Chapter 143

Gu Gu Chenghuai didn't express his opinion, just acting as a patient listener.

After Meng Meng Jiusi finished speaking, he looked at his fourth brother-in-law and asked, "If the two children are living badly, what does Fourth Brother plan to do?"

Meng Meng Jiusi paused slightly and started searching for close people in his mind.

After a circle, he discovered that only the people on his biological parents' side could he trust; only by handing Meng Jingmo and Meng Guangbai to them could he be at ease.

He revealed a bitter smile.

But the children are his responsibility, why should his family help him raise them?

After a moment.

His expression became firm.

"I will find a way to bring them to my side." Meng Meng Jiusi's eyes revealed an indestructible light.

"My situation is a bit difficult, and the road ahead is vague, but it's not bad at the moment; I can take good care of the two children."

If he and his grandfather are sent to a more difficult place to accept labor education in the future, he will find a way to send the two children out.

Not to mention others, the Lin family is his backing.

On this point, he was deeply convinced.

It's also strange, clearly they only recognized each other not long ago.

The power of blood kinship is so great!

Gu Gu Chenghuai nodded.

"Okay, I'll find a way."

Meng Meng Jiusi raised his arm and pressed it on his brother-in-law's shoulder, patted it lightly, and said solemnly, "Thank you."

"Family, Fourth Brother doesn't need to be polite." Gu Gu Chenghuai didn't feel it was trouble; Zhaozhao's business was his business.

"Fourth Brother, sleep early, I'll go back first."

After saying that, the tall and straight young man left; his speed was clearly not fast, but he quickly disappeared at the foot of the mountain.

Meng Meng Jiusi smiled, turned around, entered the courtyard, and locked the door.

Met Old Mr. Qiao coming out of the latrine in the courtyard.

"Old Qiao." He greeted politely.

Old Mr. Qiao smiled, "Your brother-in-law came to send you things again."

Living in the same courtyard, there are no secrets.

Just as the Meng family grandfather and grandson knew that Old Mr. Qiao and Gu Fu were old acquaintances, Old Mr. Qiao also knew their relationship with the Lin family.

"My father and mother sent them." Meng Meng Jiusi was full of smiles; he didn't even notice himself that he had a proud expression on his face similar to a child showing off.

The things his father and mother gave him, how warm and heart-warming, made his heart feel like pouring a mouthful of hot water in the middle of winter, and his limbs started to heat up.

Old Mr. Qiao was old and refined, how could he not see the young man's emotions.

He said, "Your family members are all good, cherish them well."

Willing to recognize a son who had been lost for more than twenty years at such a dangerous time, the Lin family is not bad.

Being praised for his family, Meng Meng Jiusi was very happy and felt honored, "I know."

Said goodbye to Old Qiao, and they each returned to their rooms.

Meng Laoyezi was already lying on the bed.

The countryside has this good point, sleeping early and getting up early; with the help of the Lin and Gu families, their grandfather and grandson didn't eat badly, and it wasn't much different from being in the city.

Compared to those who were also having bad luck, their situation was much better!

Seeing his grandson enter with things, Meng Laoyezi said casually, "Sent by your sister again?"

Meng Meng Jiusi said calmly, "Zhaozhao specifically went to the recycling station to find books, happened to find a few medical books, and asked Gu Chenghuai to send them; the rest of the things were given by my father and mother."

Tried hard to be reserved in front of his grandfather.

Meng Laoyezi pointed vaguely at his grandson, "Happy is happy, don't feel tired even if you hold it."

Calling father and mother so smoothly, it can be seen that he truly likes his family, what's there to pretend.

Meng Meng Jiusi grinned, "I am indeed happy."

Meng Laoyezi was gratified, "Grandfather is also happy for you."

Although he made the decision to let his son recognize Meng Jiusi, a son recognized halfway naturally couldn't compare to a biological one; his son and daughter-in-law didn't pay much attention to Meng Jiusi, so even with his own partiality, Meng Jiusi must have suffered quite a few grievances in places he couldn't see.

Now that his grandson had recognized his biological father and mother, he would only be happy for Meng Jiusi.

Meng Meng Jiusi opened the bundle sent by his father and mother through his sister and brother-in-law; inside were several sets of clothes, as well as food and meat; the eggs were packed in a square bamboo box, with bamboo strips crossing horizontally and vertically in the box, each egg individually fixed, and not one was broken.

"Your father and mother are really capable." Meng Laoyezi sighed.

Sure enough, people with heart have heart no matter what.

