood and rice are. Although we don't need tickets for rice, flour and oil on the island, don't we still need money tickets for other things? They are not bad. They feel like they only cost a penny when they eat in the canteen. No, there is still a wife and a baby at home. When they pay the allowance, you can hold the money in your hand. He has to go through you when sending money. If he wants to send twenty yuan, just give him ten yuan. It's not that bad. Heartbroken."

This is all from her experience. Zhao Zezhi sent home a lot of money. I can't beat twenty every month, and there are all kinds of tickets. Not to mention the food shared by the team, can she eat so much by herself? It didn't just go into the pockets of his two brothers.

Now the maximum is ten yuan per month, and she has no control over how to divide it. Zhao Ze has a monthly allowance of more than seventy yuan, and she has saved the rest.

Baitao remembered, "I will mention this when I get back today. It just so happens that he feels guilty about me now, so he should agree soon."

Gu Qingqing listened quietly to them, her hands moving slowly, and she already had a handful of wild shepherd's purse in her hand.

After a while, her legs were numb and she couldn't help but get up, and threw the shepherd's purse into the basket at her feet: "Is it almost done? Sister A-Nian, you can prepare the filling for the shepherd's purse dumplings later. I don't know why I mixed the filling for the dumplings." It’s always dry.”

Chapter 159 Booming 159 Previous chapter table of contents next chapter  "Okay, do you want some chopped meat, or pure shepherd's purse?" Xu Nian also took her arm and stood up, patting the dirt on her trouser legs.

"Let's eat pure shepherd's purse." Gu Qingqing thought of the big fish and meat at noon and couldn't help but grin: "I'm a little tired of it."

"Me too."

"Sister Taozi, why don't you stay here to eat first? Or wait for our dumplings to be cooked and bring a bowl back?" Gu Qingqing saw dust on Xu Nian's back and patted it off.

"No, Xiaoyang is waiting at home. Fortunately, I bought some New Year's goods and prepared them at home. He can eat them if he is greedy, otherwise he would not be able to stay." Baitao also picked up the basket and put away the shovel, "You go back and work, come back in a few days Chatting with you."

"Okay." It's windy outside. This place is close to the sea. The occasional gust of wind in winter is really unbearable. Gu Qingqing is eager to go home and warm up by the fire: "We will steam buns and send them to you tonight."

"Would it bother you too much?"

"No, I'll let Ah Sui go for a run. He runs at night every night now, saying it's for exercise."

"Okay, I'll go home and steam the jujube cake first, and I'll ask Asui to bring it back to you. It's soft and delicious. It's a specialty of our south."

"Okay."

When Baitao disappeared at the intersection, Gu Qingqing and Xu Nian each carried a basket into the yard. Xu Nian said: "Baitao, don't look at her soft character, but she is still quite capable. Fortunately, you are very popular and can show off your skills wherever you go." You can get along well with others, otherwise you won't know it when others bully you behind your back."

Gu Qingqing closed the courtyard gate fence: "I'm not completely popular, that is, I'm better in the South District and the North District. The people in the North District are all from the Corps. Although they are divided into several places, not all of them are for construction. People from the Corps, after all, they want to save face, and there are many acquaintances of Chu Dai in the Southern Military Region, plus my father is in the military region... Well, they are afraid that the word will spread, so they will not say anything behind their backs."

After pulling the door bolt, Gu Qingqing continued: "In the past, the news that I couldn't give birth to a child came from the East and West districts. Now that I have given birth to Tuan Tuan every year, don't they still say that it was Ah Sui who brought it? .”

The general meaning is that before she gave birth, she said she couldn't give birth to a younger brother, so she actually raised him as a son. After she gave birth, she said she raised Shen Sui to celebrate the family's happiness, so she gave birth to two sons.

Anyway, they can talk over and over again. Men sometimes hear rumors and won't mention it to her for fear of irritating her. It's not okay to go to instructor Jiang for such gossipy things, and it's even more unreasonable to complain to their men.

"You all know that." Xu Nian was obviously startled and said sincerely: "I have heard this before when I was eating in the canteen. They just sat there and talked blatantly. Anyway, they are all familiar with each other. Maybe it depends on my usual If you don’t talk to people much, they don’t take me seriously.”

"It's also possible that it's intentional. Knowing that we have a good relationship, he deliberately told me through you." The people Gu Qingqing has come into contact with are all very good-natured, from Aunt Yu to Xu Nian to Baitao Xiaohuan Niang and Er Fat Niang. , even Zhang Jianshe and his daughter-in-law are arrogant.

