"What do you think? Should we let one of the children take Grandpa's last name? Let him take the last name Lu?"
Before recognizing Commander Lu, Wen Nuan knew that both of Commander Lu's sons had died on the battlefield.
Commander Lu should have been in his forties or fifties at that time. During the previous New Year celebration in Beijing, Wen Nuan had heard that her great-grandfather's generation asked Commander Lu to have another child.
However, Commander Lu refused as he did not want to hurt her grandmother.
The couple has been together for twenty years and has no regrets.
Although he is a well-known commander-in-chief of the Air Force, Wen Nuan has been getting along with him for more than a year and actually feels that he is no different from an ordinary old man.
Commander Lu is also a doting child, giving Lele whatever she wants.
He would also be unconditionally kind to his younger generation, sending her a lot of things and treating her like a child.
Even when we had a New Year's Eve dinner together, she would be as happy as a little kid and would show off the down jacket she made everywhere.
I saw and deeply felt his kindness and warmth towards me.
Moreover, after Commander Lu recognized her, he never asked her to change her surname, which showed that he respected her very much.
Commander Lu basically had everything he needed materially, and his family lived far away in the North City, unable to provide him with spiritual care all the time.
So Wen Nuan also wanted to do something for him to make this family more complete.
She looked at Gu Qinghan and subconsciously licked her lips. Seeing his indifferent expression, it seemed that he was also considering it.
Wen Nuan said, "There's no rush. Think about it tonight and then answer me. Or you can think about it for a few more days. I want to wait until Grandpa is free to come over to see the child, and then I can tell him in person."
The next second, Gu Qinghan reached out and pinched Wen Nuan's face, saying, "This may not be a good idea."
After hearing what Gu Qinghan said, Wen Nuan's eyes dimmed and she looked at him without saying anything.
But she was not particularly disappointed. After all, Gu Qinghan did much better than other men, and she couldn't expect him to be perfect in everything.
"Do you have so little confidence in me?" Gu Qinghan curved his lips and said, "But the two brothers are twins, so it's a bit strange that they have different surnames."
Wen Nuan said "Oh" lightly, then sighed and smiled: "It's okay, I understand, then..."
"Well, well..." Gu Qinghan stretched out his hands this time, pinched her face, and said with a smile: "It would be better if both boys took your grandfather's surname Lu, so that they would not have any questions in the future."
Wh, what
Wen Nuan's eyes widened as she looked at the man in front of her in disbelief. "Are you serious?"
She wasn't dreaming, was she
Gu Qinghan agreed to let the child have the surname Lu
There are still... two
Gu Qinghan gave her a firm look: "Really."
"None of your children will have your last name?"
Wen Nuan couldn't believe her ears. If these two were girls, she wouldn't be so surprised by what Gu Qinghan said.
Both of her sons took her mother's family's surname, and not only others, but even Wen Nuan felt that it was inappropriate.
Gu Qinghan chuckled and said, "Don't we still have Lele? Lele has my last name, Gu, that's enough."
As he said this, he handed the last piece of apple to Nuan Nuan's mouth and asked her to eat it.
Wen Nuan didn't like apples that much, so she shook her head and said, "Why don't you let Lele and one of the children take grandfather's surname Lu? The remaining son can take your surname Gu."
Seeing that Wen Nuan didn't want to eat anymore, Gu Qinghan finished the apple in two bites and said, "Gu Wanyue sounds better than Lu Wanyue. It's settled. Let the two brats take your family's surname Lu, and Lele take my family's surname Gu."
Gu Qinghan had no opinion on what surname the child should have.
After all, these two children were born after Wen Nuan carried them for ten months. Although they also have his genes, without Wen Nuan, there would be no them.
Compared to the suffering Wen Nuan endured during pregnancy and childbirth, what he gave was really too little.
It’s just a surname. Whether it’s Gu or Lu, it won’t change their identities as the sons of Gu Qinghan and Wen Nuan.
After a pause, Gu Qinghan looked at Wen Nuan who seemed to have not yet reacted, and said: "But I also have a condition."
Wen Nuan glanced at him and asked curiously, "What are the conditions?"
Gu Qinghan suddenly leaned over, put his thin lips against her ear, and whispered in a very soft voice: "Don't leave me and the child."
