Chapter 285: Don't know what these people are burning for

"It's not bad, better than what Big Brother and Second Brother make." Lin Zhao was very supportive, and her words of praise didn't stop.

Meng Jiusi's mood became even better.

"Eat quickly, you must be hungry."

The topic of bitterness-remembering meals was skipped. The happiest person was Gu Hangbao; he pinched his small mouth and restrained himself a lot.

Lin Zhao saw his little thoughts, leaned toward Gu Chenghuai, and whispered, "Look at your second son, he hasn't made a sound for a long time! He's afraid I'll make him eat a bitterness-remembering meal!"

Gu Chenghuai was very generous to his wife, but frugal to himself. He hadn't bought food on the train, always eating the dry rations he brought, but he had seen the food on the train, and it looked good. Seeing that he "disliked" even such good food, it showed that Gu Hangbao, this little sapling, wasn't straight and needed to be pruned.

"He can't run away!" he said lightly. "When I'm on vacation, I'll take them to dig wild vegetables and eat a few meals of wild vegetable cornmeal buns... then he'll know how good life is now."

"Where to dig wild vegetables? Does the military region have them?" Lin Zhao's eyes were shining.

Gu Chenghuai stuffed chopsticks into her hand. "There are plenty of places to dig, if you're curious, I'll call you when I go."

"Alright." Lin Zhao was very interested.

"I'll take you around tomorrow, and we'll add whatever needs to be added." Gu Chenghuai said properly.

"What else to add? I think everything that should be there is there." Lin Zhao said, holding the chopsticks.

"What about sun hats? You and the two cubs need them, what if you get sunburned?" Gu Chenghuai said whatever came to mind. He added everything he could think of, and there must be things he hadn't thought of.

"That's right, I almost forgot if you didn't mention it, we do need to add them." Lin Zhao loved beauty and took her face very seriously; she would howl if she got sunburned.

"Alright, let's go shopping tomorrow. It just so happens we haven't been to the supply and marketing cooperative here."

Gu Chenghuai picked up a chopstick of the chili-fried meat his wife loved and said in a soft voice, "The troops also have a supply and marketing cooperative, you can go there whenever, let's take you to the one in the city tomorrow, is that okay?"

The things outside are more complete than the things inside.

"Alright." Lin Zhao responded.

"Enough talk, eat." Gu Chenghuai's attention was all on his wife. If she ate a few more bites of that dish, he would consciously pick it for her, and the service was called thorough.

Meng Jiusi watched in amazement.

Sighing, he looked after the children.

Elder Meng looked at his grandson, his eyes excited. "Envious? If you're envious, shall I find someone to propose a marriage for you?"

Meng Jiusi looked at him. "I don't have time."

"Why don't you have time!" Elder Meng moved his stool closer to his grandson. "No matter how busy you are, you can't even have time to see a girl? Who are you lying to? You have a good job, and you're top-notch in looks, it's not good to always be single."

"Being single is also quite good." Meng Jiusi didn't take the bait.

Elder Meng used his ultimate weapon. "Didn't your mom and dad urge you?"

"They didn't urge me!" Meng Jiusi smiled. "My mom and dad said it's up to me, and as for me... it depends on fate."

"Fate, fate, fate... you stay at home every day, or stay in the hospital, where does fate come from? Falling from the sky?" Elder Meng scolded.

"While Jingmo and Guangbai are still young, hurry up, build a complete family, not to mention someone to take care of the children, you also have someone to leave a light for you when you come home from work..."

Meng Jiusi was impervious to oil and salt. "There is already someone leaving a light for me, you leave it for me, and my two sons also leave it for me."

He looked at his grandfather who raised him with a mix of laughter and tears. "I don't lack such a light."

"..." Elder Meng's stomach full of persuasive words was blocked back by him.

He was so angry he laughed.

"Gu Laoyezi, you said you wouldn't urge me before, why are you urging me suddenly, who came to you?" Meng Jiusi was clear in his heart.

Elder Meng's old eyes flickered, and he said stubbornly: "I'm an old man, who would come to me! I see you alone and lonely, and I feel sorry for you."

Someone did come to him to propose a marriage for Jiusi. He knew several girls, all of whom were very good, and he wanted his grandson to see them. His grandson was capable, a good hand both inside and outside the house, but... seeing that there was no one to know cold and heat around Jiusi, and he had to take care of the house after finishing work, he felt sorry for him.

Meng Jiusi took the conversation. "I don't feel lonely, I like this state of life, it's very fulfilling, very calm, and very enjoyable."

He said it casually, but his expression was extremely serious.

Elder Meng was silent for a few breaths, then asked again, "... Really don't want to see?"

"Don't want to!" Meng Jiusi answered decisively.

A sigh sounded.

"Alright, Gu Laoyezi will refuse them one by one." Elder Meng was full of regret. He had been in contact with that girl; her personality was gentle, she was cultured, her family was also very easy to get along with, and she also had a good impression of Jiusi. It's a pity.

