Chapter 89 What exactly is she trying to do? Gu Yan's younger brother

Gu Yan went to investigate that educated youth Ye, and unexpectedly, he actually found out something.

"What? An enemy agent? She's actually connected to enemy agents?"

Gu Yan said, "I didn't expect it either, but this is what the investigation revealed."

"Her initial contact with Feng Jun was probably for this reason. The worker-peasant-soldier quota and the report translation were all just smoke and mirrors. Later, when she found out that Zhu Yao knew us, she had other ideas."

Zhao Shuyi also understood somewhat.

After all, Feng Jun was just the son of a battalion commander, and he didn't know as much as his father, the battalion commander. If he wanted to get intelligence from such a battalion and make a contribution, it would definitely be less effective than contacting an officer like Gu Yan.

The reason she gave Gu Yan that look was probably to test their limits. If she failed, she could say that she was just naturally easygoing.

She probably didn't expect that when she came to see Zhao Shuyi, she didn't get any face from Zhao Shuyi at all, and as a result, Zhu Yao's attitude towards her was also not good after she went back.

"She hasn't been having a good time lately."

“Our people are already getting close to her, hoping to use her to arrest more people.”

Zhao Shuyi sighed, "Their Tuanjie Village has really had a lot of bad luck."

Gu Yan sighed softly.

"Actually, it's pretty much the same everywhere now. No place is particularly peaceful. Our family compound is considered one of the better ones."

Zhao Shuyi wholeheartedly agreed.

She knew something about what was happening outside, even without asking.

A few days later, Zhao Shuyi took Zhu Yao for a prenatal checkup.

The other person then brought up Lin, the educated youth.

“I’ve thought about this a lot these past few days. I feel like she was too enthusiastic towards me before, and that she approached me very deliberately.”

"Back then, because I usually didn't go to work, she would come to me. I thought she didn't want to go to work either, which I could understand. Those farm jobs are really hard to do, and it's hard to adapt to life in the city, so I would try to help her. She was pretty good to me too."

"It turned out that she cared more about Feng Jun than me. I just had a feeling that it wasn't true. Dr. Zhao, do you think she might have some other purpose?"

Zhao Shuyi hadn't expected her to be so perceptive, but this was definitely something she couldn't discuss in detail. Just as she was about to change the subject, she caught sight of a figure at the door and said with a smile, "Are you still angry with Feng Jun?"

"No, why would I be angry with him? I'm not angry with him. I'm focused on work right now and don't have time to think about these things."

Zhao Shuyi winked at her, and when she turned around, Feng Jun was standing at the door, staring blankly at her.

Zhu Yao's eyes flickered slightly. "Why are you here?"

Feng Jun, carrying several bags, said, "I came to bring you some things and also to see you. I guessed you were here for a check-up these past few days."

Zhao Shuyi was afraid that Zhu Yao would say something hurtful again, so she spoke first: "You two should go out and catch up. I have to go to work."

Not wanting to disturb Zhao Shuyi's work any further, the two thanked her and left.

Zhao Shuyi shook her head. "The word 'love' is the most hurtful."

Just as she finished speaking, Gu Yan's voice came, "What do you mean by hurting someone? When did I hurt you?"

Zhao Shuyi's eyes lit up. "Why is Deputy Regiment Commander Gu here at this time? Isn't he supposed to be at work?"

Gu Yan has actually been quite busy lately, and he's probably here for something.

Gu Yan said, "We went to the mountains to hunt wild boars today. The wild boars are damaging the crops, and our family got several kilograms of meat. I came to ask you how you want to cook it, and I'll make it when I get back."

Zhao Shuyi made a slurping motion. "The meat needs to be soaked properly first, the meat flavor is a bit strong. How about we make braised meat? I want to eat that."

Gu Yan turned to leave, but Zhao Shuyi raised an eyebrow. Then she saw her deputy commander peek out from the doorway, and finding no one on either side, he closed the door, turned around, and gave Zhao Shuyi a big kiss on the lips, saying, "Go home and wait for you."

Zhao Shuyi snorted, "Can't you be any better? We're husband and wife, and you're charging me for cooking? That's too much."

Gu Yan laughed heartily, leaned in to kiss him, and said, "You didn't give me enough just now."

