Chapter 468: Life is coming to an end
Gu Xizhou frowned, pushed open the gate, and met the gaze of several comrades sitting in the main hall.
"Old Gu, you are finally back."
"I'm almost starving waiting for you."
"Hurry up and wash your hands, it's time to eat."
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Seeing the familiar comrades being so friendly, Gu Xizhou's brows furrowed even more tightly.
"Why are you coming to my house?"
Several of his comrades were already accustomed to his questioning and were not angry. Among them, the deputy commander of the Third Regiment, Gu Xizhou's deputy, immediately spoke cheerfully.
"Captain, didn't we hear that my sister-in-law wasn't feeling well, so we came to see her?"
The leader of the Fourth Regiment on the side also said jokingly: "Yes, you are married, but we haven't met your sister-in-law yet."
The platoon leader of the Fifth Regiment glanced in the direction of the kitchen and lowered his voice with a gossipy look on his face, "Old Gu, you used to act so polite, I thought you didn't like lesbians. Turns out you like good-looking lesbians."
Gu Xizhou felt a little uncomfortable after being told off by his comrades, but he had a pretty good relationship with them. Hearing their conversation, he bluntly said, "I didn't invite you here. You're a bunch of grown men with arms and legs, and you have the nerve to let a female comrade cook for you. If you have nothing to do, go home early."
After saying that, he turned and walked towards the kitchen.
Nanzhi was not feeling well at noon, and now she had to cook for so many people. Thinking of this, Gu Xizhou's face showed anxiety.
Several comrades looked at each other, and without taking Gu Xizhou's words of driving them away to heart, they followed Gu Xizhou to the kitchen.
Gu Xizhou walked a few steps to the kitchen and saw the person he was worried about. He stood next to Wang Yong, holding chopsticks in one hand and picking up vegetables into the pot.
"Sister-in-law, try it. This is my specialty. I guarantee you'll want more."
Su Nanzhi picked up a small piece of braised pork and took a bite, then gave Wang Yong a thumbs up.
"Comrade Wang, your cooking skills are really good. Everything you cook tastes delicious."
"It's me who's embarrassed. You come to my house as guests and need to cook for yourselves."
Su Nanzhi was really a little embarrassed because it was dark when she woke up after sleeping.
Not long after she woke up, Wang Yong and others knocked on the gate with vegetables in their hands.
It turned out that he came to visit her because he heard that she was sick. After knowing that Gu Xizhou was not at home, Wang Yong volunteered to carry the vegetables to the kitchen and cook.
The other comrades of Gu Xizhou also repaired some broken things in their yard.
But her master did nothing.
"This braised pork looks greasy, eat less."
Su Nanzhi turned around and looked at Gu Xizhou. She couldn't help but walk a few steps towards Gu Xizhou and then pinched his arm.
"Red-braised pork is only delicious if it's oily. If it's skinny, is it still red-braised pork?"
After saying that, she turned and looked at Wang Yong apologetically.
"Comrade Wang, ignore Gu Xizhou. He just has no taste."
Wang Yong chuckled and didn't take Gu Xizhou's words to heart. After all, Gu Xizhou's words were sometimes even more hurtful than he was now.
"It's okay, I'll stir-fry some bok choy later and then we'll eat."
Gu Xizhou pulled Su Nanzhi and was about to leave the kitchen.
"The kitchen is very fumey, let's go to the main room and wait."
Su Nanzhi felt that this was inappropriate. How could you invite guests over and then cook for yourself?
However, Gu Xizhou did not give her any chance to resist and pulled Su Nanzhi out of the kitchen.
Then Su Nanzhi saw several comrades crowded at the kitchen door.
"It's okay, sister-in-law. Wang Yong likes to cook."
"That's right, sister-in-law, you are still sick, so get more rest."
"Next time we have a chance, let's try sister-in-law's cooking."
"Your sister-in-law is in poor health and can't cook," Gu Xizhou snorted, "If you want to eat, I'll treat you to a meal in the cafeteria."
This was a rebuttal to the request to try his cooking skills. Su Nanzhi rarely saw Gu Xizhou so "energetic" and couldn't help but look at him more.
However, his comrades were used to him being like this.
"Oh my, our cold Captain Gu actually loves his wife so much."
"Old Gu, this is like a flower blooming on an iron tree. I'm so jealous."
"Why eat in the canteen? Let's go to the state-owned restaurant."
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Su Nanzhi listened to Gu Xizhou bickering with a few others, and couldn't help but smile slightly on her face.
In his previous life, Qin Lie often invited his comrades to his home for dinner, but Qin Lie earned a good reputation for being generous and loyal, while she had to run around every time, trying to use the limited money to make a table of dishes that looked decent, but could not be served on the table, and finally had to deal with the mess after the meal.
Every time Qin Lie and his comrades came to the door, they not only came empty-handed, but they also didn't even think about lending a hand.
This was in stark contrast to Gu Xizhou's comrades.
They were all officers in the same unit, and Su Nanzhi could only say that birds of a feather flock together.
When Gu Xizhou's comrades heard Gu Xizhou say that he was not in good health, they no longer mentioned coming to his house for dinner.
Su Nanzhi's feelings towards Gu Xizhou's comrades naturally improved a lot.
"Wait a few days, Xizhou and I will clean up the house. You can come to my house for dinner and try my cooking."
When Gu Xizhou heard this, he instinctively wanted to object, but was interrupted by Su Nanzhi.
"Don't listen to Xizhou's nonsense. I'm in good health. I just got a cramp in my leg today."
Although Gu Xizhou didn't want to make Su Nanzhi busy, he didn't want to make her angry even more. At worst, he could just cook the food himself.
In addition to wanting to treat Gu Xizhou's comrades to a meal, Su Nanzhi also didn't want rumors about her poor health to spread in the family compound.
After all, today, Gu Xizhou carried himself back to the family compound because he had "sprained his ankle", and the aunties in the family compound spread the story that he was frail and sickly.
When Wang Yong and others came to see her with things, their faces looked so serious that Su Nanzhi felt that she was going to die soon.
As he was speaking, Wang Yong had already prepared the last dish.
Gu Xizhou had been on vacation for a long time and had a lot to talk about with his comrades.
After finishing her meal, Su Nanzhi went back to her bedroom on the pretext of reading a book.
After she left, Wang Yong couldn't wait to speak, "Captain, where did you go this afternoon? I heard that you drove out."
Gu Xizhou and his comrades were close friends who had risked their lives for each other, so they did not hide anything. He just happened to have something to inquire from them, so he immediately told them that Zhao Xue had killed her own son and was trying to blackmail him and Su Nanzhi.
Several comrades knew Zhao Xue, and when they heard what Gu Xizhou said, they couldn't help but sigh.
However, I don't sympathize with this. After all, Zhao Xue is not a good person, and this is retribution for her.
Gu Xizhou didn't care what would happen to Zhao Xue in the future, but he was somewhat concerned about the last words Zhao Xue said when she left the Public Security Bureau.
"Old Li, don't you have a comrade working in the prison? Can you help me find out if there's anything strange going on with Qin Lie recently?"
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