Chapter 300

Is there gossip?!

Lin Zhao's eyes brightened slightly; she approached the sink, soaked a towel, sent it to Gu Chenghuai's hand, and said with a smile, showing a bit of diligence, "Wipe off the sweat, tell me slowly."

Gu Chenghuai took the towel, wiped the sweat on his face and neck, and took half a step back. He had just finished training and hadn't had time to bathe; the smell of sweat on his body was hard to dissipate, and if it smoked Zhao Zhao, she would dislike him for being smelly again!

"Tell me quickly." Lin Zhao urged.

Gu Chenghuai brewed for a long time, but still didn't know how to say it.

Lin Zhao: "Is it very difficult?"

"Not really..." Gu Chenghuai's brows furrowed slightly, his expression indescribably complex and tangled.

Involving a comrade-in-arms, he really didn't know how to open his mouth, and besides, his wife hated stupidity the most; after hearing it, she would definitely be angry inside.

Gu Chenghuai's appearance made Lin Zhao even more curious; she looked at him with bright eyes, waiting for him to weigh his words.

"... Didn't I mention a comrade before, that is... the person seen at the Chief's house this afternoon, she is Comrade Bai, she used to be a military wife too..."

Lin Zhao grasped the point, "Used to be?"

"Yes, used to be." Gu Chenghuai sighed slightly, "Comrade Bai's husband sacrificed himself."

Lin Zhao originally thought it was a divorce, but didn't expect it to be a sacrifice. Her heart sank heavily, and she held her man's hand.

Her man was also a soldier, doing dangerous work on the edge of a knife. Every time she heard such bad news, Lin Zhao felt her chest tighten and didn't dare to think further.

Gu Chenghuai touched Lin Zhao's head in a soothing manner and said warmly, "I'm fine, don't be afraid. I promised you that I would be careful on missions. My wife is so good, and the children are so sensible, I can't bear to leave you all behind."

Lin Zhao smiled reluctantly, "Mm-hmm, those are your words, you must keep them firmly in your heart."

"I'm keeping them." Gu Chenghuai's voice was gentle.

Then he pulled the topic back.

"Still want to listen? I see your interest is gone..."

Lin Zhao: "... Listen."

Gu Chenghuai chuckled.

He still liked his wife's spirited appearance.

"No!" Lin Zhao discovered the problem, "You said that Comrade Bai's husband sacrificed himself heroically, why is she still in the military district? If I remember correctly, in her situation, she should go back to her hometown, right?!"

Gu Chenghuai said, "That's how it should be, but... her family situation is special."

Lin Zhao pulled him to sit down, sent her water cup over, and asked, "What kind of special?"

Gu Chenghuai drank two sips of tea and said, "Comrade Bai gave birth to two girls and wasn't liked by her husband's family. Her own family also favors boys over girls. If she took the children back to her hometown, there would be no way to survive, and she knew it too. So when she heard her man sacrificed himself, she jumped into the river right then and there. Fortunately, she was rescued in time... This matter caused a big scene, and the military leadership handled it at their discretion, letting her stay..."

"Then what, what does this have to do with Sister Ping's man?" Lin Zhao pursued.

"The relationship is very big." A flash of cold mockery crossed Gu Chenghuai's eyes.

He wasn't a gossipy person, but he couldn't help having Sun Yeli, who knew every piece of news, by his side, so he was forced to know quite a bit of gossip.

"Comrade Bai lost her man, the military takes good care of her, and the sisters-in-law are also..." Gu Chenghuai began to struggle again, feeling it was difficult to speak.

Facing Zhao Zhao's bright eyes, he couldn't bear to disappoint her, so he had to continue speaking.

"Sister Zhang is a straightforward person; she saw that Comrade Bai was having a hard time with two children and helped whenever she could, but who knew this help would turn into hatred."

The Sister Zhang he spoke of was Zhang Ping.

Lin Zhao's eyes were even brighter, her gaze urging him.

The man's deep voice continued: "Later, Comrade Bai found her door for various reasons: changing lightbulbs, no water in the jar, the roof leaking, the table broken, the child sick... no matter what, as long as she opened her mouth, my comrade would go help."

"Sister Zhang is capable; she didn't mind her man being like that usually, but at that time she was pregnant, and her man would leave as soon as he was called. In the end, because her man wasn't home, she almost lost her life and the child's, and the child she finally gave birth to became a sickly one. Because of these things, she hated Comrade Bai."

"Sister Zhang sent a pumpkin to our house, probably because we made Comrade Bai lose face today, and she's happy."

Once you lose your integrity, you get used to it!

As he spoke, Gu Chenghuai didn't even feel awkward anymore.

Lin Zhao's fair and tender face wrinkled into a ball, and she was directly disgusted to the point of retching.

"Isn't this just a real-life version of the farmer and the snake? I am truly..."

She couldn't find a suitable word to describe the absurdity in her heart; in short, her stomach was extremely uncomfortable.

If she heard such outrageous things again, she would let her win a fighter jet!

Bad luck.

