Chapter 73

In an instant.

The twins felt as if they saw ice and snow melting.

Dad, who had a cold face, smiled, eh!

The little brothers keenly sensed a slight difference, exchanged a look, and cunning flashed through their lively eyes.

Hehehe.

Dad is very gentle with Fourth Cub; so if they accidentally caused trouble, they could ask Fourth Cub to plead for them and kiss Dad.

If that happened, their dad definitely wouldn't get angry at them again.

Gu Chenghuai didn't know the twins' calculations; after being kissed by his daughter, his cold, sharp black eyes instantly dispersed into smiles, "Good girl."

Fourth Cub also giggled.

Seeing it was almost eight o'clock.

Lin Zhao went to take a bath.

She washed slowly, taking half an hour.

During this time, she also took the opportunity to summon the lucky draw wheel.

The task bar had been updated.

She took a look at the total points in the upper right corner—1385.

Among them, the characters of a certain task were two circles larger than the others, and the line of text looked like it was shaded, shining brightly.

【Warmly welcome the "Money-Level" pillar of support home, let the "Money-Level" backbone feel the warmth of home and the sincere concern of his wife, gain 1000 points.

Note: 1000 is the maximum point reward, please be aware.】

"!!"

1000 points, the maximum task reward.

And as soon as Gu Chenghuai appeared, he brought her 1000 points.

As expected of a "Money-Level" pillar of support.

Lin Zhao drew the lucky draw.

She was very bold and drew the 1000-point one.

With the cubs' father at home, earning points was easy.

No panic.

The pointer stopped, and the wheel emitted a bright light, as if she had hit the jackpot in a game.

"Iron Bone Ji, a magical grass seed; it becomes invisible in light, appears at night, is slender, emits a firefly-like light, and is odorless.

Precautions: Weak, very weak, quite weak, needs careful care.

Rarity: Exceptionally rare.

Use: Can heal broken bones, shattered bones... in a word, as long as there is a problem with the bones, it can be cured."

Regarding this, Lin Zhao's evaluation was that it was a bit interesting.

However.

In the blink of an eye, she locked it into the "little black room."

In the introduction, the bolded and underlined precautions were so big: weak, very weak, needs careful care.

She couldn't even take care of four cubs, so how could she manage a blade of grass?!

She'd use it if she needed it later.

Lin Zhao walked out of the bathroom and returned to the room unhurriedly.

At that time, Gu Chenghuai was leaning against the head of the bed reading a book, Dazai was practicing calligraphy, and Erzai was sitting next to his brother, painting and drawing—on the surface he was writing, but in reality, he was doodling.

The twins and their father were all on the bed, Third Cub lying quietly and obediently beside his father, his little head against his father's arm.

And Fourth Cub? As if she knew her father was tolerant toward her, she was crawling all over Gu Chenghuai very arrogantly, pinching her father's face, moving her father's high nose bridge, and making happy laughter.

If this scene were known by Gu Chenghuai's comrades, their jaws would definitely drop.

Who is Gu Chenghuai? The most stern military officer in the entire military district, the person who scared a group of children in the family compound to tears—no one dared to crawl on his head!

Lin Zhao lifted the bamboo curtain, and the sound of light footsteps rang out.

The one big and four small in the room looked over immediately.

Gu Chenghuai supported Fourth Cub's armpits with both hands, used a little force, and the little milky bun was lifted high, placed to the side, and then he got off the bed.

Fourth Cub was a good baby and didn't make a fuss, lying down and playing finger-games with her little brother.

Over here, Erzai saw Lin Zhao enter the room and jumped off the stool with a *thud*, saying dejectedly: "Mom, you're so slow."

Dad said to wait for Mom to come back to distribute gifts, and he was anxious.

Dazai was also expectant, but he could hold his temper.

Hearing Erzai urge his wife, Gu Chenghuai's expression was displeased, and he scolded coldly: "Gu Er Zai, be patient."

Erzai had a confused face and babbled his accusation: "Dad, you're unreasonable; just now you asked me to write, and I was slow for just a moment, just a tiny bit, and you said I was dawdling; now it's Mom's turn, and you say be patient."

