Chapter 208: Prosperity 208 I think my brother should also, no...
The next morning, thin rays of sunlight shone through the glass windows and cast onto the floor.
It was still early when Gu Qingqing woke up, at 7:20.
Chu Dai went to the Navy Command Headquarters, and he dressed the two kids and took them away, handing them over to Shen Sui.
After Gu Qingqing finished washing up, she took all the quilts outside to the balcony to dry them. As soon as she spread them out, she heard someone shouting -
"Qingqing!"
Because she looked up to face the sun, the girl squinted subconsciously. She was wearing a turquoise military uniform and a red five-pointed star hat. She stood in the yard, grinning and waving.
"Coming." Gu Qingqing quickened her pace, turned around and ran downstairs.
"Sister, Brother Xiaoxu brought back breakfast..." Before Shen Sui finished her words, she saw her rushing out.
He withdrew his gaze and continued to feed the two little guys porridge.
"Chirp~" Little Tuantuan clapped his hands and opened his mouth to let his uncle feed him.
Xiao Niannian licked the rice grains at the corner of his mouth and smacked his little lips.
"Qingqing, let me take my life." Xiao Xiao held her arm and strode inside, looking around.
She caught a glimpse of her precious sniper rifle still on the top of the cabinet, quickly took it down, held it in her arms, and stroked the gun with her fingers.
Gu Qingqing rubbed her nose, "Why do I feel that you are more excited than seeing your dream lover?"
"It is my lover." Xiao Xiao smiled and said to her, "But if your brother agrees to date me, he can also be ranked first."
Gu Qingqing: "Do you sleep with it in your arms at night?"
"Yes, I didn't last night. I missed it."
Gu Qingqing: "...If my brother marries you, you two will have to sleep with a sniper rifle."
"No?" Xiao Xiao held the gun and saw that she was speechless. He said carefully, "Just put it aside."
Gu Qingqing couldn't help but covering her forehead: "Pretty good." The prerequisite is that you can catch up with Gousheng.
"I don't think my brother would mind either," she said.
"That's why I like your brother. Most of the men in the compound are in the military, but most of them are civilians. They see me carrying a gun every day and stay three feet away from me."
"As for Bai Rong, you know, they all like the delicate girls from the art troupe. Many people went to Uncle Bai's house to propose marriage, but no one was interested in my family. My mother was even angry last time, saying that they were blind..." Xiao Xiao didn't care much and said, "But I don't like the weak ones either. I like your eldest brother, who can kick Chu Dai to the ground with one kick."
"Hmm?" Gu Qingqing was still looking at her son, but turned her head suddenly when she heard this. "What did you say?"
"It happened a few years ago. It should be when Chu Daigang brought you back to the military region. I happened to go to the Air Force Department to look for your brother and saw them fighting."
Gu Qingqing: "..."
Xiao Xiao smacked his lips and said, "Actually, I couldn't say I liked your brother at that time. I just had a slight crush on him. Who would have known that a pilot could be so cruel?"
She raised her hand and pointed to her chest: "That kick went straight to my heart."
Although it was Chu Dai who was in pain, she was very excited at that time.
Gu Canyang, she’s determined!
Gu Qingqing felt a little distressed and amused: "At that time, my second brother said that they would not fight."
"It wasn't really a fight, it was just your brother who did it alone. I'm not speaking for Old Chu, he can be a really nice guy sometimes."
She had more to say, but stopped herself. "I have to go to training. Next time you buy fish and need to process them, come to me. You can come to my house if you want to. My mother is usually bored at home."
Without waiting for Gu Qingqing to say anything, she put her gun on her back and waved her hand casually: "Let's go."
Gu Qingqing was full of thoughts and sat down at the table in a daze. Seeing that she didn't say anything for a long time, Shen Sui stood up and served her some porridge: "Sister."
"Hmm?" She looked up blankly, and seeing his worried look, she smiled and shook her head: "Nothing, I'm just thinking about what to eat for lunch. Brother Jianguo will bring the food over later. Let's cook for ourselves instead of eating in the cafeteria, okay?"
"Okay." Shen Sui nodded.
She took the porridge, blew on it, and then said, "If you find the porridge tasteless in the morning, there are pickled radish strips and salted vegetables in the kitchen cupboard."
"I know."
The cafeteria was busy at noon. Gu Jianguo came over to deliver some dishes and was about to go back. Gu Qingqing called him: "Brother, Second Aunt brought you something, wait for me." She turned and went into the kitchen to look for it.
Not long after, he came back with two large bags: "There are baked cookies, some pickled radishes, and some pastries. Take them home and eat them as soon as possible, otherwise they will go bad."
"Okay, I get it. I won't tell you anymore. Come to see us next time. Come inside."
