Chapter 269 Eat meat, grow brains
When they arrived at Capital Station, Qin Zhou's orderly was waiting for them at the train station. Mr. Qin had now been rehired by the School of Political Science and served as honorary vice president of the School of Political Science.
Gu Qinglie got off the train with his luggage and saw the orderly walking quickly past him. "Here it is!"
Tuan Tuan and Niannian grabbed the corner of his clothes and the strap of the luggage bag in his hand respectively.
Follow my uncle closely.
Chu Dai held Jiaojiao in his arms and carried a suitcase bag in his left hand. The woman held his arm and led their little son.
My godfather wrote to them, telling them to just bring a few sets of daily clothes. Everything is ready here, and they can buy anything they need when the time comes.
The capital is a big city with many department stores, grocery stores and groceries. You can buy anything you want as long as you have a ticket.
Gu Qingqing was not short of tickets. She had quite a few industrial coupons. Before coming, she had planned to buy a bicycle so that it would be convenient for her to travel around the streets.
The orderly saw them and came over to help carry the things: "Are you tired from the journey?"
We are all old acquaintances and have a very familiar relationship with each other, so there is no need to be polite.
"It's OK, but the kids are a little restless." Gu Qingqing smiled and replied, then looked around: "Where are my godfather and Ah Sui?"
"Mr. Qin teaches at the Political Science College. Ah Sui has to go to class today. I'll take you back first." The orderly held the luggage bag in his left hand, bent down slightly, and picked up Xiao Xingxing easily. His right hand held his lower back: "I haven't seen you for almost a year. You've grown a lot taller."
"Almost two years old, for sure." Seeing Chu Dai looking around without saying anything, she couldn't help but ask, "What are you looking at?"
The man withdrew his gaze and said with a smile: "Nothing, let's go back first." A while ago, he wanted to take his wife to Baisha Island to see Zhao Ze and his brothers in the Construction Corps, but Zhao Ze directly telegraphed him back -
Stop working.
After further questioning, I learned that the brothers of the Construction Corps had been transferred from the island to other war zones, and Zhao Ze was about to go to the Capital Military Hospital for further studies.
This guy with the knife is quite capable. I don’t know what he did on the island.
As a member of the same navy, Chu Dai had the right to know, but he ignored it because he was too busy with the handover work.
But Chu Dai was very happy that he could come to the capital.
As brothers in the Construction Corps, their relationship is naturally special and they are friends who are willing to risk their lives for each other.
Not to mention we stayed on the island together for so long.
He was thinking that if the little woman knew Xu Nian was coming, she would be overjoyed.
But let's keep it a secret for now. It's not to give a surprise, but I just don't know whether Zhao Ze will come or not.
It is possible that he is earlier than them, or it is possible that he has not left yet.
After arriving at his residence, he sent a telegram to Baisha Island to confirm.
"Eh? Are you guys going to leave or not?" Gu Qinglie turned around and shouted, "Tuan Tuan and Niannian are hungry."
Chu Dai asked the orderly: "How do you usually solve the problem of food?"
"Mr. Qin and A'sui usually eat in the military academy cafeteria. Mr. Qin is at the Political Science Academy on Sundays, and A'sui occasionally cooks at home." The orderly answered truthfully.
Shen Sui attended a military academy high school and usually relied on the allowance from Mr. Qin for his food.
In addition to his duties at the Academy of Military Science, Mr. Qin also has to teach a class at the School of Political Science on weekends.
If Mr. Qin and Shen Sui are both on vacation at home, he will be the one cooking.
Chu Dai couldn't help but laugh: "So there's no food to eat when we go back now?"
The orderly nodded shyly, holding the little star tighter in his arms: "I haven't had time to buy groceries today."
“…”
Gu Qingqing smiled and helped him out: "Let's go to the state-owned hotel to eat. It's a good opportunity to taste the difference between the food in the capital and our own."
The man readily agreed and took the opportunity to stroll around the streets and alleys here.
The orderly breathed a sigh of relief. He had just been thinking about going to the military academy to get some food.
The main thing is that it’s past dinner time, so I can only turn on the stove.
After the group left the train station, Gu Qingqing didn't need to take anything. She let go of the man's arm, followed Gu Qinglie, and asked in a low voice what Niannian wanted to eat.
"There's a grocery store in front, and a department store further ahead. The train station is not far from where we live, so I didn't go to the military academy to borrow a car." The orderly explained as he introduced it to them.
"It's nice to take a walk." Gu Qingqing said with a smile.
She looked up at the department store. The white building was four or five stories high. She would definitely come and take a look when the time comes.
The weather now is not suitable for wearing skirts, so I didn’t make one for my daughter at the tailor shop last time. Besides, little girls grow fast, and if they make one, they won’t be able to wear it after a quarter or two, so it’s better for her to buy it here directly.
At that time, she thought that the capital was such a big city, it couldn't be worse than Nanyang. There were many beautiful little skirts and small leather shoes in the department stores in Nanyang, which were very suitable for little girls to wear.
In late spring or early summer, I can take Jiaojiao to buy a skirt.
"This is the state-owned hotel." The orderly led them inside: "We also had a meal here on the day we came to the capital from Nanyang, but we haven't been here since."
"Hello, comrades. Do you want to eat?"
asked the waitress who was wearing a blue cloth shirt and had two braided pigtails.
