Chapter 179: Prosperity 179 Is this too much?

Chu Dai took his eldest son to the bathroom and came back soon. The two little guys, like their mother, were particularly afraid of the cold and kept snuggling into their father's arms.

Gu Qingqing had just dressed her little son and wanted a man to hold him to help him pee. But before she handed him to the man, she heard the sound of dripping water.

I lowered my eyes and saw that the little guy had peed. Fortunately, he was held by the bed and I didn't need to change the sheets.

The couple looked at each other helplessly. Chu Dai sighed and put his eldest son on the bed, letting him play by himself. He found a few pairs of pants from the closet and put them on the chair next to the charcoal stove to warm them up.

Gu Qingqing had already taken off her son's wet pants, changed his diaper first, and then took the pants handed to her by the man.

She slowly put on her clothes, from pure cotton lining to woolen trousers and then a pair of outer trousers. Little Niannian lay on her mother's lap, her little feet trembling and she kept crying.

"Good boy Niannian, I'll change right away. Second grandma sent some date flower cakes for the babies. They're soft and delicious." Gu Qingqing quickly changed his pants, breathed a sigh of relief when she picked him up, and quickly handed him to Chu Dai.

These two brothers wrestled with great strength, and their hands were sore from holding each other. Only Chu Dai could endure the ordeal.

Chu Dai sat on the edge of the bed, holding one in his arms and another on his lap, while Gu Qingqing took a piece of date flower cake from the large bowl.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that there are only two pieces. Each piece is as big as a palm. The soft steamed cake is the dark red color of red dates and smells very sweet.

She herself was drooling, but in the end, maternal love prevailed and she broke off a little and fed it to the two brothers who were also drooling.

Tuan Tuan and Niannian were smacking their lips, obviously enjoying the food.

Gu Qingqing grabbed another piece and fed it to the man: "When are we going home?"

The man swallowed the pastry in his mouth and felt something in his heart.

He was easily touched by her casual words, "Let's stay for two days, let my mother and aunts hug us more and spend more time together."

They left the island on the 15th and arrived at the Southern Military Region in the evening. They came here by train yesterday morning and arrived today on the 17th.

The vacation only started yesterday.

Three more days.

"Return to the military district on the 20th." He hesitated for a moment and said, "Do you want Tuantuan to celebrate his birthday here every year?"

"Hmm?" The woman looked at him in confusion.

"If you want to stay at home for a while, that's fine. I'll go back first." The man stuffed the date cake from his eldest son's mouth into his own.

"No, we will definitely go with you. We will go wherever you are." Gu Qingqing also took a bite. It was not very sweet, but it tasted good.

A'niang wanted to stay at home to take care of her father so she didn't want to go to the military area with her. She also wanted to stay with her man.

The little guy in Chu Dai's arms nuzzled her cheek, and Gu Qingqing kissed her son: "Isn't that right, Xiaobao? We should always stay with Daddy, right? This way, Daddy can have a hot meal every day when he comes home, how great it is."

It's good to see a smile in the man's eyes.

The next day, Gu Qingqing went to the educated youth site to meet Sun Yuanyuan and the others, and was very happy that they chose to stay in the production brigade.

Meng Nan, Zhang Qing and Yu Chengfeng all said that they would settle down in Datunzi Village in the future. Needless to say, Sun Yuanyuan was already their future sister-in-law. Han Lian thought that she was going to her home to propose marriage, only to find out that she had almost no relatives there.

Ye Zi fell in love with Qin Hu, which was something Gu Qingqing had never expected. When she returned home, she said to her husband with emotion: "I never thought that Sister Yuanyuan and Sister Ye Zi would have such an intricate relationship with our family."

Sun Yuanyuan likes Gu Xiong, Qin Li and Gu Bao are engaged, and Ye Zi marries Qin Li's younger brother Qin Hu.

The man just kissed her forehead and said, "This is also the first time I've seen educated youth and villagers get along so well."

In the past two days, he and Gu Xiong and his brothers went out, and they often met Meng Nan and the others to see the growth of Chinese medicinal materials and to prune the fruit trees on the hillside. The villagers were accustomed to doing daily chores with them. Sometimes the educated youth spots were too busy to do things in time. For meals, they will also send some cooked food from home.

Now there is no shortage of food at home, because these educated youth get more pay for more work every year, and they have enough money tickets to exchange for work points. If nothing unexpected happens, they will have another prosperous year this year.

In the past two years, pork and fish were distributed every year during festivals. Although the amount per person was not much, it was better every year, and there was hope in life.

There are no lazy people in Datunzi Village and Dagouzi Village now. Even the famous lazy guy Zhang Bufan can earn a lot of work points by herding cattle, not to mention other young and strong guys.

The days at home were short but warm. On the evening of the 19th, Gu Qingqing was packing her luggage.

Actually, there was nothing to pack. The two children's clothes had to be left outside and ready to be changed at any time, and the clothes that were packed were all hers and the man's.

She also told Shen Sui to put away her clothes and books tonight because she would be returning to the military area tomorrow.

Chu Dai sat on the bed and played with the two babies. Maybe because daddy took care of them more, the two babies were very clingy to daddy. One of them often lay on his lap or hung on his body, leaving wet and sticky saliva marks on them one after another. Even Gu Qingqing was a little jealous.

"Have Second Uncle and Third Uncle decided which two brothers will go?" the man asked, looking up in his busy schedule.

