Your promise, my sea

Chapter 10

City B, division A headquarters.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, before the lunch break, Division A's playground was full of people.After the military cards have been assembled, they will take the recruits to a shooting range in the suburbs.The recruits were all on standby in front of the military card, with extremely serious expressions.Because today is the first live ammunition shooting day since they joined the army.

The division building behind the playground was also quite lively. As soon as the chief of the barracks Koja sat down, he called and called Li, an officer under his command.

"Section Chief, are you looking for me?"

Chief Jia took out a key and handed it to him: "This is the key to Chief of Staff Gu's house. He brought his family over today, so you go and pick it up."

"Yo, that little guy is here again?"

The children follow Gu Huaiyue to the army every year to celebrate the New Year, so there are not a few people who know this little guy.

Officer Li grinned and was about to leave with the key in hand, but was stopped by Chief Jia again: "Be serious, this time it's not just the little guy."

Director Li nodded, but just after leaving the gate of Chief Jia's office, Director Li slapped his head and suddenly understood something.

Not only the little guy came over.That is, and sister-in-law? !

Officer Li's eyes lit up immediately, and Yan Zhen couldn't help but sneezed in the off-road vehicle that was driving towards Division A not far away.

Gu Huaiyue glanced at her from the rearview mirror, then at the child sleeping soundly on her lap, and said, "The temperature in City B is very low, be careful not to catch a cold."

Yan Zhen covered his face and nodded.Looking at the scenery outside the window, she couldn't help sighing that she still came after all.

They set off from City C at [-]:[-] in the morning, and they were supposed to arrive in City B at [-]:[-] in the afternoon, but they were a little half an hour late because of traffic jams on the expressway.

There has been heavy snowfall in City B these few days, much heavier than City C. The snow in the urban area of ​​C city has been crushed by traffic and has long since melted, but here it is different. It's what's left after the track runs over it.

Yan was really curious, so he heard Gu Huaiyue at the front say: "This is the rut left by the tank. The division is training these days."

So that's the case, it seems that it is not far from Division A's headquarters.The car drove for a few more minutes, and the sentinel standing guard at the gate of the division headquarters could already be seen.The gate was sealed, Gu Huaiyue slowed down the speed of the car and asked the sentinel to check the license plate before driving in.His destination was a small building 300 meters behind the headquarters building of the reconnaissance battalion—that was the family area.

Seeing Officer Li standing in front of the building to greet him, Gu Huaiyue shook his head slightly, turned his head and said to Yan Zhen: "We're here, get out of the car."

Yan Zhen got out of the car, looked at the building in front of him, and couldn't help being surprised.

Looking around, the entire division headquarters, whether it is the building of the reconnaissance battalion or the artillery battalion, is neat and orderly, and it is still gray.Only this family building, not to mention the lonely one, has a layer of red paint on the outside of the building!This further highlights its particularity in the entire division.

Director Li also greeted him now, and seeing Yan Zhen looking at the building with straight eyes, he couldn't help but smile: "It's almost Chinese New Year, and the sister-in-laws thought it was deserted, so they repainted the outside of the building. Paint, let’s have a festive picture!”

Yan Zhen smiled awkwardly.

Gu Huaiyue thought for a while, and said to Yan Zhen: "Well, you take Jia Ming home first, and I'll go to the service center to have a look."

"What are you doing there?"

Gu Huaiyue smiled: "Buy something."

Yan Zhen agreed, and followed Officer Li to the building.This building is not new, but the corridors are quite clean.

"Xiao Li, are there not many family members here? Why is there only one building?" Yan Zhen still has a clear memory of the compound where he lived when he was a child. At that time, his father's army was a Second Artillery missile brigade stationed in a small county. There are certainly not as many people as Division A, but there are six family buildings alone.

Xiao Li was not out of breath all the way carrying the luggage: "Sister-in-law, you saw it when you came, our place is too deserted, even if the sister-in-laws come here, they will only stay for ten days and a half a month, and they don't live there permanently. There are permanent residents. There is also a side job here."

"sideline?"