Zhang Ta's mother is just unforgiving. She is the kind of person who likes to take advantage but doesn't like others taking advantage of her. These are just trivial problems, nothing serious.

Without Gu Qingqing's knowledge, she had scolded her sisters-in-law several times, and this was what Xu Nian told her.

Those in the east and west districts who are talkative and like to poke fun at others are really rare.

The two of them walked into the living room while talking. The men were already making dumplings in full swing. They were all talking about their time in the Corps. It was obvious that they had been bored on the island this year.

The hand that carries the gun and kills people uses a shovel to dig holes every day, and I guess I feel depressed.

Seeing that Chu Dai was still chatting with her brothers, she knew that the two children were not awake yet. She went to the kitchen with An Xin and Xu Nian. They washed the shepherd's purse together and gave the place to Xu Nian to chop the stuffing.

"Qingqing, did your battalion commander Chu tell you about going down to the island?" Xu Nian said suddenly.

"I mentioned it at noon." Gu Qingqing leaned against the cupboard at the back, rubbing her legs that were still numb: "I said I will leave the island in one year, and then I will order fresh milk for the children every day."

"I heard Brother Ze say this. He told me that we don't plan to leave the island. No one else can control you on the island. It's troublesome to come and go, no one wants to bother, and we will be quiet and comfortable." She There is nothing to worry about. There is no reply from my mother's family, and my husband's family is all thinking about the man's allowance.

Anyway, her husband and son are on the island, and she is planning to buy a TV set. Unless the higher-ups mobilize her, she has no choice but to go with the army. She is unwilling to let her go off the island now.

"What about you? What are your plans?" Her best friend on the island was Gu Qingqing, and Xu Nian would not be able to adapt if she really left.

"He said that I can only follow him when we get off the island," Gu Qingqing said with a smile, "He said it was one year, but actually he is a little unsure. It depends on how quickly the base is built. In fact, I also want to go back. The island is fed by supply ships, and winter is better as the vegetables don’t spoil easily. In summer, we can only eat meat during the two days when the supply ships arrive, so we can’t live there at all.”

"We'll see if we can buy a refrigerator then. The island has enough electricity and we can afford it, but you might as well go back." Xu Nian cut the shepherd's purse into very fine pieces and said, "Your family is looking forward to seeing you two." A little grandson, he will be able to walk every year in more than a year, the family will definitely miss him."

Gu Qingqing nodded, "My father is Chu Dai's father. From time to time, he asks the supply ship to bring meat coupons and money. Honey and canned fruits are also kept. He sent a telegram last time and said that everything is ready at home. , the child’s room is already there, just waiting for us to go back.”

Xu Nian shook his head and smiled: "I didn't expect that the chief of the military region would have such a side." Just like ordinary people, they are eagerly looking forward to their children and grandchildren.

"Dad, he is just an ordinary person. He had a very harmonious chat with me when he went to my house before." Gu Qingqing smiled: "It's just that my Chu Dai worked hard to separate a few rooms upstairs, but he couldn't send them. It comes in handy.”

"There is still more than a year. During this time, Tuan Tuan has to be taken to bed every year by an adult. It is indeed a waste. When you get off the island, this building will definitely become a favorite. There are many families on the island with three or four children who are too lazy to separate. For the house, it’s just ready-made.”

"How about I give this building to you?" Gu Qingqing showed a bright smile: "You and Brother Zhao must plan to continue having children, right? It would be fun to have more children."

"Just one more one. It's too noisy. If Xiao Yu'er hadn't been hugged by his father now, I would have despised him." Xu Nian put the chopped shepherd's purse in a bowl and started to mix the stuffing. Gu Qingqing watched carefully. .

"I am willing to give it to the sisters-in-law in the North District," she said. "When the time comes, I will directly ask Xiao Huan Niang and Er Fat Niang if they want it."

"Okay, they all have three or four babies. The second fat lady should be giving birth soon. She got pregnant later than you." Xu Nian said, "The family should also be looking forward to a daughter."

"There are really few girls on the island. It's so rare that you can't even come across one if you go around."

"Really?" Xu Nian started to worry now: "Do you think it will be difficult to find a wife when Xiaoyu'er grows up and is still on the island?"

"Puchchi——"

There was laughter at the door, and the two women turned around and saw that it was Yang Xin.

"Mr. Yang, why are you here? Brother Jiefang said he saw you a long time ago." Gu Qingqing smiled and pulled her into the kitchen to chat together. There were men bragging outside.

There is a big kettle on the small wood-burning stove in the kitchen. The water is not boiling yet, and the firewood inside is strong, so the kitchen is warmer than the living room outside.

