Chapter 44
Being in the military compound, Yang Qiujin knew in her heart that no bad guy would be able to evade the military's layers of security and come in to do bad things, but after experiencing the incident with Cao Jun and others, Yang Qiujin became very vigilant.
Holding the dagger in her hand, she quietly opened the door in the dark, came to Chen Tianyou's room, and listened silently to the movements outside the yard.
If a bad guy breaks in, she will scream for help immediately and protect her children with her own life.
In the silence of the night, footsteps came closer from afar.
Although the footsteps were very light, Yang Qiujin could still tell who was outside.
She opened the door with a click, and outside stood a tall man with a package in his hand.
Seeing the door of the living room suddenly opened, the man was stunned for a moment, and said in a hoarse voice: "Qiu Jin, why are you still awake so late?"
"I didn't sleep, you woke me up. You said you were coming back, but you didn't knock or go in through the main door. Why did you climb over the wall? If we weren't in the military, I would have come out with a knife and fought you to the death."
Chen Shengqing listened to her scolding silently, letting her help him carry the package. He went back to the room to light the light, and then said, "I thought you and the child must be asleep by now, and I didn't want to wake you up and disturb your rest. I planned to face you at the door and rest for the night, but I didn't expect you to be so alert now."
Yang Qiujin lit an oil lamp and placed it on the table in the living room. She saw that the man had an untidy beard, bloodshot eyes, and had lost a lot of weight. He looked exhausted and completely different from his previous refreshing and handsome appearance. She poured him a glass of water with some pity: "Why did you come back at this time? Are you hungry? There are some leftovers at home. Do you want to eat the leftovers, or should I cook you a bowl of noodles?"
"I was on an escort mission and came back a little late. Let's eat the leftovers. I'll take a nap after that."
"Okay, wait a minute, I'll heat up your meal."
Yang Qiujin went to the kitchen and lit the earthen stove. The children had basically eaten up all the fish and meat from the dinner, leaving only some fish soup, a few tiger-skin peppers, and some stir-fried sweet potato tips.
She poured the leftovers into the fish soup to heat them up, fried two sizzling eggs for him, poured some water into the pot, put some wood in the stove and started burning. After he finished his meal, he could take a bath.
Chen Shengqing was really hungry. During the two months he was patrolling the border, his daily meals were either hard marching rations or a lack of fresh fruits and vegetables at the outpost, so he had to eat either potatoes or radishes and cabbages.
Although Yang Qiujin was eating hot leftovers, the sour fish soup soaked in rice was sour and spicy and appetizing, and paired with spicy tiger-skin green peppers, fragrant sweet potato tips, and delicious fried eggs. Chen Shengqing took a bite of the vegetable and a bite of rice, and ate with great satisfaction.
"Eat slowly." He ate too fast. The big bowl of rice was finished in a few gulps. Yang Qiujin was afraid that he would choke, so she poured him some water and patted his back gently.
The concerned expression on the woman's face was genuine. As she patted his back with her slender wrist to soothe him, her whole body leaned on his arm. He could smell the unique orchid fragrance on her body and feel the woman's breath as sweet as orchid.
With a wave of warm ripples in his heart, Chen Shengqing finished his meal, put down the bowl in his hand, tilted his head and whispered in her ear: "I haven't eaten such delicious food for a long time. Can you help me wash the dishes? I'm a little sleepy."
The man's hot breath was right beside her ear, and Yang Qiujin's small ears were gradually turned red by his breath. "How can you go to bed right after eating? It will cause indigestion. I'll heat some bath water for you. Go take a bath and rest for a while before going to bed."
Chen Shengqing thought that he hadn't taken a shower for several days. When he was on a mission, he had to be alert at all times. He had no time and no place to take a shower. He was afraid that Yang Qiujin would dislike him.
He didn't say anything, went back to the house to get some clean clothes, went to the kitchen to fetch some water, went to the toilet to wash himself clean, and then shaved his beard with a razor blade. He looked completely clean and refreshed before returning to the house.
Yang Qiujin was already lying on the kang bed, waiting for him to sleep with her.
The man was wearing a white backless vest and army green trousers. He walked in with steam on his face, and the muscular lines on his back and arms were clearly visible.
