Gu Qingqing moved closer to him, stared into his eyes for a long time, and pouted: "You've given up on me."

"No." Chu Dai pecked her on the cheek: "Be hygienic."

"Okay, okay." Gu Qingqing was pleased with him and went to the yard again. When she came back, she deliberately didn't dry her hands and showed him the water droplets on her hands: "I washed them."

"Okay." Chu Dai laughed dumbly: "Come up."

Gu Qingqing climbed over his legs and got into the quilt. Her hands started to get naughty. Chu Dai grabbed them and warmed them up: "It's too cold."

The sound of firecrackers outside has not stopped yet. This year, the Invincible Production Team has had a prosperous year. Everyone is happy from the bottom of their hearts. They bought a lot of firecrackers for the children to play with.

Gu Qingqing leaned on his chest and said, "Five more days."

Chu Dai understood what was going on, and he put his left hand around her waist and pulled her towards him, letting her lie on top of him, the two of them looking into each other's eyes.

He nuzzled her nose and chuckled, pretending to be confused: "What five days?"

"It's about getting married and getting a marriage certificate," Gu Qingqing blinked and had a bad idea: "Then what else is it, brother?"

"Well, I also think it's about getting a marriage certificate." Chu Dai asked back, "What else is there? That's it."

Gu Qingqing pinched his waist directly, and heard him hiss. He struggled free from the warm little hand and slowly slid down his waist.

After a moment, the man took a breath and said, "Be gentle."

Gu Qingqing lay on his chest and laughed loudly, saying proudly: "See if you can still tease me."

Chu Dai also smiled and whispered something in her ear. The girl immediately blushed from her neck to the back of her ears, and she couldn't help but pinch him gently again.

In the early morning, the two still couldn't sleep, whispering in the quilt. Gu Qingqing listened to his heartbeat and asked, "How did you spend every year in the past?"

"In the army." Chu Dai said in a tired tone, a little sleepy, "I'm living with my brother."

Gu Qingqing curled her lips, "It's better not to do it."

Chu Dai smiled: "It doesn't make any difference if I can't keep up."

The two looked at each other, smiles spreading from their eyes. In the second half of the night, the sound of firecrackers gradually stopped, and Gu Qingqing also felt sleepy, so she dozed off on him.

Chu Dai put his left hand around her waist and rested his right hand under his head. He lowered his eyes to look at her, curled his lips slightly, and closed his eyes to sleep.

Have a good night's sleep.

It was around five in the morning on New Year’s Day.

A ray of morning light rose quietly, and the charcoal stove in the room had burned out. Chu Dai woke up for a while, but the girl on his body pressed him down, making it difficult for him to get up.

I was also afraid that if I moved I would wake her up.

Gu Qingqing slept on him until half past seven, and only opened her eyes drowsily when the loud-voiced Gu Qinglie called out outside for dinner.

"woke up?"

Gu Qingqing nodded, yawned, let go of his hand and got off him, leaning against the headboard still a little confused: "What time is it now?"

The man raised his hand and glanced at his watch: "Seven thirty-five."

"Get up, get up, we have to go to pay New Year's greetings, don't sleep any more." She had just finished mumbling when she was already standing beside the bed getting dressed.

What Chu Dai admires most is the Gu family's ability to take action. Before they finish speaking, things are almost done.

He picked out a woolen coat from the closet and put it on. Gu Qingqing also put on the same one as him, and then wrapped a red scarf around her neck and asked him, "Does it look good?"

"Not bad." Chu Dai said under her slightly threatening gaze, "She's prettier than the clothes."

Gu Qingqing was satisfied now. She took out the lady's watch he bought from the cabinet and handed it to him: "Please put it on for me, brother."

Chu Dai took it, checked the time and found it was wrong, then adjusted the time according to his own watch, then unfastened the clasp, held her left hand, and slowly put it on and buckled it.

Gu Qingqing was delighted. "Okay, now go wash up and get ready for breakfast."

After saying that, he pulled Chu Dai out.

Gu Qinglie had gotten up early, and had followed Chu Zhao and guard Xiao Xu to run around the village for several times to loosen up his muscles. Seeing Chu Dai following his sister slowly, he couldn't help but say, "If you keep going like this, you'll be useless." It's against the will of heaven for a soldier to not get up early and train early, Old Chu.

Chu Dai casually responded, "I slept a little longer."

In the morning, I wash up with water from a pressurized well. There is no need to add hot water, the water is already quite warm.

Gu Qingqing had just finished brushing her teeth when the man handed her a rolled towel. She washed her face and ran to the kitchen to see what to eat for breakfast.

Gu Qinglie patted Chu Dai's arm and said, "I'm sorry for wronging you, brother. You will have to do this kind of work a lot in the future."

Chu Dai smiled and said, "Not bad. I heard from Political Commissar Xu that your promotion to deputy company commander has been finalized, but the organization still has to take care of your life-long event. It is said that a cultural troupe will come in the spring, so you should get to know each other well and strive to live a good life like mine as soon as possible."

"Goodbye," Gu Qinglie waved his hand: "I'd better let my elder brother help me keep an eye out, I'm afraid I'll run into someone like my sister. If the political commissar speaks, I'll really be in tears."

"You're dreaming," Chu Zhao walked from the kitchen to the main room, carrying the leftovers that he heated up last night. "Your brother is still a bachelor, so he doesn't have the time to care about you. How about I, your brother, help you with this matter?"