Taking a few deep breaths, Lin Zhao couldn't help asking, "Sister Ping didn't make a scene?"

Such a straightforward sister didn't look like a punching bag.

"She did, but..." Gu Chenghuai looked at his wife, knowing Zhao Zhao would be uncomfortable again, "Her man sided with Comrade Bai, so making a scene was useless."

In fact, it wasn't just Zhang Ping's man; others also sided with Bai Taohua.

Whoever is weak is right.

Bai Taohua knew how to play the victim, crying like rain, with two daughters beside her crying together, saying she was apologizing and wanting to kneel. Looking at it that way, it indeed looked like Zhang Ping was being unforgiving and bullying people.

"Is that man's brain full of shit?" Lin Zhao said incredulously; she had also witnessed the diversity of species.

"Not protecting his own wife, but protecting another woman; his standing is not upright, why stay here? He should go back to farming, idiot!"

"And those people watching the fun, don't they know it hurts if the knife doesn't stab them? They really know how to speak coolly; it's a pity I wasn't there, otherwise I would have torn their mouths apart. Why are they so annoying!"

They are all women, they should know each other's difficulties best, why catch one person and bully them?

Gu Chenghuai patted Lin Zhao's back gently, his gentle tone soothing her, "Don't be angry, it has nothing to do with us. Besides, Sister Zhang doesn't care anymore."

"Nothing is more sorrowful than a dead heart, right." When angry, Lin Zhao's mouth was like it had been smeared with poison, "I think Sister Ping is too lazy to even mention her man; she probably treats that person as if he's already hanging on the wall."

Although the words weren't pleasant, they were the truth.

Zhang Ping did exactly that, only treating her man as a tool to raise children, and ignoring him at home.

Gu Chenghuai witnessed his wife's blade-like little mouth again and didn't feel that her scolding was harsh.

He looked down upon that comrade he wasn't close to.

A guy whose brain wasn't clear.

It's fine to take care of a comrade's widow, but you can't ignore your own little family, right?

Your wife married you, manages the housework for you, washes clothes, cooks, gives birth to children, and raises children... how hard it is. You don't say you'll help her, but you unite with outsiders to stab her in the heart. Is this something a human does?!

Even he, who heard the news, felt cold for his wife, let alone the person involved.

"And that Comrade Bai too, she's a green tea white lotus, it's disgusting!" Lin Zhao's tone was soft, but the words she spat out were colder than the last, as if there were knives hidden in cotton.

Gu Chenghuai didn't understand, "What does green tea white lotus mean?"

Lin Zhao looked at him, "..."

Her tongue slipped.

"Nothing."

Gu Chenghuai knew Zhao Zhao was very angry and didn't dare to ask more.

Lin Zhao stared fiercely at her man, her expression serious, her words domineering, "Stay far away from that Bai person in the future! Don't give her a chance to speak, do you hear me?"

Battalion Commander Gu loved his wife's domineering nature too much; his brows were full of smiles, and his steady and powerful voice rang out, "I heard."

"I heard it truly clearly, I will definitely stay far away from her and not give her a chance to speak." He added again, his eyes full of indulgence and pampering.

The children's father was handsome, with a sharp-angled face and a pair of very black and deep eyes. When he had no expression, he looked cold, but when he curled his lips to smile, it was like winter snow melting, very seductive.

Lin Zhao was stared at until her face was hot, and she looked away involuntarily.

After a few breaths, as if to make up for it, she added, "I'm not demanding how you should be, I'm also doing it for the happiness and stability of our family."

Gu Chenghuai smiled, his tone softening involuntarily, "I know."

He affirmed his wife's words, "You said it very correctly, I agree. For our family, no amount of caution is too much."

Listening to Gu Chenghuai speak, Lin Zhao's heart suddenly didn't feel so stuffy.

She rubbed over, hugged Gu Chenghuai's waist, and said seriously and earnestly, "You can never, ever, ever... put others above me!"

Her slender and beautiful fingers tapped lightly on the man's solid chest, "In your heart, I must be the most important."

She had a glass heart, was a clean freak about emotions, was very serious, and couldn't tolerate sand in her eyes. If one day Gu Chenghuai put her behind others, she would leave without hesitation.

People who are not short of love never lack the courage to start over.

Gu Chenghuai's eyes were soft, his chin rubbed lightly against Lin Zhao's hair, his tone certain, "Definitely."

In his heart, his wife is the most, most, most important, even more than the four children. Children will grow up, their wings will be full, and they will fly far away; Zhao Zhao is the one he should cherish the most.

The twins finished playing and returned home, holding hands and pushing the door to enter. Seeing their father and mother hugging, they closed the door nimbly.

The little brothers covered their eyes with their hands, revealing a big gap, and kept looking over, the smiles on their faces could fly to the sky.

Parents are loving, children live in a happy and beautiful family atmosphere, have optimistic and cheerful personalities, and have the courage to face all unknown storms.

Xiang Yubao and Gu Hangbao were just like that.

