Gu Qinglan followed the guard to the gate of the family compound.
Along the way, all she could think of was Li Daxiang.
Wen Nuan had told her before that the group of reserve pilots who went to Shenyang to study would return to the army at the end of the year.
It is very likely that their team has returned.
Gu Qinglan walked very quickly and soon left the guards behind for some distance. However, when she was about to reach the military gate, she saw a familiar figure.
It happened that today was the winter solstice and also the market day in the town, so many people in the staff quarters took advantage of today to go out to the town to do some shopping.
In the previous period of time, the Beicheng troops have been in a semi-closed state. Except for some soldiers on missions who can enter and leave the troops, everyone else is required to stay in the family compound and cannot go out.
It was not until the beginning of December that traffic in the family compound was slowly reopened. The family members, who had been cooped up for three months, took advantage of the holiday and went to the market in groups.
So today there were a lot of people at the army gate checking documents for people coming in and out.
Even after not seeing each other for several years, Gu Qinglan could still recognize that person in the crowd at a glance—
Who else could it be if not her own biased mother who takes it for granted and feels justified in doing so
Gu Qinglan walked towards the gate with a lot of questions in her mind. If it wasn't for the fact that it was winter and the temperature outside had dropped to more than ten degrees below zero, she might have turned around and left.
Because the first moment she saw Zhao Wuzhu, she recalled the time when she returned to her hometown from the village where she had been sent to work.
Her mother never said a good word to her, and she was even wrongly accused and beaten.
On the contrary, it was warm. Even though they had never met before, after hearing about that incident, her first words were to believe her.
But Zhao Wuzhu still beat her to death even when she knelt down and begged for mercy.
Perhaps because she was recalling some bad things, Gu Qinglan's steps towards Zhao Wuzhuo slowed down significantly, and she even looked a little bit unbelieving.
How did she come to this place
Could it be that he knew that his elder brother and his wife had given birth to twin sons, so he came to see the children
It's not impossible, her mother is a role model for favoring boys over girls.
It is not impossible to come and see the children. After all, these two children are the eldest sons and grandsons of the old Gu family!
Just when Gu Qinglan was full of doubts, the guard behind her caught up with her and said, "Comrade Gu Qinglan, that's the person who's looking for you. She wants you to come and pick her up in person."
The comrade rushed all the way and said breathlessly: "If you bring her into the family compound, please go to the Political Department to get a permit."
Because of the enemy spy incident that occurred in the army not long ago, the army now has strict management of the entry and exit of military personnel.
Gu Qinglan heard the guard's reminder and responded, "Okay, thank you comrade."
"You're welcome. Go ahead." The guard looked at the sky which was getting gloomy again and said, "It's very cold. It might snow again soon."
Gu Qinglan pursed her lips, thanked him, then walked out of the military gate and went straight towards Zhao Wuzhu.
But when she was about to walk in front of Zhao Wuzhu, her mother kept looking into the family compound, as if she didn't recognize her.
Seeing that she was still holding two large bags and looking down at her pitiful appearance, Gu Qinglan walked over and shouted, "Mom—"
Zhao Wuzhu waited at the gate of the army for a long time, observing the people coming and going at the gate, but he didn't see Gu Qinglan come out.
I felt depressed and scared.
She didn't know that the northern city would be so far away, and there wasn't even a direct train to the county town.
After arriving in Beijing, it takes more than ten hours of driving through barren mountains and forests to get there.
When she came in on the truck, she thought she had taken the wrong road and got on the wrong bus.
How could there be such a desolate place
Even this so-called force, apart from people stationed at the gate, had no signs indicating that this was the Beicheng Air Force Base.
If it weren't for the military comrades coming in and out, she would have thought she was lost.
But it was Gu Qinglan's familiar "Mom" that reawakened Zhao Wuzhu's hope.
She looked in the direction of the person coming. She was shocked at first glance, and then she called out uncertainly, "Qing, Qinglan?"
Zhao Wuzhu's impression of Gu Qinglan is still that of the skinny little girl with yellow hair before she went to the countryside.
She went back to her hometown two years ago, but she only stayed at home for two or three days at most.
At that time, Lin Meizhi happened to fall down the stairs and had a miscarriage. Without taking a good look at her daughter, she ran away from home.
But now, Gu Qinglan has grown tall and thin. Although she is wearing bulky clothes in the middle of winter, judging from her round face, she must be living a good life.
Her skin became much whiter, her hair grew longer, and was tied into two braids that hung on her shoulders, making her stand out gracefully.
She really didn't recognize her daughter.
Gu Qinglan frowned and replied, "That's me."
—Your worthless daughter.
Zhao Wuzhu was so shocked that her jaw dropped: "This... Mom really didn't recognize you, you're so pretty, you're worthy of being the child of our Gu family, you're so handsome."