Yang Xin also held a bag of apples in her hand and put them on the stove: "My sisters-in-law took me to chat for a while and asked me if I had a partner." Her face was redder than the apples: "Comrade Chen Jiefang also said something else. Yet?"

Gu Qingqing and Xu Nian looked at each other, and it was clear what Yang Military Doctor was thinking. Brother Jiefang just couldn't feel it. The heads of the people in the Corps were all made of elm pimples. Why were they so stunned that they didn't understand?

"He didn't say anything." Seeing her disappointed look, Gu Qingqing said slowly, "Just say that you are a southern girl and you shouldn't be able to eat anything spicy. Let me make something light."

"Really?" Yang Xin was a little embarrassed, but her personality was straightforward and not coy: "Actually, I can eat it. My mother is from the central region, and the cooking at home also uses spicy food."

Hearing her words, Gu Qingqing couldn't help but feel happy. She even looked forward to the spark between the northern man who had one mother and the southern girl who was used to calling her mother.

After thinking for a moment, she asked again: "Mr. Yang, I know what you are thinking. I want to ask you a question."

"you say."

Xu Nian held the sea bowl and stuffing in his hand and looked at Gu Qingqing.

"It's like this. Brother Jiefang said that he hasn't read any books since he was a child, and his family is from the countryside. He's afraid that girls in the city won't look down on a rough guy like him..."

"No!" Yang Xin said resolutely: "I like this kind of soldier who has been baptized by wind and rain. I don't think he is rough, nor do I think he is uneducated, and I can't possibly dislike him, the middle- and lower-class poor peasant brothers."

Gu Qingqing was stunned when she heard this, and Xu Nian had the same expression. Obviously, he didn't expect that Military Doctor Yang had such a high level of ideological awareness. The two of them looked at each other with smiles in their eyes.

"Doctor Yang, don't worry, I will definitely capture Chen Jiefang for you!" Gu Qingqing knew that Brother Jiefang wanted to find a wife and had a good impression of Dr. Yang, so she put down her words.

Sooner or later the iron tree will bloom.

Because she opened her heart, Yang Xin got closer to them, and the two of them worked together in the kitchen.

Judging from how neatly Yang Xin worked, she knew that she was someone who knew how to live a good life, and Gu Qingqing felt more at ease.

The dumpling fillings have long been taken out and made for the men. The more they eat, the more they make, with all kinds of fillings.

Gu Qingqing lifted the kettle on the wood-burning stove, filled the thermos with boiling water, and placed a large iron pot on the wood-burning stove to cook dumplings.

Firewood stoves work better than natural gas. The mountains behind are full of dry branches, so just pick up firewood and it will suffice.

After adding water to the pot and boiling it, Gu Qingqing poked her head from the kitchen: "How many dumplings have you made? Bring some to cook first."

Chapter 160 Booming 160 Previous chapter table of contents next chapter  The fat and white dumplings were put into the pot and boiled immediately.

Gu Qingqing took out a large red enamel plate with a magpie printed on it from the nearby cabinet, and also brought out a few plastic bags.

The plate was piled high with melon seeds, peanuts, various candies and fried sweet potato chips. With White Rabbit toffee in her mouth, she tied the plastic bag back up and put it back in the cupboard with quick movements.

"Sister A-Nian, grab a handful." She held the plate and handed it to the woman who was cooking dumplings, without saying anything clearly.

"Okay." Xu Nian casually grabbed a handful of melon seeds and stuffed them into his pocket. He used chopsticks in one hand to poke the dumplings to see if they were cooked. With his left hand, he took the melon seeds from his pocket and ate them. The shells were thrown into the firewood stove.

"You put too much candy in it. These men don't like to eat it. These little guys on the island will definitely run around at night. It's not enough for one person to touch two."

"Let's have some fun during the Chinese New Year." Gu Qingqing said with a crooked eyebrow, "It won't make a big fuss if my little nephew brings it with me. Two pills for each person is enough and they won't take more. If it's less, I'll add more."

"Well, you go out first and see if the dumplings they made are ready. Then help me get a big aluminum pot to put them in. They are almost ready." The dumplings have floated up, and the dough is slightly transparent. You can see the green filling.

"Okay." Gu Qingqing took out the snacks. Only two or three of the men were making dumplings, and the remaining two were playing chess. Zhao Ze stood watching with Xiao Yu'er in his arms, and Yang Xin sat on the table. Jiefang watched him hesitate.

"The elephant is moving, Comrade Chen Jiefang." She was a little anxious.

"Okay, I'll listen to you." After Chen Jiefang made the move, he said, "Mr. Yang, don't talk while watching chess."

