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Chapter 307: This is called stepping on the spot

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Able to teach a girl with Gu Chan's personality, how could Gu Mother be calculating?!

Besides...

The third daughter-in-law wasn't idle at the military base either; she was helping Chenghuai inquire about the coach matter for her nephew.

She wasn't a mother-in-law who couldn't see her son and daughter-in-law's affection well; how annoying it is to interfere in everything.

Old Lady Lu curled her lips, not believing it: "I don't believe you won't have any reaction when your third daughter-in-law goes to follow the army."

"What reaction?" Gu Mother was also someone with a silver tongue, not sparing her at all, "Oh, of course I have a reaction..."

She said with a smile: "I'll be happy, I'm happy for my third son, reuniting with his wife and children, this is a good thing. If I'm not happy, should I cry instead?"

"I'm also worried for my third daughter-in-law. Why worry? Afraid she won't be used to it at the military base, afraid she won't be able to take care of four children alone, and afraid she won't adapt to leaving home."

Old Lady Lu: "..."

Old Lady Lu sneered, with an expression of looking at a fool.

"That's a daughter-in-law! It's an outsider! Not your own daughter, even if it's your own daughter... a money-losing goods, not to that extent. Did you eat rat poison and eat your brain broken?!"

Gu Mother said dissatisfiedly: "You are the one who ate your brain broken! I can't talk to someone like you."

She looked at the daughter-in-law of the Lu family, Su Yuxian, who was thin to the bone, which showed how much she was being worn down. Don't know what she was thinking, trying so hard to marry a second-married man!

Men fear entering the wrong line, women fear marrying the wrong man.

The Lu family are all not good. Why can't she think it through and jump into a dung pit? Look, that girl from the Su family is afraid she has endless bitterness to eat.

Qian Bao nodded his small head, raised his milky and cute small face, his voice milky, "This is called words not speculative, more than half a meter."

Old Lady Lu didn't understand.

Brigade Leader's wife understood, looking at the youngest grandson of the old Gu family, shocked: "Qian Bao is so smart. It's a pity that there is no way to take the college entrance exam now; I see he is a good embryo for a college student."

Gu Mother loved hearing people praise her grandson, her face piled with smiles, "Qian Bao is smart, follows his parents."

"It's nothing if you can't go to college; people with flexible brains have a mouthful of rice to eat no matter what they do." This was the answer to the fact that they couldn't go to college.

"That's right," Brigade Leader's wife said, "Chenghuai is capable, his wife is also a cultured person, Qian Bao will also be a pen-pusher in the future."

Gu Mother thought to herself, not only that, Qian Bao and the others have four capable uncles. They are so good to their own sister, they will also take care of their own nephews, so, she is very at ease with the three sons of the third room.

Although she thought so, Gu Mother wouldn't say it directly, just smiled, "Who can say for sure about the future, still have to work hard himself. If you don't learn skills, even if you are given a pen, it's useless."

"Qian Bao is smart, no problem," Brigade Leader's wife said firmly.

These words were truly well said.

The smile on Gu Mother's face was even more sincere, touching the little grandson's head, "Your family's Tie Niu is also clever, and will also have a good future."

Old Lady Lu slanted at Brigade Leader's wife, despising her in her heart.

Truly knows how to flatter!

She had the heart to satirize a few words, but thinking that she had to work after coming back and had to look at the Brigade Leader's face, she swallowed the ugly words, her old face flushed red.

Gu Mother didn't like Old Lady Lu and didn't stay where she was for long, calling the twins to leave.

As they got up to leave, Da Huang and Xiao Xiao Hu Po stood up at the same time a few steps away, shook the dirt off their bodies, and followed their little master like two little guards.

"Is this the dog raised by the Gu family?" Old Lady Lu saw the two sturdy-looking big dogs, shocked until her chin almost fell to her toes.

"How long has it been, why have they become so big? They don't bite people, right?"

Gu Mother couldn't help but roll her eyes.

