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Seeing her daughter sneezing, Mrs. Tian said, “Look at you, wear more clothes. You are so old and going to get married,  yet you still don’t know how to take care of yourself.”
Sister-in-law Tian immediately brought clothes for her sister-in-law to put on.
This is a thoughtfulness that wasn’t there before. The main reason is that her sister-in-law is getting married, and she will be an outsider in the future. Of course, she had to treat their sister-in-law better these few days at home. Next time she comes back, this sister-in-law will be a guest.
Of course, Mrs. Tian didn’t know what her daughter-in-law was thinking. She is very satisfied with this.
She said to Tian Xiaomei, “When you go to Lao Su’s house in the new year, you must first snatch the love of Aidang. This is the most important thing. Your mother-in-law loves your sister-in-law, so you must win her heart over. Anyway, she also found someone to marry, and she will have to leave Lao Su’s house sooner or later. As long as you take the heart of Ai Dang and your sister-in-law, everything else will be fine. Ding Guihua and Lin Shuhong are usually people who can’t make trouble. If you go to the old Su family, there will not be any sister-in-law relationship.”
The main reason is that it’s close, and it’s convenient for the family to help if there is any situation.
After hearing these words, Tian Xiaomei nodded vigorously. She is very happy.
She thinks it’s okay. No matter how capable the mother-in-law is, can she compare to the relationship between husband and wife? Her brother is also filial, but he is still afraid of his wife.
As long as she pays more attention, life will not be bad. As for the sister-in-law, there is no need to worry, the married girl will spend less time at home, and she does not need her sister-in-law to serve her.
How wonderful, it is best for me to marry Su Aidang at this time.
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Su Qinghe and Gu Changzheng rode their bicycles to the county seat together. Along the way, Gu Changzheng and Eldest sister-in-law Gu were overwhelmed by her driving skills.
Because the road was too cold, wearing gloves was useless, so Su Qinghe put her hands in her pockets and stepped on the bicycle with her feet. Gu Changzheng and Eldest sister-in-law Gu’s eyes bulge.
A bike can still be ridden like this…
Gu Changzheng even had doubts about his own skills. He is a big man and a public security officer. Yet he’s not as good as his sister-in-law riding a bicycle. It’s so simple.
When they arrived at the county party committee compound, Eldest sister-in-law Gu said, “Qinghe ah, you can ride without holding the front of the bike?”
“No, I just get used to it. Anyway, there are no cars on the road, I just pay attention to where there are people.” Su Qinghe became accustomed to it. She is very good at cycling now. Although it’s still far from acrobatics, this skill of cycling with one hand and without hands is no problem at all.
Eldest sister-in-law Gu looked at her with a little admiration in her eyes.
Look at this little arm and calf, it’s really fast to learn things. No wonder Chang’an said that his wife knows everything, it’s true… The third daughter-in-law really doesn’t have any disadvantages.
When they reached the old Gu’s house, mother Gu looked at the blue padded jacket on Su Qinghe’s body and smiled so wide. It’s so beautiful, it looks spiritual.
“Our Qing’er is good at crafts. She has already caught up with the master tailors in the county tailor shop.”
“It’s still far away.” Su Qinghe has self-awareness.
Mother Gu smiled and said, “Not bad, not bad, I will take you to have a look later. The master’s craftsmanship is really not as good as yours.”
Su Qinghe naturally knew that her mother-in-law loves her.
Seeing mother Gu’s happy look, the rest of the old Gu family finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Because Gu Chang’an is not at home, mother Gu has been in a bad mood these days, especially on the day of the reunion of the family on the 30th of the New Year, Chang’an was not able to celebrate at home. The old lady has been pulling her face since the morning, and she started dropping golden beans during breakfast. Fortunately, the third daughter-in-law came, and the old lady finally stopped crying. Otherwise, this year would not be comfortable.
In the afternoon, the New Year’s Eve dinner was prepared, and mother Gu didn’t do it herself, nor did she let Su Qinghe do it. With tears in her eyes, she said to Su Qinghe, “Chang’an is still outside and hasn’t come back. If you are still working, I feel distressed when I see it.”
Eldest Sister-in-law Gu hurriedly said, “Qing He, the third child is not at home, so you should spend more time with mom. There is me and your second sister-in-law in the kitchen, so you don’t need to work. Just stay with mom well, this task is the most important.”
Second sister-in-law Gu nodded again and again, “Yes, the most important thing is to be filial to the elders and make them happy. You have a great responsibility.”
Su Qinghe looked at the fish and meat, and her eyes were extremely greedy. If she does it herself, it will be a fortune… But it is really hard to cook New Year’s Eve dinner.
So she nodded and said, “Sisters-in-law, thank you for your hard work.”
The two waved their hands again and again, “It’s not hard work, it’s not hard work.” Anyway, they are used to it. As long as their mother-in-law stops complaining.
When the third child left home, it was still the ideological work they did for her mother-in-law. Now it’s New Year’s Eve, the mother-in-law will toss them…
In the afternoon, the family had a New Year’s dinner together. After eating, the eldest sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law started making dumplings again.
In this era of lack of food and drink, being able to live such a New Year’s Eve is already very rich.
