The mother of the era is reborn to support her cannon fodder children!

Chapter 21 "Zhao Zhao, Please Be Reasonable"

"Mom doesn't know?" Erzai's face was full of disbelief, as if something was broken.

Lin Zhao nodded calmly, "...I don't know how to do that anyway."

She pinched Erzai's cheeks and gently pulled them apart. "Not many high school students know how to make cameras."

This is not taught in high school.

Erzai's expression was serious, "What should we do then?"

"Study hard and get into university, where you will have great teachers to teach you." Lin Zhao said happily.

Thus, Erzai had his first ideal in life.

The five-year-old child grinned and said excitedly: "I want to go to college and make a camera. I will give one to my mother, my brother, my grandparents, and a hammer. One for each of us."

Lin Zhao was silent for a moment, then said, "Keep going."

"Yeah." Erzai nodded quickly.

The eldest cub frowned when he saw that his younger brother had a goal but he didn't.

The expression on that face is not easy to understand.

"You are still a child. Don't think too much about it. You will know when you go to school." Lin Zhao touched her eldest son's prickly bald head and comforted him softly.

Dazai was a sensitive and thoughtful child, but he was obedient. When he heard her words, he stopped thinking about it and his expression relaxed.

Just then, the waiter called Lin Zhao to pick up her meal.

She let her two sons hold the seats while she went to get her food.

The food in state-owned restaurants may not be top-notch, but they use generous amounts of ingredients and serve large portions.

The mother and her two children shared a bowl of shredded pork noodles. After only a few bites of the other two dishes, their stomachs were bloated.

Fortunately, Lin Zhao was prepared and brought a lunch box with her. She put the pork stewed with vermicelli, which she had only eaten a few bites of, into the lunch box, and put the radish stewed with bone soup into another lunch box, and walked out with her two sons.

"The afternoon meal is ready. Let's go back and heat it up and continue eating."

Erzai took the initiative to help his mother get the lunch box, saying something nice: "Cooking is tiring, Mom, take a day off."

The eldest agreed very much, "Mom has been cooking for several days in a row and is very tired. When we get back, the second child and I will heat up the food while Mom rests."

Lin Zhao looked touched.

What is it like to have two little sweet pepper sons?
warm!
So warm!
Two thickened cotton-padded jackets.

"Okay, thank you two little men for your hard work."

The eldest son was very happy to do things for his mother. "It's not hard for me. I just like helping my mother."

"You are such a good son." Lin Zhao took the initiative to hold the eldest son's hand.

The eldest cub stared at his mother's hand, and the smile on his face became even brighter.

Mother's hands are so soft, he likes being held by her.

Seeing this, Erzai walked to the other side of Lin Zhao, held her other hand, and raised the corners of his mouth. His smile was particularly innocent and bright.

Lin Zhao looked at the sun, estimated the time, and felt that it was almost time, so she took her two children to the post office.

Twelve o'clock.

Gu Chenghuai's call arrived as expected.

Lin Zhao answered the phone, her slender white fingers curled up, and she heard a deep, pleasant male voice, "Comrade Lin."

A familiar sound traveled to my ears along the electric current, a little strange and a little novel.

This was the first time Lin Zhao spoke to Gu Chenghuai on the phone.

"It's me, Comrade Gu." She imitated the other person and said seriously.

Gu Chenghuai's deep black eyes revealed a barely perceptible smile.

He got straight to the point:
"There's a salesperson job at the supply and marketing cooperative. It's basically been secured, but we need to go through some formalities. Please take some time to go..."

Before he could finish, Lin Zhao interrupted the father in astonishment, "Work?"

A salesperson at the supply and marketing cooperative?!

It feels like a big cake hits your head.

Gu Chenghuai, upon hearing the doubt in his wife's tone, immediately guessed that she had forgotten what she had written in the letter. Helplessness appeared in his eyes as he explained, "Didn't you say you wanted to work? You don't want it anymore?"

As he spoke, his tense body relaxed and leaned against the counter.

Lin Zhao recalled her feelings when writing the letter. She was very angry at the time and wrote everything. She wrote several pages and then ate a braised chicken leg. She didn't have time to check. She mentioned that she wanted to work, so it was possible.

"want!"

"Gu Xing'er said I was a freeloader and that I was sucking your blood. I need to work. Once I start working, I can support myself and my four children."

Gu Chenghuai frowned slightly and said, "Then what do you want me to do?"

Lin Zhao pursed her lips and stopped talking.

"Don't hurt anyone by mistake." Gu Chenghuai's voice revealed a hint of helplessness.

Lin Zhao's grip on the phone tightened slightly, and she said unhappily, "That's your sister. She was born from the same mother."

"You also said that she is my sister, just my sister." Gu Chenghuai pinched his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "You can't punish me for her mistakes, Zhao Zhao, have some reason."

His voice was superior, and even more seductive when he lowered it deliberately.

Lin Zhaoyubai's ears felt hot. This man was deliberately doing bad things again.

The corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise, and she said, "Then you are not allowed to secretly give money to Gu Xing'er, otherwise... otherwise I will take the four children back to my mother's home!"

Gu Chenghuai said, "You've always been in charge of our family's accounts. If I don't have any money left, what will I give you? And I listen to my wife."

He spoke seriously, and Lin Zhao's mood improved.

"Is the job you're talking about real?"

"Isn't it said that it's hard to find a job nowadays? How did you find one? What should I do?" Lin Zhao couldn't help but feel nervous when she thought about work, and questions popped up like beans.

Gu Chenghuai didn't feel bad about the phone bill at all, and explained the situation to her patiently and carefully.

"I've already wired the money. Go directly to the county government building to find Yang Junzhi. He's my comrade-in-arms and will guide you throughout the entire process. It's okay, it's just a formality. You're a high school student, so a salesperson's job is easy for you, right? You'll be fine."

His wife is pretty and she's only a high school student. She's just a salesperson, so it's easy for her to take advantage of her!

"Okay." Lin Zhao listened to Gu Chenghuai's arrangements. The salesperson's job was basically a done deal, and her brows relaxed.

"Thank you, my dear father."

Gu Chenghuai smiled softly, "No need to be so formal, my dear mother."

Lin Zhao saw her two sons clinging to her arms, standing on tiptoe, hoping to hear their father's voice. She said to the person on the other end of the phone, "The eldest and second sons are here too. Talk to them."

"it is good."

Lin Zhao handed the phone to Dazai. Dazai's expression tensed and he held the phone with both hands, his whole body stiff with nervousness.

"Don't be so nervous, it won't break. I'll hold it for a while and it'll be fine." Lin Zhao said in a low voice.

Her voice reached Gu Chenghuai's ears, and the young officer raised his eyebrows.

Dazai held the phone and moved his mouth, but before he could say anything, a voice came from the microphone.

"Big cub."

The electric current changes the sound of people's voices. Adults can vaguely hear some familiarity, but for children, the voices on the other side are extremely unfamiliar.

The eldest child was nervous and shocked, and stammered, "Is there a sound?"

"That's your father." Lin Zhao said with a smile.

"Dad?" The eldest boy hesitated and called out tentatively.

Gu Chenghuai seemed to see his son's face. His eyebrows and nose were like his, and his eyes were like his mother's. He had a quiet and well-behaved personality, and his smile was shy and cute.

"Yes, Dad." Gu Chenghuai responded and asked, "How is home?" "It's very good." Speaking of home, the eldest son had something to say, "Mom took the second son and me to grandma's house. My second uncle shot a wild rabbit, and grandma made us spicy rabbit meat. It was delicious."

Gu Chenghuai gave timely feedback, "Wait until Dad comes back, Dad will take you to hunt rabbits."

"Dad, can you catch rabbits?" the eldest boy asked with his eyes wide open.

In the minds of children, being able to beat rabbits is super cool.

Sharpshooter Gu Chenghuai: "..." You underestimate your father!

"Yes," he said, "I will teach you how to use a slingshot next time I go back."

The eldest cub's eyes lit up, but then dimmed again when he realized that he and his brother didn't have a slingshot. "We don't have a slingshot."

"Dad will make it for you."

After a few words, the father and son became closer. The eldest son gradually relaxed, his eyes sparkling with joy. "Thank you, Dad."

"Dad, my mom said she wants to build a brick house. Have you got the bricks?"

Gu Chenghuai said in a gentle voice, "I got it."

The eldest child looked up at Lin Zhao, his eyes dancing. "Mom, Dad said he got some bricks!"

"I heard it." Lin Zhao's eyes were warm.

At this time, the second child stared at the eldest child eagerly and said pitifully, "Brother, is it my turn?"

The eldest son looked reluctant, but he didn't monopolize the phone. He told his father and gave the phone to the second son.

After giving it to him, he imitated Erzai's previous behavior and pricked up his ears to listen to his father's voice in the microphone.

"Dad!" Erzai shouted.

As soon as Gu Chenghuai heard this lively voice, Erzai's cunning little face seemed to appear in front of him.

"Yeah." He responded.

"Dad, when will you come back?" Erzai didn't feel awkward at all across the phone line and spoke to his dad very comfortably. While speaking, he looked at the phone in his hand with his shining eyes. It was amazing.

"If you don't come back, my brother and I will almost forget what you look like!"

Gu Chenghuai's expression remained unchanged. "It's okay. Daddy remembers you."

Erzai chuckled and whispered, "I remember too, Dad. Mom showed my brother and me your photo last night."

Gu Chenghuai guessed that his wife showed the two sons the photo on the marriage certificate.

"When Dad comes back, our family will go take some photos."

Erzai said happily, "Okay."

"Mom made new clothes for my brother and me. We're going to take pictures wearing our new clothes!"

"I also want to wear my little military cap!" he added excitedly.

Remembering that his father didn't know they were going to get little military caps soon, Erzai said, "My mother said she would give me and my brother a little military cap each for the New Year!"