"No matter who you are, never leave us."
Wen Nuan sniffed the faint mint scent on the man, and her heart suddenly started pounding.
She raised her head slightly and met Gu Qinghan's deep dark eyes. Thousands of words were stuck in her throat and her eyes slowly became moist.
"You can't cry during confinement. It's bad for your eyes." Gu Qinghan kissed her smooth forehead, tucked the sheets for her, and said softly, "While the baby is asleep, you should also take a rest. The baby may wake up at night."
Wen Nuan lay flat on the bed, glanced at Gu Qinghan, and then closed her eyes obediently.
But she just couldn't fall asleep.
*
Before dawn the next day, Gu Qinghan saw the two children sleeping soundly and Chen's mother had woken up. He lowered his voice and said to her, "Chen's mother, I'm going to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy meat first, and then I have to go back to the group. I may not be able to come here until the afternoon. Please take care of the children and Wen Nuan."
Mother Chen stayed up until after twelve o'clock last night and could not help dozing off, so Gu Qinghan let her go to sleep, saying that she would have more energy to look after the children during the day.
Who knew that I would sleep until after five o'clock. Aunt Chen nodded hurriedly: "Don't worry, I'll watch over here and won't let strangers in."
Before going to bed last night, Gu Qinghan reminded her to be careful if any stranger came to hold the baby. Although Chen Ma had never heard of anyone stealing children in the army, the enemy spy incident had just happened not long ago, so it was better to be cautious.
Gu Qinghan ran to the kitchen as quickly as possible to buy a chicken, and then went to the kitchen to buy some pork ribs and pork shanks, and took them back to Aunt Liang, asking her to help stew some soup in the next two days.
However, when he got there, he found that Aunt Liang had already stewed pork trotter and soybean soup early in the morning.
After thanking him, he went home and took a quick shower before returning to his office.
The first thing he did was to call Commander Lu’s office.
Commander Lu must have been busy with enemy spies in the office these days. Although it was still quite early, the call was connected quickly.
"What? Two boys?" Upon hearing the good news, Commander Lu patted his thigh happily and said with a smile, "Great, great, you now have a son and a daughter, great news. By the way, is Xiao Nuan in good spirits?"
He had specifically asked Li Yunhua to go to the Beicheng Army to help out in the next two months. With her around, things should go smoothly.
But having two children is definitely more difficult after all, and Commander Lu is also afraid that his delicate granddaughter will not be able to endure it and will not have enough physical strength.
Gu Qinghan said slowly: "Xiao Nuan and the child are both fine. They are still in the hospital. They asked me to tell you first."
Commander Lu was very happy. This granddaughter had him in her heart, so he said, "You stay in the North City base this month, and come to Beijing after Xiao Nuan finishes her confinement."
There are still many follow-up matters regarding the enemy spies that need to be dealt with, but it seems that Gu Qinghan cannot take care of them all.
But there is no rush, there will definitely be a lot of things to do until the New Year.
Then, Commander Lu asked about the children's condition, such as when they were born and how much they weighed. When he found out that both children weighed more than five kilograms, he began to feel sorry for how difficult it was for his granddaughter to be pregnant.
After talking for a while, someone came to Gu Qinghan's office, and he said to Commander Lu on the other end of the phone: "Grandpa, Xiao Nuan wanted to ask you for help in naming the child."
However, he did not mention that the child would take his surname. When the time comes, let Wen Nuan tell him in person.
Commander Lu was so happy that he would not refuse. He said generously, "No problem. I will find some time to name the two boys."
After a pause, Commander Lu continued, "But if Xiao Nuan doesn't like it, she can take it herself. Please help me keep an eye on Xiao Nuan's attitude when the time comes."
Gu Qinghan rarely saw Commander Lu so unconfident, but he still agreed.
After Commander Lu hung up the phone, he called Uncle Zhao and asked him to prepare some food and supplies for the confinement period and send them to North City.
After hanging up the phone, he took out his phone book and started calling his old comrades one by one to report on their work.
When Xiao Zhang woke up from the table, he thought he had been up all night for a few nights and began to hear voices.