Gu Qinglan was in no mood to listen to her nonsense. She reached out and took the bag from Zhao Wuzhu's hand. It was so heavy that she needed to use both hands to lift it.
She said, "Mom, why did you come to North City all of a sudden? Why didn't you tell me and my brother in advance?"
Because of the previous enemy spy incident, there had been no new family members coming to the family compound for a long time. Everyone was afraid of causing trouble and affecting the mainstay of the family who was a soldier.
That's fine, the point is that she doesn't have time to accompany her mother, let alone her elder brother. She hasn't seen Gu Qinghan for a long time.
Wen Nuan said that her eldest brother now travels between Beijing and Beijing, and often has meetings at night, so he almost turns off the lights when he gets home.
It's really not the right time for her mother to come.
Zhao Wuzhu sighed heavily and said in a bad tone: "Don't talk about it, it's a long story. Your eldest brother just happened to have twins, so I came to take a look."
Zhao Wuzhu looked in the direction of the army gate and said, "Take me to the house assigned by your eldest brother. It's too cold in the north city. I'm almost frozen into an ice stick."
After saying this, he rubbed his arms and adjusted the collar of his cotton-padded jacket, fearing that the cold wind would blow in.
Gu Qinglan looked at Zhao Wuzhu and said unhappily, "I can't take you in. We need the approval of the Political Department. I'll take you to the military family guesthouse first."
Zhao Wuzhu came so suddenly that it was obvious that her elder brother and sister-in-law didn't know about it. If she rashly brought her over, what if her sister-in-law didn't like it
But she heard that her mother and sister-in-law don't have a good relationship, so now she will definitely support Wen Nuan!
She couldn't let her sister-in-law get in the way if her sister-in-law didn't like it.
Moreover, it is difficult to get approval permits recently. As a medical soldier, she will definitely not be able to get one. It is better to find a place to accommodate her first.
I'll discuss it with her sister-in-law later.
Gu Qinglan was so depressed. Why did her mother always cause trouble for her
If it weren't for the fact that she was separated from him by almost the entire Chinese land, she would have wanted to just send her back to her hometown.
Zhao Wuzhu frowned, a little unconvinced, "Is it that troublesome? Qingsong said you are also a soldier with military status, can't you take me in first? Why go to a guesthouse? It's free?"
Zhao Wuzhu glared at Gu Qinglan and said angrily, "I won't go! I'm going to live at your eldest brother's house!"
Are you kidding? After all, she is the mother of a regimental-level cadre. Not only can she not enter the family quarters after joining the army, but she also has to spend a lot of money to stay in a guesthouse. How is that possible
Gu Qinglan glanced at her and saw that she was really unwilling to leave, so she said, "You came all the way here without even telling me in advance. I'm just a little nurse, how can I be qualified to bring family members here? If you don't want to go, forget it, just continue to wait here!"
Having said that, Gu Qinglan placed her luggage bag heavily on the snow.
Zhao Wuzhu looked at Gu Qinglan, who used to obey her orders, and now treated her with this attitude, and her temper flared up.
She pointed her finger at her and yelled, "Gu Qinglan, you damned girl, how can you talk to your own mother like that? Do you want to piss me off to death? Find your eldest brother and bring him to me!"
Gu Qinglan looked at her and snorted coldly: "What's wrong with me? Can't I find you a guesthouse? What else do you want from me?"
"Besides, is there any mother like you? When you need me, you call me Qinglan. When you beat me, you call me a dead girl. I was 20 years old that year, and you beat me so hard that my body was covered with bruises! How dare you say that to me?"
She still recognizes her as her mother, which is very sensible!
"You—" Zhao Wuzhu never thought that Gu Qinglan would become so eloquent, but it was indeed her fault in the past. It was not right to say anything now, nor was it right to not say anything.
"Gu Qinglan, I am your mother no matter what. How could I know that what happened back then would be so outrageous? I was also deceived by that bitch!"
Gu Qinglan interrupted her angrily and said, "Alright, alright, are you going now or not? If you don't go, I don't have that much time to argue with you."
Zhao Wuzhu frowned: "I won't go, find your elder brother, I want to see him!"
"Brother is very busy." Gu Qinglan snorted: "I haven't seen him for several days. You came at the wrong time."
Zhao Wuzhu asked dissatisfiedly: "What about your sister-in-law? Can't she come out to take me in?"
Zhao Wuzhu hasn't contacted Wen Nuan in the past few years, and basically communicated through Gu Qinghan.
However, when Zhao Wuzhu was in her hometown, she heard that Wen Nuan had recognized her biological parents' relatives, and Gu Qingsong said that she was the granddaughter of some commander.
