The next morning, Gu Qingsong, who had just finished his night shift, returned home and woke up Zhao Wuzhu who had not yet gotten up.
Originally, he was full of confidence. He thought that once Gu Qinghan came home, he would quickly settle the issue of the betrothal gift and then he could marry Meizhi home.
Who knew that his brother would disagree.
And Gu Qinghan probably wouldn’t stay at home for too long, so he could only come to see his mother.
Gu Qingsong was distracted the whole night last night and was criticized twice by the director. Now he is even more angry.
"Mom, you have to help me think of a solution. If you don't help me, your daughter-in-law will fly away!"
Zhao Wuzhu didn't have to cook these two days and slept in the morning. After hearing Gu Qingsong's series of complaints, her head was buzzing.
"Second brother, what are you yelling about so early in the morning? How can you let others sleep if you don't want to? You are marrying a wife for yourself now, not for me! Look at your achievements. Now that you two are talking about marriage, who else can you marry if not Lin Meizhi? In other words, who else will marry her?" Zhao Wuzhu never worried about the failure of this marriage. Although Lin Meizhi was good, her son was not bad either. He was tall and handsome, had a formal job, and many girls in the staff quarters liked him.
Besides, this young man and woman are already talking about marriage, is it possible to cancel the engagement
Which girl doesn't care about her reputation
When Gu Qingsong heard his mother say this, he felt that there seemed to be some truth in it.
Moreover, he and Meizhi truly loved each other, and she sincerely wanted to live a good life with him. She was also unwilling to drain out his family's money. After all, it would be the two of them who would suffer in the future.
But when he thought of Meizhi's parents, Gu Qingsong became a little scared again.
Although he had a good relationship with Meizhi, he knew that Meizhi's parents had never been very happy with him. If he couldn't come up with this gift money, they would look down on him even more in the future.
Gu Qingsong jumped up in anxiety and said in a muffled voice, "Mom, you don't want me to be embarrassed in front of Meizhi's family. The gift money has been agreed upon. If I can't take it out now, how will his parents look at me in the future? Besides, I asked my eldest brother for help yesterday, but he obviously has money, but he didn't help me!"
Zhao Wuzhu's mind finally became clear when she heard Gu Qingsong say that Gu Qinghan was rich.
Then he asked, "Is your elder brother rich?"
Gu Qingsong nodded firmly: "I asked Lao Yang in Big Brother's army. He said that Big Brother had made meritorious service before, was promoted to deputy regiment commander, and was also given a bonus. Big Brother must be rich!"
Then Gu Qingsong sighed again: "I told my eldest brother that I borrowed the money from him and would return it to him when the time comes, but he didn't even lend it to me! Mom, do you think my eldest brother gave the money to someone else?"
Originally, Gu Qingsong didn't want to say this, but since he was a child, Gu Qinghan would do his best to solve any problem for him. This time, when it came to his lifelong event, he just gave up. This was unacceptable.
Thinking back to the scene of Wen Nuan and his elder brother together at the supply and marketing cooperative that day, it’s no wonder that he had such thoughts.
Zhao Wuzhu frowned immediately and sneered as Gu Qingsong said, "Who else can I give it to? Who else besides that lazy guy?"
"Well, this boss, now that he has a wife he has forgotten his mother, and he hides the little money he has. Can I still ask him to take care of me in my old age? You ungrateful bastard!" As he said that, he was about to get out of bed to find someone.
Gu Qingsong quickly pulled her back and said slowly, "Mom, my eldest brother is not at home. I heard from people in the courtyard that he went out early in the morning."
"Don't get too excited. You know big brother. He responds to soft words rather than hard ones. If you make such a fuss, big brother will be even more disgusted."
Zhao Wuzhu snorted, "I don't believe he can rebel again!"
But what Gu Qingsong said made sense. Zhao Wuzhu also knew Gu Qinghan's temper. If she was tough with him, he would probably get angry. Now the family depends on Gu Qinghan's allowance to live, and she doesn't want to make him angry because of this.
Zhao Wuzhu couldn't help but stretched out her hand to pinch Gu Qingsong's arm and cursed: "You are useless! If you marry a lazy guy, you will never be able to call me mom again!"
Gu Qingsong cried out in pain, touched the place where Zhao Wuzhu pinched her and hugged her again: "Mom, I promise you that Meizhi will definitely be filial to you."
Zhao Wuzhu has always loved this son. Seeing him crying, she rubbed him and said, "Okay, okay, mom is waiting to drink this cup of new daughter-in-law tea!"
*
Gu Qingsong went to the post office early in the morning and queued up to make a phone call.
Because the matter happened suddenly, Wen Nuan asked to join the army, but he did not apply to the army in advance, and he would have to go to the train station to buy two more tickets later.
Fortunately, his military status is still within the province, so the call did not have to be transferred too many times. After waiting for about half an hour, the call was connected.
The political commissar was a little surprised to receive Gu Qinghan's call, although he had previously asked him whether he wanted to bring his children and wife with him to the army.
But Gu Qinghan seldom jokes, and if he says he won’t, he basically won’t do it.
So when he heard Gu Qinghan say that he wanted to make an expedited report and take his children and wife to North City, he was still a little surprised.
But she still couldn't help teasing him: "Why? You said you couldn't bear to part with your wife? You still don't acknowledge her!"
Over the phone, Gu Qinghan paused for a moment, a rare moment of embarrassment on his face, "It was the child's mother who proposed it."
The political commissar laughed and said, "Don't be ridiculous, young man, who doesn't want a wife and children? Don't worry, I'll take care of it. When you get to North City, I'll make sure everything is ready for you."
Gu Qinghan said, "Hmm," and said, "Thank you for your help."
