Chapter 167: A True Brotherhood of Sharing Weal and Woe
After listening to Teacher Zhang's words, Captain Yu was silent for a moment, then said to his son, "Apologize."
Xiao Xu didn't hesitate, and whispered with a pursed mouth: "I was wrong."
Captain Yu frowned, "Can't you hear me louder? Just admit your mistakes, it's no big deal. If you have any problems in the future, just tell them to my face. Those who talk behind my back are cowards!"
"Shen Sui, I'm sorry, I was wrong!" He shouted again at the top of his voice.
"Commander Jiang, do you think it's okay now?" Captain Yu did not take Jiang Shengchen's water cup and spoke in a deep voice.
Jiang Sheng frowned: "Captain Yu, is this a question of apology? How do you educate your children? They are all children of military families, how can they say such things!" He suddenly tapped the table twice with his fingers, making a muffled sound.
The group of construction corps people at the door were also unhappy: "Captain Yu, we are all soldiers. Apart from other things, you just teach your children to curse people to death. What did your parents teach you?"
Captain Yu looked at him coldly: "So what do you want?"
"Correct your own thoughts and attitudes, take good care of your own children. We are all comrades-in-arms. Even if we don't block each other's swords on the battlefield, at least don't say these hurtful words."
"Let's not talk about the sacrifices made by the Chu family for the country. Just say that Shen Sui's father is a martyr. It's okay if you don't take care of him as a comrade-in-arms. But if you die under the enemy's artillery fire and leave Xiao Xu behind, and your comrades-in-arms don't help him but let their own children bully him, what do you think?!"
"Captain Yu, don't let the heroes die with grievances and make their living comrades feel disheartened." Jiang Sheng stopped here. After all, he was not a superior leader, and his words could not be too harsh, lest he be accused of favoring Chu Dai and forming a clique.
"Commander Jiang, how can you give such an example? This is a curse on my family..." Before the burly military wife could finish her words, Captain Yu gave her a look. She hesitated and shut up, then stood behind him obediently.
Captain Yu took his son to Shen Sui and said, "Apologize sincerely. If you do it again, I will break your legs."
Xiaoxu was trembling a little. He took after his mother in personality. He was not afraid of anything except his father.
So he bowed obediently: "Student Shen Sui, I was wrong. I shouldn't have said these words. I apologize to you on behalf of myself and my mother. Aunt Chu, I'm sorry, I won't say it again next time."
After listening to Jiang Sheng's words, he also felt that he was wrong. The other two were good friends with him, and their mothers were also friends of the burly sister-in-law. Now that Captain Yu had spoken, Instructor Jiang still said such harsh words. Of course, he would not continue to pretend that he heard nothing.
The three children all apologized honestly, and Gu Qingqing didn't want to pursue the matter any further, but she felt very upset.
I finally understood why men sometimes looked unhappy when they came home, but immediately calmed down when they saw her. It was because he didn't want her to know about the bad things happening in the army.
Even the Luzhong Corps and the Construction Corps looked down on each other, not to mention other local troops that they had never come into contact with. It was inevitable that there would be friction when so many people were put together.
After thanking teacher Jiang Shengzhang and the brothers in the corps, she sent Shen Sui to Building No. 1 in the South District to continue his studies, and returned to the yard with a heavy heart.
Chu Dai held one in each hand without showing any effort. When he saw her coming back, there was still some depression in his eyes. He raised his eyebrows slightly, waiting for the little woman to speak first.
Sure enough, Gu Qingqing felt particularly aggrieved when she saw the man: "What kind of person is this?"
Chu Dai raised his chin slightly, "Go to the room and tell me in detail." It seemed that she had encountered something again during this trip out, but from the moment she took the initiative to mention sending Shen Sui to school, it was clear that it was not that simple.
Gu Qingqing nodded and followed the man into the room. The couple sat on the edge of the bed. She took Nian Nian from the man's arms and leaned over to kiss him.
Smelling the milky scent on my son's body, the depression in my heart dissipated a lot.
"Do you often have disagreements with Captain Yu?"
"Yeah." The man obviously didn't expect her to ask this. She seldom cared about the affairs of the army, and she never interrupted him when he talked about military affairs with Gu Qinglie and Zhao Ze.
Gu Qingqing sighed and told him everything that happened this morning.
"Is this also the reason why you want to leave the island?"
For a unit like the Construction Corps that often fights on the front line, it is more suitable to be straightforward and go straight to the point. This kind of thing that involves too many things is really too demoralizing.
"A little bit." Chu Dai said honestly: "One of the reasons why I have a bad relationship with Yu Shi is that I arrived on the island before him. When the military base is built, it is inevitable that I will clash with him over military duties."
Gu Qingqing could understand, "Captain Yu is a little unreasonable, but he's not a completely bad person. Just like what happened with Ah Sui today, after hearing what Instructor Jiang said, he immediately asked Xiao Xu to apologize. I think he might not know about this."
"There are no completely good and bad people. It depends on how you tell the difference." Chu Dai felt the temperature of the milk bottle next to him and stuffed it into Tuan Tuan's mouth. He said, "He was a qualified soldier and comrade on the battlefield. Jiang Sheng may not know that he has blocked guns for his comrades more than once, otherwise he would not say so today. It was a joint operation at the time, and everyone was not familiar with each other. He was completely subconscious."