"Okay."
She and Shen Sui were the only ones in the family who could eat some vegetables, so the two little guys only needed to steam an egg. She roasted an eggplant, stir-fried some beetroot, and fried the meatballs she brought from home to make another meal.
After dinner, Shen Sui cleared the table, and Gu Qingqing took the two kids to the yard.
She raised her hand and pinched the dried fish on the bamboo pole. It was only slightly less wet than yesterday. "It needs to be dried for a while," she muttered.
The two little guys waved their hands, and the silver bells jingled: "Mom, touch me!"
Seeing that they were eager to try, Gu Qingqing had to take turns picking up the two kids and touching the dried fish. Only then did they feel satisfied.
The two brothers were running around in the yard, touching the shrimps from time to time, and when their hands were tied, they put the shrimps to their mouths and snorted twice. They were so aggrieved that they wanted to cry, but a moment later they were as calm as ever.
Gu Qingqing walked to the gate of the courtyard and wanted to close the fence. It was not because she was afraid that they would run out and get lost. There was no need to worry about such things in the military compound. There were sentries outside. She was just worried that they would bump into things.
As her hand touched the door latch, she saw a familiar person walking towards her with a child.
"Gu's sister," the sister-in-law said with a bright smile, "Do you still remember me? Pei Zhu."
Gu Qingqing smiled and nodded, then opened the door again: "I saw you at the market yesterday, how could I have forgotten you? Sister-in-law, why are you here?"
"I brought the child to his aunt's house, and I came to see you." She handed over a red net bag in her hand: "This is a water chestnut, freshly dug out, I washed it and thought I would give it to you to make soup."
"I feel embarrassed," Gu Qingqing was flattered and turned slightly to the side: "Come in quickly, the kid I saw in the market yesterday doesn't seem to be this kid." The one yesterday looked only two or three years old, but the one today must be seven or eight years old.
"My younger son went with us yesterday, and today we both came. The younger one stayed at his aunt's house to play, and my older sister-in-law..." Pei Zhu hesitated, "Let's not talk about this. It's still early before we go back to cook dinner. It's a good opportunity for us to chat and get to know each other."
Gu Qingqing nodded happily and took her to the living room. "Sister-in-law, please sit down. I'll make you a cup of tea."
"Yeah, okay." Pei Zhu saw his son playing with two little guys in the yard outside and couldn't help but look at him a few more times.
Captain Gu's two nephews are very good-looking, with fair and tender skin, delicate features, and a bit of their uncle's shadow in their eyes and eyebrows.
What amazed her the most was that the two brothers not only looked exactly the same, but even their height and weight were almost the same.
Gu Qingqing made a cup of hot tea in the kitchen, then took out an enamel plate and grabbed two handfuls of melon seeds, a handful of peanuts, a handful of candies, some dried sweet potatoes and mung bean cakes from the cupboard.
There were only a few fried taro chips left, and Shen Sui liked to eat them, so I saved some for him.
Seeing her carrying so many things out, Pei Zhu exclaimed "Oh!" and stood up to help take the plate: "Don't be so polite, sister." Although he said this, the smile on his face became more genuine.
The enamel plate was placed on the tea table, and Gu Qingqing sat next to her. "It's not even the Spring Festival yet, so we still have to show proper hospitality. Sister-in-law, do you watch TV?"
"Okay," Pei Zhu said cheerfully, holding the enamel cup. "I haven't watched TV much either. There's nothing at home except tables, chairs and benches. I've only watched movies in the army. How can so many people fit into such a small box?"
Gu Qingqing didn't know how to explain, so she simply didn't say anything. She bent over to tune the channel, then sat back on the sofa.
"Sister-in-law, which family did your eldest sister-in-law marry into? Let me see if I know them."
"It's the Xue family four blocks ahead of yours. Master Xue Bang is her father-in-law, and my husband's brother-in-law is Xue Xu."
"I'm sorry, sister-in-law, I just arrived at the Military Family Courtyard and haven't met everyone yet." Gu Qingqing had indeed never heard of this Commander Xue.
"You can go out more often. Your husband is the deputy commander of the navy, and your father-in-law is the chief of a military region. Who in this compound wouldn't want to get close to you?" Pei Zhu said quickly.
Gu Qingqing shook her head, "Sister-in-law, if someone really wanted to get close to me, why would my yard be so deserted? Your sister-in-law has never spoken to me either."
Pei Zhu thought about it and it seemed to be true. When she mentioned Gu Qingqing's name today, her sister-in-law changed the subject, as if she was afraid of being heard by her mother-in-law.
The two of them were silent for a long time. The sound of the TV did not make them feel awkward. In the end, Pei Zhu spoke first: "It's really lively that you have two children. Do you plan to have more in the future?"
