Chapter 221 Boom 221 It’s safe and sound, come back early. ...

But he has a very good character. Although he is a little careless, he is both rough and subtle.

She doesn't have to worry about the dog being left behind. She is an Air Force pilot and looks good, so she will definitely not lose it.

And judging from Xiao Xiao's offensive, Gou Sheng might be melted at some point.

Her second brother is having a hard time.

I haven't seen him mention any girls, and the Construction Corps... doesn't even have a female military doctor, only a sister-in-law who went with the army.

Fortunately, in two months, he will be transferred to the Southern Military Region. This is the General Military Region. In addition to the gentle female comrades of the art troupe, there are also some girls working in civilian jobs.

You can always find the right one.

Not long after, Gu Qinglie came over. Seeing her staring blankly ahead, he raised his hand and waved: "What are you doing, sister?"

Gu Qingqing reacted, grabbed his hand and threw it aside, "You guys What are you talking about?"

At this point, Gu Qinglie was a little embarrassed: "My sister-in-law said that she would introduce me to her niece."

"Huh? You agreed?" Why would you laugh so happily?

"No," Gu Qinglie held her shoulders and walked toward the military courtyard: "I asked her what her niece looked like, and she said she was similar to your sister. When I heard that it was okay, I quickly refused."

Gu Qing Qing: "..." She stepped on him with her foot. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, "It's not Gu Qinglie who dares to pick and choose what you look like."

"You still dislike me?"

Gu Qinglie laughed. Hearty: "No, I just dislike myself. Who told us brother and sister to look so similar?"

"Fart! I look like the eldest brother."

"Don't use such dirty words in front of Tuan Tuan every year. It's not good." Gu Qinglie said this Only then did he think of his two little nephews: "Where are they? Have they gone home?"

"The son of the sister-in-law who introduced you to me took them away, and A Sui is following him." Gu Qingqing glanced at him: "Are you sleepy? "Huh ?

" Gu Qinglie noticed something in her words: "If you have anything to say,

let's go to the department store." Gu Qingqing said, "I have the money coupons that my father gave me when I got married. Industrial coupons, I want to buy two watches."

"Don't you have a watch?" Even so, Gu Qinglie turned around and walked towards the gate of the military area: "Can A Sui take care of the two children?

" Sure, they won't make much noise when they're full." Gu Qingqing said, "The department store is not far away. We can walk there for twenty minutes and be back soon."

"It would be nice if we had a bicycle." murmured.

Gu Qinglie wanted to give her surgery, but he couldn't get a ticket.

The brother and sister walked quickly towards the department store, chatting from time to time.

After walking for about twenty minutes, I saw a three-story building at the end of the street, which was quite large.

Nanyang is also a large province with a good economy. This state-owned department store is for the convenience of military wives. The department store in the central city is larger.

But it's far away, not within the military area, so you have to take a car there.

Following Gu Qinglie into the department store, what immediately caught his eye was a dazzling array of merchandise, including many imported gadgets.

There are three counters and three salesmen on each floor.

On the first floor are daily necessities, pots, pans, pens and paper.

The second floor is the clothing area. They are all made by the state-owned clothing factory. The styles are not very eye-catching. Gu Qingqing always feels that she and Chu Dai have seen these clothes when they came here two years ago.

He took Gu Qinglie straight to the third floor and found the watch counter.

"Comrade, what do you need?" the salesperson said enthusiastically.

"Hello comrade, I want to buy two Dongfeng watches. Are they available?" Gu Qingqing leaned on the glass counter and looked at them.

"Yes, wait a moment." The salesperson was also a little surprised. Two yuan for one purchase?

But looking at the material of her clothes and the man next to her in military uniform, she knew that she must be able to afford it.

So she bent down and took out two boxes from the counter: "This is a couple's model. The narrow strap is suitable for women."

Gu Qingqing knew that she had misunderstood and said with a smile: "Sorry, I need two pieces." Men's watch, please help me get another one."

"Okay."

Gu Qingqing picked up the men's watch from the box and grabbed Gu Qinglie's wrist: "Brother, try it."

Gu Qinglie was stunned. Then he grinned: "Did you buy it for me?!"

"Yes, you and my eldest brother are one. You and your eldest brother don't know how much money you have given me in tickets over the years."

"What's the matter? Let's just do it . You are a girl, how can I lose you?" Gu Qinglie shook his head.

Gu Qingqing chuckled, untied the watch strap, passed it through his hand, and put it on his strong wrist.

Button it up.

"Peace every year," she said.

Gu Qinglie felt a warm current surge through his heart, and looked at the girl in front of him with a silly smile and scratching his head.

When the little girl grows up, she will also feel sorry for her brother.

After buying both watches and paying the ticket, Gu Qingqing took him to look at the bicycle.

Gu Qinglie didn't take off the watch on his hand, and he didn't want to take it off either.

The girl gave it to me!

"Hello comrade, how many industrial coupons do I need for this Feige bicycle?" Gu Qingqing asked.

"Fifty industrial coupons, one hundred and sixty yuan." said the salesperson.

Gu Qingqing took out a handful of money coupons from her pocket. She had grabbed them temporarily when she came out in the morning. She counted more than 60 industrial coupons and breathed a sigh of relief.

The salesperson has never seen shopping so refreshing. Fifty industrial coupons are all the industrial coupons a state-owned factory employee has for a year.

Gu Qingqing gave the salesperson the industrial coupons and money to count. After collecting the note, Gu Qinglie carried the bicycle down to the third floor, and kept mumbling: "What do you think, put the bicycle upstairs? Are you afraid of someone stealing it?" ?"

Listening to his casual thoughts, Gu Qingqing finally understood why Gou Sheng was bothering him, and thought that she could go back in the car later without having to walk around, and she would be less irritable.

You can't get angry at him, you still have to rely on him to ride the bicycle.

After going downstairs, Gu Qingqing thought of another thing. She was holding a paper bag and asked solemnly: "Brother, can you ride a bicycle?"

Gu Qinglie got on the bike directly and turned to look at her with a bit of dissatisfaction in his tone. : "I even drove a tank in the army, but I still can't ride a bicycle? Can't this thing move with just one step?"

Gu Qingqing: "But this is not a tank."

"Then I go back alone?"

He just finished speaking , Gu Qingqing got into the back seat, not forgetting to grab his clothes.

Gu Qinglie chuckled, bowed slightly and stepped on his feet: "Let's go."

Gu Qingqing bumped her nose directly into his back. She didn't know how he trained it. It was as hard as a rock, and it hurt when it hit him.

She couldn't help but shed tears in her eyes, rubbed her red nose, and scolded the dog a thousand times in her heart.

It took less than ten minutes to go back. Bicycles were not allowed in the military area, so Gu Qinglie pushed the car in.

Just as Shen Sui grabbed the two little guys and waited for them, unexpectedly they pushed a bicycle over.

He was silent for a moment and then felt relieved.

The second brother and the elder sister both have resolute personalities and do what they say they will do. This is not unusual at all.

The little guys, who had never seen two wheels rolling before, surrounded the car curiously and kept saying "chirp, chirp, chirp," incessantly.

Gu Qingqing said helplessly: "Hold them up and sit down. For those who don't know, they might think that in the forest, the birds are chirping non-stop."

Shen Sui and Gu Qinglie each hugged one, and the little group sat in front, looking more like Xiaonian. Nian Nian was a bit taller than the eldest brother and was a little scared. He hugged his brother from behind and pressed his little face against him.

Gu Qingqing and Shen Sui were protecting the two little guys and would not let them fall, but they still wanted to laugh when they saw their actions.

Gu Qinglie held the bicycle faucet and pushed towards the military courtyard. The two little guys also recovered from their fear and happily enjoyed the oncoming breeze. They were babbling and didn't know what they were talking about.

Gu Qingqing asked her brother, "What did that child take them to do?"

"Playing with friends." Shen Sui looked subtle, "They are all teenagers." The little boy proudly told his friend For a long time, the children looked at the two little guys with surprise in their eyes.

Gu Qingqing looked at him with a smile: "You are only ten years old."

"I'm fourteen, sister. According to Zhang Ta, I can join the army in two years."

"Then do you want to be a soldier? " she asked.

The boy was silent. He was approaching the gate of the military courtyard. When he passed the guard post, he said softly: "I wanted to build a corps before. My brother-in-law said that the only way to defend the motherland is to fight."

"Well, your brother-in-law is right." Gu Qingqing. He smiled and said, "Study hard, Ah Sui. Mr. Qin is very knowledgeable. If you want to take over his class, you still need to work hard."

"I know, sister."

After returning to the Chu family yard, the bicycles were left as they were. In the yard, Gu Qingqing took the two little ones to take a nap. Gu Qinglie found many military manuscripts from the study, which were all treasures to him.

After returning to the room on the third floor, I sat on the bedside with the letters in my arms and read them in a daze.

Shen Sui went back to his room to finish today's homework. After practicing calligraphy, he read for a while to consolidate his knowledge, and then went downstairs to drink water.

Seeing the bicycle in the yard, he couldn't help but take a step forward and try to ride a circle.

In the evening, Gu Qingqing gave the two little guys to Gu Qinglie and said to him: "The eldest brother has no tasks tonight. He will come over for dinner later. Give him this watch later." She put down the paper bag in her hand.

Gu Qinglie looked at the things on the bedside and the watch on his hand, and said cheerfully: "Okay."

Today is the nineteenth of the first lunar month, and he will return to the regiment in two days.

Gu Qingqing thought that she couldn't lose out to him in the past two days, so she went to the kitchen to make his favorite spicy fried crabs and garlic vermicelli shrimps.

The kitchen was overflowing with fragrance, but the man who came in from the door had an ugly face. Seeing the busy figure under the warm light, his mood calmed down a little.

"You're back?" Gu Qingqing put out the dishes, "Hurry and wash your hands. You can eat when daddy, godfather and eldest brother come back."

"Brother has a mission, don't wait for him." The man rubbed his eyebrows. "Let's just eat when dad and the others come back."

"Huh? Didn't he say he would come over for dinner? Is it a temporary mission?" Gu Qingqing asked doubtfully.

It's not a military secret. The entire military region will know it tomorrow, and Chu Dai didn't hide it from her: "A pilot in the Air Force Group has defected in a fighter plane and is flying to a neighboring country. My eldest brother has been ordered to intercept it."

Gu Qingqing stopped holding the spatula in her hand . In mid-air, her mouth didn't close for a long time. She was shocked.

How could something like this happen in a military area? !

She knew that these things were not what she should ask. After a moment of silence, she said: "Go and wash your hands and eat. Tuantuan is at the second brother's place upstairs. You can take them down." Although he tried his best to restrain himself, the man still heard from her suppressed voice. A slight tremor could be heard.

She was worried about Gu Canyang.

Chu Dai stepped forward, hugged her from behind, put his chin on her head, suppressed the anger in his heart, and comforted softly: "It's okay."

Gu Qingqing leaned against his warm chest, her mind went blank for a moment, and she Quick recovery: "I know, brother, he will complete the task smoothly."

The family sat around the dinner table, no one moved their chopsticks.

Chu Yuan had a calm face and said to Mr. Qin next to him: "There is more than one spy in the military region. Sooner or later, it will be a hidden danger."

"We have to secretly order an investigation," Qin Zhou asked warmly: "Do you think the defection was caused by the pilot himself? Are you colluding with the enemy, or is there someone in the army who has been secretly planning it for a long time?

"You mean there are senior officials in the army who are colluding with the enemy?" Chu Yuan couldn't sit still, picked up the military cap on the table, and said to Xiao Xu: "Go. Headquarters! "

" Pass my order, all cadres at brigade level and above should come to the headquarters for a meeting!" He said as he walked.

"Yes."

When Chu Zhan and Xiao Hui were called over, they realized something. They looked at each other and looked away at the same time.

Cadres at or above the brigade level of the military region almost filled the headquarters. There were not even enough chairs to sit on. Some people stood holding enamel cups and asked their comrades next to them what was going on.

Chu Yuan walked in and frowned: "What's the noise like?!"

The headquarters suddenly became quiet.

Chu Yuan had a cold face, and before Xiao Xu could make a move, he pulled out a chair and sat down.

All eyes were focused on his face. Chu Yuan's eyes were scanning the familiar faces. He turned his head and said to Xiao Xu next to him: "Assign a company to guard the headquarters. No one is allowed in or out tonight."

" Yes!"

Xiao Xu went out, and the sound of uniform footsteps and the sound of bullets being loaded soon came from outside.

Chu Zhan was naturally the first to receive the news about the pilot's defection. He looked at the old leader with his head closed and was concentrating, and had some guesses about his actions.

After all, he is an old subordinate for many years.

He was waiting for Gu Canyang to intercept and bring back the traitor.

There was silence in the headquarters. Occasionally, if someone drank water and made any noise, they would be stared at by the people next to them.

For a moment, the atmosphere was extremely tense.

That night, the headquarters was brightly lit, and all senior cadres in the military region stayed up all night. In order to reduce the number of trips to the toilet, they didn't even drink much water.

Some people fell asleep lying on the long conference table, some people dozed off with their hands folded on their chests and leaned on the back of the chair. Naturally, some people were just thinking about it without thinking.

Gu Qingqing couldn't sleep at home, and the two little guys slept heartlessly. Chu Dai and Gu Qinglie sat in the living room on the second floor, looking at each other in silence.

She went to the kitchen to make a cup of hot tea and served it to the two men. She did not persuade them to go to bed early. She just sat next to Chu Dai and felt a little more at ease with him.

He stayed up like this until five o'clock in the morning, Gu Qingqing's eyes were red, and she lay on the man's shoulder and yawned.

"Go back to your room and take a nap. I'm going to the headquarters." Chu Dai patted her back gently.

"Okay." Gu Qingqing stood up as instructed. She didn't sleep even after returning to her room. She opened the curtains and looked at the morning mist outside.

The sky turned white, and she looked up at the sky, praying in her heart that her brother would be safe and come back soon.

In the headquarters, Chu Yuan stayed up all night, and Chu Zhan couldn't sleep even more. Such a big thing happened to the Air Force Group, and he had to write a detailed review report to the superiors.

Xiao Hui, on the other hand, fell asleep again and again, snoring loudly.

Chu Zhan looked at the dark face next to him, his teeth itching with hatred. This old guy was just deliberately making him angry.

At six o'clock, Xiao Xu asked Chu Yuan if he wanted to go to the cafeteria to get food. Seeing the red eyes below, Chu Yuan snorted coldly: "You won't die of hunger after one meal."

Xiao Xu retreated silently, not daring to do anything more. Sounded.

Someone's stomach growled and they scratched their heads in embarrassment.

Xiao Hui snored but didn't wake up. He rubbed his mouth and woke up. He asked Chu Zhan next to him: "What time is it now?"

"Twelve thirty at night." Chu Zhan said with a cold face.

"Oh, then I'll sleep a little longer." He crossed his arms over his chest and leaned his head back.

Chu Zhan kicked him directly and said angrily: "It's past seven o'clock."

Xiao Hui frowned and glared at him. He touched an enamel cup on the table, took a sip of cold water, and woke up completely.

At 7:45 in the morning, there was a violent roar of aircraft overhead. Xiao Xu ran over panting: "Chief, the J-6 is back."

Chu Yuan could no longer sit still, kicked off his chair and went directly to the Air Force Group Army Go to the hangar.

Xiao Hui thought thoughtfully: "Old Chu hasn't been so angry for a long time. Commander Chu, you're done."

Chu Zhan ignored him and followed him out.

Others also wanted to see the situation, but before they even left the door, they were pointed at dozens of guns.

"Without an order from the commander, please do not step out of the headquarters."

Chapter 222: Prosperity 222 Previous Chapter Contents Next Chapter  Only Air Force Commander Chu Zhan followed out, while the rest stayed where they were, staring at each other in amazement.

Someone asked tentatively, "Old Xiao, what happened? Wasn't the air defense alarm at the air force base last night a drill mission?"

They were not from the Air Force Group Army, and they were caught and made to sit on the bench as soon as they returned home. They sat there all night looking at Chu Yuan's long and sullen face, and they still didn't understand what had happened.

Xiao Hui raised his eyelids and looked at him, "You'll know in a moment."

Looking at his dark and rough face, the man finally understood why Chu Zhan disliked him.

It's so annoying.

Air Force Group, Air Force Base.

On the apron, three J-6s were parked in a row, and the one in the middle was the fighter that was intercepted and forced to stop.

Corning knew he had no way to escape, so he got off the plane with a dejected look on his face.

It was 4:30 in the morning, and he was just a little bit away from flying over the border to the neighboring country.

