Chapter 324
The two children's heads lean against each other, chattering, without any unfamiliarity.
Lin Zhao smiles: "Wherever Gu Hangbao is, it can't be quiet! He really talks a lot."
Gu Hangbao looks innocent, "Mom, you said Dad talked too little before."
"Go play." Lin Zhao glances over.
The sensible child escapes immediately.
Gu Chan greets Lin Zhao to drink sugar water and smiles: "Zhao Zhao, thank you for coming specially."
Lin Zhao waves her hand, "Nothing, I have someone to send me, it's not a trouble. Brother-in-law is not here?"
Gu Chan's eyes flash, "Went out."
Deceiving outsiders, she is calm, but lying to her own family, she always feels uncomfortable.
Fortunately, Lin Zhao just asked casually and didn't pursue it.
"The prepared things, shall we go see them now?"
Gu Chan gets up and takes her to the room of the two stones.
The paint-peeling, pitted desk is full, and next to it is a bulging cloth bag.
"These are all." Gu Chan says.
"Prepared very fully." Lin Zhao steps forward to check.
Gu Chan endures the heartache, "Little Stone is only that small, how can he take care of himself? I am his mother, I have to consider everything for him."
Lin Zhao can understand. If it were her four cubs, she wouldn't bear it either, and would probably follow.
"It's not far from the provincial capital here, but fortunately the traffic is convenient. If you miss Little Stone, you can go see him at any time." She comforts softly.
Gu Chan cheers up and says with a smile: "That's right, Little Stone has such a good future, I should be happy. If people in the village knew, they would envy him."
"Nobody knows yet?" Lin Zhao is surprised, "Eldest Sister, your confidentiality work is done well, actually being able to hide the news in the village."
"... People in the village see me busy exchanging things, it's not that there is no speculation." Gu Chan's face is not good.
"The words spoken are not good." Lin Zhao understands.
Gu Chan nods, laughing in anger, "Saying that your brother-in-law and I are going to sell Little Stone. Don't think, if I were to sell someone, would I still need to prepare things for the child? A group of people who don't use their brains when speaking."
Lin Zhao rarely hears her scolding people and laughs, "Yes. Don't care about those people."
She checks the things her eldest sister prepared for Little Stone and finds that the cotton-padded jacket is not warm.
"This cotton-padded jacket is too thin."
Gu Chan is stunned, "Not thin, right? His cotton-padded jacket is the thickest in the family!"
"Thin." Lin Zhao says, "There is a kang here, if it's too cold, at worst don't go out. It's different in the provincial capital. No matter if it's heavy snow or hail, you have to go out. If you don't wear thick enough, you can't resist the cold at all."
"You make sense, it's fine, there is still time, I will exchange for more cotton and fabric before the cold weather, and make him a thick cotton-padded jacket." Gu Chan listens to advice and immediately has a plan in her heart.
"No need to trouble, your third brother paid me to make a new cotton-padded jacket for the two stones." Lin Zhao says casually, "That cotton-padded jacket is made long, over the knees, guaranteed they won't freeze this year."
Gu Chan is stunned like wood, not reacting for a while.
For a long time.
She speaks, her voice moved, "Zhao Zhao..."
"Don't be sentimental, you know I don't like it." Lin Zhao interrupts her spell quickly.
Gu Chan breaks into tears and smiles, her slightly choked voice carrying a trace of helplessness, "Zhao Zhao."
Lin Zhao: "Know you are moved, but it's unnecessary. You know Xiang Yubao and Gu Hangbao have them too. The two stones didn't fight with them for things. Eldest Sister, rest assured and accept it. Little Stone has a good future, and his third uncle also has light on his face."
"Is it easy to get fabric and cotton in the army?" Gu Chan doesn't dare to say thank you anymore, afraid that her sister-in-law will be impatient and leave, so she has to change the subject.
"It's okay." Lin Zhao says.
Actually, this is impossible, but... she opened a cheat.
Gu Chan guesses it's not simple, intending to send half a pig to her sister-in-law during the New Year as a thank you gift.
"Also need to prepare a hot water bag. There are extras at home, give them to Little Stone too." Lin Zhao cares very much about Little Stone's matter, checking carefully, and thinking of things Gu Chan didn't think of!
"Also prepared bowls, bowls are not easy to hold and easy to break, use a lunch box, light and convenient. Gu Chenghuai has one that is not often used, Eldest Sister, if you don't mind, I'll pack it up together."
Gu Chan says quickly: "How could I mind, even old ones are wanted by many people."
Selling for two dollars is fought over by people.
"Can't let you send everything, your brother-in-law and I will pay to buy it!" She says.
Afraid that her sister-in-law will think too much, she explains quickly: "Zhao Zhao, I'm not being polite with you. The family is not short of money now, but short of tickets. Getting good things from your hands without tickets is already taking advantage. If you don't even want money, what face will I have to see Chenghuai in the future!"
Her words are urgent, and her expression is also serious and solemn, as if a tight net.