"If I go to the battlefield with him, I believe he will block the bullet for me. I will do the same. We cannot bring our private opinions to the battlefield to affect the overall situation." Chu Dai leaned against the head of the bed and looked at the woman with a smile: "He has made many contributions. It is reasonable for him to stay on the island as a regiment commander. However, it is true that the two battalions need to run in. I will leave this to Zhang Jianshe to worry about."
He has received an order from the military region to be transferred to the Navy Command Headquarters after the military base is completed, and Zhang Jianshe will take over his position in the battalion headquarters.
Once the appointment is made, Yu Shi and Zhang Jianshe will be the chief and deputy chief, and there will be more things that need to be adjusted.
If Chu Dai takes the initiative to adjust now, he will not only steal Zhang Jianshe's opportunity, but also be inappropriate at the right time.
Only by fighting side by side and going through the baptism of war can each other recognize each other's strength.
Truly become brothers who share honor and disgrace.
After hearing what he said, Gu Qingqing had a clear idea in her mind. In short, it can be summed up in one sentence -
The fearless heroes on the battlefield also have their own plans in private, so it is not black and white, and we cannot look at a person one-sidedly.
But she still muttered, "It's impossible for him to just ignore the way his partner teaches his child. He also has his own responsibilities."
"Yes, my wife is right." Chu Dai held the child in his left hand and the bottle in his right hand, looking at her with a smile: "Anyway, I won't have any contact with the sisters-in-law in the East and West Districts in the future. We will leave the island next spring. During this time, I will pay more attention to Ah Sui. If there are similar rumors again, I will go to find Yu Shi in person."
"good."
Gu Qingqing got up too early today and felt a little sleepy. She yawned and looked at the sleeping child in her arms. She threw back the quilt and went to bed: "I'll take a nap first. I'm too lazy to cook lunch. You can go to the cafeteria and get lunch later."
"OK."
Gu Qingqing fell asleep quickly while holding Nian Nian in her arms. Chu Dai was thinking about whether he should go to Zhang Jianshe to talk about the situation of the two camps, but this man was a little stubborn and he didn't know how to start the conversation.
Tuantuan burped after drinking the milk. He moved the bottle away with some disgust, and then looked at the little guy in his arms. He had fallen asleep.
The man couldn't help laughing.
The sleeping postures of the mother and her two children were somewhat similar. He stared at the peaceful sleeping faces of the women for a long time, then he also carried his eldest son into bed.
He didn't need to go to the cafeteria to get lunch at noon, so Shen Sui carried his own lunch box back after school.
Braised spare ribs and steamed sea fish are the most common dishes, and there is also a serving of cold kelp salad.
The two children slept for a long time during the day, so Gu Qingqing put them in the cradle without worrying about them rolling off the bed, and the family sat together to eat.
I didn't eat much in the morning and I was tired from the quarrel, so Gu Qingqing ate two bowls of rice in a row. The two, big and small, looked at each other and knew that she had calmed down.
"A'Sui, did anyone say anything about you behind your back in school this morning?" She asked unclearly while holding the bowl.
"No." Shen Sui took a bite of the pork ribs and said, "Teacher Zhang told me that next time something like this happens, I can take action first and then find him. He said that we are all children of military families, so it is better to be straightforward."
Gu Qingqing was stunned for a moment and then laughed, "That sounds like what Teacher Han said." Teacher Zhang was a soldier with a very bookish air, and she was a little bit unbelievable to hear such words coming out of his mouth.
Chu Dai picked out the bones from the fish before giving it to her. "Teacher Zhang is right. Men don't need to be mother-in-law. If there is something wrong, just take action. It's inevitable that children of military families are arrogant. They all focus on strength. Today your sister can stand up for you. Of course, you can come to me next time, but you will never make friends this way."
Shen Sui originally wanted to say that he didn't need friends, but under the guidance of Mr. Qin, he realized that no one will always be an island.
"I remember my brother-in-law."
After dinner, Shen Sui cleaned the table and went upstairs to do his homework. Gu Qingqing sat on the chair without moving. The man went to the cupboard and got out a jar of honey, and gave it to her to drink with warm water in the thermos.
"I'm full." She looked at the man's face with her big watery eyes and shook her head.
"Then drink later. Your throat is a little hoarse." Chu Dai pulled out a chair and sat next to her. He put his long arms on the cradle and pushed it back and forth.
"Okay." Gu Qingqing obviously didn't want to drink it. She had been drinking honey too much recently and she felt it was too sweet and a bit greasy.
The two of them just sat there quietly, their eyes fixed on the two children in the cradle.
Now, one can vaguely see some man's shadow in their eyes and brows. Gu Qingqing held the warm enamel cup and smacked her lips: "When they grow up a little bit, they will see what you looked like when you were a child."
Chu Dai raised his eyebrows, glanced at her, and said, "I should have had photos when I was a child, but I don't know where I put them."
Gu Qingqing was surprised. "You were in your 50s when you were a kid, right? Did you take a photo then?"
"Yeah, it was taken with my dad. I still remember his look, he was quite impatient." An uncle in the army took a separate photo of the father and son while taking a group photo with his comrades.
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