Yang Xin, who was still a little happy, curled her lips and asked, "Who is this?"

Seeing Gu Qingqing coming, she looked at her with a look of help.

"Eat some melon seeds and peanuts, Dr. Yang," Gu Qingqing helped her out: "I fried these sweet potato slices myself using sweet potatoes. Please try them."

"Brother Jiefang," she said with a smile: "You should try it too. Don't always dominate the chessboard alone and let others have fun when you lose."

Chen Jiefang grinned: "How about you come, Dr. Yang? Don't worry, I won't say anything."

Yang Xin: "..." This person must be short-sighted.

Tuan Tuan and Nian Nian woke up. Chu Dai and Gu Qinglie, who was yawning profusely, were holding each other in their hands. The two little guys lay on the shoulders of their father and uncle and looked at each other spitting out milk foam. They had obviously just finished drinking milk powder.

"Lao Gu has taken care of the baby in advance now, right? It will be easier to take care of his own in the future." Chen Jiefang gave way to Yang Xin in front of the chessboard, grabbed a handful of peanuts, peeled them, and turned his head to talk to Gu Qinglie.

"Why don't you try it in advance?" Gu Qinglie squinted over and said, "If your brain can open up, it will be quick."

Chen Jiefang didn't understand what kind of riddle he was talking about. He chewed a fried peanut in his mouth and shrugged without paying attention.

Seeing that there was nothing she had to do outside, Gu Qingqing squeezed into the kitchen and complained to Xu Nian: "There is a reason why Brother Jiefang has not been able to find a wife for so many years. It has nothing to do with the Corps."

Not to mention a place like the Corps, where the only female soldiers seen throughout the year were the cultural troupes. Even if he was thrown in a pile of women, this man's speech would choke those who liked him to death.

You deserve to be unable to find a partner!

You are so careless in front of others, you really think that this girl is also your brother, you can say whatever you want. Just now, Dr. Yang's face turned red and he was extremely embarrassed.

"No, it seems that these people who are close to your brother and the others are like this. You see, there are many people in the Corps who have married wives and have a litter of children. They are the only ones who get together and act silly all day long."

Xu Nian was with Gu Qingqing, and he said openly, "If your Battalion Commander Chu hadn't met you, he would probably be like them."

"No." Gu Qingqing bent over and took out an aluminum pot from the cupboard below and put it on the stove to fill her dumplings. She also nibbled on melon seeds: "But my brother may have a harder time finding a wife than Brother Jiefang." .”

Anyway, she doesn't have to worry about her two brothers. They all have their own ideas. It will be later. There is still a brother-in-law Gu Bao at home who is taking care of it.

"Your family's conditions are here. My father is the production team leader, and my two brothers are in the army. There must be many people who want to marry their daughters in. You don't have to think so much." Xu Nian handed her a pair of chopsticks: "You Check to see if they are cooked. You have to finish cooking the dumplings and stir-fry them for dinner."

It's past four o'clock now, and it will be dark if we wait for a while.

Gu Qingqing tasted a dumpling. The shepherd's purse filling was made by them first. The aroma of wild vegetables was fragrant and refreshing. Xu Nian added some dried fat residue after refining fat into the dumpling.

Just one word——

fragrant!

"How is it?" Xu Nian asked.

"It's cooked. It's delicious. Let's start the pot." Gu Qingqing said, "I'm going to bring in all the dumplings made outside and let them knead some dough to steam the steamed buns."

"become."

After a busy afternoon, the dishes were rich in the evening. Gu Qingqing also made braised pork with pickled vegetables using dried vegetables sent from home.

The men put two square tables together and found chairs upstairs and downstairs, which were enough to sit at noon.

Five people came from the Corps, including Yang Xin from the health center. Zhao Ze and his wife had their children, and there were eleven people watching Shen Sui do his homework upstairs. Not counting the two children at home, there were now fourteen.

It was really lively in the heat, and Xiaoyuer didn’t take up a seat, so he just put him in the basket. He was having so much fun playing with the rattle hanging on the side.

Zhuyeqing and Shanhaiguan soda have been on the table for a long time, not to mention hot and cold dishes, dumplings and steamed buns. As soon as Mr. Qin moved his chopsticks, the men started to change cups.

It’s hard to celebrate the new year with ease, and I want to enjoy it.

Gu Qingqing slowly ate a piece of pork, looked at the two children in the hands of the man and her brother, and said, "You can carry Tuan Tuan Nian Nian into the house and let me breastfeed you. If you want to drink, just drink. It's the Chinese New Year."

Chu Dai glanced at the untouched rice in her bowl and said, "You eat first, and then we'll talk after you finish."