"Listen to you." Lin Zhao says considerately.
Her words turn, and she says: "How much, I have the final say."
Gu Chan says: "Okay."
She knows that the price Lin Zhao reports will definitely be very low, nothing, wait until the New Year to give the four cubs a big red envelope, this money can be returned.
Saying it now is too polite and affects the relationship!
"Little Stone is growing his body, snacks can't be less, prepare more meat jerky, and things to supplement nutrition... milk powder or malted milk..."
Gu Chan nods, "Yes, intending to bring a can of malted milk for Little Stone. That family sent nutrition to Xiangdong, he couldn't bear to drink it, two cans left, saying one can for each of the two sons, to supplement the child's body."
"Eldest Brother-in-law is a thoughtful person." Lin Zhao sighs.
Gu Chan's eyes are full of smiles, "Yes, always complaining about the two sons, actually he keeps them in his heart."
This sentence happens to be heard by Wei Xiangdong who just returned from the mountain. The strong man frowns, not wanting to admit it.
Who keeps two hard stones in their heart?!
It's not because he sees A Chan feeling sorry for those two boys, so he supplements their bodies.
"A Chan, I'm back." Knowing Lin Zhao is here, Wei Xiangdong rarely knocks on the door.
Gu Chan greets him at the door, seeing the wild chicken in the man's hand, pleasantly surprised: "Caught a wild chicken, good luck today, stew it later!"
Gu Hangbao's ears are sharp, and he can hear this from far away, dropping his little partners and rushing over, "Eat chicken?"
Gu Chan's face is full of smiles, "Yes, eat chicken, how do you want to eat it?"
"I want to drink chicken soup." Gu Hangbao says unceremoniously.
"Okay, Aunt will stew it for you." Gu Chan's eyes are doting.
Gu Hangbao sees that the wild chicken's feathers are really bright and beautiful, and quite big, making a request: "Eldest Aunt, after killing the chicken, can you give me the chicken feathers?"
"Okay." Gu Chan agrees, just a bit puzzled, "What do you want chicken feathers for?"
"Make a shuttlecock, for Seeing Yaobao to play!" Gu Hangbao says.
"Gu Hangbao is only that small, can she play." Lin Zhao's expression is helpless, "Isn't it that you want to play?"
"Shuttlecock is for girls to play, I don't play." Gu Hangbao says crisply, "Seeing Yaobao has a shuttlecock, Lu Baozhen won't be able to isolate sister anymore!"
Lin Zhao frowns, "Lu Baozhen isolates Seeing Yaobao, when did this happen?"
Xiang Yubao clenches his little fist, looking like he wants to hit someone, "She has been isolating Seeing Yaobao since she came back with the army!"
"She used a broken shuttlecock as bait, asking the children in the village not to play with Seeing Yaobao!"
Lin Zhao just came back and didn't know her daughter suffered such a big grievance. Hearing this, her heart ached, she picked up Seeing Yaobao, and kissed her soft little face.
"Seeing Yaobao suffered a grievance. Besides isolating you, did that girl hit you?"
Seeing Yaobao curls her eyes and smiles, revealing clean little rice teeth, sweet like a sticky rice ball, and also kisses her mother's face, calling Mom softly, not understanding what Lin Zhao asked at all.
Yes.
She is still young, afraid that she doesn't even feel being isolated.
"Mom, Lu Baozhen didn't have time to bully sister. She isolated sister and was seen by Sister A Lan. Later, Sister A Lan took sister and Xiao Yu'er to play, and didn't let the bad girl get close to Seeing Yaobao." Xiang Yubao's thinking is clear, and his words are reasonable.
"Your Sister A Lan has the appearance of an eldest sister." Lin Zhao says.
People in the village laugh at her for being stupid, sending good things to other houses, but they don't know that what she seeks is just this.
Using those things to exchange for the four cubs living in a beautiful family atmosphere is very worth it.
The Gu family's character is upright, not just knowing how to take.
They do their best to respond to her kindness.
Zhao Liuniang is like this, and A Lan is the same.
Qian Bao seems to be responding to Lin Zhao, nodding his little head, the neatly trimmed hair setting off that little face to be even more exquisite and cute.
"Sister A Lan is good."
He remembers the scene where Sister A Lan saved him, blood flowing down her face, she holding the bad guy's leg and not letting go, her broken voice not good to listen to, but making little Qian Bao remember until now.
"Sister A Lan is good, she even saved you." Lin Zhao points to her little son's nose tip.
Qian Bao's nose tip is itchy, he scratches it with his little hand, his little appearance serious, "I remember."
He points to his forehead and says: "Sister A Lan is bleeding here."
"Qian Bao still remembers!" Gu Chan is shocked.
Her own Little Stone forgot everything from when he was three!
Before Qian Bao can reply, she looks at Xiang Yubao, "You said Lu Baozhen is the girl from the brigade who came back with the army for a few months and was driven back?"
"Um."
Gu Chan bites her back teeth, "Such a small child, why is her heart so bad? When I return to the brigade, I will find her house. A child taught like this is too bad!"