A slight smile appeared on Gu Chenghuai's lips, "Really? Your mother is really good to you two brothers." She never even gave him a pair of socks.

"Yes." Erzai glanced at Lin Zhao and smiled widely. "My mother is so good to us. Tiechui is so envious that he's even crying out in frustration, asking why he's not her son."

Gu Chenghuai listened patiently, "Your mother treats you well, so you two should listen to her."

"Listen, my grandma said that my brother and I are the best behaved! We help mom take care of the third and fourth cubs, collect firewood, make fire, and wash clothes!" The second cub was in high spirits and spoke with pride.

Gu Chenghuai's eyes were filled with smiles. He trusted the eldest cub, but the second cub was very naughty. Fortunately, he listened to the eldest cub the most.

"Great! Your mother works hard, you and your brother have to share the burden for her. Dad is not at home, you and your brother are the only two men in our family, you have to protect your mother, if there is anything, go to the old house and call for help."

He was far away and couldn't help.

Because of this, Gu Chenghuai couldn't blame Lin Zhao at all, even though she had ignored the children in the past few years.

The second child was as excited as a primary school student who received a red flower as a reward from the teacher. He shouted loudly: "I know! I am a man, I will protect my mother!"

"I can do it too." The eldest child interrupted with a red face.

Gu Chenghuai chuckled and said, "Second son, give the phone to your mother."

Lin Zhao picked up the phone and asked, "What's wrong?"

Gu Chenghuai said, "I've asked Yang Junzhi for help with the brick and tile bills. You can go to the county government building to find him and he will give it to you. The bricks and tiles will be troublesome to transport, so I'll ask my father and my eldest and second brothers to help."

"it is good."

After responding, Lin Zhao suddenly didn't know what else to say, so she said, "I've taken note of everything you said. Is there anything else? If not, I'll hang up first. I'll write you a letter."

"Well, according to..."

Gu Chenghuai just said "hmm" and before he could finish the rest of the sentence, there was a clang and then a beeping sound.

The other side hung up.

He put down the phone, helplessness flashed in his eyes, and was about to say that he would go home to visit his family in a while.

Never mind, just treat it as a surprise.

Just as Gu Chenghuai left the mail room, Sun Yeli appeared. Catching the faint smile on his face, he asked curiously, "I see you and your sister-in-law have a good relationship. Have you ever thought about bringing your wife and children over?"

"You're not addicted to eating in the cafeteria, are you? You're not unmarried like me. You've been married for several years, and you still haven't brought your loved one. Is there something really wrong?!"

Gu Chenghuai stopped, his deep black eyes fixed on Sun Yeli, a puzzled look on his face: "What do you mean?"

"Haven't you heard anything?" Sun Yeli looked around and lowered his voice, "Someone in the family compound has been gossiping about my sister-in-law."

Gu Chenghuai frowned, looking worried. "What gossip?"

Sun Yeli heard the coldness in his words and didn't dare to keep him in suspense. He said quickly, "It's no wonder you didn't hear about it since you don't live in the family housing complex. There are a lot of people in the family housing complex saying... that you and your sister-in-law were engaged as children and have no feelings for each other. Some people also say that your sister-in-law is from the countryside, has no education, and no looks. Sooner or later, you will have to divorce your sister-in-law."

"Bullshit!" Gu Chenghuai couldn't help but curse.

"Zhao Zhao and I fell in love at first sight, and we talked about marriage the second we met! My wife is still in high school, who says she's uneducated!"

Gu Chenghuai found the rumor baffling.

Sun Yeli was stunned.

After being stunned for a long time, the usually courageous soldier stammered, "Love at first sight?"

Gu Chenghuai's eyes flashed with discomfort, but he didn't show it on his face. "What's wrong?"

"No, nothing, I just feel that... it's not like you." Sun Yeli scratched his head.

Who is Gu Chenghuai? He is a tough guy who has no sympathy for women. How could he fall in love with a girl at first sight?
Simply unbelievable.

Gu Chenghuai looked puzzled.

"My sister-in-law is very beautiful, right?" He couldn't help his gossipy heart.

The doubt in Gu Chenghuai's eyes quickly dissipated, and he glared at him, "You are a resolute and upright soldier. How can you judge a person by his appearance? It's superficial."

“…” So you’re judging people by their appearance?

Before Sun Yeli could refute, Gu Chenghuai asked sternly, "Do you know who is spreading bad things about my wife?"

"I don't know. I live in the dormitory too."

"Then how do you know?" Gu Chenghuai asked again.

"I'm not like you. I have my own sources of information." Sun Yeli raised his chin and said proudly.

Gu Chenghuai is the youngest battalion commander in the military region. He is outstanding in all aspects. However, he is too handsome and has few expressions on his face, giving people the feeling that he is not very approachable. Therefore, no one dares to gossip in front of him, and naturally no one will hear it.

"Is this why you always persuade me to bring my wife and children to the military area?"

Sun Yeli asked in return: "What else?"

Is he just bored to death?

(End of this chapter)