Chapter 236: Prosperity 236: I will always be your backer

After receiving the telegram, Yu Fugui came three times from yesterday to today, morning, noon and evening, to try his luck and see if he could get through to them.

He was even mocked by the Quartermaster General Zhang Chao: "Aren't you always stingy with your gas money? Why are you willing to drive three times a day this time?"

"Wouldn't it be better to buy the vegetables in three trips so that they are fresher?" This was Yu Fugui's answer at the time.

How could Zhang Chao not know what he was thinking? "You're just afraid of missing their train and not picking them up. No one will laugh at you. I miss them a lot, too."

"It would be fine if it was just Captain Chu, but there are also Qingqing and two kids."

"What Captain Chu? He's been promoted to deputy regiment commander. Don't you communicate with him regularly? How come you are so out of touch with the news?"

"It's a habit."

"Uncle Yu?!" Gu Qingqing was sharp-eyed. After leaving the station, she saw a small truck used by the Eastern Red Army outside the market. The stall owner was helping Yu Fugui carry potatoes up.

They are already purchasing food for tomorrow. The lunch in the cafeteria has been prepared, and it will be time for the soldiers to eat.

"Huh?" Yu Fugui heard a familiar voice, turned around and saw a woman with a bright smile running towards him with two children.

The three men behind her were all particularly eye-catching.

Yu Fugui only knew Chu Dai, but the shorter and thinner boy next to him should be Shen Sui, whom Qingqing often mentioned in her letters.

"Uncle Yu, why are you alone here?" Gu Qingqing poked her head around to look around.

"It's dinner time now, and the kitchen staff is too short to hire any staff." Yu Fugui rubbed the dust off his hands and wanted to touch the two little balls, but was afraid of dirtying their clothes.

Xiao Tuantuan stared at him for a while with her big black eyes, then she tiptoed and moved her little face closer to his palm.

"Ah?" Yu Fugui was surprised and happy, "This kid is so cute." Looking closely, he basically looks like Chu Dai.

Fair and tender, with clear eyes.

He hurriedly took out the candies he had prepared for the two kids from his pocket, squatted down and handed the White Rabbit candies to the two kids: "Your dad loves this candy the most and can't live without it. I don't know if you guys are tired of it."

Xiao Niannian tilted his head and looked at him for a long time, then grabbed the candy from his palm with his little hand and said in a baby voice, "Thank you, yeah~"

Seeing the candy, Xiao Tuantuan's eyes also smiled into crescents, "Thank you, yeah!"

He loves candy the most, but his mother only lets him lick it twice. However, his uncle and father will secretly let him lick it a few more times.

Yu Fugui chuckled, "You're welcome."

Chu Dai had already put all the bags on the bus, and helped the stall owner carry potatoes and pumpkins onto the bus. He dusted off his hands and said, "Stop talking. We haven't had lunch yet."

"Ah? Right, right, let's talk about it when we get back." Yu Fugui was a little excited when he saw them. "Your aunt bought some meat at the supply and marketing cooperative, and it's still stewing on the stove. It's so soft."

"Let's go home for dinner." He picked up Xiao Tuantuan, opened the car door and put the little guy on the back seat. He then took the bill from the front, checked the bill with the stall owner and paid.

Chu Dai and Yu Fugui sat in the front, and Chu Dai drove.

The wheels rolled, kicking up dust.

"You have driven this road so many times, you must be very familiar with it, right? You wouldn't have forgotten it." Yu Fugui took the army green water bottle beside him, took a sip of water, and did not forget to tease him.

"I can't forget it." The man said with a smile.

You can open it back even with your eyes closed.

It was Gu Canyang’s first time to visit the border town. He looked out of the car window and saw a sun like a salty egg yolk hanging high in the sky.

Gu Qingqing leaned next to him and whispered, "When I first came here, I thought it was very interesting. I had never seen so much sand before."

The man listened to her quietly.

"It was only after I arrived at the Construction Corps that I realized how hard my second brother's life was. You two often sent money home, and in my eyes, you two brothers were the most amazing. I never thought about how hard it was for you to earn that money."

Gu Canyang tilted his head and saw the distress on her face. He gently curled the corners of his lips and said, "Sometimes, brothers are not that great."

Gu Qingqing tilted her head and leaned on his arm, "But in my heart, big brother is invincible and will always be my support."

"Yeah." Gu Canyang smiled and said, "I will always be your backer."

After hearing the subsequent conversation, Yu Fugui finally figured out his identity.

Gu Qinglie's elder brother and Chu Dai's uncle-in-law.

Gu Qingqing lay on his shoulder and looked up at him: "Sometimes I feel that I am too coquettish in front of you." Fortunately, no one would dislike her.

Gu Canyang reached out and rubbed her hair, then turned to look out the window.

I couldn't help but think of my younger brother who always grinned and kept his head down for no reason.

What kind of belief can make him stay here for so long?

Chu Dai and Yu Fugui were chatting in the front, all about matters within the Corps. Yu Fugui had no access to the core matters, so he knew nothing about the details of this battle.

He smiled helplessly and said, "Little Rabbit, are you studying?" and could only change the subject.

"Fifth grade, next semester will be first grade." Yu Fugui held a pencil and a notebook filled with words in his hand and checked his account: "The Corps has recruited a lot of new soldiers, and there are many family members accompanying the troops. The army has set up a primary school for the soldiers' children."

I had to go to town to attend junior high school.

I would like to buy her a bicycle, but the roads here are not suitable for riding.

