Xu Nian subconsciously grabbed the corner of the man's clothes.
Zhao Ze looked at her soothingly and said softly, "Anian, don't worry, I will take you with me wherever I go."
Xu Nian nodded. With his words, she was not afraid no matter what difficulties and obstacles lay ahead.
Gu Qingqing felt a pain in her heart, thinking that Chu Dai was about to go to guard the island and had no such intention towards her. She didn't even have the qualifications to ask to join him.
Thinking of something, she suddenly raised her head, her eyes turned cold, "Gu Qinglie."
"Huh?" Gu Qinglie looked at the girl in confusion.
What's going on? He even called me by my full name. It sounds like a big deal.
"You're going to live on the island?" Gu Qingqing's eyebrows were raised, and her tone was as cold as ice, and she paused for each word: "You hid it from me."
"No." Gu Qinglie glanced at the man next to her and touched his nose: "I just decided this afternoon, but someone didn't want me to go, so I didn't go."
Gu Qingqing didn't understand what he meant.
Zhao Ze already knew that the two brothers had discussed it. Gu Qinglie would stay in the corps, while Chu Dai would take Qingqing with him to the island.
It is hard to say which one is more dangerous, Biancheng or Baisha Island. Biancheng has to fight a war from time to time, while Baisha Island is a deserted island, in ruins and waiting to be rebuilt. The higher-ups intend to build a military base and carry out defense coastal construction.
Neighboring countries will certainly cause trouble, and it is not uncommon for them to disguise themselves as fishermen and go to the island to spy on military intelligence.
If they went to Baisha Island, their organization would be changed from the Army to the Navy. Several corps in the north would send a company of soldiers to the island to station there first and build a dock for the arrival of subsequent troops.
Zhao Ze was not afraid anyway. He was just a military doctor, and he had a brave general like Captain Chu leading him in the front.
Zhao Ze is honored to be able to contribute to the coastal defense military.
"Did Captain Guan tell you when we would be leaving?" he asked.
"After the New Year." After finishing his meal, Chu Dai leaned back in the chair, stretched out his arms and placed them on the back of the chair behind Gu Qingqing.
Xu Nian was a little confused and suddenly understood.
Qingqing, don't you know that Platoon Leader Gu and Captain Chu have discussed this? Captain Chu himself may not have realized that he is now acting like a protector.
Unconsciously holding Qingqing in his arms.
Xu Nian's knee touched Zhao Ze's leg. She did not envy Gu Qingqing. She had her own happiness.
It's great that Qingqing can go to the island.
This way she has company.
Gu Qingqing ate the meal in a daze. She didn't understand what Gu Qinglie and Chu Dai said behind her back. Both of them looked mysterious.
After dinner, Gu Qingqing pushed the large bowl in front of Gu Qinglie and asked him to wash it. She did not drink Chu Dai's bowl of bone soup, but he drank it himself.
Seeing her getting up to leave, Chu Dai stood up slowly and said, "I'll take you home."
Gu Qingqing ignored him.
Chu Dai, Gu Qinglie and Zhao Ze greeted each other and walked out of the cafeteria one after the other.
Their meal took a while, mainly because they talked about the island and the men chatted for a while.
It has now been confirmed that Zhao Ze will go with him, and he has already submitted his application report.
In fact, Chu Dai felt relieved.
There is a doctor on the island, and Xu Nian will also accompany the army. This way, not only will Qingqing's health be guaranteed, but she will also have a friend to talk to, so she won't be too bored.
Baisha Island is deserted and infested with ants.
He was a little worried if Zhao Ze didn't go, and he didn't dare to bring Qingqing to the island.
Gu Qingqing walked towards the military compound. The man followed her casually. When he saw a patrol soldier passing by, he straightened his body immediately, but then relaxed again.
As evening approaches, the sun sets completely and the moon appears above the branches.
Chu Dai walked neither fast nor slow, half a step behind her. He saw her enter the house but did not close the door. He smiled and walked in.
Gu Qingqing has no habit of turning on the lights. This habit was acquired in Datunzi Village, where every household has no electric lights and everyone works in the dark or uses kerosene lamps.
The moonlight is bright here, shining through the window and illuminating the whole room.
Chu Dai came in and left the door ajar. He was slightly surprised that she didn't turn on the light.
Gu Qingqing silently took the jar of candied green plums from the table and handed it to him.
Seeing that she was willing to pay attention to him, Chu Dai took it, found a chair and sat down, using the moonlight to see clearly what was in the glass jar.
The green plums pickled in sugar become even greener, making them mouth-watering at the sight.
"For me?" he asked.
Gu Qingqing sat on the bed, twisting the fabric on her trouser legs with her fingers and pulling it. She nodded.
Chu Dai opened the can, and Gu Qingqing took out two long bamboo sticks that were peeled by his second uncle and handed one to him.
The man took it, picked a green plum and handed it to her.
Gu Qingqing was stunned for a moment, then took the other bamboo stick and gave it to him.
The two sat opposite each other, the moonlight shining at their feet.
Chu Dai ate the green plums slowly, and no one spoke first.
There are not many trees here, so you can't hear cicadas chirping, but there are some unknown small insects chirping in the corners of the wall.
The room was so quiet that I could almost hear the sound of the plum juice bursting in my mouth.
"Squeak." It was the sound of the door next door being pushed open.
Yu Fugui brought back his dinner and ate it with his wife and children. After eating, he stuffed some roasted pumpkin seeds into the little rabbit and Xiaoxu and let them go to the playground to play by themselves.
