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

Chapter 285 "What is this man imagining now?"

Hengbao can't keep babbling. He glared at his dad, "Bad dad!!"

With a creak, the bathroom door opened.

Gu Chenghuai left his son behind, went to meet his wife, took the dirty clothes from Lin Zhao's hands, and looked at her arm with his deep, dark eyes.

"Did you touch the wound?" he asked with concern.

The two kids ran over too, with the same expression as their father.

"It's okay, I'm being careful," Lin Zhao replied, then muttered to herself, "I don't want my brother to complain about me."

If her parents knew how reckless she was, they would have a lot to nag her about.

A smile flashed in Gu Chenghuai's eyes.

Just as I was about to compliment Zhao Zhao on how beautiful she looked in the dress, Yu Bao spoke up first, saying, "Mom, you look so beautiful in this dress."

"..."

Hengbao also said, "Mmm. Haven't you seen this dress before?"

As he spoke, he put his hands in his pockets and circled around Lin Zhao.

"What are you doing?" Lin Zhao asked in a good mood, having washed away the dust of the journey.

"Check if there's any blood," Hengbao replied, then nodded with apparent satisfaction, stroking his chin. "No, it seems the wound hasn't reopened."

"..." sounded old-fashioned.

Gu Chenghuai glanced at his son and said, "Go away, what business is it of yours? Go pack your things."

Hengbao put her hands on her hips and said, "How is this none of my business? This is my mother. I'm just concerned about my mother. Don't meddle."

Gu Chenghuai bent down and scooped up the second son, his large hand landing on his bottom. "You naughty boy, how can you talk like that? If I don't let you have a complete childhood... you'll float up to the sky."

He was, after all, his own son. His wife and children had just arrived, and he was in a very good mood. He couldn't bear to punish the child, so the slap he delivered was less forceful.

Can--

In Hengbao's eyes, this was a huge deal.

The six-year-old, soon-to-be second-grade student blushed furiously, his short, spiky hair almost standing on end.

He yelled, "Aaaaaah, Daddy hit me!"

Hengbao struggled and howled angrily, complaining to Lin Zhao, "Mommy, let's go home, we're not staying here anymore. Daddy is so mean, I'm going back to tell my grandparents and they'll spank Battalion Commander Gu too."

Cat Egg and the others exchanged glances, afraid that Hengbao would be angry and embarrassed, so they turned away tacitly, not wanting to see him being beaten, and whispered among themselves.

Gu Chenghuai wrapped one arm around Hengbao and swayed him a few times like on a swing. "Who are you calling Battalion Commander Gu, you brat?"

"I'm calling you, I'm calling you, I'm calling you!" Hengbao found this game quite amusing, his lips almost curling into a smile. Just then, remembering he was still angry, he straightened his face and shouted, "You wait, you can't escape! My grandpa and grandma will avenge their precious grandson..."

Gu Chenghuai's eyes softened, and he chuckled, "Who are your grandparents to me?"

Hengbao paused, then raised his head and hummed, "...your parents."

"You still know that? Then where do you get the confidence to let my parents teach me a lesson?" Gu Chenghuai was afraid that his son's brain was not getting enough blood, so he picked him up and tossed him up in the air as if to teach him a lesson, then stretched out his arms and caught him steadily.

Hengbao had never played such a "game" before. When he was thrown out, his face turned pale with fright. But when he realized he had been caught, a bright smile bloomed on his face.

"That was fun! Let's do it again!!" he shouted excitedly.

Gu Chenghuai raised a sneer, "Still going to tattle?"

When his playful mood kicked in, Hengbao completely forgot why he was angry. His voice was full of joy and excitement as he said, "No, no, let's fly again!" He hugged his dad's neck and acted spoiled.

Gu Chenghuai wanted to speak clearly, saying that he considered his son the apple of his eye, but seeing his son's happy face, he didn't say anything. He quickly tossed the boy around a few times and then put Hengbao down.

"You've gained weight. Looks like you've been eating well."

Hengbao's cheeks were flushed, and she said proudly, "Mommy, come and make us some meat. I'll eat so much..."

He drew circles with his arm, happily sharing the past year with his father.

Gu Chenghuai would occasionally reply, and when he saw Lin Zhao drying her hair with one hand, he decisively abandoned his son, walked over to his wife, took the towel, and started drying her hair.

"Does your arm hurt?" he asked.

"It doesn't hurt." Lin Zhao's lips curled up slightly. "Didn't I say... I didn't use my injured arm too much?"

Gu Chenghuai nodded in satisfaction, pressed her shoulder, and made her sit down. He then leaned against the cushion he had found a fellow villager to make, stood behind her, and gently wiped her wet hair.

"I'll help you wash your hair if you want to until your injury is fully healed." His voice was gentle and patient.

"How can I help?" Lin Zhao turned to look at him.

A warm, large hand gently held her head and turned it upright.

“Don’t worry about it, I have a way,” Gu Chenghuai said.

