Chapter 293: Failed to stir up trouble

"Oh my, Comrade Lin is back." Auntie Wang's eyes flicked toward the sack Gu Chenghuai was carrying, "Isn't it pretty good here? It's convenient to buy anything, it's much more comfortable than those small places in the countryside."

Xiang Yubao felt uncomfortable in his heart and immediately fought back, "It's convenient to buy things at home too, my mother is a salesperson!"

Hearing this, Auntie Wang looked at Lin Zhao abruptly, "Aren't you a country person?"

Gu Hangbao put his hands on his hips, his little person's momentum reaching eight feet high, "So what if I'm a country person, my grandma says country people are the most glorious! Do you look down on country people?"

He squinted over suspiciously.

How could Auntie Wang dare to admit it? Noticing the gazes falling on her, she almost jumped up.

"Who looks down on country people?! Didn't I come from the countryside too."

Everyone thought about it, it seemed so; Auntie Wang did indeed come from the countryside, she didn't understand anything when she first arrived, didn't even know how to ride the bus, but later, after staying for a long time, she picked up the habit of fawning over the high and trampling on the low.

Gu Hangbao curled his lips, "What you just meant was looking down on country people, and you even said small place, our place is not small at all!!"

"You misunderstood! I really didn't mean that!" Auntie Wang was truly afraid of this child's mouth.

"Fine, I'll just assume I misunderstood." Gu Hangbao said reluctantly.

Auntie Wang's face was stiff; what do you mean assume? It was fundamentally that!!

"You child, you really are interesting when you talk." She laughed and brushed it off.

Gu Hangbao just assumed she was praising him, with an expression of being the smartest.

The people present saw that this pair of twins from the Gu family were not easy to fool, and they looked at each other, everything understood without words.

Lin Zhao watched her two sons charging into battle, her eyes full of satisfaction.

"Shall we go home?" She said.

Gu Hangbao had just eaten, and his mouth was greedy again, "Okay, let's go home and eat snacks."

Xiang Yubao corrected, "It's jujube cake, sweet jujube cake."

"Not only do I want to eat jujube cake, I also want to eat the peanut candy Juan'er gave us, the peanut candy Uncle Han makes is really delicious." Gu Hangbao licked his mouth, looking greedy.

The two of them had vigorous energy and were growing, so it was normal for them to be greedy.

Lin Zhao didn't think there was anything wrong with it and didn't say a word.

The children in the family quarters had great interest in the identical-looking Xiang Yubao and Gu Hangbao and surrounded them to look.

Hearing them talk about snacks and candy, they couldn't help but swallow their saliva.

"... The jujube cake you're talking about, is it sweet, has a jujube flavor, and has jujube paste inside?" A little boy with dark skin sucked his snot and leaned over to ask.

"That's right, have you eaten it too?" Xiang Yubao answered.

"I ate it once. My mother is too stingy, later when I asked her to buy it for me again, my mother wasn't willing and even scolded me." The little boy said distressingly.

Gu Hangbao's eyes rolled around, wanting to hug the little boy to build a relationship, but seeing the snot flowing to his upper lip, he withdrew his raised arm.

He stood where he was and said: "How about this, I'll share a bite with you, you take us to play, how about that?"

The little boy's eyes lit up, "Really? You'll really give it to me?! I'll take you to play, what if you go back on your word?!"

"Who would go back on their word!" Gu Hangbao stiffened his neck, "My father says, a real man's word is as good as gold, a gentleman's word is like a horse that cannot be chased, I keep my word!"

"Then that's fine, I'll take you to play." This one was also a cunning one, knowing how to bargain, "One bite isn't enough, you have to share half with me."

Hearing this, Gu Hangbao withdrew his enthusiasm and turned to leave.

Forget it.

Not worth it.

He'd go find a child who was easier to fool!

Gu Hangbao's dark, bright eyes looked at Mao Dan, Meng Jingmo, and Guang Bai, and he sighed softly.

It was all their fault; they had been here for several months and hadn't even figured out the situation in the family quarters, so he and his brother had to find a way.

Mao Dan: "..."

Meng Jingmo: "..."

Xiao Bai: "???"

The little boy left behind was anxious and hurriedly chased after them, "One bite is one bite! I agree!!"

Gu Hangbao stopped, "Deal, come find me at my house in a while. Do you know where my house is?"

"I know! Your house isn't far from mine, I've heard my mother talk about it." The little black boy wiped his nose with his sleeve, and at the thought of having sweet jujube cake to eat, he smiled very cheaply.

Gu Hangbao didn't ask how he knew where his house was; his house was a figure of wind and clouds, a center of topics, so it was normal for other children to know where his house was.

"What's your name?" Xiang Yubao asked.

"My name is Black Egg." The little black boy raised his head, proud as could be, "My name is easy to remember, right? My grandpa gave it to me."