Gu Canyang and another pilot also came out of the cabin, took off their flight helmets, and reported the interception process to Chu Yuan.

Chu Zhan had a sullen face the whole time. Looking at Kang Ning being brought in front of him by soldiers with live ammunition, he kicked him directly: "Has the country treated you unfairly? You want to take your own things to join the foreign devils? You are a national scum!"

Chu Yuan glanced at them but didn't stop them. "Write a detailed report to the headquarters this afternoon and go back to rest first." He said this to Gu Canyang and another pilot.

"Yes, Chief." The two saluted and left. Chu Yuan glanced at Kang Ning, who was kicked several times by Chu Zhan like a puddle of mud, and nodded to Xiao Xu.

Armed soldiers took Corning away and detained him, handing him over to the Air Force for interrogation.

Chu Zhan was still upset and cursed: "The country is at a disadvantage for these bastards. Their daily food allowance of three dollars and fifty cents is higher than that of me, the army commander. The field army suffered the most casualties in the entire army. They were sent out to fight every month, and so many of them died on the battlefield..."

At the end, he couldn't continue speaking, and sat on the ground with his face covered, not saying another word.

He just couldn't understand how someone could betray his country, his beliefs, his comrades and go to the enemy.

The back that had always been unbending was now hunched, and he looked ten years older in an instant.

He was not afraid of being punished by the central government or being demoted. He was only afraid that one day he would find out that the person who stabbed him in the back was his comrade-in-arms with whom he had risked his life for.

Chu Yuan stood beside him, looked up at the sky covered with dark clouds, and patted his shoulder.

"There is still a lot to do. Let's go back to the headquarters."

Compared to the rage he had shown before leaving the headquarters, he was now calmer.

Chu Zhan took a long time to calm down before grabbing his arm and standing up, his eyes full of bloodshot: "Old Chu, tell me, is there a traitor in our group?!"

She gripped his hand so hard that veins popped out.

“Not necessarily,” Chu Yuan walked towards the headquarters with a dragon-like and tiger-like step, “We still have to trust our comrades. This is very likely a trick used by the enemy to disintegrate our internal forces.”

Chu Zhan was stunned for a moment, then his shoulders slumped after hearing his words. His expression relaxed a little, and he spoke quickly: "I will immediately order the reinforcement of the air defense system of the air force base and have someone interrogate Kang Ning as soon as possible!"

Chu Yuan nodded: "The investigation in the army cannot stop. Even if our senior cadres are not corrupted, the middle-level cadres still need to be investigated."

"Okay, leave it to me." As brothers for many years, there was no need to say everything too clearly, one look could make it clear.

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The Chu family yard.

Gu Qingqing made steamed egg custard for the two little ones. When she lifted the lid of the pot, she found that she had added too much water and the egg was not cooked through, so it was still egg liquid.

Tuan Tuan played with his two uncles in the living room every year. Although Gu Qinglie had a smile on his face while teasing the two little guys, he was obviously absent-minded.

"Bang--" Gu Qingqing knocked over the washbasin next to her.

Gu Qinglie and Shen Sui stood up at the same time and strode towards the kitchen.

"Are you okay?!" The tall man took the girl's hand and looked her up and down with a frown.

There were water stains all over the bluestone slabs in the kitchen, but his cloth shoes were not wet, so he didn't care.

"It's okay, I just knocked over the washbasin, don't worry." Gu Qingqing shook her head at Shen Sui, who also looked worried.

The two little ones followed in, calling out in baby voices: "A Niang~"

Xiao Niannian even opened his arms and wanted to hug her.

Gu Qinglie was afraid that they would slip, so he picked them up one by one and said, "A Sui, mop the floor."

"Okay." The boy nodded.

The eggs could no longer be steamed. Shen Sui had no appetite when she brought back the meal from the canteen in the morning. She simply boiled water in a pot, added shredded seaweed and dried shrimps after the water boiled, and then poured the stirred egg liquid in the bowl into the water.

Finally, the rice from the cafeteria was poured in. Gu Qingqing shouted from the kitchen: "It's time to eat seaweed rice."

As she spoke, she filled two bowls and took them out.

Gu Qinglie had no appetite. He took a porcelain bowl and fed his little nephew. Seeing that Xiao Niannian was eating happily, he glanced at the girl with a gentle profile next to him.

"My dear."

"Hmm?" Gu Qingqing fed a spoonful of soaked rice into her son's mouth.

"I finally understand how you felt when we were on missions before."

He thought that no one should be more worried than his sister, as her husband was in the army, and her two brothers were also in the army.

I couldn't imagine what would happen to her if anything happened to them.

Gu Qingqing's eyes were slightly moist, her voice was soft, and she felt a little aggrieved: "If you really care about me, I will be hurt less and don't make me sad."

"Yeah, okay." Gu Qinglie sighed.

He will be returning to the Corps tomorrow and heading to the battlefield soon. He only hopes that he will not let his sister down and that he will survive and come back to reunite with them.

At noon, Chu Yuan and Old Qin had not returned. Chu Dai and Gu Canyang came in one after another. Seeing her elder brother, Gu Qingqing could not help but rushed over, hugged the man's neck, and sobbed softly on his shoulder.

Gu Qinglie said to his brother: "Qingqing didn't sleep a wink all night, waiting for you to come back anxiously."

"Aren't you the same?" Chu Dai asked him with a smile.

"Don't talk about me. Go and get some rest. You haven't slept all night and you have to go to the Navy Headquarters. Brother-in-law, your body is not made of iron." Gu Qinglie pushed him to the second floor: "Take a nap. I'll bring you food later."

You don't need to ask to know that he definitely didn't eat it.

"Okay." Chu Dai didn't refuse.

Gu Canyang rubbed the girl's head and softened his voice: "I'm fine, don't be afraid."

"I'll go cook." Gu Qingqing wiped her tears and stepped out of his arms. She said to Shen Sui, "A Sui, go to the vegetable garden in the backyard and pick some green onions."

"Okay." Shen Sui was very happy to see that his elder brother was safe and sound, but he didn't show it on his face. He took Xiao Tuantuan to the backyard.

Now that the weather is good, it is time to plant vegetables and the greenhouse has been built.

Various green vegetables are growing well, but they are not yet edible.

The green onions were tender and green. He picked a handful and shook off the dirt beside them, then gave them to the little girl.

In the living room, two men sat on the sofa.

Gu Qinglie was talking to his brother about the defection incident. "The neighboring country will not let this go and will definitely take the initiative to provoke in the near future."

The first to bear the brunt is the Construction Corps.

"You and the Luzhong Corps are going to join forces." Gu Canyang's tone was flat.

Xiao Niannian crawled back and forth between his two uncles, and finally lay sideways on them, with his head resting on his eldest uncle's legs and his little feet resting on his second uncle.

Gu Qinglie grabbed his disruptive foot and said, "It depends on the order of the General Military Region. I always feel that something is strange about you this time."

Gu Canyang rarely raised his eyes and looked at him: "What's strange about that?"

"The air defense alarm sounded for so long last night. I always feel that the military district's reaction was too slow." Gu Qinglie scratched his head: "This is the headquarters military district. If there was any unusual movement of a tank in our construction corps, the company headquarters would have discovered it long ago."

Gu Canyang nodded: "Go on."

"I suspect... there is a spy within your Air Force!"

Gu Canyang looked at him for a long time, then looked away, stroked the little guy's head on his lap with his fingers, and said nothing.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Gu Qinglie became anxious, "Brother, is this really the case?!"

Gu Canyang ignored him.

Gu Qingqing cooked a few dishes casually. At noon, Gu Jianguo came over and brought some food, including a sea fish, two kilograms of shrimps, and a few crabs.

I stir-fried a crab with chili sauce, steamed a sea fish with chopped green onions, ginger and garlic, and fried prawns with oil, garnishing them with local non-spicy green and red peppers.

The seaweed soup and rice were still there, but the adults didn’t eat them, so it was a good opportunity for us not to have to cook for lunch.

When the food was served, Gu Qingqing served a bowl to Gu Canyang first: "Brother, eat quickly. Do you still need to go to the base in the afternoon?"

Gu Canyang nodded: "I have to go there."

"Then you can take a nap in the room upstairs later." Gu Qingqing said, "I'll go call Chu Dai to eat."

"I'll deliver it, I promised him." Gu Qinglie stood up, took the porcelain bowl beside him and filled two spoonfuls of soup with rice. He looked at the dish and felt a little hesitant about how to start.

The dishes are all greasy or difficult to pick up. They are fine when eaten with rice, but when put into seaweed soup, they seem to be... not so good.

"No need to send it to him." Seeing his embarrassment, Gu Qingqing said, "I'll go and ask him to come down to eat, and then go to sleep after he finishes eating."

"That's fine."

I went up to the second floor and pushed open the bedroom door. The man just woke up and his sharp eyes swept towards the door.

When he saw it was her, his brows softened.

The woman walked to the bed, and he stood up slightly, leaning his back against the headboard.

Gu Qingqing sat down next to the bed and leaned into his arms.

With her face pressed against his chest, Gu Qingqing said in a muffled voice: "Don't move, hold me for a while."

The man nodded gently, resting his forehead against hers, with one arm around her waist.

The two were silent for a long time. Gu Qingqing felt a little sleepy, her eyelids felt heavy, and she soon fell asleep.

Seeing that neither of them came down, Gu Qinglie put down his bowl and chopsticks and thought about going up to see what was going on. The bedroom door happened to be open, and he saw the girl nestled in the man's arms.

He seldom saw the girl so quiet and vulnerable. Most of the time she was aggressive and sometimes cried out of grievance, all because she was worried about the others in the army.

Chu Dai saw him at the door and shook his head slightly. Gu Qinglie understood and reached out to gently close the door.

When going downstairs, I slowed down my pace and walked very carefully, for fear of disturbing them.

Seeing him coming down alone, Gu Canyang casually asked, "Where's Qingqing?"

"She fell asleep." He sat down, picked out the bones from a piece of steamed fish, and put it in his nephew's bowl: "She is too tired."

Gu Canyang remained silent for a long time, lowering his eyes to look at the little guy in his arms who was eating shrimp obediently.

The fried prawns have a little smell on the outside, and Xiaotuantuan likes it very much. She licked the shrimp shell again and again, and then peeled the shell slowly by herself.

After trying for a while, he was frustrated. He turned around and handed the prawn to his uncle, saying eagerly, "Chirp~ I want to try again."

Gu Canyang suddenly remembered that when Gu Qingqing was a child and needed her two brothers, her big watery eyes looked at you without blinking.

Xiao Tuantuan thought he didn't hear her, so she called out again: "Chirp~"

The man took the bitten shrimp from his hand, not caring about his saliva. He slowly peeled the shell with his slender fingers and handed the shrimp meat to him.

After eating the chewy shrimp meat, the little girl was very satisfied, and her eyes curved into crescents.

Gu Qingqing slept until about three in the afternoon. When she woke up, the man was no longer beside her. She lifted the quilt and found his coat in her arms.

After staring blankly for a long time, she curved her eyes and smiled.

She put her nose close to the tip of her nose and smelled the sweet aroma of toffee. She suddenly had an idea and reached into her pocket and felt a handful of toffee.

Open one and put it in your mouth, and all the fatigue of the day will disappear.

After lunch break, Gu Canyang went to the Air Force base. Shen Sui was doing homework upstairs, and the two little guys were taking a nap in his room.

Gu Qinglie thought that he would be leaving tomorrow, so he wanted to see if he could do something for the girl. So he carried a hoe to the backyard and started loosening the soil.

"The pepper seedlings have grown out?!" Gu Qingqing strolled around after dinner and saw a patch of tender green seedlings in the vegetable garden. A bright smile appeared on her face.

"Brother, just in time for you to come to the military region so that you can eat the peppers I planted. These are the seeds that grandma brought me. They are not like the peppers from Nanyang, which have thick skins and are not spicy."

Gu Qinglie supported the hoe with both hands. He looked down at the girl squatting on the ground fiddling with the seedlings and said, "Then I want to eat fried pork with peppers."

"Okay." She agreed without hesitation: "I will collect all the dried fish later, you can take them to the military corps and give them to Aunt Yu. Don't forget to let her dry them again."

"Don't worry, I've remembered it." Gu Qinglie continued to loosen the soil and put the money in for her. Some vegetable seedlings grew too densely and needed to be moved away.

"Also, I'll have to go to the photo studio to pick up the photos when I take you to the station tomorrow. I don't know how the photo taken by that young comrade is."

Gu Qinglie listened to her mumbling and didn't feel annoyed at all, he just felt warmed in his heart.

In two months, he will be able to join his brother and sister and be with his two little nephews.

“By the way, did you give the watch to your brother?!” Gu Qingqing suddenly remembered.

"No." Gu Qinglie scratched his head: "Who still remembers this? He will come over for dinner tonight, so give it to him then."

"good."

The brother and sister chatted for a while, and before they knew it, it was five o'clock.

Xiao Xiao didn't find anyone in the front yard, nor in the living room. She vaguely heard a noise in the backyard, so she came over to take a look.

"You are really here." She took off her military cap and fanned herself. A big drop of sweat ran down her forehead, fell on her neck, and sank into her collar.

"What have you been doing? You look so hot."

"I just finished training, ran home to put away my gun and came here. Where's Gu Canyang, has he been here?"

"He came here at noon and will come over for dinner in the evening. He will take a rest tomorrow." Gu Qingqing said while weeding.

"Oh, he has made a great contribution this time. The military district will praise him and that comrade in their company whose name is what. He should also be able to get a first-class merit." The news that someone in the Air Force defected by flying a plane spread throughout the military district today, causing an uproar.

Xiao Xiao frowned and said, "I always feel that this is not normal."

Gu Qinglie became interested. "I also think it's abnormal. Can you tell me first, what's the problem?"

"Logically speaking, such a big thing should be kept secret. Not only did the higher-ups not take any action, but they also seemed to be letting it go."

"Also, my dad and the others haven't come back since last night."

Gu Qinglie looked around, thinking that Xiao Xiao was not... an outsider, so he told his brother the same story: "Do you think there might be a traitor inside, and one of the senior cadres in the military region, so they detained all the former leaders of the brigade in the headquarters, so that they have time to investigate them one by one and prevent them from escaping!"

"It's possible." Xiao Xiao thought about it and still felt something was a little strange, but couldn't tell what was strange. "You're going back to Border Town tomorrow?"

"Yes, my vacation is over. I hope I can attend your and my brother's wedding next time." Xiao Xiao's personality is very much like a boy's, she is free and easy and unpretentious. Gu Qinglie naturally treats her as a buddy.

"I'll give you my good wishes." She also squatted down to help Gu Qingqing pull weeds: "Can I have a meal tonight?"

"I have no objection." Gu Qingqing said with a smile.

She didn't understand all the twists and turns, nor did she know what was strange about this matter. Now that her brother was back safely, it was the best thing for her.

At around six o'clock in the afternoon, Old Qin and Chu Yuan came back. Commander Chu's face, which had been solemn, immediately relaxed as he entered the yard.

Chu Zhan also followed, and so did Xiao Hui.

Xiao Hui didn't find it strange to see his daughter here. He sat down on the sofa, his bones creaking.

"Xiaoxiao, make Dad a cup of hot tea." He was very blunt.

Xiao Xiao rolled her eyes at him and asked Mr. Qin next to her: "Uncle Qin, do you want some tea too?"

"Okay, make a cup for me too." Old Qin said with a gentle smile.

"Okay."

Soon, four cups of hot tea were brought out. Chu Zhan held the enamel cup and asked Chu Yuan, "Do you think anything is wrong with these people today?"

Chu Yuan shook his head. “They are all old comrades. They have eliminated countless enemies in the past. They will not betray their troops and their motherland just for the sake of sugar-coated bullets and petty gains. The people under them may not necessarily do so.”

Although Xiao Hui was a bit reckless, he had a sharp mind. After listening to Chu Yuan's words, he quickly understood what he meant.

"Are you deliberately holding the senior officials in the headquarters so that the people below will think that our target is among these people, and then we will catch them all in one fell swoop when they are complacent and reveal their true colors?"

Chu Zhan also reacted and leaned back against the sofa with his straight back: "As long as the person who stabs me in the back is not one of those brothers who blocked bullets for me before, it will be fine." Otherwise, he would really be in excruciating pain.

It is not uncommon for the enemy to plant spies in the army. They also have pawns in the enemy's belly, ready to strike at any time.

However, if it is buried for too long, it will become a time bomb, so it is safer to clear it.

Old Qin drank his tea slowly. "Kang Ning defected. Someone was secretly assisting him. The air defense system of the military zone was delayed. The air defense alarm sounded 20 seconds after he fled the military zone in the J-6."