"Bang——" the door was slammed shut again.
After Sun Shufen cleaned up the table, she came to clean up the man. She pushed Yu Fugui to the bed. Yu Fugui whispered, "Qingqing and Xu Nian haven't come back yet, right?"
"Qingqing probably went to the vegetable garden. Xu Nian and her husband were having an affair. She probably went to the bathroom with him. Didn't you see that the room was black pitch and the lights were off?"
Yu Fugui felt relieved this time. Along with the rustling sound, a strange panting sound came from across the wall.
Gu Qingqing looked confused.
Chu Dai's hand that was poking Qingmei stiffened slightly, and the knuckles of his fingers holding the glass canning jar tightened and turned white.
He also had a headache.
It's impossible to go out now because the sound of the wooden door opening is too loud and people next door can hear it.
Gu Qingqing and Chu Dai looked at each other. She blinked her big eyes and looked at Chu Dai in confusion.
Chu Dai couldn't bear it anymore, his consciousness was rolling under his sharp Adam's apple, but he still maintained the posture of poking Qingmei, holding the bamboo stick in his fingertips.
After a while, Gu Qingqing finally realized what the sound was and her little face turned red with embarrassment.
Is my aunt... so tough...
She raised her hands to cover her face and the bamboo sticks in her hands fell to the ground.
Chu Dai's body was already tense like a bow, and after hearing her disturbance, he wanted to laugh but didn't dare to. He just cursed in his heart what a shabby house this was.
Finally calmed down, Chu Dai breathed a sigh of relief and was about to speak: "I'll go first..."
Before he could finish his words, the door on the other side was pushed open again with a "click", and because of excessive force, it hit the wall.
"Qingqing..." Xu Nian murmured, and her soft lips were blocked.
"She's not here. I guess she sent Captain Chu to the infirmary. The lights are not on."
Then there was the sound of the bed creaking.
“…”
Chu Dai had already stood up, but then he put his legs together and sat back down.
The situation in the next room was getting more and more intense. Although Gu Qingqing covered her face, she couldn't help but open her mouth slightly, obviously surprised.
Sister Anian usually looks very reserved and reserved...
Chu Dai leaned against the wall, his hands on his legs, his back straight.
He was afraid that Gu Qingqing would be embarrassed, so he looked at the moon outside the window with compassion.
Today's moon is as round as a jade plate again. She arrived on August 18th, and a month has passed unknowingly.
In fact, he recognized her identity when they first met. She looked quite similar to Gu Qinglie. In the past two years, he had been a brother to Gu Qinglie and he had often boasted about her to him.
It's just that he has a younger sister, who is the one his family has been looking forward to for three generations. He has eight cousins, including his two brothers. His grandfather has ten grandsons, and he has five great-great-uncles, who also have grandsons running around everywhere.
Gu Qinglie also said that whoever wants to marry the baby of their Gu family in the future must first consider whether he can get past their twenty or thirty cousins.
當時他就覺得，誰會這麽缺心眼娶你家閨女，這不是時不時就得挨揍麽。
If the baby in their customer's home is not doing well, they will give him a different beating every day, and the same beating will never be repeated for a month.
Which man can withstand such torture?
Now it was his turn to feel sorry for himself.
It seems that he will most likely become the only unlucky son-in-law in the three generations of the old Gu family.
But I was actually eager to give it a try.
The noises from the next room came one after another, and Gu Qingqing's face turned red enough to bleed.
Chu Dai happened to speak at this time: "My dear."
"Hmm?" Gu Qingqing secretly opened a gap with her fingers, and looked at him puzzledly with her big eyes along the gap.
"I'll take you to the island," Chu Dai sighed with relief, and smiled, "How about you take me home for the New Year?"
"...What did you say?" Gu Qingqing couldn't believe what she had just heard.
Is he going to take her to the island to join the army? Or is he going to go home with her for the New Year? !
Chu Dai was not tired of it and repeated: "I said, I will take you to the island to guard it, and you take me home for the New Year. I have New Year's leave, so I can take you to the southern military region."
"Comrade Gu Qingqing, please think about it carefully. If you are willing, I will go to the regiment headquarters to apply for marriage tomorrow."
"I do." Gu Qingqing said without hesitation.
Chu Dai smiled: "Don't you want to think about it carefully?"
She put down her hands that were covering her face and looked at him embarrassedly: "Don't think about it, I came here just for you."
"I've already prepared it!"
Today she thought there was no hope and possibility for her and Chu Dai, and she couldn't sleep at the thought of him going to the island. Unexpectedly, things took a turn for the better, and he actually took the initiative to express his feelings to her.
Chu Dai looked at her with a smile in his eyes, his eyes sparkling, and he promised solemnly: "I swear on my military career that I will never let you down in this life."
He has always attached great importance to his identity as a soldier and would rather die on the front line than go to the rear. The weight of this oath is like Mount Tai to Gu Qingqing.
Gu Qingqing stared at him with her large almond-shaped eyes without blinking, showing nothing but shyness and undisguised love.
"I believe you."
The noise from next door suddenly stopped and the world returned to silence.
Chu Dai leaned his head against the wall, glanced at the shy girl sitting on the bed, and smiled softly.
What should I do? I suddenly feel reluctant to leave.
It's really the wrong time to stop. Doctor Zhao, you're not very capable.
I need some bone soup to nourish myself.
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