Chu Dai kissed her forehead and said, "I am also very lucky to have met Mr. Gu and become his brother-in-law."

As he spoke, the man chuckled, "Thank you, Goudan."

Gu Qingqing glanced at him with a smile, "You are getting more and more comfortable with calling me that now. I wonder if you dare to be so arrogant in front of your brother."

"Then I'm sure," the man paused and said sincerely, "I dare not."

His elder brother-in-law Gu Canyang was a cruel and cold-tempered person, so he was not very willing to provoke him.

Gu Qingqing lay in his arms and laughed, and when she had laughed enough, she pushed him to go outside to the living room to eat noodles.

Gu Qingqing scooped a large piece of red chili oil into the noodle bowl, and the originally clear soup instantly turned red. Seeing her put so much chili, Chu Dai couldn't help but remind her, "It's easy to get an upset stomach at night."

"Don't be afraid! I'm used to it." She looked up and asked the man, "Do you want to eat it? Try it. This kind of pepper is grown in Nanyang. It shouldn't be spicy."

In coastal areas, seafood is usually steamed, blanched or served in soup. Perhaps due to the climate, people in Nanyang rarely eat spicy food.

Chu Dai looked at the red chili oil in her bowl of noodles, a little hesitant, and Gu Qingqing directly picked up a piece and fed it to him: "Try it!"

It's obvious that this was done on purpose. The noodles are filled with chili peppers, crushed peanuts, and a few chopped green onions.

Seeing the woman's eager eyes, he opened his mouth and ate it, then found that it didn't seem to be very spicy.

During the ten days at Gu's house, he ate much spicier food than this one. It was only because Gu Qinglie brought him a bowl of warm water to put next to him to cook the vegetables that his stomach felt less uncomfortable.

But I have a daughter-in-law who likes spicy food at home, and now she cooks for herself, so she can't avoid eating spicy food.

Gu Qingqing also brought those pepper seeds from Datunzi Village. He had seen this kind of pepper before. It was a long and thin green pepper. It didn't have any pungent taste when it first entered the mouth, but it had a strong aftertaste.

Even more addictive than the bamboo-leaf green snake.

Gu Qingqing ate with great relish. As the weather had been hot recently, she wore a blue coarse cloth gown, which Rushuang had made at a tailor shop in town with the cloth she bought at the supply and marketing cooperative before going to the military corps.

Because the chili was so spicy, a fine layer of sweat broke out on the tip of her nose. Chu Dai smiled and shook his head. Then, under Gu Qingqing's incredulous gaze, he took the can of chili oil and scooped a small spoonful onto the noodles.

Gu Qingqing was stunned: "Brother, don't you want to eat?"

Chu Dai mixed the chili oil with the noodles and said, "There are several southern warriors in the camp who married wives from the north or east, and their tastes have changed accordingly."

In the afternoon, I listened to my comrades talking about their children. In addition to praising them for being well-behaved and sensible after going to school, some also said that their children's tastes have taken on their wives'. When they ate in the cafeteria, the food was too light and they were a little uncomfortable.

Gu Qingqing ate the noodles slowly, looked at him and smiled, "So you want to adapt in advance?"

Chu Dai nodded, and when he saw that she had drunk some red soup, he suddenly felt a stomachache.

I sighed secretly in my heart, thinking that life in the future would not be easy.

Chu Daying was busy these days, so he said that he could just leave the door open for him at night. He didn't have to wait for him to eat and could just eat in the cafeteria.

Gu Qingqing asked Xu Nian for advice and made him some steamed buns for him to carry with him and eat whenever he was hungry.

"Qingqing." The school was closed today. Bai Tao had lunch in the cafeteria and came to look for Qingqing. She had a few strings of candied haws in her hand.

Gu Qingqing got up early in the morning to pick the cabbages, wash them, and dry them to make sauerkraut. She was rubbing the cabbages with salt in the yard.

"Sister Taozi?" She quickly asked everyone to sit down. "Is this made of hawthorn? Xiaoyang didn't come to my place today."

"It's not for him." Bai Tao sat in front of the stone table and poked the candied haws in her hand on the white radish. "I had nothing to do, so I wanted to bring it to you to try."

"Thank you, Sister Taozi!" Gu Qingqing looked at the candied haws wrapped in syrup with a smile, picked up one and tasted it: "It's delicious! Sister Taozi, you are really skillful. Chu Dai likes sour food, so I'll save two for him."

"You two have such a good relationship." Bai Tao said softly, looking at the cabbage in the pot: "I want to grow vegetables recently, do you have any seeds at home? Can you give me some evenly?"

"Yes, I'll get it for you later." Gu Qingqing saw that she seemed to be a little worried, so she asked, "What's wrong? Are you worried because Captain Yu came home late these days? Don't worry, they'll be fine, Chu Dai is watching them."

She thought Bai Tao was worried about Yu Cheng's safety. After all, she had been very nervous during this period, especially when she saw the various small scars on the man's body.

"No." Bai Tao hesitated for a while. She didn't have many friends on the island, and she didn't know who to tell what was on her mind. "I'm pregnant."

"Ah?!" Gu Qingqing almost dropped the candied haws in her hand. She subconsciously glanced at Bai Tao's belly, feeling a little helpless. She put the candied haws back on the white radish and ran to the kitchen to wash her hands: "Sister Taozi, wait for me, I'll pour you a cup of hot water."

Seeing her running away in a hurry, Bai Tao was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips.

She really likes this straightforward personality.