If it weren't for a thorough check, a twenty-second loophole would not be easy to notice at all.

Chu Yuan nodded. "Fortunately, we succeeded in intercepting them. Otherwise, the entire Southern Military Region would have become a joke in the international community. Our morale has plummeted, and our neighboring countries will take the opportunity to attack as expected. In recent years, wars of all sizes have continued. The Construction Corps is short of manpower and it is difficult to continuously replenish supplies. It is still unclear whether this line of defense can be held. The Luzhong Corps is entrenched 200 kilometers away and it is too late to provide support."

"Once the border town is broken, people's hearts will be scattered."

Everyone present fell silent. Veins throbbing on Gu Qinglie's forehead, his hands clenched into fists.

I was very angry inside.

Whoever plotted behind this must be damned!

Thinking of something, he said solemnly, "In the last battle, we found that soldiers from the same unit spoke the languages of two countries. There was a man wearing an ordinary soldier's uniform, but he acted like a senior officer, and there was an interpreter with him."

"What?!" Xiao Hui couldn't sit still, "Are you saying that the two countries are secretly colluding with each other?"

Gu Qinglie frowned: "I'm not sure. The battle was fierce at the time, and there was no one alive under the firepower."

“This is troublesome.” Chu Yuan stood up, put his hands behind his back and walked around the room twice, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes: “Qing Lie, please help me tell Lao Guan a message.”

After listening to him, Mr. Qin understood what he meant.

If another country really sends people to support its neighbor, then it will turn from a neutral country into a belligerent country. However, they have vowed internationally not to participate in other countries' wars.

If we get any evidence in this matter, we can hand it over directly to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

At seven o'clock, Chu Dai and Gu Canyang also came back. The meal was not ready yet, so the men went to the room next to the study where there was a border map and a sand table for exercises.

Gu Qingqing was not quite aware of what was happening outside. She cut the tofu into small pieces and prepared to make some tofu with green onions.

Xiao Xiao helped her by washing vegetables and carrying plates.

The meal was served at eight o'clock, which was the latest we had eaten recently.

The door of the room next to the study was closed. Chu Yuan stood in front of the border defense map and circled an area with a pencil.

The others frowned, and Xiao Hui said, "I suggest sending troops to the Construction Corps under the pretext of transporting supplies."

"I agree." Chu Zhan agreed for once.

"Xiao Xu." Chu Yuan shouted, "Go and ask the officers above the brigade level to gather at the headquarters tonight."

"Yes, Chief."

Chu Yuan and Chu Zhan Xiaohui hurriedly ate a few mouthfuls of food and rushed to the headquarters.

Only a few young men were left.

"According to the usual practice, after the Chinese New Year, neighboring countries will frequently cause harassment. If Kang Ning successfully defected this time, it would definitely cause an uproar in the army. In addition, if someone fanned the flames and undermined morale, the border town would definitely become slack." Gu Qinglie ate a piece of leek pancake.

"Well, if the neighboring country provokes again at this time, the border town may just think that they are just harassing and retreating as usual. In fact, they have already deployed with the other country and hidden troops for a joint attack." Chu Dai said.

It changed from a harassment and feint attack to a large force directly attacking the border.

The Construction Corps had only one regiment with three to four thousand men and was completely defenseless.

"I can't stay here any longer. Let's see when the headquarters will send supplies and troops over. Only a small number of field troops can go over there. The most important thing is to mobilize the troops stationed in the north and ambush them at the border without the enemy noticing." Gu Qinglie was a little annoyed. "If Kang Ning hadn't defected this time, their plan would not have been discovered in a short time."

“Unless we strike first and catch them off guard.” A hint of coldness flashed in Chu Dai’s eyes.

"Hmm? How do I fight?"

"Give the evidence of the secret cooperation between the two countries to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and let them put pressure on them, make it public, and end this alliance." Gu Canyang's voice was very cold.

"Will the other country be forced to withdraw its troops under international pressure? Only our neighboring country is left. We are ready when it attacks us!" Gu Qinglie rubbed his hands: "Gou Sheng, you have a good brain."

Shen Sui heard their conversation nearby and was very excited.

This is a contest between three countries. Can the use of diplomatic power undermine the cooperation between two countries?

The belief in his heart became stronger.

After dinner, Gu Qingqing asked the three men to clean the table and wash the dishes, and to keep an eye on the two little ones who were lying on the sofa watching TV.

She took out two black luggage bags from upstairs and brought things for Gu Qinglie.

Xiao Xiao stood in the yard, taking the salted fish from the bamboo pole: "Do you have a plastic bag at home? This stuff is all salt, I need to pack it."

"When I bought groceries before, there were a lot of plastic bags, and I left them there. Wait a minute, I'll go look for them in the kitchen." After saying that, she hurried to the kitchen again.

Xiao Xiao ignored her and took all the salted fish and put them on the stone table on the side. She counted them and there were twenty-eight of them.

They were all bought sporadically a few days ago, pickled for two days and then hung in the yard to dry. Except for the batch that was dried when Gu Qinglie was not here, the rest were not dried much.

Gu Qingqing brought a bunch of red, green and yellow plastic bags, all of which were quite large and perfect for holding salted fish.

Putting two by two together, Xiao Xiao chatted with her: "How long will it take to eat all these salted fish? What is the border town like? Aren't there any fish over there?"

"There are no sea fish, but there are other fish. When you become my brother's family member, you can go to the Construction Corps with us." Gu Qingqing tied the bag tightly: "But the conditions over there are very difficult. To be honest, I feel sorry for my second brother. They have a lot of training every day and often go on missions. The budget for the canteen is limited."

"My uncle Yu, oh, is the old squad leader of the kitchen squad. Everyone calls him the squad leader, but he is actually the quartermaster of the regiment. He has to calculate the cost of food every day, but he can't let the soldiers go hungry, and he also has to figure out how to save coal."

"Drinking water there depends on the soldiers carrying it from far away. There are lakes in the desert. They get up at five in the morning and each company takes turns to carry water every day."

There seemed to be other water sources, but they were also very far away. Gu Qingqing was not sure as she had never been there.

Xiao Xiao stood in awe and said, "The soldiers on the border have a hard life."

"But actually they have a very good attitude, they are all very nice people. I have seen someone younger than me, and at the time I thought he was older than me, so I called him brother for a while. Later I found out that he looked older because he was exposed to the wind and sun for a long time."

Gu Qingqing put the bagged dried fish in and said, "There are also canned fruits and canned meats in the cupboard. My second brother likes them very much. I will bring some to him as well."

Xiao Xiao nodded, easily picked up the two luggage bags filled with dried fish, and followed her into the living room.

The men were crowded in the kitchen, some washing dishes, some washing pots. Gu Qinglie's loud voice never stopped. Chu Dai occasionally said a few words, but Gu Canyang seldom spoke.

Listening to the sounds coming from the kitchen and watching the woman taking out canned yellow peaches and oranges from the cupboard and stuffing them into her luggage bag, Xiao Xiao said, "Your eldest brother is really quiet."

"It's because of his personality. He was like this when he was a child." Gu Qingqing smiled and carefully put the cans in: "Maybe it's because he rarely speaks, and every time he speaks, people feel that he is very serious and important."

Gu Qingqing thought for a moment and said, "My eldest brother never lies or talks nonsense. He always does what he says, and no one can change his mind."

"He's very determined and strong inside. Maybe that's what I like about him." Xiao Xiao pulled a chair and sat backwards, leaning on the back of the chair, looking down at her: "But it's true that he's difficult to deal with. No matter what I do, he remains unmoved."

"No, didn't he send you home twice?"

"That's on the way." Xiao Xiao said dejectedly.

"You don't have to go with you. Chu Dai asked him to give you a ride, and he didn't refuse. I think not refusing is a good start."

"Really?" Xiao Xiao seemed to be thinking about something. "Why don't you tell me how you pursued Chu Dai? He once told Uncle Chu that he didn't plan to get married in this life, so he asked him to make plans in advance for the Chu family to be extinct."

Gu Qingqing was shocked: "Did he really say that? Didn't Dad beat him up?"

"It must be stunned, he is really skin, resistance, and so many uncle and uncle stopped, and he couldn't draw a few times." Xiao Xiao overlapped his hands on the back of the chair, and his chin was against his hands: "I came when you were married. When I saw you, I felt surprised. It was really amazing to let a man who planned to cut you into the door.

She sighed, "Your eldest brother said he doesn't consider getting married."

Gu Qingqing was stunned for a moment, then laughed even louder: "First, you have to have a brother like my second brother, and second, he has to be a good brother to my eldest brother."

Xiao Xiao's eyes lit up, and combined with the image she described, "Isn't that Chu Dai!"

Gu Qingqing smiled and nodded: "So you have a good chance, I am optimistic about you, you have to think like this, you are the only girl who appears next to my brother, if you can't get it, no one else can get it, so your chance is the highest."

Xiao Xiao digested this roundabout passage and nodded: "It does make sense. Anyway, I have plenty of patience, so I will just keep targeting your brother."

"What if you are older and your family urges you to get married, but my brother still doesn't have that interest in you?" Gu Qingqing couldn't help asking.

"My family won't urge you. I'm their only daughter, and they even let me be a sniper. They won't interfere with these matters."

Gu Qingqing thought about it and realized it was true. Which army commander would let his only daughter serve as a sniper in the field army?

Only Commander Xiao is unusual. His daughter is no worse than the sons of other commanders.

After packing up everything, the men came out of the kitchen. Looking at the two large bags on the ground, Gu Qinglie had a headache: "Sister, are you going to take all your belongings with you? You said you'd be transferred here in two months."

Chu Dai looked at the half-empty cupboard and snorted, "Alright, alright, if you like it, just tell me. Don't be so polite."

During the week he's been here, the cupboard has been restocked several times, and he'll run downstairs in the middle of the night to open a can of fruit.

"Eh? If you hadn't told me, I would have almost forgotten." Gu Qinglie slapped his head and ran upstairs.

The man smiled and said to the person next to him: "I said Qingqing looks like my second brother. They both have similar personalities and looks, but they both like to stick to you."

Gu Canyang glanced at the girl and said nothing.

The two little guys got down from the sofa, one holding their father's legs, and the other holding their uncle's legs, and dragged them towards the cupboard.

Chu Dai bent down, picked up his son, and asked him, "Do you want to eat canned food?"

Xiao Tuantuan nodded.

"Didn't you just finish your meal? Eat later." No matter how his son acted coquettishly or how much he kissed him, Chu Dai never gave in.

He touched the little girl's belly, which was round and bulging. He had not yet digested the dinner he had just eaten.

At this age, I don’t know how to get full or not. I want to eat everything I see, and then I can’t sleep at night because I’m too full.

Xiao Niannian was also held in his uncle's arms. He hugged his uncle's neck, leaned on his shoulder and yawned. He was much quieter than his brother.

Gu Qinglie found the paper bag from yesterday on the bedside table and took it down directly.

Chu Dai didn't pay much attention to it before, but now that he pulled up his sleeves, he saw the watch on his wrist.

"Did you buy more than just a bicycle yesterday?" He raised his eyebrows.

"Yes, my sister bought me a watch, a Dongfeng one, the same as yours." He proudly showed off the silver steel watch on his wrist.

Chu Dai found it a little funny to see him showing off like that: "It's pretty good looking."

"That's right, it doesn't matter who chooses it." Gu Qinglie took out another watch from the paper bag and took his brother's left hand: "You have one too, you bought it together with mine."

As he said this, he put the watch on his thin wrist.

Gu Canyang lowered his eyes and glanced at it, without saying anything else, just nodded.

Xiao Xiao stared at his fair wrist for a long time, and suddenly said, "Qingqing, did you buy it in the department store? Do you have any women's watches at the counter? Men's watches are also fine. Can you accompany me to buy one someday?"

"Okay, let's go together in a few days when you're on vacation. Didn't you say you would take me to the park?" Gu Qingqing saw through her thoughts and said readily.

Xiao Xiao's thoughts were all written on her face. Seeing her looking at Gu Canyang so bluntly, Chu Dai said with a smile, "Can you be more restrained?"

"No." She refused.

Gu Canyang didn't notice the burning look in her eyes. He just listened to the little guy in his arms mumbling before sleep and patted his back gently with his hand.

After so much trouble, it’s already past ten o’clock.

Gu Qingqing sent Xiao Xiao to the door and said, "My elder brother is on vacation tomorrow, so I won't send you off if you sleep here tonight. Do you want me to find you a flashlight?"

"No, no, my home is not far ahead, just a few steps away." Xiao Xiao stood at the gate of the yard, glanced at the tall figure of the man in the living room, and said, "Let's go home! See you next time."

"Did you buy more than just a bicycle yesterday?" He raised his eyebrows.

"Yes, my sister bought me a watch, a Dongfeng one, the same as yours." He proudly showed off the silver steel watch on his wrist.

Chu Dai found it a little funny to see him showing off like that: "It's pretty good looking."

"That's right, it doesn't matter who chooses it." Gu Qinglie took out another watch from the paper bag and took his brother's left hand: "You have one too, you bought it together with mine."

As he said this, he put the watch on his thin wrist.

Gu Canyang lowered his eyes and glanced at it, without saying anything else, just nodded.

Xiao Xiao stared at his fair wrist for a long time, and suddenly said, "Qingqing, did you buy it in the department store? Do you have any women's watches at the counter? Men's watches are also fine. Can you accompany me to buy one someday?"

"Okay, let's go together in a few days when you're on vacation. Didn't you say you would take me to the park?" Gu Qingqing saw through her thoughts and said readily.

Xiao Xiao's thoughts were all written on her face. Seeing her looking at Gu Canyang so bluntly, Chu Dai said with a smile, "Can you be more restrained?"

"No." She refused.

Gu Canyang didn't notice the burning look in her eyes. He just listened to the little guy in his arms mumbling before sleep and patted his back gently with his hand.

After so much trouble, it’s already past ten o’clock.

Gu Qingqing sent Xiao Xiao to the door and said, "My elder brother is on vacation tomorrow, so I won't send you off if you sleep here tonight. Do you want me to find you a flashlight?"

"No, no, my home is not far ahead, just a few steps away." Xiao Xiao stood at the gate of the courtyard, glanced at the slender figure of the man in the living room, and said, "Let's go home! See you next time."Chapter 223: Prosperity 223 Previous Chapter Contents Next Chapter  1975, the 21st day of the first lunar month, March 3rd in the Gregorian calendar.

Monday, sunny.

Gu Qingqing brought the two little ones, and together with Gu Canyang who was on vacation, sent Gu Qinglie, who was carrying a lot of bags, to the air force base.

"When you get to the Corps, remember to give the salted fish to Aunt Yu to dry in the sun. Don't you like shrimp? Keep the shrimp for yourself and don't give them to others. Also, I brought you a can of chili sauce and pickled radish strips. Put them in the small pocket next to the luggage bag..."

Gu Qingqing held Xiao Tuantuan's hand and muttered to herself.

Gu Qinglie was holding things in both of his hands, and they were heavy, just like his sister's concern.

"I know, I know. Just grow the peppers well so that I can eat them every day when I come over."

"As for me, after being transferred to the Southern Military Region, I won't be able to eat in the cafeteria like my big brother. I will have to eat with our Tuan Tuan every day and every year. How much do you think is appropriate for food expenses?" Gu Qinglie showed his two little fangs.

"It depends on how much allowance you will get by then. At least one or two hundred a month. You have been promoted to battalion commander in the Construction Corps, so your salary must have increased a lot, right?" Gu Qingqing glanced at him sideways.

Gu Qinglie knew that the girl was angry, so he stopped joking with her: "Not bad, not bad, one hundred and two. One or two hundred a month, plus the allowance from big brother."

Gu Canyang ignored the bickering siblings and walked towards the hangar with Xiao Niannian in his arms.

On the tarmac, six Y-5s are ready to go, supplies have been loaded, and soldiers dispatched by the field army have boarded the planes.

Chu Zhao was in the radio technology unit in the Air Force. Since he had a good relationship with Gu Qinglie, he took time out to come and see him off.

"I don't know what my father is up to this time. It looks like a war is going to happen. Old Gu, you just stay there and be careful. When you come back, I'll treat you to a big meal at the state-owned restaurant."

Gu Qinglie smiled innocently: "Okay, save up some food coupons, I want to have a full meal."

"As long as you come back safe and sound, I'll take you to the Nanyang People's Theater to watch a movie." Chu Zhao patted his shoulder: "All right."

"good."

Gu Qingqing picked up Xiao Tuantuan and said, "Uncle is going to the war. Tell him to come home early."