Sure enough.

A dog can't change eating shit.

This person's speech is still so unpleasant.

"Don't bite, my family's Da Huang and Xiao Xiao Hu Po are good dogs, only bite bad people. They don't even bark in the village, don't worry."

Qian Bao hugged the big head of Da Huang, who was as tall as him, and followed: "Da Huang, good dog."

Like a pendant on his brother's side, Seeing Yaobao followed closely, "Good doggy."

The two little ones spoke milky and cute, as cute as they could be.

Gu Mother was made cute by them, her face piled with smiles.

Her voice was even pinched.

"Right, Da Huang and Xiao Xiao Hu Po are good doggies."

Old Lady Lu didn't understand what pinching or not pinching was, just felt that Old Lady Gu's speech was weird and disgusting.

She glanced at the two dogs raised by the Gu family, which were fat and round, not knowing what they were fed. These two dogs looked like they had a lot of meat.

Gu Mother didn't know that Old Lady Lu's thoughts were so dangerous. If she knew, she would definitely rush up and scratch Old Lady Lu's old face.

During the time the third daughter-in-law went to visit relatives, Da Huang and Xiao Xiao Hu Po were at the old house. Lin Zhao left enough dog food in advance, and it only needed to be fed on time and in quantity every day, which wasn't troublesome.

Da Huang and Xiao Xiao Hu Po were both dogs that understood human nature, could help watch children, and would send water to people working in the fields. They were very smart. Gu Mother liked them more and more. She also looked for unused cloth strips everywhere and sewed a mat for the two dogs. The mat was filled with soft reed flowers, and both dogs liked it very much and used it every day.

On the way home.

Qian Bao pursed his small mouth lightly, looked at his sister who was jumping up and down, and suddenly asked Gu Mother, "Grandma, how many days until my mom comes back?"

Gu Mother subconsciously looked at Seeing Yaobao, and only after seeing she didn't hear it did she put her heart down, "Qian Bao, don't mention your mother in front of Seeing Yaobao. It's not easy for her not to make a scene. If your sister makes a scene, no one can persuade her."

"I'm talking very quietly, Seeing Yaobao didn't hear." Qian Bao's brows and eyes were serious.

"Grandma knows you are obedient, just reminding you," Gu Mother was full of love.

She pondered and answered her grandson's question, "Your mother and the others should be back soon. Your brother and the others are about to finish their vacation. Before that, they will definitely arrive."

"Another two weeks?" Qian Bao's gaze was bright, his bright eyes like black gems shining slightly.

"About the same," Gu Mother said casually.

Qian Bao's brows and eyes curved, his steps became light, and he recited the article Gu Qingzhou taught him.

Gu Mother didn't know what he was reciting, nor could she understand, but it didn't prevent her from looking at her little grandson with proud and satisfied eyes. 【307-6

In her eyes, no matter what Qian Bao did, it was cute.

After Qian Bao finished reciting, Gu Mu said, "Qian Bao must miss your mother too, right?"

"Mm." Qian Bao made such a sound from his nasal cavity, lowering his head, making it impossible for people to see his little expression.

Gu Mu's hand holding Qian Bao's tightened slightly, her eyes full of heartache.

"Your mother misses you all too," she said.

Qian Bao raised his eyes, his gaze expectant.

Gu Mu smiled, her voice very gentle, "You and Seeing Yaobao are still young, how could your mother let you go? As a mother, her heart is on her children. With you two not by her side, no matter where she is, she can't stay at ease."

Worried that Qian Bao was overthinking, she led her grandson into the house and continued, "Your mother going to visit relatives is also for the sake of making plans for the future."

"This trip is a must."

Facing Qian Bao's puzzled eyes, Gu Mu continued, "Your mother will take you to follow the army in the future; how can she not go ahead of time? This is called scouting the location, understand?"