Why did he seem to hear their leader laughing
Ever since enemy spies appeared in the army, their leader has become more and more irritable day by day, and can scold five subordinates to tears in one day without stopping.
Even he had been scolded twice, but why did I hear him laughing now? I must be hallucinating!
But when the guard brought breakfast, Xiao Zhang followed the guard into the office to make sure that he had not heard it wrong!
Their leaders finally laughed!
After listening carefully, it turned out that Comrade Wen Nuan gave birth to twins! !
*
Gu Qinglan and Sister Guihua also took Lele to the hospital.
It was the first time the little guy was away from his mother at night. As soon as he arrived at the hospital, he rushed to Wen Nuan and held her arm: "Mom, I miss you so much."
Although Wen Nuan was a little hurt by the little guy's bump, she still reached out and hugged her.
Because of the appearance of enemy spies in the army, kindergartens, primary and secondary schools are still suspended, and I am afraid that classes will not resume until after the National Day.
Wen Nuan reached out to help Le Le tidy up her hair that was messed up by the wind, then kissed her and asked, "Mom misses you too. Have you had breakfast?"
Last night, Chen's mother and Gu Qinghan were in the hospital with him, and it was Gu Qinglan who went back to put Lele to bed.
This seemed to be the first time that she had been away from the little guy for such a long time. Wen Nuan was a little uncomfortable with it. Although there were only family members in this ward, it was still comfortable at home.
Lele looked at Wen Nuan and nodded with a smile: "My aunt and I had breakfast before coming here. Has mommy had breakfast? Has the baby had breakfast?"
Then Lele reached out her hand and gently touched her warm belly: "Mom, are you hungry?"
When Sister Guihua heard what Lele said, she quickly brought over the pig's trotter and soybean soup that her mother had cooked this morning and said, "Lele, your mother's breakfast is here. Let your mother have breakfast first."
"Okay, then mom, you hurry up and eat." Lele jumped off the chair, walked towards his two younger brothers, and said, "I'll go check on the babies to see if they're crying."
Wen Nuan took over the stew from Sister Guihua and saw that the oil had been skimmed off the soup. She smiled and said to her, "Thank you, sister-in-law, and Aunt Liang for making soup for me so early in the morning."
Sister Guihua frowned and said in a muffled voice, "Don't say such polite words anymore. When I was in the hospital for Zhuzi's birth, you made soup for me every day. If you say it again, it will be too formal."
Wen Nuan smiled and said, "Okay, I won't say any more."
Sister Guihua looked at the time and urged, "Drink it quickly, or the meal will get cold."
Wen Nuan drank half a bowl of soup leisurely, and ate some rice and vegetables. Sister Guihua brought a lot of soup and rice, which seemed to be enough for her and Aunt Chen.
Gu Qinghan went back to the family compound after Chen Ma woke up. He should have gone to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy meat. I heard that he had to go back to the regiment, probably to report on his work first.
Wen Nuan had just finished her breakfast when Li Yunhua came over. Wen Nuan was afraid when she saw her, because when Doctor Li came over, he would have to press on her stomach for a while, which was very painful.
But Gu Qinghan is not here!
Li Yunhua probably guessed what Wen Nuan was thinking, so she smiled and asked, "Are you so afraid of me coming?"
"Take a break first. I'll go see the child."
Li Yunhua is not a doctor in the military hospital, so she would come over several times a day to see how serious the child's jaundice is. She would also press the child's abdomen to remove blood stasis.
Wen Nuan thought that what was supposed to come would eventually come, so after resting for a while, she asked Dr. Li to help her with the pressing.
After the massage, Wen Nuan was in so much pain that she didn't want to talk, but Le Le noticed it, walked over and looked at her: "Mom, are you in pain?"
Wen Nuan nodded, "Yeah, my stomach hurts."
She discovered that she could act coquettishly in front of her children, and that calling them "little cotton-padded jacket" was not just a casual remark.
Sure enough, when Lele heard it, he immediately stretched out his little hand and covered the warm belly, and said in a baby voice: "Don't hurt my belly, mommy, I will blow on it for you, and it won't hurt after blowing."
After saying that, he actually blew gently on her belly and asked with a smile, "Mom, does it still hurt?"
Wen Nuan felt that her daughter was really heartwarming, and she looked up with a smile: "It doesn't hurt anymore, thank you my baby."