"Easy to remember." Xiang Yubao didn't make fun of the little child and introduced himself seriously.

Just like that, the twins met their first friend after coming to the military district and, in a very short time, learned... many things that even Lin Zhao didn't know.

Lin Zhao's family left the place peacefully, and no waves were stirred up.

Auntie Wang was very disappointed.

She came to the side of the comrade who was painting and powdering herself and said deliberately: "I didn't expect Comrade Gu's family to be like this... this is different from what we thought. They ran to the city as soon as they arrived, look at that sack, it's bulging, I don't know how many good things they bought, I heard Comrade Gu gives all his salary to his wife to manage, no wonder she's so generous..."

Every sentence made Bai Taohua's heart itch.

Her man had sacrificed himself for the country, she was alone with two daughters, her hometown had no place for her and her daughters, so she used her husband's pension to exchange for a job here.

She had kept widowhood for her ex-husband for a year and a half and wanted to remarry, but... she hadn't seen anyone she liked, until... she met Comrade Gu.

His face made her heart beat.

Bai Taohua secretly inquired and learned about his news; he had a wife in his hometown, and children too.

People said he rarely mentioned his wife and children.

She guessed that Gu Chenghuai was a victim of an arranged marriage.

He definitely wasn't happy if he didn't mention them.

She had to save him.

She tried every way to create encounters and took the initiative to get close to him, but it was useless; that man was like a stone in a latrine, the look in his eyes when he looked at her was so cold that people didn't dare to get close... and later, seeing her from afar, the man actually walked around her.

Bai Taohua felt humiliated whenever she thought of these things.

In the year of widowhood, she stepped on the dead ghost man and got help from many kind-hearted men, and taught herself dog training skills.

Gu Chenghuai was the first man she couldn't grasp.

She had originally given up on this man who didn't understand romance, but who knew she would have improper thoughts again today.

No one knew the thoughts in Bai Taohua's heart.

She pulled the corners of her mouth, "I don't have the good fortune of others, if my man were still here..."

As she spoke, she wiped her tears.

Seeing this, the people on the side hurriedly comforted her.

"Why are you crying, your two daughters can do housework, and you have a stable job, life is getting better and better, what's there to cry about, you're really pretentious!"

"That's right, my old Tao earns money alone, and has to send old-age money to the hometown every month, the whole family doesn't have enough to eat, I'm the one who should be crying!"

Bai Taohua's reputation in the family quarters wasn't good, and everyone didn't speak very politely.

She felt like cold water had been poured on her head, and she couldn't cry anymore.

"Hey, Comrade Bai, why is your face streaked, did you put white powder on your face?" An auntie with sharp eyes discovered the point, pointed at Bai Taohua's face, and her voice was loud.

Bai Taohua secretly said it was bad and hurriedly covered her face with both hands.

"... You saw wrong, I'm going home to wash my face."

After saying this, she left in a hurry.

Auntie Wang wasn't sure if the fire had been stirred up and showed regret in her eyes.

After leaving the crowd, Gu Chenghuai said to Lin Zhao: "Wife, not everyone in the family quarters is a good person, keep your wits about you when you interact with them."

He didn't need Zhaozhao to run around for him, engaging in some kind of madam diplomacy; he had reached where he was today entirely by himself, and he would rely on himself in the future. So he didn't tell Lin Zhao who she could get close to and who she couldn't; Zhaozhao's friendships were all based on her feelings, she could do whatever she wanted.

"What do you mean?" Lin Zhao looked over with composure.

She felt there was a melon she didn't know about inside.

Gu Chenghuai never hid anything from his wife; he believed that for a good husband-wife relationship, effective communication was indispensable.

"There's an auntie surnamed Bai... she's not very good." After all, he wasn't used to talking about people behind their backs, so he just mentioned it vaguely.

It was enough for Zhaozhao to have a count in her heart.

Lin Zhao understood her man; being able to say this much was already difficult enough for him, so she didn't pursue it, just nodded.

"I know. I'll play it by ear when I run into her."

She looked like she was going to pull someone's hair.

Gu Chenghuai was made cute by his wife, and the heart filled with Zhaozhao felt like it was soaked in warm water, bubbling and bubbling.

Most importantly, his wife was understanding.

"You don't have to be so like facing a great enemy, that person... she still has a sense of propriety when facing female comrades..."

Lin Zhao was thoughtful.

Does this mean that Comrade Bai doesn't have much sense of propriety when facing male comrades?

Understood.

The man is too handsome and too excellent, so the flowers and grass outside are crowding over.

"My fault." Lin Zhao reflected on herself rarely, no matter what she thought in her heart, on the surface she was in a self-critical expression, "I should have come to visit relatives earlier, that way people wouldn't have thought you were single."

"What does this have to do with you?" Gu Chenghuai's expression was serious.

