Gu Qinghan and Wen Nuan went out after having breakfast.
The news of Ding Guoli's arrest spread quickly throughout the compound. At noon, Gu Qinglan ran back to the compound specifically to find out what was going on.
As soon as Gu Qinglan entered the room, she asked, "Sister-in-law, I heard that Ding Guoli was arrested? Is it related to the Daxiang incident?"
Wen Nuan didn't have to go back to the kitchen today. After Gu Qinghan went out, she and Sister Guihua prepared to make some nougat. Anyway, it was close to the Chinese New Year, so they could make it in advance and keep it.
Sister Guihua also knew about this a little earlier than Qinglan. Seeing how anxious Gu Qinglan was, she smiled and said, "Sit down first and talk slowly. You are sweating."
Gu Qinglan originally wanted to find Li Daxiang to find out the situation, but he was discharged from the hospital early in the morning. Later, she heard from Erhu that Li Daxiang went directly to the commander's office after he was discharged from the hospital and did not come out all morning.
Later, she heard about Ding Guoli being arrested, so Gu Qinglan didn't think much about it and ran back home directly. She knew that her sister-in-law would definitely tell her something.
Wen Nuan handed her a small piece of freshly made nougat, and then repeated what Gu Qinghan had said this morning.
Gu Qinglan's eyes widened with shock: "Ding Guoli is too vicious, isn't he? He almost killed Da Xiang just because of the pilot's matter!"
"Even worse than a beast!"
Gu Qinglan was so angry that her chest heaved. "Luckily, big brother found out. Otherwise, Daxiang would be blamed, and big brother would be blamed too. Do you think Ding Guoli deserves this? He should just be shot!"
Wen Nuan heard what Gu Qinglan said, then raised her eyes and looked at her, sighing: "The most terrifying thing is that Ding Guoli almost killed two people for such a small matter."
They are two active military personnel, they are simply crazy!
If Gu Qinghan and Lao Zhong had not returned to the kitchen early that morning, Li Daxiang would have probably really lost his life.
So no matter how Ding Guoli was treated, Wen Nuan felt that he deserved it, and no one would sympathize with such a person!
Sister Guihua took some of the nougat and gave it to little Lele to eat, and then said, "It's this Ding Guoli. He might even implicate his elder brother. I heard from my old Zhou that Ding Guocheng is a backbone of the maintenance team and will be promoted soon. Who would have thought that such a thing would happen? It's simply harming others and oneself!"
Wen Nuan arranged the nougat pieces one by one, "I heard that this matter will be handled by Commander Xu himself. This matter has a huge impact."
Wen Nuan wished that Commander Xu would deal with the Ding Guoli incident as soon as possible. It would be best if she was sent to a remote farm for reformation, so that he would never be allowed to get close to the army again in his life.
Sister Guihua said, "How can it not be serious? I have been in the family compound for so long and have never seen anyone so vicious. How dare they murder a soldier!"
Gu Qinglan's face turned red with anger, and she gritted her teeth and said, "We must not let him off easily."
Seeing that Gu Qinglan was so angry, Lele walked over to her with a piece of peach cake, handed it to her and said, "Aunt, eat it."
Gu Qinglan looked at Lele's cute little face and finally relaxed. She took the peach cake and said, "Thank you, Lele."
Gu Qinglan had been busy the whole morning, and besides being unable to concentrate, she didn't have much to eat. Now that Lele gave her a piece of peach cake, she suddenly felt extremely hungry.
After eating two peach cakes in a row, Lele pulled her to the kitchen again. It turned out that there was a big pot of steamed soup dumplings in the kitchen.
Lele raised a finger and said "hush", "Auntie, give it to me."
Gu Qinglan saw Lele's top coat and knew at a glance that she had already eaten the soup dumplings. It must be that her sister-in-law thought she ate too much and didn't let her eat any more.
However, Gu Qinglan couldn't help herself when looking at these soup dumplings. She simply took a bowl, picked up five with chopsticks, pulled Lele to sit on the small stool in front of the stove, and ate the dumplings with her happily.