Gu Qingqing grabbed a handful of melon seeds in her palm, glanced outside and saw that the two little guys were still there, so she felt relieved: "I don't know yet, sister-in-law, are both your children boys?"
"There is also a daughter who is taking a nap at home and didn't come with me. She is the oldest and is ten years old this year." Pei Zhu couldn't help but curl his lips: "People say that daughters are caring little cotton-padded jackets. My eldest daughter is less of a worry for me than the two younger ones. I don't have to do housework every day. I just need to cook. His father and I never have to worry about his homework."
Speaking of her daughter, she kept talking, "This little girl said she wanted to go to university to be a scientific researcher in the future. I don't think she can go to university now. I told her to join the army, but she refused."
"Children nowadays are not like us back then. They just follow what their parents say and have their own ideas now."
Her husband is an airborne soldier, with high allowances and good treatment. She doesn't have to worry about food and drink at home, and she doesn't have to worry about the future of her children.
Gu Qingqing nodded while eating melon seeds: "It's a good thing that the child has his own ideas. Even if he doesn't go to college, he still has other options."
The college entrance examination has been cancelled for a long time. If it had not been cancelled, she and her brothers in the Gu family would definitely have taken the college entrance examination, and perhaps the situation would be different from the current situation.
After chatting with Pei Zhu for a while, two little guys ran in and tried to go upstairs by themselves, holding onto the handrails. Gu Qingqing hurried over for fear that they would fall.
"What does Tuantuan go to do every year?" she asked softly.
"Looking for Jiujiu!" Xiao Tuantuan spoke clearly, holding the mahogany railing with both hands and slowly moving up. Xiao Niannian followed behind him, holding his brother's clothes.
"Uncle is reading a book, can you play by yourself? Are the babies sleepy? I'll make some milk for Dabao and Erbao, can they go to sleep after drinking it?"
Xiao Niannian looked up at his brother, and Xiao Tuantuan thought for a moment and said, "Drink milk~"
Gu Qingqing smiled, picked up the two kids and put them on the sofa, "I'm sorry to embarrass you, sister-in-law. These two kids just cling to their uncle and miss him when they're not around for a while."
Pei Zhu shook his head, hugged his son and handed him a piece of dried sweet potato: "Sister, how did you raise these two boys? They are so white and tender that you can squeeze water out of them. I like them just by looking at them."
"We raise them casually. In the past, we didn't have much milk, so their father ordered milk powder, which was sent to the island every month by the supply ship. Later, when they were eight months old, we started to give them steamed egg custard and red date meat cake soup. Now we order milk. In the morning, they drink milk and eat some porridge. At noon, they have steamed egg custard, drink some milk powder and go to sleep. At night, they eat something with us, drink milk and go to sleep."
As they were talking, Gu Qingqing had already prepared the milk powder and brought it over. She stuffed it into the brothers' hands. They immediately became well-behaved and kept sucking on the bottles.
Pei Zhu was amazed at how well behaved these two little guys were.
If her sister-in-law was in better health, she would have a child by now.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but sigh.
Gu Qingqing didn't take it too seriously and chatted with Pei Zhu for a while. The two kids dozed off after drinking milk. Pei Zhu was a smart man. Seeing this, he pulled his son up and said goodbye: "I'll come to talk to you next time. I have to go to my eldest sister-in-law's house to pick up my little son and cook for him. Let's chat more next time."
"Okay." Seeing her eldest son staring at the enamel plate, Gu Qingqing smiled softly and said, "Little boy, take whatever you like to eat."
Pei Zhu said, "Children are just greedy. Sister, you don't have to worry about him." Even though she said that, she still grabbed a handful of candy from her son's pocket and said, "Then let's go."
After taking a look at the two little ones who were drowsy on the sofa, Gu Qingqing sent them to the gate of the courtyard.
"Go and look after the two children. The water chestnut can be eaten raw, but it's best to cook it into soup."
"Okay, thank you sister-in-law." Gu Qingqing nodded. In fact, their family often eats this, but it is called shepherd's purse. It is very refreshing and degreasy to eat it when chopped up and made into meatballs.
But she didn't say it, after all, it was someone else's good intention, and her brother Jianguo happened to send her some bones, so she could make soup with them in the evening.
After watching Pei Zhu and the others walk away, she closed the gate and returned to the living room to find that the two kids were already asleep.
"Tuan Tuan? Xiao Nian Nian." She called softly, took the bottles from their arms and put them aside.
She first carried her older son upstairs, then came back downstairs, turned off the TV, and carried her younger son upstairs.
The doors and windows of her bedroom are open for ventilation.
After covering the two kids with quilts, she closed the doors and windows, took off her coat, changed her clothes, and went to bed.
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