Xiao Li chuckled: "He just opened restaurants and canteens in the camp, and earned a little money from the consumption of soldiers."

Yan Zhen nodded in understanding.

"Sister-in-law, you came at the right time. There are no people at other times, but there are many people during the Chinese New Year."

As Xiao Li spoke, he took out the key to open the door, and then took out the electric card to turn on the electricity, which was considered to be an errand, and he saluted and left.

Yan Zhen first took a look at the house. In view of the special situation of this place, when the building was built, it was intended to be used as a guest house.Although it looks a bit higher-end than the guest house, it is one level worse than the houses in City C.But no matter what, this is still a home.The house is very clean, it looks like it has been cleaned diligently by a few people before, so she doesn't need to do it again.

The kid Gu Jiaming moved his butt on the sofa, and was still chewing on the snacks, but his expression was a little melancholy.Yan Zhen pinched his small face and asked, "What's the matter, Commander Gu?"

The little commander sighed: "I'm thinking about my group of poor soldiers."

Yan Zhen smiled: "Why, you just left for a day and thought about it?" What a deep comrade-in-arms friendship!

The little commander glanced at her, and sighed again: "Teacher, you don't understand, I'm afraid that kid Lin Zi will poach the wall after I leave!"

Yan Zhen put on an expression of "囧" in an instant, ignored the little guy, and started packing the luggage he brought over.

When the luggage was almost packed, Gu Huaiyue also came back with two big bags of things.Yan Zhen picked up the plastic bag, only to find that it was filled with daily necessities and ingredients: "Why do you buy so much?"

Gu Huaiyue loosened the collar button: "I'm afraid you may not be used to eating in the cafeteria here, you'd better make it at home, I'll be back too. Besides, it's almost Chinese New Year."

If it is a home, it must look like a home.It was the first time he went to the service center to buy so many household items, and the attention he received along the way could be compared to a tank!It was almost like shouting the password: "The chief of staff must have coaxed his wife here!"

Thinking of these, Gu Huaiyue smiled slightly.Of course Yan Zhen didn't know this. The kitchen was full of rice and noodles, and it was almost ready for cooking.She picked out the ingredients in the bag: "Is dinner here?"

"No, I won't eat here tonight."

"Where to go then?"

"Do you remember Commander Xi?"

"I remember." The leader of the B military region, not to mention the last time I met him on the exercise ground, he was of course deeply impressed.

Gu Huaiyue put on his hat, and quickly buttoned his collar: "On the way back, I received a call from Commander Xi, saying that I want to go to his place for dinner tonight." Smiling, he looked at Yan Zhen: "The request is—— Bring your wife and children."

As soon as he entered the gate of the army, he had to meet the highest-ranking leader of the military region, and Yan Zhen suddenly felt the pressure.

Commander Xi Shaofeng's home is on the outskirts of City B, not too far from the division headquarters, within 10 minutes by car.Gu Huaiyue parked the car in front of a small two-story building. As soon as the three got out of the car, they saw Xi Shaofeng's wife, Zhong Liying, who was waiting for them at the door.

Seeing her, Gu Huaiyue hurried forward: "Aunt Zhong."

"Hey." Zhong Liying agreed with a smile, "I was wondering when you guys would arrive. I just went out to have a look and saw your car coming in. It has just snowed in City B these days, how about it? Is it easy to go on the road?"

Gu Huaiyue smiled faintly, and handed over the meeting gift in his hand.Zhong Liying immediately gave him a sideways glance: "Come right here, what else do you bring with you? As long as I look at this little treasure of your Gu family, I will be very satisfied!"

Gu Jiaming, the little baby of the Gu family, raised his face and said crisply: "Grandma is good."

Zhong Liying's heart softened when he heard it, let alone, this little guy has a really sweet mouth.Finally, Zhong Liying's eyes fell on Yan Zhen.Yan Zhen originally smiled lightly, but when she saw it like this, she suddenly became a little nervous.

Zhong Liying laughed all of a sudden, and relieved her nervousness: "Come in, Huaiyue is not an outsider, you, don't be nervous. Just treat it as your own home."

