Chapter 173: Prosperity 173: That's good
Chu Yuan's body stiffened for a moment after hearing this. Seeing Xiao Tuantuan sticking her butt out and leaning into his arms, he no longer hesitated: "Tuantuan, sleep with me tonight. You guys should go upstairs early."
As he said this, he carried Xiao Tuan Tuan to his bedroom.
Little Tuantuan drank the milk powder and played for a while before feeling a little sleepy. Gu Qingqing looked at the little Tuantuan lying on Grandpa's shoulder and asked the man next to him, "Will the little guy cry at night?"
"That's something Commander Chu should worry about." Chu Dai walked upstairs without taking it seriously and kissed Xiao Niannian: "This is the first time our Xiaobao sleeps separately from his brother. We don't know if he will wake up."
I’m afraid the two kids won’t be used to it.
Chu Dai carried him into the bedroom. Gu Qingqing went to the bathroom next door to wash up first. When she saw her little son already put on the bed by the man, she felt a little relieved and began to pack her luggage bag.
"The cradle and the sitting basket are left to Second Fatty's mother. When we get home, I'll have to ask my second uncle to make two more for us." She took the folded shirts out of the bag and put them directly into the closet, and hung the man's military uniform back on the hanger.
The military uniforms were redesigned. The ship-gray navy uniform could only be worn at home on weekdays. It would be reissued when he joined the Navy Command.
The man listened to her mumbling and only agreed with her from time to time. He waited until Xiao Niannian fell asleep before going to wash up.
After she finished tidying up, the man also washed up, changed his clothes, turned off the lights and went to bed.
On the sixteenth day of the winter month, the morning mist just started to rise.
Chu Dai's biological clock made him accustomed to waking up on time at five o'clock. Since he was not going to report to the command center today, he simply got up lazily and turned sideways to look at his little son who was sleeping between him and the little woman.
The little boy had a fair and tender face, and his long eyelashes cast a faint shadow under his eyes. He was sleeping soundly.
Whether his brother is there or not really has little impact on him.
Gu Qingqing also slowly woke up and saw the man lying on his side with his head propped up looking at her. She rubbed her eyes and said, "I wonder how Daddy took care of the child last night."
"It's okay. I took three sets of balled clothes and put them next to his bed last night," said the man.
"Oh, that's good."
Chu Yuan didn't sleep well last night. Little Tuantuan slept obediently for two hours at the beginning. When he was half asleep and half awake, he felt a little warmth on his trouser legs, and then two seconds later, it became chilly.
He clumsily changed his eldest grandson's clothes and diaper, then carried the child to the other side of the bed that was not wet with urine. He patted the little boy's back to coax him to sleep, but the child grabbed the longevity lock around his neck with his two little hands and stuffed it into his mouth.
He used his four front teeth to bite several holes in the longevity lock.
All in all, he was tormented all night long and slept soundly for the first two hours. In the end, the bed was wet, so he got up and changed the sheets and quilts himself. It was almost dawn when Xiao Tuantuan fell asleep.
Chu Dai looked at the dark color in his father's eyes at the dinner table and laughed out loud without giving his father any face.
Gu Qingqing squeezed his thigh under the table and gave him a look -
Show some restraint.
"Father," Gu Qingqing took over her eldest son, "Did Tuantuan bother you last night?"
Chu Yuan was still calm and composed in front of them, shaking his head: "This child is very well behaved."
"Really?" Chu Dai pulled the corner of his mouth and said meaningfully: "That's good."
Chu Yuan originally wanted to show off to his old friends with his two grandsons in the morning. Your son hasn't married yet, has he? My rebellious son has brought me two fair and tender grandsons.
But I really don't have the energy.
After dinner, Gu Qingqing handed Nian Nian to her uncle, sorted out the things her father asked her to take home, and the family of five was sent to the train station by Xiao Xu.
There aren't many people at the train station right now, and to travel you not only need a certificate from the team, but you also need to have money on you.
A train ticket costs only a few dollars, which is a month's food expenses for many families.
After sending them to the car, Xiao Xu waved to Gu Qingqing outside the window and drove back to the military area.
The train started slowly with a clang, and the boiler room was shoveling coal all the time. This time I bought tickets for the back carriages because I was afraid that the children could not stand the smell.
Gu Qingqing and Shen Sui sat next to each other, and Chu Dai sat opposite them, with an empty seat next to them.
She looked at the time, it was half past seven.
The two little guys came to their senses today and leaned on the car window to look out. They can all stand steadily, so they just need to be supported from behind so they won't fall.
Tuantuan babbled non-stop every year, uttering a single-syllable word from time to time, most often calling out "Dad~Dad".
"I wasn't as excited as they were when I took a train for the first time." Gu Qingqing shook her head with amusement.
There was also a man perched on the window next to Chu Dai. He patted his son's butt and said, "It's good to let them move more during the day so that they won't be unable to sleep at night."
Gu Qingqing thought so too, so she let her son stick his butt out and look out the window excitedly.
Shen Sui read until after two o'clock last night. The four walls of the study on the third floor were lined with bookshelves filled with various books, mostly about military themes and the development of modern history, which he read with great gusto.
It was only winter and the school hadn't had a holiday yet, so he followed his elder sister down the island early, and his teacher gave him homework so that he wouldn't fall behind.
As soon as he got in the car, he dropped his head and dozed off.
The further you drive towards the central region, the colder it becomes outside the window. The snow weighs down the branches, making it difficult to see any green.