Lele tilted his head and said with a smile, "You're welcome."
After saying that, he walked over to his two younger brothers and played with the children with Gu Qinglan and Gui Guihua.
At noon, Lele came over again and asked, "Mom, what's the baby's name?"
Wen Nuan was stunned for a moment, "He hasn't woken up yet."
The names Gu Qinghan came up with yesterday were Ping An and Ji Xiang. To be honest, they are just nicknames and Wen Nuan doesn't want to use them.
Lele smiled and asked, "Can I name the baby?"
Wen Nuan asked: "What name have you thought of for the baby?"
Lele laughed: "I want to call them Baobao and Zhouzhou, does that sound good?!"
Wen Nuan smiled and said, "Bao Bao and Zhou Zhou? Hmm... they sound pretty good too."
If it's a nickname, it's not bad either, it sounds cute too.
I also agree with her identity as a kitchen staff!
Gu Qinglan came over holding the child who had just woken up, and whispered to Wen Nuan: "Sister-in-law, it's because I took Lele to the cafeteria to eat buns and porridge just now..."
Wen Nuan smiled gently and touched the child's head, "As long as it sounds good, that's fine."
It sounds much better than the one their father gave it.
Lele said with a smile: "Really? From now on, the two babies will be called Baobao and Zhouzhou. I will tell daddy that I have named the babies!"
As soon as Lele finished speaking, Gu Qinghan and Mr. Zhao knocked on the door and came in.
Gu Qinghan saw Lele jumping up with excitement, so he picked her up and asked, "What are you so happy about?"
Lele hugged Gu Qinghan's neck and said with a smile: "Dad, I named the babies Baobao and Zhouzhou. Do they sound nice?"
When Gu Qinghan heard this, his eyebrows lit up: "That sounds good! From now on, the baby's nicknames will be Bao Bao and Zhou Zhou."
Now it's all right. The full name is given by the child's great grandfather, and the nickname is given by his sister.
Perfect solution.
Lele struggled to get off the ground and said, "Then I'm going to tell the babies that I gave them names!"
Gu Qinghan could only helplessly put the little guy down, and then reminded: "Don't run too fast, be careful not to fall."
*
Wen Nuan saw Gu Qinghan coming over and said, "If you have something to do, go back to the group first. Aunt Chen and the sisters-in-law are here."
I heard that sister-in-law Juxiang also asked for leave from the kitchen staff. She brought the lunch just now from the cafeteria, and said that it was a confinement meal specially made for her by Lao Zhong.
Basically, you don't have to worry about anything.
Even if it's a child, there are so many people to help look after her, so Wen Nuan won't be too tired.
Gu Qinghan sat down, picked up an orange, and began to peel it. "No hurry, the commander asked me to rest for a few days. I will be in North City this month."
After saying that, he handed the peeled orange to her.
Wen Nuan saw that Mr. Zhao was also sitting on the side, so she handed him two cloves and said, "Mr. Zhao, have some too."
Mr. Zhao waved his hand and said, "No need, you eat."
Wen Nuan saw that the old man was not going to accept it, and remembered that Gu Qinglan had said that he had been called in for interrogation several times, so she asked curiously: "Mr. Zhao, the person they caught won't have any impact on you, right?"
Wen Nuan knew that Gu Qinghan had been busy for several months in order to help the old man get rid of his guilt.
But it was because of that person that Mr. Zhao was demoted in the first place, and now he happens to appear in the army. It is estimated that there will be some impact, but I don’t know how big the impact will be.
Wen Nuan had always wanted to find a time to ask him, but she couldn't find a suitable opportunity. By the time she was discharged from the hospital and began to recuperate after giving birth, she was afraid that she would be even less well-informed.
Elder Zhao pursed his lips and sighed slightly: "It shouldn't have much of an impact, but I heard from Deputy Head Gu that the man said he wanted to see me."
Gu Qinghan snorted: "Such a person would be a disgrace to my eyes if I saw him."
Although Wen Nuan didn't say who it was, everyone in the family compound had a keen political sense and was very curious about who the traitor was.
So when Gu Qinghan said this, Sister Guihua closed the door and pricked up her ears, ready to listen to the gossip.
