Chapter 233: So cute

"Let's go~" Xiao Niannian shook her head: "Bu hug me!"

"No, no." Gu Qingqing no longer cared about the two brothers. "You watch them. I'll go to the kitchen to get a vegetable basket." After saying that, she quickly went downstairs.

This impetuous temper really hasn't changed at all.

No wonder she and Xiao Xiao can get along well.

"Let's go." Chu Dai retracted his gaze: "Don't ask for a hug later."

The two little guys went downstairs by themselves, holding on to the mahogany handrails. Their steps were very slow, and each time their little feet landed they tapped lightly, tentatively, not daring to step firmly.

The man did not rush them, and was not in a hurry at all. He just watched them from behind, ready to reach out and grab a handful at any time.

When Gu Qingqing waited for them to go downstairs, she brought the vegetable basket to the kitchen door. Seeing that the father and his two sons were dragging their feet, she simply went back to the kitchen and cut a plate of mangoes.

There were still two steps to go down. Gu Qingqing stood downstairs and poked a piece of mango with a bamboo stick and fed it to her eldest son.

The little guy smacked his lips, juice dripping from the corners of his mouth. After finishing the meal, he licked his lips as if he was not satisfied yet, and then looked at A Niang eagerly.

The mango was very sweet. Xiao Niannian was horny when he smelled it. When he saw that A Niang didn't continue, he opened his mouth and said, "Ah~"

Gu Qingqing took a piece of it and just when she put it to his mouth, he was about to eat it, she then passed it to the mouth of the man behind them.

Little Niannian raised his head and turned back, and saw that his father had eaten his mango, and he burst into tears.

Gu Qingqing quickly put another piece of food in his mouth to stop him from crying.

Chu Dai leaned against the handrail, watching her feeding the two brothers in turn, and suddenly imitated lazily: "Ah."

Gu Qingqing looked at him puzzledly.

The man had a teasing look in his eyes and opened his mouth slightly: "I want to eat too, wife."

Gu Qingqing picked out the smallest piece and fed it into his mouth.

After eating the mango, she took the bowl to the kitchen, washed it with clean water, and prepared to go out with the basket.

The sun is shining brightly outside, and it's not too scorching. It feels warm on my body.

The two brothers were both wearing a one-piece pure cotton jumpsuit and cloth shoes crocheted by Zhang Cuifen herself.

When they reached the bluestone path outside the yard, they ran happily, and the couple walked slowly behind them.

When passing by Xue's house, Gu Qingqing lowered her voice and said, "I don't know if Pei Zhu gave the prescription to her elder sister-in-law."

Two months ago, when Pei Zhu brought her children home to play, Gu Qingqing gave her the prescription and told her to show it to the doctor at the pharmacy and let her elder sister-in-law consider whether to use it.

Xue Xu and Chu Dai have been getting pretty close lately. The two men often chat in the study on the second floor, and it seems like they have a pretty good relationship.

"I don't know." Chu Dai looked at the two stupid guys in front of him and said casually, "It's not easy for me to ask about this kind of thing."

"If there is any movement, there will definitely be news. What is Xiao Xiao busy with recently? I haven't seen her go home."

"The field army is training, and they will be busy when the second brother comes." The man glanced at the door of the Xue family. "The Xue family's aunt is also famous. Xue Xu's wife has been praised a lot. If the prescription is really useful, the Xue family's aunt will take the initiative to come to thank you."

In this way, Gu Qingqing had opened up a gap in the military compound.

Although Aunt Xue has a fierce personality, she has many good friends among aunts, including wives of brigade commanders, division commanders, and army commanders. Although she has a bad temper, she can only get along with those who are straightforward and simple-minded.

Even though she is very strong in scolding, her position in the family is unshakable, and she is above men and sons.

If this problem can be solved for her family, then whoever disagrees with Gu Qingqing in the future will be disagreeing with her.

Gu Qingqing doesn't even need to do anything, she can scold people to death.

Gu Qingqing had heard of her name for a long time: "Xiao Xiao told me that her mother, who is so fierce, is also a little afraid of Aunt Xue."

Chu Dai was amused: "Auntie Xiao is quite fierce. Uncle Xiao was bullied by her a lot."

"That's why." Gu Qingqing handed him the basket of vegetables in her hand and said, "Look how lucky you are. You married me and I never spoke loudly to you or did anything to you, let alone scratched your face."

Chu Dai: “…” He took the basket silently, looked at her smiling face, and dared not say a word.

I don't know who often calls him by his full name in anger.

As for taking action... well.

It's OK.

After passing through the military district gate smoothly, the couple, each holding one of their children, walked slowly towards the market.

After procrastinating at home for a while, it is now 2:45 in the afternoon.

Whenever a sister-in-law that Gu Qingqing knew passed by, she would smile, nod and greet her, and then chat about family matters.

"Your Captain Chu accompanies you to buy groceries? That's great. The one in my family refuses to go out for a walk after finishing his mission, as if accompanying me to buy groceries would make him lose face." The long-faced sister-in-law complained.

"No, the mission in the army is too heavy and too hard. My brother rarely goes out after the mission. He must be tired." Gu Qingqing comforted softly.

"Ah, you're still the one who can say it. By the way, I made some qing tuan (a kind of rice dumpling). I'll ask your eldest brother to bring it to you later."

This sister-in-law is the wife of my eldest brother's comrade-in-arms, and we are familiar with each other.