Lin Zhao's smile deepened. Without asking any further questions, she simply said, "Alright, then I'll wait."

Her hair was very thick, making it quite troublesome to dry; it would take a long time to dry.

I wonder when I'll be able to get the hairdryer I asked the delivery guy to buy?

Just then, Meng Jiusi came over carrying something.

"Brother." Lin Zhao waved his hand, making a gesture like a beckoning cat.

Meng Jiusi walked towards her, put down the things, and said gently, "The things you wanted can come in handy."

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhao's beautiful, starry eyes filled with surprise.

"Was it my idea?" she asked uncertainly.

It's only been a few months, and the guy already got it?!

That's awesome!
Meng Jiusi smiled gently, like a breeze. "Yes, the hair dryer you wanted."

Lin Zhao stood up happily, "That's great!"

"I arrived just in time; I almost went to get a haircut."

She almost cut her hair short before leaving home because she had to dry it for a long time every time she washed it, which annoyed her so much that she wanted to cut it short.

Meng Jiusi looked at her younger sister's long, flowing black hair and said, "It's such a waste to cut it after all this time. With a hairdryer, we don't have to wait for our hair to dry naturally. Let's keep it for now, and cut it when we don't want to."

He was afraid that Zhaozhao would impulsively cut it short and then regret it.

Lin Zhao's eyes crinkled into a smile. "Since there's a hairdryer, I won't cut it!"

I took out the hair dryer the delivery guy brought; it was surprisingly small and not at all as bulky as I had imagined.

She said in surprise, "It's so small! I thought it would be much bigger."

Meng Jiusi smiled and said, "Smaller ones are easier to carry."

Since it's for his younger sister, he naturally buys her the best.

"Thank you, bro." Lin Zhao's tone was cheerful, and she was in a particularly good mood.

"Don't be so polite," Meng Jiusi said nonchalantly. He didn't have a wife, managed his own finances, and could spend his earnings on whomever he wanted without anyone daring to object.

Thinking about it this way, divorce is actually a good thing.

"You tidy up first, I'll go back and cook, then come over for dinner."

He left with a message and departed again.

The thought of Zhaozhao coming to join the army and living like that makes me happy.

"Gu Chenghuai, come inside quickly, use the hairdryer to dry my hair!" Lin Zhao linked arms with Gu Chenghuai and walked into the house. "Why didn't you tell me you wanted this?" Gu Chenghuai's focus was on this.

“I told you you’d need someone to help you buy it too, but this guy’s from the capital, he knows a lot of people, so it’s easier for him to buy it for you than for you,” Lin Zhao explained.

“I’m willing to find someone to help me,” Gu Chenghuai emphasized. “Tell me what you want to buy in the future, and I’ll buy it for you.”

Before Lin Zhao could complain about his affectation, the man continued, "I like it when you bother me, and I like buying things for you."

Lin Zhao's eyes softened, and she reflected on her actions for a moment.

"Okay, I'll come to you from now on."

She urged the man, "We're counting on you to buy us a TV! When are you going to buy it?"

Gu Chenghuai let out a low chuckle, "We already have news about the tickets. We'll buy them in the second half of the year, and I guarantee you'll be able to see them during the Chinese New Year."

Lin Zhao was speechless.

She wasn't in a hurry. There wasn't much to watch on TV these days, not even the Spring Festival Gala. The programs were pitifully few, so there was really nothing special about it.

The price is also ridiculously high, several hundred yuan.

There's no need to waste this money.

Lin Zhao pondered for a moment and said, "How about we wait until my children and I join the army before we buy them?"

"Huh?" Gu Chenghuai plugged in the hair dryer, looking puzzled.

"It's too conspicuous. What if bad guys target it? We have a radio at home, that's enough!" Lin Zhao made up a reason. She couldn't exactly say she didn't care for it; who would believe that? A television, of course! Who wouldn't want one?!

Gu Chenghuai was easy to persuade, especially by his wife. Whether her words made sense or not, he would accept them if he could.

"Row."

He looked at Lin Zhao with guilt, "I'm sorry you had to go through all this..."

Lin Zhao: "???"

Meow meow meow? What is this man imagining now?

She pointed to her half-dry hair, gesturing for Gu Chenghuai to blow-dry it. "Help me dry it. You also have to bathe your two sons. They didn't even wash before they lay on the bed. They're filthy. Do as you please."

Gu Chenghuai was speechless for a moment, but did not refute.

The children take after their mother for the good things and their father for the bad things, okay?

As long as Zhaozhao is happy.

The hairdryer hummed, and the hot air dried the hair quickly.

It was Gu Chenghuai's first time using it, but he was quite skilled and not unfamiliar with it. Lin Zhao was not surprised; her man was smart, learned everything quickly, and was extremely reliable.

"You worked really fast," Lin Zhao remarked.

Gu Chenghuai curled his lips into a smile.

His wife was so fond of the hair dryer because it was newly acquired; she wouldn't be so fond of it after using it three or five times.

