Chapter 169: Booming Beasts Lurking Underwater
At around ten o'clock in the evening, the man came back facing the moon, and Gu Qingqing heard the courtyard door being pushed open with a "creak".
She was holding a baby in her arms, and Shen Sui also had one in his arms. Gu Qingqing wanted to laugh when she saw the boy coaxing his little nephew in his arms in a soft and gentle voice.
The man strode in. Gu Qingqing glanced at the wound on his cheek and said, "You..."
"It's just a scratch, it's okay." Chu Dai took the little son from Shen Sui's arms, and the man's strong arms held him firmly in his arms. "Zhao Ze has also returned home. I'll make some chicken soup tomorrow and send it to Chen Jiefang and Yu Shi."
"Okay, I'll stew it. I really didn't expect Captain Yu would block for you." Gu Qingqing shook her head, feeling mixed emotions.
She didn't like Captain Yu's wife, and was a little annoyed when she saw Yu Shi's attitude at the battalion headquarters. Now she really didn't know what to say.
"I heard they broke two ribs, not too serious. Are they going back to recuperate or stay in a hospital?"
"It's convenient to change the dressing at the clinic. I'll just bring the chicken soup over tomorrow." The man turned his head and said to Shen Sui, "Go do your homework."
After Shen Sui went upstairs, he held his youngest son in one hand, put his arm around his daughter-in-law's shoulders with his left hand, and went to the bedroom.
The island was humid and the walls were a little wet. All the newspapers she had pasted were soaked and had to be torn off.
These past few nights, the two children did not sleep against the wall, but slept between their father and mother. The man pulled the bed out a little to avoid it getting wet.
"Chen Jiefang may be getting married." He suddenly said this as he sat down holding his son.
Gu Qingqing took a long while to react, "This... so fast?"
"Doctor Yang Jun has poked the paper through the window. The idiot Chen Jiefang is so happy that he doesn't know what to do. He wishes he could live in the clinic every day." Chu Dai's slender fingers were tightly held by his youngest son. Seeing his son's big dark eyes, he couldn't help but smile.
"It was Doctor Yang who took the initiative. Brother Jiefang is too stupid." Gu Qingqing pouted, "Did they say when the wedding would be held?"
"Wait until Chen Jiefang recovers from his injury. The marriage report will be filed in the next two days." Chu Dai sat on a chair, leaning slightly against the back, with a trace of fatigue between his eyebrows: "I will be back late in the next two days, so you don't have to wait for me to eat."
"Okay." Gu Qingqing didn't ask any more questions. The two little guys slept well during the day and were noisy again at night. After feeding them, the couple walked around the living room for a few times in their arms. It took them almost two hours before they fell asleep.
"Go take a shower first and put Nian Nian in the cradle."
Gu Qingqing put her eldest son on the bed, covered him with a quilt, and then went to the closet to get clothes for the man.
"Okay." Chu Dai gently pushed the cradle twice, and waited until his son fell asleep before walking behind the woman. He put his arms around her waist, bent over slightly, rested his chin on her shoulder, and closed his eyes.
Gu Qingqing held the man's shirt in her hand and slowly hung it back on the hanger. She could hear the man's warm breathing in her ears and could sense his tiredness. She did not urge him and just stood with him.
Ten minutes later, the man slowly opened his eyes, a hint of sharpness flashed across his eyes, and then he gradually relaxed after smelling the milky scent on the woman's body.
"I'm going to take a shower." He kissed the woman's cheek and stood up.
"Yes." Gu Qingqing handed him the clothes: "Avoid the wound on your face. You are not injured on your body, right?" She asked doubtfully.
"There are a few small cuts, scratched by gravel. It's no problem, I know." The man kissed the ends of her hair again before going to the bathroom.
Gu Qingqing took a look and then looked away.
Of course he felt heartbroken. He had suffered a lot of injuries after being on the island for more than a year.
With a long sigh, she walked to the bed and sat down, glanced at her younger son in the cradle, then looked at her older son on the bed with a gentle look on her face.
Half a month later, Chen Jiefang was wearing a navy-gray military uniform, with a big red flower on his chest, and he looked refreshed.
He is getting married today and has invited his sister and Xu Nian to be the chefs. Xiao Yuer and the two little ones have already been taken to one place and another by the uncles and aunts in the Corps, so they don't have to worry.
Not many people came, just a dozen familiar people from the Corps and a dozen people with good relationships on the island, plus Jiang Sheng, but Yu Cheng and Bai Tao also came.
Chen Jiefang was still a little surprised to see him. He had not been very polite to Yu Ruan before, and he thought that Yu Cheng, who was so protective of his sister, would not come. Who would have thought that he would come.
However, Chen Jiefang had no opinion about him. He thought that guests were welcome and it was a happy occasion, so he went up to him and gave him cigarettes with a smile.
Yu Cheng took the cigarette and said, "Let's not talk about the past. I wish you and Doctor Yang Jun a happy marriage."
It turns out that he is here to clear up past grudges.
Chen Jiefang nodded and patted his shoulder: "We are all brothers from the same battalion. I have done some things wrong, too. Don't take it to heart."
"Um."
On the other side, Chu Dai had a cigarette in his mouth but didn't light it, watching his brothers take turns holding his two sons.
"If you like a baby, give birth to it yourself. If you want to hold it in a year, you won't be able to hold it anymore." He smiled.
"You must leave the island." Someone said, "Our brothers are either in the Construction Corps or on the island. It will be difficult to see them after you go there."