"Listen to your Aunt Zhong." A strong voice came from the stairs, Yan Zhen looked sideways slightly, and saw Xi Shaofeng coming out wearing a military jacket.This time he didn't wear a hat, and Yan Zhen discovered that his hair had turned out to be a lot of white.

Gu Huaiyue stood up straight and paid a military salute. Xi Shaofeng glanced at him: "I just said to let your wife relax, but you immediately brought me a meal and sat in the living room." Looking at the children, his brows softened immediately: " This little doll needs to be hugged by me."

As he said that, he bent down and took a little effort to hug classmate Gu Jiaming.The little guy looks short, but the meat is really solid.Xi Shaofeng let out a muffled laugh, and walked towards the living room with him in his arms.

After entering the house, Yan Zhen found that there were fewer people in Xi Shaofeng's family than in the Gu family.Apart from the aunt who helped and the guards, there were only Zhong Liying and Xi Shaofeng left.

"How about it, do you think the house is quite deserted?" Xi Shaofeng saw her small movements of looking around, laughed, and said, "It's not a day or two since I've been like this with your Aunt Zhong."

Zhong Liying was nearly ten years younger than Commander Xi, and much younger than Li Wan.It's just that Zhong Liying is not as lucky as Li Wan. The husband and wife have not had a child for Xi Shaofeng for more than [-] years. They only adopted a daughter who is now studying abroad.

"That's why you should come here often." Zhong Liying nodded the child's forehead and asked kindly, "What do the little ones like to eat? Grandma will make it for you."

Gu Jiaming blinked his eyes wide and said, "Grandma, I'm not picky."

In one sentence, Zhong Liying was amused: "Okay, then you can play here first, and grandma will make you some delicious food."

Saying hello to his aunt to take him to watch cartoons, Zhong Liying put on an apron and prepared to cook by himself.Yan Zhen thought for a while, and followed into the kitchen, leaving the two men to talk in the living room.

Although there is an aunt who cooks at home, Zhong Liying still likes to cook by herself.One is that she has nothing to do, she doesn't go to work, she has nothing else to do except go to the elderly activity center; the other is that Commander Xi likes to eat the food she cooks.After years of hard work, Zhong Liying's culinary skills have been developed.Yan Zhen watched her swift and orderly movements from the sidelines, admiring her from the bottom of his heart.

"Aunt Zhong, let me help you."

Zhong Liying glanced at her, agreed cheerfully, and handed her an untreated fish: "Ever since Lao Xi saw you and the little guy on the grassland last time, I have been talking about it, saying that when you come over, I will definitely eat it." I want to call you home for dinner."

Xi Shaofeng is Gu Huaiyue's old chief. When Gu Huaiyue first joined the army, Xi Shaofeng was already the head of a border defense regiment in the Tibet Military Region, which is where Pang Kai is now.Later, Xi Shaofeng was transferred to a group army in the B military region, while Gu Huaiyue joined the special brigade.It wasn't until six years ago that Gu Huaiyue was transferred back to the A division of a certain group army in the B military region that he returned to Xi Shaofeng's command.

"The iron-clad battalions and flowing soldiers, coming here from Tibet, can be regarded as the fate of the old and the young."

Yan Zhen smiled knowingly, and asked while scraping the fish scales: "Auntie, have you ever been to Tibet?"

"Of course!" Zhong Liying said with a smile, "I stayed there for ten years. I hadn't left when Huaiyue was a soldier there. I watched him grow up with his military age."

"Oh?" Yan Zhen suddenly became interested.

"At that time, Huai Yue was still a platoon leader in the reconnaissance company. Uncle Xi didn't know him, let alone Mr. Gu's son. Later, the whole army held a military skills competition. There was a soldier in Uncle Xi's regiment I broke the record of overcoming the 500-meter obstacle. As soon as your Uncle Xi was happy, he invited this soldier to his home for dinner, and it was only then that I officially got to know Huai Yue. At that time, he had only been a soldier in the reconnaissance company for two years. Even if it is his family, it took us two years to find out, do you think this person can be hidden!" Zhong Liying sighed endlessly.