The news has spread in the family compound in the past few days. People know that the enemy spies appeared in Lin Guoqiang's home. I heard that the whole family is still being detained.
Some of the cadres and subordinates who had a good relationship with Lin Guoqiang were also taken away.
Some people have been released, but some have not.
In the family compound, everyone dared to discuss the matter behind closed doors, wishing they could throw excrement at Lin Guoqiang to vent their hatred.
In this era, not to mention the soldiers and their families, even ordinary people hate the enemy spies who are traitors.
So the Lin family has now become the target of public criticism.
Seeing that everyone seemed interested in this person, Mr. Zhao got Gu Qinghan's consent and sighed, "This man is a comrade I met on the battlefield. He was injured in the head and his leg was also shot. His life is in danger. I am a battlefield doctor. It is my duty to save the dying and heal the wounded."
"Who would have thought that he would change after he became famous, and that he felt his wife was ugly and not worthy of him."
"He accidentally heard from somewhere that the organization on the other side of the strait could give him 3,000 taels of gold and find him a beautiful wife, so he ended up rebelling on his ship."
Having said that, the old man stopped talking and looked at Gu Qinghan.
Gu Qinghan knew that this person would be reported out soon, so he did not hide it and took over the old man's words, saying: "The woman that the organization found for him is actually also a spy. Her main purpose is to extract secrets from him, but the secrets are limited."
"When a person is no longer useful, he will naturally be abandoned."
"Originally this guy wanted to abscond, but his wife said she was pregnant with his child and asked him to continue working for the organization. After she gave birth to the child, she used the child to blackmail him and asked him to come back here as an enemy spy to collect intelligence. She also changed his appearance, so no one found him."
Wen Nuan frowned, took the pomelo that Gu Qinghan handed to her, and asked again: "Is that child real? Is it really his?"
Children are indeed the weak point of their parents, and many people do not want to see their children being hurt.
Gu Qinghan's face darkened, then he nodded: "It's the two nephews of Lin Guoqiang's family."
Everyone opened their mouths in shock and no one said a word.
Gu Qinghan put away the saber and put it back in his pocket, then said, "The rest will depend on when the troops will notify us again, but the defector will definitely be put up in a big-character poster on the notice board in the family compound."
Let everyone see the fate of traitors, and serve as a warning at the same time.
However, there is no need to tell them about the two children. After all, not everyone can accept such means.
No one dared to ask any more questions. After listening to the general idea, they went back to entertaining their children.
Wen Nuan looked at Gu Qinghan curiously and asked, "Then why did that person say he wanted to see Mr. Zhao?"
Hearing what Gu Qinghan said, that person probably didn't intend to harm the old man, he might just want to go back and see him.
Gu Qinghan smiled contemptuously: "When a person thinks he has found a backer, but it turns out to be a fire pit, he will naturally miss the good old days."
Mr. Zhao sighed and nodded: "Don't worry, I won't go to see him."
Never in this life.
Wen Nuan glanced at Mr. Zhao and comforted him, "Mr. Zhao, it's all over. You will definitely be better in the future."
If it weren't for that person, Mr. Zhao might not have been demoted for eight years, which is long enough.
The key is the trauma suffered in the heart over the years, which cannot be compensated by just saying sorry.
For such an ungrateful, money-hungry traitor, simply shooting him would be too easy for him!
Mr. Zhao smiled and said, "What could be better than now?"
"Okay, seeing that you look so good, I feel relieved. I still have some things to do, so I won't disturb your rest."
"Take care, Mr. Zhao."
Wen Nuan stayed in the hospital for three days and then went home.
On the day of returning home, Gu Qinghan drove Commander Lu's car back to the family compound. When he got out of the car, he carried her directly back into the house.
Before Wen Nuan had time to change her clothes, Le Le came over with Zhu Zi, who had just learned to walk. Regardless of whether Zhu Zi understood or not, she said, "Zhu Zi, look, this is my baby."
"Although they are ugly now, my aunt said that they will grow up and become as handsome as my dad!"
Gu Qinghan had just brought the warm basin into the room when he happened to hear his daughter praising him. He felt so happy that he walked over and kissed her.
"She is worthy of being my own daughter."