"Go back quickly, you're so irresponsible. Open the door right now, a patient is coming soon."

Gu Yan knew that this was the important matter, so he stopped making a fuss and said, "I'll be back after get off work."

Zhao Shuyi nodded, "Don't worry, if I'm not thinking about you, why would I be thinking about the meat?"

Then he was given a deep look by Gu Yan's seemingly amused gaze.

Oh no, she really forgot that men are not to be trifled with.

Oh well, I'll just coax him a bit when the time comes.

After waiting for a while and finding no other patients, Zhao Shuyi went to check on Ye Xuedong.

Thanks to the secret help of the spiritual spring water, Ye Xuedong's health has recovered considerably, and he will be able to be discharged from the hospital in a few days.

During this time, he and Li Qian were inseparable, making Zhao Shuyi's teeth ache just looking at them. They were even more inseparable than Zhang Yue and her husband, which made Gu Yan even harsher on him when he got home at night.

Gu Yan had already told them that they would have meat together that evening, so Zhao Shuyi didn't stay with him any longer and went to check on the other patients.

Meanwhile, Gu Yan walked out of the hospital and was suddenly stopped at the entrance of the family compound.

"elder brother."

The young man, wearing a red armband and a somewhat worn shirt, lunged at Gu Yan as he was about to pounce on him. Gu Yan quickly dodged to the side, almost causing the young man to fall to the ground.

"Brother, I finally managed to find you, why are you so cold?"

Gu Yan's expression was unpleasant as she stared at him and asked, "What are you doing here?"

The person who arrived was Gu Chao, Gu Yan's half-brother.

Gu Chao pointed to the red armband he was wearing on his arm, looking smug.

"Don't you know? It's the Great Cultural Revolution! I came all the way to Kunming to see you. Did you miss me?"

Gu Yan said coldly, "I'll buy you a ticket, and you'll go back today."

Upon hearing this, Gu Chao almost jumped up.

"What do you mean, going back today? I'm not going back! I've come all this way, why should I go back?"

"Come out here. Do your parents know?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Chao frowned. "What do you mean, 'my parents'? Aren't my parents your parents too?"

Gu Yan's face turned even uglier. He then made a zipping motion with his mouth, but in his heart he still had the same thought: even if his brother didn't acknowledge him, he was still his brother.

"Brother, I'm starving! Can you let me eat something first? We can talk about anything else after we eat, okay?"

Gu Yan glanced at the red armband on his body and a mocking expression appeared on his face.

"Aren't you treated very well? Why aren't you even given food?"

"Give me food, give me food, but I want to eat meat! Brother, brother..."

"Don't give me that! You can have food, but take off your red armband first, or don't even bother coming into the family compound!"

Gu Chao was still a little unhappy, "Why do you want to take it? I relied on it the whole way here. If it weren't for it, you wouldn't have seen me!"

Seeing his brother's ruthless expression, Gu Chao ultimately lost.

"Okay, okay, I'll take it, I'll do as you say, okay? Brother, why are you still so cold? How can your wife stand you?"

He said that, and then his brother gave him a death stare again.

Gu Chao obediently shut up and took off his red armband, but as soon as he did, his brother took it away.

He was finally able to enter the family compound.

"This is your sister-in-law's teacher's house. You better behave yourself and don't cause any damage, or I'll sell you to pay for it!"

Gu Chao snorted coldly. His brother had only ever tried to scare him since he was a child!

"If you can sell people, then I could slaughter an entire city!"

"Don't talk nonsense!"

Gu Chao felt wronged. "Wasn't it you who started talking nonsense? How can you just say things like 'selling people'? If our people find out, you'll be arrested!"

"What do you want to eat? I'm hungry."

"I'll cook you a bowl of noodles," Gu Yan said. "You can start the fire yourself."

Gu Chao asked, looking aggrieved, "Can I add an egg?"

Gu Yan didn't answer, which meant he agreed. Then Gu Chao followed him into the kitchen, only to find a whole basin full of meat.

"Brother, there's so much meat! How can you eat so much meat? Aren't you afraid of being sued?"

"Besides you, who else would have nothing better to do?"

"What do you mean? Give me some, or I'll really sue you!"

His sharp tongue resulted in him getting yelled at by his brother again.

"I want to eat fried egg noodles, and also a piece of braised pork."

