The brightest smiles appeared on everyone's dark faces, and they rolled the dumpling skins with great enthusiasm, leaving afterimages with the rolling pins in their hands.
Wei Ci smiled as she watched the group of older boys laughing and playing.
Among them, the youngest was only seventeen or eighteen years old, and his face still had the youthfulness of a teenager.
"The sun sets and the clouds turn red! Sing!"
I don't know who started it first, but there was a shout, and then everyone followed suit, singing in unison and loudly.
"Soldiers, return to the camp after target practice! Return to the camp!"
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The sudden singing did not interrupt the enthusiasm in everyone's hearts. They were busy rolling out dough and making dumplings, still responding to the chorus with the brightest smile on their faces, and there was an undisguised light in their eyes.
The lively dumpling-making activity eventually turned into a chorus. Familiar songs one after another spread far away from the cafeteria. Although Wei Ci couldn't sing, she still shook her head and swayed along happily.
The soldiers on duty, standing tall and straight in the sentry box against the cold wind and snow, heard the singing and smiled unconsciously. Their backs straightened a little more. In the flying snow, their eyes were sharp, searching every corner to ensure that their brothers had a good new year.
On the day of the New Year's Eve dinner, the cafeteria was filled with soldiers in military uniforms. Everyone looked at the dazzling array of New Year's Eve dinner on the table with fiery eyes.
"Well, well, I won't say much. I wish everyone a happy new year! I'll serve soup instead of wine, and wish you all peace and prosperity for many years to come!"
Shi Sihai picked up a bowl of dumpling soup, saluted the expectant faces, and then drank it all in one gulp.
The sound of applause rang out, and everyone immediately picked up the dumpling soup in front of them and drank it all in one gulp as if they were drinking wine. They almost said, "Good wine!"
There was a plate of round dumplings in front of Wei Ci. She turned around and met her elder brother's gentle eyes.
"Hurry up and eat, this is your favorite pork and cabbage dish, and there's a surprise!"
As he spoke, he looked at Gu Zhan who was standing aside with a calm expression.
"I can't drink with you in the army, so just drink soup."
Gu Zhan handed Wei Ci a bowl of rice wine dumpling soup that he had specially asked Liu Datou to make, and signaled her to drink it.
He shamelessly exchanged this rice wine with a military wife, and rolled the dumplings one by one himself. He didn't dare to serve those with ugly shapes.
Wei Ci was taken care of by the two men in every possible way. She ate while watching the performances of the military wives above, and was amused from time to time.
Halfway through the New Year's Eve dinner, Gu Zhan put down his bowl, turned to Wei Qingshan and whispered softly:
"I'm going to go help my brother outside first. You take care of her. Don't let her eat too much or she won't be able to sleep in the middle of the night."
Gu Zhan stood up, wiped his hands and prepared to leave, without forgetting to give instructions to Wei Qingshan.
This girl was fed roasted lamb by Liu Datou a few days ago, and she ate too much. It was almost dawn, and she was still burping from the fullness. No medicine helped.
Wei Qingshan looked at the wind and snow outside and frowned.
"I'll go too, replace them all and let them come over to have a good New Year's Eve dinner."
Meeting Gu Zhan's disapproving gaze, he directly called all the brothers in his camp out.
"It's okay. I told them to eat quickly so that the brothers outside can come in and have something hot to eat."
Seeing them like this, Wei Ci knew that they were worried about her, so she pulled their sleeves.
She raised her head and gave the two of them a soft smile, her little face flushed red from the heat.
A smile.
The dimples on her lips could not be hidden, and the sweetness made the two grown men feel soft in the heart.
"You guys go ahead, I'm fine. There are so many people here, and Sister Shi Shi is with me. I'll wait for you to come back."
The little girl is so soft and cute.
Gu Zhan clenched his hands hanging by his side again and again.
I suppressed my urge to hug her because there were too many people here. I was afraid that the little girl would be shy, and I was also afraid that it would have a bad influence on her.
In the end, he just patted her furry head, his tone gentle and doting.
"Okay, just be a good boy by yourself, and I'll pick you up when my shift is over."
Wei Ci nodded, her big eyes curved into crescents, and she waved at the two of them, like a soft lucky cat.
Gu Zhan glanced at Shi Shi, and after getting her nod of agreement, he put on his hat, straightened his military uniform, fastened his belt, turned around and left the cafeteria, and strode towards the guard post in the wind and snow.
Shi Shi glanced at Wei Qingshan, but he turned and walked away without even looking at her. She couldn't help but sigh helplessly.
They are all men, why is there such a big difference?
"We were all shocked when we found out that my cousin had a partner."
Shi Shi looked at Wei Ci who was sitting there eating obediently. Her movements were elegant and every gesture was more beautiful than her, who had been brought up in a large family since childhood. She couldn't help but have a complicated expression.
Wei Ci tilted her head in confusion: "Why?"
Shi Shi simply moved to sit next to Wei Ci and began to tell about Gu Zhan's glorious previous achievements.
Gu Zhan is my uncle’s youngest son, who was born when he was nearly 40 years old. He loves him very much.
His first wife was a nurse. After she died in an accident, my uncle met his current aunt. They were attracted to each other and had Gu Zhan not long after they got married.
Gu Zhan has been exceptionally beautiful with red lips and white teeth since he was a child. In addition, he is a mixed-race child, so his hair is naturally curly. When he was a child, his pupils were not so deep, but the same blue as the sea. Naturally, there are many little girls who like him.
Later, my aunt was taken back by her family to inherit the title, leaving Gu Zhan at home. Life was naturally different without his mother. Even though he was the child that no one in the compound dared to mess with, his personality still changed a lot.
"You don't know, he was a very bad boy when he was little. He led the guys in the compound to bully others. In the end, it was always others who got beaten. He was always the best and most obedient child in his parents' eyes."
Later, when he grew up, Gu Zhan joined the army without relying on his family background, but worked hard to make a way in it, and the girls who liked him came one after another.
Having said that, Shi Shi approached Wei Ci mysteriously.
"Guess what happened to those people?"
Wei Ci cooperated and shook her head.
Shi Shi smiled and shook her head.
"There was a girl from the art troupe who flirted with him for six months. When she finally confessed her love to him, he just said, 'Who are you?' She was so angry that she applied for a transfer."
When a nurse from the hospital stopped him to confess his love, Gu Zhan turned around and went to find the nurse's leader, asking him not to just focus on performance but also to consider the emotional lives of the doctors and nurses in the hospital.
Wow, within two days, the army and the hospital suddenly held a social gathering, and before the nurse knew what was going on, she had been matched with a partner. The key point is that she actually lived a pretty good life after marriage.
Not to mention other female soldiers, female doctors and the like.
Over the years, no one has succeeded in winning over her cousin. Either he introduced them to his comrades, and they quickly got married and had children, or he made them so angry that they turned around and married themselves.
Later, a rumor even spread in their circle that Gu Zhan might be a man and a rabbit, which made her uncle very angry.
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