Yan Zhen smiled: "He probably doesn't want to rely on his family." Most of the soldiers are a little proud.

In the living room, Gu Huaiyue picked up a cup of tea in front of him.

Xi Shaofeng leaned leisurely on the sofa pillow, put his glasses on the bridge of his nose, his eyes still looked at Gu Huaiyue sharply: "When did it happen?"

It was a nonsensical sentence, but Gu Huaiyue still understood: "It's early."

Xi Shaofeng smiled: "If I hadn't seen these two people on the grassland that day, I'm afraid you would have kept it a secret. The wedding is also held?"

"No." He answered briefly.

"Is it so wasteful if you don't do anything?"

This posture completely catches up with the old lady of the Gu family, and Gu Huaiyue really has a headache: "The certificate has been received, let's take the wedding slowly."

Xi Shaofeng is not only his old chief, but also his elder.In private, Gu Huaiyue wanted to call Uncle Xi.When he first went to the special brigade a few years ago, Xi Shaofeng personally sent him to the base.

Afterwards, there were fewer contacts. The special forces had strict requirements on confidentiality, and the personal communication equipment inside the base was completely limited. It was good enough to find someone by dialing the military line, let alone the friendship between the old chief and the veteran, until six years ago. Gu Huaiyue suddenly transferred back to a certain group army in the B military region.

When he came back to his senses, Xi Shaofeng didn't intend to continue to question Gu Huaiyue, but when he thought of the little brat of the Gu family who was tossing about upstairs, his expression froze again: "I heard from your mother that you take your son to celebrate the New Year in City B every year. , why haven't I seen you come to the house?"

"Aren't you afraid of trouble? The little guy likes to make a fuss, and it's not good to make noise to you two elders."

Xi Shaofeng was very dissatisfied with his answer: "We are not afraid of trouble. I would be happier if you left the little guy here to accompany us for a few more days."

"Yes." Gu Huaiyue smiled lightly, "I will come here often in the future."

After getting a satisfactory answer, Xi Shaofeng took a sip of tea and changed the subject: "There will be a big exercise in the next year, have you heard about it?"

"I heard from the old man." He lowered his head and looked at the cup of tea in front of him, so that others could not understand his expression at the moment.

Xi Shaofeng also didn't chat with him: "Then, have you heard about the change of Master D to the brigade?"

Gu Huaiyue said solemnly: "That's a rumor."

Xi Shaofeng shook his head: "There is such an idea in the military region, but it is still in the process of making a decision. If we really want to change it, I am afraid that the whole division D will not accept it."

Gu Huaiyue remembered something, and raised his head: "Shen Mengchuan is looking for you for this?"

"More than that." Xi Shaofeng shook his head, looking at Gu Huaiyue with a helpless expression, "He asked to participate in the exercise after the year."

After finishing speaking, Gu Huaiyue fell silent, moved his lips, and before he had time to say anything, he heard a shout from the kitchen, saying that dinner was ready.Xi Shaofeng stood up, smiled and patted Gu Huaiyue's shoulder: "Okay, let's go eat first."

The table is full of dishes, half of which are Yan Zhen's handicrafts.

Xi Shaofeng looked at Yan Zhen quite unexpectedly: "What are you making, point me to taste!"

Yan Zhen moved a few steps, turned the dining table around, and several delicate dishes stopped in front of him.Xi Shaofeng picked up the chopsticks and took a sip, his eyebrows suddenly raised, Yan Zhen also became nervous.

Zhong Liying patted the old man with a smile, and said angrily: "Don't scare Xiaozhen, I tasted it, and it is more than enough to deal with your mixed stomach!"

In fact, Xi Shaofeng was not the only one who was surprised, Gu Huaiyue picked up a piece of food with chopsticks, put it into his mouth, chewed it slowly, and immediately felt that the taste was incomparably delicious.He glanced at Yan Zhen who was helping Jiaming with the vegetables, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

Halfway through the meal, the phone in the living room rang suddenly.Zhong Liying immediately got up to answer the phone, it was for Xi Shaofeng.She buckled the receiver and mouthed to him: "That monkey from the Shen family!"