"We'll be soldiers wherever we go. Those who have fought together are brothers." Chu Dai leaned against the wall behind him. He took the cigarette out of his mouth with his slender fingers and played with it casually.
He hasn't smoked for a long time. He must have quit smoking since he married her.
I have never had a smoking addiction, and it’s okay if I don’t smoke. But now that my wife and children are around me, I can’t smoke anymore.
When the brothers were chatting and smoking, he would just take it and put it to his ear. Sometimes, when he was in a bad mood, he would just hold the cigarette and smoke it slowly.
"Okay, let's see if I can be transferred to the General Military Region to find you later, ah."
Chu Dai nodded, "Wait for you to come."
The wedding banquet was very lively. Jiang Sheng was a good talker and a good talker, otherwise he would not have been able to be an instructor.
The food and wine in the evening were very appetizing. Gu Qingqing and Xu Nian came out of the kitchen and looked at the newlyweds toasting each other in the yard outside. They smiled at each other.
Gu Qingqing took off her apron and stretched her arms: "Brother Jiefang, this injury is worth it."
"Yes, he got married in the blink of an eye. From what I can see from his behavior, he will have good news soon. I wonder if you can see his baby being born by then."
"It's hard to say. If he hurrys up, he can still receive my red envelope. If it's too late, it will be too late." Gu Qingqing touched the enamel cup next to her, poured herself a glass of water and gulped down a big gulp: "I used to think it was good to live by the sea, but I can't stand it in this season. The quilt won't dry even if I put it outside for a few days, and there is a layer of white frost on my clothes."
If it were just adult clothes, I wouldn’t have to worry so much. Nowadays, kids have a lot of pants and diapers to change every day.
"Who said it wasn't? There's water all over the walls. Remember to tell Ah Sui not to open the window upstairs, otherwise the wooden floor will be damaged." Xu Nian said.
"I know."
"Hey, what are you two talking about? Come here quickly. You've been busy all day and you haven't even had a hot meal yet." Chen Jiefang stretched out his hand and pushed them over. "These two are the chefs for today's wedding banquet. No need for me to introduce them to you all. Brothers who are not married should hurry up. When sister Qingqing leaves the island and Anian can't be busy, you can only go to the cafeteria to ask Lao Zhu to cook a big pot of rice for you when you get married."
Zhao Ze held Xiao Yu'er in his arms and pouted at Chu Dai who was sitting next to him: "Look at how proud he is. His eyebrows are so happy that he almost flew up to the sky after getting married."
"You were also so proud when you got married." Chu Dai's eyes fell on his little woman and nodded slightly at her.
Gu Qingqing directly pulled Xu Nian and walked to sit next to the two men: "Where are Tuan Tuan and Niannian?"
"Where?" Chu Dai raised his chin slightly, motioning her to look at another table.
Gu Qingqing was delighted when she saw it.
This group of men were finding various ways to tease the little guy in their arms, and their facial expressions were particularly rich.
She was too lazy to go over and hug them. Firstly, she trusted the brothers and knew that if they fell, the two little guys wouldn't get hurt. Secondly, she was really too tired. It was a rare moment of relaxation and she just wanted to have a good meal.
Chen Jiefang and Yang Xin walked over to them and toasted, "Sister Qingqing, we two really want to thank you."
Gu Qingqing pretended to be confused: "Thank you for cooking? Sister Anian cooked too."
"It's not just this matter." Chen Jiefang glanced at Yu Cheng and cleared his throat. "It's just... you know it, right? Anyway, I have to thank you."
"Okay." Gu Qingqing took the soda that Chu Dai poured for her, stood up and clinked glasses with him, then smiled at Yang Xin, who was wearing a military uniform and had a rosy face, and said, "Let me use water instead of wine to wish my brother and sister-in-law to be together forever and have a son soon."
Chu Dai also stood up and clinked glasses with Chen Jiefang, saying, "Don't be so stupid in the future."
"I know, I know. My wife is here. Please give me some face." Chen Jiefang muttered to himself, and then he glanced at the woman next to him whose face was even redder. He was so happy in his heart that the corners of his mouth never fell.
The guests enjoyed themselves very much.
Winter came in a blink of an eye, the twelfth day of the twelfth month in the lunar calendar.
The naval maritime base on the island has been fully built, and warships and transport planes come here every few days. At the commendation meeting, Yu Shi was promoted to commander of the naval regiment stationed on the island, Zhang Jianshe was the deputy commander, the commander of the first battalion was Yu Cheng, and the commander of the second battalion was Chen Jiefang.
As expected, Jiang Sheng was the regiment political commissar.
As for Chu Dai, who was only commended but not awarded a position, everyone chose to remain silent.
I know there are other arrangements.
Two months earlier than expected, Chu Dai went to see the hidden cave hangar for anti-nuclear speedboats and the missile loading and unloading hangar that took a year to build.
These military caves are hidden at the foot of towering green mountains, with strong walls and caves running through them from beginning to end.
From the time the cave was dug to its completion, a total of 53 young soldiers died, and countless others were injured.
The military command post and military training area on the island are hidden in the deep jungle. This isolated island in the southernmost part of the country is full of ambushed troops, like a beast lurking underwater, ready to rush out of the water at any time to strike the invading enemy.
Chu Dai looked at the missile storage and loading and unloading depots that were as densely packed as a honeycomb, holding onto the cold cave wall with his hands, his eyes filled with reluctance yet also a bit of relief.
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