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"Sweet, right?" Yubao asked.

"Sweet!" Li Bao nodded as he spoke, looking up at Lin Zhao, his eyes sparkling. "Third Aunt is amazing! She has a sweet medicine."

Lin Zhao: “…”

"Some medicines are sweet, so if you're sick you need to go to the hospital, not necessarily get an injection."

Libao lowered his head and remained silent.

Lin Zhao touched his forehead and said nothing more.

"Libao's hair has grown long too," she said. "I'll take you to get a haircut tomorrow."

Hengbao felt the length of his hair and said, "Mom, please ask the barber to shave it for me. I want it really short."

"Why did you suddenly have this idea?" Lin Zhao was curious.

"That's convenient." Hengbao grinned.

Yubao added: "My dad says a real man should have a buzz cut."

Lin Zhao's silence was deafening.

Her man has been away for so long, but his influence hasn't weakened at all.

"When did your father say that?"

Yu Bao poked his cheek with his right index finger, pretending to think, "He said that when he was training us."

"You have a good memory. You can remember it even from such a long distance." Lin Zhao pinched her son's cheek.

"If you have a good memory, you can memorize quickly." Yu Bao smiled like a sunflower, "I follow my mother."

"Your father has a good memory," Lin Zhao reminded.

Yu Bao immediately changed his words, "I follow my parents."

Lin Zhao's eyes and eyebrows were full of smiles. "I'll take you two to call your father someday. It's okay if you can't be there for your birthday, but you have to send the gifts."

Yu Bao's eyes suddenly lit up, "Plane?"

"Big cart?" Heng Bao followed up.

Two pairs of eyes were staring at Lin Zhao.

Libao sipped the sweetness in his mouth, looking at this and that.

"I don't know. It could also be clothes, toys and food." Lin Zhao was worried that the children had too high expectations and would be disappointed in the end, so she didn't say anything final.

What they want is not easy to get. It requires connections and time.

Yubao wasn't disappointed at all, the light in his eyes still flickered. "It's okay. No matter what it is, Hengbao and I like it."

Hengbao hummed twice, "Right, it's good enough to have one. We're not picky."

Lin Zhao was very relieved that they were so emotionally stable.

…

The day before the twins' birthday, Lin Zhao took the two children to the post office to make a phone call.

The two little brothers said that it was okay for their father not to celebrate their birthdays as long as he was busy, but they were actually thinking about him very much.

Lin Zhao held the receiver, curled her hands into a ball, and her breathing became lighter.

Seeing this, Lin Zhao put her other arm around them.

The call is connected.

There was a pleasant male voice on the other side.

"This is..." He gave the address and then asked, "Who are you looking for, comrade?"

Lin Zhao said, "I'm looking for..." She gave a string of numbers, which turned out to be Gu Chenghuai's regiment, and then continued, "Gu Chenghuai..."

"Wait a moment." said a pleasant voice.

"Mom?" Hengbao called out to Lin Zhao. He wanted to say something, but before he could finish his words, his brother covered his mouth.

"Shh, let mommy focus on the call, don't talk yet." Yu Bao said seriously.

Hengbao shut his mouth.

Lin Zhao was about to say that everything was fine when a voice came from the other end of the line, "...Captain Gu is not here."

"Oh, I see. Sorry for the trouble." Lin Zhao knew the rules and knew what to ask and what not to ask. She thanked him and hung up the phone.

When they saw her hang up the phone, the twins immediately realized that they couldn't contact their father.

The two similar pairs of eyes dimmed in an instant, and their little shoulders drooped, looking sad.

Lin Zhao said nothing, held the two brothers' hands, and made way for the people queuing behind.

"It can't be helped." After leaving the place where the phone was made, Lin Zhao comforted the two children and coaxed them, "When your father finishes his mission and returns to the army, he will call us. Then you two can chat with him for a while, okay?"

Yubao: "When?"

Lin Zhao didn't say anything groundless. She simply said, "Who can say for sure? Anyway, he will call us back."

Yubao's expression was so complicated at that moment that it was hard to describe.

"……All right."

Hengbao sighed, "Okay, there's nothing we can do if we can't get in touch with him." He said it in a condescending manner.

Lin Zhao covered her face.

Hengbao's eyes turned, and a thought occurred to him, "Mom, are Maodaner and my dad in the same place?"

"Yeah." Lin Zhao thought, being in the same military region means being in the same place, at least much closer than them.

"Can I call him and ask him when Daddy will be back?" Hengbao said excitedly.

"No!" Lin Zhao refused sternly, leaving no room for negotiation.

"The whereabouts of soldiers must be kept secret and cannot be investigated at will. This is against the rules and violates discipline. Get rid of this dangerous idea immediately. Do you hear me?" She tapped Gu Zhiheng's little head.

This person is quite smart! He even thought of Maodan'er's network of relationships.

"Is this also against discipline?" Hengbao's face fell.

"Yes!" Lin Zhao answered firmly, leaving no room for negotiation. She was determined to dispel little Gu Zhiheng's little thoughts.