After speaking, she touches Seeing Yaobao's head gently, "Be good, don't play with those bad girls in the future."
Seeing Yaobao nods her little head a few times, her voice soft, "Play with Sister Yu'er!"
"This is okay!" Gu Chan says.
Also reminds the twins, "Xiang Yubao, Gu Hangbao, you two are brothers, watch over your sister, don't let her get bullied, you know?"
"Know." The twins say in unison.
Gu Hangbao strikes a boxing preparation pose, his young face straight, "I am a child who knows boxing. Whoever bullies my sister, see if my fist agrees."
Big Stone's mouth twitches.
Little Stone's eyes are stars, "Wow!!"
Xiang Yubao: Called younger brother to take a step first, must pull back a game next time.
Lin Zhao: "..."
Three-legged cat kung fu, what are you showing off.
Night.
Wei Xiangdong and Gu Chan organize the things to bring to Little Stone in the candlelight.
"Relieved now? Even have a lunch box, is it complete enough." Wei Xiangdong smiles at his wife.
Gu Chan nods, "Relieved, Zhao Zhao is still comprehensive. Do you know, she even made cotton-padded jackets for the two stones, long cotton-padded jackets over the knees. Just hearing the style, which is a copy of the military coat, I know how warm it is. Zhao Zhao also said it was made by Chenghuai, I don't believe it, Chenghuai is not that careful, it must be her own idea. My life is really good, I was born into a good family, married a good man, and even the sister-in-law and sister-in-law in my maiden home are easy to get along with, and the youngest son has a good future. Why is my life so good..."
Wei Xiangdong looks at his wife's smiling face, the corners of his mouth rising unconsciously, "I think it's not that life is good, it's that you have the ability to make life bloom."
Gu Chan looks back at him, smiling: "Your evaluation of me is really high."
"It's not a high evaluation of you, this is my heartfelt feeling." Wei Xiangdong says, "You never complain, no matter what situation you face, you smile at life. This sounds not difficult, but how many people can do it? Don't look down on yourself, I think you are very good."
For example, the few years Lin Zhao went crazy, how much grievance his A Chan suffered, he didn't hear a word of complaint from her mouth.
For example, he was injured to save people, and the family owed hundreds of debts. A Chan didn't say a word of discouraging words, constantly comforting him, saying it's fine if people are fine, money can still be earned, and the debts owed can be paid back sooner or later...
After this, Wei Xiangdong swore in his heart that he must let his wife live a good life.
Gu Chan is uncomfortable being praised by the man, quickly packs the things, and puts them in the cabinet.
"Take the cotton-padded jacket and lunch box from Zhao Zhao another day." She says.
Wei Xiangdong takes the initiative to say: "Don't feel a head lower, wait until the New Year to send her half a pig."
Gu Chan looks at him, "You and I thought of the same thing."
Wei Xiangdong is proud, "Otherwise how could we become a couple."
Gu family.
Lin Zhao takes the four cubs to soak their feet in the courtyard.
Gu Hangbao steps on his brother's feet with both feet, occasionally being naughty, and only restrains himself when his brother glares at him. After a while, he plays again, making Xiang Yubao have no temper.
Xiang Yubao simply ignores his younger brother, "Mom, is Little Stone going to the provincial capital soon?"
"Yes, departing at the latest next week, your uncle will send him over." Lin Zhao says softly.
She soaks in a basin by herself, without naughty children, with medicinal herbs to relieve fatigue in the foot soaking basin.
"Mom, can we go see Little Stone off?" Gu Hangbao asks.
Lin Zhao doesn't need to look at him to know that this kid doesn't have any good farts, "Speak, what do you want to do again?"
Gu Hangbao laughs, "I heard from Cousin Tie Dan that a new movie is showing, I want to see it."
"If you want to see a movie, see a movie, don't use Little Stone as a raft. You are still a brother, too unkind!" Lin Zhao glares at him.
"No, I really want to see Little Stone off. Sending people off and watching a movie are not contradictory, mainly sending people off, and watching a movie by the way." Gu Hangbao argues.
His face shows reluctance, "Little Stone is leaving, don't know when we can see him again, sigh!"
Lin Zhao thinks this sentence is familiar. Thinking carefully, it seems Grandma said it.
"..."
"You are really enough!"
Seeing Yaobao parrots: "Enough!"
After parroting, she looks at her mother with flying brows and eyes.
Lin Zhao: Too difficult to manage.
"We'll see." She says.
"Mom~~" Gu Hangbao uses the coquetry method.
Lin Zhao covers her ears slowly, not listening, not listening.
Xiang Yubao covers his mouth and laughs, "You are too noisy, Mom thinks you are annoying."
Gu Hangbao is not hit at all, lifting his neck, "Dislike today, I'll be Mom's big baby again tomorrow!"
Xiang Yubao dislikes his younger brother for being mushy, pulls his feet out of the foot basin, not soaking anymore~!
End of Chapter