Gu Yan remained unmoved and said, "Your sister-in-law wants to eat braised pork."

Gu Chao swallowed. "Okay, braised meat is fine too."

"Did I make you feel wronged?"

"No, no, I'll eat whatever my sister-in-law eats. I'm her little follower!"

Gu Yan couldn't stand this guy and couldn't help but laugh.

Gu Chao breathed a sigh of relief, "You're finally smiling! You scared me to death!"

"What could possibly scare you?"

"Yes, brother, you scare me when you're unhappy!"

As the two were talking, Xia Mulan returned with her two children.

As soon as Gu Chao saw the child, he rushed forward and said, "This must be your sister-in-law. Hello, sister-in-law. I am Gu Chao, Gu Yan's younger brother!"

Gu Yan's face darkened. "Don't talk nonsense. This is Company Commander Xia Mulan, not your sister-in-law. She's here to help us take care of the kids."

"Oh, Company Commander Xia, Company Commander Xia, a female company commander! You're amazing! Thank you for helping us take care of our child!"

Xia Mulan didn't say a word, but he rattled off a whole bunch of things.

She found it somewhat amusing, and looking at Gu Yan's speechless expression, she said, "I didn't expect your brother to be so lively."

Gu Yan closed his eyes and asked Company Commander Xia to keep an eye on the child.

"Tao Tuan and the others will be coming over for dinner soon; this is meat issued by the army."

Xia Mulan nodded and agreed.

"So this was issued by the army. I thought you were secretly going up the mountain to do something you shouldn't have."

Seeing how the brothers interacted, Xia Mulan, who rarely smiled, couldn't help but visibly visibly react. She quickly led the two children back to their small room.

Now the two children are familiar with Xia Mulan. When Xia Mulan takes care of them, they don't cry and are very well-behaved.

Gu Yan was cooking when he noticed Gu Chao was silent. He looked up and saw that the other looked dazed. He asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Gu Chao said, "Brother, you already have two children."

Gu Yan raised an eyebrow, clearly pleased with himself, but then Gu Chao asked, "Why didn't you tell Mom and Dad?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Yan's expression changed slightly, clearly indicating that he did not want to discuss this topic further with him.

Gu Chao was also good at reading people's expressions. He said, "Okay, okay, I won't say anything more. They're twins, aren't they? They're so cute."

"If you're so cute, go back and have one yourself."

Upon hearing this, Gu Chao's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

"What? I'm going to give birth to something? A baby? Are you kidding me? I'm still a child myself, I don't want to have a baby!"

"He really does act like a stupid child," Gu Yan scoffed.

His brother always teases him, and he doesn't want to talk to him anymore.

"Where's my sister-in-law? Why hasn't she come back?"

"Your sister-in-law is at work."

"Your wife is at work, and you're a good husband at home. That's really great." He clapped his hands and looked at Gu Yan with amusement.

Gu Yan glanced at him and said, "You're too noisy."

"I just haven't seen you in a long time and wanted to talk to you, but you don't seem to miss me at all."

Gu Yan ignored him.

"Fine, if you don't miss me, I'll come find you."

"When are you going back?" Gu Yan asked coldly, as if he were completely heartless.

Gu Chao's face fell immediately. He said, "Don't kick me out! I just arrived. Can't I stay at your house for a few days? I can help take care of the kids. I'm really good at taking care of children!"

What if you can't take good care of it?

"I can't take care of them properly? How could I possibly not take care of them properly?"

"Did you have a fight with your family?"

Gu Chao's eyes flickered. "Anyway, I don't want to go back. Can't I just stay here a little longer?"

"If you don't tell us why you came, don't even think about staying here."

Gu Chao felt helpless; his brother was always so heartless.

“My mom insists that I marry that girl from the Yao family. I don’t like her, and she doesn’t like me. She just loves to play matchmaker. I don’t want to go back. I’ll just find a girl here and marry her. I’ll be a live-in son-in-law!”

Gu Yan sneered, "You've come here to marry into my family because you think my life is too easy?"

"Don't worry, I definitely won't cause you any trouble. I haven't told them I'm here. Brother, please let me stay here for a while. I can really take care of the children, and I can do laundry and cook. I'm sure I can do it better than that Company Commander Xia."