The soup dumplings have a rich broth and a thin, white skin. The rich broth is locked in the skin and you can take a light bite and the soup will fill your mouth. It is simply wonderful.
The two of them ate one after another, and only put down their bowls until Wen Nuan came in to cook noodles.
*
In the afternoon, the result of Ding Guoli's treatment came out.
Because he was beaten unconscious by Ding Guocheng last night and woke up at noon, but Commander Xu had no sympathy for such a vicious person. Instead, he issued a notice to immediately send him to a remote farm in the west to undergo a 15-year farm reform. He was not allowed to enter the army for the rest of his life.
As the news spread, the entire family compound was in an uproar, and everyone was discussing what crime Ding Guoli had committed that deserved such a severe punishment.
When everyone knew what Ding Guoli had done, everyone wanted to beat him up. It turned out that Ding Guoli was so cruel to Gu Qinghan just because he was not selected as a pilot, and he also poisoned Li Daxiang and made him unconscious!
Everyone felt that the punishment was too light and that he should just be executed!
Anyway, no one in the family compound sympathized with him, and everyone wished that such a bad apple would be kicked out of the compound immediately.
In addition to cursing Ding Guoli, many people also went to Ding's house to throw garbage and feces.
Anyway, because of Ding Guoli, Ding Guocheng probably can't stay in this housing estate anymore.
And this punishment of Ding Guoli was indeed a mercy shown by Commander Xu.
And this result was what Ding Guocheng obtained by spending the rest of his military career.
When Gu Qinghan came home that night, he told Wen Nuan about this.
Gu Qinghan said: "Originally, the commander thought of Ding Guocheng's service to the organization for so many years, and now the base is in need of people, so he just planned to demote him and reduce his salary."
Although it was a demotion, it basically meant that Ding Guocheng's military career had come to a halt, and he would never have the possibility of promotion in the future.
Wen Nuan looked at Gu Qinghan and asked, "Did Ding Guocheng plead for Ding Guoli?"
Although Ding Guoli did not cause any real harm to anyone, his crime has already caused very serious consequences. Especially since this happened in the military, the punishment would definitely not be as light as labor reform.
I guess Ding Guocheng asked the commander for mercy.
Gu Qinglan, who was eating at the side, said angrily: "Such a person should not be asked for mercy!"
Gu Qinghan picked up a piece of braised pork and put it into the warm bowl, then continued, "Ding Guocheng said that after what happened, he had no face to stay in the army, so he directly applied to Commander Xu for discharge. I guess his family members also begged for mercy, crying and fainting. After Commander Xu discussed it with the comrades in the Inspection Office, they decided to send him to the west for reform."
Fifteen years of transformation is long enough.
So Gu Qinghan had no objection.
Just as he finished speaking, there were bursts of curses and the roar of cars coming from outside the family compound.
Wen Nuan roughly guessed that Ding Guoli was going to be sent to a farm, so many people went out to throw away the garbage.
As expected, all kinds of insults to Ding Guoli were heard from outside.
After hearing the insults, Gu Qinglan could no longer sit still, so she ate a few mouthfuls of rice and ran out.
Lele watched her aunt run out, so she stretched out her hand and exclaimed, then looked at her back and said, "Mom, I want to go too!"
Wen Nuan picked up a piece of meat and put it into her mouth, saying, "Auntie is not going to play, don't join in the fun!"
This time, Gu Qinglan was probably very angry because Li Daxiang almost got killed. She must have wanted to vent her anger today, and Wen Nuan was too lazy to pull her back.
The little guy was a little unhappy, but Gu Qinglan had already run away.
She could only sit there and eat obediently.
Then she looked at Gu Qinghan again and asked, "Do you see that Qinglan is very concerned about Daxiang's matter this time?"
Gu Qinghan hummed, then looked at Wen Nuan and said, "Let her be. She's old enough anyway. She knows what she wants."
Wen Nuan smiled and said, "Are you satisfied with Da Xiang?"
