As soon as Qiao Qingqing got home, everyone, whether asleep or not, got up.
Shi Meiyun and Lu Zhenfeng hurried into the kitchen and brought out the food.
After knowing that Qiao Qingqing was safe and sound, Mr. and Mrs. Tan said hello and went back to their room to continue sleeping.
The old man was too old to bear it any longer, but he still insisted on listening to her talk about what happened today.
Qiao Qingqing had no choice but to tell them about her encounter with law enforcement officers in the black market.
The whole family was terrified after hearing this.
Shi Meijun quickly said: "Qingqing..."
Qiao Qingqing interrupted her before she could ask, "Don't be afraid, Mom. I have already collected a lot of tickets, which should be enough to support you in the north for a while. I won't go to the black market anymore. Let's avoid the limelight for now."
After hearing this, Shi Meiyun couldn't help herself, she hugged her and patted her back while sobbing.
"Silly girl, silly girl..."
Qiao Qingqing has been running around outside and working day and night during this period. Isn't she tired?
I am tired too.
Even though she had the spiritual spring water and the cabin to prolong her life, for others only half a month had passed, but in her perception, it seemed like a very long time had passed.
No matter how tired she is, Qiao Qingqing will not fall down. She has a strong will that supports her to do all this.
"Mom, if you love me, then after you go to the north, you should take good care of yourself..." Qiao Qingqing murmured, "Because once you are gone, no one in this world will make longevity noodles for me, and no one will love me like a child."
These words made the eyes of the two men in the Lu family red.
Shi Meiyun couldn't help crying and nodded continuously: "Mom promises you, promises you... You have to be good too, take good care of yourself, and wait for the day when our family will be reunited..."
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In the following days, Qiao Qingqing stayed at home with Shi Meiyun and Mrs. Tan to make cotton coats and trousers.
It took four days for the three of them to finally finish the set of cotton coats and trousers.
There are only two days left before the Lu family sets off.
Early in the morning of that day, Qiao Qingqing called Xiaoman and Lanfang, and went to the island with her, carrying the children.
She went straight to the head of the group office.
Not long after, the head of the group, upon learning the news, asked someone to invite her in.
Qiao Qingqing, carrying a child in her arms and a bundle in her hands, greeted the head of the group politely as she entered the room.
Cheng Liguo looked at her in confusion and said, "Comrade Qiao Qingqing, what are you doing?"
Unexpectedly, Qiao Qingqing came over and placed the two bundles on the table in front of him.
"Captain Cheng, I will soon follow my husband's family to the north. This trip will take about a month. I originally wanted to take my three children with me."
Having said this, she paused for a moment.
Cheng Liguo frowned slightly: "Isn't this nonsense? Your three children are only a little over one year old, and they can't even stand still. It's winter in the north at this time of year. Aren't you playing with their lives by taking care of them?"
Qiao Qingqing nodded. "Yes, my family said the same thing. They strongly opposed it, so I had to take back the decision."
"What about you today?" Cheng Liguo had a vague ominous premonition in his heart.
Qiao Qingqing raised her head and looked at him steadily, without a trace of fear on her face.
"Captain Cheng, since I can't take the children with me, and there are spies lurking in our Heqin Brigade, for the sake of my three children's lives, I can only send the children to the army. Please, Captain Cheng, take care of the children for me for a month."
When these words were spoken, even the sentry standing at the door and the orderly inside the house gasped.
Cheng Liguo's face also darkened: "Comrade Qiao Qingqing, this is not a joke."
"I know this is not a joke." Qiao Qingqing smiled, "Only here with Captain Cheng can I feel safe. I can leave with peace of mind after I hand the children over to you."
Cheng Liguo suppressed his displeasure and tried to explain: "I was busy with military affairs at the time and had no experience in taking care of children. If you insist, I can only find someone for you from the family compound, but are you assured? Can the children adapt?"
Qiao Qingqing nodded. "I'm relieved. If I can't even trust you, who else can I trust? In that case, I will leave the children on the island tonight. Captain, please find a few people to take care of them for me. I need to go back and get a letter of introduction. We will set off the day after tomorrow."
As she spoke, Qiao Qingqing took off her cloth bag and stuffed the child into Cheng Liguo's arms.
"These are their things, clothes, shoes. As for food, I didn't bring any. They can't eat much, so Captain Cheng, please fill them for me first. When I come back, I will return all the money they spent."
After saying this, while Cheng Liguo was still frantically changing his position, Qiao Qingqing turned around and left, her back showing a resolute look.
Cheng Liguo was dumbfounded at first, and then became furious, but before he could flare up, the baby in his arms stretched out his arms towards his mother's back and burst into tears.
Hearing the child's crying, even Cheng Liguo and the attendant couldn't bear it anymore. But Qiao Qingqing didn't stop at all, which was really infuriating.
"She is too cruel!" Cheng Liguo couldn't help but say angrily.
The attendant tried to coax the baby with a sad face, but the little baby cried heartbreakingly and did not respond to his coaxing at all.
"Captain, what should we do?"
The attendant was also very anxious.
The team leader slammed the table angrily: "What are you still standing there for? Call them back!"
He had only said it casually just now. In his opinion, no mother could be so cruel as to abandon a one-year-old child. Besides, he and Qiao Qingqing had not had much contact. How could she trust him so much as to let a grown man like him take care of the child?
Cheng Liguo is not a fool, he knows that Qiao Qingqing must have some ulterior motive.
When the attendant ran out, he saw Qiao Qingqing talking to someone.
Seeing him coming, Qiao Qingqing said, "Little comrade, you've come just in time."
Without waiting for the attendant to speak, she took the child from Xiaoman's arms and put it in the attendant's arms.
"I still have two here. Come with me to deliver them to the commander."
The attendant was still confused when a heavy, white baby suddenly appeared in his hands.
The little baby stared at him familiarly, and when he lowered his head, his ignorant eyes fell on his military uniform. Then he revealed a lovely smile and reached out to grab his buttons.
The attendant's heart suddenly softened: This kid is so lovable!
"Little comrade, what are you still standing there for? Hurry up and don't let the commander wait anxiously."
At this time, Qiao Qingqing, who had walked to the front, turned around and greeted him warmly.
The attendant finally came to his senses. He quickly followed the man with the child in his arms, trying to clarify his purpose to the other party.
"Comrade Qiao Qingqing, the commander asked me to come here to ask you to go back..."
Before he could finish the words "hold the child", Qiao Qingqing interrupted him: "I know, we are already married."
"No, the captain is very angry..."
"I understand. It's like this when raising children. You just have to get used to it. Besides, didn't the regiment commander say that he would arrange for military dependents to take care of the three brothers?"
The attendant was misunderstood many times and was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead.
At this time, the captain's office was right in front of them, and the attendant gave up: Forget it, let the captain talk to her himself!
After waiting for a long time, Qiao Qingqing finally returned, and she brought two little babies with her!
The mother was really careless. Seeing that the floor in his office was quite clean, she just put the child on the floor.
Two little babies who had just learned to walk, grabbed their mother's trouser legs, one on the left and one on the right, and looked up at the strange grandfather in front of them in a confused and cute manner.
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