"Is it appropriate to expect someone who's a company commander to act as your nanny?"

"Don't talk nonsense. I'll talk to your sister-in-law in a bit. If she doesn't want you to, then get out."

"You're still henpecked?" Gu Chao asked with a look of surprise.

"Why don't you just get out now?"

"Listen to your sister-in-law, listen to your sister-in-law."

Zhao Shuyi was unaware that her family was about to welcome a chatterbox. After getting off work, she went to call Li Qian and the others to hurry home together.

When they reached the gate, they met Tao Tuan and Zhang Yue's families again. Everyone walked home in a lively atmosphere, but when they got to the gate of the courtyard, they heard voices coming from inside.

"Brother, your noodle-cooking skills have improved a lot. Teach me, and I can make it for you and your wife."

"No need, you're too noisy. Your sister-in-law doesn't like men who talk too much."

"Then I can be a well-behaved little brother, a quiet little brother."

Upon hearing the sound, Zhao Shuyi and the others exchanged bewildered glances.

Gu Yan keenly heard their voices and came out to greet them.

Gu Chao also quickly came out with a bowl and asked, "Which one is my sister-in-law? Is this her? She's so beautiful and elegant, she must be my sister-in-law."

He leaned closer to Zhao Shuyi, showering her with flattery.

Zhao Shuyi glanced at Gu Yan, who said, "This is my younger brother, Gu Chao."

Then he introduced everyone one by one. Gu Chao was very well-behaved and greeted everyone warmly. Then he said a little shyly, "I came here in a hurry and I was so hungry that I asked my brother to cook me a bowl of noodles. I didn't wait for everyone. Please don't mind. The braised meat is waiting for everyone to eat together."

Zhang Yue also quietly approached Zhao Shuyi and asked, "What's going on? Why did a younger brother suddenly appear?"

Zhang Yue knew a little about Gu Yan's family situation and knew that he didn't have a good relationship with his family. She was worried about her sister because of the sudden appearance of a younger brother.

Zhao Shuyi said, "I don't know either."

Gu Yan didn't let her guess for too long and pulled her back to the room. Everyone naturally pretended not to have seen anything.

"Honey, I'll tell you later. That's my half-brother. He's alright, but he's not like his mother."

Zhao Shuyi nodded. "As long as you know what you're doing, that's fine."

At present, the other party does seem harmless, but Zhao Shuyi may have watched too many TV dramas and novels. Seeing his harmless appearance and the fact that he is Gu Yan's stepmother's child, Zhao Shuyi naturally cannot help but be wary.

According to Zhao Shuyi's guess, Gu Yan was probably the least favored child at home, and his father and stepmother's favorite was this younger brother.

In this situation, the fact that Gu Yan could still speak up for the other party means either that this younger brother is genuinely a good person, or that this younger brother is a beneficiary of the system who is hiding his true intentions too well.

Regardless of the reason, Zhao Shuyi was far from welcoming the other party's presence.

However, the other person was quite eloquent; once they started talking, they wouldn't let anything fall flat, and everyone enjoyed the meal.

After the meal, those who needed to go back to the military compound went back to the military compound, and those who needed to go back to the hospital went back to the hospital. Soon, only Gu Yan's family of four and Gu Chao were left at home.

After letting Gu Chao stay in the small room, Gu Yan then told him about Gu Chao's situation.

"He's going to stay here?"

Zhao Shuyi frowned, clearly somewhat unwilling. She suddenly felt like a wicked sister-in-law, but she really didn't want the other person to stay.

“He said he could help us take care of the children, and he is indeed quite meticulous in his work.”

Gu Yan looked at Zhao Shuyi with some trepidation, "I was thinking of letting him stay for a while before sending him back."

Seeing his expression, Zhao Shuyi thought for a while before saying, "You decide what to do. You've already told me this, which means you want him to stay. I understand."

"Anyway, the child is yours, and this family is yours. As long as you're sure he won't harm our family, I can let him stay. But you'd better think it through and not trust others too easily."

Gu Yan thought about it and realized that it was his previous attitude that made Zhao Shuyi distrust his family.

He said, "Let me think about it, I'll talk to you again tomorrow."

Although he suffered a lot of unfair treatment because of his younger brother from childhood to adulthood, he also received a lot of warmth from his younger brother.