He habitually looked around when he entered the room to see if there was anything suspicious or dangerous. This was an occupational disease he suffered from serving in the army for many years.
When his eyes fell on the woman wearing a half-worn summer long-sleeved nightgown with patches, he frowned and said, "Why are you still wearing old clothes? My salary and subsidy receipts for this month have all come down and are in your hands. Why don't you buy yourself two new clothes?"
During the two months that Chen Shengqing was away from the army, he informed the logistics department and asked Yang Qiujin to take his notebook to collect the salary allowances. He himself did not take a penny, as he wanted Yang Qiujin and her mother to eat, drink and dress well when he was away.
"I've been wearing this dress for many years, and I'm used to it. It doesn't matter whether I change it or not. I wear it at home anyway, and no one else can see it. Why, doesn't it look good?"
Yang Qiujin sat up straight and looked down. She thought her dress was very good, thin and breathable. Except for some patches on the front and back, there was nothing wrong with it.
She had never liked wearing clothes with vertical collars since she was little, as she felt that they would squeeze her neck and make her breathless. Most of the clothes she wore had large round collars. When she lowered her head, the collar on her chest slipped down, and most of her two bulging, soft lumps popped out.
Yang Qiujin's figure has not changed after she gave birth to a child. Her waist is still slim, and her big white rabbits have not shrunk, but have become fuller than before. However, she usually likes to wear old, rustic and loose clothes, which makes it impossible to see her proud figure.
When Chen Shengqing saw the big white rabbit that was about to appear, his breathing stopped and he quickly looked away.
"Don't move." Yang Qiujin suddenly came over, her body softly pressed against his hard chest. She raised her arm and gently wiped the corner of his mouth with her cold fingers, then smiled at him: "Okay, the toothpaste on your mouth is not wiped clean."
The woman's unique fragrance lingered between his nose, and her proud figure pressed against him. Chen Shengqing's heart was ablaze with fire, and he stared at the woman with burning eyes, "Qiu Jin."
"Hmm?" Yang Qiujin looked up at him.
Seeing the man's burning eyes and rapid breathing, her heart skipped a beat. She realized something and was a little at a loss, "Aren't you tired?"
"Tired." Although Chen Shengqing said he was tired, he stretched out his strong and powerful arms, wrapped them around Yang Qiujin's slender waist, and let her fall into his arms.
He was too strong, and his chest was as hard as iron, which made Yang Qiujin very uncomfortable. She subconsciously tried to push him away and pry open his powerful arms, but it was in vain. The more stimulated man suddenly woke up and bent his head to kiss her red lips.
She was stunned for a moment and instinctively wanted to push him away, but the man clamped her arms and she couldn't break free at all. She could only place her hands weakly on his chest and cooperate with his movements.
Her reaction was so intense that Chen Shengqing was hugging her and kissing her, and then he gradually pressed her down to lie down...
"Mom." At this moment, Chen Tianyou's voice came from the small room next door: "I want to pee."
Chen Tianyou slept alone at night and was always afraid of the dark and ghosts. He would always tell Yang Qiujin before going to the toilet, and only after Yang Qiujin's consent would he dare to go by himself.
The two of them froze, looking at each other. Yang Qiujin said hastily, "Go by yourself. There is a flashlight by your bed."
There was no response from the small room. Soon, Chen Tianyou was heard getting out of bed in a daze, dragging his shoes and running quickly to the toilet, peeing loudly. After a while, he made the same sound again, and ran quickly back to the small room to go to bed.
The man was still pressing on her, Yang Qiujin's heart was beating like a drum. When she heard the child go to bed, she slowly wrapped her hands, which were originally on the man's chest, around his strong waist. She suppressed her embarrassment and looked at the man with her eyes full of tears. The hint was obvious.
Who would have thought that the man suddenly came to his senses after being disturbed by the child? He let go of Yang Qiujin, turned on his side, blew out the light, lay down inside, and said in a hoarse voice, "Go to sleep."
Her body suddenly became lighter, and Yang Qiujin stared wide-eyed in the dark, unable to believe that the man had already made up his mind but did not shoot, so she turned over and went to sleep.