"No, I'm afraid you'll mess with me behind my back, you should just take care of your own business first."

After the three of them finished arguing, Gu Qingqing came out with the bowl and chopsticks, "It's time to eat, stop talking."

"Here it comes." Gu Qinglie muttered casually: "My requirements are not high, just a gentle one..."

In the main room, the TV was on and a martial arts drama was playing. Gu Qingqing found a seat facing the TV.

But after a while, Gu Qinglie sat down opposite her and blocked her completely.

Gu Qingqing endured it and said, "Brother, move to the side."

There were many Gu family members, more than ten or twenty people sitting around a round table. Gu Qinglie looked around and felt that he couldn't move at all. Finally, he said, "Let's wait and see. He won't run away again."

"Let's see after we eat," Chu Dai spoke up. "Don't you like fish jelly? Give me the bowl."

Gu Qingqing's dissatisfaction instantly disappeared, and she handed the bowl to him with a smile.

Gu Qinglie was stunned by the speed of the change of attitude. He scratched his head and poured himself a bowl of cuttlefish soup.

Gu Tiezhu bit into a white flour bun and said, "Later, you will all go to your eldest grandfather's house to pay New Year's greetings. Your grandma has packed a few sugar packets with brown paper and will give each family a sugar packet, a bag of dried longans, and a bag of dried sweet potatoes. You can give the red envelopes as you see fit."

Zhang Cuifen added: "One dollar is enough, not too much, just a token of appreciation."

Gu Jin asked: "Mom, should the children go or should all of us go?"

"You all go. The third son and his wife rarely come back, so we are all here. If they invite you to dinner, don't refuse. A few people from each family can go for lunch, and everyone can come back to eat in the evening."

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

After breakfast, except for Gu Tiezhu, Zhang Cuifen and Chu Yuan who stayed at home, Chu Zhao and security guard Xiao Xu also followed the Gu family to pay New Year's greetings.

Gu Tiezhu's original words were: "Let the children have some fun too."

Chu Yuan also knew these days that the Gu family were all honest people and would not mind having two extra mouths to feed, so he let the guards go with them.

Gu Jin led the way, followed by Gu Yin, and a large group of people followed behind them. Zhao San had just finished his breakfast and was about to go and pay New Year's greetings. When he saw them making such a scene, he exclaimed, "Huh."

"Happy New Year, Captain Gu," Zhao San joked, "Are you bringing your family to have a free meal? Your uncle's house?"

"Of course," Gu Jin said with a silly smile, "Good luck, are you going to your uncles' houses to pay New Year's greetings as well?"

"Well, I have to accompany my wife back to her parents' home tomorrow. I have to visit all the relatives here first. I have to hurry back to have lunch, so I won't chat with you anymore."

"Okay, go ahead." Gu Jin waved his hand and said to Gu Cai next to him, "Old Zhao's family didn't have a harmonious relationship in the early years. They only started to get to know each other in the past two years. There was no food before, and his father's brothers wanted to divide the family. I heard that they fought over a cauldron."

"I don't know about this." Gu Cai put his hands in his pockets and said, "I went to the city early, so I don't know much about this kind of thing in our village. But this kind of thing is too common, so it won't cause any trouble in our family."

"Big brother, you are stupid, second brother is stupid, and Po is lazy. Let alone fighting for food, you can't even start a fight."

"Third brother, why are you still cursing? Happy New Year, but you don't say anything good about me." Gu Bao was unhappy, "Who is lazy? Go ask the team now. If our family splits up, I will be the first to grab the iron pot."

Gu Jin smiled and scratched his head, "Get lost."

The brothers burst into laughter, and even Gu Yin couldn't help shaking his head.

Gu Xiong and Gu Yuanchao who were following behind were discussing whether they should go to the mountain to chop some firewood and pick some wild vegetables in the afternoon. There were also a few orange trees on the back mountain, so they could pick some to rinse their mouths.

After two days of feasting on delicious fish and meat, Gu Qinglie caught more than twenty large crabs by the river and left them crawling all over the yard.

Gu Qingqing took a candy from Chu Dai's coat pocket and asked him, "We are going to my grandfather's house tomorrow. Do you want to go?"

"Of course," Chu Dai held her in his arms and led her towards him, not letting her go to the side: "We are getting married, so we must invite grandpa and grandma to come over. Is it far?"

"Not far, just in the next city, but the land where my grandfather lives is relatively poor, and the grain production is not high. I don't know if they can eat rice and flour during the New Year."

When Shi Rushuang heard the worry of her daughter, she felt amused and touched. This child was kind and gentle, always thinking about the people around her: "Don't worry, your brother Xiong sent 500 kilograms of food to your grandfather's house a while ago, and your second and third aunts also sent some. There is no need for a little kid like you to worry about it."

"That's good. What time are we going to grandma's house tomorrow?" The last time they saw each other was during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Now she misses her grandparents, uncles, and her little cousin whom she has never met.

"Let's go in the morning. Why are you in such a hurry?" Shi Rushuang saw the door of Gu Tiezhu's house. She stopped chatting with her, put on a smile, and pushed open the gate with Gu Jin and went in.

"Uncle! Aunt! We have brought our children to wish you a happy new year."

The one who opened the door was Gu Tiechui's old wife, with a smile on her face: "Big Brother Rushuang, come in, come in, Erwa, your brothers are here, hurry up and set off the firecrackers."