After getting to know Gu Qingqing, I found that she is not like other sisters-in-law who would gossip about others behind their backs. If you tell her private words, no third person will hear them.

But she seemed to like hanging out with the military wives, listening to them gossiping about other people's trivial matters with great interest. When the wives asked her what she thought, she just shook her head and smiled and moved on.

Bai Tao likes being with her very much.

Gu Qingqing brought out a cup of warm water. Bai Tao thanked her and took it. She took a sip and found that sugar was added to it. The look in his eyes when he looked at her became softer.

"I'll get you some snacks..." As she said this, she was about to run back into the house.

Bai Tao had long known that she and Captain Chu were both generous people. They had no shortage of food at home, and they were not stingy with others. "Qingqing, please sit down. No need to bother. I just wanted to come over and chat with you."

She took Gu Qingqing's arm and asked her to sit down.

"Okay." Gu Qingqing sat next to her. "Just tell me what you want to say. Don't be shy. I promise I won't even tell Chu Dai."

Looking at her bright face, Bai Tao was really jealous, knowing that she was extremely spoiled by Captain Chu, and that she didn't have any parents-in-law or sister-in-law to mess with her.

After a moment's hesitation, he said, "Yu Cheng has a younger sister. His father also died while serving in the Southern Military Region. Yu Cheng later joined the army as well. His mother at home is entirely taken care of by his younger sister. My mother-in-law also passed away last year. Yu Cheng wanted to take his younger sister to the island after the Chinese New Year, but the political review had not yet been completed."

"Now it's approved?" Gu Qingqing continued, "So your sister-in-law wants to go to the island and live with you?"

"Well," Bai Tao held the enamel cup, feeling a little confused, "Yu Cheng said that the next supply ship will bring her here. I'm pregnant now and I need help at home."

Gu Qingqing pondered for a moment and asked, "Sister Taozi, do you have a bad relationship with this sister-in-law?"

Bai Tao nodded.

Not only is it bad, her sister-in-law is extremely domineering. When she was pregnant with Yu Yang in the military area, the old lady brought her daughter to visit once. At that time, the sister-in-law was only fifteen or sixteen years old and looked innocent and lively.

She left all the good things for her sister-in-law, took her to buy cloth to make clothes, and took her to buy hair ornaments. Her sister-in-law was very sweet to her in front of her, but complained to Yu Cheng behind her back, saying that her sister-in-law was stingy, treated her badly, and that the hair ornaments were all made of scraps of cloth from the garment factory.

Yu Cheng, a rough man, had no idea that most women's hair ornaments were made of scraps of cloth. He had a big quarrel with Bai Tao and said that she looked down on his family.

Gu Qingqing sighed after hearing what she said: "So, Sister Bai Tao, when you went to the countryside, you were introduced by the brigade and married to Yu Cheng, a soldier?"

Bai Tao nodded again, feeling a little depressed.

No wonder, this can also explain why Bai Tao only attended junior high school and looked weak.

She was a city girl who went to Nanyang and married Yu Cheng.

Her sister-in-law always thinks that her brother, as a soldier, should be matched with someone better, so she targets her in everything and may even be a little jealous.

"This is a bit difficult to deal with." Gu Qingqing was also worried about her: "It's a done deal that your sister-in-law is coming to the island. Your Yu Cheng only has this one sister. When he was in the army, he relied on her to accompany his mother. He must feel very guilty about this sister. He brought her to the island because he was afraid that she would be bullied and wronged at home alone."

When a girl is alone at home, all her aunts and uncles will try to introduce her to other men and try to get benefits from her. So what if her brother is a soldier? He only comes back once every few years, so how can they control him?

And from her description, her sister-in-law was 14 years old when she fell in love with Yu Yang. Now Xiao Yang is 5 years old, and her sister-in-law is 19 years old this year.

At this age, she is old enough to live in the countryside or in the city. Gu Qingqing thought that Yu Cheng was eager to take his sister to him, probably because he wanted to find a partner for her in the army. The officers and soldiers on the island would not leave the island in the short term, and he would be able to take care of his sister in the future.

Gu Qingqing sighed, "Your temper..." Bai Tao has the same personality as Xu Nian, too soft. Xu Nian was bullied by her mother-in-law in the beginning, so she had the guts to run to the corps to follow the army.

But Bai Tao's situation is different. Yu Cheng is not Zhao Ze. He always feels that he owes his sister, so he wants to take her to his side to compensate her and arrange a marriage for her. He also had a quarrel with Bai Tao because of his sister before.

After listening to Bai Tao's description, Gu Qingqing knew what kind of person her sister-in-law was. There would only be chaos on the island, and she was pregnant now.

"Sister Taozi." Gu Qingqing asked tentatively: "What are you thinking now?"

"I don't know either. I just felt unhappy and wanted to come and talk to you." Bai Tao forced a smile, "It's okay, Qingqing. This is in the army, not her home. If she dared to make trouble, I would have gone to find Instructor Jiang."

Having said that, it is not easy for the leader of the army to interfere in the family affairs of her subordinates. She also knows that the days ahead will probably be difficult.

Gu Qingqing thought of another question, "Has your sister-in-law ever been to school?"

"She graduated from junior high school." Bai Tao nodded.

Although there are not many girls who go to school in the countryside, the sister-in-law is sweet-talking and can make my mother and brother smile. Yu Cheng used to send most of his monthly allowance back home, which is more than enough for her to study.

A few years ago, for some unknown reason, she said she didn't want to go to high school and insisted on going to the southern military region to find her brother.