"Then I won't ask anymore." Hengbao said reluctantly.

His right foot was kicking the cabinet restlessly, and his mouth was pouting high.

Lin Zhao: “?”

Suddenly super masculine?

"Gu Zhiheng, are you throwing a tantrum?"

When Hengbao heard his mother calling his name, he felt a chill down his spine and immediately stood straight, looking up at her with his clean face, as well-behaved as he could be.

"No, I was just stretching my legs and accidentally kicked the cabinet. Don't be angry, Mom. I can apologize to the cabinet."

As he spoke, he squatted down with his butt sticking out and touched the place where he had just kicked him.

Whispering, "Cabinet, cabinet, I shouldn't have kicked you. I apologize..."

When the people around saw this scene, they smiled kindly.

The kids are so cute.

Lin Zhao: ...high.

The anger was like a rubber ball that was poked, and it deflated with a puff.

Yubao watched in silence, turned his back, and pretended not to know his silly brother, his little ears turning red.

"Okay, get up quickly. We still have to mail something to your father. Don't delay." Lin Zhao grabbed Hengbao and pulled his arm to the place where the things were to be mailed.

Come to the exclusive mailing counter.

Liang Yi was busy at the counter when she looked up and saw Lin Zhao. She was surprised and asked, "Comrade Lin, are you here to send something?"

Lin Zhao nodded and placed the things she brought on the counter. "Yes, I came to send something."

"Okay, I'll do it for you right away." Liang Yi said with a smile.

She was busy working swiftly.

Thinking of the things she had seen sent by the army before, Liang Yi opened the small notebook where she had made some notes.

Sure enough, I saw a familiar name.

"Comrade Lin, there's something the army sent. I'll pick it up for you."

She collected the items to be sent out and then went to pick up the items that were sent according to the numbers.

"Sent by dad?!!" Hengbao said expectantly.

"It could also be sent by your third or fourth uncle." Lin Zhao said.

The twins clasped their hands together.

I can't describe my mood.

Lin Zhao glanced and said nothing.

Not long after, Liang Yi dragged out a big box.

She looked up, her eyes apologetic, and said awkwardly, "...I didn't realize it was so big. Can you take it back?"

Lin Zhao looked at Liang Yi calmly and shook his head, "I'm afraid not. Leave it here for now. I'll have my brother come get it."

"Alright."

Lin Zhao took her two children home. As soon as they arrived at the door, the twins looked at each other and ran home.

They found Song Yunjin and grabbed his arms from both sides.

"Uncle, there's a package at the post office. Please go pick it up." Yu Bao asked with expectant eyes.

Hengbao shook his uncle's arm and said coquettishly, "Uncle, it might have been sent by my father. Can you go get it now? Please~~"

He twisted his body and kept clinging to her.

Song Yunjin gave the two cubs whatever they asked for and agreed without hesitation.

"Okay, I'll get it now!"

As he spoke, he walked outside.

Yubao was a careful person and reminded him, "Uncle, the box is very big and needs a cart."

"I'll borrow it, it's nothing."

When he saw Lin Zhao, he confirmed with her that the box was indeed not small, then he quickly went to borrow a cart and pushed the things back home.

Lin Zhao was taking care of her skin in the room when Yu Baohengbao rushed in and stared at her.

Hengbao kept urging, "Mom, can you please hurry up? I want to see what's in the box!"

"You want to see... if it's something for you two?" Lin Zhao glanced at him, exposing his little thoughts.

Hengbao chuckled but didn't deny it.

"Mom!" He shook Lin Zhao's arm.

Lin Zhao pushed his hand away and said, "Don't make trouble for now. I'll take it apart when I'm done."

The twins had no intention of playing, they just stared at their mother with urging eyes.

“…”

Subconsciously speeding up, Lin Zhao put away the face cream, picked up the scissors and walked out of the room.

Yu Baoheng exclaimed in joy, then followed happily.

The laughter reached Lin Zhao's ears, and the corners of her mouth rose slightly.

The box was indeed big, the kind that one person couldn't hold, and it was packed very tightly, tied with hemp rope, circle after circle, and couldn't be opened no matter how hard you tried.

This tying method looks very familiar.

I’m afraid the two boys will get what they want!

She looked at her twin sons and saw only two black heads.

At this moment, they looked up at the same time.

He looked at Lin Zhao's smiling face and blinked.

"Mom?" Yubao asked in a puzzled tone.

Hengbao asked directly, "...What are you laughing at?"

"You two are about to get what you wish for."

Hearing this, the two kids' eyes lit up like summer stars.

Yubao shifted his body and leaned closer to his mother, his voice rising. "Is this from Dad? He sent us a birthday present?!"

"I guess so." Most likely.

Seeing how big the box is, it is very likely that... the airplane and truck models that the two treasures want are difficult to ship, so Gu Chenghuai temporarily found a box to secure them.

"Mom, take it apart quickly, take it apart quickly, I can't wait any longer!" Hengbao urged. If he hadn't remembered what Lin Zhao said that children shouldn't play with scissors, he would have started doing it himself long ago.