Chu Dai raised his eyebrows: "Are there any military dependents willing to come and accompany the troops?"

"Yes, there are quite a few." Yu Fugui put his fingers in his mouth to wet his mouth with saliva and flipped through the book: "The allowance here is high, and now we can eat green leafy vegetables. The conditions are a bit difficult, but who doesn't want to live happily with their family, especially most of them are young people."

Chu Dai nodded to show his understanding.

Forty minutes later, we arrived at the Construction Corps.

Yu Fugui showed his ID to the sentry and was allowed to pass smoothly.

Gu Qingqing took a special look and found that it was a strange face.

The brothers who used to ask her to bring dates and chestnuts are no longer around.

My heart was filled with sadness and I felt very upset.

The two little guys lay on their uncle with their butts sticking up, looking at the scenery outside with him, whispering all the way.

Shen Sui was very patient and explained to them the geographical features of the desert.

The little dumplings... didn't understand at all.

Chu Dai parked the car and took the bag of clothes off the car, leaving the salted fish in the car: "These are all for you, you can decide how to deal with them."

Yu Fugui unzipped the bag and took a look: "This is too much. I'll just keep a few and put the rest in the cafeteria as a snack."

"It's up to you." Chu Dai had no objection.

Yu Fugui went back to the car, took a big bag and threw it to the man: "This thing costs cigarette tickets and money. I really don't know how you like this thing. Algeria is so nice." Not to mention it's cheap, but it doesn't require cigarette tickets.

Chu Dai wanted to say he would stop smoking, but when he saw the joy on his face, he was silent for a moment and put his money in his pocket: "Thanks, Lao Yu."

"You're welcome." Yu Fugui waved his hand casually and got into the driver's seat again: "You guys go to the military compound and wait for me. I'll take these things to the kitchen first, and I have to put the car back in the garage."

"Okay." He nodded with a smile.

My eyes fell on the white barracks in front of me, and scenes from the past came into my mind. The days of my youth and recklessness were all here.

The two kids were running around everywhere, with Shen Sui following behind them at a leisurely pace.

Gu Qingqing was introducing the situation of the Corps to her eldest brother. Feeling the man's gaze, she turned around and asked, "Where are we going, brother?"

Gu Canyang next to him glanced at the man not far away with an ambiguous look. Chu Dai touched his nose and felt inexplicably guilty: "Let's go back to the military compound. My sister-in-law is waiting for us to have dinner."

"Eh? Okay."

The couple called her sister-in-law and aunt respectively, each talking about their own things, and it didn't seem awkward.

Gu Canyang followed them to the military compound. The route they passed automatically formed a map in his mind. It was a completely subconscious habit.

Tuantuan didn't need to be held and didn't make a fuss every year. Thinking that he would be able to meet his second uncle soon, he swung his legs very fast.

Chu Dai and Gu Qingqing returned to the military compound as if it were their own home, and they were familiar with the route.

Occasionally, a patrol team passed by, and they were all unfamiliar faces.

Neither the couple spoke.

When the border town war broke out, the Construction Corps was the first to bear the brunt of the attack, and the casualties reported each year were the highest among all the troops.

"My dear!" Sun Shufen had been waiting for a long time. Seeing someone coming from a distance, she walked over quickly and looked up and down at the woman with red eyes: "Child, when you came back from the Construction Corps, you said you would come to visit relatives. I haven't seen you for more than two years. Why did you come only now?" She had been waiting day and night, and finally waited for the person to come.

"Auntie." Gu Qingqing reached out and hugged her, lying on her shoulder, her eyes reddened: "I'm sorry to have worried you."

"Silly children." Sun Shufen saw the two little guys who were in the same boat. She cried out "Oh!" and let go of Gu Qingqing to kiss and hug the two little kids.

"Where are Xiaotu and Xiaoxu, auntie?" Gu Qingqing asked puzzledly.

"They are in school. They don't come back for lunch. The army has a good policy. They even provide lunch now."

"By the way, you haven't eaten yet, right? Come in, I have prepared the food." Sun Shufen picked up Xiao Tuantuan and invited them in.

It was still the same house as before, next to the one where Gu Qingqing originally lived.

The small square table was filled with vegetables, including dried salted fish, braised pork, pickled cabbage and vermicelli. Egg custard was specially prepared for the two little guys.

"Go get a chair and sit down. I'll get the dishes and chopsticks."

"I'll help you." Gu Qingqing followed him to the kitchen.

Chu Dai put down the luggage bag in his hand, picked up two chairs from the corner, and placed one behind Gu Canyang.

All the houses nowadays have been renovated. When they reach a certain level, they all have two bedrooms, a living room, a bathroom and a kitchen, which is much more convenient than before.

The Construction Corps lacks everything except land.

The little guy in her arms struggled to get out of it, and Sun Shufen whispered to Gu Qingqing in the kitchen: "That tall guy is your brother, right? I think he looks a bit like you."

It was the first time that Gu Qingqing heard someone say that she and Gu Canyang looked alike. She smiled so hard that her mouth couldn't close: "Yes, yes, my elder brother."

"The other one is Ah Sui? I think he's a nice kid. The two kids kissed him."

"Yes, Ah Sui is a very good child." Gu Qingqing exchanged pleasantries with her for a while and asked, "Auntie, is my second brother still in the army training? I heard that he has been transferred."

I haven't seen Goudan along the way, and he's not in the cafeteria judging by the time.

Is it in the camp?