"Comrade Gu Zhenhai has been appointed Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the People's Liberation Army. It will be difficult for us to meet in the future."
Gu Qingbei said this with a smile, but the smile did not reach his eyes.
Among the materials he had read, the dozen or so founding marshals of the country who held similar positions to his father all had bad experiences during the Great Revolution. Even though they were later reinstated, the damage they suffered physically and mentally was not so easily erased.
Jiang Mengxue knew what he was worried about, but she didn't know how to comfort him. She didn't know much about political issues.
However, given their current position and knowing the general course of events, does Gu Qingbei have any solution?
Gu Qingbei also noticed her puzzled look and reached out to pull her into his arms.
It was a rare warm time for the two of them, and without the interruption of the children, Jiang Mengxue also softened.
"That incident hasn't happened yet, so I can't explain too much to Dad. But no matter what happens, it's always right to follow the old leader and always stand by his side. Even if I can't change the outcome, it's good to make the process easier."
How can one person change the course of history? All an individual can do is make themselves feel better, but they still have a few years.
Gu Zhenhai returned to Beijing by plane, so he had no way to come and see them on the way.
This is what Gu Qingbei said when he returned home. Gu Zhenhai called before leaving and asked him to wait until the children were older and go to Beijing to live for a while, or he could only wait until Gu Qingbei was transferred to Beijing.
Jiang Mengxue looked at Gu Qingbei with amusement until he raised his hands to beg for mercy: "Okay, okay, I will work hard to reunite our family."
But it is not that easy. Obeying orders is a soldier's duty, and one's own thoughts are the least important.
At noon on New Year's Eve, both Gu Qingbei and Lu Zhengming went home for dinner. They had to celebrate the New Year with the soldiers in the evening, so they could only come back at noon to reunite with their families.
Lu Zhengming and Han Siyue have no pride in being elders and no children, so they celebrate the New Year with the Gu family, as it will be more lively with more people around.
The whole family is in the kitchen preparing today's lunch, which can be considered a reunion dinner.
Gu Qingbei was assigned to chop stuffing and prepare to make braised lion's head. He chopped more than a pound of pork belly into stuffing, added an egg, cooking wine, light soy sauce, pepper, green onion and garlic, beat them until they were strong, then added cornstarch and sesame oil and stirred well.
Make the meat into a fist-sized ball, fry it in oil until it is formed, then add the seasonings prepared in advance and simmer in the pot for half an hour.
Steamed spare ribs with rice flour, braised dried prawns in oil, fish ball soup, braised fish, stir-fried bacon with garlic sprouts, roast chicken with chestnuts, and cabbage with garlic.
Gu Zhenjiang cooked two pots by himself, and with everyone working together, several dishes were quickly completed.
Six adults and a child sat at the dining table, the men drank wine and the women drank soda.
"Let's have a toast. Happy New Year, everyone! May the new year bring new beginnings. I also wish you young people a happy marriage and a successful career."
As the elder, Gu Zhenjiang took the lead and everyone raised their glasses to celebrate.
"This is also our first New Year together. It will become more and more lively in the future."
Lu Zhengmin was about to toast everyone when he looked down and saw a small cup being raised towards him.
Mo Bao picked up his small glass of soda and said to Lu Zhengming, "Cheers, one drink."
No one expected that such a small group of people would do such a thing. They wanted to drink one with a soda in hand, which made everyone laugh.
"Hahaha, okay, Uncle Lu, let's drink the wine our Mobao toasts to you. You can do whatever you want."
As he said this, he picked up his wine cup and drank it all in one gulp, then turned it upside down to show him that he had indeed finished it.
Mo Bao took one look and drank the soda in his cup in one gulp.
“Ha~”
This guy makes himself look like he's drunk. Sometimes he makes this kind of noise when drinking milk, and he has to make a "huh" sound.
This meal took more than an hour. Since we were eating at the dining table, the food got cold quickly and we had to reheat it once in the middle.
The men were busy drinking and didn't eat much, but they remembered that they had things to do in the afternoon, so they didn't drink too much.
Today's staple food is dumplings and steamed buns. According to the northern tradition, dumplings are prepared, and dumplings and Yuanxiao are served on the first day of the Lunar New Year.
In the evening, the army canteen will also prepare dumplings for the New Year’s Eve dinner, and the soldiers will gather together to celebrate the festival.
A bonfire will be lit in the square outside to roast a whole lamb, and family members can also join in the fun.
Mo Bao had known for a long time that tonight would be very lively. When they went out to play before, many soldiers would rush to take him out to play. They had long ago specifically told him to go on New Year's Eve, where there would be a bonfire party, singing, dancing, and eating roasted whole lamb.
But this guy was afraid that no one would take care of him at night, so after lunch he kept sticking to Gu Qingbei and refused to get down, insisting on going out with him.
"Dad, play and eat lamb."
"The bonfire party doesn't start until tonight. Daddy will come back to pick you up, okay? Or you can ask your grandparents to take you there."
Mo Bao was unwilling. He looked at Jiang Mengxue who was still sitting there eating, fearing that Jiang Mengxue would not let him go out at night.
"No, go now, go play, Dad."
Jiang Mengxue couldn't bear it anymore and said, "Take him there. He's just afraid that you won't let him go out at night. I won't beat the kid on New Year's Day." As she said that, she glanced at Mo Bao. Mo Bao felt guilty and didn't dare to look up.
After getting permission, both father and son were very happy. Gu Qingbei went back to the house, took out a small scarf and a small hat for Mobao to wear, picked him up and prepared to go out.
"I don't know what time I'll be back at night. I'll have someone bring the calligraphy back then, so you don't have to wait for me."
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