Chapter 245: Be careful next time

At 12:30, Yu Fugui came back from the cafeteria with another bag of dried sweet potatoes: "These are softer after being exposed to the sun, so they are easier to chew. I also fried some taro chips and put some steamed buns in them. You will have to buy your own meals on the train."

They would be taking a two-day train ride, and in this weather the food they brought on board would go bad in a short while, so Yu Fugui didn't prepare anything.

"This is too much, Uncle Yu. We haven't finished eating the dried sweet potatoes from before." Gu Qingqing looked at the big bag and couldn't help laughing.

"Take it. You often send things here, and we don't know what to bring you. There's nothing good here. Captain Chu and Qinglie have been here for a long time and they know it. Just don't mind." Sun Shufen opened the bag and gave Tuantuan and Niannian a piece of sweet dried sweet potato.

When the two little guys saw their father nod, they took the dried sweet potatoes and thanked him in a baby voice, which made Sun Shufen smile happily.

While we were talking, we went outside to the playground and saw a car parked there.

Yu Fugui and Chu Dai sat in the front, and the rest of the people sat in the back two rows.

In the car, Sun Shufen was still saying, "I really don't want you to leave." She held Gu Qingqing's hand, tears welling up in her eyes.

"We'll see each other again." Gu Qingqing thought for a moment and said to Yu Fugui in front of her: "Uncle Yu, is there a department store nearby? I want to go buy something."

"We need to go around the train station." Yu Fugui turned the steering wheel: "What are you buying?"

Chu Dai also turned sideways to look at her.

"Film." Gu Qingqing raised her eyebrows and said, "Let's take a few photos together. When the time comes, I'll develop them and send them to you."

The two rolls of film that Chu Dai brought were used up.

When Sun Shufen heard this, she patted Yu Fugui on the shoulder and said, "Yes, yes, yes, let's go buy some film and take a photo together. It's a pity that Xiaotu and Xiaoxu have to go to school." They had lunch in the school and would not be coming back.

"Let's take a photo together next time." Gu Qingqing also felt a little regretful. She didn't even know that her man had bought a camera, otherwise she would have taken a photo with the two children yesterday.

Unable to help but glare at the man in front of him, Chu Dai saw her unhappy look through the rearview mirror and touched his nose guiltily.

I hadn't thought of that.

It took almost half an hour to get from the Corps to the train station, and Yu Fugui drove for another ten minutes to reach the department store in the border town.

Gu Qingqing and Chu Dai went downstairs, bought some rolls of plastic and some snacks and toys and put them in the trunk.

"Why did you buy so many things..." Sun Shufen muttered, "No need to buy anything for Xiaotu and Xiaoxu, they usually have food and drinks, and you still have most of the candy you brought." She put it away and hid it on top of the cabinet.

"Not much. I didn't say goodbye to Xiaotu and Xiaoxu properly when I went back this time. Auntie, I'll have to trouble you to help me comfort them after school." Gu Qingqing said with a smile.

"You are such a sweet girl, what you say is so soothing." Sun Shufen sighed, then reached out to hug her: "When you return to the military region, you must take good care of yourself and keep in touch. I will ask Xiaotu and Xiaoxu to write to you regularly."

"good!"

Yu Fugui drove the group to the train station again. After everyone got off the train, Chu Dai packed up the film roll and walked up to the train policeman who was about to enter the door. He said, "Hello, comrade. Could you take a picture for us, please?"

The conductor took one look at Yu Fugui's military uniform and then at the military-licensed car at the door, and his smile suddenly spread: "Sure, sure."

After teaching the train police how to use the camera, Chu Dai walked to the entrance of the train station and stood behind the woman.

Shen Sui, Gu Qingqing, Sun Shufen and Yu Fugui stood in the front. The three men were tall. Gu Canyang and Gu Qinglie each held a baby in their arms. Chu Dai was in the middle of them.

The conductor took several photos in succession, and at the last one he stood further away so as to include the big words "Construction of Railway Station" in the photo.

"Okay, comrade." The conductor returned the camera.

"Thank you." Chu Dai took a casual look and put the camera away.

"You are welcome!"

Yu Fugui carried a bag of dried sweet potatoes and escorted them to the station.

Sun Shufen held Gu Qingqing's arm and said, "You must send us a telegram when you arrive at the military region. Only then will we feel at ease."

"I know." Gu Qingqing hugged Sun Shufen and took a deep breath: "I'll send you the photos when they're developed."

Guan Xun and Political Commissar Xu will also be leaving the Corps for transfers soon. The more Gu Qingqing thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt. It would be great if she could take a photo with Uncle Zhang, Uncle Zhu and the others.

"Hurry up and get in the car," Yu Fugui said with a silly smile, "There's nothing to be sad about. Lao Zhang and Lao Zhu and I are old enough to retire in the next few years. I'll go to the military district to see you then."

"Okay," Gu Qingqing sniffed and smiled brilliantly, "Then you must come."

"I will."

Gu Qinglie held his little nephew in one hand and patted Yu Fugui on the shoulder with his left hand: "I can't eat your steamed sweet potatoes and stewed potatoes in the military area. I guess I miss it a lot."

Yu Fugui chuckled: "The food in the military district is good, you can go there and enjoy it. If it really doesn't work out, you can apply to your superiors and continue to stay in the army corps and eat potatoes."