"Okay, thank you, sister-in-law. I won't be polite then."

"Don't be polite. Didn't you send me some red date cake before?" The long-faced sister-in-law said a few words and was about to leave: "I'm done. I have to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some meat. The kids at home are complaining that studying is too tiring and they want to eat something good to nourish their brains. We'll talk next time." She was a little worried about the children staying at home with the man, mainly because one of them was just learning to speak.

"Okay." Gu Qingqing nodded with a smile.

On the way to the market, sisters-in-law came to greet Gu Qingqing one after another, and the man beside them occasionally smiled and nodded.

His wife's network of connections really allows her to get along well with anyone.

If the ladies in the compound didn't have a preconceived bad impression of her, they would probably be having a great time now.

The two little guys are very sweet-talkers, calling "Auntie" and "Auntie" non-stop, their baby voices are particularly endearing.

Two white and tender little dumplings, whoever sees them will be happy.

It was past three o'clock when we arrived at the market. The major production teams were selling vegetables in an orderly manner at their respective stalls, and there was an abundance of seafood.

Everyone in the family likes to eat shrimps, so Gu Qingqing bought three pounds of them.

Anyway, she doesn't need to mention it.

From what the sister-in-law said just now, her elder brother should come over for dinner in the evening.

"My dear, is this your man? He's so handsome." The seafood lady took a small green net, put the shrimps in it, and tied a knot.

Gu Qingqing often comes to the market and has bought a lot of fish and shrimp to dry in the past two months.

Almost everyone in the market knew her, especially the two conspicuous little dumplings beside her.

"Yes, my man." Gu Qingqing grinned, "He's a navy man."

"It's good to be a navy. We fishermen rely on the navy to rescue us when we encounter any problems at sea. We are so lucky to have you."

Chu Dai picked up the basket to catch the shrimps and said with a smile, "Of course."

The woman was chatting with the stall owners about family matters, and he was listening quietly beside them, occasionally staring at the two kids who were trying to steal tomatoes.

Slap their little hands away.

Gu Qingqing bought a lot of dishes, fish and shrimp were must-haves, as well as eggplants and beans, and some non-spicy peppers. Lotus roots were rare, so she ordered one, and also bought some potatoes.

Finally I asked for some spinach, and that was about it.

The man carried the basket and she paid, not forgetting to buy some grapes and mangoes for the two little ones.

These two kids don’t know what’s wrong with them. They can eat apples and bananas, but they don’t like them.

On the contrary, I am particularly fond of grapes and mangoes.

She didn't dare let her children eat too many mangoes, but Grape always had some at home and would wash a few for them from time to time.

Maybe it's because of men's taste. Even though I have some candy in my pocket, I actually prefer sour food.

I peeled a grape for each of them, and the two brothers behaved well the moment they got it.

Gu Qingqing said to the man next to her, "We need to bring some fruit on the train, otherwise these two will get into trouble."

The man nodded in agreement: "And bring some snacks."

After leaving the market, the couple took their children to the supply and marketing cooperative.

"Comrade, please help me cut two pounds of meat." Gu Qingqing said.

The salesperson at the supply and marketing cooperative was also very familiar with her. He picked out a piece of pork belly and cut it for her, stringing the meat together with a straw rope: "Do you want anything else?"

"Let me take another look." Gu Qingqing walked to the shelf by herself, saw the colorful hand oil, and took two bottles.

The winds and sands in the border town are strong, and hands are prone to dryness and cracking. She plans to stock up some to give to Aunt Yu.

I also took two portions of white cat cooling oil and clam oil. I gave the clam oil to Auntie Yu to wipe her face, and the cooling oil was for the two little ones as they especially attracted mosquitoes.

Tuan Tuan went out to find food by himself every year. On the counter were several large glass jars filled with soft cakes and other pastries. The little boy couldn't see them even if he stood on tiptoe. Finally, the man couldn't bear it anymore, so he put down the vegetable basket and picked up the two brothers one by one.

"What do you want to eat?"

The little hands were randomly touching the glass jar, obviously wanting everything.

Chu Dai was helpless: "Let's have one pound each."

The salesperson felt that the man in this family was a little too accustomed to children. Young men and slightly older people often brought the two little cuties to buy snacks, and the salesperson gave the little ones whatever they wanted without even frowning.

I wanted to warn him out loud, but then I thought better of it.

People can afford it and are willing to feed it to their children, so others have no right to say anything.

Gu Qingqing came over with a bunch of things to pay the bill. Seeing the salesperson weighing the cakes and wrapping them in brown paper, she said to the man, "When you buy them, you'll have to keep an eye on them. No more than two yuan a day. After you finish this, you won't have to eat."

"Did you hear what mother said?" The man put the kid down from his arms, took the cakes and put them in the vegetable basket: "It's all your grandfather and uncle's fault that they are too accustomed to eating anything they see."

Then he smiled and asked the woman, "Is my attitude okay?"

Gu Qingqing snorted and laughed, "You have cleared yourself of all blame." In fact, this man loved his two sons the most.

The salesperson took the ticket and the money, counted out fifty-three cents and gave it to her in change, "Your two boys are so popular, no one would be reluctant not to buy for them."

Gu Qingqing smiled and thanked him, took the money and put it in her pocket, then said to her two sons, "Auntie is praising you, why don't you thank me?"

"Xie Xie~Auntie~" The two brothers said in unison, with the same expression.

The salesperson couldn't help but smile despite his tense face.

So cute.