Meng Meng Jiusi smiled, "We'll boil eggs to eat tomorrow morning."

"Okay." Meng Laoyezi gladly accepted his grandson's filial piety, "There are quite a few medicinal herbs on the mountain, let's pick some back, process them well, give them to your sister, and see if we can exchange them for money."

Can't always take.

Hurts feelings.

Meng Meng Jiusi hid the things, "My sister said the county hospital accepts medicinal herbs, let me dry as much as possible, and she'll go exchange them."

"This is a good thing!" Meng Laoyezi made the decision, "Starting tomorrow, after finishing work, let's go back to pick medicinal herbs."

That girl Lin Zhao is really thoughtful; knowing that what truly defeats a person is never material, but mental collapse; for Meng Jiusi, medical books are a spiritual pillar.

The sky was still early.

Meng Meng Jiusi wasn't in a hurry to sleep, leaned against the head of the bed, and flipped through the medical books his sister sent him by the dim kerosene lamp.

Gu family Third House.

The four cubs were all asleep, each with a mosquito-repellent sachet next to their little pillow, the warm yellow light shining on them, revealing a different kind of warmth.

The moonlight was so bright, passing through the window lattice and slanting onto the table.

Lin Zhao felt hot and threw away the arm Gu Gu Chenghuai was holding her with.

Lay on the cool mat.

"So annoying, when will electricity be connected, I want an electric fan, I want a refrigerator."

Gu Gu Chenghuai wasn't angry even when he was disliked, and served his wife with all his heart, fanning her, "Bear with it, when the house in the county is renovated, you'll live in the city, the city has electricity, and then you'll have a fan."

Lin Zhao became happy again, leaned over, hugged the man's sturdy arm, her brows bent, "That's true."

His wife was happy, so Gu Gu Chenghuai was happy; his phoenix eyes, which looked cold when not smiling, bloomed with warm smiles, "What do you want to eat tomorrow morning?"

Eating egg custard and noodles for several days, Lin Zhao was tired of it.

If this were known by people in the village, they would have to scold her for being pretentious; the whole village didn't eat breakfast, and she had eggs and white noodles, yet she was still picky, if this isn't pretentious, what is?

Lin Zhao leaned her head on Gu Gu Chenghuai's chest, rubbed it, and found a comfortable position to nestle in.

"Want to eat fresh meat wontons, but didn't buy meat."

Very regretful.

"I'll go buy it tomorrow morning, how to make it?" Gu Gu Chenghuai was home for a short time and owed Zhaozhao a lot; whatever she thought of, he wanted to hold it in front of her.

Lin Zhao got up slightly, smiling, and pecked at her husband's lips.

Her voice was sweet.

"I'll make it myself, you're responsible for buying meat."

Gu Gu Chenghuai smiled, "I'll help."

"Okay." Lin Zhao yawned.

"Sleepy? Sleep." Gu Gu Chenghuai lowered his voice.

Lin Zhao didn't forget to remind, "Remember to call me tomorrow morning."

"If you didn't buy meat, forget it."

Gu Gu Chenghuai's brows were filled with smiles, "Okay."

Next morning.

Don't know if she was tired of eating noodles, or if the delicious wontons were summoning her, Lin Zhao woke up before Gu Gu Chenghuai got home.

Since she was awake, she didn't dawdle, put on clothes, and got up.

The twins had already finished exercising with Father and were writing in the courtyard at this time.

Gu Fu was weaving a bamboo basket while listening to the radio; the radio played a thick male voice, which was broadcasting the morning news.

Xiang Yubao heard the sound of the curtain being lifted and falling, turned his head, saw Lin Zhao come out of the room, put down his pencil, ran over, his voice full of worry.

"Mom, why did you get up so early?"

While speaking, he stood on tiptoe, wanting to touch Lin Zhao's forehead.

Afraid Mom was sick.

No way, in the child's memory, Mom only got up this early when she wasn't feeling well.

"..."

Lin Zhao was helpless.

The fact that she loved to stay in bed, how deeply rooted in people's hearts was it?

Fortunately, the awkwardness didn't last long; Gu Gu Chenghuai entered the courtyard, holding a piece of pork in his hand.

"Bought meat!!" Lin Zhao's happy voice rang out.

She rubbed Xiang Yubao's face and said with a smile, "Eating wontons this morning, happy or not, son?"

Xiang Yubao remembered the taste of wontons; the skin was very thin, and inside was all meat, very delicious.

He nodded like a pounding garlic, "Happy~!"