Lin Zhao combed her hair and urged the man, "Go give your son a bath, scrub him. He hasn't washed in days, there must be two layers of grime on his body!"

"Yes, sir," Gu Chenghuai replied with a smile.

Before leaving, I told you, "Be careful with your arm. If you get sleepy, take a nap. I'll wake you up later."

Lin Zhao was indeed exhausted, feeling the ground swaying as she walked, a state of physical and mental fatigue common to those who have been in a car for too long.

"Okay, I'll take a nap." She walked to the bed, and as she lay down, she felt a sense of lightness all over her body, so comfortable that she wanted to sigh.

Gu Chenghuai took out a thin blanket and covered Lin Zhao's stomach, then walked briskly out of the room.

"Where's my mom?" Hengbao asked, looking behind his father while eating a cookie.

"I'm sleepy and resting. You're not allowed to make any more noise," Gu Chenghuai said.

"I won't make a fuss." Hengbao looked obedient. He always listened to Lin Zhao, using her as a guise.

"Don't eat yet, I'll take you two inside to take a bath." Gu Chenghuai found the towels and changes of clothes he had prepared for the twins and said to them.

Both brothers are clean children and take frequent baths. They couldn't bathe for several days on the train and complained a lot about being itchy.

Hearing Gu Chenghuai's words, she ate the cookie in her hand and followed her father.

"Cat Egg, Mo Mo, you two take your time eating with Xiao Bai." Gu Chenghuai left these words and carried his two sons into the bathroom.

……

Gu Chenghuai applied for a courtyard, where not many people lived. In addition, the car arrived close to mealtime, and the most gossipy women were all at home cooking, so not many people knew that... there was an extra household in the family compound.

The playful children, however, knew that while they were playing, a large four-wheeled vehicle came along, and the children excitedly ran after it.

Until the car stopped.

When the children saw that someone had come to the Gu family's courtyard, along with two identical little boys, the children, who had never seen twins before, stared wide-eyed and whispered among themselves in a corner.

As soon as the car and people entered the yard, the children scattered in a flurry.

When they got home, they told their mothers about the strange things they had seen.

"Two children who look exactly alike? Are they twins? Is it a boy or a girl?" This is what people who love to compare their sons to others say.

"That's the courtyard that Battalion Commander Gu applied for. His family members have arrived? There's going to be a good show at the family compound!" This is what a gossip lover would say.

"They're arguing now, aren't they? They finally got to come and live with the military, but they can't even get an apartment building. They can only live in that run-down courtyard that no one lives in. If I were them, I would feel just as frustrated. Where can't you live in a run-down courtyard? There are plenty in the village." This is the kind of person who feels superior because they live in an apartment building.

Several new topics of conversation arose because of Lin Zhao's arrival.

The women, who had nothing else to do, hurriedly finished their meals, quickly washed the dishes, and gathered together to talk about Gu's family matters.

Number One said, "I heard that Battalion Commander Gu's family is difficult to get along with. Is that true?"

Number Two said, "Definitely. You guys don't know, do you? That family has twins, and they're boys! Giving birth to two boys in one pregnancy, how confident do they have? How can they be easy to get along with?"

Number Three said, "Hey, I heard from my Qingqing that that person..." She pointed upwards with her index finger, "that person's only son knows those twins, and they seem to be on very good terms. I wonder how they met?"

Number Four's expression changed slightly, and he exclaimed in surprise, "Are you talking about that heroic leader?"

That's one of the top leaders in the entire military region. How could the new military wife know him?

Qingqing's mother nodded, "Yes, I asked Qingqing several times, and she said she did see Chief Ning's son and the twins getting along very well, with the children hugging and jumping around together."

Those present were stunned. They had all seen Chief Ning's son before. He was more mature than adults at such a young age and very polite, but... he gave off an indescribable sense of distance, making people afraid to get close.

He only plays with Dr. Meng's two children, or he stays at home reading and studying. He is as self-disciplined as his father. Who would have thought he had such a lively side?

unbelievable.

“Wouldn’t Battalion Commander Gu’s wife eat at the canteen? She just arrived, and her house definitely needs tidying up. She wouldn’t have time to cook. Let’s wait here; we should be able to see her,” said the family member.

The others agreed, so the group brought out small stools and huddled together to do their respective tasks.

They did get their wish and met Lin Zhao an hour later.

During this time, Gu Chenghuai decorated his home every day and gradually got to know the women in the family compound.

Upon seeing several military wives, he proactively introduced them to Lin Zhao: "Zhao Zhao, these are all military wives from the family compound. This is Sister Zhang, this is Sister Wang..."

After a brief introduction, he introduced Lin Zhao to the other military wives, saying, "This is my wife, Lin Zhao."

Hengbao tugged at his sleeve, "Dad, there's me too—your son!"

Yu Bao covered her face.

He often felt helpless because of his younger brother's excessive arrogance!