185 He did stay in the sea forever to guard the lighthouse
When Su Taotao was packing her things, she also packed Fu Zhengtu's high school textbooks and prepared to take them with her when she left. She is very busy now and can only study in fragments. She also has to put the college entrance examination review on the agenda to avoid cramming at the last minute.
Chenchen was sitting on the bed flipping through his father's notes. The kid, who hadn't learned to read yet, was reading particularly seriously, turning the pages one by one, as if he could really understand them. Su Taotao couldn't help laughing.
"Can Chenchen understand?"
Chenchen shook his head: "I don't understand~~but Su Baba's words are beautiful~~"
Su Taotao pinched his face and said, "You still know what looks good."
Chen Chen nodded slowly: "I know~~ Daddy looks better when he does it this way~~"
"Eh~~" Chenchen tilted his ears to listen to the noise outside, "The little corn seems to be getting fatter~~"
Chenchen put down his notes, climbed down from the bed, and ran out on his short legs.
When the dust came out, Fu Yuanhang had just put the bamboo cage into the bucket, and Zhou Linglan separated the catfish and let the frogs continue to stay in the cage.
"Grandma~~ Uncle~~ Uncle Mumu~~ Did you catch the frog~~"
Mumu put the snails in clean water and said excitedly: "We caught a lot of them. We also caught catfish and snails~~"
"Wow~~" Chenchen clapped his hands in applause, "So disgusting~~ Let me take a look~~"
Fu Yuanhang said: "This is a catfish. The frog is still in the cage and can't be seen now."
Chenchen squatted down to look at the catfish: "Xuxu~~"
He wanted to reach out his little fleshy hand to touch them, but Zhou Linglan stopped him: "Chenchen, don't reach out to touch them. Do you see the horns on the edges of their whiskers? They will hurt if they prick you, and you will bleed."
Chen Chen was so scared that he quickly withdrew his hand.
Mumu also ran over and squatted down. The skilled man boldly touched the catfish's body: "Fuck, we don't touch the head, just the body. It's slippery and fun. Come and touch it, Chenchen."
Chenchen shook his head and stepped back. The more he looked, the more ferocious the catfish seemed to him.
Chenchen stood up and hid his two little hands behind his body: "No~~"
Fu Yuanhang picked up Chen Chen and said, "Let's go take a shower."
Mumu also stood up: "I want to take a shower too. Come on, the three of us will take a shower together."
Su Taotao came out and said, "There's water boiling in the pot. Don't wash with cold water. Use some hot water."
Fu Yuanhang nodded: "I understand, sister-in-law."
Soon, Chen Chen's cheerful laughter could be heard from the bathroom. The three boys were taking a bath together, or to be more precise, playing in the water together. It was a very enjoyable bath.
Zhou Linglan was still busy, listening to the children's laughter and joy, feeling particularly at ease.
"Mom, Zhengtu and I went to the capital for a meeting, and we went to see Mr. Hu and Mrs. Song."
Zhou Linglan paused and turned to look at Su Taotao: "You guys are from the capital? No wonder, I was wondering how you had time to come back after such a short time, I thought you would at least wait until the Chinese New Year to come back."
The children didn't mention it, and Su Taotao didn't have time to say anything, so Zhou Linglan thought they came from the base.
Su Taotao nodded and handed her the cheongsam prepared by Old Lady Song: "Old Lady Song asked me to bring it back. The food in the house was also prepared by them. In addition, she also gave me a jade bracelet, and gave Xiaohang and Chenchen a peace lock each."
Zhou Linglan's expression did not change, nor did she reach out to take the cheongsam from Su Taotao's hand. She only said lightly: "The jade bracelet is my mother's legacy. It's your due. Just keep it."
Zhou Linglan thought for a moment, then suddenly looked up at the sea of stars and smiled: "Time flies so fast, it seems like thirty years have passed in the blink of an eye."
Zhou Linglan retracted her gaze and looked at Su Taotao with a smile.
Su Taotao looked at Zhou Linglan's frail figure. Her smile was particularly gentle in the midsummer evening breeze.
