Chapter 142: Prosperity 142: Stay with your mother
Gu Qingqing leaned back slightly, with her back against the man's knees, untied the sack and took something out of it.
"Honey, maltose, brown sugar, canned orange syrup and canned yellow peaches." Gu Qingqing muttered as she took out all of these, as well as a thick stack of cloth, mostly in blue, black and white. She slightly raised her head and asked the man, "There are also two packs of White Rabbit candy. Daddy is giving them to you, right?"
The man didn't say anything, and no one knew what he was thinking.
"Auntie!" Yu Yang heard his mother say that they would go to Auntie's house for pork dumplings at noon, and he rushed in happily: "I'm coming!"
Gu Qingqing also turned her attention to Yu Yang. He was not sad at all that Yu Ruan had gone back, instead he looked more lively.
"Xiaoyang is here, auntie will give you some candy." Gu Qingqing smiled. She did not touch the White Rabbit in the bag, but grabbed a handful of candy from the man's pocket and stuffed it into his hand.
Yu Yang was very happy now. Bai Tao shook her head and said, "Qingqing, don't give him candy all the time. There is still some at home. They are all given by you. Candy is expensive and requires tickets. You can keep it for yourselves."
In fact, she didn't really understand why the Chu family would hoard so many candies, and why Captain Chu, a grown man, always had candies in his pocket. She originally thought they were for Qingqing, but she saw him eating candies several times.
"It's okay, kids, it's okay to have some candy." Gu Qingqing supported the man's hand and slowly stood up, stuffing two more candies into Xu Nian's mouth: "Sister Anian, let's go cook dumplings, it's time for lunch."
"Okay." Xu Nian and Bai Tao both went to the kitchen.
Chu Dai, Zhao Ze and Shen Sui who came in later moved all the things in the yard to the living room.
Zhao Ze said: "I can't believe that Lao Yu didn't put potatoes and sweet potatoes in the sack this time. Instead, it was filled with dried meat, peanuts and soybeans. It was such a heavy gift."
"Want to go back?" Chu Dai held a few jars of honey in his hands and squinted at him: "In another five, six, seven or eight years, when you retire, you can go back to visit your parents."
"Then you should think about it in your mind first." Zhao Ze glanced at Shen Sui and Yu Yang, who was following behind him with a red face and grunting as he carried a sack, and asked, "I heard that you want to separate the upstairs living room into two rooms?"
"Yes." Chu Dai put the honey and maltose into the cabinet in the corner of the living room and closed the cabinet door. "We have three children at home now, and there may be more in the future. Let's prepare them first."
"You really treat Shen Sui as your own son." Zhao Ze smiled and said, "That's good. I heard from that Han teacher that your Shen Sui has a smart mind and can remember the text after reciting it once. It would be a pity if he just became a soldier in the future."
"Sometime soon, a big shot will come to the island. This might be the kid's chance."
Zhao Ze was acting mysterious, and Chu Dai wanted to get to the bottom of it, so he ran outside to the yard.
The man raised his eyebrows slightly, turned sideways and glanced at the boy who had moved all the dried meat to the living room waiting for Zhao Zefen. He also felt it was a pity for the boy to go to the front line to fight.
In the living room upstairs were placed some military books he brought from the military district. They were all from Chu Yuansai's home when he was a child. Shen Sui had also been reading them these days.
"Brother?" Gu Qingqing poked half of her head out of the kitchen: "The dumplings are ready, can you come and serve them?"
The dumplings were steaming hot from the pot and were placed in a large aluminum pot. The three pregnant women didn't dare to touch them.
"Here I am." Chu Dai withdrew his gaze from the boy and spoke in a lazy voice.
For lunch, they had leek and shrimp dumplings and pork and cabbage dumplings, and Gu Qingqing also grabbed a handful of sour radish strips.
Chu Dai took out a bottle of vinegar and soy sauce and said to Zhao Ze, "Make your own dipping sauce."
"I know. How dare I trouble your Captain Chu to do it himself?" Zhao Ze didn't touch the vinegar. He took the soy sauce and poured some into the bowl.
