"Don't just stand there, Qingqing," Zhao Ze saw that Chu Dai didn't say anything, and smiled, "Please thank Captain Chu for your brother."
Gu Qingqing was pushed forward by him and stood in front of the bed with a confused look on her face.
The bowl of porridge in her hand was taken away by Zhao Ze, and Bai Rong looked at her with some hostility.
She didn't take Fang Die's words seriously before, but now Brother Adai has taken the blame for her brother!
Gu Qingqing felt a little embarrassed. She sat on the edge of the bed and scooped a spoonful of minced meat porridge. Seeing the red bloodshot in his eyes, she was stunned. She sat up slightly, blew on the porridge to cool it down before passing it to his mouth.
Chu Dai stared at her for a long time, then swallowed it silently.
Zhao Ze pushed Bai Rong, who was staring blankly, out and said, "Comrade Xiaobai, I heard from my wife that the performance of your art troupe was particularly wonderful. It's a pity that we have to leave in the afternoon. Can you sing "A Red Heart Towards the Party" again for the wounded soldiers who have retreated from the front line?"
"They went to the battlefield the night before, so it's a shame that they didn't hear about it."
Bai Rong's words were stuck in her throat. She was silent for a while and said, "Okay, I'll go talk to the troupe leader and ask the comrades to perform again."
The soldiers are fighting on the front line, all for the stability of their rear. This is the only requirement, nothing that cannot be met.
Zhao Ze felt sad in his heart, those girls who liked Chu Dai were all good girls, it was a pity that they were not destined to be together.
Chu Dai and Gu Qingqing were the only ones left in the ward. The man lowered his head and drank his porridge, his Adam's apple rolling.
Gu Qingqing couldn't help but stare at him. When the man raised his eyelids slightly, she hastily looked away.
After a long time, the man finally spoke.
"Weren't you very scared? Why did you look so fearless when you were giving me a blood transfusion?" There was a hint of laziness in his voice as he leaned against the military green iron bed, his eyes fixed on the girl with an unnatural look on her face.
Gu Qingqing murmured, "Because you blocked the bullet for my second brother, brother."
Chu Dai stared at her for a long time, his eyes moving down along her wrist and onto the spoon.
The man lowered his head slightly and held the spoon in his mouth.
"Didn't you realize when you first came in that I was a bullet blocking for your brother, sister?"
Gu Qingqing's finger touched the tip of the man's nose. She shuddered and the spoon fell into the bowl, splashing a few drops of porridge on his right cheek.
"Sorry, sorry," Gu Qingqing quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe his face, and said in a flustered manner: "I didn't mean it."
Chu Dai tilted her head slightly, and her wiping action missed. The man looked at her with his dark eyes for a long time before he took the handkerchief in her embarrassed expression.
"I can do it myself."
Gu Qingqing continued to feed him porridge, her hands still shaking uncontrollably.
I always feel like just a moment ago, all my thoughts were seen through by him.
Not yet.
Gu Qingqing thought.
He doesn't want to date someone or get married, and showing affection to him without hesitation will only make him back off. Team leader Guan said that you have to be patient with him and spend time with him.
For the next moment, neither of them said anything.
Gu Qingqing raised her hand to feed him, and he lowered his head to drink.
The sunlight outside shone brightly into the room, covering Chu Dai's profile and casting a shadow on the bed.
Gu Qingqing stood up: "I'll pull down the curtain!"
She regretted it as soon as she finished pooping, so it would have been better if she hadn't done it.
The room was dark except for a little light coming through the glass on the door.
Chu Dai took out a pack of cigarettes from the pocket of his military jacket with his right hand. It was the same Algeria pack he had smoked last time. He smoked four or five cigarettes but didn't finish them. It was obvious that he didn't have a big addiction to smoking.
He held the cigarette in his mouth, lowered his head, and with his slender fingers he pushed out the matchbox and lit it.
Scarlet flames danced on his fingertips, flickering.
Seeing him extinguish the matchstick, leaning lazily on the bed frame with his head tilted back and smoking, Gu Qingqing couldn't help but remind him: "Brother."
"Um?"
"You've been shot."
"Oh." Chu Dai didn't take it seriously and casually blew out a puff of smoke: "And then?"
"..." This was the first time that Gu Qingqing saw Chu Dai like this. He looked particularly wild, with an indifferent look between his eyebrows.
Gu Qingqing was silent for a moment, then turned around and said, "I'll go call Brother Zhao over."
Chu Dai grabbed her arm and smiled softly: "Old Zhao can't control me."
Gu Qingqing's body stiffened. She slowly turned her head to look at him, and finally did something she herself hadn't expected -
She took the cigarette from the man's mouth and put it out beside him.
When she finally reacted, the man looked at her with a half-smile, and she felt like crying but had no tears.
"Brother, I was wrong."
Chu Dai let out intermittent laughter from his throat, which was suppressed at first, but later became more and more unbridled.
Seeing the girl blushing, he stopped smiling and stopped teasing her. He nodded his chin towards the coat beside him and said, "Help me get it."
"Still smoking?" Gu Qingqing's eyes widened in disbelief.
Actually, there is still half a cigarette left, so I can still take a couple of puffs. Don't waste it.
Chu Dai chuckled, and his tense nerves on the battlefield completely relaxed. "You take it first."
When he saw the enemy sniper shooting at Gu Qinglie last night, his brain didn't have time to react and his body subconsciously blocked Gu Qinglie.
I can’t describe what the feeling is. I feel a little scared, but also a little relieved.
This time he blocked the bullet for his brother.