Thinking about how the man had just passionately kissed her, her heart was pounding and her head was dizzy. Although she didn't know why the man suddenly touched her and then suddenly let her go, Yang Qiujin didn't feel the slightest bit of pain or grievance.
In the dark night, she stared at the back of the man sleeping with his back to her, and laughed softly, not knowing why.
The gun has been pulled out, but he is still holding back, right? She wants to see how long he can hold on!
She lay down to sleep, deliberately putting her hand on the man's back, her heavy chest pressed against his back, and whispered, "I used to sleep in your arms when I woke up. You've been away for so long, and I always feel uneasy sleeping alone. You've finally come back, why don't you hold me to sleep?"
The man still remembered his promise not to touch her casually. Facing his wife's advances and temptations, he almost couldn't control himself and accidentally fired his gun. Fortunately, his remaining rationality overcame his desire. He turned around coldly, hugged the woman who was emitting a faint fragrance, and said in a stiff tone: "I'm just tired, go to sleep."
Yang Qiujin didn't believe his lies and didn't force him. After she joined the army, she slept with him for a long time. After he left, she was not used to sleeping alone. She kept having strange dreams that she couldn't remember. She couldn't sleep well all night and woke up feeling more tired than when she was at work.
Now the man is back, holding her in his hot arms while she sleeps. She doesn't mind the heat, and falls into a deep sleep with her head resting on the man's strong arms.
Early the next morning, when the sound of a military bugle call rang out, Yang Qiujin woke up from Chen Shengqing's arms.
In the summer on the frontier, the sky gets light very early.
Yang Qiujin looked at Chen Shengqing's handsome face which was within reach and found that the man was really good-looking, with perfect facial features, neither too long nor too short, thin but not too harsh, with narrow eyebrows and eyes that extended into his temples, and eyelashes that curled like butterflies in his closed eyes, which were longer than many women's eyelashes, a high and straight nose, and lips that were neither thin nor thick. Most importantly, he had been patrolling the border for more than two months, while other soldiers' skin had become rough, chapped and red due to the wind and snow, and had been tanned as black as charcoal by ultraviolet rays, but except for a little highland redness on his face and rough skin, his skin was still very fair.
This man is so naturally handsome that even Yang Qiujin, a woman, would be jealous when she sees him.
Unable to resist, she stretched out her fingers to touch the man's slanted eyebrows, high nose bridge, light-colored lips, and the face that was so handsome that it looked like a movie actor.
Chen Shengqing woke up when the bugle sounded. Feeling the gazes of the people around him and thinking about what happened last night, he squinted his eyes, unwilling to face Yang Qiujin.
Now Yang Qiujin was touching his cheek with her slender fingers, and was about to touch his neck. He could no longer pretend. He opened his eyes, with an unknown emotion flashing in them. He reached out and held her hand and said, "Are you not going to work today?"
Yang Qiujin was not at all embarrassed by being caught, and she spoke coquettishly, "Come on, I'm waiting for you to get up to make breakfast. You've been gone for so long, and I've been working, taking care of the kids, and doing housework all by myself. I'm so tired, you have to compensate me well."
The woman's hair was much longer than before, and its dark black hair fell casually on her shoulders. She supported her chin with one hand and lay on her side beside him in a coquettish posture. The collar of her half-worn pajamas was too big, and one side hung down, revealing most of her round breasts. She seemed not to feel it, and with a faint smile on her pretty face, she looked at him with a smile.
Seeing such an exciting scene early in the morning, Chen Shengqing felt something awaken him. He turned away uncomfortably, sat up, and put on his clothes with his back to her. "Then you sleep a little longer. I'll call you when dinner is ready."
"Okay." Yang Qiujin succeeded, so she simply lay down on the bed and continued to sleep with her eyes closed.
It felt like she hadn't slept for long when Chen Shengqing came into the room and called her to eat. She opened her eyes drowsily, her head a little dizzy, and muttered, "How come the meal is ready so quickly? I'm not awake yet."
She was woken up by him last night and slept two hours less. Even if she caught up on some sleep now, she still felt like she didn't get enough sleep.
