Chapter 256 Going out to sea

Liu Yinyin felt that it was Gu Cheng who was wrong this time. No matter how young a child is, he or she has a sense of possessiveness, and it is normal for him or her to feel sad when something he or she likes is gone.

Gu Cheng was careless. He didn't expect Gu Yanyan to be so obsessed with a few shells. He was a little worried: "What should I do now?"

Liu Yinyin thought for a moment and said, "How about... we take the shell back?"

Gu Cheng: “…”

Can you get back what you gave away?

However, for the sake of his son, Gu Cheng still risked his reputation.

Fortunately, Tian Erniu was a sensible girl. Gu Cheng gave her two White Rabbit milk candies and took back the basket of small shells.

Liu Yinyin thought it was funny. Gu Yanyan was getting older and older, so she couldn't just dispose of his things casually in the future.

After frying the dried fish, Liu Yinyin gave a can to Ma Guilan, and two steamed eggs with sea urchin.

The jars were not big, so Liu Yinyin filled four jars and then went back to give one jar each to Brother Liu and Brother Liu.

She added a lot of chili peppers, so the fried fish was quite spicy and went well with rice.

Gu Cheng quite likes to eat.

At noon, Liu Yinyin made fried octopus and clams.

Since there are children at home, Liu Yinyin rarely adds chili peppers when cooking.

Gu Cheng has a strong taste and likes spicy food.

There was no chili in the dish, so he picked up a few pieces of spicy dried fish and ate them with rice.

While eating, I saw Gu Yanyan holding the colorful shells tightly.

Gu Cheng was a little worried: "I'll take him running later, otherwise he'll become soft-tempered if he plays with little girls all day long."

He cries when things don't go his way. He doesn't act like a boy at all.

Liu Yinyin's mouth twitched: "...He is only two and a half years old."

You can't even speak clearly, what can a little guy understand?

Gu Cheng pondered and said, "We can take our time."

Liu Yinyin was speechless for a while and naturally did not agree: "Are you training new recruits for your army? Such a young child, whose bones are not fully developed yet, how can he go out for a run with you? It's about time for him to go out for a run when he is five or six years old."

She didn't intend to raise the child in a spoiled way, but she couldn't force the issue, right?

As the two were talking, someone knocked on the door.

Gu Cheng stood up and opened the door. It was Zhou Zhian who came to see him. He came to thank him.

Thanks to Liu Yinyin and Ma Guilan's help, he sent his wife to the hospital in time yesterday, so nothing serious happened.

To express his gratitude, Zhou Zhian would like to invite the two families to have dinner at the state-owned hotel tomorrow night.

Liu Yinyin asked in surprise: "Did my sister-in-law and the others agree?"

It's just a favor, a treat...not that serious.

With so many people eating at the state-owned hotel, the cost must be very high.

Gu Cheng nodded slightly: "I agree. No problem. Let's have a meal together and get to know each other."

Not to mention them, there aren't many military wives who follow the army, so getting to know one more person means there will be more people to take care of you in the future.

At a critical moment, it might really be able to help, just like yesterday.

We didn’t go to Qing City today. In the afternoon, Gu Cheng still took Liu Yinyin and her son out to the sea.

He learned that some fishermen were going to pick pineapples on a nearby island by boat in the afternoon.

The climate here is hot, and I heard there are a lot of fruits on the island.

When the weather gets a little warmer, coconuts, mangoes, dragon fruits, lychees...all kinds of fruits will be on the market and we will have something to eat then.

Liu Yinyin originally wanted to invite Ma Guilan to go with her, but when she heard that they were going to pick pineapples and take a boat, she realized that they had to go there.

She immediately said she didn't want to go because she was very seasick.

The most important thing is that Ma Guilan didn't want to buy pineapples. What's the point of buying this thing? It can't be eaten as a meal.

Although Tian Pinggui is a company-level cadre, his salary and benefits are good.

But there are two children in the family, and we have to send money and tickets back home every month, so life at home is very tight.

Ma Guilan naturally didn't dare to spend money lavishly. She was fine with buying food and vegetables, but she tried to save as much as possible on other things.

Since she wasn't going, Liu Yinyin and the others had to go by themselves.

The journey is not far, and it only takes about an hour by boat.

There were quite a lot of people on the boat, including many villagers, both men and women, young and old.

Unlike Liu Yinyin's family, they went to the island to help pick pineapples, and the orchard would give them corresponding rewards.

The family of three stood on the deck enjoying the breeze, and Gu Cheng introduced her: "There are many small islands nearby. There are many mountains on the islands, which are not suitable for living. So they were developed to plant fruit trees."

Liu Yinyin said happily: "I heard that there are a lot of fruits to eat here?"

Gu Cheng nodded: "Not only is there a lot, but the price is also cheap. When the fruit is available in large quantities, it will only cost a few cents or a few dimes per pound, and no ticket is required."

At that time, transportation was inconvenient and the fruits were not durable. If they were not sold at a lower price, they would not be sold at all.

It's better to get rid of it cheaply than to let it rot on the tree.

Liu Yinyin was slightly surprised: "So good?"

When she was in Liujia Village, Liu Yinyin bought fruits every time, but the prices were extremely expensive.

She knew that fruits were cheaper here, but she didn't expect them to be so cheap.

Gu Cheng raised his lips slightly and said, "You can eat as much as you want then."

Liu Yinyin smiled and said, "It's really nice here."

I thought there were just a lot of seafood, but I didn’t expect... there were also endless fruits.

As the two were talking, the boat got closer and closer to the island, and soon, it slowly approached the shore.

This entire island is planted with fruit.

There are workers on the island to guard the fruits. They have to stay here all year round, so they all live on the island with their families.

This was also Gu Cheng's first time here. He followed the crowd to the staff's office and went directly to find the leader here, Director Li.

This island is also under the jurisdiction of the troops.

Gu Cheng was the head of the group, so the people here naturally did not dare to neglect him. Director Li immediately arranged for a young staff member named A Jin to lead them up the mountain to pick pineapples.

This month is the time to harvest winter and spring pineapples.

The pineapple fields on the mountain look golden at first glance.

"Captain Gu," Ah Jin introduced, "the pineapples on this patch are the largest and sweetest. They are not sold to the public. You can pick them as much as you want."

Liu Yinyin was a little flattered and asked, "Comrade Jin, how much do you sell pineapples here?"

The orchards on the mountain are collective, so we cannot just pick the fruits at random, which would have a bad impact.

Ah Jin was stunned: "...Captain Gu, you are a soldier who defends our country. How can I take your money? The director will not agree to it."

Gu Cheng said directly: "We have to collect what we should collect, otherwise it will not sound good if we tell others about it."

One cannot take advantage of the collective by relying on one's high position.

Seeing their firm attitude, Ajin thought that as a group leader, he would definitely not lack the money to buy fruits.

After thinking for a while, he said, "If you want to buy it, it's 1 cent per pound."

"One cent per pound?" Liu Yinyin was surprised.