Gu Qinghan is his brother after all. If Gu Qinglan is really looking for a partner, he will definitely give some advice, right
Li Daxiang is his subordinate, so Gu Qinghan must know something about him.
Who knew that Gu Qinghan chuckled and said, "How do you want me to say this?"
"For superiors and subordinates, Daxiang is definitely impeccable as a right-hand man. As for being a revolutionary partner, it's not like I'm going to live with him, so I can't give any opinions. Qinglan is not young anymore, she has her own ability to distinguish."
Wen Nuan smiled and said, "That's right."
Since Gu Qinghan, as the eldest brother, has no objection, she will definitely not express any opinion.
Then Gu Qinghan added: "I just don't know what my mother thinks."
Hearing this, Wen Nuan really forgot about Zhao Wuzhu. Given Gu Qinglan's personality, she probably wouldn't settle down without informing her family.
For Zhao Wuzhu, Li Daxiang is probably not an ideal son-in-law.
It looks like there will be more trouble regarding the matter between Qinglan and Li Daxiang.
Gu Qinghan thought for a moment and said, "During this investigation, Ding Guoli also said that I favored Daxiang because of Qinglan and allowed him to pass the pilot assessment. I guess Daxiang may be avoiding suspicion during this period."
Wen Nuan looked at Gu Qinghan in surprise, "But Daxiang and Qinglan clearly have nothing."
Gu Qinghan pursed his lips and said, "People's words are scary. Da Xiang must have his own considerations."
After a while, they had finished their meal. After Gu Qinghan wiped Lele's mouth, he cleared the dishes and went into the kitchen to wash them.
Gu Qinglan over there also came back, and there was finally some joy on her face.
Wen Nuan held Le Le and sat on the sofa, listening to the radio. Seeing that Gu Qing Lan had finished drinking the water, she asked jokingly, "How was it? Did you help Da Xiang get revenge?"
After hearing this, Gu Qinglan met Wen Nuan's eyes and her face immediately turned red. She stammered, "I'm not helping him get revenge!"
Then Qinglan explained with a serious face: "I went to avenge my elder brother, sister-in-law, please don't think too much."
Wen Nuan smiled: "I'm not imagining things. Da Xiang has helped you so much, it's not too much for you to avenge him."
Wen Nuan looked at her and asked, "What? Where are you thinking about?"
Gu Qinglan: “???”
Why does it feel like her sister-in-law is fooling her
*
Just as Gu Qinghan said, after Ding Guoli was sent for reform, he never went to the hospital to see Gu Qinglan again.
Gu Qinglan went to look for him several times, but Erhu said that he had gone to the flight team for training and had no time.
After Wen Nuan knew about this, she thought about it and decided to tell Qing Lan what Ding Guoli had said.
Qinglan's eyes widened after hearing this: "Daxiang and I have nothing!"
Wen Nuan comforted her and said, "Sister-in-law, of course you know. It's just that Daxiang doesn't want to implicate you now. He has to take various tests anyway, so let him pass the pilot selection first."
Gu Qinglan nodded, "This is the only way."
Fortunately, Qinglan didn't dwell on it, and the hospital was busy, so she didn't think about it anymore.
As the Chinese New Year is approaching, Wen Nuan has recently started to prepare some snacks, such as fried dough twists and cow ears, planning to eat them during the Chinese New Year.
It has been snowing in the North City recently, so the warm kitchen work doesn’t need to be done so often.
It happened to snow heavily today, and the yard was covered with a thick layer of white snow. Lele woke up, put on a pair of shoes, and went out to play in the snow.
In order to feel warm, she found the tapioca flour she used to make in the summer and cooked a pot of taro and tapioca pudding. She would eat something hot to warm herself up in the cold weather.
After it was ready, Wen Nuan took Le Le to Sister Gui Hua's place, wanting to give her some dessert as well.
Lele pulled Wen Nuan to Sister Guihua's yard as if she knew the way there well, and she even knew how to open the low door in the yard.
