Chapter 218 Don't Want to Go Home

Less than two months after the performance, the school finally had its summer vacation.

During the Chinese New Year, I promised them that I would let them go back to their hometown to play for a while during the summer vacation this year. Before the vacation even started, the little ones surrounded Shen Zhiyou and Gu Ye and started talking.

Since they had promised them before, Shen Zhiyou and Gu Ye did not go back on their word and went to buy train tickets in advance.

On the second day of the holiday, Shen Zhiyou, Gu Ye and Chen Cuijuan sent the children back home together.

Shen Zhiyou is also on summer vacation.

Chen Cuijuan was worried about taking care of four children alone, and she hadn't been home for many years, so she planned to stay at home with the children for half a month.

As for Gu Ye, the army had a cafeteria, and he always ate there when he was alone.

The night before departure, Shen Zhiyou was still a little worried, "Can you stay home alone?"

That definitely won’t work!

In the past, he could see his wife every day when he returned home. Now, she stays away for half a month. How can Gu Ye bear to leave her?

But he also knew that his wife had been following him in the army since they got married, and she could only go back home once every two years. Every time she went back, she would just spend the New Year at home in a hurry and then leave again.

"Okay, go back without worry and have fun at home. I'll pick you up when the time comes."

Shen Zhiyou looked at him, pursed her lips, and hugged his waist: "Well, you are alone at home during this period, you still have to eat on time, and don't be reluctant to order meat and vegetables when you go to the cafeteria, you don't have much money."

She was speechless about how stingy this man was towards her.

If he was eating alone, he would always just order a bowl of noodles, or go to the canteen to get two steamed buns, then go to his own yard to pick some vegetables to stir-fry and add some pickles.

Gu Ye touched his wife and said, "Don't worry."

"You will be gone for half a month this time."

The man's hands started to get naughty. Shen Zhiyou thought about how he had to stay alone at home for such a long time, and how he was so obedient at night, and kept saying nice things to coax him.

Gu Ye was so happy that he had a great time that night.

Second, Gu Ye took the train to send Shen Zhiyou and others to the city station. After meeting up with Shen Dahe and Shen Guoqiang, he took the same train back to the provincial capital.

Seeing that Gu Ye specially sent his daughter back, Shen Dahe became even more satisfied with this son-in-law.

Shen Guoqiang looked at Gu Ye who couldn't stop for a moment. He had to go back to training the next day. He couldn't help but sigh: "Being a soldier is good in every way, except that it's not free!"

For people like them, if they want to ask for leave, they just need to tell the team leader.

Anyway, work points are calculated based on the work completed.

One more day of rest means one less day of working, unless it is the busy farming season such as the double harvest season. If you need to take a leave at other times, just ask for it.

Unlike Gu Ye, asking for leave is such a hassle, and there are also disciplines!

Chen Cuijuan glared at Shen Guoqiang angrily: "You are the only one who has a mouth and can speak, the others are all dumb, right!"

Shen Guoqiang: “….”

Niannian also said loudly: "It's good to be a soldier! I want to be a soldier in the future!"

Chen Cuijuan smiled and touched her grandson's head: "Then you have to eat more to grow taller!"

Shen Guoqiang looked at his nephew again. How much longer does it need to grow?

They are much taller than when Tiedan and Goudan were this age.

However, Shen Guoqiang was troubled by his two sons.

As a father, he had paved the way for them, asking them to join the army, and they had an uncle in the army to take care of them, but for some reason, those two boys just didn't want to join the army.

Said he was too tired!

Shen Guoqiang looked at Nian Nian with some envy: "It would be great if your brothers Tiedan and Goudan were as sensible as you. Nian Nian, go back and help your uncle persuade brothers Tiedan and Goudan to join the army like you in the future."

Niannian was a little confused: "Uncle, didn't you say that being a soldier doesn't bring freedom? Why did you persuade Brother Tiedan and Brother Goudan to join the army?"

Shen Guoqiang choked: ".......You are still young and don't understand. You will understand when you grow up. Adults are doing this for your own good."

"For our own good, shouldn't we be allowed to do whatever we want?"

Seeing Shen Guoqiang speechless after being asked by a child, Shen Dahe frowned and looked at him: "Okay, let the child do whatever he wants. Why do you have to get involved? If you know so much, you should be like this yourself."

Shen Guoqiang: “….”

Shen Dahe looked at the other three grandchildren and nodded with satisfaction: "You have all been taught very well by your parents, so don't worry about your uncle."

This time when she went back, Shen Zhiyou did the same as she did in previous Chinese New Year celebrations. She slept at home at night and went to her parents' home for meals.

Wang Xiulan's enthusiasm for her was unprecedented.

She hardly had to take care of the children, and Shen Zhiyou felt like she had returned to the time before she got married.

It was so comfortable not having to do anything every day that she didn't want to go back.

It was a headache to see that the four little guys' originally fair skin had been tanned dark, and their arms and legs were covered with mosquito bites.

But as long as they were happy, Shen Zhiyou couldn't help but ignore them. She just told them several times every day not to go to the river or climb trees that were too high.

In comparison, Gu Ye's life was not so comfortable.

When he returned home from the train station that day, the house was still bright and Gu Ye didn't feel much.

But in the evening, when it was slightly dark.

Outside the yard, there was the bustling noise of other families, some were calling their children to eat, some were chatting together, and he suddenly felt that this house was too big and too empty.

It's even worse at night.

When you go upstairs after taking a shower, you must turn off the lights on the first floor first.

Normally, he felt that the 1.5-meter bed in the bedroom was neither too big nor too small. But now that he was lying on the bed alone, he felt that the bed was too big and there was empty space next to it.

I woke up in the middle of the night and subconsciously wanted to touch my wife next to me, but I found nothing.

Gu Ye woke up immediately.

After waking up, I realized that my wife had taken the children back to her hometown.

The usually tough man lay on the big bed and sighed rarely.

The next day during training, Captain Wang, Gu Ye's subordinate, saw that his commander looked unhappy and asked kindly, "Commander, what's wrong with you? Are you sick?"

Gu Ye shook his head. Zhang Xiangfei walked over with a smile and said, "Your captain Gu is not sick, he has lost his soul!"

Gu Ye: “….”

Captain Wang: “???”

After finding out the reason, Captain Wang almost laughed to death.

Gu Ye glanced at him: "Very funny?"

Captain Wang immediately tried to hold back his laughter and answered loudly: "Commander, it's not funny!"

Gu Ye was too lazy to care about him, and Captain Wang was too lively. On that day, several battalion commanders under Gu Ye all knew that their commander's wife had taken the children back to her hometown for the summer vacation, and their commander was so scared that he lost his mind.

That’s not all. Gu Ye, who usually goes home as soon as he finishes training, stayed in the army today and continued training, and after training he even ran back to the office to read.

When the commander returned, he saw that he was still there, so he raised his hand and knocked on the door: "Why haven't you returned yet?"

Gu Ye put down the book: "I'm ready to go back."

After the teacher left, he looked at the time and opened the book again. The house was empty and he didn't want to go back.

Who knew that just as he opened the book, the commander who had left turned back and joked: "What's the matter? Is it really like what Xiao Wang said, that you lost your soul after your wife and children returned home? You don't even want to go home?"

Gu Ye: “….”