"Yes, comrade, do you have hot water?" Gu Qingqing followed him in.
The children didn't drink much water or milk powder on the train.
"Yes, please wait a moment. You can order first." The waiter took them to an empty table and gave them a thin menu and a pencil: "If you need anything, just tick it on the menu."
After that she went to the kitchen to get some hot water.
Gu Qingqing thought it was quite interesting and picked her own dishes. She took the menu and glanced at it casually. She thought the dishes were not much different from those in Yancheng, so she handed it to Chu Dai: "You order."
The man flipped through the menu, holding a pencil between his right fingertips. "Chu Jinghong, what do you want to eat?"
Tuantuan, who was suddenly called, was not flustered and said calmly, "Sweet and sour pork ribs, Dad."
Gu Qingqing thought to herself that he was indeed a Nanyang kid, with a Nanyang stomach, and his taste was almost the same as Chu Dai's.
"What about you, Xiaobao?" he asked his second son.
"Mom likes braised pork! Dad, can we eat braised pork~" Niannian's eyes narrowed into a slit.
Chu Dai clicked his tongue and said, "Okay." This kid is smart. Tuan Tuan follows their mother every year and is very sweet-spoken. Every word he says pleases their mother and makes it impossible for their father to refuse.
He knew too well what his father's weak spot was.
Sure enough, Gu Qingqing kept calling Chu Dai "baby" and even Chu Dai felt a little jealous.
"Chu Xingluan?" The man put down the menu, held his son on his lap, and put the pencil in his son's white palm. "What do you want to eat?"
Little Star said calmly: "Dad, read." He didn't know many words.
Gu Qingqing was amused by his serious look.
Gu Qinglie grinned: "I thought it was my eldest brother who came."
His sleeve was suddenly tugged, and he lowered his head to meet his niece's big dark eyes.
"What's wrong, baby?"
"Chirp," Jiaojiao lowered his voice: "Tsk tsk."
"Hmm? Going to the restroom?" The man grabbed her with his big hand, stood up and looked around, found the waiter to ask where the restroom was, and waited for her at the door.
Gu Qinglie glanced around casually and found that someone was making pastries in the kitchen, so he couldn't help but go over to take a look.
"Chiu Chiu?" Jiaojiao put on her pants by herself and ran out.
"Here!" Gu Qinglie's eyes were always on this side. As soon as the toilet door opened, he strode over: "Baoer, do you want to eat beef noodles?" He was even drooling.
Nodding proudly: "Wash your hands~"
"Okay, let's wash our hands first." Because the sink was too high and the little girl couldn't reach it, Gu Qinglie held her and washed her hands at the sink in the kitchen.
Because he is good at talking, he has already made a preliminary acquaintance with the people in the kitchen. Now he is holding his little niece and watching the chef make noodles.
Seeing that they had not arrived for a long time, Gu Qingqing thought of coming over to take a look. As a result, she saw a big and a small person leaning on the kitchen door frame, staring at the chef throwing noodles with wide eyes.
She felt helpless and amused, and patted her brother on the back: "What are you doing standing here, blocking people from serving the food?"
Gu Qinglie turned his head to look at her and pointed to another door: "Serve the food over there. This door leads to the back where the swill is taken."
Gu Qingqing laughed: "You feel it quite clearly."
The tall man was embarrassed to shake his head.
These are all subconscious habits, just like the gun on Chu Dai's waist is always loaded. When he arrives in an unfamiliar environment, he will first understand the terrain and keep his eyes fixed on doors and windows.
"Don't look at it. Order some noodles and go eat first. Go back and have a good rest later. We'll cook for ourselves in the evening." Gu Qingqing pulled him and her little daughter towards the dining table.
There was no one else in the hotel now, just them at the table.
It is now past two in the afternoon. They had eaten on the train all day yesterday and this morning, and did not have lunch.
The little guys were really hungry. Tuan Tuan and Niannian ate in a relatively polite manner, but their speed was obviously faster than usual. Xiao Xingxing was still neither fast nor slow, but Jiao Jiao and Gu Qinglie wolfed down the food.
After ordering a bowl of noodles, Gu Qinglie gave some from the big bowl to his little niece. After eating it proudly, she looked up at her uncle eagerly.
Goudan sniffed and asked, "Still want to eat?"
The young guy nodded repeatedly.
Gu Qinglie pretended to be embarrassed: "But uncle has already eaten it, don't you mind wasting uncle's saliva?"
“No~” Jiaojiao shook his head firmly. The noodles were so delicious.
"Is that so." Goudan tilted the bowl with only a little soup left to let her see more clearly: "But uncle has finished eating too." He looked innocent.
"Wow~" Jiaojiao was stunned for a moment, turned around and threw himself into the man's arms to complain: "Dad! Jiji~bad!!!"
Chu Dai patted her back gently and consoled her, "Isn't there still soup? Ask your uncle to pour you some."
Goudan chuckled, raised his head and drank the last bit of soup at the bottom of the bowl, then wiped the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand: "It's really gone now."
When Jiaojiao saw the bright smile on her father's face, she knew that she was being amused by both her father and her uncle.
The little expression looked like he was about to cry but didn't, and Gu Qingqing felt so distressed.
"You are so old and still making so much noise," she scolded the two men, walked over and picked up her daughter, and asked gently, "Would you like to eat some ribs, dear? Eating meat will help you grow brains."
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