"Cheesy." Gu Hangbao said with a grin, and as he said that, he smiled brighter than the sun.

"Little brat, you manage too much!" Gu Chenghuai glared at his son, "I want to hug my wife however I want."

Hearing this, Lin Zhao pursed her lips and smiled.

Gu Chenghuai used to be the most rigid person, but he was influenced by his wife to become what he is today.

He puts on an act outside, but is quite comfortable at home.

Gu Hangbao rushed over and hugged Lin Zhao's waist, "I want to hug too, I want to hug too, this is my mother, I can hug her if I want to!"

Lin Zhao felt that he was wet all over and couldn't help but be disgusted, collapsing, "Gu Zhiheng! You got all your sweat on me!"

Gu Chenghuai said hurriedly, "Don't worry, I'll go boil some hot water, it'll be just right for a bath later."

After saying this, he turned and went into the kitchen.

As a big man, he doesn't need hot water to bathe, but it's better for his wife to use hot water.

Even in boiling hot water, Gu Chenghuai did better than other men.

Many men don't have this awareness, and some even complain that boiling hot water wastes firewood.

Outrageous, right? In fact, there are even more outrageous things.

Gu Hangbao heard the disgust in Lin Zhao's words, hurriedly withdrew his arms, and smiled, "Mother, I'll wash your skirt for you later."

"No need." Lin Zhao disliked that he wouldn't wash it clean, "Your father will wash it for me."

Before the tail of her voice faded, she turned and left arrogantly, returned to the room, opened the wardrobe, found clothes to change into, and went out to wait in the courtyard for the water to boil.

Xiang Yubao also took his and his brother's clothes to change into, and lined up to bathe.

"What did you go play just now?" Lin Zhao asked casually.

Gu Hangbao said loudly, "Played the game of beating the Japanese devils! I'll continue playing tomorrow."

Lin Zhao: "..."

They never get tired of it.

They've been playing this game for several days!

"As long as you're happy." she said.

If you want to talk about the military district, the most comfortable thing is not having to worry about the children; no matter how late they play, they won't get lost.

These two aren't the type to suffer losses either; their mouths are sharp, and with Mao Dan'er and Jingmo protecting them, they could walk sideways in the military district without any problems.

Their own father is a famous cold-faced god in the military district, their own little uncle is a doctor with superb medical skills, and even the military district Chief's son treats them as his own younger brothers. Who would be blind enough to provoke them?

"Hehe, it's really fun here." Gu Hangbao's little face was red, and his eyes were bright.

Xiang Yubao nodded reservedly.

It's fun in a way that's different from the brigade.

Lin Zhao looked at the two cubs and could almost imagine that when they left the military district to go home, they would definitely cry loudly.

She had a smile of just the right amount on her face and reminded, "Don't forget to do your homework, I guess Li Bao has already finished his."

Li Bao can't be considered very smart, but he is very obedient and diligent; he is the most active in doing homework.

Xiang Yubao said, "I remember, I do my homework every day."

For children's affairs, Lin Zhao lets them take care of it themselves; she doesn't manage much, but fortunately, her eldest son is self-disciplined and has plans for both studying and playing.

It's mainly the second one.

"What about Gu Hangbao?" She looked at Gu Hangbao.

Gu Hangbao showed an innocent smile, but was also honest, "I only wrote a little, I'll make up for it later."

"I hope so..." Lin Zhao said.

She gave the second cub a preventive shot in advance, "If you haven't finished your summer homework and your teacher calls me to school, just say I'm not home and let your grandparents go."

Gu Hangbao widened his eyes, imagining a big scene: his grandmother being nagged by the teacher for the whole afternoon, wilting like an eggplant hit by frost, unable to even lift her head.

His face became serious, "I will finish it, I won't let the teacher call my parents."

Xiang Yubao said, "Ask me if there's anything you don't know."

Gu Hangbao nodded his little head, "Mm-hmm."

After finishing his work, the little boy who was enjoying himself so much that he forgot to go home remembered his good brother back at the Harvest Brigade, "We aren't home, what will Li Bao do if he encounters a math problem he doesn't know? He's a bit slow, it's really worrying."

Lin Zhao flicked her finger and tapped his little head lightly, "What kind of talk is that? Li Bao isn't slow, he's wise but appears slow. You are brothers, you can't say that about him. If he said you were slow, how would you feel?"

Xiang Yubao said, "Gu Hangbao definitely wouldn't talk to him anymore."

His younger brother is very petty and holds grudges.

Gu Hangbao didn't deny it and said with a smile, "If it were my brother saying it about me... I wouldn't feel anything."

Lin Zhao: "..."

This brother-obsessed kid is hopeless.

Xiang Yubao touched his younger brother's head, "You aren't slow, Gu Hangbao is the smartest."

Gu Hangbao was coaxed by his brother until the corners of his mouth almost reached the back of his head.

Lin Zhao watched in amazement.

The eldest cub's emotional intelligence is truly high.

The brothers look alike, but their personalities are becoming more and more different... it's just right for them to complement each other, no need to worry about them going astray.