Chapter 153: Don't worry

Chu Dai raised his eyebrows and said calmly, "This girl."

"Do you know each other?" Gu Qingqing had just come back to her senses from the shock. She didn't expect that there was someone braver than her.

"They grew up in the same compound." Chu Dai said, "This girl has never admitted defeat since she was young. Maybe she just has a competitive spirit."

"Oh." Gu Qingqing didn't pay much attention. As long as her brother Gu Canyang didn't give in, it would basically be impossible.

When Gu Qinglie went to the backyard to loosen the soil, she whispered to him, "Why did my brother change so much all of a sudden?"

Chu Dai knew that pregnant women were sensitive, and she couldn't hide the sadness in Gu Qinglie's eyes. She ate the seafood porridge slowly and said, "Mr. Qin talked to him about some past events last night."

"Did Mr. Qin serve in the army before?" This was the only possibility that Gu Qingqing could think of to comfort her brother.

"Yes. His ancestors were scholars, a family of scholars, but later they went to the mountains to make a living and became bandits. The world was very chaotic at that time." Chu Dai said: "Many people in their mountains were soldiers from various units who were scattered and gathered together. He later joined the party and then became a soldier."

Hearing about his background, Gu Qingqing was a little surprised: "How could he be the Minister of Foreign Affairs..."

"Don't underestimate him. He was a military strategist in the mountains. Many military leaders joined the party and participated in the revolution to fight against foreign enemies under his lobbying." These were what Qin Zhou said yesterday. He truly dedicated his whole life to the country. Chu Dai was even a little confused.

Is it because he feels guilty towards his former brothers that he remains unmarried?

Gu Qingqing sighed a little, "His life was really... magnificent."

The man smiled and nodded.

After breakfast, Chu Dai went to the cave, and Gu Qingqing ran to the backyard to watch Gu Qinglie loosen the soil.

Seeing her standing there with one hand on the fence and her big belly, Gu Qinglie frowned, threw down his hoe and went to the living room to get a chair.

The solid wood chair felt like nothing in his hands, and he placed it behind her hips: "Sit and watch."

"I'm not looking at you. What's so good about you?" Although she said that, Gu Qingqing still sat down while holding her belly.

Normally she would not go to the backyard alone because the vegetable garden was the best place for snakes to hide and she was afraid of such soft and fluffy things.

Now that her brother is here, she doesn't have to worry about anything.

Gu Qinglie picked up the hoe again and said, "I wanted to go back to see my parents, but I was sent to the military area and didn't have the chance to see them. In the blink of an eye, it's been more than half a year since I got married to you."

The woman listened to him quietly. Gu Qinglie was wearing a blue short-sleeved shirt, which she asked Xiao Huanniang to make for him. He looked very energetic.

"Qingqing," Gu Qinglie thought for a long time and said only one sentence: "When the child is born, don't let the old Gu family name him."

I thought he was going to say something touching, but Gu Qingqing rolled her eyes at him and said, "I know, Goudan."

She sat in the shade, watching her brother tilling the land. "When you have time, go to the mountain and find me some bamboo to fence off this new vegetable patch. I want to plant some..."

I thought for a long time but couldn't come up with anything. I was afraid that he would get sick from being idle, so I wanted to find him something to do. Now I am in a dilemma.

"I'll check what seeds are available then, and plant whatever we have." Gu Qinglie knew what she was thinking, but he had to go to the military area for target practice starting tomorrow, so he had to inform her in advance: "I may not be able to be at home with you for two hours in the morning. I will bring lunch back from the cafeteria, so you don't have to cook."

"Okay." Gu Qingqing nodded: "Can you bring me some prawns like today? I want spicy ones."

"Of course." Gu Qinglie did not hesitate. How could he not satisfy her with a little food? Anyway, he could just ask the knife guy if she could eat it before serving.

In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed since Gu Qinglie went to the island. Chu Dai came out of the cave, heard gunshots, and went straight over.

Gu Qinglie had a muzzle rifle in his hand, aiming at the target in the distance, and couldn't stop for a long time.

Chu Dai looked at his hands and asked, "Still shaking?"

"Yeah." Gu Qinglie's eyes flashed with disappointment, and then he forced a smile: "Tomorrow I'll hang a brick on my wrist and see how it shakes."

"Take your time." The man patted his shoulder and said, "Go to the cafeteria to get some food first. Qingqing is still at home."

Gu Qinglie put away his gun, nodded, and followed him.

Zhao Ze and his men also came out of the cave, all covered in dirt. He raised his hand to pat the dust off his shoulders and said to Chen Jiefang, "Please pat my back. I can't reach you."

Chen Jiefang patted him twice casually and said, "Why are you so particular? After dinner, we have to go back to the cave. It's useless to pat him."

Zhao Ze was speechless: "This is why I have a wife and a son, but you are still single and can't find a partner. Can you please be more hygienic?!"

"Old Gu!" Chen Jiefang was too lazy to pay attention to him and ran directly to Gu Qinglie: "How is the training going?"

"That's it." Gu Qinglie scratched his head: "If it doesn't work, I really have to learn pig-raising techniques."

"Puchi——" The soldiers burst into laughter, "You should practice for a while longer and stop causing trouble for the pigs."

Gu Qinglie sighed.

Back in the North District courtyard, Gu Qingqing was sitting in the living room sewing with a needle and thread in her hands. When she saw them coming back, she pointed at the table and said, "I made some licorice water for you to cool off. Drink more."