After a few polite words, the political commissar asked with concern, "By the way, it's freezing cold in the north city. I heard it's snowing. Have you prepared clothes and quilts for the children?"
Gu Qinghan frowned and fell silent.
The political commissar smiled and said, "It's okay. You will stay in Jingshi for one night when you go to Beicheng. You can buy it there later."
"Okay, thanks for the reminder."
"Since you have decided to bring your children and wife with you to join the army, you should live a good life in the future. If you have any difficulties, you can report to the organization. If we can help, the organization will definitely do its best to help every soldier."
"Yes." Gu Qinghan stood in a military posture, his eyes sparkling. He paused before saying, "I just happen to have a request."
"The child is too young, and I need a sleeper train ticket."
When he came out of the post office, the sun was already rising.
On the way home, Gu Qinghan went to buy some meat again. He found that the child seemed to like eating dumplings stuffed with pork.
When I returned to the family compound, many people had already gotten up. Some were squatting at the door brushing their teeth with an enamel cup, making bursts of spitting sounds. There were also various sounds of people beating children early in the morning and couples scolding each other.
For some reason, for the first time, he felt that the noise in the housing estate was not as annoying as before.
As soon as she entered the house, Wen Nuan came out holding the child. Both of them were sleepy. The child was still lying limply on her shoulder, and then yawned.
Although Wen Nuan and Gu Qinghan are not that familiar with each other yet, they both remain silent as they think about living together in the future and cannot be like before.
So she took the initiative to ask, "Where are you going so early?"
As he said this, he looked at the pork in his hand. Was he going to buy meat so early
"I went to the post office to make a phone call and bought some meat." Gu Qinghan put the meat in his hand in a bowl on the eight-immortals table, and then washed his hands.
Wen Nuan belatedly thought of the matter of following the army, and guessed that Gu Qinghan had called back to report.
Then he asked, "When are we leaving?"
"tomorrow."
Wen Nuan breathed a sigh of relief, finally being able to leave this place.
Then she asked knowingly, "It should be snowing in North City now, right? Will it be very cold?"
Gu Qinghan stopped what he was doing, then said "hmm" and asked her, "Do you and the child have thick clothes?"
"I made two cotton-padded jackets for the children a few days ago." Wen Nuan avoided the question and did not mention that her own clothes were not prepared yet.
Winters in the south are not too long, but they can be wet and cold. She used to have two cotton-padded jackets, but they are a bit old, but still wearable.
I don’t know if Gu Qinghan listened carefully. After a while, he replied in a calm voice: “Okay.”
Wen Nuan didn't know what to talk about, so she went back to her room with the child, pretending to go back to pack her luggage.
While packing her luggage, Wen Nuan heard Gu Qinghan going out again, and she didn't know where he was going.
But it was strange that even Zhao Wuzhu and Gu Qingsong were not at home so early in the morning.
Because I had made up my mind long ago to follow Gu Qinghan into the army, in fact, many things had already been packed and placed in wooden boxes. Moreover, in this era when everything was in short supply, it seemed that there was nothing to bring with me.
Before Gu Qinghan went home, she bought two novels at Xinhua Bookstore, but she hadn't had time to read them yet. Well, she wouldn't be too lonely on the train.
Wen Nuan put all the large items into a nylon net bag. This small net bag can hold a lot of things.
There were also some clothes and diapers, which were placed in an army green military luggage bag that Gu Qinghan had emptied. It was stuffed so full that it seemed like it was about to burst.
Although there wasn't much stuff, it actually took me a whole morning to clean it up.
*
It was noon when Zhao Wuzhu and Gu Qingsong came back. They were chattering about the gossip in the staff quarters.
Wen Nuan didn't like to be with them, so after packing up, she didn't go out to the living room, but stayed in the room to play with the children.
After a while, Gu Qinghan also came back. When he saw Gu Qingsong, he said, "Doesn't your soy sauce factory usually distribute soy sauce and consumable oil? Give me some."
Zhao Wuzhu frowned and asked, "What do you want those things for?"
Usually when Gu Qinghan returned to the army from home, he hardly brought anything with him. Why did he suddenly ask for it when he went to Beicheng this time
Gu Qinghan answered concisely: "Take it to North City."
Then he looked at Gu Qingsong and said, "Give me a little of each."
Gu Qingsong felt a little guilty for some reason, hid behind Zhao Wuzhu, and said, "Brother, there is no one at home."
Because I was in love with Lin Meizhi, I had to pay to go to the movies or eat at a state-owned restaurant.
So Gu Qingsong sold the salt, oil, sauce and vinegar distributed by the factory every month to the people in the staff quarters in exchange for some money.
Zhao Wuzhu naturally knew that Gu Qingsong had sold the food, so she said, "Qingsong gets so much from the factory every month, and we can't finish it all, so we gave it away long ago. Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"Besides, you eat in the army cafeteria every day, why do you need those things?"
After saying that, he winked at Gu Qingsong, telling him to stop talking.
Before Gu Qinghan could say anything, Zhao Wuzhu asked, "By the way, Boss, I heard that you got a bonus when you were promoted to deputy group leader. Take out the money. Mom needs it."
Gu Qinghan paused as he walked towards the kitchen, frowned slightly, and said calmly: "I have a use for that money."
Zhao Wuzhu couldn't stand it anymore and said unhappily, "What's the point of you being in the army all day? The army provides everything for you, why do you need so much money? There are many things in the family that need money, and Qingsong is getting married soon, so you have to help your brother no matter what, right? You..."
Before Zhao Wuzhu could finish her words, she was interrupted by Gu Qinghan: "I want to take Wen Nuan and the child to North City."
After he finished speaking, the whole room fell silent. Zhao Wuzhu and Gu Qingsong's eyes opened wide, as if they had seen a ghost.