When the couple came out of the bathroom, Zhao Ze was already sitting there chatting with Zhang Ta, "You want to go to the Construction Corps? Didn't your father come from the Luzhong Corps? Why do you want to go to the Construction Corps?"

"The construction corps is more difficult than the Luzhong corps."

Zhang Ta shook his head, "Doctor Zhao, I want to be the bravest soldier and go to the army to build a corps so that I can fight every day." Some time ago, he saw his father holding his military medals and counting them every day, and thought to himself that sooner or later, he would surpass you.

"Which soldier is not brave?" Zhao Ze raised his glasses and said, "I'll forgive you for giving me a nickname. Who said that only the Construction Corps has wars to fight? If your father hears about it, he will definitely beat you." The corps in the north were all tempered in wars. Now the border is also unstable, and neighboring countries are constantly provoking trouble. All the major corps are fighting together.

Besides, the Navy, Army and Air Force have fought many wars in recent years. For example, the Air Force is still flying fighter jets to patrol the sea with the Navy's destroyers all day long.

After listening to what Zhang Ta said, he still said, "I am going to the Construction Corps. You are also from the Construction Corps, so I will go to your place."

"Okay." Zhao Ze glanced at Xu Nian and said happily, "Then you can go to my old place. But when we served in the army, it was a war era, and there was no age limit. But now."

He was a little unsure, and when he saw Chu Dai and his wife coming over, he waved and asked, "Old Chu, does our Corps have an age requirement for enlistment now?"

The Construction Corps is the military garrison with the heaviest casualties. Personnel are replenished quickly, but the youngest soldier in the past two years is sixteen years old.

Chu Dai joined the army in the Southern Military Region at the age of fourteen. At that time, the whole country was preparing for war, and the troops were pulled out to fight as soon as the order came down from above, and there was a particular shortage of people.

"Over 16 years old." Chu Dai pulled Gu Qingqing to sit down and glanced at Zhang Ta: "You have to wait another seven or eight years."

Zhang Ta's shoulders drooped instantly.

Gu Qingqing served Chu Dai a bowl of rice and handed him a pair of bamboo chopsticks. "You are still young. Study hard. It should be possible for you to join the Construction Corps and drive a tank or something in the future, right?"

She looked at the man next to her.

Chu Dai took the rice bowl and nodded slightly: "Okay, the old customer will open it."

Gu Qingqing was stunned for a moment and said in surprise: "I thought he was bragging to me, is he really good at it?"

Zhao Ze laughed as he listened. He added a spoonful of pork belly, which was sizzling with oil and spicy peppers. He was very satisfied.

"Sister Qingqing, you are underestimating your brother. He is considered an elite in our corps. Driving a tank to sweep mines and defuse explosives is a routine operation for him. By the way, your fried pork with chili is really delicious, but it is missing something."

"Huh? What?" Gu Qingqing was puzzled.

“Garlic sprouts!” Zhao Ze shook his head: “Stir-fried pork with peppers without garlic sprouts always feels like something is missing.”

Gu Qingqing smiled and said, "But my Chu Dai doesn't like to eat garlic sprouts."

Zhao Ze: "..." Seeing Chu Dai looking refreshed and proud, he looked at Xu Nian speechlessly: "Wife, let's go home to eat next time. This couple is too careless about the impact, and there are children here."

Zhang Ta was eating his rice in big mouthfuls. When he heard what he said, he suddenly looked up and said, "That's what I like to hear. Auntie, you guys can talk about it. I promise I won't tell my mother when I get home."

Gu Qingqing couldn't help but laugh. She pushed the stir-fried pork with peppers a little towards him and picked up a cabbage for herself: "Eat more. There's still rice in the pot."

The combined allowances for her and Chu Dai amounted to more than one hundred yuan. On the island, no tickets were needed to buy oil, rice, sauce and vinegar. All one had to do was give the money, and there would be enough food at home.

But she also knew that these benefits were earned by men's hard work, and she never dared to waste a grain of food.

"Who said you?" Zhao Ze said slowly, "The child I'm talking about is the baby in your aunt's belly. Ta, you're not a child anymore. You don't still think you're a child, do you?"

"Doctor Zhao!" Zhang Ta suddenly stood up and took a piece of chive pancake from him: "If you don't eat it, I've already eaten it."

Xu Nian shook his head and smiled, took a bite of the chive pancake, and said to Gu Qingqing: "Your chives are very strong. Cut some for me later and bring them back. I will make pancakes for you tomorrow morning."

"Sure," Gu Qingqing ignored the bickering and boasted to her, "I asked Mrs. Zhou for these seeds. They all brought vegetable seeds with them when they went to the island. Chives grow the most. I harvested them one after another. I was thinking of making some chive dumplings tomorrow."

"I have a bottle of aged vinegar at home. I'll bring it over tomorrow and have a free meal." Xu Nian made a rare joke.

Seeing her flushed face, Zhao Ze put a large shrimp in her eyes and said, "You like it, don't you? Eat it. It's okay to eat it occasionally."

"I picked all this up." Zhang Ta snorted.

"Okay, Uncle Zhao, thank you. When your aunt's baby boy or girl is born, let him recognize you as the big brother, okay?" Zhao Ze looked at him helplessly.

"Okay, but I want to be the big brother of the little aunt and uncle. I'll take them to catch crabs and shrimps every day." Zhang Ta said with a smirk, "My mother talked to the aunts last time and said that you are the only married couple on the island who don't have children. I don't know whose fault it is."