"Brother Jianguo and Brother Weidong, the other brothers stayed at home to help. They were not idle either. Some learned carpentry from Uncle Two, and some learned cooking from Uncle Three." Gu Qingqing folded the clothes and put them into the luggage bag. "Will it really not cause trouble for you and Father?"

"No." Chu Dai smiled: "I said they got in based on their ability. They have the ability."

"That's good." Gu Qingqing looked at the patches on the man's army green shirt, and couldn't help but hold the shirt in front of him. "This shirt has been with you for a long time, right? From the Construction Corps to Baisha Island, does it count as your old comrade?"

"Yes. He is my old comrade-in-arms." The man followed her words.

"Why not keep it as a family heirloom?" Gu Qingqing chuckled, "Give it to Tuan Tuan or Niannian?"

The man leaned his head against the headboard and looked at her helplessly: "You don't mind it being shabby."

"No." The woman took the clothes and sniffed them: "It smells sweet, like candy."

The man looked at her with amusement and said, "Then keep it for yourself and don't give it to your sons. I'll hold it in my arms when I'm not home."

"Chu Dai." She suddenly straightened her face, walked up to the man, and poked his chest: "You have a problem."

"Hmm?" The man motioned for her to continue.

"You never stayed out overnight in Baisha Island before, but now that you've just returned to the military area, you're thinking of not going home?"

"Comrade Chu Dai, your current thoughts are very dangerous." She said seriously.

Chu Dai was amused when he heard her tone: "Do you know what you look like now?"

"Your wife." She blinked.

"No, it's like the police coming down from above." The man rubbed his son's head and pulled out the little hand that was stuffed in his mouth.

I don’t know if it’s because their teeth are itchy or they just like sucking their fingers, but these two little guys love to put anything in their mouths.

Gu Yin said he wanted to make two teething sticks for them. He went to cut a stick from a Chinese prickly ash tree this afternoon and is still grinding it.

Gu Qingqing rushed over and pressed on him, then looked at the two kids who were sitting on the bed and tilting their heads to watch the excitement with her big watery eyes, and complained: "Tuantuan Niannian, Daddy doesn't want us anymore. He doesn't plan to come back at night and he still makes us sleep with his clothes on."

The man put his big hand on her back and gently said, "That's not what I meant. I'm usually not at home when you guys take a nap. How could I not come back at night? I have such a beautiful wife and two troublemakers waiting for me at home."

“You have to come back.”

After hearing what he said, Gu Qingqing snorted softly, stood up slightly, and then sat in his arms to play with her two sons.

After a while, she said, "Actually, I think you're a very nice person. You took me back when I wanted to go back to my parents' home. You never refused me anything I wanted to do, except..."

She hesitated to speak, but Chu Dai knew what the little woman was referring to, and said with a smile: "Tuan Tuan is still young, it's not convenient for her to sleep with us."

The woman leaned against his neck and sighed, "How long will it take for it to be convenient?"

The man tutted and gave her a look that was ambiguous: "Just bear with it for a while. When they are two years old, I will throw them upstairs and let Ah Sui take them to sleep."

"Okay." Gu Qingqing sighed again: "To be honest, I'm a little reluctant to go back. I don't have to cook at home, and there are people to take care of Dabao and Xiaobao. I can eat fresh food every day, and you are by my side."

Chu Dai played with her long hair with his fingers. Xiao Bao climbed to the bed but was blocked by his legs. The man chuckled and said, "I am a little addicted to this kind of life."

The twentieth of winter month.

The Gu family kitchen had been busy since early morning, with smoke rising from the chimney. Some of the Gu family members were making pancakes and some were making steamed buns. Shi Rushuang washed the empty fruit cans and dried them, preparing to make sauerkraut and pickled cabbage for the lady to take to the military area.

"Sister-in-law, I remember that I made a can of chopped chili peppers last time, but you haven't eaten them yet? Give them all to Qingqing. I heard that people in the south don't eat chili peppers very much. Qingqing has a strong appetite, so how can she tolerate it? It's good to add a little bit when cooking dishes or noodles."

"Okay, I'll go look for it." She said and was about to go to the storage room.

"Don't look for the eldest brother's wife anymore. She's right here." Zhang Cuifen held a glass jar in her hand. "Third brother, smell it and see if it's broken."

Gu Cai was a chef at a state-owned hotel. He had a keen nose. When he saw my mother unscrewing the bottle cap, he bent down and sniffed, "No, when was this made?"

Zhang Yuqing was stunned for a moment, "Mid-Autumn Festival?"

Several people looked at each other. Gu Cai waved his hands and continued cooking: "It's okay. As long as it's not opened and not damaged, you can eat it."

"Okay, give this to Qingqing too. I remember there are some dried vegetables at home. And since their two brothers are coming with us, there won't be anyone to carry the bags."

The brothers Gu Jianguo and Gu Weidong were cooking in front of the wood stove, not daring to make a sound.

Grandma and the others are treating themselves like the donkeys of the production team, and they are willing to empty out all the family assets.

When Gu Qingqing and Chu Dai came down with the child, there were already three or four large bags on the floor of the main room, and they also had to take a cradle and a sitting basket with them.

"Can you carry it all?" Gu Qingqing asked Gu Bao, who was serving dishes, "Uncle, why do you have so many things?"

"Is this still too much?" Gu Bao took Tuantuan from her arms and said, "I think it's not enough. Go wash up first. Dinner will be served soon."