"Chirp~ Let's go home!" The little girl fell on the tall man, put her little hands on his shoulders, and gave him a kiss on the face.

"Okay, uncle, please come back early to accompany our little Tuantuan." Gu Qinglie rubbed the little guy's furry head with his chin, feeling both sour and amused.

It turns out she really knows everything.

Xiao Niannian realized something and waved his little hands to rub against his second uncle. Gu Canyang held him closer. Xiao Niannian put his arms around his second uncle's neck and buried his head in his neck and rubbed it again and again.

It was obvious that he was reluctant to leave.

Gu Qinglie also couldn't bear to part with his two little nephews. These two little guys were very well-behaved and good at acting coquettishly and coaxing others. They would even leave some food for him after stealing it.

"What does Niannian want to say to uncle?" he asked.

Little Niannian raised his head from his neck and said in a baby voice, "I like it, chuchu~"

Gu Qinglie's heart trembled, and he looked at the little guy for a long time, grinning: "Uncle also likes our Nian Nian, you have to listen to your mother and don't make trouble for her. When uncle comes back, you can do whatever you want. Okay?"

Xiao Niannian nodded, not quite understanding.

Gu Qinglie felt relieved.

Gu Qingqing put Xiao Tuantuan down, walked over and hugged his waist, put her face against her brother's warm chest, and said softly: "Come back safely, don't let me worry."

Gu Qinglie originally wanted to tease her with a smile, but Gu Qingqing quickly turned her head and turned her back.

A hot liquid splashed onto the back of his hand.

It burned straight into his heart.

His throat seemed to be blocked by something. He looked at her slender back but didn't know how to speak.

"Get on board." The man's cold voice sounded, and he said, "We'll be waiting for you in the military area."

"Okay." Gu Qinglie suppressed the emotions in his heart and grinned brightly.

At 09:30 in the morning, the Y-5 transport aircraft formation took off.

When the plane disappeared into the sky, Gu Qingqing withdrew her gaze and said to her eldest brother, "Let's go home."

"Yeah." Gu Canyang held Xiao Nian Nian, said a few words to Chu Zhao, and followed Gu Qingqing to the military compound.

Halfway through the walk, Gu Qingqing suddenly asked, "Brother, are you worried about my second brother?"

"A little bit," Gu Canyang said honestly, "but I believe him."

Gu Qingqing let out a long breath and said with a bright smile: "I believe him too. He is very powerful. He even destroyed the enemy's headquarters. He also shot the general in the head and blew up the armoury."

"Emerson." The man's voice was light.

"Yes, yes, it's this old man." Gu Qingqing became interested and kept praising Goudan to her elder brother.

There was a faint smile in Gu Canyang's eyes.

Soon, it was the twenty-third day of the first lunar month.

The anniversary of Shen Sui’s father’s death.

Today is Wednesday. Chu Dai specially asked for two days off and went to the school to ask for two days from Shen Sui. After reporting, he borrowed a car from the motor vehicle company.

He took his wife, children, and Shen Sui with him, and when he drove out of the military area, he showed his officer ID and the motor vehicle company's vehicle dispatch order to the sentry for inspection before he was allowed to pass.

"Where is Suining? Is it far from here?" Gu Qingqing asked curiously.

She sat in the back with her two little ones, Chu Dai drove, and Shen Sui sat next to her. When they arrived at their hometown, he could also point out the way.

"Not far, just over two hours by car." Chu Dai glanced at the rearview mirror and said, "They are all cities under the jurisdiction of Nanyang. Suining is also on the coast, but I have never been there."

Gu Qingqing took out two soft and fragrant dried sweet potatoes from her bag and fed them to the two little ones: "A Sui, did you often eat seafood when you were a child?"

Shen Sui nodded, "There are a lot of seafood on the beach. When I was a kid, I went to the beach by myself and I could pick up a lot with just a bucket."

His parents are from two neighboring villages. When he was a child, he rarely saw his father come home. His mother had a moody personality and often lost control of her emotions.

Grandma didn't like his mother, but was just average to him and better to his aunt's children.

When he was a child, his mother would beat him after a quarrel with his aunt, but would regret it after that and hug him and cry.

Then she had a quarrel with her grandmother, and after the quarrel she took him to her mother's house.

In fact, he could feel that his grandparents didn't like him very much, and neither did his uncle and aunt. Most of his father's allowance was sent back home, and in order to coax the allowance from his mother, he often instigated his mother to quarrel with his mother-in-law and sister-in-law.

His mother trusted his parents and brother and sister-in-law very much, and often gave them money and tickets when they stayed at her mother's house.

Before my father died, he was at most looked down upon and beaten by his mother from time to time. My grandparents, uncles and aunts would also ridicule him a few times for the sake of their purse bags.

Four years ago, when he was ten years old, it was the darkest time.

His father died and he couldn't go to school, so his grandparents encouraged his mother to remarry.

Just to get a share of the bride price.

His mother is very beautiful, and he looks 70% similar to her.

The almond-shaped eyes are inherited from her.

"When I was a kid, I only ate small fish and shrimp from the river. If I hadn't married a man from Nanyang, I wouldn't have known there were shrimp the size of a palm, and all kinds of weird-looking fish."

I am even less familiar with things like oysters, clams, clams and mussels.

Chu Dai held the steering wheel and chuckled, "Do you like seafood, Nanyang wife?"

"It's OK. I think it would taste better if it wasn't steamed or blanched."

On the island, the stomachs of the two men, one big and one small, have become less delicate and they can even eat chili peppers.

Now that I'm back in the military area, I have to take care of two elderly people and two kids, so the dishes are mostly light.

Only when Gu Canyang and Gu Qinglie are around will I stir-fry a few more chili dishes.

The man chuckled: "Actually, I can eat anything. You don't have to worry about our taste."

"You can, but my father and godfather can't." Gu Qingqing wore a watch on her left wrist and a jade bracelet on her right hand.

She carefully kept the bracelet that Mr. Qin had given her, fearing that it might be accidentally broken while she was doing something.

This was a gift from a man. Chu Dai said that if it broke, he could buy another one. He also said that when he had free time, he would take the three of them, mother and son, to the department store in the central city to buy her some jewelry.

"Then you'll just have to bear with it." The man looked ahead and asked Shen Sui, "Do you still remember the way back to the village?"

"I remember." Shen Sui looked reluctant to recall, "Brother-in-law."

"Um?"

"In the past two years, I really thought I was a member of the Chu family."

"Your surname is Shen, so you are not a member of the Chu family," said Chu Dai.

Shen Sui's eyes were dim.

"But you, me and your elder sister are a family. You are not a member of the Chu family or the Gu family. You are just a member of our family." The man said with a smile, "Why are you sad? Can't you see how your elder sister treats you in the past two years? Is it necessary for her to go to so much trouble to treat you as a family member?"

Chu Dai said: "Children should not be too thoughtful, and should be cheerful occasionally."

"Do you have new friends at school? Your teacher said there will be a parents' meeting next week. Do you want me to go or your sister to go?"

"Yes," Shen Sui's eyes brightened again, "You are in the same grade as me, but not in the same class. I want you all to go."

"Okay, then see if eldest brother is free and leave the two little ones with him. If he is not free, let your uncle take the headquarters to him." Chu Dai responded.

When he was not in the army, his tone was casual, just like at home.

"Okay." Shen Sui didn't know how to start the conversation, but he didn't expect his brother-in-law to speak first.

I had been thinking that I would be a little sad when my classmates' parents passed away, but after hearing what my brother-in-law said, I am now just excited.

Chu Dai also felt the change in his mood and smiled at the woman through the rearview mirror.

Shen Sui has changed a lot in the past two years, from being cold and closed to slowly opening up his heart. He is like other children of the same age and has become more youthful and energetic.

The only thing Gu Qingqing is worried about now is Goudan.

A two-hour drive is not too long. The roads in Nanyang are not as bumpy as those in Yancheng, with potholes everywhere.

The roads here are flat and passing vehicles are more common than in other cities. Occasionally, you can see members of the production team bending over to work in the fields.

They set out at around nine in the morning. The man stopped the car twice on the way so that the little ones could poop when they were full. Gu Qingqing stuffed some straw paper into the man's pocket and asked him and Shen Sui to carry the two kids to the edge of the ditch.

She didn't get out of the car and didn't open the window, for fear of smelling the suffocating smell.

Another time, he drank too much milk powder and went to pee. As long as they didn't poop on themselves, Gu Qingqing was very tolerant of them.

It was past eleven when they arrived in Suining. Chu Dai looked at the time on his wrist, found a state-owned restaurant to park his car, and took his family in to eat.

He was not wearing a military uniform today, just a simple white shirt, black pants, and a black wool coat.

Gu Qingqing was wearing the same lotus-colored long coat and trousers that she wore on the day of the photo shoot. She had bright eyes and white teeth, and there was a mischievous and lively look of a young girl between her eyebrows.

If she wasn't with her two children, she wouldn't look like a mother at all.

Pei Zhu said that she was well-treated by her man and two brothers and had no worries, so she was just like when she was a girl.

Needless to say, Shen Sui, with the personal instruction of Mr. Qin, was gentle and refined in his every move and had a mellow temperament.

Chu Dai felt that this guy still had some violence in his heart, but he was very smart and hid it well.

He felt that Mr. Qin and they liked him more like this, so he chose to show himself like this.

"Comrade, would you like to have a meal?" A waiter greeted him with a smile.

"Yes, comrade, are there any vacancies?" Gu Qingqing smiled and was a little surprised when she looked at the crowded lobby.

Nanyang is indeed more developed than Yancheng. In Yancheng, only the workers in the state-owned factories in the city would occasionally go out to eat, and the rest of the locals rarely eat in restaurants.

Most of them are passing travelers, and they are all on business trips to state-owned factories. Their travel expenses are reimbursed by the factories.

Or the leading cadres who came to inspect from above would stay in the guesthouse and come to the state-owned restaurant for a meal.

"Yes, please follow me to the second floor." The waiter led the way.

Chu Dai carried Xiao Tuantuan up the stairs first, and Gu Qingqing followed closely behind.

Xiao Niannian insisted on going up by himself. Shen Sui held his hands and let him walk in front of him. The little guy took steps with his short legs and lifted his feet with great effort.

Shen Sui was very patient and took his time with him.

The waiter took them to a rectangular wooden table by the window. Chu Dai pulled out a chair and let Gu Qingqing sit in first, and then he sat down.

The waiter handed over the menu, took out a small notebook and pencil from his uniform pocket, and started taking orders.

Shen Sui and Xiao Niannian were still on the stairs. Xiao Tuantuan broke free from his father's arms and ran over, holding the railing and looking at his younger brother with his head tilted.

They were so adorable that the guests who went upstairs to eat couldn't help but take a few more glances at these two fair and tender little balls with kind smiles on their faces.

Twins are really rare.

Chu Dai didn't care about the two little guys, he felt relieved having Shen Sui watching over him.

After ordering the dishes, I picked up two inverted blue and white porcelain cups, picked up the kettle and poured two cups of water, which were still warm when I touched them.

He handed a cup to the woman, picked up the cup and took a sip, then leaned lazily against the chair behind him.

"According to Asui, it will take at least an hour to get from here to their village."

"Don't be anxious." Gu Qingqing touched the man's leg with her knee and looked out through the wooden window: "Let's go to the street later to see if there is an incense and candle shop. Do you want to buy another bottle of wine?"

"Let's go to the department store and buy a bottle of Bamboo Leaf Green."

Gu Qingqing looked sideways at him, raised her eyebrows and said, "I thought you would say buy a bottle of Moutai."

"I don't like drinking, it's all the same to me. If you think Moutai is good, then buy Moutai." The man looked at her with doting in his eyes.

Anyway, he is not in charge of the family’s money.

Gu Qingqing snorted and laughed: "Bamboo Leaf Green is pretty good. Asui's father is relieved to see that Asui is fine. It doesn't matter what kind of wine it is."

The man smiled and nodded: "My wife is right."

"Hold on, the brats are coming."

Chu Dai sighed, picked up a little guy and let him sit on his lap.

The other one was held in Shen Sui's arms.

The waiter was afraid that the two little ones would be hungry, so he told the chef to make the steamed egg with minced meat first.

Soon they were on the table: "Here are the bowls and spoons for the children, comrade, call me if you need anything."

"Okay, thank you." Gu Qingqing took the two blue and white porcelain bowls, scooped a few spoonfuls from the large bowl with a spoon and handed it to Shen Sui, asking him to feed the little guy.

The little girl in Chu Dai's arms smelled the fragrance of the egg custard, slapped the table with her little hands, and her silver bracelets jingled, and urged: "Mother~Ci Dandan~"

"Okay, okay, let's eat eggs too." Gu Qingqing handed them to Chu Dai and told him, "Blow them after they're heated."

It goes without saying that men are more careful than her.

After eating the tender egg custard, the little guy had a very satisfied look on his face, and his big watery eyes turned into crescents when he smiled. Every time they smiled, Chu Dai could always see the shadow of Gu Qingqing in them.

However, Gu Qinglie didn't think so. He felt that the two little guys' eyes looked like his, as nephews resemble their uncles.

Chu Dai was too lazy to argue with him. There were different opinions about the appearance of the two little guys. The uncles and aunts even lied with their eyes open, saying that they looked like their grandfather.

Chu Yuan was always happy anyway. Xiao Tuantuan went up the stairs first, followed by Gu Qingqing.

Xiao Niannian insisted on going up by himself. Shen Sui held his hands and let him walk in front of him. The little guy took steps with his short legs and lifted his feet with great effort.

Shen Sui was very patient and took his time with him.

The waiter took them to a rectangular wooden table by the window. Chu Dai pulled out a chair and let Gu Qingqing sit in first, and then he sat down.

The waiter handed over the menu, took out a small notebook and pencil from his uniform pocket, and started taking orders.

Shen Sui and Xiao Niannian were still on the stairs. Xiao Tuantuan broke free from his father's arms and ran over, holding the railing and looking at his younger brother with his head tilted.

They were so adorable that the guests who went upstairs to eat couldn't help but take a few more glances at these two fair and tender little balls with kind smiles on their faces.

Twins are really rare.

Chu Dai didn't care about the two little guys, he felt relieved having Shen Sui watching over him.

After ordering the dishes, I picked up two inverted blue and white porcelain cups, picked up the kettle and poured two cups of water, which were still warm when I touched them.

He handed a cup to the woman, picked up the cup and took a sip, then leaned lazily against the chair behind him.

"According to Asui, it will take at least an hour to get from here to their village."

"Don't be anxious." Gu Qingqing touched the man's leg with her knee and looked out through the wooden window: "Let's go to the street later to see if there is an incense and candle shop. Do you want to buy another bottle of wine?"

"Let's go to the department store and buy a bottle of Bamboo Leaf Green."

Gu Qingqing looked sideways at him, raised her eyebrows and said, "I thought you would say buy a bottle of Moutai."

"I don't like drinking, it's all the same to me. If you think Moutai is good, then buy Moutai." The man looked at her with doting in his eyes.

Anyway, he is not in charge of the family’s money.

Gu Qingqing snorted and laughed: "Bamboo Leaf Green is pretty good. Asui's father is relieved to see that Asui is fine. It doesn't matter what kind of wine it is."

The man smiled and nodded: "My wife is right."

"Hold on, the brats are coming."

Chu Dai sighed, picked up a little guy and let him sit on his lap.

The other one was held in Shen Sui's arms.

The waiter was afraid that the two little ones would be hungry, so he told the chef to make the steamed egg with minced meat first.

Soon they were on the table: "Here are the bowls and spoons for the children, comrade, call me if you need anything."

"Okay, thank you." Gu Qingqing took the two blue and white porcelain bowls, scooped a few spoonfuls from the large bowl with a spoon and handed it to Shen Sui, asking him to feed the little guy.

The little girl in Chu Dai's arms smelled the fragrance of the egg custard, slapped the table with her little hands, and her silver bracelets jingled, and urged: "Mother~Ci Dandan~"

"Okay, okay, let's eat eggs too." Gu Qingqing handed them to Chu Dai and told him, "Blow them after they're heated."

It goes without saying that men are more careful than her.

After eating the tender egg custard, the little guy had a very satisfied look on his face, and his big watery eyes turned into crescents when he smiled. Every time they smiled, Chu Dai could always see the shadow of Gu Qingqing in them.

However, Gu Qinglie didn't think so. He felt that the two little guys' eyes looked like his, as nephews resemble their uncles.

Chu Dai was too lazy to argue with him. There were different opinions about the appearance of the two little guys. The uncles and aunts even lied with their eyes open, saying that they looked like their grandfather.