It was still quite warm inside the train, and the two young guys were wearing a lot of clothes. Gu Qingqing and the man were both wearing the same black woolen coat they had worn two years ago, and Shen Sui was wearing a blue cloth shirt.
At half past eleven, after a long, dull and harsh brake sound, the train stopped steadily at Yancheng Station.
Gu Qingqing and Chu Dai each held one. Shen Sui stood up, took the package from the luggage rack, and got off the car behind his sister-in-law, carrying two bags.
"Sister Qing?! Here, here!" Gu Xiong came here today with several strong young men in the team to deliver winter rations. Most of the production team received a telegram from the military region early in the morning. His boss specifically asked him to wait here after delivering the rations.
It was the coldest time of winter, and he was still wearing a thin autumn shirt. People passing by glanced at him a few more times, and then they suddenly realized something when they saw his sturdy figure.
After finally getting out of the car and breathing a breath of fresh air, Gu Qingqing heard her eldest cousin's voice before she could recover from the shock. She quickly looked around, and after locking onto her target, she could no longer stand and quickened her pace towards him.
"Slow down, slow down, there's no rush." Gu Xiong said this, walking faster than anyone else. In just two or three steps, he arrived in front of his sister, grinning at his sister and nephew and laughing, "You've gained a lot of weight."
Gu Qingqing's face was indeed rounder after giving birth, but her eyes were still as bright and lively as before: "Why are you here, big brother?"
"I happened to go to the grain bureau to pay for rations today. My uncle received a telegram asking me to wait for you here. Let's talk when we get home. My third uncle and aunt also came back yesterday and can stay at home for two or three days. Don't you like the food cooked by my third uncle?" Gu Xiong was not as dull as his father Gu Yin. He was eloquent like Han Lianxin.
"Okay, did you come here by ox cart?" Gu Qingqing hugged the little fellow tightly in her arms and put on his tiger hat. Yancheng was at least ten degrees lower than Nanyang, and a cold wind blew in as soon as she left the train station.
"Now we have tractors. We have three tractors in our team!" Gu Xiong's eyes were full of pride. He turned his head and looked at Chu Dai behind him: "Brother-in-law, you won't go back after you get off the island, right?"
Chu Dai nodded and said with a smile: "I will stay in the Southern Military Region from now on. Brother, you can come over anytime you are free."
"Of course, I've never been to the beach before. I'll take a good look when the time comes." Gu Xiong smiled and tilted his head. Seeing the little boy behind him, he took the lead in greeting: "Is this our Ah Sui? Come and give something to your big brother."
The most enthusiastic person Shen Sui had ever met was his elder sister, and the next most enthusiastic was his second brother. He didn't expect that except for his eldest brother Gu Canyang, the whole family would be like this. Before he could react, he already had nothing in his hands. Gu Xiong was carrying things and talking to Chu Dai as they walked.
We got on the tractor and reached Datunzi Village from the town in less than half an hour. The road had been smoothed by the young and old men in the brigade and there were no potholes.
Chu Dai looked at the two-story red brick building in front of him that was painted white, and his eyebrows raised slightly.
When he came here a few years ago, the house was made of mud bricks and thatched roofs.
Gu Qingqing had not expected her hometown to have changed so much. She opened her mouth slightly in surprise.
Gu Xiong knew what they were wondering about and laughed loudly, "Didn't we say before that the team was making cement and lime in a brick kiln? We had already made it last fall. You have been on the island for two years, and these houses were built at the beginning of this year. It's normal that you haven't seen them before."
Chu Dai nodded, and couldn't help laughing when he saw his little son in his arms constantly poking his head.
The tractor stopped at the brigade headquarters where Gu Jin had been waiting. He took his grandson from the girl's hands and kept calling him "my dearest grandson". Qin Wuya beside him was so jealous that he couldn't help feeling jealous.
Seeing him grinning with a look of disgust, Gu Qingqing smiled and greeted him: "Uncle Qin, I haven't seen you for a few years, but you are still in good health."
Chu Dai took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, opened them and handed them to him, smiling and calling out, "Uncle Qin, long time no see."
Qin Wu glanced at Gu Hanzi, who was leaning against his grandson's face, and took the cigarette and said, "If your father wasn't angry with me, Uncle Qin would be in better health."
Gu Qingqing shook her head in amusement.
The marriage of her younger uncle Gu Bao and Qin Li has been settled on the 20th of Lunar New Year, so she may have to come back then.
"Let's go to my house for lunch, uncle."
"Okay, I just happen to have something to discuss with your grandpa and grandma."
They were a family from now on, so Qin Wu didn't think it was a big deal. He followed Gu Jin with his hands behind his back and a cigarette in his mouth.
When they got outside the Gu family's yard, Gu Qingqing could already smell the aroma of food. She sniffed and said, "Roasted duck with snails."
Gu Bao, who had appeared out of nowhere, put his hand on her shoulder and said with a grin, "Our Qingqingbao still has such a sharp nose."
"Uncle." Chu Dai nodded with a smile.
Shen Sui was just calling people by the name he was addressing.
Gu Bao couldn't help but take a few more glances at the boy; he was really good-looking.
"Come in, we're waiting for you to have dinner."
The layout of the courtyard is the same as before, with four two-story red brick buildings next to each other, sharing a wall. There is a large main room in the middle, and the kitchen is built separately, all rebuilt on the area of the old house.
Anyway, the four brothers had no plans to split up the family business, and the sisters-in-law had no such intention either.
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