When the courtyard door was opened, Lele looked at Wen Nuan with a smile and said, "Mom, Auntie is inside."
Wen Nuan walked behind Le Le, and before she could knock on the door, Le Le shouted loudly, "Auntie!"
"Aunt, open the door."
Wen Nuan was holding the dessert. Seeing that Le Le had called for a while but there was no response from inside, she raised her hand and knocked on the door: "Sister Gui Hua, are you home?"
Since the beginning of winter, Sister Guihua has been helping to take care of Lele. Sister Guihua is at home almost every day and usually gets up very early.
The two stood at the door, waiting for a while but hearing no response, Wen Nuan said to Le Le: "Maybe Auntie went out?"
Sister Guihua used to go to the post office or the supply and marketing cooperative very often. She said that going out for a walk is a form of daily exercise. However, the weather has been gloomy recently, and it snows frequently. There is already a thick layer of snow in the yard, and it looks like it snowed in the morning.
Sister Guihua probably hasn't been to the post office for a long time. Could it be that she went out today
But should we go out in such weather
Just when Wen Nuan was about to go back, the voice of Sister Guihua suddenly came from inside: "Here she comes."
As she opened the door, she said, "I just had breakfast and lay down on the kang to rest for a while. I was planning to knit a sweater for my son, Lao Zhou, but I fell asleep while knitting."
When Lele saw Sister Guihua open the door, she called out sweetly, "Auntie!"
Sister Osmanthus smiled and said, "Hey, our Lele is here."
Wen Nuan saw Sister Guihua open the door and saw that she didn't seem to have anything to do, so she smiled and said, "Oh, I don't have to go back to the supply and marketing cooperative today, so I brought you some taro sago."
Sister Guihua touched Lele's little head and said to Wen Nuan, "What is sago? I haven't tasted it yet. Come in first."
It started snowing heavily in the past two days, and many people in the housing estates have started to hibernate again. It's very cold outside.
Sister Guihua was afraid that they would feel cold, so she let them go into the house first.
Sister Guihua saw Lele coming over and wanted to hug her, but Wen Nuan held her back and said, "Slow down, don't bump into me."
The little guy is now reckless, and it really hurts when he is bumped into by her.
Sister Osmanthus said, "It's okay, I'll hug her."
As she spoke, she picked up the child, and Lele smiled and said, "Thank you, Aunt Guihua."
Wen Nuan followed them and walked in. For some reason, she felt that Sister Guihua's room seemed a little colder than her own.
Just as I was thinking this, Sister Guihua cried out, "Ouch!" "I forgot to change the honeycomb coal. Wait a moment, I'll go change two honeycomb coals first."
As he said that, he walked to the corner of the kitchen and brought in two honeycomb coals.
Wen Nuan placed the taro sago on the dining table in the living room, and then asked, "Sister Guihua, did you sleep well last night?"
Sister Guihua picked up a pair of fire tongs and prepared to open the stove lid. When she heard Wen Nuan's question, she replied, "I'm fine. I just seem a little tired recently, as if I haven't gotten enough sleep all day."
Wen Nuan looked at her and then asked, "Then you don't feel uncomfortable at all?"
Sister Guihua opened the stove cover and replied, "No, everything is fine. I can eat and sleep well. I'm fine."
Just as she finished speaking, a burst of hot air from the stove came up. Sister Guihua smelled the strange odor, quickly covered her mouth, turned around and vomited.
Wen Nuan hurried over and held Sister Guihua's arm, "Sister Guihua, what's wrong with you?"
Sister Guihua covered her nose and mouth and turned her face away uncomfortably. "Oh my God, the smell of the honeycomb coal suddenly became so bad that I almost vomited."
As she spoke, Sister Guihua retched twice more.
Seeing this, Lele took the water cup on the table and walked over, handed it to Sister Guihua, and said, "Auntie, have some water."
Sister Guihua took the enamel cup handed over by the little guy and smiled: "Thank you."
Wen Nuan turned her head and looked at Sister Guihua and asked, "Sister Guihua, are you pregnant?"