Lin Sisi was speechless for a moment. Did Gu Mingzhou realize that she wanted to show off?
“Brother Mingzhou, I didn’t mean to show off. I just think it’s an honor for you to be soldiers, and you’re an officer, which is such an honor. Actually, I didn’t think that much about it at the time. I just wanted to introduce you normally.”
"Oh, then don't mention my profession to anyone you meet in the future. If someone asks, just say I'm a worker."
Lin Sisi felt a chill in her heart, and a little stifled, but she nodded: "Okay."
Just then, the brigade leader's family had finished eating. The autumn harvest was the busiest time of the year for the entire brigade, and everyone else in the family had already gone to the fields. The brigade leader had just been called by someone and was now going to the fields as well.
The captain had just stepped out when he encountered the two of them.
Lin Sisi quickly said to the captain, "Captain, we need to talk to you about something."
The captain sized up Gu Mingzhou and asked Lin Sisi, "What do you want from me?"
Lin Sisi said, "Captain, this is my boyfriend. He came to see me specifically. He needs to stay here for a few days. I wanted to ask if you could let him stay at the educated youth settlement for these few days."
"this?"
The brigade leader clearly didn't want to agree; their brigade's educated youth settlement wasn't an inn.
They charge money for staying at the guesthouse, but if you stay at their educated youth settlement, they can't even charge you.
Gu Mingzhou took out his officer's ID card from his pocket and showed it to the battalion commander.
“Uncle, this is my professional certificate.” He continued to explain, “I’m showing you my professional certificate not because I want you to give me any special treatment, but just to make you believe that I’m not some shady person, and to put your mind at ease.”
After the battalion commander learned that he was an officer, he naturally felt much more at ease with him.
“Okay, you can stay at the educated youth settlement. As for the food, you can discuss it with the people at the settlement yourself.”
"I will." Finally, he didn't forget to remind the captain, "Please help me conceal my identity, Uncle. I don't want too many people to know."
"No problem, don't worry."
After reaching an agreement, the team leader went to the fields.
Lin Sisi also had to go to work in the fields, but she really didn't want to go. Weeding in the summer was tiring, and harvesting crops in the autumn was even more tiring.
She spread out her hands, and her once delicate palms were now covered with calluses of varying thickness after more than a month of farm work.
She deliberately stretched her hand out in front of Gu Mingzhou, hoping to make him feel sorry for her.
"Brother Mingzhou, look at my hands, they're so rough. You won't dislike me because of this, will you?"
Gu Mingzhou replied, "Sisi, it's normal for your hands to look like this after doing farm work here every day. You're so hardworking and capable, you'll definitely be a good wife and mother in the future, how could I possibly dislike you?"
Lin Sisi was stunned for a few seconds after hearing his words.
These words seem to contain a lot of information.
When Gu Mingzhou saw that her hands had become rough, he didn't feel sorry for her at all. He even told her to be a good wife and mother in the future. Doesn't that mean that she would have to do a lot of work after she married into his family?
Seeing her lost in thought, Gu Mingzhou asked, "What's wrong?"
"nothing."
Lin Sisi realized that Gu Mingzhou was a military officer, and it was already a blessing for her to marry him. Doing a little housework wouldn't be a big deal, since her mother-in-law was there anyway. She could just act coquettish and weak and ask her mother-in-law to help her with more chores.
Gu Mingzhou raised his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose: "I'm a little tired from the car ride, so I'll go back to the educated youth settlement to rest first. You go to work in the fields."
"good."
After saying that, the two parted ways. It could be said that Gu Mingzhou left first on his own. Lin Sisi stood there biting her lip, annoyed that Gu Mingzhou didn't even offer to help her with the work. In the end, she could only go to the field alone.
On his way back to the educated youth settlement, Gu Mingzhou glanced at the fields on both sides and unconsciously began searching for someone.
He only saw busy figures everywhere in the fields, but he didn't see Lin Qingyan working anywhere.
He sighed, returned to the educated youth settlement, took out the bedding he had brought, spread it on the empty space on the kang (a heated brick bed), and prepared to rest.
As evening fell, Lu Zhengting arrived at the brigade leader's house with his luggage. The brigade leader's house had a fence gate, which was easily opened, but the doors inside were all locked, so he could only stay in the yard after entering.
Because of the busy autumn harvest, almost everyone in the family, except for infants, elderly people who couldn't move from their beds, and patients, had to go to work in the fields. Old Mrs. Li also went to the fields. She was too old to do heavy work, so she could pick soybeans in the soybean fields that others had already harvested.
With it almost time to finish work, Lu Zhengting decided not to go to the fields to find them. Instead, he put down his luggage and sat on a small stool in the yard to wait for them to return.
About half an hour later, Grandma Li returned first. As soon as she entered the door, she saw Lu Zhengting sitting in the yard and immediately beamed with joy.
Her grandson suddenly came to visit her, which was a wonderful surprise from heaven, and the old lady was overjoyed.
When Lu Zhengting saw the old lady return, he quickly went to greet her.
"Grandma."
"Oh, my little third child is the best! He's come to see Grandma again. Grandma is so happy. He's such a sensible and filial child. He's much better than your two older brothers. They don't even come to see me once a year."
Lu Zhengting was already used to Grandma Li calling him "Little San'er." She had called him that since he was a child. It was a sign that his maternal grandmother loved him, and he found it affectionate. He had unconsciously continued to call him that until he grew up, and he had never changed it.
"Grandma, my eldest and second eldest brothers are both married with wives and children at home, so they probably can't take care of you here. I'm a bachelor, I don't have that many ties, so I can come to see you whenever I have a holiday."
The old lady waved her hand: "Don't say nice things about them. They have wives and children, but they all work in Beijing. They can see them every day, right? Unlike you, who stays in the army and doesn't see your family for days on end. As soon as you have a holiday, you come to see me. I'm so happy from the bottom of my heart."
"Grandma, as long as you're happy, that's all that matters."
Lu Zhengting helped the old lady sit down. The old lady said, "Your sister came to see me two months ago. You two are both better than those two rascals. By the way, speaking of your brother, he already has a wife and children. What about you, lad? You're already twenty-three. When are you going to find me a granddaughter-in-law?"
Of these three grandsons, Grandma likes you the most and cares about your marriage the most. How's it going? Do you have a girl you like, or are you dating anyone?
When the topic of marriage came up, Lu Zhengting frowned and irritably ran his hand through his neatly trimmed buzz cut.
Not yet.
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