Even though Su Taotao had never seen Zhou Linglan as a girl, she knew that even after thirty years, her eyes must still be as clear and pure as when she was twenty-eight, and she must still be as gentle and kind as ever.
In her two lives, Su Taotao has met all kinds of people and many kind people, but Zhou Linglan must be the most gentle and kind one.
Su Taotao could imagine how beautiful the scene would be when she wore a cheongsam and stood in front of the courtyard.
In fact, looking at Fu Zhengtu and Fu Yuanhang, one can also imagine how beautiful she was when she was young. Now that she is older, time and wind and frost have left marks on her face, but she is still beautiful.
Zhou Linglan did not mention the people and events in the capital, and Su Taotao did not ask any more questions.
If the capital is her hometown, a hometown she has not visited for thirty years and has never even mentioned, then what happened there must not be a trivial matter.
Su Taotao stepped forward and hugged Zhou Linglan's thin shoulders: "Mom, let's go to the base. It's beautiful there, and the people are very nice. Every day when you open your eyes, you can see the blue sky and white clouds, and the endless blue sea."
Su Taotao pointed to the sea of stars and said, "You can see such a sea of stars even at night if you look up. Just look at how happy Xiaohang and Chenchen are now and you will know that life there is very good. The key is that our family can be together."
Zhou Linglan gently patted the back of Su Taotao's hand: "I know, it's just that you came back too suddenly, and I'm not ready yet."
Su Taotao looked into her clear eyes and suddenly wanted to ask, "Is it because of Teacher Cao?" But she couldn't ask it. She didn't want to embarrass these kind and clear eyes.
Zhou Linglan has been a widow for more than ten years for Fu Zhengtu and Fu Yuanhang's father. Even during the most difficult days, she never thought about remarrying and never relied on anyone.
Su Taotao always felt that there was no romantic relationship between Zhou Linglan and Teacher Cao.
Teacher Cao just watched over him silently and never did anything out of line. They never even spoke to each other alone.
Su Taotao feels that it is a kind of emotion that transcends the secular definition and has nothing to do with love.
Zhou Linglan looks weak, but in fact she is stronger than anyone else.
Whether it was the fact that she had not set foot in the capital for thirty years, or that she had been a widow for more than a decade, everything had its own rules.
Zhou Linglan patted the back of Su Taotao's hand again and said, "At the end of the year, let me take care of things here. When you come back for the New Year, I will go with you. If you don't have time to come back, just buy me a train ticket and I can go by myself."
Su Taotao finally got a definite answer and nodded with a smile: "Okay, I'll make you some delicious seafood and take you to go fishing. By the way, I'm still taking the driving test, so I can take you guys for a ride in the car later."
Zhou Linglan brushed the hair that had fallen on Su Taotao's cheeks behind her ears and said, "Our Taotao is really capable. Zhengtu's father will definitely be very happy if he knows about this."
Su Taotao remembered the white lie she told Chenchen about her grandfather, and couldn't help but tell Zhou Linglan about it.
Zhou Linglan smiled and said, "You are not lying. Grandpa Chenchen is a navy. He has indeed stayed in the sea forever to guard the lighthouse."
Su Taotao only knew that he was a soldier who sacrificed for his country and won the highest honor, but she did not know that he was a navy.
"Chenchen is thinking about building a boat every day. In the future, he will go to see his grandfather on the boat he built."
Zhou Linglan said: "Chenchen is so smart, he can also build ships and submarines."
Su Taotao looked at Zhou Linglan in surprise: "You also know about ships and boats?"
Zhou Linglan said, "I know. I often heard Grandpa Chenchen mention it before. He was particularly proud when he mentioned it."
As Zhou Linglan spoke, she looked up at the sea of stars, as if her husband was hiding in the nebula, smiling at her.
Su Taotao also looked up at the sea of stars and said with a smile, "When Chenchen grows up, tell him more about Grandpa. I hope he can protect his country and stand tall in the future."
Of course, Su Taotao will not force him. Everything depends on Chen Chen's own wishes. Such a smart child, if he is willing, will definitely contribute to the motherland's navigation or aerospace industry.
Zhou Linglan: "Yes, our children have the blood of heroes flowing in their bones."
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