Gu Hangbao licked his lips, his voice like it was dipped in honey, "Mom, I want to eat a big bowl!"

"Eat as much as you want." Lin Zhao said.

After washing up, she went to the backyard to pull a few green onions and went to the kitchen to get busy.

Gu Gu Chenghuai consciously chopped the meat.

He did all the work that required a little effort himself and wouldn't let Lin Zhao intervene.

Men have great strength, and no matter what they do, they are crisp and neat; after chopping the meat filling, he started kneading the dough again.

Lin Zhao seasoned the meat filling; the action of putting in seasonings looked very casual, but the food she made was delicious.

"Our house will be ready soon, right?"

Living in the old house wasn't bad, but in the end, it wasn't as comfortable as returning to one's own home.

"Ready soon, do you want to paint the room white?" Gu Gu Chenghuai asked.

Lin Zhao nodded several times, "Yes!"

"I don't like gray, painting it white is clean."

Gu Gu Chenghuai was kneading the dough, his side face handsome and outstanding in the morning light, "Okay, I'll arrange it, we can live in the new house after coming back from the provincial capital."

It's a pity he's going back to the army soon and won't be able to live there for many days.

Lin Zhao also knew this point, didn't take it to heart; worry about tomorrow's worries tomorrow, be happy today first.

"I'll draw a few blueprints in the afternoon, you go find a carpenter to make furniture; the four cubs' beds, wardrobes, desks... all must have them."

Gu Gu Chenghuai responded one by one, "Okay."

The young couple were both quick people, and working together was even faster.

When they started wrapping wontons, Huang Huang Xiulan, Zhao Zhao Liuniang, and Gu Lan all came in to help.

When it was almost wrapped, Lin Zhao gave an order, and Xiang Yubao started burning the fire.

Children in the countryside could all work; seeing him throw some flammable dry grass into the stove pit, striking a match, throwing it into the dry grass, and then throwing in dry thin firewood, the fire ignited instantly.

"Hard work, Xiang Yubao, I'll give you a few more wontons later!" Lin Zhao praised.

Xiang Yubao's brows bent.

The child raised his eyes.

Looked at his tall and powerful Father, then looked at his Mom who spoke in a soft voice, his heart bubbling with happiness.

He felt he was happy, the happiest child.

Gu Hangbao's little body poked into the window, "Mom, what about me? What about me? Can you give me a few more if I wash the bowls after eating?"

He was negotiating.

Thinking of the taste of wontons, he was almost drooling.

Lin Zhao smiled, "Okay."

While talking, the water in the iron pot bubbled.

She started putting in the wontons.

The wonton filling was extremely thin and easy to cook.

Very quickly.

The rich and alluring aroma filled every corner of the kitchen.

The twins couldn't help it and ran in.

"Mom, want to eat." The one who spoke slowly but clearly was Song Qian Bao.

"Bao want~~" The voice carried a soft, spoiled tone, which was Seeing Yaobao.

Lin Zhao glanced at the little brother and sister and asked Gu Gu Chenghuai, "Did they drink milk in the morning?"

"Drank." Gu Gu Chenghuai answered.

He made it.

Xiang Yubao added, "Younger brother and sister also ate animal cookies!"

Gu Hangbao hugged the twins and rubbed his face against the two little ones' faces, "Song Qian Bao, Seeing Yaobao are little pigs, their bellies are bulging from eating, and they still want to eat."

Song Qian Bao's emotions were stable, looking at his second brother quietly, without saying a word.

His sister had a big temper, pushed her second brother hard, couldn't push him, and was so angry she puffed up her cheeks, reaching out her little arms toward Father.

Calling Father in her mouth.

Gu Gu Chenghuai held his daughter out of the kitchen, saw Gu Mu, and asked, "Can Seeing Yaobao eat wontons?"

"Cook them soft, the two little ones can eat some wonton skin." Gu Mu said.

She had been watching for so many days and felt Third was too indulgent to Seeing Yaobao, afraid he would spoil his little granddaughter, had the heart to say a few words, but thought Seeing Yaobao was the only girl in the Third House, with three own brothers above, and a string of cousin brothers, being a bit spoiled didn't matter.

Third Daughter-in-law wasn't also spoiled, and she lived very well.

Thinking this way, she swallowed the words back.

Gu Gu Chenghuai touched his little daughter's head and said warmly, "I'll let your Mom give you two little wontons later."

Seeing Yaobao understood these words and printed a wet saliva mark on Father's face.

