Chapter 76: Little Face Turned Yellow
Hearing this.
Everyone in the courtyard looked at the little guy who was always quiet, quiet to the point of almost having no presence.
"Third cub, you remembered it all at once?" Lin Zhao lifted her skirt, half-squatted, held up the third cub's little face, her eyes shining brightly.
The third cub was calm, nodded steadily, puffed out his bun-like face, and his milky voice was very earnest. "Mm."
"How is this little brain so smart? No wonder you want to learn to look up the dictionary. A clever little brain like yours is just suitable for studying!!" Lin Zhao's tone was light.
"With such a good memory, what can't you learn quickly? Oh my, I gave birth to a little genius, how are you so great, cub."
The third cub's fair face turned red with blood, his crow-feather-like eyelashes trembled lightly, and his little hands couldn't even hold the dictionary steadily.
Being looked at by Mother with such wholeheartedness, little happy bubbles emerged in the child's heart.
"Mother is also great." He touched Lin Zhao's face with his hand.
Hearing this, Lin Zhao's heart melted, her expression gentle as water.
The second cub said "Eh," and asked in surprise: "Mother doesn't know?"
Lin Zhao had a confused face.
"?"
Should she know something?!
"Third cub is very powerful!" The second cub's tone was proud, his little face filled with the glory of being honored. "The ancient poems Mother taught Brother and me, I recited them to Third cub once, and he remembered them!"
After speaking.
His round head drooped, his shoulders slumped powerlessly, and his whole person seemed to have all his strength drained.
Sighing.
"I can't do it, I have to recite it three times to remember, sigh!"
Bang Bang, who couldn't recite it after ten or twenty times, lost his expression management.
"..."
So annoying.
Really want to die.
But.
Always felt the one who should die should be someone else.
Lin Zhao patted the second cub's head. "You're also very great."
"Really?" The second cub was not confident after being hit by his younger brother.
He originally felt that in the whole world, only his brother was better than him, but suddenly discovered his younger brother was also better than him. While the child was proud of his younger brother, he was also a bit self-abased.
"Of course it's true," Lin Zhao said softly. "The world is very big, powerful people are as many as stars, no one can be smarter and more powerful than everyone else."
"In Mother's heart, you are all very great."
The second cub cared most about Mother's thoughts and was instantly coaxed well.
He smiled *hehe*. "Eh! I know!"
Lin Zhao asked again: "When did you two teach your brother and sister to recite poems, why didn't I know?"
"It's all the fourth cub!" The second cub frowned when thinking of something, feeling his sister was becoming less and less obedient, and said: "That day Brother and I were coaxing our brother and sister to nap, the fourth cub wouldn't sleep, kept pulling the third cub to play with hands!"
"Brother and I were so angry, we recited poems to them." His eyes lit up. "Mother, reciting poems is very useful, Brother and I recited one sentence each, only recited one poem, which is the 'Sympathy for the Peasants' you taught us, and the fourth cub fell asleep!"
Another pause.
The loud voice suddenly became small.
"Third cub didn't sleep, Third cub even recited to Brother and me, and recited Brother and me to sleep..."
Speaking of this, the brother felt a bit embarrassed, scratching his head awkwardly.
The Gu family couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Lai Mei laughed the loudest, "Hahaha...!!"
Tie Dan pointed at the second cub, "Second cub was recited to sleep by Third cub, hahaha!!"
The laughter echoed in the courtyard.
The good brothers were mocked by their own brother, little Tie Chui's eyes flashed with anger.
(?? へ?? ╮)
He strode behind Tie Dan, pushed him hard, his voice filled with resentment and dissatisfaction, "Brother! Not allowed to laugh at the first and second cubs!!"
Tie Chui's brows were furrowed, and he said angrily: "You don't see my good brother's face turning red fast like a small train!"
Hearing what his good brother said, the twins' faces turned even redder, even more like a small train puffing smoke.
Tie Dan was suddenly pushed, almost fell into a dog-eating mud, and was so angry that he pinched Tie Chui's face, pulling left and right.
Seeing his good brother being "bullied," the second cub rushed up and hugged Tie Dan's waist, wanting to trip him, just like what his father taught.
He was too weak and didn't trip him.
"..."
"Brother, help me!"