Seeing that she was dazed, Chen Shengqing reached out and took out a deep blue long coat from the end of the bed, put it on her clumsily, and then took a wooden comb from the cupboard and combed her hair.
Her hair was black and shiny, and could be combed all the way through with a comb, making it as smooth as silk.
Yang Qiujin yawned repeatedly, enjoying the man's service as she should. She heard the man say, "Qiujin, your hair has grown long, so don't cut it short. You look good this way."
Yang Qiujin sobered up instantly, met the man's dark eyes, curled her lips and said, "I still think I look better with short hair. I have to find time to cut my hair shorter when I have time."
Chen Shengqing paused, not understanding why she always argued with him about cutting her hair. Hearing Chen Tianyou waking up and calling for his mother in the next room, he put the comb back on the cabinet and gently touched Yang Qiujin's black hair: "It's up to you, as long as you are happy."
She turned around and walked out of the room, going to the small room next door to urge the child to get up, brush his teeth and wash his face.
For breakfast, Chen Shengqing made a big bowl of wide noodles, which were kneaded and pulled freshly. The noodles were wide and thin. He also imitated Yang Qiujin and put chopped garlic and chopped green onions on the noodles, sprinkled them with chili oil, and placed a few slices of green vegetables on the side. It smelled fragrant and was very appetizing.
Yang Qiujin was not picky about food and ate the noodles with great relish.
Chen Tianyou looked unhappy and was unwilling to pick up his chopsticks, "Eating noodles again."
"What's wrong with eating noodles? These are the noodles your father worked hard to make. I think they taste great. If you don't want to eat them, I will." Yang Qiujin pretended to snatch his noodles.
"I want to eat, I want to eat." Chen Tianyou couldn't stand the provocation, and he knew that she was a man of her word. He was afraid that she would really snatch the noodles away and eat them. Then he would be hungry for a long time. He hurriedly protected the bowl and picked up the noodles to stuff into his mouth.
As expected, he soon choked and started coughing.
"Eat slowly." Chen Shengqing reached out and patted his back. "Your mother is just teasing you. No one is competing with you for the food."
As soon as he finished speaking, he received Yang Qiujin's murderous gaze, "Chen Shengqing, what did I tell you? Don't interrupt me when I educate my child, and I won't interfere with you when you educate your child. I haven't settled the score with you for secretly giving him candy behind my back, and you dare to contradict me."
Chen Shengqing choked, "I was afraid he would choke me."
Yang Qiujin looked at him and narrowed her eyes slightly.
Chen Shengqing felt a chill on his back and quickly raised his hands in surrender, "It's my fault. It's up to him to eat or not. If he doesn't want to eat, I'll eat more."
Yang Qiujin snorted, "Since you're back, go pick him up from school this afternoon. Oh, by the way, the weather is getting hot, so the bedding at home needs to be washed and replaced with cool mats. When you have time, wash all the bedding, then go to the supply and marketing cooperative to see if there are any cool mats, and buy two to use."
Chen Shengqing was silent for a moment: "Qiu Jin, do you think it's your job to do these things?"
"I don't think so." Yang Qiujin looked at him quietly. "I gave birth to the child, I cooked, I did the housework, I also had to take care of the child, I worked to earn money, I did everything myself, what else do I need a man for? It would be better to get a divorce and live alone."
Well, I shouldn't have said that. Chen Shengqing put down his chopsticks and sighed resignedly, "I actually think it's good for you not to go to work and just stay at home to take care of the children."
"Yeah, I don't have to go to work. It's nice to be your free babysitter at home, isn't it?" Yang Qiujin put down the dishes in her hands, "Do you think I'm the kind of person who is content to be a wife and mother?"
Chen Shengqing immediately fell silent. Yang Qiujin had a strong personality since she was young. She was different from those women who were happy to take care of their husbands and children, do laundry, cook, and raise children at home, and put family first. She had her own ideas and temper, and never relied too much on anyone but herself.
He married her by accident, and they just got along with each other.
If Yang Qiujin really followed his ideas in everything, she would no longer be herself, and there would be no balance between them as husband and wife. It would be difficult for them to live together for long.
