Chapter 261: Prosperity 261: No need

Nineteen seventy-seven, the fifth day of the second lunar month, the twenty-eighth day of the Ramaqī in the lunar calendar.

Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. Gu Qingqing is packing up today, preparing to return to Datunzi Village in Yancheng to celebrate the New Year.

"Is this clothes what Tuantuan and Niannian wore when they were little?" Gu Qinglie held his little nephew in his arms and watched his sister take out some doll clothes from the cupboard.

"Right," Gu Qingqing looked at it carefully, "some were given by the sisters-in-law on the island, and some were given by the sisters-in-law in the military academy."

"There are quite a lot. You can't even pile them all in." Gu Qinglie put Xiao Xingxing on the bed and let him crawl by himself.

The little guy is almost one year old. The nickname given to him by Nian Nian is that his brother’s name contains the character “星”, so he is called “小星”.

Tuantuan also gave his sister a nickname, Jiaojiao.

It means proud and masculine.

"Now I'm keeping all the clothes that Xiao Xingxing and Jiaojiao can no longer wear, and I'll give them to you and Big Brother's children in the future."

"Then I don't know when." Gu Qinglie was wearing long-sleeved home clothes. There was a charcoal stove burning in the house, so it wasn't cold. He was cold-resistant and could run around in thin clothes.

"But my brother may be earlier than me." He chuckled.

It's the end of the year and there's nothing to do. Xiao Xiao has been following Gu Canyang here recently. Knowing that they were going back to Yancheng, he wanted to go with them to play, but was stopped by Aunt Xiao.

The other party hasn't agreed yet. This is not a good thing as I have no status or position.

Girls still have to be more reserved.

Gu Qingqing turned around and looked at the man sitting beside the bed, "What about you?"

"Me?" Gu Qinglie shook his head: "Maybe I have to ask the organization to help solve it."

Gu Qingqing was speechless.

"A company commander has many people to introduce him to. You have become the deputy commander, why are you still like this?" She was a little dissatisfied: "Stop hanging out with Zhao recently. You two say you want to find a wife, but you are not willing to put in the effort. You are so gentle and lovely. It's good enough if a girl likes you two."

In fact, with their conditions, many people were willing to introduce them to each other. Some sisters-in-law in the Military Family Institute even asked her for information about this matter. When she asked Gu Qinglie if he wanted to meet her, well, he didn't care at all.

However, Gu Jianguo and Gu Weidong have already started talking. One was introduced by his sister-in-law from the Military Family Courtyard, and the other was introduced by their canteen’s chief steward.

Gu Qingqing felt that good things were about to happen, and they wanted to go back together this year. However, the two girls also had to spend the New Year at home and could not join them.

Gu Jianguo and his friends also wanted to ask their elders what they should prepare when visiting the girl's parents, and then have a meeting between the two families to settle the matter.

"My godfather told me some time ago that he might go to the capital soon. I'll go there and see if there are any suitable girls." Gu Qinglie pulled down his nephew's trousers to prevent him from catching a cold.

The toy in the little boy's hand is a Ruban lock. He didn't want it when the duck was given to him, but liked this kind of wooden strips, so he took it to pieces.

"Hmm?" Gu Qingqing paused while folding clothes. "After the Chinese New Year, Ah Sui will go to the capital to study in high school with his godfather. Should we go with him?"

Shen Sui finished his second year of junior high school a few years ago and was going to enter high school.

Gu Qingqing was actually a little worried about letting him and his godfather go first.

"It may be a little later." Gu Qinglie sat sideways on the bed and leaned against it: "Father said he would make arrangements there and wait for us."

"Oh." Gu Qingqing took out the clothes that the two little guys were going to wear, stuffed the rest back in, and brought a lot of diapers: "I hope we can get some definite news soon. Ah Sui hasn't left us alone yet."

"He will be sixteen after the Chinese New Year. He is taller than you now. Just relax and don't keep him around all the time. Boys need to be tempered." Gu Qinglie rubbed his nose: "Don't always treat him as a child."

"I know."

The brother and sister were talking upstairs, Tuantuan and Niannian were playing alone downstairs, and Xiaoxu went to drive the car, saying that he would wait for them at the gate of the Military Family Compound.

Chu Yuan and Old Qin packed their clothes, and Qin Zhou took a few books, so there was nothing else to take.

"You haven't been to Datunzi Village yet. If you go there, you will definitely never want to leave." Chu Yuan said calmly while holding an enamel cup and crossing his legs.

Qin Zhou seemed to see the former soldier leader again. He smiled but said nothing.

Half an hour later, Chu Dai came back after registering the vehicle's departure from the warehouse. He picked up Xiao Tuan Tuan who was sitting on the floor and asked, "Where's Mom?"

"It's upstairs."

"Don't sit on the ground, it's cold. If you catch a cold, you'll be scolded. Don't blame me for not reminding you then."

"I know, Dad~" The little guy climbed onto the sofa obediently and smiled sweetly.

The man nodded and greeted the two elders, then strode upstairs.

Gu Qingqing had almost finished packing the clothes and asked Goudan, "Have you finished packing your clothes?"

"Didn't Big Brother and Old Chu bring theirs? I'll wear them. If it doesn't work, there are so many brothers at home."

Gu Qingqing was about to say that you might not be able to fit into your elder brother and Chu Dai's clothes, but your cousin Gu Xiong is of similar build to him, also tall and strong, so you didn't say anything.

Gu Qinglie is a lazy person and doesn't like to carry anything wherever he goes.

"Are you ready?" The man stood at the door, looked at his watch, and asked them with a smile.