Lin Zhao shook her head. "Not for the time being."

The smile on Yu Baohengbao's face disappeared, his eyes widened, and he looked as if the sky had fallen.

"Why?" Yubao's face showed grievance, "Is it because Hengbao and I are not good?"

A hint of vulnerability flashed in his eyes. "This is the first birthday present we've received from Dad. I'm so excited..."

Lin Zhao put her arm around Yu Bao's shoulders and said softly, "It's not that I'm not giving it to you. I just wanted to keep it for your birthday. You said it was a birthday present, so wouldn't it be better to open it on that day?"

She knows the two kids well, and if they were to separate them now, she would feel regretful because there would be no surprise on their birthday.

Yubao became happy again, "Okay. Then Mom, please help us hide it. I'm afraid I can't help but want to tear it down."

"Okay." Lin Zhao looked at him dotingly.

Heng Bao was a little disappointed, "Are you really not going to tear it down?"

He looked at Yubao, "Brother, don't you want to know if there's a small plane in there?"

Of course Yubao wanted to know, but what he wanted more was... a birthday present on his birthday.

"...it's the same if you open it on your birthday." Yu Bao said reluctantly, but he still tried to persuade his brother: "If you open it now, you won't have a birthday present on your birthday. Do you still want to open it?"

Hengbao's head was shaken like a rattle.

"No, I won't tear it down!" he said.

Hengbao wants to take this birthday gift from his father out and show it to all the men, women and children in the village.

Who says mom and dad don’t like them? No way!!

"Mom, hide the box quickly!" Hengbao was afraid that he could not help himself, so he kept urging her.

Song Yunjin tried to hold back her laughter.

"Don't be silly and carry it with me into my room." Lin Zhao said to him.

This box is not heavy, but it is difficult for one person to carry it.

"Ai!"

The brother and sister carried the box inside.

The twins felt lost, and from time to time they glanced towards Lin Zhao's room, their eyes sparkling.

Lin Zhao was helpless, "Don't look at it, wait until tomorrow or the day after tomorrow and you will know what it is!"

Yes.

The day after tomorrow is the twins’ birthday.

Yu Baohengbao became proud.

"Mom, can I wear the new clothes you made for me that day?" Yubao asked.

"Can."

"Mom, you said you wanted to make a sweet and soft cake. Do you remember? You can make it, right?" Hengbao looked at Lin Zhao.

He had never eaten the cake his mother talked about, but he had heard the description of the cake and was full of fantasies about it.

Fragrant, sweet, soft...how delicious it must be!

He imagined the children surrounding him and his brother, wishing them a happy birthday, and him and his brother sharing cakes with them. The little guy's mouth curled up almost to the back of his head.

Lin Zhao didn't know Erzai was thinking so far, so she nodded, "I remember. Don't worry, you'll be there for me."

She pinched the face of the cunning second brother.

All the materials are ready, only the east wind is missing.

"Hehe." Hengbao laughed out loud, leaning closer to Libao and saying, "...on my brother's and my birthdays, I'll treat you to cake."

Libao smiled, looking like a good-natured child. "Okay. On my birthday, I'll give you a red egg."

"Yeah." Hengbao didn't mind and agreed happily.

Children’s hearts are so pure.

Lin Zhao sighed.

The following day was extremely torturous for Yubao and Hengbao, and was slower than the previous week.

I finally got through the morning, but I didn't expect the afternoon to be even harder than the morning.

Time is really passing by second by second.

The two brothers looked towards the door from time to time.

Not Mom...

Mom hasn't come back yet.

Libao asked them to play, but they were both in low spirits.

My desire to return to the Harvest Brigade reached its peak.

Song Yunjin laughed so hard that he almost punched a hole in the wall.

I ignored Yubao and Hengbao, and let them wrestle. I hugged Qianbao and Yaobao and told them stories.

3:15 in the afternoon.

Lin Zhao's footsteps stopped at the door, and the moment she reached out to push it, the door opened from the inside.

She looked down and saw two smiling little faces.

"Mom, can we go back to the team now?" Yubao asked.

Lin Zhao: “…”

"Let me rest for a while and then go back after dinner."

Hengbao was unhappy. "Ah?! My brother and I still have to go look for Yuanbao, Tieniu and the others. They definitely don't remember... Tomorrow is my and my brother's birthday."

Lin Zhao pulled the two brothers into the courtyard and said, "Don't worry, there's still time! There's still time tomorrow morning for those who are anxious."

It’s not surprising. When she was a child, she was also so anxious to wear new clothes during the Chinese New Year.

All the same haha.

"We have a lot of people to notify," Hengbao argued.

Lin Zhao was helpless. "I'll try to take you back as soon as possible. Don't rush me."

My head is about to explode.

From yesterday until now, these two guys have been so excited!

I went out to work on an event and worked overtime until 11 o'clock. I just finished it now. I feel sleepy, sleepy... (??????)