Seeing that Gu Qingqing was eating happily, he teased, "When my Ah Nian was pregnant, she vomited all the time and lost a lot of weight, but yours has a better appetite."
"Being able to eat is a blessing." Chu Dai just said this.
Zhao Ze originally wanted to say something, but when he saw Bai Tao and Yu Yang were there, he couldn't let go.
If it were just Chu Dai and his family, they could make any joke and were already very familiar with each other. But now that there are outsiders around, it's embarrassing to just forget it.
Yu Yang ate the most delicious food, one mouthful after another. After finishing his bowl, he looked eagerly at the pot. Seeing that Bai Tao was a little embarrassed, Gu Qingqing stood up, took Yu Yang's bowl, and served him another dumpling with a smile.
"Eat more, Xiaoyang, so you can grow taller. If you don't have enough, tell Auntie. There's still plenty in the pot."
"Thank you, Auntie!" Yu Yang glanced at his mother, and when he saw her nodding with a smile, he took the bowl and continued eating.
The dumplings at my aunt's house are big and fragrant, with lots of meat and a lot of oil when you bite them. Unlike the dumplings I make at home, which are almost just skin.
After dinner, Zhao Ze helped clean the table and asked Chu Dai to wash the dishes. He divided the things sent by the Corps into fifteen portions according to Gu Qingqing's instructions, and planned to deliver them to his brothers later.
Bai Tao originally had no share, so Gu Qingqing brought a piece of dried meat and asked her to take it back for the baby. She refused several times, so the woman simply gave it to Yu Yang and asked him to take it back first.
When Yu Yang saw the meat, he just picked it up and ran away, making Bai Tao so angry that her face turned red.
"Qingqing, you always eat yours and take yours. How can I feel comfortable doing this?" Bai Tao sighed.
Gu Qingqing just smiled and waved her hands, "It's no big deal. I have some at home so I can give it to you guys. We are all military families serving the country. I wouldn't give it to anyone else."
Bai Tao's mouth twitched. She originally wanted to ask her if she didn't hate Yu Cheng and his sister, but when she saw the smile on the woman's face, she knew that the matter was over since Yu Ruan left the island.
She nodded gratefully, "Qingqing, thank you."
Gu Qingqing didn't say much, but returned to the living room, got a plastic bag, and filled it with the peppers she had picked from the vegetable garden. "Actually, I know that your family probably doesn't like spicy food."
Bai Tao's eyes widened, and then she smiled: "Yes, I just wanted to find an opportunity to talk to you. I was afraid that our relationship would become estranged because of Yu Ruan."
"She is she and you are you. I can tell them apart." Gu Qingqing tied the plastic bag and handed it to her: "This fried pork with peppers is delicious. You can try it. Eat something spicy occasionally to change your taste."
Bai Tao looked at her deeply and couldn't help laughing.
"Sister Taozi, what are you laughing at?" Gu Qingqing was puzzled.
"No, I just think it's natural for Captain Chu to like you. If I were a man, I would find ways to marry you."
"Isn't it?" Gu Qingqing said with some pride: "I think so too. Chu Dai has found a treasure."
"That's right." Xu Nian appeared out of nowhere and smiled softly behind them: "We are lucky to be your friend. Honey, I'm going home to take a nap. Your nephew keeps kicking me and I can't stand it anymore."
"Okay, okay." Gu Qingqing didn't want to keep her: "Everyone from the Corps will be coming over for dinner tomorrow night. Don't forget to come over in advance and draw up a menu with me."
"OK."
After they all went back, Gu Qingqing went into the living room to sort out the things. Seeing Shen Sui folding up the empty sacks and tying them up with ropes, she said, "Ah Sui, put them in the sundry room. They may be needed in the future."
The so-called storage room is actually a small space under the stairs behind the living room, where you can usually store some things.
Chu Dai came out after washing the dishes, dried his hands and asked her, "Are you sleepy? Do you want to go to bed for a while?"