Gu Qinglie didn't hesitate. He picked up the white porcelain pot and poured a large cup of wine. He gulped it down and his heart suddenly felt refreshed.

"Are you bored at home every day? How about I take you to the mountains to pick wild fruits? There are plenty of fruits now." He asked with a grin.

Chu Dai glanced at him calmly and said, "You let her go hiking with you even though she was pregnant. Do you have any intention?"

Gu Qinglie scratched his head, "I always forget that I'm an uncle."

Gu Qingqing bit off the cotton thread in her hand and put her clothes aside: "It's getting hotter and hotter on the island. I'm too lazy to go out for fear of heat stroke."

The man took out his lunch box and went to the kitchen to get three bowls and chopsticks. Shen Sui seldom ate at home at noon, so Mr. Qin almost took care of everything.

Maybe it was because the home was too quiet, and Old Qin treated Shen Sui as his own junior, so he couldn't help but take better care of him.

Gu Qingqing's belly was getting bigger and bigger. Gu Qinglie went over to help her over and asked Chu Dai, "What month did you say she was going to give birth last time?"

"December," the man said.

In the blink of an eye, it was December. Gu Qinglie had not gone to the military district for training recently. He stayed at home every day, fearing that his sister would give birth and there would be no one at home.

That day, Gu Qingqing had just finished eating canned hawthorns and felt a little uncomfortable. She quickly called out, "Goudan? Are you home? Brother!"

"I'm here!" Gu Qinglie was hanging clothes upstairs. When he heard her shouting, he threw the clothes back into the bucket and strode down. Seeing her pale face, he said, "What's wrong, sister? Don't scare me."

"Maybe it's time to give birth..." Gu Qingqing pulled his arm, tears welling up in her eyes: "Brother, it hurts."

Gu Qinglie was so worried that he said, "Don't be afraid, I'm here, Qingqing, don't be afraid."

Without saying much, he picked her up and ran to the bathroom.

He was full of energy, so holding her was not difficult. Gu Qingqing put her hands around his neck, buried her head in his arms, and sniffed.

When they arrived at the clinic, Dr. Yang knew the baby was about to be born. "Put her on the bed quickly. The family members wait outside."

The door of the operating room was closed, and three big words "In Surgery" appeared on it. Chu Daihun, who rushed in, was covered in mud and sand. "Where is the person?" he asked Gu Qinglie.

"Inside." Gu Qinglie patted the dust off his body and said, "Don't worry, take a breath. I'll pour you a glass of water."

Chu Dai shook his head, propped his hands on the door frame of the operating room, and the corners of his lips were tensely stretched into a straight line.

When Shen Sui heard his classmates say that they saw his second brother carrying his elder sister to the clinic, he quickly went to the camp to find someone to ask them to notify his brother-in-law to come back. He was also anxious and leaned against the wall looking at the operating room door, hoping that his elder sister was safe.

The soldiers came over one after another. A dozen men stood or sat at the door. Zhao Ze comforted them: "It's okay. Don't be nervous. I'll go get you some food first."

Gu Qinglie didn't say anything, just nodded slightly, his eyes never leaving the operating room.

Half an hour later, Chu Dai heard the sobbing and suppressed cry of the woman inside. His heart was in a knot and the veins on the back of his hand, which was holding the door frame, were exposed.

No one ate the meal Zhao Ze ordered. The lunch boxes were piled on the table untouched. Everyone was tense.

"Why did it take so long?!" Chen Jiefang was a little anxious and kept rubbing his hands.

"The first birth took longer, only half an hour, not that fast." Zhao Ze explained.

Another half hour later, loud cries rang out from the ward, and the group of listless men started to cry out, "The girl has given birth! We're going to be uncles!"

"Congratulations."

"Congratulations!"

The wounded passing by were frightened by the group of people from the Construction Corps. Zhao Ze quickly held them down and said, "We are in the clinic. Keep your voice down."

As soon as the door of the ward was opened, two female military doctors came out, each holding a child. "Captain Chu, this is Comrade Gu's child..."

Before they could say anything, Chu Dai walked directly into the ward, came to the bedside, squatted down, looked at the sweaty and weak woman with pity, leaned over and kissed her forehead, his voice a little hoarse: "Thank you for your hard work, Qingqing."

"Comrade Gu," the female military doctors saw that Captain Chu's mind was on his wife, so they went to Gu Qinglie and said, "Your sister gave birth to two boys..."

Gu Qinglie came to his senses and walked past them and strode into the ward, "Qingqing, how are you?"

The female military doctors were dumbfounded, holding the baby in their arms, a little overwhelmed. It was the first time they saw someone who didn't care about the baby. They came out after cleaning the baby in their arms, and there were a circle of old men around them.

"Let me see what my nephew looks like?!"

"Hey, let me take a look at my nephew too." Chen Jiefang squeezed in to take a look and was silent for a moment: "Ah, he looks quite like the old customer."

Zhao Ze looked at the two children who were almost as ugly as his own son when he was just born, and couldn't help but laugh: "Maybe they look like Old Chu when he was a child. Children take after their fathers."

After a burst of wanton laughter, the men all stared at the baby in the female military doctor's arms, wanting to hug the baby but not daring to.

In the ward, Gu Qingqing said with tears in her eyes: "Brother, I'm hungry."

"I'll get you something to eat!" Gu Qinglie held Chu Dai down and said, "Hurry up and think of names for the two children. Don't give them to the elders of our Gu family!"