But it's not good to keep carrying it around, so it's better to throw it back.

Neither of them showed any intention of entering the space while they lay on the bed. After a while, Gu Yan suddenly said, "Wife, take me into the space. I want to tell you about my situation."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Shuyi glanced at him, did not refuse, and directly took him to the space.

As Zhao Shuyi suspected, most of the harm Gu Yan suffered as a child was indeed due to Gu Chao. However, Gu Chao also knew that it was his fault, so whenever his brother was bullied or the family was in turmoil, he would always share his good things with Gu Yan.

"Several times his parents hit me, and he went to find the old man."

“He’s actually quite naive. He came from the Great Cultural Revolution. If things continue like this, I’m starting to worry about him.”

“If you don’t want him to stay at our house, that’s fine. I’ll find him another place to go and a temporary job. He might stay in Kunming and come to see us occasionally. If you don’t want to see him, that’s okay too. I’ll try my best to avoid him bothering you.”

Gu Yan had figured it out; his wife was still the most important person.

You can't make your wife unhappy.

"Fine, let him stay if you want. Aren't your relatives my relatives too?"

Originally, Zhao Shuyi thought that his family members were not good, and that his younger brother might not be good either, but since Gu Yan said that the other party was a good person, she was willing to learn more about him.

"We can try to get to know him. If he has any bad intentions, I will definitely kick him out. And our child, you have to think about the child in everything, or I'll never forgive you."

Zhao Shuyi suddenly became fierce, which made Gu Yan laugh.

"Seriously, I'm not kidding you. You need to make sure you're not letting a wolf into your house."

Gu Yan: "I'm sure he won't do anything bad, but my younger brother might cause trouble, so we need to keep an eye on him."

Zhao Shuyi snorted coldly, "I'm only doing this for you, otherwise I wouldn't bother with your so-called brother."

"I know, my wife is the best. You'll know once you get to know her. She's really a good person."

“You know I didn’t have a good life in that family, but I was able to accept him. I’m not the kind of soft-hearted person, and I’m not so stupid that I can’t even tell the difference between good and bad.”

After hearing what he said, Zhao Shuyi thought it made sense, so she didn't refuse anymore. After all, Gu Yan had spent so much time with the other person, and he must know quite well whether the other person was good or bad.

The next day, Zhao Shuyi realized how sensible her younger brother was.

He got up early and started cooking, sweeping, and tidying up the house. As Gu Yan said, he really is a rather meticulous young man.

"Good morning, sister-in-law! Just tidy up a bit and we can get ready for breakfast."

“My brother said he had something to do at the military base today, so he left early. Sister-in-law, you can go to work without worry. I'll take care of things at home.”

Just as she finished speaking, Xia Mulan arrived with the child.

Yesterday, because Zhang Yue was off work, Gu Chao only saw Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan at first. It wasn't until Zhang Yue and the others came to eat that he saw Xiao Tao Zi.

When he saw Xia Mulan bringing the child over, he instinctively assumed that Xiao Taozi was Xia Mulan's child, so he asked her about it.

Zhao Shuyi felt that the situation was a bit awkward. He couldn't just leave the two of them at home to take care of the child; that would be too strange.

Fortunately, Gu Chao said at this moment, "It's good that Company Commander Xia is helping to look after the children. I'll go out for a bit to see if there's anything I can do. I'll be back later. Do you need me to come back and cook lunch?"

Seeing his enthusiasm, Zhao Shuyi didn't want to refuse his kindness, so she said, "Then I'll trouble you. There's food at home. Sister Mulan might not be able to manage by herself. She's taking care of the child, so I'll trouble you to cook."

"Great, great!" Gu Chao was clearly very happy; he was already satisfied that his sister-in-law hadn't kicked him out.

Gu Chao went out for a walk and put on the red armband that his brother had returned to him. Of course, he didn't wear it on his shoulder. He knew that some people disliked those who did this kind of thing, but if it weren't for this method, he wouldn't have been able to come to Chuncheng.

He took a deep breath and went outside.

As soon as he left the residential compound, he saw a woman lurking around suspiciously outside.

Gu Chao, as usual, walked in her direction with a somewhat nonchalant air, intending to go behind and see what this person was doing, but he was suddenly stopped when he walked over.