"I'm really having such a hard time!"

Lin Zhao burst out laughing.

Gu Chenghuai took the half-wet towel from her hand and wiped his wife's hair tips, his gaze sweeping toward Erzai, "In our family, female comrades have special privileges."

Lin Zhao was facing the dressing mirror, unscrewing the lid of the face cream unhurriedly.

Hearing this, her fingertips paused, and she turned her head to look at him.

The warm yellow light fell into her eyes, rippling with fine light.

"Comrade Gu..." she deliberately dragged out the tail of her voice, teasing: "How do I remember someone saying that they hated special treatment the most?"

Gu Chenghuai's expression didn't change, "With me, you are always special."

Lin Zhao smiled brilliantly.

As soon as the couple started talking, they forgot about the four cubs.

Erzai curled his lips, climbed onto the bed to play with his younger brother and sister, and Dazai practiced calligraphy silently.

When Lin Zhao's hair was almost dry, Gu Chenghuai stopped, walked to the door, hung up the towel, and opened the luggage bag.

Seeing his movements, the four cubs' eyes lit up; they slid off the bed, shuffled in their cloth shoes, and ran over with a *deng-deng-deng* sound.

They lifted their little heads, their expectations identical.

As expected of having crawled out of the same mother's belly.

Gu Chenghuai took out a dress first and sent it to Lin Zhao, saying warmly: "Zhaozhao, this is a dress I bought for you at the department store in Haicheng; take a look and see if you like it—I felt it suited you the first time I saw it."

"You'll definitely look good in it."

Lin Zhao took it and shook it open by the collar.

The full appearance of the long dress appeared before the family's eyes.

This dress was a classic style with red and white checks.

The doll collar design and puff sleeves had a retro, playful feel, and the red belt outlined her waistline just right, making the dress look even neater.

"Cubs' father, your taste is really good; I like it very much." Lin Zhao held it against her body, liking it more the more she looked at it.

She wore her seaweed-like long hair down; her hair was thick and dense, emitting a luster, her skin was fair, her eyes were clear and bright, and with the stylish long dress held in front of her, she smiled, looking like a beautiful lady in a pictorial.

"Mom looks good." Dazai said with a smile, his eyes full of appreciation.

Gu Chenghuai, who had his first compliment stolen by his son: "..."

He really!

"It suits you very well." Gu Chenghuai praised sincerely.

Of course, he felt his wife would look beautiful even in a burlap sack.

"It's a pity it hasn't been washed, otherwise I'd wear it to work tomorrow." Lin Zhao said regretfully.

Gu Chenghuai didn't say anything immediately; he continued to rummage through the luggage and took out a pair of beige little leather shoes, also a classic style.

"You bought me leather shoes again." Lin Zhao's eyes were bright, her voice cheerful, giving the man the reaction he wanted.

Sure enough.

Gu Chenghuai's brows and eyes became even softer.

"Aren't your leather shoes old? This style is the latest, and it's very popular in Haicheng." His tone was gentle.

Erzai waited for a long time, but the gifts were all for Mom, not for them, so he asked proactively: "Dad, what about ours?"

"What's the rush." Gu Chenghuai frowned and said righteously: "Erzai, you really should exercise some patience. It's not that I'm praising one and stepping on the other, but look at your big brother."

Dazai secretly straightened his back.

Erzai: "..."

"I was just asking." The little child wasn't discouraged, muttering.

He was very depressed in his heart; he took half a step back, bent slightly, reached his right arm forward, and made a gesture for him to continue.

Lin Zhao was about to die laughing at Erzai.

Seeing his second son was sensible, Gu Chenghuai gave him a satisfied look and continued to rummage through the luggage.

"Zhaozhao, this is wool; take a look and see if you like it? If you don't like it, give it to the cubs, and I'll buy you some more."

Erzai didn't mind either, his mouth grinning.

Well, he wasn't picky!!

"This color isn't bad; I originally wanted to buy red, but the red ones were snatched up early, and there was only this one." In Gu Chenghuai's heart, his wife deserved all the good things.

