1970s: Hot wife accompanies the army, cold-faced rough man is not easy to tease

Chapter 119: Family Compound Know-it-all

Gu Qingye's injuries improved at a speed visible to the naked eye. Even though the frequency of his exposure to the sun in the water did not decrease, his recovery speed was still far faster than others.

From the first day on the job, Gu Qingye showed amazing adaptability. After the initial integration period, everyone truly understood why the big boss had to snatch him away from the Ji Army.

When Gu Qingye really pushed the training plan to a certain intensity, not to mention the deputy captain Wu Weimin, even Shen Xianling, Xiaodong's father, who did not have to participate in the whole process, would fall asleep as soon as he got home every day.

Since Xiaodong could remember, his father had never been so busy. He came to Zhuifeng in a bad mood, and only petting the dog could ease the grievance in his heart.

"Aunt Lu, is my dad on a business trip? I haven't seen him for a long time. Oh!" Xiaodong began to sigh while hugging Zhuifeng.

Lu Youyou was confused. How would she know this?

"Didn't you ask your mother?"

"I asked, but Mom said Dad wasn't on a business trip. She must have been kidding me because I'm young. I haven't seen Dad for a month. If this isn't a business trip, what is it?"

Xiaodong was a little angry. His round face and pouting mouth made him look like a little goldfish that never grew up. He was so cute.

Lu Youyou couldn't help but pinch it, and the feeling was extremely good.

"Mom will definitely not fool you. Maybe your dad is just too busy and has no time to accompany you."

As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly realized something, and she seemed to really know the reason.

Shen Xianling is so busy because of Gu Qingye. Even she may not be able to see Gu Qingye every day. Given the child's schedule, if he wants to see his father, he may only be able to communicate with him in dreams.

The father and son were probably separated by only a wall, but the result was no different from being separated by an ocean.

She was not the culprit, but the victim came to her by mistake.

She didn't know how to comfort them, and she didn't know how long the intensive training of the Niusi Zhange team would last. It could be ten to twenty days or even one to two months.

"Xiaodong, if you're unhappy, come and play with Zhuifeng. Zhuifeng is proficient in all kinds of martial arts. He can play any game you want!"

Lu Youyou rubbed the dog's head with a guilty conscience. The dog must pay for his father's debt, so he could only put up with Zhuifeng for the time being.

Zhuifeng opened his lips a little and sighed in a very human way.

Xiaodong's eyes widened, as if he had found an ally: "Zhuifeng, you also think my mom is a liar, right? Thank you for comforting me, you are so good to me, even better than my mom!"

"Shen Yaodong!!!"

The big and small dogs were both frightened.

Although she had only heard the voice but not seen the person, Lu Youyou could already imagine an angry mother chasing her rebellious son with a rolling pin.

Xiaodong's butt bounced up as if it was on fire, and he ran out with the dog: "Aunt Lu, I'm going to walk the dog for you. If my mom comes, just say you haven't seen me!"

"I've seen it! Stop right there!"

Wang Jinglian ran over breathlessly, and was almost one step away from grabbing the corner of Xiaodong's clothes. Whether it was a coincidence or an accident, Zhuifeng started a step late and blocked Wang Jinglian's path for a second.

Xiaodong and his little friend waved goodbye without taking away a cloud, leaving Wang Jinglian leaning against the door frame, gasping for breath, feeling both amused and helpless.

"Xiaolu, is that boy talking nonsense?" Wang Jinglian really didn't trust her own brat, and she was always worried about what he said.

Lu Youyou also laughed: "No, she just said pitifully that she couldn't see her dad."

Wang Jinglian didn't leave either, and sat down on the armchair where Xiaodong had sat.

"I've explained to him many times that his dad isn't on a business trip, but he won't listen. He keeps asking to chat with his dad every day. I have no choice but to tell him to stay up a few hours later so he can wait until his dad comes back."

Wang Jinglian continued with a bitter face, "Every day he said he would wait, but he would fall asleep before half an hour had passed. The next day he woke up and accused me of lying to him, saying that Dad had never come home."

Lu Youyou was grinning from ear to ear: "All kids are like this. I'll just have to play with him for a while after his dad is done with his work."

"Hey, you don't know how annoying a child this age is. He looks well-behaved outside, but at home he's full of lectures!" Wang Jinglian added, "When the time comes, let his dad go with him and make a scene. I can't convince him otherwise."

Not far away, Xiaodong was playing hide-and-seek with Zhuifeng while a group of children were playing. Next door, a little head was peeking out through the crack in the door, looking in the direction of the play with a longing look on its face.

From Lu Youyou and Wang Jinglian's perspective, they could just see the little girl. She was timid and would look back every once in a while to see if anyone noticed her.

She is clearly at the age where she should be playing and having fun. She should be playing hide-and-seek happily with Xiaodong, but now she can only envy the excitement outside through the railings and the crack in the door.

That day, Lu Youyou told Qiu that she could come to her if it was inconvenient for her to change the dressing, but the little girl never came once, and she didn't know how she was recovering.

Judging from the way she walked, it seemed that there was nothing serious. However, such a long wound would probably leave a scar if it was not properly taken care of.

Those people in the Wu family even treated her food, clothing, housing and other expenses casually. Who would care whether the little girl would have a scar on her leg? She should be thankful that it could heal smoothly.

Wang Jinglian shook her head and sighed, "Qi Qiu is such a pitiful girl. It's okay for her grandmother to favor boys over girls, but I just can't understand why her mother, Wang Manzhi, is so poor."

Wang Jinglian speaks more freely now than when we first met.

"Do you know what Wang Manzhi does?"

Lu Youyou shook her head, and Wang Jinglian said, "She is an announcer at Dongshan City Radio Station."

Lu Youyou always thought that Wang Manzhi had a nice voice, and it turned out that she was really professional.

"When Wang Manzhi first got married, the whole camp came to see the excitement. She was also a beautiful announcer, so we were the first. Only her mother-in-law was unhappy. She probably wanted her son to marry a rich girl, and she didn't like announcers."

Lu Youyou handed Wang Jinglian a cup of tea, and she took a sip and continued gossiping.

"Aside from her cold temperament and her tendency to not smile, I didn't see anything wrong with Wang Manzhi at first. Later, she became pregnant with Qiu Tian. Her first pregnancy was much more stable than this one, and she was still working a week before the birth."

"At that time, Old Lady Wu kept talking about her golden grandson all the time. She really only recognized her grandsons. She wouldn't even look at her granddaughter."

"Logically, Wang Manzhi is educated and knowledgeable, and shouldn't favor boys over girls, but she doesn't like her daughter either. I heard that she took milk-suppressing medicine before she was out of confinement, and she went back to work at the radio station just after a month in the fall."

Lu Youyou nodded and made a sound from time to time to indicate that she was listening.

She finally understood how Xiaodong got his nosy side. Wang Jinglian even knew when people took their milk-suppressing medicine. This was the real know-it-all in the family compound.

(End of this chapter)