"Excuse me, sir, does Comrade Zhao Shuyi live here?"

Gu Chao didn't say yes or no, he only asked, "Who are you?"

"I'm her friend. Could you take me to her? I'm in some trouble."

"What trouble? I'll go talk to him for you."

The woman pursed her lips. "It's not convenient to say. I'd like to meet Comrade Zhao Shuyi in person. If that's not possible, you can take me to see Comrade Gu Yan. Let's meet Comrade Gu Yan."

"Comrade Gu Yan is a soldier. It would be easier to talk to him if I met him. Do you know where to find Comrade Gu Yan? Could you help me?"

Gu Chao looked her up and down. "Where are you from?"

"I... could you please stop asking? I only want to talk to Comrade Gu Yan."

Gu Chao pointed to his face. "Look at my face."

The woman said, "Comrade, you are really handsome, but I don't have time to discuss your looks right now. Can't you help me? If you can't, then forget it. There really aren't many good men in this world."

"Hey, why are you swearing? Look at my face, don't you think I look a bit like Comrade Gu Yan?"

The woman looked at it. "It seems so. You...you are Comrade Gu Yan's..."

“I am his brother. You should go find him, but he is not here right now. He went to work.”

"I only asked him for help because he could take me to them; I didn't mean anything else."

Gu Chao suddenly crossed his arms and said, "Then what's in it for me?"

"Come closer, I'll tell you the benefits."

Looking at her, a pitiful and weak woman, Gu Chao wondered if he was mistaken. Then, noticing that she seemed to have something in her pocket, he moved a little closer.

As soon as he leaned closer, the other person suddenly poked his waist with their other hand.

"Watch out behind you!" Someone shouted, and the two instinctively turned around. Gu Chao twisted his body and actually put his waist directly into the knife in the man's hand.

A sharp pain shot through him, and he screamed, "Murder!"

Soon, several men rushed out from not far away, and one of them even picked up a rock and threw it at the woman.

Just as the woman was about to grab Gu Chao as a hostage, she was hit squarely by a stone. She released Gu Chao in pain, but was immediately pinned to the ground by several men who rushed up to her.

Gu Chao also collapsed to the ground, clutching his waist, feeling as if he was about to die.

Fortunately, this was the entrance to the military hospital's family compound, and he was quickly taken to the nearby military hospital.

Zhao Shuyi had only been in the office for a short time when she heard that Gu Chao was injured. She was very surprised, since he had just left the house.

How did you get injured?

He was even more surprised when he thought of what Gu Yan had said about the other party possibly causing trouble. He knew the other party could cause trouble, but he didn't expect the other party to be this capable of causing trouble.

She soon saw Gu Chao in the ward; he was having his wounds bandaged and was screaming in pain.

Zhao Shuyi quickly went up to ask, "How is it?"

Another surgeon treated him and said, "There's nothing wrong. He was just stabbed, but no internal organs were damaged. He'll be fine after some rest."

"What do you mean there's no problem? This is a huge problem! It hurts so much! The knife handle is about to pierce my flesh!"

Gu Chao looked up at Zhao Shuyi with a pitiful expression and called out, "Sister-in-law."

Zhao Shuyi really felt sorry for him.

What bad luck! I just stepped out the door and this happened.

"It's alright. Just rest and recover. Our hospital has good medical resources, and we'll definitely help you get better."

Since he was Gu Yan's younger brother and not Gu Yan's enemy, Zhao Shuyi was still willing to give him some spiritual spring water.

"What exactly happened?" Zhao Shuyi changed the subject.

Now Gu Chao had something to say, and he quickly recounted what had just happened.

When Zhao Shuyi heard that it was a woman, she had a bad feeling, and when she asked, it turned out to be true.

Long black hair, slightly long eyes, not very tall, with a Beijing accent—isn't this Lin Zhiqing?

Lin Zhiqing wants to see Gu Yan, but what exactly does she want to do?

"You said someone saved you?"

"Yes, there were several men who rushed out to help me. I don't know where they went. It seems they arrested the woman. They were probably police officers."

Zhao Shuyi guessed that it might be someone from the military, because Gu Yan had said that he had someone keeping an eye on Lin Zhiqing.

Unexpectedly, Gu Chao suffered an undeserved disaster.