Chu Yuan was always happy anyway. Xiao Tuantuan went up the stairs first, followed by Gu Qingqing.

Xiao Niannian insisted on going up by himself. Shen Sui held his hands and let him walk in front of him. The little guy took steps with his short legs and lifted his feet with great effort.

Shen Sui was very patient and took his time with him.

The waiter took them to a rectangular wooden table by the window. Chu Dai pulled out a chair and let Gu Qingqing sit in first, and then he sat down.

The waiter handed over the menu, took out a small notebook and pencil from his uniform pocket, and started taking orders.

Shen Sui and Xiao Niannian were still on the stairs. Xiao Tuantuan broke free from his father's arms and ran over, holding the railing and looking at his younger brother with his head tilted.

They were so adorable that the guests who went upstairs to eat couldn't help but take a few more glances at these two fair and tender little balls with kind smiles on their faces.

Twins are really rare.

Chu Dai didn't care about the two little guys, he felt relieved having Shen Sui watching over him.

After ordering the dishes, I picked up two inverted blue and white porcelain cups, picked up the kettle and poured two cups of water, which were still warm when I touched them.

He handed a cup to the woman, picked up the cup and took a sip, then leaned lazily against the chair behind him.

"According to Asui, it will take at least an hour to get from here to their village."

"Don't be anxious." Gu Qingqing touched the man's leg with her knee and looked out through the wooden window: "Let's go to the street later to see if there is an incense and candle shop. Do you want to buy another bottle of wine?"

"Let's go to the department store and buy a bottle of Bamboo Leaf Green."

Gu Qingqing looked sideways at him, raised her eyebrows and said, "I thought you would say buy a bottle of Moutai."

"I don't like drinking, it's all the same to me. If you think Moutai is good, then buy Moutai." The man looked at her with doting in his eyes.

Anyway, he is not in charge of the family’s money.

Gu Qingqing snorted and laughed: "Bamboo Leaf Green is pretty good. Asui's father is relieved to see that Asui is fine. It doesn't matter what kind of wine it is."

The man smiled and nodded: "My wife is right."

"Hold on, the brats are coming."

Chu Dai sighed, picked up a little guy and let him sit on his lap.

The other one was held in Shen Sui's arms.

The waiter was afraid that the two little ones would be hungry, so he told the chef to make the steamed egg with minced meat first.

Soon they were on the table: "Here are the bowls and spoons for the children, comrade, call me if you need anything."

"Okay, thank you." Gu Qingqing took the two blue and white porcelain bowls, scooped a few spoonfuls from the large bowl with a spoon and handed it to Shen Sui, asking him to feed the little guy.

The little girl in Chu Dai's arms smelled the fragrance of the egg custard, slapped the table with her little hands, and her silver bracelets jingled, and urged: "Mother~Ci Dandan~"

"Okay, okay, let's eat eggs too." Gu Qingqing handed them to Chu Dai and told him, "Blow them after they're heated."

It goes without saying that men are more careful than her.

After eating the tender egg custard, the little guy had a very satisfied look on his face, and his big watery eyes turned into crescents when he smiled. Every time they smiled, Chu Dai could always see the shadow of Gu Qingqing in them.

However, Gu Qinglie didn't think so. He felt that the two little guys' eyes looked like his, as nephews resemble their uncles.

Chu Dai was too lazy to argue with him. There were different opinions about the appearance of the two little guys. The uncles and aunts even lied with their eyes open, saying that they looked like their grandfather.

Chu Yuan was always happy anyway. Xiao Tuantuan went up the stairs first, followed by Gu Qingqing.

Xiao Niannian insisted on going up by himself. Shen Sui held his hands and let him walk in front of him. The little guy took steps with his short legs and lifted his feet with great effort.

Shen Sui was very patient and took his time with him.

The waiter took them to a rectangular wooden table by the window. Chu Dai pulled out a chair and let Gu Qingqing sit in first, and then he sat down.

The waiter handed over the menu, took out a small notebook and pencil from his uniform pocket, and started taking orders.

Shen Sui and Xiao Niannian were still on the stairs. Xiao Tuantuan broke free from his father's arms and ran over, holding the railing and looking at his younger brother with his head tilted.

They were so adorable that the guests who went upstairs to eat couldn't help but take a few more glances at these two fair and tender little balls with kind smiles on their faces.

Twins are really rare.

Chu Dai didn't care about the two little guys, he felt relieved having Shen Sui watching over him.

After ordering the dishes, I picked up two inverted blue and white porcelain cups, picked up the kettle and poured two cups of water, which were still warm when I touched them.

He handed a cup to the woman, picked up the cup and took a sip, then leaned lazily against the chair behind him.

"According to Asui, it will take at least an hour to get from here to their village."

"Don't be anxious." Gu Qingqing touched the man's leg with her knee and looked out through the wooden window: "Let's go to the street later to see if there is an incense and candle shop. Do you want to buy another bottle of wine?"

"Let's go to the department store and buy a bottle of Bamboo Leaf Green."

Gu Qingqing looked sideways at him, raised her eyebrows and said, "I thought you would say buy a bottle of Moutai."

"I don't like drinking, it's all the same to me. If you think Moutai is good, then buy Moutai." The man looked at her with doting in his eyes.

Anyway, he is not in charge of the family’s money.

Gu Qingqing snorted and laughed: "Bamboo Leaf Green is pretty good. Asui's father is relieved to see that Asui is fine. It doesn't matter what kind of wine it is."

The man smiled and nodded: "My wife is right."

"Hold on, the brats are coming."

Chu Dai sighed, picked up a little guy and let him sit on his lap.

The other one was held in Shen Sui's arms.

The waiter was afraid that the two little ones would be hungry, so he told the chef to make the steamed egg with minced meat first.

Soon they were on the table: "Here are the bowls and spoons for the children, comrade, call me if you need anything."

"Okay, thank you." Gu Qingqing took the two blue and white porcelain bowls, scooped a few spoonfuls from the large bowl with a spoon and handed it to Shen Sui, asking him to feed the little guy.

The little girl in Chu Dai's arms smelled the fragrance of the egg custard, slapped the table with her little hands, and her silver bracelets jingled, and urged: "Mother~Ci Dandan~"

"Okay, okay, let's eat eggs too." Gu Qingqing handed them to Chu Dai and told him, "Blow them after they're heated."

It goes without saying that men are more careful than her.

After eating the tender egg custard, the little guy had a very satisfied look on his face, and his big watery eyes turned into crescents when he smiled. Every time they smiled, Chu Dai could always see the shadow of Gu Qingqing in them.

However, Gu Qinglie didn't think so. He felt that the two little guys' eyes looked like his, as nephews resemble their uncles.

Chu Dai was too lazy to argue with him. There were different opinions about the appearance of the two little guys. The uncles and aunts even lied with their eyes open, saying that they looked like their grandfather.

Chu Yuan was always happy anyway. Xiao Tuantuan went up the stairs first, followed by Gu Qingqing.

Xiao Niannian insisted on going up by himself. Shen Sui held his hands and let him walk in front of him. The little guy took steps with his short legs and lifted his feet with great effort.

Shen Sui was very patient and took his time with him.

The waiter took them to a rectangular wooden table by the window. Chu Dai pulled out a chair and let Gu Qingqing sit in first, and then he sat down.

The waiter handed over the menu, took out a small notebook and pencil from his uniform pocket, and started taking orders.

Shen Sui and Xiao Niannian were still on the stairs. Xiao Tuantuan broke free from his father's arms and ran over, holding the railing and looking at his younger brother with his head tilted.

They were so adorable that the guests who went upstairs to eat couldn't help but take a few more glances at these two fair and tender little balls with kind smiles on their faces.

Twins are really rare.

Chu Dai didn't care about the two little guys, he felt relieved having Shen Sui watching over him.

After ordering the dishes, I picked up two inverted blue and white porcelain cups, picked up the kettle and poured two cups of water, which were still warm when I touched them.

He handed a cup to the woman, picked up the cup and took a sip, then leaned lazily against the chair behind him.

"According to Asui, it will take at least an hour to get from here to their village."

"Don't be anxious." Gu Qingqing touched the man's leg with her knee and looked out through the wooden window: "Let's go to the street later to see if there is an incense and candle shop. Do you want to buy another bottle of wine?"

"Let's go to the department store and buy a bottle of Bamboo Leaf Green."

Gu Qingqing looked sideways at him, raised her eyebrows and said, "I thought you would say buy a bottle of Moutai."

"I don't like drinking, it's all the same to me. If you think Moutai is good, then buy Moutai." The man looked at her with doting in his eyes.

Anyway, he is not in charge of the family’s money.

Gu Qingqing snorted and laughed: "Bamboo Leaf Green is pretty good. Asui's father is relieved to see that Asui is fine. It doesn't matter what kind of wine it is."

The man smiled and nodded: "My wife is right."

"Hold on, the brats are coming."

Chu Dai sighed, picked up a little guy and let him sit on his lap.

The other one was held in Shen Sui's arms.

The waiter was afraid that the two little ones would be hungry, so he told the chef to make the steamed egg with minced meat first.

Soon they were on the table: "Here are the bowls and spoons for the children, comrade, call me if you need anything."

"Okay, thank you." Gu Qingqing took the two blue and white porcelain bowls, scooped a few spoonfuls from the large bowl with a spoon and handed it to Shen Sui, asking him to feed the little guy.

The little girl in Chu Dai's arms smelled the fragrance of the egg custard, slapped the table with her little hands, and her silver bracelets jingled, and urged: "Mother~Ci Dandan~"

"Okay, okay, let's eat eggs too." Gu Qingqing handed them to Chu Dai and told him, "Blow them after they're heated."

It goes without saying that men are more careful than her.

After eating the tender egg custard, the little guy had a very satisfied look on his face, and his big watery eyes turned into crescents when he smiled. Every time they smiled, Chu Dai could always see the shadow of Gu Qingqing in them.

However, Gu Qinglie didn't think so. He felt that the two little guys' eyes looked like his, as nephews resemble their uncles.

Chu Dai was too lazy to argue with him. There were different opinions about the appearance of the two little guys. The uncles and aunts even lied with their eyes open, saying that they looked like their grandfather.

Chu Yuan was always happy anyway. Xiao Tuantuan went up the stairs first, followed by Gu Qingqing.

Xiao Niannian insisted on going up by himself. Shen Sui held his hands and let him walk in front of him. The little guy took steps with his short legs and lifted his feet with great effort.

Shen Sui was very patient and took his time with him.

The waiter took them to a rectangular wooden table by the window. Chu Dai pulled out a chair and let Gu Qingqing sit in first, and then he sat down.

The waiter handed over the menu, took out a small notebook and pencil from his uniform pocket, and started taking orders.

Shen Sui and Xiao Niannian were still on the stairs. Xiao Tuantuan broke free from his father's arms and ran over, holding the railing and looking at his younger brother with his head tilted.

They were so adorable that the guests who went upstairs to eat couldn't help but take a few more glances at these two fair and tender little balls with kind smiles on their faces.

Twins are really rare.

Chu Dai didn't care about the two little guys, he felt relieved having Shen Sui watching over him.

After ordering the dishes, I picked up two inverted blue and white porcelain cups, picked up the kettle and poured two cups of water, which were still warm when I touched them.

He handed a cup to the woman, picked up the cup and took a sip, then leaned lazily against the chair behind him.

"According to Asui, it will take at least an hour to get from here to their village."

"Don't be anxious." Gu Qingqing touched the man's leg with her knee and looked out through the wooden window: "Let's go to the street later to see if there is an incense and candle shop. Do you want to buy another bottle of wine?"

"Let's go to the department store and buy a bottle of Bamboo Leaf Green."

Gu Qingqing looked sideways at him, raised her eyebrows and said, "I thought you would say buy a bottle of Moutai."

"I don't like drinking, it's all the same to me. If you think Moutai is good, then buy Moutai." The man looked at her with doting in his eyes.

Anyway, he is not in charge of the family’s money.

Gu Qingqing snorted and laughed: "Bamboo Leaf Green is pretty good. Asui's father is relieved to see that Asui is fine. It doesn't matter what kind of wine it is."

The man smiled and nodded: "My wife is right."

"Hold on, the brats are coming."

Chu Dai sighed, picked up a little guy and let him sit on his lap.

The other one was held in Shen Sui's arms.

The waiter was afraid that the two little ones would be hungry, so he told the chef to make the steamed egg with minced meat first.

Soon they were on the table: "Here are the bowls and spoons for the children, comrade, call me if you need anything."

"Okay, thank you." Gu Qingqing took the two blue and white porcelain bowls, scooped a few spoonfuls from the large bowl with a spoon and handed it to Shen Sui, asking him to feed the little guy.

The little girl in Chu Dai's arms smelled the fragrance of the egg custard, slapped the table with her little hands, and her silver bracelets jingled, and urged: "Mother~Ci Dandan~"

"Okay, okay, let's eat eggs too." Gu Qingqing handed them to Chu Dai and told him, "Blow them after they're heated."

It goes without saying that men are more careful than her.

After eating the tender egg custard, the little guy had a very satisfied look on his face, and his big watery eyes turned into crescents when he smiled. Every time they smiled, Chu Dai could always see the shadow of Gu Qingqing in them.

However, Gu Qinglie didn't think so. He felt that the two little guys' eyes looked like his, as nephews resemble their uncles.

Chu Dai was too lazy to argue with him. There were different opinions about the appearance of the two little guys. The uncles and aunts even lied with their eyes open, saying that they looked like their grandfather.

Chu Yuan was always happy anyway.Chapter 224: Prosperity 224 Previous Chapter Contents Next Chapter  The meals were served one after another, all of them were home-cooked dishes.

Fried eggplant with green beans, braised pork ribs, stir-fried prawns with green onions, and a bowl of rice.

Gu Qingqing served herself dinner first, and after eating half of it, she took Xiao Nian Nian from Shen Sui and said, "You eat first, I'll eat slowly."

Shen Sui nodded, picked up the blue and white porcelain bowl and started to serve the rice.

Chu Dai fed his eldest son slowly. His little feet kicked around, but the man held them down with his left hand, "Open your mouth."

The little dumpling's dark eyes rolled around, and when he saw his brother in his mother's arms eating the egg custard obediently, he let out an "ah" and opened his little mouth.

From Shen Sui's side, just a few sparse glutinous rice teeth could be seen.

The front teeth have grown out, but the deciduous teeth have not yet grown. Every time I bite a dried sweet potato, I have to use my front teeth to grind it for a long time.

Squeaky, squeaky just like a little hamster.

After eating the egg custard, the two little guys took off their shoes, stepped on the bench, and lay down by the window to look out. The window was closed, and they could see the street view outside through the glass.

It’s similar to Yancheng, with a guesthouse next to it and a state-owned timber factory a little further ahead.

Now you can see people coming out of the factory in groups.

Most of them were allocated houses and were chatting and laughing as they were going back to eat. They were wearing the same blue uniform with a red party emblem on their chests.

Xiao Niannian waved his little hands and giggled at the people below. Chu Dai put a piece of pork ribs into the woman's bowl. He glanced at the little guy and snorted, "Silly son."

"No matter how stupid he is, he is still your son. Didn't you wear open-crotch pants when you were a child? Why isn't he wearing that in the photo?"

Chu Dai was somewhat amused and speechless: "How old am I in the photo you saw?"

"Four or five? Seven or eight?" she recalled.

"Oh," the man said, his tone was unremarkable, "She was seven or eight years old and still wearing open-crotch pants. What do you want to see?"

The woman bumped him hard with her knee under the table and signaled him to hold back with her eyes.

She glanced around guiltily. No one was paying attention to them and Shen Sui was eating seriously.

Breathe a sigh of relief.

Chu Dai looked at her with a half-smile.

Gu Qingqing turned her eyes away and ate angrily.

After dinner, Gu Qingqing went to pay the bill. Chu Dai was waiting for her at the door holding Xiaotuanzi, while Shen Sui took Xiaoniannian to play on the street.

A worker who was passing by pushing a bicycle saw the cute little guy, stopped, bent down and asked with a smile: "Little boy, what's your name?"

"Chu...Chu Nian Nian." The little guy said seriously.

"Oh, Chu Niannian?" He took out two fruit candies from his pocket: "This is for Niannian."

Looking at the two fruit candies in his palm, the little guy tilted his head and thought for a while, then pulled open the pocket next to his sweater to show him: "Yes~ sticky and candy!"

The worker saw the bag of White Rabbit candies in his pocket and scratched his head in embarrassment: "Ah, forget it then."

The big and the small chatted for a while, and the worker thought that he had a five-day vacation and his wife and children were still waiting for him at home, so he said goodbye to the little one.