As far as these materials are concerned, deputy county magistrate Gu, plus the benefits of his two sons and daughters-in-law, can make it so rich together. The other families, at best, just eat noodles, and they will laugh when they are full.
Seeing the prosperity of her husband’s family, Su Qinghe was also very happy. Her natal family is also doing well this year, and they have prepared flour and meat before. This year, they are ready to have a prosperous year. Now the in-law’s family is also so rich. No need to worry about it.
It gets dark early in winter. After dark, the lights are turned on at home. Mother Gu arranged for Su Qinghe to sleep in Gu Changan’s room. Let her wake up and then get up to eat dumplings to celebrate New Year’s Eve.
Su Qinghe entered Gu Changan’s room.
The inside was neatly tidied up, a wooden canopy bed, about 1.2 meters. Warm quilts are laid out. Beside the bed is a row of cabinets and a desk. There are no books on the bookshelf, but there are some photos under the mirror. They were all from Gu Changan’s childhood.
“Mom, are they all Chang’an?”
Gu Ma smiled and narrowed her eyes, “Yes, I took him out to take pictures when he was a child. He didn’t want to take pictures when he grew up. When he was young, I could hold him and go out, but when he grew up, he had to walk. I can’t even call him out.”
Thinking of her son’s acting like a baby, mother Gu smiled lovingly.
Su Qinghe also looked at Gu Changan’s childhood photos with a smile on her face. He is white and tender, his facial features are delicate, and his eyebrows and eyes are very similar to Mother Gu’s. At first glance, he looks like a girl. Didn’t expect that he will grow up to be such a man.
I suddenly miss my boyfriend.
When mother Gu went out, she immediately lay on the bed, “System, system, what is our Chang’An doing now?”
“Host, the target is currently conducting reconnaissance activities.”
“What, he still has to do reconnaissance in this New Year?”
The system didn’t answer again.
Su Qinghe felt sorry for Comrade Chang’an, “System, before Chang’an comes back, tell me in advance. I will send those things in advance so that he will receive them as soon as he arrives in the military camp.”
“Yes, host.”
Frontier defense area
Chang’an together with a few veterans was secretly conducting reconnaissance operations.
There is no way, the enemy is too wicked. Knowing that it was New Year’s Eve and everyone was busy celebrating the New Year, they came to make a few disturbances. They didn’t use a knife or a gun but were particularly annoying. Won’t fight but have to come to your door to show presence.
This is simply unbearable.
So a few experienced veterans in the first class were sent out. Originally, Gu Changan was out of the league, but he had fought the enemy head-on, so he was considered experienced, so he was also pulled out.
At this time, Gu Changan’s heart was numb.
The cooking squad said they will eat dumplings today! He was still thinking about this rare meal of big white noodles, but they got him out… Woohoo, he just wanted to have a good meal on New Year’s Eve.
It’s not fun, it’s not fun, but the task still has to be done. Who made him a soldier? What he did was defend his family and the country. He just doesn’t know if the cooking class will save some for them.
A few people are preparing to act separately for reconnaissance. Gu Changan’s nose suddenly smelled a fragrance… so fragrant, so fragrant. Meat. It’s the smell of barbecue. It was so similar to the roasted whole lamb in his dream.
“Brother Gazi, do you smell it? Meat.” Gu Changan smelled it and his eyes brightens. Oh, it must be some company eating roasted whole lamb for the New Year nearby. This luck is really good, they are all soldiers, so they can’t eat alone when they meet them, and they can share a few bites anyway.
The others looked at Gu Chang’an, looking like a fool, “What kind of meat is it? Why didn’t we smell it?”
The others nodded, “I didn’t smell it.” It’s so cold that their noses are about to freeze off. They can’t even smell farts.
Gu Changan sniffed again, “It really is.” He looked in one direction, then pointed there, “It’s there, it’s really there.”
Old Gazi thought for a while, he was idle anyway. He didn’t have a target, so he simply waved his hand, “Go, go and have a look.”
Gu Changan followed behind with a happy face.
The others quickly followed suit.
After walking for about two kilometers, several people on the road felt that Gu Changan lied about the military situation. As a result, as soon as they walked outside a forest, they really smelled a fragrance.
Gu Changan proudly said, “I just said, I can’t smell it wrong. I have had better eyes, ears, and noses than others since I was a child. Let’s go, let’s go inside and have a look.”
old Gazi stopped him and then pulled several people back. Seriously said, “Comrades, we may have encountered an enemy force that broke into our boundaries. We have to see how many people there are. Don’t act rashly. Be careful, if the other party didn’t open fire, let’s not open fire. Send a signal flare. Let’s get it done.”
The veterans nodded excitedly. Oh, it’s a coincidence. This is going to be a fat year!
Gu Changan looked blank, “Enemy?” He gulped. Isn’t it our comrade who eats roasted whole lamb?
Old Gazi patted him on the shoulder in relief, “You boy, I say you are a lucky star. If I follow you, I will surely meet good things. This time you will make meritorious service again. You will follow me later.”
Gu Changan: ” …” Are you sure it’s a lucky star? Who will give this blessing to whom!
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine, and shadows will fall behind you.”
— Walt Whitman
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