"Okay, okay, you carry the things down." Gu Qingqing sorted out two large bags, and then said to Gu Qinglie: "Goudan, hold the baby."

"Okay."

The family closed the gate and walked out in a mighty manner.

When he met an acquaintance, Chu Yuan greeted him warmly: "Old Chu, your wife has gone back to her parents' home again? You will have to spend the New Year alone again."

"Mr. Xiao, where is your daughter? Didn't she say she wanted to go back with us?"

Xiao Hui turned around and went into the yard.

They have a good relationship privately, so Chu Yuan doesn't care much about it.

"Be restrained." Qin Zhou reminded him.

Chu Yuan put his hands behind his back and walked forward slowly.

There were so many people that they needed two cars. Xiao Xu drove over but did not go back with them.

Chu Yuan gave him leave and allowed him to go home to visit his family.

Chu Dai drove one car, Gu Canyang drove another, Gu Qingqing took Tuantuan and Niannian in the car driven by eldest brother, and Sanzi and his sister followed grandfather in father's car.

"Uncle, are we going back to grandma's house?" Xiao Niannian sat on Gu Qinglie's lap and leaned against the car window to look out.

"Yes, do you miss your grandparents?" Gu Qinglie hooked his fingers on the longevity locket around his neck and swung it slowly, making a jingling sound.

"Yes." His big eyes were clear and he looked at his uncle intently.

Gu Qingqing, who was sitting in the front, exposed him without hesitation: "How old were you when you last went to your grandmother's house? Could you remember anything then?" They did not go back for the New Year last year.

Tuantuan Nianniang just turned three and has not been back for almost two years.

The little guy smiled shyly in his uncle's arms.

Gu Qingqing felt helpless.

Gu Jianguo, Gu Weidong and Gu Qinglie were sitting in the back. Tuantuan fell asleep in Gu Jianguo's arms. Xiao Niannian was noisy and crawled all over his uncles.

We arrived in Yancheng at around 2:00 p.m.

Chu Dai stopped and waited for them in front.

Shen Sui was still a little carsick, so he got out of the car and squatted on the side of the road to get some fresh air.

"Have a drink of water." The man handed him an army green water bottle.

"Yeah." Shen Sui took the kettle, drank two sips slowly, and felt a little relieved.

Chu Yuan, who was sitting in the car, saw him like this through the window and asked Mr. Qin next to him: "This child is a little weak."

Qin Zhou nodded: "It's definitely not comparable to someone like you who is used to riding a horse."

Chu Yuan glanced at him and said, "I didn't say anything else. Why are you so protective of your students?"

Qin Zhou held the little butt of the third child in his arms with his palm, "When it comes to protecting one's faults, who can compare to you?"

Not long after, Gu Canyang and his group's car arrived, and Chu Dai leaned against the car door waiting for them to stop.

Gu Qingqing got out of the car and asked him, "Why don't you leave?"

"Are you hungry?" The man took out a candy from his pocket, peeled it and stuffed it into her mouth: "Do you want to go to the hotel and eat before going back?"

It was already past two o'clock, and it was past the Gu family's lunch time, and this time they came back without sending a telegram in advance.

Gu Qingqing put the tip of her tongue against the candy and swirl it around in her mouth. It tasted sweet.

"No, there's food in the car. Let's go back first. It won't be long."

Just let your family prepare the meals when you get home.

She really couldn't wait to see her grandma and the others.

"Okay," the man chuckled, "I'll listen to you."

It was almost three o'clock when they arrived at the entrance of Datunzi Village.

Someone saw the Nanyang license plate and recognized them. They ran towards the Gu family's yard and shouted, "Captain? Your son-in-law is back! Mr. Gu, come out and pick up your daughter!"

His loud voice startled half of the village, and soon everyone in the Gu family gathered around. After seeing the car at the entrance of the village, they hurried to pick up the things and hug the person.

"Our Dabao and Xiaobao are already this big." Sun Shufen held the hands of her two great-grandchildren, her eyes moistened: "My dear nephews, you haven't had lunch yet, right? Let's go home and eat."

"Yes, yes, yes, hurry home, it's cold outside." Gu Tiezhu turned around and shouted, "Third brother? Go home and cook. Didn't we prepare some meat for the New Year? It's all cooked!"

Gu Jin and Shi Rushuang surrounded their two youngest nephews, hugged them and kissed them non-stop, calling out, "Good darlings, my sweethearts."

Gu Qingqing was ignored.

Gu Jianguo and Gu Weidong are back. Han Lianxin and Zhang Yuqing are very happy. It took two years for these two guys to come back. "I don't know if they often write letters to their families or send telegrams. Are the two girls that Qingqing mentioned last time real?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Gu Jianguo sighed: "Can you let me go home and have a drink first? I'll talk slowly later."

"Okay, let's go back."

The whole family carried their things and babies and returned to the Gu family's yard. The cousins ​​of the Gu family who lived in Gu Tiezhu and Gu Tieshi also followed them back.

They haven't met their two little nephews Xingluan and Shuyue yet.

The Gu family's yard was extremely lively, with endless talking and laughter. Afraid that the children would be hungry, Gu Cai steamed some minced meat and egg custard for them first.

It just so happened that the team went to the pond to share the fish yesterday, and was able to make some fish paste to make fish balls. I heard that Tuantuan Niannian loves to eat them.

Gu Qingqing sat in the living room, warming herself by the fire and watching TV, chatting with Qin Li and Sun Yuanyuan about recent events.

The men were already drinking, having just warmed up their drinks on the stove. I don't know what they were talking about so happily.