After coaxing the children to sleep, Li Qingyun lit a candle (when no one was watching, she would use a candle, which was brighter than a kerosene lamp and had no odor), and knitted a sweater while chatting with Gu Tingzhou.
"Wife, my vacation will be over in more than half a month. I can't bear to leave you and the children. What should I do?" Gu Tingzhou's tone was like a child who couldn't get any candy, pitiful. While speaking, he gently massaged his wife's shoulders and back.
Li Qingyun was also a little reluctant. Their relationship had been getting better and better recently, and it was just like honey and oil. Sometimes even eye contact would make them feel sweet.
It would definitely be painful to separate at this time, but there is no other way. It is impossible for a family to rely solely on digging for food in the fields to survive. It is impossible to give up a good iron rice bowl with such good treatment easily.
Although they have savings and can make ends meet, it's scary to think about a couple doing nothing but spending their days together talking about love.
"There's nothing we can do. We can write to each other more often, and you can try to take more opportunities for home leave to come back and see us. If there's a chance, I can also bring our two kids to the army to see you." This is the only way.
"That's too little. There are only a few days of home leave, and I only stay for two days before I have to leave again."
"Okay, can't I write to you more often in the future?" Li Qingyun coaxed.
"How about you take the children with you? I'll file a report when I get back. I've just been promoted, so I can apply to accompany the army. My application should be approved by the end of the year. Then I'll come back after the New Year to pick you up, and we can be together as a family."
As time passed and the time to return to the team drew closer, Gu Tingzhou began to feel anxious. He finally understood what the book said: "One day without seeing you feels like three years."
He goes to work every day and misses his wife every day if he doesn't see her. At night, he is used to kissing, hugging and sleeping in her arms.
After returning to the team, these benefits were gone, and even seeing each other was a luxury. He thought about it for a long time before coming up with this idea.
"Join the army?" Li Qingyun hesitated. She felt that everything was fine now, but suddenly she had to change her living environment. She was not sure if she could accept it.
"If all of us in my family go to join the army, my children and I will have no food, and you will have to support the family by yourself, which is very hard.
At least we still have our own private plots in the countryside, and we can earn some work points. Plus my space, we basically have no worries about food and drink." Li Qingyun advised carefully.
"Family members of the military can also cultivate their own plots. Don't worry, I will take care of all of this before I take you over. As this is a chance for you to come back, I will definitely not let you suffer.
Moreover, the army can help some family members find jobs, such as nursery teachers and teachers in military schools. My wife is a top student and she will definitely be able to do all the jobs.
I can only feel at ease if you are by my side during the next dark decade.
Besides, if you go to the army, no one will know your past. You can be yourself if you want. Isn't that better?" Gu Tingzhou silently flirted with a rainbow fart and offered an extreme temptation.
I have to say, the last one about Li Qingyun really touched my heart.
Sometimes she feels a little twisted now, half like herself and half like someone else. Before doing anything, she has to consider whether others will see through that she is not her original self.
"Well, let me think about it again. Anyway, this matter will be resolved after the New Year. Things at home cannot be sorted out in a day or two, and Qinghuan's problem has not been resolved yet. I have to find someone worthy of her trust before I can let her go." Li Qingyun hesitated.
Gu Tingzhou knew that she needed time to think clearly, and he didn't want to push her too hard.
"Okay, you think about it. My wife is beautiful and kind-hearted, so good." Gu Tingzhou flattered her again without thinking.
"Of course not." Li Qingyun accepted his flattery calmly.
"Was that package sent by Jiang Fan today? What did he say?"
Li Qingyun received a large package from the postman at home today. Seeing that the name on it was for Gu Tingzhou, she kept it and did not open it out of respect. She waited until Gu Tingzhou came home from work in the evening before she opened it herself.
"He just asked about my injury, and then the letter hinted that my position might change when I go back this time. Anyway, it's a good thing. He also sent a large bag of food, clothing, daily necessities and toys to Dabao and Erbao." Gu Tingzhou took out the letter and read it to Li Qingyun.
"Jiang Fan is a really benevolent friend. What happened to him in his previous life? I don't seem to have seen his name in the book?" Li Qingyun asked curiously.
"Jiang Fan's family is from the second generation of the Red Army, and his father is considered a founding father of the country. Soon, his father will be framed by his best friend, thrown into prison, and exiled to a farm in the northwest with his wife. In the end, due to a chronic illness, he did not survive this dark time and died in the northwest.
Jiang Fan's mother did wait for the dawn of victory, but after returning from the Northwest, she no longer had the courage to live. In ten years, she lost her husband, daughter, and grandson one after another. It was difficult for a normal person to bear it, and she passed away within a few years.
At that time, Jiang Fan's father wanted to save his two children by severing ties with his family. Unfortunately, both the sister and the brother were of strong tempers and were unwilling to see their father and mother suffer injustice. After several appeals, they were to no avail and were finally exiled. His sister and nephew unfortunately died of a cold.
Jiang Fan, his wife, and their two children were exiled to a village in the north. I used my connections to help him, and the family of four managed to survive the difficult times and later restored their jobs and reputations.
He is a grateful person. In my previous life, I could not have held a high position without Jiang Fan's help.
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