"Forget it." Gu Qinglie waved his hands quickly and grinned, "I'd better go eat some delicious food."

The food in the military district is a little better than in the border town because it is close to the sea and fish and shrimp are often available. Pork is not often eaten, and don't even think about white flour steamed buns. It's the same everywhere now, food is tight.

Only the Air Force's flight crew mess has the highest food standard, and Commander Chu Yuan usually eats in an ordinary cafeteria.

He planned to give the allowance to the girl, eat in the cafeteria in the morning, and go home for lunch and dinner.

After sending them to the carriage, Yu Fugui hit him with a hammer and said, "Don't forget your brothers in the Construction Corps."

Gu Qinglie also hit him back: "How the hell could I forget this? I'll come back to see you when I have time, isn't that enough?"

"Okay." Yu Fugui grinned and pulled his tearful daughter-in-law over, saying, "We're going downstairs. Don't forget to send the telegram."

"I know."

Yu Fugui and Sun Shufen got off the train, stood on the train platform, and waved at them with a smile.

The train started slowly. Gu Qingqing leaned against the window, waving her hands with tears in her eyes.

I don’t know when we will see each other next time.

Chu Dai also nodded slightly to Yu Fugui through the glass. Seeing the little woman crying loudly beside him, he sighed, took out a handkerchief from his pocket to wipe his son's saliva, and handed it to him.

Gu Qingqing wiped her face roughly and put the hand in his hand again without saying a word to him. She turned her head sullenly and lay on Gu Canyang's shoulder without saying a word.

Gu Qinglie sat with Chu Dai and asked him, "What's going on?"

"I was angry because I didn't take out my camera earlier to take a photo with Lao Zhu and the others."

"You were wrong in that matter," Gu Qinglie said in a low voice, "but those two rolls of film were almost all used up by Qingqing, so she is somewhat responsible."

"Really?" Chu Dai rubbed his brows and said, "Forget it, just consider it my fault. I will pay more attention next time."

Gu Qinglie expressed sympathy: "It's okay, she will forget about it once she gets off the car."

Who would have thought that after traveling for two days and two nights, when they arrived at Nanyang Station, Gu Qingqing still ignored him.

She grabbed Gu Canyang's arm and followed her brother out of the station.

Gu Qinglie turned his head to look at the man holding Xiao Nian Nian: "Are you really angry?"

"Let's see if there's any time off at the end of the year to take her back to the Corps," Chu Dai patted his son's back and said, "She's not just angry about the photo, she may be a little reluctant to leave her aunt."

"Is that so..." Gu Qinglie scratched his head: "Then I don't know what to do."

Chu Dai's eyes were deep, and she thought there might be another reason. The number of people she knew in the Corps was getting fewer and fewer, and she felt very upset.

Xiao Xu came here several times and finally waited for them. He drove to pick up the large group of people and took them back to the military area.

Gu Canyang and Chu Dai both had to go to the army tomorrow, so they returned to the military compound, ate the meal Xiao Xu brought from the cafeteria, and then went to rest.

Shen Sui's face turned pale. He felt a little uncomfortable after sitting in the car for so long. Gu Qingqing asked him to go to bed quickly: "Just let the second brother clean the table."

Xiao Tuantuan and Xiao Niannian slept enough on the train. After drinking their porridge, they were taken away by the two grandfathers and taken for a walk on the path outside.

"Go to bed, I'll do it." Gu Qinglie rolled up his sleeves, revealing his strong bronze arms, piled all the bowls together, and took them back to the kitchen along with the chopsticks.

"Sister, I'm going upstairs." Shen Sui took a sip of water and said to Gu Qingqing.

"Go ahead and have a good rest. If you feel uncomfortable, tell me. If you really don't feel well, go to the health center."

"Okay." Shen Sui went upstairs, and the sound of his footsteps gradually disappeared.

Gu Qingqing took a rag and wiped the table. She prepared to go to the kitchen to wash up and go upstairs to catch up on some sleep.

The smell of coal smoke on the train kept her awake.

"Give it to me." Gu Qinglie glanced at her casually, took the rag, and scrubbed it clean in a few strokes: "I have to go to the Field Army Group Army this afternoon, and I think they will talk about the allocation of dormitories."

Gu Qingqing leaned against the stove and squinted at him: "Are you really planning to live in the dormitory?"

"No, I'm telling you this first. I definitely want to live with Lao Chu." Gu Qinglie put the cleaned bowl aside to drain the water: "If I meet a gentle girl in the future, I can apply for a dormitory again after I get married."

Gu Qingqing snorted and laughed: "You are quite imaginative. Look at yourself, a barbarian in black. Which gentle girl would be willing to marry you?"

"I'm a nice guy with a high allowance, which girl wouldn't want to marry me?" Gu Qinglie said proudly, "Brother now has a salary of 125 yuan a month, and an allowance of 30 yuan."

This is the treatment for the deputy commander of a field army.

Gu Qingqing was silent for a while, then asked sincerely: "Chu Dai is also the deputy head, why does he have 175?"

"The Navy and the Army are different, right?" Gu Qinglie didn't understand: "Anyway, I'll leave it to you when the time comes."

"You can keep it for yourself and marry a gentle wife." Gu Qingqing snorted and laughed, "I have money in my hand, don't worry about me. Go upstairs and take a nap after you wash up. You are not made of iron, and you are still injured."