"If you suddenly change your mind, don't forget to tell Gu Laoyezi!"

Even if he threw away this old face, he would fight for him again.

That girl was really good and very well-matched with Jiusi. If it weren't for this, Elder Meng wouldn't be so embarrassed and try every means to let the two children meet.

It's a pity.

There's no way if there's no fate.

"... Alright." Meng Jiusi responded.

Jingmo heard the conversation between Great-Gu Laoyezi and Dad. The young man's expression didn't change, he was very calm, picking up vegetables for his younger brother, and also for Xiang Yubao and Gu Hangbao, his brows and eyes calm, very calm.

Lin Zhao was puzzled, bit her chopsticks with her lips, her eyes curious. "Why isn't Mo Mo talking?"

"Say what?" The young man whose name was a medicinal herb looked over in surprise.

"The thing your Great-Gu Laoyezi said..." Lin Zhao said halfway.

Jingmo wiped the corners of his mouth and smiled slightly. "I have no opinion, as long as Dad is happy."

Looking at Meng Jiusi with admiration, the little boy's smile was exceptionally brilliant. "No matter whether my dad gets married or not, my brother and I are his most beloved sons, this point will never change, I believe in my dad."

After saying this, he looked at Lin Zhao again. "It doesn't matter if Dad doesn't take care of us, Gu Laoyezi, Grandma, and Aunt will take care of us, my brother and I are not afraid of anything."

This was the confidence Jingmo had just established.

It took only a short year.

His previous anxiety, panic, and fear... all dissipated.

Because there was support behind his back, Jingmo no longer regarded Meng Jiusi as the only one to cling to. He would think about problems from his perspective and slowly figured it out—Dad should also have his own life, and not just revolve around him and his brother.

Bai Bai was young, but also sensible, able to distinguish good from bad, and followed by saying: "Believe in Dad, Bai Bai believes in Dad. Dad loves Bai Bai, and Bai Bai loves Dad. Support Dad..."

"Support Little Uncle!!" Gu Hangbao swallowed the meat in his mouth, raised his right arm high, and shouted to join the fun.

"I support him too." Xiang Yubao clenched his hands and gave his little uncle an encouraging expression of "you can do it."

"Then... I support him too." Mao Dan, who was sponging a meal, felt it was strange not to express his position, and said it inexplicably.

Don't know what these people are burning for... φ(? w? *)? `

Lin Zhao ignored the extra expressions of the children and looked at Jingmo and Guangbai with appreciation. "Mo Mo and Bai Bai are really smart and sensible! You think this way is right, very good, clearer than many adults, worthy of being my own nephews, I must reward you two, what do you want?"

Mo Mo's steady little appearance collapsed, his tender little face stained with crimson, hot and spicy. "I, I don't want anything."

Obviously, he was made hot all over by his aunt's enthusiasm and straightforwardness.

"Why be so polite with me, it's a reward for you two being sensible, anything you want is fine!" Lin Zhao made a decision in a rush. "How about this, you and Bai Bai go to the supply and marketing cooperative tomorrow, you two take whatever you like!"

"Is that okay?" She looked at Gu Chenghuai for consultation.

Don't know what's going on with the traffic in the military region?

"Okay." Gu Chenghuai had no opinion.

He was also quite shocked by the performance of the two boys, Jingmo and Guangbai.

What Zhao Zhao said was right, many adults are not as good as these two children.

There are many gossiping people in the military region courtyard, and there is no lack of meddlesome people who chew their tongues in the ears of the two children, saying things like "If your dad gets married, he won't take care of you anymore," "If there's a stepmother, there's a stepfather," "I heard your dad and xxx are very close, and you will be sent away soon"...

Jingmo wasn't led by the nose and could say such things, much cleverer than ordinary children!

Worthy of reward.

"Go together." Gu Chenghuai said.

Jingmo didn't say no anymore and said happily: "Okay, thank you, Little Aunt, Little Uncle."

After eating, the family sat in the courtyard and chatted for a while, and Lin Zhao's family of four left.

Mao Dan looked at Lin Zhao and Gu Chenghuai again and again. Before they were about to separate, he couldn't help but hesitate and speak, "Aunt Lin, can you let Xiang Yubao and Gu Hangbao stay at my house?"

He had finally waited for his twin little friends, and one afternoon wasn't enough to play.

Lin Zhao was slightly startled and curved her eyes with a smile. "You were struggling with this for half a day? What's there to struggle with, it's okay, I have no opinion, as long as Xiang Yubao and Gu Hangbao are willing."

"I'm willing!" Gu Hangbao had never stayed at a friend's house before. Previously, he heard Mao Dan say that he had a room to himself and lived on the second floor, so he was very curious.

"I'm willing too!" Xiang Yubao shook Mao Dan's hand a few times, his little face flushed with excitement.

The three children looked over expectantly.

Lin Zhao gave the order. "Go, I'll send you over."