If his wife didn't like it, it certainly wasn't Zhaozhao's fault, but because the choices were too few; his wife was really wronged.

"It's quite good; light gray is also fine, I like it quite a bit." Lin Zhao really felt it wasn't bad.

The furrow between Gu Chenghuai's brows smoothed out, "As long as you like it."

Having reached this point, the four cubs thought it should finally be their turn.

They stared at Gu Chenghuai's movements, their gazes burning and full of expectation.

Who knew.

Gu Chenghuai took out a black wool coat.

"!" Still Mom's!!

The four cubs' eyes dimmed instantly.

What about theirs?

What about... theirs!!!

Gu Chenghuai didn't notice the four cubs; he felt that one by one was fine, what was the rush.

The young military officer, full of noble air, looked at his beloved wife and said: "Didn't you complain that cotton-padded clothes were thick and made you look like a bear? I bought you a coat; when it cools down, you can wear it over your sweater, and it won't make you look bulky."

The wool coat was medium-length, double-breasted, comfortable and crisp—a very classic style that wouldn't be outdated even in later generations.

"This... must be expensive?!" Lin Zhao touched the material; it was soft and light, so it definitely wasn't cheap.

"It's not expensive; your happiness is more important than anything else." Gu Chenghuai said blandly.

"You're in a good mood when you wear beautiful clothes, and I hope you're happy every day." In his heart, Zhaozhao worked hard, and he was happy to spend more than half a month's salary to buy her happiness.

Gu Chenghuai continued to rummage through the luggage.

The four cubs stood in a row, their eyes brightening again.

It must be their turn now.

The cubs rubbed their hands in anticipation, their eyes following their father's hands as they moved.

Lin Zhao caught a glimpse of the children's cute appearance out of the corner of her eye, and the smile on her face was completely uncontrollable, her eyes becoming incomparably gentle.

Gu Chenghuai took out a beautiful retro wide-brimmed hat and sent it to her.

"Wife, it's the sunniest time when you come home from work, so I bought you a hat to block the sun." Gu Chenghuai really kept Lin Zhao in his heart, considering everything.

"Take a look and see if it's the one you like?"

Before Lin Zhao could answer, he continued without leaving a gap, "It's okay if you don't like it; just make do for now, and if there's a chance, I'll take you to Haicheng, and I'll buy you a few more then."

When they were first dating, Zhaozhao had inadvertently gotten a pictorial; he had long forgotten what the lady on it looked like, but he only remembered that the person on the pictorial was wearing a hat, and Zhaozhao had shown that she liked it very much. He had thought then that he must buy her one if he had the chance.

"I like it; I didn't expect you to still remember." Lin Zhao stroked the big bow on the hat and smiled brilliantly.

Gu Chenghuai said in his heart that he remembered everything Zhaozhao said.

"Shall I put it on for you?" He looked at Lin Zhao with lowered brows, asking for her opinion.

"Okay." Lin Zhao responded generously.

Gu Chenghuai straightened her long hair, put the hat on his wife, and handed her a mirror to look at.

"It's really beautiful; Gu Chenghuai, your taste is getting better and better." Lin Zhao turned her head from side to side, looking at herself in the mirror.

Beautiful and stylish.

As expected, people rely on clothes.

Gu Chenghuai smiled without saying anything.

He also had times when his aesthetics were worrying, like when he first bought his wife pink sandals and a pink silk scarf, only to be complained about. He had observed her preferences in secret for more than half a year before he gradually understood Zhaozhao's tastes.

The four cubs saw their mother wearing a hat for the first time, and their four pairs of eyes were as bright as the stars in a summer night.

They outputted rainbow farts in childish language.

"Wow!" Erzai held his face and looked at Lin Zhao, his tone light and full of pride, "Mom is so beautiful! Is Mom a fairy? Mom, when I earn money, I'll buy you lots and lots of hats!"

Speaking of buying his mother lots and lots of hats, he stretched his arms hard, drawing a big circle with his two arms.

Dazai hooked his mother's hem with his finger and said sincerely and straightforwardly: "Mom is the best-looking. Mom, let Dad take a picture of you tomorrow. You have to take pictures when you wear new clothes."