Shen Sui withdrew his gaze only when the man disappeared at the end of the street on his bicycle.

"What's wrong?" Seeing him in a daze, the man who walked over asked casually and opened the car door.

"It's okay, it looks familiar." said the boy.

"Hmm?" Chu Dai subconsciously looked towards the end of the street, but there was no one there. "Did you see him when you were a kid? He might be from the same village."

"I don't remember." Shen Sui shook his head.

He lived with his mother at his grandmother's house all year round. Not long after his father died, his grandmother also passed away. Due to the instigation of her own family, his mother had a bad relationship with her sister-in-law and never went back.

I also have a vague impression of the people in my hometown village.

"Oh, it's okay. If we are from the same village, maybe we can meet each other when we go back."

After paying the bill, Gu Qingqing still had a note from the state-owned restaurant in her hand, which she casually put in her pocket. She still sat in the back with her two sons.

They dozed off after eating, and the cradle from home was also brought over. The two little ones could sleep side by side in the back, and they were very warm huddled together.

Gu Qingqing tucked the corners of the quilt tightly, leaned her head against the car window, and dozed off a little.

After driving for a while, Gu Qingqing gave the man money and asked him to go down with Shen Sui to buy incense and candles. When they got in the car with their things, she said, "We also need to go to the department store to buy a bottle of wine. After the worship, we will stay at the town guesthouse tonight. Tomorrow I will take Asui to visit the village and return to the military region in the afternoon."

There was definitely no place for them to live in the village. It could be said that there was no one left in Shen Sui's house, except for an aunt with whom she had long lost contact.

"Okay." The man started the car and said to Shen Sui, "It's time to go to the department store to see if you have any stationery you want to buy. Do you need a pen?"

"I have one at home." He was referring to the Hero brand fountain pen that Chu Yuan gave him.

"Buy another one, just in case you need it for calligraphy practice."

"Okay, thank you brother-in-law." Shen Sui did not refuse.

Chu Dai just smiled and shook his head.

Arriving at the department store, which is the most prosperous area in Suining City, the department store has five floors. Chu Dai parked the car and turned to ask her, "Are you going down?"

"You guys go ahead. I'll look after the two little ones in the car. You go see if there is a grocery store and buy some fruit." She simply gave the man all the money she had on her.

"good."

Chu Dai led Shen Sui out of the car and went to the department store.

Gu Qingqing was infected by the two little ones who were sleeping soundly and also yawned against the car window.

He asked the salesperson and found out that pencils, pens, cartons and other items were in the second store on the second floor of the department store, so he went upstairs with his brother-in-law.

Although Shen Sui is from Suining, this is his first time to visit the department store in Suining. He had some resistance to Suining at first, but after coming here, he felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

Chu Dai saw what he was thinking and took him to the sales department: "Where you grew up, you will always remember that place. We will accompany you back every year. You are no longer an isolated island floating on the sea, Shen Sui. You have a place to belong."

"Don't be afraid no matter where you go in the future. Your family will always be behind you. No one will abandon you."

It was not known whether it was due to the boy's growth or the milk he drank, but Shen Sui had grown very fast recently and was now as tall as the man's shoulders. He only had to tilt his head slightly to see the man's thin and smooth jawline.

After a long time, he said, "Brother-in-law, I know everything."

Chu Dai rubbed his head and took him to buy two pens, one with the words "Hero" and the other "Eternal Life", each costing five yuan.

I vaguely remember that when he was a child, he only spent three dollars to buy a pen.

"Do you want a notebook?" the man asked, picking up a thin notebook.

"No, I have some at home." Seeing that the man didn't believe him, Shen Sui said helplessly, "I really have some. I haven't finished writing the ones you bought for me on the island, and Teacher Qin also gave me a lot of notebooks."

"Okay, then let's not buy any more. Let's go buy some wine. There's a grocery store next door. Let's buy some food for your sister."

I saw Maotai and Zhuyeqing at the Qiaohui counter, so I bought one bottle each. Before leaving, I saw some toys, so I bought a yellow duck for each of the two little ones, which would quack when you pinched it.

After they left the department store, they headed towards the grocery store next door. Chu Dai weighed some apples, oranges and pears, and the two little ones loved mangoes, so they also took a few.

Thinking of something, he asked, "Does your father smoke?"

Shen Sui thought about it and nodded.

"Hello, comrade, can you help me get a pack of Daqianmen and a box of matches?"

"Daqianmen is 35 cents, matches are 2 cents. Do you have cigarette and match tickets?" asked the salesperson.

"Yes." Chu Dai asked Shen Sui, "What do you want to eat? Go and choose."

Shen Sui walked to the shelf, and thinking that his sister liked to eat red date cakes and mung bean cakes, he took a bag of those as well, and also took a bag of salted dates and olives.

"Enough?" the man asked, raising an eyebrow.

Shen Sui nodded, and then asked: "Brother-in-law, did you bring any candy?"

"Your sister brought it." Unexpectedly, the little guy still cared about him. Chu Dai clicked his tongue, took the things from his hand, put them on the counter, and paid together.

Two people got into the car carrying a large bag of things, and when they opened the door, they found that Gu Qingqing was already asleep.

Putting all the stuff under the passenger seat, Chu Dai put his finger to his lips, signaling the boy to move more slowly. Shen Sui understood and even closed the car door gently.

Chu Dai walked around the front of the car, got in and slowly started the car, and the car drove steadily on the street.

After half an hour, Shen Sui was needed to show the way.

There are many forks here, and there are wooden signs of production teams next to them, which Shen Sui needs to identify.

"Which one?" he asked.

"Seven Star Production Team." Shen Sui pursed her lips.

Chu Dai could sense his tenseness and said to him, "I have candies in my pocket, help me get two."

Shen Sui reached into his tweed coat, took out two candies, peeled them and handed them to his mouth.

"Thank you." Chu Dai bit off one, "The remaining one is a reward for you, provided you don't take the wrong path."

Shen Sui also ate a piece of White Rabbit milk candy. The sweet taste suppressed the tension and panic in his heart. He followed his brother-in-law's words: "If I bring the wrong one, you can beat me up."

Then he added: "I won't fight back."

Chu Dai snorted and laughed, his long, white fingers gripping the steering wheel. Because he was thin, his finger bones were prominent and veins were visible on the back of his hand.

The man said lazily: "I would like to beat you up, but I'm afraid your sister will feel bad."

"never mind."

I followed the sign and walked for another forty minutes before finally seeing the entrance to the village. It was almost three o'clock.

The people in the production team had not yet finished their work, and there were people working everywhere in the fields, wielding hoes and pickaxes.

The car stopped and Gu Qingqing woke up.

Shen Sui looked at this place that was familiar yet unfamiliar in his memory, feeling a little dazed.

The two little kids were trying to get off the bus by dangling their short legs, holding onto the seats with their hands, their feet still half a meter off the ground.

The man couldn't bear to see it and took it down directly.

Xiao Nian Nian was running around everywhere, calling Shen Sui over: "Chirp~"

Seeing that he didn't move, the little guy ran to him and pulled his sleeve.

"Chirp!" Xiao Niannian was angry, "Sticky~Chirp!"

"Niannian, call me uncle?" Shen Sui came back to his senses, bent down and picked him up: "Sorry, uncle didn't hear it."

Xiao Niannian blinked and shook his head, meaning that she didn't blame him.

Gu Qingqing was a little worried about his condition. She took the man's arm and asked, "Are you okay, Asui?"

"He is homesick. He may be thinking about some things in the past. If this knot is not untied, it will continue to torment him." Chu Dai carried the things and said to Xiao Tuantuan, "Chu Jinghong, Daddy can't free his arms to hold you. You should follow your uncle."

"Chirp~" Little Dumpling understood and ran over happily to hold his uncle's hand.

Shen Sui held one in his right hand and held another with his left hand. He felt the warmth of the little kids in his palms, and his mood calmed down a little.

The green hills behind were where his father was buried. Halfway through the walk, the little boy couldn't walk anymore. Gu Qingqing took a bag from the man. Chu Dai picked up the little guy with one hand and held the wine in his left hand.

Now that the weather is good, the original muddy road has been hardened by the sun. People often come to the mountain to chop firewood. There is a small path leading directly up, and there are few weeds.

Chu Dai and Shen Sui were both in good physical condition and walked easily. Gu Qingqing was a little unable to walk at the back, so she pulled the man holding the child's arm to move forward.

The man did not forget to tease her: "Where is the energy you had when you were working in the corps to build greenhouses?"

"I feel weak after giving birth." She said without blinking.

"Blame me. I'll give you a good nourishment when I get home." The man chuckled with an ambiguous meaning.

Gu Qingqing twisted his arm, and the man felt pain and pretended to let go. The little guy in his arms bounced a little, and his little butt landed steadily on his arm again.

"It's fun~ Daddy~ Play!" The little girl's eyes smiled into a crescent moon, with the teeth showing but not the eyes, and her little hands clapped continuously, making the sound of silver bells.

Gu Qingqing slapped his little butt angrily and said angrily, "Aren't you afraid of falling, silly boy?"

The little guy immediately put his arms around his father's neck, rubbed against him again and again, and then looked at his mother proudly: "No~ Daddy, hold me!"

"Yes, with daddy here, we little ones won't fall." Chu Dai kissed his son's forehead.

Gu Qingqing looked at the interaction between the father and the other, feeling both angry and amused.

After another twenty minutes of walking, we reached the top of the mountain.

There is only a solitary tomb here, with a stone tablet standing on it, and large red characters engraved on the stone tablet:

Tomb of revolutionary martyr Comrade Shen Ze.

To their surprise, there was a figure in front of the grave, standing there with his back to the wind, as tall and straight as a pine or cypress.

Chu Dai was surprised, "Staff Officer Xue?"

The man turned around, and when he saw them, there was a hint of surprise in his eyes, and then he nodded and greeted: "Captain Chu."

Gu Qingqing and Shen Sui arranged the incense, candles and offerings, while the two men chatted nearby.

The little ones had red date cakes to eat, and they didn't run around. Instead, they sat on the grass and babbled something.

Looking at the boy, who was kneeling in front of the tombstone with his back straight and burning paper money, Xue Xu said, "I never thought that you were raising Aze's child."

Hearing his affectionate address, Chu Dai guessed something, "I have looked up Asui's background before. His father was the commander of the reconnaissance company of the tank army. Are you comrades-in-arms?"

"Yes, I was there in the battle where his father died." Xue Xu shook his head: "I thought my sister-in-law would take good care of Asui, but I didn't expect it to be like this."

Chu Dai just told him everything that happened to Shen Sui. Xue Xu clenched his fists and then unclenched them: "A Ze and I were classmates from the same military academy. After graduation, we were assigned to the Tank Army."

After saying that, he glanced at Chu Dai and said, "Do you think that I was able to become a staff officer because of my father?"

Chu Dai folded his arms and looked at his two sons who were rolling on the grass with grass debris all over their bodies. "I never thought so. I don't know what others think."

"That's right. After all, you are more qualified than any of us to use connections, but you don't have it." Xue Xu smiled: "Me neither."

Chu Dai just snorted and laughed.

"A Sui has troubled you for the past two years. I want to take him home and raise him as my own son." Xue Xu privately thought that Chu Dai adopted Shen Sui only because he felt sorry for him. Now that he has two sons at home, he must be too busy to take care of him.

As the child of his best comrade-in-arms, Xue Xu felt that it was his responsibility and obligation to train him to become a talented person and live up to Shen Ze's previous expectations of him.

Gu Qingqing and Shen Sui both heard their conversation. She tilted her head to take a look and saw the boy's lips were straightened. He lowered his head and burned paper money without saying a word.

It was windy on the top of the mountain. Gu Qingqing thought it would be warm today so she wore a lotus pink long-sleeved single-piece top. Now she was shivering.

The man took a look and took off his woolen coat and put it on her while talking to Xue Xu. He was thin and tall in only a white shirt and black trousers.

He was very gentle with women, but ruthless when talking to others: "Colonel Xue, if I remember correctly, you have no children."

"That's why I will devote my whole heart to training Ah Sui."

"Oh, so you can't give birth yourself, and now that you see a ready-made one, you want to take it back?"

"That's not the case." Xue Xu glanced at the boy's thin but tough back and frowned, "Aze and I are comrades-in-arms. Asui's mother is no longer alive. No matter what, I should take on the responsibility of raising him."

"No need." Chu Dai squatted down when he saw his son was about to stuff the red date cake into his mouth while it was still wrapped in paper.

She took the red date cake from his hand, peeled off the shredded paper soaked with saliva, crumpled it into a ball in her palm, and handed the red date cake back to him, in front of her son's aggrieved eyes.

The man stood up again, stuffed the paper ball into his trouser pocket, and asked the person next to him: "Take him back, then what?"

"Let him join the army." Xue Xu said.

"Continue to fight?" the man asked.

"Aze once told me that he wanted his son to join the tank army in the future."

Chu Dai endured it again and again, "Shen Sui is now in our household registration book. His last name was not changed because he is the son of a martyr. He should remember his past. Knowing that his father is a national hero has a direction to work towards. But it doesn't mean that I will send him to become a martyr myself."

"Chu Dai!" Xue Xu shouted in a deep voice: "Watch your words!"

Chu Dai sneered: "Staff Officer Xue, you are not as good as me in terms of rank, and you should be careful with your wording. Am I wrong? Don't you just want to send him to the front line to die? And then bury him next to his father and you will be satisfied? Staff Officer Xue, there are many ways to serve the country. Shen Sui doesn't have to follow your ideas."

Xue Xu looked at him for a long time, then nodded and said, "I understand."

Chu Dai narrowed his eyes dangerously: "You cheated me."

Xue Xu smiled, "Aze only has this one son. If you don't care about him, I will find a way to take him away. If it were you, you would also try it out."

Chu Dai sneered: "Okay, I have seen the twists and turns in your minds."

Shen Sui understood what they meant, and the coldness in his eyes faded slightly.

"Bring some wine?" Xue Xu took a look.

"Well, Moutai or Zhuyeqing?"

"All right." Xue Xu smiled and took the bamboo leaf green that he handed over: "Stingy. But don't say this in front of the patrol in the future. Others can go to the front line but Shen Sui can't? So what if he becomes a martyr? Isn't it glorious to defend the country?"

"Chu Dai, didn't you almost become a martyr several times?"

"A Sui has his own path to take. If he really wants to join the Tank Army, we won't stop him."

"My wife has raised him for several years. If anything happens to him, she won't be able to bear it."

The boy kneeling in front of the grave quivered his eyelashes.

Xue Xu sat cross-legged in front of the tomb, first toasted his comrade with a glass of wine, then raised his head and took a sip: "I don't know whether this kid is lucky or unfortunate. He lived a lonely childhood, his parents are gone, but he met you."

"Not only me, even if Aze is still alive, I have no right to interfere with Shen Sui's decision. Aze has been in the combat unit for many years and rarely writes home. I don't know the situation at home. It seems that the little allowance is not spent on him very much."

"Shen Sui doesn't owe him anything." Xue Xu took another sip of wine, choking him and making his face red. "Actually, when I saw you brought him here to visit the grave, I knew you treated Ah Sui very well, but I still wanted to confirm it, after all, Ah Ze is the only child. Feel free to ask me if you need anything in the future."

Chu Dai patted his shoulder and took the bottle from him: "If you don't know how to drink, don't drink it. It will make you look ugly."

Xue Xu laughed loudly, propped himself up on the grass with his hands, and looked up at him: "To be honest, I really didn't expect that Asui was taken to the military area by you. This time I came here to visit Ase's grave and then to see them mother and son."

If he hadn't met Chu Dai, he wouldn't have known that Asui's mother had passed away, and he would have wanted to visit and help her.

Chu Dai bent down and placed the wine bottle in front of the tomb. He took the three incense sticks handed to him by the woman, and bowed with a slightly restrained expression: "Nothing strange."

The two families usually don't have much interaction. Xue Xu is several years older than him, and they are not in the same organization, so they can never meet. I, you should be careful with your words. Am I wrong? Don't you just want to send him to the front line to die? And then you are satisfied to bury him next to his father? Staff Officer Xue, there are many ways to serve the country. Shen Sui doesn't have to follow your ideas. "

Xue Xu looked at him for a long time, then nodded and said, "I understand."

Chu Dai narrowed his eyes dangerously: "You cheated me."

Xue Xu smiled, "Aze only has this one son. If you don't care about him, I will find a way to take him away. If it were you, you would also try it out."

Chu Dai sneered: "Okay, I have seen the twists and turns in your minds."

Shen Sui understood what they meant, and the coldness in his eyes faded slightly.