The first cub went up to help, three five-and-a-half-year-old children who wore the same pair of pants surrounded their Tie Dan brother, one hugging the waist, one hanging on the neck, one prying the feet... busy and chaotic.
"Second cub, use force!"
"First cub, trip him."
"Tie Chui, pick your brother's feet!"
Bang Bang and Lai Mei booed, laughing.
The courtyard was noisy.
Gu Fu and Gu Mu didn't know what the little grandson's super memory meant, but hearing Lin Zhao say the third cub was suitable for studying, the old couple's faces were full of smiles.
"If the third cub can study, let him study, Grandpa will pay the tuition," Gu Fu patted his thigh, supporting the little grandson to study.
When he was young, he went to big cities to make a living, had more knowledge than the old men in the village, and knew the difference between being cultured and uncultured.
Gu Mu said: "All supply. A Lan, Bang Bang, Lai Mei, Tie Dan, Tie Chui, and Yu Yu, all the same, as long as they can study, the family will supply."
She had saved money.
Huang Xiulan and Zhao Liuniang were overjoyed.
Culture has many ways out; they were uncultured, but they could see it; they would do whatever the third sister-in-law did!
The third cub came out of his shyness, hooked Lin Zhao's little finger with his small hand, his tone childish and clean. "Mother, teach?"
Gu Chenghuai picked up his son. "Father will teach you, let your mother eat, your mother still has to go to work."
Finally, he gave his wife a look, signaling her to go eat.
Lin Zhao's breakfast was prepared by Gu Chenghuai, heating two flower rolls, getting some appetizing side dishes, and even brewing a cup of milk powder for her.
There was food and drink, all things Lin Zhao liked.
It was also the portion she could finish.
The third cub didn't care who taught him; the little milky baby sat in the tall and handsome officer's arms, his eyes deep black, his pupils appearing light because his emotions were stable, his hands resting on his knees, sitting obediently, listening earnestly.
"Father will first teach you to recognize the dictionary, the dictionary is a reference book, when you encounter a character you don't recognize, you can know its pronunciation and meaning by looking it up in the dictionary.
The words in the dictionary are arranged according to alphabetical order, which is Pinyin, or radicals, just like lining up, A is at the very front, Z is at the very end..."
Gu Chenghuai's voice was low and pleasant, usually his tone was cold, cold like snow on the branches of pine trees in winter, but when talking to his own cub, he would deliberately slow down his tone.
Huang Xiulan and Zhao Liuniang felt strange.
The sisters-in-law hid in the kitchen and whispered.
"Why do the third brother and his wife look more sticky than when they just got married?" Zhao Liuniang whispered.
"Absence makes the heart grow fonder, besides..." Huang Xiulan shook her head with a smile. "When did the third brother ever have a conflict with the third sister-in-law? As long as the eldest cub's mother gives a good face, as long as it's not a matter of principle, everything passes with him."
When she first married in more than ten years ago, the third brother was still a teenager. At that time, he was thin and cold, the emotions in his black eyes were always light, there was no expression on his face, and he rarely laughed.
Always reading, working, reading, working...
Later, he left home to be a soldier, didn't return for several years, and when he returned, he shed his greenness, was introverted and steady, and his momentum was like an abyss.
Not long after returning, he suddenly said he wanted to get married.
That day, Huang Xiulan saw for the first time on his face a heartfelt, joyful smile. She felt at that time that he must have liked that girl miserably.
Sure enough, as she thought.
The Gu family's biggest henpecked husband appeared!
Outside the courtyard.
Lin Zhao finished eating, Gu Lan tidied up the bowls and chopsticks.
Gu Chenghuai put down the third cub, let him look at it himself first, and teach him when he came back.
He returned to the room to take his wife's wide-brimmed hat and small cloth bag, put the hat on Lin Zhao, pushed the bicycle, and walked out.
"Wife, go, I'll send you to work."
Lin Zhao carried the cloth bag and followed closely.
Da Huang followed her with little Xiao Xiao Hu Po.
Since the mistress went to work, the two furry children sent her to the village entrance every day.
"This dog is raised well." Gu Chenghuai praised casually.
Xiao Xiao Hu Po seemed to hear the master praising itself, its short tail turned into a propeller, happily spinning around him.