He turned his head to look at Gu Chenghuai: "Dad, will you take a picture of my mom?"

Gu Chenghuai thought Dazai meant for him to take Zhaozhao to the county seat to take pictures, so he gave his eldest son an appreciative look and said happily: "I will."

The twins hugged Lin Zhao's legs, looking up, their voices crisp and bright.

"Mom pretty." This was the soft and cute Fourth Cub.

Third Cub noticed his mother's expectant gaze and followed up with: "Mom looks good."

His little expression was earnest and serious, very much like his father.

Erzai suddenly discovered something wrong; he walked toward his younger brother, cupped Third Cub's face in his palms, moved it from side to side, his expression becoming increasingly strange.

After withdrawing his hands, he looked up at Gu Chenghuai.

His expression was serious.

"Mom, I think I saw Dad when he was little!!" The child's voice was loud, full of disbelief.

He looked at his father, then at his younger brother, and the more he looked, the more they looked alike, leaving him dumbfounded.

Like this, like this, he wouldn't dare to be fierce to his younger brother in the future.

"Third Cub is your father's own son; what's strange about him looking like your father." Lin Zhao took off the hat; without her needing to say anything, Gu Chenghuai took the hat and hung it up.

"I'm also my father's son; why don't I look like Dad?" Erzai rolled his eyes, tilted his head, and looked full of confusion.

Dazai didn't understand either.

"Because both of you look like Dad and Mom." Lin Zhao used her fingers to smooth her hair, comforting the twins, "This way, as long as we go out, others will know we are a family."

The five-year-old children were happy again, feeling that this was also very, very good.

The little brothers were satisfied.

Watching this scene, Gu Chenghuai's brows and eyes were gentle.

At this moment, Fourth Cub ran toward him slowly, hugged her father's leg, lifted her head hard, and pulled her father's hem with her chubby hands.

"Dad, Cub, Cub~~" The little milky voice was soft, and she smiled with curved eyes, her long, curled eyelashes trembling lightly, the sweetness level exceeding the limit.

While speaking in a milky voice, her little finger pointed at the luggage bag from which Gu Chenghuai took the gifts, reminding her father that there was still Fourth Cub.

Lin Zhao saw it every day, but her heart was still melted by her daughter.

She picked up Fourth Cub, kissed her daughter's fragrant, soft little face, and smiled: "Don't worry, there's definitely a gift for this little clever-clogs."

"Mom, is there one for us three brothers?" Erzai raised his claws and asked weakly.

"There's definitely one for you too." Lin Zhao answered her son and turned back to urge the cubs' father, "Hurry up and give it to the children; Erzai is waiting so long he's losing confidence!"

Since his wife had spoken, Gu Chenghuai had to give it to his sons first.

Without keeping them in suspense at all, he dug and dug in the luggage bag, took out something thick with a hard cover from the very bottom, and sent it into Erzai's hands.

"For you, use it well." Gu Chenghuai said.

Erzai flipped through it quickly, tilted his head slightly, and looked at his father's superior profile with a depressed and absurd gaze.

"What's this?" The child's mouth drooped, and his eyes lost their light.

"For fighting?!"

One sentence after another, he just didn't want to admit... that this was a dictionary for learning characters.

Gu Chenghuai raised his hand to pinch his brows.

Fighting again?

Gu Er Zai was too jumpy!

"Erzai, this is a dictionary." Dazai stood next to his younger brother, pointed to the characters on it with his finger, and kept his little face solemn.

"There are characters on it; you don't recognize the character 'dictionary', but you should recognize the character 'character'. Erzai, you should learn characters well, otherwise how will you drive a big truck when you grow up? You won't even recognize the road."

Erzai was about to break, his face bitter, "I recognize characters! I know it's a dictionary, but I don't want it!"

What does he need a dictionary for? It can't be eaten or drunk.

He handed the dictionary to Third Cub, turned around, and decided to ignore it.

Third Cub curiously opened the book; although he couldn't understand anything, his eyes became brighter and brighter.