The children were overjoyed, holding hands and walking forward, jumping and bouncing, their backs revealing a sense of joy.

When passing a five-story building, Mao Dan's steps quickened a bit.

"... We have to walk faster here, the annoying ghost you two don't like is here! If he sees us, he'll stick to us again!"

He never spoke ill of others, even if he met someone he disliked, he would at most ignore them. Lu Baozhen was the first little girl who made Mao Dan feel that he couldn't be light or heavy. After being harassed severely, his impression of that little girl changed from indifferent to only annoyance.

Xiang Yubao followed Mao Dan's pace and guessed who he was talking about.

"Lu Baozhen lives here?"

"Mm." Mao Dan hummed. "Her family lives on the fourth floor."

"Higher than my Great-Uncle's house." Gu Hangbao tried his best to lift his small head and look.

"Gu Hangbao, hurry up, what if Lu Baozhen sees us later... and sticks to us again!" Xiang Yubao's brows were tightly knit.

In Xiang Yubao's small heart, all the girls in the world could be divided into three categories—his mother represented one, beautiful, good-tempered, highly educated, good at cooking... almost no shortcomings; another was the others, all kinds; the last was Lu Baozhen's kind, clingy, loves to cry, loves to report, doesn't pay attention to hygiene, an annoying follower.

The last category, he respectfully declined!

Gu Hangbao was reminded by his brother and realized it, running wildly as if stepping on hot wheels. "Right, right, right, hurry up, be careful Lu Baozhen bites people again!"

"..." Lin Zhao watched the three little boys run away in a flash, her mouth twitching. "This counts as... once bitten, twice shy, right."

"How could it not count." Gu Chenghuai shrugged.

After evaluating, he narrowed those deep, pitch-black eyes and said: "Scared by a little girl, useless, the fist technique was learned in vain, need to add training."

Lin Zhao poked him with her arm. "How old are the children, don't always think about tossing them."

"They are my own sons, I know what I'm doing." Gu Chenghuai didn't admit it.

"Normal teaching is fine, but using power for personal gain is not." Lin Zhao glanced at him.

"Of course."

Arriving at the Ning family, after visiting Elder Ning, Lin Zhao and Gu Chenghuai didn't stay long, told the twins to be obedient, and the couple returned home.

At this time, the sun had completely set, the sky was getting late, and every household in the family quarters had lights that weren't very bright. There weren't many people out for a walk, but groups of small children were running and making noise everywhere, as if a gust of wind had blown past. After seeing Gu Chenghuai, they slipped away again.

"No one manages these children?" Lin Zhao withdrew her gaze.

"The military region is safe, the adults are very at ease, and they will return to their respective homes when the time comes." Gu Chenghuai explained unhurriedly.

"Quite good." Lin Zhao said. "Unlike in the village, if the children come back a little late, the adults will look for them all over the village, fearing that something will go wrong with the children."

There are good and bad, just like a considerable number of children can't integrate. Where there are people, there are contradictions, and there is nothing perfect.

Gu Chenghuai didn't say these things for the time being.

His wife is smart, and she will find out in a few days.

The couple returned home, and Lin Zhao sat on the double sofa next to the wardrobe, stretching her waist. "Finally completely rested, no need to pay attention to Xiang Yubao and Gu Hangbao's movements at any time tonight, can sleep soundly!!"

Gu Chenghuai leaned against the door frame, watching his wife with smiling eyes.

"Do you want to soak your feet?"

Lin Zhao sat up slightly and said immediately: "Yes!"

"I'll go get the water." Gu Chenghuai responded and walked toward the courtyard.

Looking at the man's burly back through the window, Lin Zhao hugged the cushion, her eyes curved into crescent moons.

It's really good to visit relatives!

After soaking her feet while being served, Lin Zhao comfortably got into bed, rolled back and forth a few times freely, and lay down in a comfortable position.

"You're not sleeping yet?"

Gu Chenghuai didn't answer, only saying: "You sleep first, I still have something to deal with."

Lin Zhao only thought it was a confidential matter and didn't ask much. "Alright, then I'll sleep first, you should be early too."

"Alright."

The weather was getting warmer, and insects inevitably appeared in the room. Gu Chenghuai lit mosquito repellent, and only after his wife fell asleep did he leave on tiptoe.

Riding the moonlight, his figure gradually moved away.

When Gu Chenghuai bumped into Meng Jiusi at the entrance of the communication room, he was slightly stunned.

"In the middle of the night, why is Fourth Brother here?" he asked.

Meng Jiusi stepped up the stairs, his tone light. "For the same reason you're here, I'm here."

"That's really a coincidence." Gu Chenghuai smiled.

Meng Jiusi didn't commit.

His sister's injury couldn't be suffered in vain, and... human traffickers deserve to die, don't they?

Entering the communication room, he sent a letter, thought about it, and sent an urgent telegram. ===== CHAPTER 286 =====