"I'm not sleepy, brother. I want to eat canned yellow peaches." Gu Qingqing looked at him with a smile.
Chu Dai didn't ask if she was hungry. He went straight to the counter and took out a can of yellow peaches and opened it: "I'll get you a spoon."
"Pour it into the bowl and let Ah Sui have a taste too," said the woman.
"No, sister will eat it." Shen Sui came out of the storage room and shook her head at the man.
The man chuckled, knowing that the boy was afraid that his sister would have less to eat after eating. And how could a child not want to eat?
"Try it. I'm giving you half a bowl because you just finished eating dumplings and can't finish the whole can. If you want to eat more next time, go to the counter and buy more after you've finished." Chu Dai was a meticulous person and naturally knew the boy's sensitivity.
He brought out two porcelain bowls from the kitchen, with slices of sweet yellow peach flesh in them. He handed the bowls and spoon to the boy and said, "Go back to your room to eat, do your homework, sleep for half an hour, and get up on time to go to school."
Shen Sui did as he was told and went upstairs with the bowl in his hand.
Gu Qingqing was also carried into the bedroom by the man, who made her sit on the bed, while he himself, covered in dust, sat on a chair next to her.
The man placed the porcelain bowl on the table and fed her sugar water with a spoon in his right hand. Gu Qingqing put her legs on his knees and the man slowly massaged her with his left hand.
"Zhao Ze said today that a big shot will come to the island in a while, and it may affect Ah Sui's future choices." The man leaned back in his chair and chatted with the woman in a lazy tone.
Gu Qingqing drank a few sips and shook her head, "You should try it too. This is a good thing. If the direction that big shot points out is something that Ah Sui has never come into contact with before, and after understanding it, he really likes it, isn't that great?"
The man nodded slightly and drank some sugar water. He didn't like the sweet feeling very much, so he scooped a spoonful of fruit pulp and put it to her mouth. His hands did not stop moving, and he massaged her calves slowly and steadily.
"Tomorrow we have a day off. It's the second batch of people on duty on the island. There are just a lot of people so we can partition off the living room upstairs. We can scrape the wall and then move two beds and two cabinets into the empty building."
"All up to you." Gu Qingqing leaned against the head of the bed and couldn't help yawning. "We still have to go to the warehouse this afternoon, right? Do you want to rest for a while? Call me when you wake up. I'll go to Xiao Huanniang's place with you and bring the fabric over to make two sets of clothes for you and Ah Sui. Didn't Sister Taozi leave a piece of fabric last time? Let's take it over to her Xiaoyang to make some."
When the man heard that she had made all the plans, he smiled and asked, "Why don't you make new clothes for yourself? I already have clothes to wear, so don't worry about me."
"Those few clothes of yours were all sewn and patched. We had plenty of fabric, so we bought some ourselves, my brother sent some, and dad also brought a lot. We can even keep some to make clothes for the kids in the future. Just listen to me now and wear them when the time comes."
"Okay, I'll do as you say," the man laughed.
After Gu Qingqing finished eating the canned yellow peaches, she slept on the bed for a while. The man took the dishes to the kitchen to wash them, then returned and sat on the chair.
He leaned his head slightly against the back of the chair and glanced at her from the side. He saw that she was asleep with her arms folded across her chest and her eyes closed.
After sleeping for half an hour, Gu Qingqing got up and drank some water. The man made the quilt again, and the two adults and one child left the yard at the same time.
After sending Shen Sui to the school, Gu Qingqing followed the man and took the cloth from his hand: "You go to the cave, be careful and pay attention to safety, I will go to find Xiao Huanniang first, remember to come back for dinner in the evening."
"Yeah." The man looked at her with his dark eyes slightly narrowed. He was afraid to kiss her outside, so he just raised his hand and rubbed her hair. "What kind of fruit do you want to eat tonight? Hawthorn?"
"It's up to you. I'll eat whatever you pick."
"Okay." The man put his hand on her belly again and said softly, "Be good and stay with your mother. Your father has gone on a mission and will bring you food when he comes back."
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