"No, the two children can sleep for a while after feeding. It happens that we have to keep vigil tonight. I'll leave it to you to make trouble at night."

"Okay." Chu Dai gently kicked the legs of Gu Qinglie's chair and stood up with the child in his arms.

Seeing Gu Qingqing going back to her room, Xu Nian was stunned: "Why don't you eat after you've been busy all afternoon?"

Everyone looked over and said, "Yes, Qingqing, your food is getting better and better. Eat more of it yourself and don't just look after us."

Gu Qingqing took Nian Nian from Gu Qinglie's hand, shook her head and smiled: "The child is going to bed, you eat first. There is not enough food in the kitchen and there are vegetables left to heat in the pot."

"Okay, okay, don't worry about us, we all know." When they heard that the child was going to sleep, they stopped making trouble and consciously lowered their voices.

Gu Qingqing hugged her youngest son and returned to the room. Chu Dai followed her. When he saw her sitting on the bed and about to lift her clothes, she closed the door behind her.

The small orange light in the room lengthened the man's shadow. There was still light on the horizon outside the window, but it looked quite cold, so he simply closed the curtains.

Seeing the man's long legs propped up on the bedside, holding his eldest son in his arms, and the father and son looking at her together, Gu Qingqing felt embarrassed: "You go out to eat and drink with them, just put Nian Nian in bed. "

Chu Dai did as he was told, and when he saw suspicious red clouds creeping up around the little woman's ears, he laughed in a low voice, "I'll have to find an excuse in two days to let my second brother take the two children to sleep for one night."

"Why? Can he hold it? One of them is enough." Gu Qingqing's big almond-shaped eyes were full of confusion.

The man just looked into her eyes, a smile slowly forming on his lips, and said nothing.

This time she understood.

"How long has it been..." As soon as she finished mumbling, she realized that the two of them had not slept in the same room since the pregnancy.

Gu Qingqing coughed and said, "Actually, Ah Sui can take care of one. He has a holiday until Lantern Festival and doesn't have to go to school the next day. It doesn't matter if he goes to bed later."

The smile in the man's eyes spread, and finally a smile escaped from his throat, and his chest vibrated.

"Okay." he said

Gu Qingqing's face became increasingly dry.

The man left the room, took another empty bowl, put two chopsticks on each dish, and picked up her unfinished rice bowl to give it to her.

Zhao Ze didn't drink. He drank two glasses of soda and joked with him: "Who would have thought that Captain Chu of the Construction Corps, who said he would die in battle as a bachelor for the rest of his life, would now only care about his wife and children? Look at his attitude, he is afraid of being hungry. With sister Qingqing.”

"He's Battalion Commander Chu now." Someone next to him echoed: "Oh, Lao Guan used to introduce him to the art troupe, but this guy later didn't even go to the art troupe's performance, which made Lao Guan so angry."

"Is there such a thing?" Xu Nian asked in a low voice from the side: "Captain Guan didn't think about introducing you brothers?"

"There are more wolves than meat, so of course we should stick to his precious nephew first. Besides, Old Chu's family background is better than ours, his position is higher than ours, his allowance is naturally higher than ours, and he has done more meritorious service than us, so people naturally take a fancy to him first."

"Why don't you say that he is better-looking than you? The pretty guys in the city are not as handsome as him." Chen Jiefang grinned and said, "Brothers still have to do some tidying up when they have time. I heard that when the military base is built, our island will also From time to time there will be art troupes coming to perform, and maybe I can get a red line from instructor Jiang."

Next to her, Yang Xin ate the dried vegetables in the braised pork in silence and didn't say anything.

Gu Qinglie looked at his mallet, looked up at the man behind him, and shook his head helplessly.

Chu Dai chuckled lightly, finished picking up the dishes and went to the room.

Gu Qingqing saw him coming in again and asked, "What's the matter?"

"You eat first. The food will be cold now that the weather is cold." As he said that, he put the two rice bowls on the bedside table and forgot to add a few pieces of charcoal to the almost extinguished stove.

"I'll wait for Tuan Tuan and Nian Nian to fall asleep before eating. You go out to accompany them first. It's rare that you are happy today." The woman looked at the soft little dumpling in her arms and couldn't help but lower her head and kiss his forehead.

Nian Nian has gone to bed after feeding, and the brothers are now recharging their energy to torment their father and uncle at eight o'clock in the evening.

Chu Dai came over and said, "They have someone to accompany them. I just want to stay with you." Seeing that she couldn't free her hands, the man sat on the edge of the bed and took the dishes with his slender fingers: "I'll feed you."