In just a few days, eating well, the skinny Da Huang and its children had their fur restore its luster, their bodies becoming rounder and rounder, as if reborn.
"That's right, Da Huang can watch the house, and can also look after the third and fourth cubs, it's the most reliable." Lin Zhao touched Da Huang's big head; Da Huang rubbed against her palm, its eyes wet, full of trust.
"And it's smart, doesn't it know you're one of our own without looking?"
She praised Da Huang as if praising her own child.
Da Huang's tail shook fast, licking the poop-scooper's hand with its big tongue.
Lin Zhao touched Da Huang's head again, making a gesture for it to return. "Alright, go back."
Da Huang sat there, Xiao Xiao Hu Po spinning around her, like before, watching the master go far away.
When the bicycle reached the corner, Lin Zhao could still see the figures of the two dogs. She hugged Gu Chenghuai's waist and said with emotion: "Da Huang has really become a spirit, it seems to understand everything I say."
"Like dogs?" Gu Chenghuai turned his head to look at her.
"Not like dogs, like Da Huang, I don't like dogs that bite randomly at all," Lin Zhao corrected his words.
Gu Chenghuai laughed low. "The army has retired military dogs, all trained, and can understand human speech. When you go to follow the army, I'll take you to see, if there's one you like, we'll adopt one."
In an era where people couldn't even eat their fill, these words were simply absurd, pampering his wife without limits!
Lin Zhao's hand clutching his waist tightened slightly; the summer fabric was thin, feeling the muscle arc under the clothes, tight, perfect, couldn't help but touch it.
"There are military dogs now?! Good, I'll have you take me then! One isn't enough, raise three!" Anyway, she could exchange for dog food with points.
That advanced version of dog food hadn't been used yet, try it tonight.
Gu Chenghuai rode with one hand, grabbed his wife's restless hand with the other, clasped it in his palm, his voice smiling. "Good, raise as many as you want."
Lin Zhao's face leaned against his back, smiling: "You like this, you'll be laughed at by your comrades."
"Laugh at what?" Gu Chenghuai raised his eyebrows.
"Laugh at you for being henpecked!"
Regarding this, Gu Chenghuai didn't take it to heart at all, just being said a few words, how could it compare to living comfortably.
He said softly: "I only know, those who love their wives, everything goes smoothly. You are the leader of our family, your happiness is the most important."
"Gu Chenghuai, you are really good." Lin Zhao hugged his waist tightly.
The back felt crisp and soft, Gu Chenghuai's protruding Adam's apple rolled hard, his whole body's muscles bulged, and his restless palms were sweating.
A restrained, hoarse voice rang out.
"Let the four cubs sleep in Father and Mother's room tonight?" He asked for Lin Zhao's opinion.
Lin Zhao's hair stood up, pinching the man's waist. "Gu Chenghuai!"
"Be serious!"
"Saying this kind of thing in broad daylight, do you want your face!!"
"What face do I want when eating meat!" Gu Chenghuai decided to carry out shamelessness to the end, otherwise when would he achieve life harmony with his wife.
Lin Zhao: "..."
Thinking his wife wasn't willing, Gu Chenghuai sold misery. "I haven't had it for a year..."
"You're still saying it! You're still saying it!!" Lin Zhao's little face turned yellow, almost jumping up to beat the man.
Gu Chenghuai was a chicken thief, knowing his wife craved his abdominal muscles, pulled her hand and placed it on his abdomen.
Following the movement of riding the bike, that muscle moved and moved, even if not looking, it made people crave it.
"Okay? Let you touch it tonight."
Lin Zhao reached out to cover her face.
(???)?
How did the topic run here, weren't they talking about dogs?!
"Mm?" Gu Chenghuai tightened the hand covering Lin Zhao's hand, making such a sound from his nasal cavity.
The voice was low and teasing.
"I don't want to give birth anymore," Lin Zhao said.
Gu Chenghuai wasn't surprised; after Zhao Zhao gave birth to the twins, he didn't plan to have any more.
Just.
At that time, they were newlyweds, their young bodies were very restless, rarely meeting, wishing they could be stuck together, the birth control supplies weren't comfortable to use, and in the excitement, they didn't know how they were thrown away, and it went straight in.
The young couple held a fluke mentality, feeling it should be fine, who knew the twins came.