Seeing that he remained silent, Gu Qingqing suddenly said, "Brother." Her fingertips touched something, and she was a little bit unbelieving. She took it out and frowned, "Do you want to give me some candy?"
Chu Dai looked at the two White Rabbit candies lying in her delicate palms and smiled: "Well, for you."
Gu Qingqing sat beside him happily peeling off the candy wrapper, completely different from the look she had just now where she didn't dare to look him in the eye or approach him.
Chu Dai finally understood what Gu Qinglie often muttered: "My sister changes her attitude faster than a dog."
Seeing that he remained silent, Gu Qingqing turned her head slightly and tried not to look him in the eye, so as to avoid having her thoughts seen through.
"elder brother."
"Hmm?" Chu Dai was a little sleepy and was just about to take a nap against the headboard. He couldn't move much now, and the wound hurt.
"Actually, if you didn't help my brother block the bullet this time, I wouldn't blame you."
Chu Dai said nothing, his dark eyes staring at her gloomily.
The girl said to herself, "Although he is my brother, once he joins the army and goes to the battlefield, he is a soldier. Death is inevitable, and someone has to bleed and sacrifice." She said this after careful consideration, because in the beginning she particularly did not want her brother to go to war.
War involves bloodshed and death.
But this is their responsibility, just like my father, as the production team leader, he has to make sure all the members in the team have enough to eat, increase cash crops, increase work points and earn food, this is his responsibility.
It is also Uncle Jianshan's responsibility to train the militia to be ready to go to the battlefield at any time and to protect the safety of the production team at ordinary times.
The brothers received subsidies from the army. All the villagers in Datunzi Village were jealous of the fact that the Gu family had two sons who were soldiers. The army brought them honor, and they had to follow orders and fight on the battlefield to protect more people. This was also the responsibility of the brothers.
She didn't know what her responsibilities were at first. Last night, the vegetable seedlings grew out, and Uncle Yu was so happy that he danced with joy. Even Captain Guan and Political Commissar Xu praised her. She originally thought that it would be enough to let the brothers in the army eat some vegetables, but she didn't expect that Captain Guan had such a long-term vision and wanted to promote greenhouse cultivation in the border town so that people in the border town can eat green vegetables.
She found her responsibility.
As for what Bai Rong said to Chu Dai next to the greenhouse that day, she totally disagreed with it.
Bai Yan died gloriously for his country, not to block a bullet for Chu Dai. If it were her, even if her second brother had blocked a bullet for Chu Dai this time, she would not use this incident to threaten Chu Dai, condemn him, make him feel guilty, and force him to marry her.
Because this was not my brother's original intention.
Chu Dai stared at her for a long time, and when he saw the girl talking to him with puffy cheeks while chewing White Rabbit candy, he suddenly smiled.
"I see."
Zhao Ze deliberately seldom comes here except to change the dressing.
His daughter Xu Nian is an introvert, has few friends and is not good at socializing, but she always mentions Gu Qingqing to him.
Gu Qingqing was also very patient. Knowing that Xu Nian was a taciturn person, she was still willing to sit next to her with her chin in her hand and watch her sew shoe soles for an entire afternoon.
He really couldn't understand Qing Lie's sister. It was really hard to describe this person. Even someone with a strong personality, like Lao Yu's wife, could get along with everyone in harmony and be as close as a family. Even someone with a dull personality, like his daughter Xu Nian, could be quiet and stay by her side.
It's quite interesting.
Isn't this a perfect match for Chu Dai?
One is wild and arrogant, the other is sometimes lively and sometimes quiet with a dynamic personality.
In his opinion, Old Chu would have been subdued long ago.
Who wouldn't be confused and curious about a girl like this? No wonder Gu Qinglie treats his sister like a treasure.
Gu Qingqing has been the one delivering meals these past few days, and Lao Yu would say, "There are so many mouths waiting to be fed. I, a quartermaster, can't be the one running errands every day! I'm busy peeling potatoes and steaming pumpkins."
Zhao Ze would also slip away after changing the medicine, never staying for even a second.
Bai Rong went to the next corps two days ago. Before leaving, she talked to Chu Dai alone. When she came out, her eyes were as red as a rabbit.
Gu Qingqing thought of the man's indifference that night and felt that the girl was probably hit again.
It's no use liking him anymore since he's so stubborn.
Anyway, she felt that it would be useless in the short term.
But she has not been idle these days. In addition to delivering meals to Chu Dai, she also helped the soldiers who stayed behind to build greenhouses and grow vegetables.
The conflict on the battlefield gradually subsided, the neighboring country withdrew its troops, and the soldiers of the corps also withdrew from the battlefield one after another.
She was still worried because she didn't see her brother, but the returning soldier told her, "Captain Chu is not here, and Deputy Captain Feng Tianya is also injured. Now the front line depends on Platoon Leader Gu to command."
They fought separately, in company units, so he was indeed the one with the stronger ability in the company and could command the battle a little more.
"Qingqing!" That day, as soon as Gu Qingqing entered the infirmary ward with her lunch box, she was picked up by Gu Qinglie.
"Oh, why are you getting heavier? You didn't spend all my allowance on me, did you?" Gu Qinglie still had gauze wrapped around his arm. He let him go only after Gu Qingqing patted his shoulders hard several times.
Gu Qinglie's shoulders were as strong as iron. He didn't feel any pain when he pressed them. Instead, Gu Qingqing's hands turned red.
"That's right, I've been eating braised pork every day recently!" Gu Qingqing withdrew her hand, still feeling very distressed when she looked at her brother's dark and thin face.
Goudan, you have suffered!
The man on the hospital bed had a smile in his eyes, leaning lazily against the head of the bed and watching the brother and sister quarreling.
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