Chu Dai grabbed his collar and asked him to sit aside: "You are almost becoming the mouthpiece of the island. If I had children, I would definitely not let them go crazy with you. And you even said you want to join the army. You are so careless."

Fortunately, Gu Qingqing didn't care about it: "Don't grab him by the collar. It's just a patch on top of a patch. If you use your strength to mess it up, Mrs. Zhang will scold me behind my back."

"It's okay." Zhang Ta waved her hand and said nonchalantly, "It's not the first time she has said something about you behind your back. Just relax."

Gu Qingqing and Chu Dai looked at each other, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

This kid is really a bit silly. He tells everything that happens at home to others and he is not afraid that others will have opinions about his family after hearing them.

Zhang Ta continued to eat the pork belly. He was not a fool and he had a clear mind. His aunt and uncle were both good people and Chu Dai would not be the kind of person who would do something to make things difficult for his father behind his back.

Growing up in a military compound and hanging out with the wives of military men, Zhang Ta understood these things better than other children.

Zhao Ze was also very happy. "Ta, you didn't go home and tell your mother what we talked about here, right? You made me afraid to say more, for fear of becoming the topic of discussion among the sisters-in-law tomorrow."

"Of course..." Zhang Ta blinked, thinking that he would be a soldier in the future, so he had to be honest: "I said it."

The four adults couldn't help laughing. Gu Qingqing leaned against Chu Dai's shoulder and asked him, "Did Deputy Battalion Commander Zhang cause you any trouble?"

"No, he is a soldier and he won't bring his daily emotions into work." They are very tired working in the bunker every day, and everyone is very united, so there is almost no intrigue.

Zhang Jianshe is a good person, but he has a strong personality. He can't stand being inferior to others and always thinks he is better than most people.

Zhao Ze also spoke up: "Old Zhang is actually a very upright person. His emotions are clearly shown on his face. Although he was not very nice to Old Chu, he would not do something like setting a trap."

Gu Qingqing nodded: "That's good. By the way, Captain Yu's sister is here today. If she wants to be a teacher at the school, will the army approve it?"

She asked this question because she thought that Bai Tao's job might be taken over by Yu Ruan.

Zhao Ze frowned, "No way. Aren't there researchers on the island now? Instructor Jiang specially arranged for them to live in Building 1. In addition to the usual surveys, they can also teach the children. There are only two classes now, so we don't need so many teachers."

Xu Nian sighed, "What if Bai Tao is pregnant? She can't continue to teach the child. Someone has to take over. I heard that Captain Yu's sister also graduated from junior high school. She has read more than Bai Tao."

Chu Dai saw the two women had different looks on their faces. He ate the chili in the bowl slowly and accepted the spiciness. "Tell me, is there something that made you have a bad impression of Yu Cheng?"

Gu Qingqing and Xu Nian looked at each other, glanced at Zhang Ta who was concentrating on eating, and shook their heads in tacit understanding.

Seeing them like this, the two men understood something.

After dinner, Zhang Ta went home with a bag of candies. After Zhao Ze and Chu Dai cleaned the table, they went to the backyard to cut some leeks, and took Xu Nian back to take a nap. Only Gu Qingqing and Chu Dai were left in the kitchen.

Chu Dai was washing dishes, and Gu Qingqing stood beside him and handed him the dishes. "Brother, you didn't answer me just now. If Sister Taozi can't continue to teach the children when she has children, can her sister-in-law take over?"

Chu Dai glanced at her sideways and asked, "Do you want her to take over?"

Gu Qingqing shook her head. She had promised Bai Tao not to tell anyone about this, nor to tell Chu Daiming.

Chu Dai did not ask much, but just said: "Don't think that your being a teacher is just a matter of Jiang Sheng's words. He has his considerations. You are all military wives, and your husbands are on the island. He can rest assured. Although Yu Cheng's sister has passed the political review, Jiang Sheng probably doesn't dare to hand the children to her."

"You don't have to worry about this. There will be more and more children on the island in the future. The organization will also send civilians here. The island needs to set up military defense, and many people will come here one after another."

"So I told you last time, if you want to have a baby, then we can have one. The teacher issue has been taken care of, and if you want to teach the children, you can stay in the school."

"As for Yu Cheng," Chu Dai didn't care, "If there is any problem, he will solve it himself."

Gu Qingqing sighed, "Brother, you really don't understand the twists and turns of women. Forget it, I can't explain it to you."

"Why can't you explain it?" The man smiled and glanced at her. "Yu Cheng brought her to the island just to find her a good home. Yu Cheng said it himself. There are many unmarried people on our island. Among your brothers who came with us from the Construction Corps, there are also seven or eight bachelors."

"Did Bai Tao tell you that Yucheng girl wanted to be a teacher?" He raised his eyebrows.

"No, I just guessed it." Gu Qingqing couldn't help but said, "Sister Taozi said that her sister-in-law is a little... um." She didn't know what to say.

The man understood what she meant. "Being a teacher is not bad. You can get a subsidy and improve your status and find a good man on the island."

Then, he smiled: "Our Qingqing has been with the sisters-in-law for a long time, and can see through many things."

"Don't worry, she won't get what she wants. Even if Bai Tao can't be the wife after giving birth, it won't be her turn."