"I'll go to the hospital later." Gu Chenghuai didn't want his wife to give birth anymore either.
Four cubs, enough.
And giving birth to too many wasn't good for Zhao Zhao's body.
"... Oh." Lin Zhao replied.
Gu Chenghuai knew she didn't like birth control supplies, and he didn't like them either, not knowing if there were other ways, he lowered his eyes, thoughtful.
Talking all the way, the couple arrived at the entrance of the supply and marketing cooperative.
Watching Lin Zhao go in, Gu Chenghuai rode away.
The man was handsome, tall, with a pair of straight and slender long legs, even wearing casual clothes, the tight and strong muscle lines were still faintly visible, his aura was powerful and introverted, his black eyes glanced lightly, making people not dare to look more.
Lin Zhao just entered the supply and marketing cooperative, facing two pairs of gossiping, fiery eyes.
"Eldest cub's mother, you eat quite well." Li Fen blurted out.
As soon as she called "Eldest cub's mother," Lin Zhao subconsciously touched her bag, patted her head, her beautiful face full of annoyance.
Forgot to show the photos to the cubs!
"What eat quite well?" She walked to the counter and asked casually.
"Still pretending, that one of yours." Li Fen wasn't young, speaking without taboos, sometimes very explosive.
"You mean Comrade Gu of mine, he is quite good." Lin Zhao was generous.
Li Fen still wanted to tease her, who knew Lin Zhao was so calm, instantly losing interest.
"Sister Zhao Zhao, how did you and your lover meet?" Wang Ju struggled for a few seconds, carrying red ears, couldn't help but ask.
Lin Zhao looked at her and said simply, "Just met like that, I returned to the brigade from my uncle's house, he returned from the army, he took the initiative to help me carry things, I thought this person is handsome and not arrogant, if something could happen, it must be very exciting, and then..."
"Then what?" Wang Ju's eyes shone brightly, the mosquito-buzzing voice was raised inadvertently.
She wasn't even this loud when scolding unreasonable customers.
"Why are you so curious?" Lin Zhao smiled.
Wang Ju's fair face turned red instantly, stuttering and not speaking, lowering her head to pretend to be busy.
Li Fen laughed. "Our Comrade Wang is going on a blind date this weekend, she's nervous right now, wanting to learn from you."
"Really?" Lin Zhao was curious.
Her eyes were black and white, her pupils moist, when looking at people fixedly, it made people's hearts thump.
Wang Ju's heart beat like a drum, the blush on her face spread to her earlobes, whispering: "Still, still not sure."
Thinking of the blind date, the shy girl was nervous and pulled the rag.
"I know, wish you success." Lin Zhao sincerely wished her well.
Wang Ju smiled. "Thank you."
Gu Chenghuai went straight to the hospital, familiar with the road, heading to the place to buy birth control supplies.
"Comrade, buy birth control supplies." His tone was calm, his voice low.
In front of the counter, the young doctor with thick but oily hair looked up at him and asked casually: "How many?"
Gu Chenghuai raised his eyebrows, asking back: "How many can I buy?"
"You can only buy one box at a time, one box has six."
Gu Chenghuai frowned. "Too few."
The single-dog doctor's mouth twitched, saying: "After using it, wash it and you can continue to use it."
Gu Chenghuai's brows twisted tighter, his tone revealing reluctance. "One box first."
The young doctor took out a box for him. "One yuan eight."
Gu Chenghuai gave the money, his gaze swept over the birth control supplies inadvertently, nothing different from what he bought a few years ago, it was small!!
He paused and asked calmly: "... Are there large sizes?"
The young doctor was stunned, then showed an awkward smile, shaking his head. "Only standard sizes, large sizes... really don't have any."
Gu Chenghuai didn't rush to leave and asked: "Don't want to have children anymore, besides this..." He pointed his slender fingers at the birth control supplies, then continued: "Are there other ways?"
"Yes, female comrades can have an IUD." The young doctor said.
IUD?
Put something in the body, right.
It sounded unreliable just hearing it.
Gu Chenghuai silently put an X in his heart, his expression unchanged, continuing to ask: "Are there other ways?"
The young comrade met someone like him for the first time, saying: "Then there is male comrade sterilization."
"Tell me specifically." Gu Chenghuai's expression was earnest. ===== CHAPTER 77 =====
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