"Going over early, getting familiar with the environment, knowing where the supply and marketing cooperative is, how to buy vegetables, where to go to add things the family is missing... living a life is never simple; she has to get familiar with these things in advance."

Qian Bao is a well-behaved baby who understands words. Originally, he didn't blame Lin Zhao. After hearing his grandma's words, he nodded like a little adult.

"I know."

That appearance was really like a little adult.

Gu Mu didn't expect him to understand; she was just muttering out of habit. Qian Bao's answer was so serious that it really surprised her.

"You can understand?"

Qian Bao looked up at her, his little appearance seeming somewhat helpless.

At this age, Qian Bao has gradually realized that he is not quite the same as children of his age and in his village.

While the older little brothers were still ignorant and only knew how to play, the problems he was thinking about were how to pester his little uncle to read for him for another half hour tonight, and that he wanted to learn more characters tomorrow...

"Grandma, I'm going to find my little uncle."

Just after returning home, Qian Bao stretched his short legs and ran toward Gu Qingzhou's room.

Gu Mu raised her loud voice, "Run slower, be careful not to fall!"

"I know," Qian Bao replied, slowing down his speed.

He stopped at his little uncle's door, pulled open the bamboo curtain with his tender white little hand, poked his little head in, scanned the inside with his pitch-black eyes, and locked his gaze on Gu Qingzhou.

He said with his soft little voice, "Little uncle, can I come in?"

He was incredibly polite.

Gu Qingzhou was reading a book. When the familiar footsteps sounded, he knew who it was, and a smile appeared on his face first.

Hearing the soft voice, he turned his head and beckoned to Qian Bao.

"Come in."

The little guy at the door's eyes lit up, and he trotted into the room.

The youth opened his arms, hugged the little nephew who rushed in onto his lap, and laughed clearly, "Did you have fun playing outside?"

"I didn't play, I accompanied Grandma to chat under the big banyan tree," Qian Bao answered very seriously.

"Little uncle, I've exercised, can you read to me now?"

His personality is so quiet that he has no hobbies other than reading, but he is too young. Lin Zhao was afraid that her son would ruin his eyes, so she formulated a strict reading time—

Half an hour in the morning, half an hour in the afternoon.

Compared to twenty-four hours a day, this time is obviously very little.

Qian Bao, however, felt it wasn't enough, so he came up with a way: asking someone to read to him.

When Lin Zhao and the twins were at home, he would pester his mother and brothers to read. When they weren't there, the clever child would pester his little uncle.

As soon as he mentioned it, Gu Qingzhou agreed without a word. Later, after discovering Qian Bao's genius, he even took the initiative to become his teacher, wishing he could teach him all the knowledge in his belly.

Worried that Qian Bao would become a little bookworm, Gu Qingzhou ordered his little nephew to go out of the house and wander around a few times every day.

Qian Bao is extremely worry-free, which is reflected in the fact that he knows he is still young and listens to his elders very well. When Gu Qingzhou asks him to wander, he can really do it, completing it like a task every day.

In this way, his body has become a bit stronger.

"Alright, little uncle will read to you," Gu Qingzhou hugged Qian Bao and read to him.

He was reading the textbook.

After he finished reading a passage, Qian Bao touched his little uncle's fountain pen, speaking very fluently.

"Little uncle, when can I write?"

He has a good memory. Under day-after-day learning, he recognizes many characters, but his wrists have no strength, so he doesn't know how to write.

Gu Qingzhou was slightly stunned, pinched Qian Bao's thin wrists, and smiled, "You have to wait until you are your brother's age to write. You are too young, your hands have no strength, it's not time yet."

"Mm," Qian Bao listens to advice.

"Good boy."

Lin Zhao returned to the family compound, carrying a sack in her hand. The sack was bulging and very conspicuous on the road.

It attracted many people to inquire.

"Lin Meizi, have you returned from shopping? It looks like a big harvest, what did you buy?" Wang Saozi raised her voice, her voice very loud.

Hearing this sound.