"Bring some wine?" Xue Xu took a look.

"Well, Moutai or Zhuyeqing?"

"All right." Xue Xu smiled and took the bamboo leaf green that he handed over: "Stingy. But don't say this in front of the patrol in the future. Others can go to the front line but Shen Sui can't? So what if he becomes a martyr? Isn't it glorious to defend the country?"

"Chu Dai, didn't you almost become a martyr several times?"

"A Sui has his own path to take. If he really wants to join the Tank Army, we won't stop him."

"My wife has raised him for several years. If anything happens to him, she won't be able to bear it."

The boy kneeling in front of the grave quivered his eyelashes.

Xue Xu sat cross-legged in front of the tomb, first toasted his comrade with a glass of wine, then raised his head and took a sip: "I don't know whether this kid is lucky or unfortunate. He lived a lonely childhood, his parents are gone, but he met you."

"Not only me, even if Aze is still alive, I have no right to interfere with Shen Sui's decision. Aze has been in the combat unit for many years and rarely writes home. I don't know the situation at home. It seems that the little allowance is not spent on him very much."

"Shen Sui doesn't owe him anything." Xue Xu took another sip of wine, choking him and making his face red. "Actually, when I saw you brought him here to visit the grave, I knew you treated Ah Sui very well, but I still wanted to confirm it, after all, Ah Ze is the only child. Feel free to ask me if you need anything in the future."

Chu Dai patted his shoulder and took the bottle from him: "If you don't know how to drink, don't drink it. It will make you look ugly."

Xue Xu laughed loudly, propped himself up on the grass with his hands, and looked up at him: "To be honest, I really didn't expect that Asui was taken to the military area by you. This time I came here to visit Ase's grave and then to see them mother and son."

If he hadn't met Chu Dai, he wouldn't have known that Asui's mother had passed away, and he would have wanted to visit and help her.

Chu Dai bent down and placed the wine bottle in front of the tomb. He took the three incense sticks handed to him by the woman, and bowed with a slightly restrained expression: "Nothing strange."

The two families usually don't have much interaction. Xue Xu is several years older than him, and they are not in the same organization, so they can never meet. I, you should be careful with your words. Am I wrong? Don't you just want to send him to the front line to die? And then you are satisfied to bury him next to his father? Staff Officer Xue, there are many ways to serve the country. Shen Sui doesn't have to follow your ideas. "

Xue Xu looked at him for a long time, then nodded and said, "I understand."

Chu Dai narrowed his eyes dangerously: "You cheated me."

Xue Xu smiled, "Aze only has this one son. If you don't care about him, I will find a way to take him away. If it were you, you would also try it out."

Chu Dai sneered: "Okay, I have seen the twists and turns in your minds."

Shen Sui understood what they meant, and the coldness in his eyes faded slightly.

"Bring some wine?" Xue Xu took a look.

"Well, Moutai or Zhuyeqing?"

"All right." Xue Xu smiled and took the bamboo leaf green that he handed over: "Stingy. But don't say this in front of the patrol in the future. Others can go to the front line but Shen Sui can't? So what if he becomes a martyr? Isn't it glorious to defend the country?"

"Chu Dai, didn't you almost become a martyr several times?"

"A Sui has his own path to take. If he really wants to join the Tank Army, we won't stop him."

"My wife has raised him for several years. If anything happens to him, she won't be able to bear it."

The boy kneeling in front of the grave quivered his eyelashes.

Xue Xu sat cross-legged in front of the tomb, first toasted his comrade with a glass of wine, then raised his head and took a sip: "I don't know whether this kid is lucky or unfortunate. He lived a lonely childhood, his parents are gone, but he met you."

"Not only me, even if Aze is still alive, I have no right to interfere with Shen Sui's decision. Aze has been in the combat unit for many years and rarely writes home. I don't know the situation at home. It seems that the little allowance is not spent on him very much."

"Shen Sui doesn't owe him anything." Xue Xu took another sip of wine, choking him and making his face red. "Actually, when I saw you brought him here to visit the grave, I knew you treated Ah Sui very well, but I still wanted to confirm it, after all, Ah Ze is the only child. Feel free to ask me if you need anything in the future."

Chu Dai patted his shoulder and took the bottle from him: "If you don't know how to drink, don't drink it. It will make you look ugly."

Xue Xu laughed loudly, propped himself up on the grass with his hands, and looked up at him: "To be honest, I really didn't expect that Asui was taken to the military area by you. This time I came here to visit Ase's grave and then to see them mother and son."

If he hadn't met Chu Dai, he wouldn't have known that Asui's mother had passed away, and he would have wanted to visit and help her.

Chu Dai bent down and placed the wine bottle in front of the tomb. He took the three incense sticks handed to him by the woman, and bowed with a slightly restrained expression: "Nothing strange."

The two families usually don't have much interaction. Xue Xu is several years older than him, and they are not in the same organization, so they can never meet. I, you should be careful with your words. Am I wrong? Don't you just want to send him to the front line to die? And then you are satisfied to bury him next to his father? Staff Officer Xue, there are many ways to serve the country. Shen Sui doesn't have to follow your ideas. "

Xue Xu looked at him for a long time, then nodded and said, "I understand."

Chu Dai narrowed his eyes dangerously: "You cheated me."

Xue Xu smiled, "Aze only has this one son. If you don't care about him, I will find a way to take him away. If it were you, you would also try it out."

Chu Dai sneered: "Okay, I have seen the twists and turns in your minds."

Shen Sui understood what they meant, and the coldness in his eyes faded slightly.

"Bring some wine?" Xue Xu took a look.

"Well, Moutai or Zhuyeqing?"

"All right." Xue Xu smiled and took the bamboo leaf green that he handed over: "Stingy. But don't say this in front of the patrol in the future. Others can go to the front line but Shen Sui can't? So what if he becomes a martyr? Isn't it glorious to defend the country?"

"Chu Dai, didn't you almost become a martyr several times?"

"A Sui has his own path to take. If he really wants to join the Tank Army, we won't stop him."

"My wife has raised him for several years. If anything happens to him, she won't be able to bear it."

The boy kneeling in front of the grave quivered his eyelashes.

Xue Xu sat cross-legged in front of the tomb, first toasted his comrade with a glass of wine, then raised his head and took a sip: "I don't know whether this kid is lucky or unfortunate. He lived a lonely childhood, his parents are gone, but he met you."

"Not only me, even if Aze is still alive, I have no right to interfere with Shen Sui's decision. Aze has been in the combat unit for many years and rarely writes home. I don't know the situation at home. It seems that the little allowance is not spent on him very much."

"Shen Sui doesn't owe him anything." Xue Xu took another sip of wine, choking him and making his face red. "Actually, when I saw you brought him here to visit the grave, I knew you treated Ah Sui very well, but I still wanted to confirm it, after all, Ah Ze is the only child. Feel free to ask me if you need anything in the future."

Chu Dai patted his shoulder and took the bottle from him: "If you don't know how to drink, don't drink it. It will make you look ugly."

Xue Xu laughed loudly, propped himself up on the grass with his hands, and looked up at him: "To be honest, I really didn't expect that Asui was taken to the military area by you. This time I came here to visit Ase's grave and then to see them mother and son."

If he hadn't met Chu Dai, he wouldn't have known that Asui's mother had passed away, and he would have wanted to visit and help her.

Chu Dai bent down and placed the wine bottle in front of the tomb. He took the three incense sticks handed to him by the woman, and bowed with a slightly restrained expression: "Nothing strange."

The two families usually don't have much interaction. Xue Xu is several years older than him, and they are not in the same organization, so they can never meet. I, you should be careful with your words. Am I wrong? Don't you just want to send him to the front line to die? And then you are satisfied to bury him next to his father? Staff Officer Xue, there are many ways to serve the country. Shen Sui doesn't have to follow your ideas. "

Xue Xu looked at him for a long time, then nodded and said, "I understand."

Chu Dai narrowed his eyes dangerously: "You cheated me."

Xue Xu smiled, "Aze only has this one son. If you don't care about him, I will find a way to take him away. If it were you, you would also try it out."

Chu Dai sneered: "Okay, I have seen the twists and turns in your minds."

Shen Sui understood what they meant, and the coldness in his eyes faded slightly.

"Bring some wine?" Xue Xu took a look.

"Well, Moutai or Zhuyeqing?"

"All right." Xue Xu smiled and took the bamboo leaf green that he handed over: "Stingy. But don't say this in front of the patrol in the future. Others can go to the front line but Shen Sui can't? So what if he becomes a martyr? Isn't it glorious to defend the country?"

"Chu Dai, didn't you almost become a martyr several times?"

"A Sui has his own path to take. If he really wants to join the Tank Army, we won't stop him."

"My wife has raised him for several years. If anything happens to him, she won't be able to bear it."

The boy kneeling in front of the grave quivered his eyelashes.

Xue Xu sat cross-legged in front of the tomb, first toasted his comrade with a glass of wine, then raised his head and took a sip: "I don't know whether this kid is lucky or unfortunate. He lived a lonely childhood, his parents are gone, but he met you."

"Not only me, even if Aze is still alive, I have no right to interfere with Shen Sui's decision. Aze has been in the combat unit for many years and rarely writes home. I don't know the situation at home. It seems that the little allowance is not spent on him very much."

"Shen Sui doesn't owe him anything." Xue Xu took another sip of wine, choking him and making his face red. "Actually, when I saw you brought him here to visit the grave, I knew you treated Ah Sui very well, but I still wanted to confirm it, after all, Ah Ze is the only child. Feel free to ask me if you need anything in the future."

Chu Dai patted his shoulder and took the bottle from him: "If you don't know how to drink, don't drink it. It will make you look ugly."

Xue Xu laughed loudly, propped himself up on the grass with his hands, and looked up at him: "To be honest, I really didn't expect that Asui was taken to the military area by you. This time I came here to visit Ase's grave and then to see them mother and son."

If he hadn't met Chu Dai, he wouldn't have known that Asui's mother had passed away, and he would have wanted to visit and help her.

Chu Dai bent down and placed the wine bottle in front of the tomb. He took the three incense sticks handed to him by the woman, and bowed with a slightly restrained expression: "Nothing strange."

The two families usually had little interaction. Xue Xu was several years older than him, and they were not in the same official position, so they would never meet each other.Chapter 225: Prosperity 225 Previous Chapter Contents Next Chapter  The candle flame flickered in the mountain breeze. Shen Sui looked at the tombstone in front of him, unable to describe his feeling.

As for his father Shen Ze, he only saw him three or four times as far as he can remember, and he can't remember clearly when he was younger.

Gu Qingqing talked a lot about Shen Sui's situation in the past two years, and then took him to pay his respects.

When he finally went down the mountain, Chu Dai struck a match, lit a cigarette, and placed it on the tombstone.

After a few deep looks, the remaining cigarettes and matches were left in front of the grave, along with two bottles of wine.

Chu Dai and Shen Sui each held a little kid and brushed off the grass debris on their bodies.

After watching their backs disappear down the slope, Xue Xu casually picked up a bottle of Bamboo Leaf Green, bent down and touched the bottle of Maotai, and said, "Cheers, brother."

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Gu Qingqing saw that Shen Sui looked more relaxed than before, and was still interested in looking at the scenery of the surrounding mountains. She exchanged a glance with the man and smiled.

"Come back tomorrow to hang out," Gu Qingqing glanced at her watch, "It's 5:28 now, let's go to the town's guesthouse and stay overnight."

Both men had no objections. The little guys had sticky red date cakes on their lips and wanted to lean over to kiss Chu Dai, but he held their foreheads against theirs in disgust.

"Dad~" Xiao Niannian pouted: "Humph!"

Gu Qingqing was amused by him and rubbed his little head: "Kiss me again, your father won't refuse."

The little guy was skeptical, but the man's hand was pressing on his forehead and he couldn't move forward.

Chu Dai glanced at the gloating woman next to him and said helplessly, "You can only kiss me once."

Xiao Niannian nodded repeatedly, and the man let go of his hand. He then came up to him and kissed him fiercely on the chin, leaving behind sticky red date residue. Then he looked at the man with a proud look on his face.

Chu Dai was speechless and pinched his little face: "You are quite arrogant." After saying this, he did not make any other move.

Many times, Gu Qingqing felt that he was too lenient towards his two sons. She wondered if it was because she did not receive Chu Yuan's love when she was a child, so she gave what she longed for to her two sons.

However, she is the happiest one because of the closeness between father and son.

We climbed the mountain for nearly two hours, stopping and walking, and talked with Xue Xu for a while. It would be around six or seven o'clock when we got down the mountain.

Fortunately, the weather is getting warmer now and it gets dark later.

"It's easier to go down the mountain than to go up. I feel exhausted when I climb up. To come down, I just need to walk faster along the curve of the slope." Gu Qingqing said in amazement.

"Slow down, be careful not to fall." the man reminded her.

"I know."

They arrived at the foot of the mountain at 6:45. The members of the production team were leaving work one after another, carrying their hoes and walking towards the production team, chatting and laughing, to record their work points and return their farm tools.

There is a fiery red sunset in the sky, gorgeous and colorful.

Little Tuantuan fell all the way down and fell asleep on her uncle's shoulder, with her little face against his neck.

"Hey? Comrade, why are you here?" someone asked in surprise.

Gu Qingqing looked over and looked at the strange man with a hint of doubt in her eyes.

She turned to look at Chu Dai with a questioning look.

Chu Dai took a closer look and saw the blue work clothes on him and the red party emblem on his chest, and he understood something.

"At noon, at the entrance of the restaurant, I saw your son was cute and asked him if he wanted some candy, but he refused." The man in work clothes said enthusiastically, "I'm a worker at the lumber mill. I came back to visit my relatives during the holiday. I saw your car at the entrance of the village, so I thought I'd go around the village to see if I could run into you."

After explaining, he looked at Shen Sui: "Little friend, are you from our village? I feel like you look familiar, as if I've seen you somewhere before."

Shen Sui and Chu Dai looked at each other and nodded, "Yes."

"Yeah, that's what I was asking, whose child are you? Are these two yours?" He had never seen the man and woman in front of him in the village.

"My father's name is Shen Ze." The boy's voice was very light.

"..." The man in work clothes was dumbfounded. After being stunned for a long time, he rushed forward and grabbed his arm, looking him up and down: "Are you Xiao Sui?!"

When he came back two years ago, he heard people saying that Shen Ze's wife fell off a cliff and died. The He family thought he was a burden, so they asked his uncle He Gui to take her out and throw her into the sea when they went out to sea.

During that period, the police went to the He family in the next village and took He Gui's body back. I heard that Xiao Sui was also adopted by someone in the army.

He didn't know what happened later.

Shen Sui frowned. He didn't like physical contact with people. If he wasn't afraid of waking up the little nephew in his arms, he would have pushed him away by now.

"Comrade, who are you?" Gu Qingqing's brows were twisted into a knot.

"My name is Shen Deng, and I'm Shen Ze's cousin,"

"..."Gu Qingqing suddenly didn't know what to say. She turned her head to look at the boy who lowered his eyes and remained silent.

Finally, the man spoke first: "Who is the captain of your village?"

Finally, the group went to the brigade headquarters and received a clear reply that Shen Deng was indeed Shen Ze’s cousin.

Shen Sui actually vaguely remembered what he looked like in his mind, but he never said anything.

Shen Deng was very enthusiastic. When he learned that they were going to stay at the guesthouse, he shook his head and said, "It's almost seven o'clock now. It will be eight o'clock when we get to town. The roads are not easy to walk at night. Why don't you stay at my house for a night? I have a lot of empty rooms."

Chu Dai smiled and declined: "No, our two children are a bit noisy and it's easy to disturb others at night."

"Ah, it's okay. There are only my wife and two children in our family. We are not afraid of quarrels."

The captain next to him also agreed: "Comrade, it is indeed unsafe to drive at night. It is dark outside and you are not familiar with the roads here. I heard you say that you will come here again tomorrow morning. Why don't you just stay at his house? Shen Ze used to have a good relationship with his cousin."

Finally, the captain added: "My family is large and there are no empty rooms. Otherwise, I would let you live in my house."

You need a letter of introduction wherever you go now. Chu Dai carries his officer certificate and the note issued by the Southern Military Region with him. He showed them to the captain just now and he felt relieved.

"Yes, there is not much light outside. It is not safe for you to walk at night with two children. Stay in the village for one night." Shen Deng's eyes were always on Shen Sui. He wanted to say something but the words got stuck in his throat.

"Brother-in-law," Shen Sui suddenly said, "Let's live at his house."

Chu Dai raised an eyebrow, not expecting him to say that.

He had memorized the route when he came here, so driving at night was not a difficult task for him.