It was also said that the commander directly sent Wen Nuan's vampire adoptive parents and younger brother to labor reform!
After hearing the news, Zhao Wuzhu was sad and worried, fearing that Wen Nuan would take revenge on their family because of what happened in the past.
She didn't dare to act like a troublemaker anymore and stayed quietly in her hometown.
But after waiting for a long time, the news came that Wen Nuan and her eldest daughter had given birth to twins.
It seemed that the boss had developed feelings for her, so Zhao Wuzhu was not so scared anymore. At most, he would have a better relationship with her in the future.
Gu Qinglan frowned: "My sister-in-law is not a cadre, how can she just take you in?"
Zhao Wuzhu didn't believe it and whispered, "Isn't your sister-in-law the granddaughter of that commander? Bringing a family member in should be a piece of cake, right?"
"Shut up!" Gu Qinglan looked at Zhao Wuzhu and her tone became serious: "Mom, I've made it clear to you that you can't talk nonsense in the army. If someone hears you say something like this, it's easy for someone to make things difficult for you. My brother will be implicated by you."
Gu Qinglan added: "Besides, my sister-in-law's status doesn't affect her at all. She is just a military wife now, and she has to take care of the children. How can she have time to care about you?"
Zhao Wuzhu came from the Cultural Movement and must know the consequences of speaking carelessly.
Now he was blocked by Gu Qinglan and couldn't say a word. He was stunned for a few seconds before finally agreeing: "Okay, okay, I'll listen to you. Let's stay in the guesthouse first."
Then Zhao Wuzhu added: "But I have no money."
Gu Qinglan used up all her strength to endure it and said, "Come with me, or you'll freeze to death if you don't leave now."
Gu Qinglan quickly took Zhao Wuzhu to live in the guesthouse, which was next to the military hospital and could be accommodated with a letter of introduction.
*
Gu Qinglan glanced at Zhao Wuzhu's letter of introduction and asked her, "Where did you get this letter of introduction?"
How did Zhao Wuzhu, who can barely recognize a single word, get here
Gu Qinglan really couldn't figure it out.
Zhao Wuzhu doesn't seem to be someone who can tolerate such a lot of trouble, even when her elder brother and sister-in-law gave birth to twins.
But given her personality, it is impossible for her to travel across almost the entire Shenzhou continent to come to Beicheng just to see her children, especially in winter.
Zhao Wuzhu glanced at Gu Qinglan, and before she could say anything, she burst into tears: "It's all because of your second brother, you big fool who is blind!"
Gu Qinglan asked: "What's going on?"
What kind of trouble has that idiot Gu Qingsong gotten himself into again? Could it be related to that Lin Meizhi again
Zhao Wuzhu wiped her tears with her sleeve and began to talk about Gu Qingsong and Lin Meizhi.
After the two divorced, they somehow got in touch again. Half a month ago, Gu Qingsong said he wanted to remarry Lin Meizhi and raise her son.
Zhao Wuzhu certainly didn't agree, and she cried and made a fuss for half a month before Gu Qingsong finally agreed to break up with Lin Meizhi.
He also said that to reassure her, he would go with her to North City to see the eldest son and grandson of their Gu family.
Who would have known that when they set off, Gu Qingsong sent her on the train alone, and asked one of his classmates who was also going north to take her to Beijing, and then took two more trains to send her on the bus to the North City Base.
Zhao Wuzhu could not read or speak Mandarin well, and had a strong accent. When he came to the north, he was speaking a different language than the rest of the country.
Just now she wanted to ask the guard to help find Gu Qinghan, but the guard couldn't understand what she said, so she had to write it.
But she didn't know how to write the character "Han" in Gu Qinghan's name, so she had to write Gu Qinglan's name and asked someone to look for it.
Fortunately, the guard found Gu Qinglan, otherwise she would have frozen to death at the gate of the army.
"No." Gu Qinglan really didn't expect that Gu Qingsong would really jump into the fire pit again, and couldn't help but curse: "Is Gu Qingsong sick?"
"Yes! A psychopath!" Zhao Wuzhu got angry when she thought of that bastard Gu Qingsong, gritting her teeth and saying, "I think he was drugged by that bitch!"
"I'm going to make this clear today. Even if I die, I will never agree to him being with that bitch!"
Gu Qinglan realized that her mother hadn't scolded her to the point, and frowned: "This is not a question of whether you agree or not. They may have already gone to get the evidence. Do they still need your consent?"
"The question now is, Gu Qingsong sent you here just like that, what does he want?"
Is it necessary to send her mother to North City and let her eldest brother take care of her
Would her sister-in-law agree
She knew what kind of person her mother was. Even if Wen Nuan agreed, she would not agree!