Many people cast their eyes on the sack in Lin Zhao's hand.

"... It's all just things commonly used at home," Lin Zhao said vaguely.

Not waiting for Wang Saozi to find trouble again, she spoke first to divert the topic, turning everyone's attention to herself.

"I heard someone say that Wang Saozi brought meat back yesterday, a big piece too, no wonder your mouth is oily."

The people present looked at Wang Saozi's mouth in unison.

It was indeed oily, as if it had been smeared with lard.

Wang Saozi revealed a triumphant smile.

"Is it that obvious? I wiped my mouth several times, didn't expect it could still be seen," she pretended to be annoyed, but the smile on her face couldn't be hidden, "It's also good luck, I happened to have meat coupons in my pocket, so I just bought a catty. The children at home were making a fuss, there was really no other way..."

Lin Zhao smiled, "No wonder I smelled a scent of meat, I was wondering where it was drifting from."

Standing beside her was a little girl wearing a flower hat. The little girl was wearing a floral dress, her face was delicate and pretty, her skin was white, her eyes were big, and her face was chubby, smiling sweetly.

It was actually Juan'er, the cannon fodder in the original book, little Han Shuang.

"Fragrant, right? How can meat not be fragrant? Lin Meizi really knows how to talk," Wang Saozi's smile became a bit more sincere.

Others also began to praise her for her good craftsmanship, making the person who usually had thorns two meters long on her body beam with joy, and her appearance even became kind.

Lin Zhao: Tsk, sure enough, no one dislikes hearing nice words.

Taking advantage of the reduced sense of presence, Lin Zhao gave a wink to little Juan'er, and the two quietly left the "battlefield."

When they reached a place where no one was around, the little girl wearing a hat raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Lin Shengshen is really amazing."

Lin Zhao pinched the little girl's cheeks, her tone smiling, "What's so amazing about this? She wanted to make me the target of public criticism, but I'm not willing."

Today is courtesy first; if that person still doesn't know what's good for her and finds trouble, she will send out troops!

While talking, the two successfully returned home.

Coming to be a guest at someone else's house, little Han Shuang behaved very well-bred, unlike when she was at her own home, looking quiet and cute.

"Xiang Yubao, come out and see who's here," Lin Zhao put down the sack, shook her arms, and called softly toward the children's room.

Xiang Yubao walked out of the room quickly.

Seeing the new friend in the courtyard, he revealed surprise, "Juan'er, why did you come?"

The little girl crossed her arms and looked at him proudly, "What's wrong, don't welcome me?"

"Welcome, welcome, I didn't expect you would come," Xiang Yubao said hurriedly.

Little Han Shuang put down her hands, walked toward Xiang Yubao, glanced at the room he came out of, her tone concerned, "Is your brother okay? I heard your mother say he sprained his foot, I came to check on him."

Xiang Yubao said, "It's fine, just raise it and it'll be fine. Thank you."

After answering the new friend's question, he looked at Lin Zhao, "Mom, today Hei Dan and the others came to see Heng Bao, I treated them with mung bean cakes."

"You did well, that's how it should be," Lin Zhao praised, "Our Xiang Yubao is becoming more and more like a little master!"

"Juan'er is staying at our house tonight, you take your new friend to see the guest room and treat her well."

Xiang Yubao patted his chest, "I will."

He turned his head to look at little Han Shuang, "Let's go, I'll take you to the guest room, the bed sheets are clean, my mother just changed them this morning."

The little girl politely thanked Lin Zhao and left with Xiang Yubao.

Lin Zhao looked at the little girl's back and sighed slightly.

Little Han Shuang thought she came to the military region because she begged her father, but in fact, it was not so.

She came to the military region because Chef Han and Gu Chenghuai had agreed. As for the reason, it was because the Han family's trouble hadn't been completely resolved, and the father was afraid his daughter would have an accident, so he simply entrusted her to his comrade-in-arms. After all, nowhere is safer than the military region.

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