Since Shen Sui had spoken, he nodded: "Then I'll trouble you."

“No trouble, no trouble.” The man waved his hands and said, “I haven’t seen Xiao Sui for at least seven or eight years. I almost didn’t recognize her.”

Shen Sui spent very little time living in the village. Most of the time, he went to his grandmother's house in the next village with his mother. Moreover, Shen Deng himself was in the factory all year round and took a vacation once every few months, so he rarely ran into him when he came back.

Chu Dai and the others first went to the car to get the children's things, such as clothes and milk powder. They were afraid that the little ones would be hungry at night, so they took a few mangoes, red date cakes and mung bean cakes that were left.

It can be seen that Shen Deng is a kind-hearted person, and no intentions have been discovered yet.

He took them into the farmer's mud-brick and thatched yard, and shouted to his wife to come out and entertain the guests.

Shen Deng's wife is in her thirties and looks like an honest woman. After hearing what the man said, she stared at the boy in front of her with fair skin and outstanding temperament.

The clothes he wore were of brand new cloth, and he had not a single pudding; it was evident that he had led a good life.

If it weren't for this face that looked 50% similar to his mother's and those iconic phoenix eyes, she would not have recognized that this was Shen Ze's son.

In the past, when his mother brought him back from her parents' home for a few days, little Shen Sui was always unkempt, with more patches on his clothes than other children of the same age. The little guy often kept his head down and seldom spoke.

"Why are you still standing there? Go and clean up two rooms for them to rest for the night. I'll go to the kitchen to cook. Where are the girls and boys at home?" Shen Deng asked.

I haven't seen these two guys since I came back from the factory.

"I'm going to their grandmother's house to deliver some things. I'll be back soon." Shen Deng's wife rubbed her hands on her sackcloth and said to Gu Qingqing, "Sister, shall I take you to your room first? Let the two little kids sleep for a while."

"Okay, thank you for your help, sister-in-law." Gu Qingqing felt that this was a bit too much of a bother to others, so she thought about leaving some money for food and accommodation when she left tomorrow.

The little ones in Shen Sui and Chu Dai's arms fell asleep. It was windy outside, so they followed them to the main room.

After turning on the light bulb, Shen Deng's wife took out two quilts from the cupboard. Both quilts were blue floral quilts and looked quite thick.

The house was usually cleaned up, the quilt was spread out, and two pillows were covered with pillowcases. Seeing the round and graceful woman in front of her, she whispered, "Sister, you shouldn't have brought Xiao Sui back."

"Ah?" Gu Qingqing was a little confused when she suddenly said this: "Sister-in-law, I am sorry to bother you..."

Knowing that she had misunderstood, Shen Deng's wife waved her hands repeatedly: "No, no, I don't mean to bother you. Shen Ze had a good relationship with his brother when he was a child, and then his family's affairs... After all, we are a little distant, so it's not easy for us to interfere. His old lady and sister-in-law are both strong."

She continued, "Xiao Sui's grandmother lives in the next village. If a car comes here, people from his village will definitely see it. They might come to your house tomorrow. I'm afraid that his grandmother's family will see that he's doing well now and want to get involved with you."

Shen Sui's grandmother and aunt from her maternal family are not easy to deal with. They are comparable to the old lady and aunt in Shen Ze's family.

Gu Qingqing nodded: "Sister-in-law, thank you."

"It's okay, it's okay. You're young, so I want you to be more careful." After making the bed, the woman went to another room and then to the kitchen to help with cooking.

Chu Dai and Shen Sui came in with the two little ones in their arms. Gu Qingqing lifted the quilt and asked them to put Tuantuan and Nian Nian on the bed. She lowered her voice with some shock and said, "Brother, do you think the people in the He family are so shameless?!"

"Both siblings He Ying and He Gui are dead. The pension for Asui's father should have been almost used up by them in the past two years. There is no strong labor force in the family to work in the fields and earn work points. It is very likely that they will set their sights on Asui again." The man said in a calm tone.

Shen Sui stood with his back to the light, a hint of coldness flashed in his narrow eyes, "If they dare to come, I will send them to the police station." I'm sorry to disturb them, I'll think of leaving some money for food and accommodation when I leave tomorrow.

The little ones in Shen Sui and Chu Dai's arms fell asleep. It was windy outside, so they followed them to the main room.

After turning on the light bulb, Shen Deng's wife took out two quilts from the cupboard. Both quilts were blue floral quilts and looked quite thick.

The house was usually cleaned up, the quilt was spread out, and two pillows were covered with pillowcases. Seeing the round and graceful woman in front of her, she whispered, "Sister, you shouldn't have brought Xiao Sui back."

"Ah?" Gu Qingqing was a little confused when she suddenly said this: "Sister-in-law, I am sorry to bother you..."

Knowing that she had misunderstood, Shen Deng's wife waved her hands repeatedly: "No, no, I don't mean to bother you. Shen Ze had a good relationship with his brother when he was a child, and then his family's affairs... After all, we are a little distant, so it's not easy for us to interfere. His old lady and sister-in-law are both strong."

She continued, "Xiao Sui's grandmother lives in the next village. If a car comes here, people from his village will definitely see it. They might come to your house tomorrow. I'm afraid that his grandmother's family will see that he's doing well now and want to get involved with you."

Shen Sui's grandmother and aunt from her maternal family are not easy to deal with. They are comparable to the old lady and aunt in Shen Ze's family.

Gu Qingqing nodded: "Sister-in-law, thank you."

"It's okay, it's okay. You're young, so I want you to be more careful." After making the bed, the woman went to another room and then to the kitchen to help with cooking.

Chu Dai and Shen Sui came in with the two little ones in their arms. Gu Qingqing lifted the quilt and asked them to put Tuantuan and Nian Nian on the bed. She lowered her voice with some shock and said, "Brother, do you think the people in the He family are so shameless?!"

"Both siblings He Ying and He Gui are dead. The pension for Asui's father should have been almost used up by them in the past two years. There is no strong labor force in the family to work in the fields and earn work points. It is very likely that they will set their sights on Asui again." The man said in a calm tone.

Shen Sui stood with his back to the light, a hint of coldness flashed in his narrow eyes, "If they dare to come, I will send them to the police station." I'm sorry to disturb them, I'll think of leaving some money for food and accommodation when I leave tomorrow.

The little ones in Shen Sui and Chu Dai's arms fell asleep. It was windy outside, so they followed them to the main room.

After turning on the light bulb, Shen Deng's wife took out two quilts from the cupboard. Both quilts were blue floral quilts and looked quite thick.

The house was usually cleaned up, the quilt was spread out, and two pillows were covered with pillowcases. Seeing the round and graceful woman in front of her, she whispered, "Sister, you shouldn't have brought Xiao Sui back."

"Ah?" Gu Qingqing was a little confused when she suddenly said this: "Sister-in-law, I am sorry to bother you..."

Knowing that she had misunderstood, Shen Deng's wife waved her hands repeatedly: "No, no, I don't mean to bother you. Shen Ze had a good relationship with his brother when he was a child, and then his family's affairs... After all, we are a little distant, so it's not easy for us to interfere. His old lady and sister-in-law are both strong."

She continued, "Xiao Sui's grandmother lives in the next village. If a car comes here, people from his village will definitely see it. They might come to your house tomorrow. I'm afraid that his grandmother's family will see that he's doing well now and want to get involved with you."

Shen Sui's grandmother and aunt from her maternal family are not easy to deal with. They are comparable to the old lady and aunt in Shen Ze's family.

Gu Qingqing nodded: "Sister-in-law, thank you."

"It's okay, it's okay. You're young, so I want you to be more careful." After making the bed, the woman went to another room and then to the kitchen to help with cooking.

Chu Dai and Shen Sui came in with the two little ones in their arms. Gu Qingqing lifted the quilt and asked them to put Tuantuan and Nian Nian on the bed. She lowered her voice with some shock and said, "Brother, do you think the people in the He family are so shameless?!"

"Both siblings He Ying and He Gui are dead. The pension for Asui's father should have been almost used up by them in the past two years. There is no strong labor force in the family to work in the fields and earn work points. It is very likely that they will set their sights on Asui again." The man said in a calm tone.

Shen Sui stood with his back to the light, a hint of coldness flashed in his narrow eyes, "If they dare to come, I will send them to the police station." I'm sorry to disturb them, I'll think of leaving some money for food and accommodation when I leave tomorrow.

The little ones in Shen Sui and Chu Dai's arms fell asleep. It was windy outside, so they followed them to the main room.

After turning on the light bulb, Shen Deng's wife took out two quilts from the cupboard. Both quilts were blue floral quilts and looked quite thick.

The house was usually cleaned up, the quilt was spread out, and two pillows were covered with pillowcases. Seeing the round and graceful woman in front of her, she whispered, "Sister, you shouldn't have brought Xiao Sui back."

"Ah?" Gu Qingqing was a little confused when she suddenly said this: "Sister-in-law, I am sorry to bother you..."

Knowing that she had misunderstood, Shen Deng's wife waved her hands repeatedly: "No, no, I don't mean to bother you. Shen Ze had a good relationship with his brother when he was a child, and then his family's affairs... After all, we are a little distant, so it's not easy for us to interfere. His old lady and sister-in-law are both strong."

She continued, "Xiao Sui's grandmother lives in the next village. If a car comes here, people from his village will definitely see it. They might come to your house tomorrow. I'm afraid that his grandmother's family will see that he's doing well now and want to get involved with you."

Shen Sui's grandmother and aunt from her maternal family are not easy to deal with. They are comparable to the old lady and aunt in Shen Ze's family.

Gu Qingqing nodded: "Sister-in-law, thank you."

"It's okay, it's okay. You're young, so I want you to be more careful." After making the bed, the woman went to another room and then to the kitchen to help with cooking.

Chu Dai and Shen Sui came in with the two little ones in their arms. Gu Qingqing lifted the quilt and asked them to put Tuantuan and Nian Nian on the bed. She lowered her voice with some shock and said, "Brother, do you think the people in the He family are so shameless?!"

"Both siblings He Ying and He Gui are dead. The pension for Asui's father should have been almost used up by them in the past two years. There is no strong labor force in the family to work in the fields and earn work points. It is very likely that they will set their sights on Asui again." The man said in a calm tone.

Shen Sui stood with his back to the light, a hint of coldness flashed in his narrow eyes, "If they dare to come, I will send them to the police station." I'm sorry to disturb them, I'll think of leaving some money for food and accommodation when I leave tomorrow.

The little ones in Shen Sui and Chu Dai's arms fell asleep. It was windy outside, so they followed them to the main room.

After turning on the light bulb, Shen Deng's wife took out two quilts from the cupboard. Both quilts were blue floral quilts and looked quite thick.

The house was usually cleaned up, the quilt was spread out, and two pillows were covered with pillowcases. Seeing the round and graceful woman in front of her, she whispered, "Sister, you shouldn't have brought Xiao Sui back."

"Ah?" Gu Qingqing was a little confused when she suddenly said this: "Sister-in-law, I am sorry to bother you..."

Knowing that she had misunderstood, Shen Deng's wife waved her hands repeatedly: "No, no, I don't mean to bother you. Shen Ze had a good relationship with his brother when he was a child, and then his family's affairs... After all, we are a little distant, so it's not easy for us to interfere. His old lady and sister-in-law are both strong."

She continued, "Xiao Sui's grandmother lives in the next village. If a car comes here, people from his village will definitely see it. They might come to your house tomorrow. I'm afraid that his grandmother's family will see that he's doing well now and want to get involved with you."

Shen Sui's grandmother and aunt from her maternal family are not easy to deal with. They are comparable to the old lady and aunt in Shen Ze's family.

Gu Qingqing nodded: "Sister-in-law, thank you."

"It's okay, it's okay. You're young, so I want you to be more careful." After making the bed, the woman went to another room and then to the kitchen to help with cooking.

Chu Dai and Shen Sui came in with the two little ones in their arms. Gu Qingqing lifted the quilt and asked them to put Tuantuan and Nian Nian on the bed. She lowered her voice with some shock and said, "Brother, do you think the people in the He family are so shameless?!"

"Both siblings He Ying and He Gui are dead. The pension for Asui's father should have been almost used up by them in the past two years. There is no strong labor force in the family to work in the fields and earn work points. It is very likely that they will set their sights on Asui again." The man said in a calm tone.

Shen Sui stood with his back to the light, a hint of coldness flashed in his narrow eyes, "If they dare to come, I will send them to the police station." I'm sorry to disturb them, I'll think of leaving some money for food and accommodation when I leave tomorrow.

The little ones in Shen Sui and Chu Dai's arms fell asleep. It was windy outside, so they followed them to the main room.

After turning on the light bulb, Shen Deng's wife took out two quilts from the cupboard. Both quilts were blue floral quilts and looked quite thick.

The house was usually cleaned up, the quilt was spread out, and two pillows were covered with pillowcases. Seeing the round and graceful woman in front of her, she whispered, "Sister, you shouldn't have brought Xiao Sui back."

"Ah?" Gu Qingqing was a little confused when she suddenly said this: "Sister-in-law, I am sorry to bother you..."

Knowing that she had misunderstood, Shen Deng's wife waved her hands repeatedly: "No, no, I don't mean to bother you. Shen Ze had a good relationship with his brother when he was a child, and then his family's affairs... After all, we are a little distant, so it's not easy for us to interfere. His old lady and sister-in-law are both strong."

She continued, "Xiao Sui's grandmother lives in the next village. If a car comes here, people from his village will definitely see it. They might come to your house tomorrow. I'm afraid that his grandmother's family will see that he's doing well now and want to get involved with you."

Shen Sui's grandmother and aunt from her maternal family are not easy to deal with. They are comparable to the old lady and aunt in Shen Ze's family.

Gu Qingqing nodded: "Sister-in-law, thank you."

"It's okay, it's okay. You're young, so I want you to be more careful." After making the bed, the woman went to another room and then to the kitchen to help with cooking.

Chu Dai and Shen Sui came in with the two little ones in their arms. Gu Qingqing lifted the quilt and asked them to put Tuantuan and Nian Nian on the bed. She lowered her voice with some shock and said, "Brother, do you think the people in the He family are so shameless?!"

"Both siblings He Ying and He Gui are dead. The pension for Asui's father should have been almost used up by them in the past two years. There is no strong labor force in the family to work in the fields and earn work points. It is very likely that they will set their sights on Asui again." The man said in a calm tone.

Shen Sui stood with his back to the light, a hint of coldness flashed in his narrow eyes, "If they dare to come, I will send them to the police station." I'm sorry to disturb them, I'll think of leaving some money for food and accommodation when I leave tomorrow.

The little ones in Shen Sui and Chu Dai's arms fell asleep. It was windy outside, so they followed them to the main room.

After turning on the light bulb, Shen Deng's wife took out two quilts from the cupboard. Both quilts were blue floral quilts and looked quite thick.

The house was usually cleaned up, the quilt was spread out, and two pillows were covered with pillowcases. Seeing the round and graceful woman in front of her, she whispered, "Sister, you shouldn't have brought Xiao Sui back."

"Ah?" Gu Qingqing was a little confused when she suddenly said this: "Sister-in-law, I am sorry to bother you..."

Knowing that she had misunderstood, Shen Deng's wife waved her hands repeatedly: "No, no, I don't mean to bother you. Shen Ze had a good relationship with his brother when he was a child, and then his family's affairs... After all, we are a little distant, so it's not easy for us to interfere. His old lady and sister-in-law are both strong."

She continued, "Xiao Sui's grandmother lives in the next village. If a car comes here, people from his village will definitely see it. They might come to your house tomorrow. I'm afraid that his grandmother's family will see that he's doing well now and want to get involved with you."

Shen Sui's grandmother and aunt from her maternal family are not easy to deal with. They are comparable to the old lady and aunt in Shen Ze's family.

Gu Qingqing nodded: "Sister-in-law, thank you."

"It's okay, it's okay. You're young, so I want you to be more careful." After making the bed, the woman went to another room and then to the kitchen to help with cooking.

Chu Dai and Shen Sui came in with the two little ones in their arms. Gu Qingqing lifted the quilt and asked them to put Tuantuan and Nian Nian on the bed. She lowered her voice with some shock and said, "Brother, do you think the people in the He family are so shameless?!"

"Both siblings He Ying and He Gui are dead. The pension for Asui's father should have been almost used up by them in the past two years. There is no strong labor force in the family to work in the fields and earn work points. It is very likely that they will set their sights on Asui again." The man said in a calm tone.

Shen Sui stood with his back to the light, a hint of coldness flashed across his narrow eyes, "If they dare to come, I will send them to the police station."