Children know best who spoils them; she was always more presumptuous in front of Father than her brothers.

The wontons were easy to cook, rinsed a few times, and were ready.

On the stove were printed porcelain bowls, with fried green onion oil in the bowls.

Just smelling the aroma of this green onion oil made people drool.

"So fragrant!!"

"Mom, can we eat?"

The twins' urging voices rang out.

"Ready, ready." Lin Zhao was also greedy, thinking about it from last night until now.

Served wontons into the bowls on the stove.

The twins wanted to carry them, Gu Lan was afraid of scalding her younger brothers, so she carried them out herself, and Gu Xingye was helping.

Xiang Yubao didn't stay idle either, counting the chopsticks and taking them to the courtyard.

The pots in the countryside are big, and they can cook quite a lot at once, enough for the whole family to eat.

Getting up early in the morning, most families in the village didn't light fires, and the fragrance of the Gu family spread far away, with many children running to the Gu family's gate, sniffing the fragrance and swallowing saliva.

Xiang Yubao noticed Cat Egg was also there, ran out, and pulled him into the house.

"Cat Egg, you're here, you wait for me and Gu Hangbao, after we finish eating, we'll go to the mountain together."

Cat Egg smelled the fragrance from the Gu family, knew they were eating, didn't want to go in, only wanted to wait for the twins at the gate, but didn't want to be exposed by Hu Po.

"Gu Laoyezi Gu, Auntie..." Lin Auntie.

The child called people politely.

Lin Zhao smiled and asked, "Cat Egg, good morning, have you eaten?"

"Ate an egg." Cat Egg answered shyly.

Seeing the twins' Mom, he always thought of his mother and felt very close to her.

"How can an egg fill you up, you eat with us, I'll go get you..." Lin Zhao was about to get up and go to the kitchen, but Gu Gu Chenghuai pressed her shoulder, "You sit, I'll go."

With long legs, he walked into the kitchen in two or three steps.

Cat Egg didn't have time to say words of refusal, the child was very at a loss, and said embarrassedly, "No need."

"It's okay, just happened to have some left." Lin Zhao said with a smile, "Besides, aren't you going to learn cooking from me? Taste the flavor today, and I'll let Xiang Yubao and Gu Hangbao call you when I make it another day."

Xiang Yubao used a spoon to eat wontons, scooped up one, blew it cool, and sent it to Cat Egg's mouth, "You taste it, it's very delicious. After eating it once, you'll want to eat it a second time."

Knowing his good brother's awkward nature, he deliberately touched Cat Egg's lips.

Proudly said, "It touched your mouth, it has your saliva, you can't not eat it."

Gu Hangbao couldn't stop eating and said, "Don't be embarrassed, you still have to take us to find good things."

Yesterday, being able to pick so many hawthorns was also thanks to Cat Egg.

Lin Zhao and the others were afraid Cat Egg would be uncomfortable, so they didn't pay much attention to them.

Cat Egg secretly looked at the adults, and with a flushed face and ears, ate the wonton Xiang Yubao fed him.

His eyes suddenly brightened.

Really delicious! Really delicious! Really delicious!!

Woo woo woo, much better than boiled meat in white water!!!

Little child's brain popped out short sentences in bold capital letters.

Gu Gu Chenghuai brought out a bowl of new wontons and greeted Cat Egg, "Eat."

Every time he saw the little guy's eyes, he thought of the new Commander Ning.

The brows and eyes were really similar.

Cat Egg thanked politely, "Thank you, Uncle."

Gu Gu Chenghuai waved his hand.

That evening, Cat Egg wrote in his diary:

【Today I ate a bowl of wontons at the Gu family, this is the first time I've eaten wontons, as delicious as the dumplings Mom wrapped. When eating wontons, I felt my eyes wanted to pee, I missed Mom. Uncle Gu doesn't like to talk, doesn't like to smile, looks like he can make a child cry with one punch, but I know he is a good person, he is a great soldier. Grandma said Father is also an excellent and courageous soldier, I miss Father very much, I've grown up so big, and haven't seen Father, if Father suddenly appeared in front of me, that would be so good...】

The little boy didn't know all the characters, the diary was half characters, half pinyin, written very seriously stroke by stroke.

After breakfast.

Gu Gu Chenghuai carried Lin Zhao to the post office and dialed the Yun family's phone.

There were quite a few people calling at the post office this morning.

Five people were waiting in front.

Lin Zhao wasn't impatient, waiting quietly for the people in front to finish.