Everything in the room had wedding characters on it, including teacups, tea trays, and kettles.
The pen holders on the table are all covered with red wedding stickers.
Jiang Mengxue really admired Luan Huiying's patience. She really put so much thought into preparing.
The next day, when Jiang Mengxue got up, Gu Zhenhai had already gone out, and Gu Qingbei had just returned from exercise.
"No need to wait for my dad to eat. He'll be eating all day today in the cafeteria with everyone else."
As he said this, he took out the steamed buns and vegetables from the pot.
At the dinner table, several people discussed the dishes to be prepared before the New Year, steamed buns, and bought fish and meat.
Of course, young people don’t need to do this. Let them go and have fun.
"I heard that the art troupe is rehearsing for the upcoming art performance. Xiaobei has nothing to do today so I can take Xiaoxue to have a look."
After dinner, the two were kicked out before the table was even cleared.
Gu Qingbei was helpless. What was so good about the performance? Besides, wouldn't it be a good idea to watch it during the cultural performance later?
"How about we go shoot some guns? If you can't ride a horse, you can shoot a gun, right? I'll take you out for practice."
It must be said that Jiang Mengxue was indeed quite curious about guns. She had practiced with them a few times during military training in school, but they were fake after all.
But this is a different era. There is no regulation on guns and the like now. Many people in rural areas have hunting rifles or guns captured on the battlefield.
There were also several long guns and short guns in Gu Qingbei's space, but Jiang Mengxue didn't recognize them.
The two men arrived at the shooting range, where soldiers were already training.
Gu Qingbei showed his ID and asked someone to get a gun and bullets.
Type 53 rifle, with a capacity of 5 rounds and an effective range of 400 to 500 meters.
Gu Qingbei first demonstrated it in his hand, then shot it at a target a hundred meters away, hitting the bull's eye.
"Want to try? Hold the gun correctly, aim, and fire. Don't hesitate too much. The more you hesitate, the more likely it is to go astray."
As he spoke, he stood behind Jiang Mengxue and guided her on her posture and technique.
Jiang Mengxue pulled the trigger according to Gu Qingbei's instructions. She didn't hit the circle, but she hit the target.
The feeling of shooting a gun yourself for the first time is very different.
Jiang Mengxue thought it was very interesting. Buqingbei saw that he was quite talented, so he let go of her hand and let her try it herself.
"Gu Qingbei?"
"Old Gu?"
Gu Qingbei was puzzled as to why someone was calling him here. He turned around and saw a man holding a Type 56 submachine gun walking towards him.
It looks a little familiar, but I don’t quite recognize it.
"Are you Dong Yixing? No, it's really you. Why are you here?"
Gu Qingbei was very surprised to see the visitor. The two had not seen each other for at least several years.
At the beginning, the two were in the same battalion, one was the battalion commander and the other was the deputy battalion commander.
But later the two were assigned to different units. At first they often contacted each other through letters, but later they contacted each other less and less.
"I'm currently in the border troops. I came here with my superiors for a meeting. I took advantage of my free time this morning to practice my rifle. Why are you here too? Were you assigned here later?"
Gu Qingbei didn't say anything, took the gun from his hand and fired twice.
"I didn't expect your ideas to be getting better and better. The more casual they are, the more accurate they are."
Training with Gu Qingbei was a nightmare in Dong Yixing's eyes.
I practice for more than ten hours every day at the shooting range, but I am not as good as Gu Qingbei's casual shots.
I didn't see him practicing normally, but he always got full marks in official competitions.
At first he thought that Gu Qingbei pretended not to care when there were people around during the day, and practiced secretly at night when no one was around.
But after observing for a period of time, he found that Gu Qingbei was really talented. He only needed 30% effort to achieve the results that others could achieve with 100% effort.
"This gun is great. Can you stay for a few days while we attend the meeting? Come to my house for dinner tonight."
The two haven't seen each other for a long time. Since they are at Gu Qingbei's house, it would be unreasonable not to invite him to dinner.
"Going to your house for dinner? Are you really transferred here? You're a bachelor and you don't eat in the cafeteria. Are you married?"
Gu Qingbei glanced at him and said, "I told you not to practice with a gun anymore. It's useless if your eyesight isn't good enough."
Didn’t he see that his wife was standing next to him?
Dong Yixing then noticed that there was a woman standing next to Gu Qingbei, holding a gun and shooting at the target with a straight posture.
At this time, Jiang Mengxue also turned around. The noise of shooting in the training ground was so loud that she didn't hear the two people talking at all.
She looked at Dong Yixing who was looking at her with confusion, not knowing who this person was.
The shooting range was too noisy, so Gu Qingbei pulled the two of them to the training ground outside.
"This is my wife Jiang Mengxue, and this is my former comrade from the same unit, Dong Yixing."
Gu Qingbei introduced the two to each other.
Jiang Mengxue smiled politely and nodded.
Dong Yixing didn't expect that Gu Qingbei was already married, but thinking about his age, he thought they were about the same age.
"My family lives in Courtyard No. 1 of the Family Compound. Come over for dinner tonight. My parents, uncle, and aunt are all here."
Dong Yixing was not polite either. When they were serving in the army together, they said that if something happened to one of them in the future, they would take care of the other's parents.
I also always remember the other person's hometown address, just in case that day ever comes.
Moreover, Gu Qingpei had saved him more than once on the battlefield, and could be considered his savior.
He had wanted to visit Gu Qingbei's parents when they were on vacation before, but he always made excuses.
"Okay, I'll come over tonight. Aren't you guys going to practice target shooting? I just got here."
Gu Qingbei looked at Jiang Mengxue's expression and thought that her enthusiasm had worn off.
"Forget it, let's go to the Arts Hall and take a look."
After saying goodbye, Gu Qingbei pulled Jiang Mengxue to the art hall.
"The guy just now was from the same battalion as me, and he was good friends with me and Lao Lu.
I haven't been in touch for such a long time. I didn't expect that he has been transferred to the border defense force now."
Border defense is more dangerous and more difficult, but it is also the most challenging.
Gu Qingbei spent five years on the border of Yunnan Province and experienced various border conflicts, big and small.
Having carried out hundreds of missions, big and small, he knows the dangers of the border best. The countless wounds of varying sizes on his body are all testimony to this.
Before I even reached the door of the art hall, I heard a chorus of singing coming from inside.
"The blue sky and white clouds are floating
Horses run under the white clouds
Waving the whip
White birds flying
If someone asks me
What is this place?
I proudly told him
This is my hometown
People here love peace
Also love my hometown
Singing about my new life
Singing the Communist Party
Chairman, Communist Party
Nurture us to grow
The sun that never sets on the grassland
The sun that never sets rises on the grassland
Only when I listened to the loud singing of the art troupe on the spot did I realize how beautiful and shocking this song is.
After one song was over and the next rehearsal began, the two of them walked out the back door and sat down on the seats indoors.
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