Chen Shengqing knew this and sighed, "Don't be angry. I'm not trying to change your mind. I just feel bad for you coming home and running around the farm. You can't balance work and life. You might as well stay at home. It's not like I can't support you."
Yang Qiujin also knew that she had been a little angry just now, and said angrily: "I have been a loner since I was a child, and I am used to relying on myself for everything. It is difficult for me to change my dependence on others. You are my husband, but I think we should work together and be revolutionary fighters. I am now a statistician on the farm. I have only been on the job for a few months when Cao Jun and his cadres raped the female educated youth. Just think about it, if I had not gone to work on the farm and had not stood up bravely to protect those female educated youth, what would their situation be like now?
Shengqing, I feel that I have a great responsibility now. I want to develop the farm, protect those weak groups that have nowhere to turn, and improve the farm's planting technology so that the farm can grow better crops and complete the task beyond the standard, so that all of us can eat without going hungry. "
Chen Shengqing was touched by her words. He stared at her for a long time, then smiled and admitted his mistake: "It's a good thing that you have ideals. I shouldn't hinder your ideals for some family matters. From now on, I will not mention asking you to return home. Don't be angry. Eat the noodles quickly. They are all clumping."
In fact, Yang Qiujin was not that angry. Men, especially those in the army, all care about their reputation. If she asked him to do housework once or twice, it would be fine, but if she asked him to do it every day, he would inevitably have something to say.
After all, this housework has to be done every day. If you don't do it, the house will be a mess and whoever does it will feel uncomfortable. It's normal for a grown man like him to complain about doing housework.
She didn't want to push all the housework to him. It was just that she was very tired these days and he just happened to be back, so she wanted to take a break.
After the family of three finished breakfast, Yang Qiujin washed the dishes. Mainly because she felt guilty. Many old men in the army didn't do any housework and didn't take care of their children. They left everything at home and outside to women. Chen Shengqing had to do all the work. If he wanted others to see it, they would inevitably laugh at him. So she had to do the work that she could do.
After washing the dishes, she packed Chen Tianyou's school bag and other supplies, told Chen Shengqing to take the child to school, and then she put on her cross-body bag and rode her horse to work.
As soon as she left, Chen Shengqing shouted outside the courtyard: "Tianyou, go home and go to school."
No one answered outside, and it was quiet. I didn't know where the brat had gone after a while.
Chen Shengqing called out again: "Comrade Xiao Chen, the organization is calling Comrade Xiao Chen, Comrade Xiao Chen, please answer."
"Comrade Chen received the message. Please instruct the commander on what mission he has for us!" Chen Tianyou, Wang Songyue and several other Li brothers and sisters came running in from outside and gave him a not-so-standard military salute.
The other children followed his example and saluted Chen Shengqing, smiling and calling out, "Uncle Chen."
"Okay, hello everyone." Chen Shengqing responded one by one, turned around, put Chen Tianyou's schoolbag on his back, and pulled him towards the school. "It's time to study. Revolutionary comrades must accept the influence of the party to be good comrades."
Then he said to the other children, "Come on, children, uncle will take you to school."
The children were all carrying various cross-body cloth backpacks, and they were all somewhat reluctant to leave when he asked them to.
Zhao Erfeng's third daughter, Li Sannier, was a skinny little girl who had the same temper as her mother and spoke her mind. "Uncle Chen, we want to eat candy. Didn't you buy any candy when you came back this time?"
Yang Qiujin was famous for her generosity among the military wives. Whenever there were children coming to her house or when she visited other people's homes, she would always give the children some candy.
It’s not that Yang Qiujin was really generous, but Chen Tianyou was too naughty. Yang Qiujin was worried that he would fight with other children and make other children’s parents unhappy, so she used some candies and snacks to win the hearts of the children.
This way, even if Chen Tianyou had a fight or quarrel with the children, the parents would not take it too seriously because they had eaten food from her family before.
Chen Shengqing thought that what she did was right, so he followed her example and bought some candies and snacks at home whenever he had nothing to do. When the children came home, he would give them the candies.
Many children in the orphanage knew that the couple was generous, so whether they wanted to play with Chen Tianyou or not, they all liked to get close to him and go home with him to ask for candy.
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