He looked at his wife seriously, his words apologetic, "This has nothing to do with you. If you want to blame someone, blame me! You know my personality, I don't like talking about our family's affairs outside, people in the family quarters aren't very clear about me being married and having children, so that's why there were... messy things."

Gu Chenghuai could not say it, but felt he had to, so he simply followed his heart and said it.

"It's not your fault either." Lin Zhao comforted him, "Not liking to talk about your own family's affairs isn't against the law, besides, I didn't send many letters back then, you didn't know what the situation was at home, even if you wanted to say something, you had nowhere to start."

She held the man's hand and said: "I've come to visit relatives, shouldn't everyone know you're taken now?"

Taken? Is it the meaning he thought?

Zhaozhao thinks highly of him.

It seems she is very satisfied with him!

"I know, it's impossible not to know, it's just... Xiang Yubao and Gu Hangbao overshadowed your limelight." Gu Chenghuai's eyes softened.

Lin Zhao laughed out loud, "It's okay, I'm used to it. Your sons have a strong sense of presence, they are the focus wherever they go."

Gu Chenghuai leaned down, his voice low and gentle, "In my heart, you are the focus."

"Cheesy."

"Where is it cheesy, it's the truth." Gu Chenghuai's earlobes were hot, "Comrade Lin Zhao, be serious."

Lin Zhao held back her laughter, "Okay, I'm serious, I believe what you said, okay?"

Gu Chenghuai: "Perfunctory."

"Alright." Lin Zhao looked over.

Gu Chenghuai's smile was warm, and his eyes were full of her.

Returned home.

The family finished washing up.

Gu Hangbao came to Lin Zhao, "Mother, can you give me a piece of jujube cake?"

Lin Zhao knew what her son wanted to do, engage in social activities, right? Regarding this, she and Gu Chenghuai both supported it.

"Go get it yourself, take a piece for your brother too."

Gu Hangbao jumped on the spot and happily went to get the candy.

One piece of jujube cake each, two pieces of peanut candy each.

When the brothers came back, it was an hour later.

Sweating profusely, panting lightly.

Lin Zhao was writing and drawing in the yard, seeing the two disheveled sons, she closed the notebook and looked at the twins with composure.

"What did you play? Why are you covered in sweat."

"Nothing much, just running around getting to know the roads." Xiang Yubao answered, pulling his brother to wash his hands and face.

Gu Hangbao turned his head, "Mother, I've thoroughly mastered this place, tell me what place you want to find, and I'll lead the way for you!"

Lin Zhao said softly: "So amazing!"

The little child raised his head high.

"That's right, I'm super amazing, my brother is also super amazing!" The second one boasted without humility.

"What else did you do? How did you get along with the other children?" Lin Zhao asked again, although she knew her own cubs wouldn't be bullied, she still worried about everything.

The brothers walked over hand in hand and sat on the small stools, their hands placed on their knees.

"We went to watch the fun!" Xiang Yubao answered obediently.

Lin Zhao was curious, "Whose fun? Why didn't I hear it."

"Not here, it was over at the family quarters, Lu Baozhen's stepmother and her grandma were fighting, they fought really fiercely, then her grandpa helped the wrong side, and the women's director even came." Xiang Yubao briefly summarized the scene he saw.

"Mother, what does the women's director do? That auntie was wearing the same clothes as my dad, looking really imposing!" Gu Hangbao's little mouth chattered, "Mother, why don't you have clothes like that, you're pretty, you would definitely look even better wearing clothes like that."

These words fell into Gu Chenghuai's ears, "That's right, wife, if you want, I'll get you a set, do you want it?"

Lin Zhao shook her head, "No, I'll pass, it's enough for our family to have one glorious person."

Wearing that, she wouldn't even feel comfortable slouching.

Xiang Yubao's little face was flushed, "... I want to be a glorious person in the future too."

Lin Zhao pinched her eldest son's fingers, "I believe that, my son is the most amazing, you will definitely become a talent when you grow up!"

Gu Hangbao also stuffed his hand into his mother's hand, his tone urgent, "I can become a talent too!"

"Okay, okay, you can too!" Lin Zhao hurriedly coaxed.

These two brothers were very smart; if she was sleepy, tired, or annoyed, they wouldn't annoy her, and if she was in a good mood, they would cling to her.

"Mother, you still haven't answered me... what is a women's director?" Gu Hangbao asked again.

"Your class has a monitor, responsible for helping the teacher and uniting classmates, right? The women's director is the 'big monitor' in the 'big family' of the army, specifically helping grandmas, aunties, and sisters. If someone has difficulties, like if someone is sick, or if an auntie is bullied, she will go to help solve it..." Lin Zhao answered the children's questions in words they could understand.

"Understood." Gu Hangbao nodded.

Xiang Yubao rested his chin on his hand and asked: "Then Lu Baozhen's grandma and stepmother were fighting, which one does the women's director help?" ===== CHAPTER 294 =====