At this moment, Xi Shaofeng frowned again: "Say I'm not here!"

With a loud voice, don't try to deceive the person on the other end of the phone, Zhong Liying couldn't help but roll her eyes.

Gu Huaiyue smiled, and put down his chopsticks: "It's not a problem if you keep hiding like this, you don't know Shen Mengchuan yet."

Xi Shaofeng raised his eyebrows: "Hiding for a while is a temporary thing. It's a big deal for a division to be transformed into a brigade. I'm not the only one who has the final say. I really don't know if this kid is really stupid or fake. Let’s pretend here, am I such a gullible person?”

Everyone present couldn't help laughing at the words, Zhong Liying glanced at him quickly: "Shut up, you!"

Because of Shen Mengchuan's phone call to disrupt the situation, this meal can be said to be very lively.They chatted for a while after the meal, and it was already eleven o'clock at night when the three of them headed home.

It began to snow again in the middle of the night, and the weather was cold, so the second elder was not allowed to come out to see him off.Yan Zhen took Gu Jiaming's hand and waited for Gu Huaiyue to drive over.The snowflakes fell on the body and melted in a short while.It was still warm in the car, Yan Zhen got into the car and closed the door tightly.As soon as the child got into the car, he spontaneously rubbed against her legs and fell asleep, so Yan Zhen had no choice but to put the coat he had taken off on him.Looking at this heartless little guy, Yan Zhen couldn't help muttering: "Little villain."

However, when he raised his eyes, his gaze just met Gu Huaiyue's gaze in the rearview mirror.He stared at the back seat from there, with a smile that hadn't been erased from the corner of his mouth.Yan Zhen hurriedly lowered his head, not daring to look at him for a long time, as if there was a ghost in his heart.

In snowy weather, Gu Huaiyue slowed down the speed of the car.Just after turning a corner, two beams of light shone from there without warning, followed by the sound of horns.He slammed on the brakes, and just as the car stopped, an off-road jeep passed by the Cheetah without any hesitation.Yan Zhen protected Gu Jiaming's head, glanced out hastily, and saw that the person in the driver's seat of the jeep was Shen Mengchuan!
Looking at the jeep that quickly disappeared through the rearview mirror, Gu Huaiyue's expression was very calm. He paused for a moment, then stepped on the accelerator and left quickly.

In Yan Zhen's subconscious mind, it seemed that from the moment she saw Shen Mengchuan, she could detect his vague hostility towards Gu Huaiyue.After the scene just now, she felt even more that the two were facing each other.This made her a little strange.

A person like Shen Mengchuan should be someone who is domineering but really has real skills.In comparison, Gu Huaiyue was calmer than him.

Yan Zhen couldn't figure out what was the rivalry between these two people.

Probably what my father said, it is true that soldiers admire the strong, but when the strong confront each other, it is not easy for anyone to obey the other.

Really proud to die!Yan Zhen shook his head and smiled.

"What do you think?"

A voice shocked Yan Zhen back to her senses, she turned around and saw Gu Huaiyue walking out of Jia Ming's room.

"Jiaming is asleep?"

"Well, I was so sleepy that I couldn't wake up with thunder." Gu Huaiyue said, poured a glass of water and handed it to her, "Why don't you rest?"

Yan Zhen smiled slightly, and clenched the water glass tightly: "I just thought of something." She looked straight at him, a little embarrassed: "The last time we went to the grassland, we entered Division D's residence by mistake, and it was Shen Mengchuan who called Let Jiang Songnian take the call."

"Oh?" Gu Huaiyue was a little surprised, because she didn't hear her mention it when he was in the grassland last time, but he was used to Shen Mengchuan, "It's something he can do."

"He doesn't seem to know about the two of us." So far, Yan Zhen still remembers his expression, and she will feel tight in her chest when she thinks about it.

Gu Huaiyue paused when he drank water, and he looked sideways at Yan Zhen, but she lowered her head so that he couldn't see her expression clearly at the moment.He suddenly realized that he was not doing enough in some ways, and these shortcomings might make her feel that he was not valued.

In fact, Shen Mengchuan can't be blamed for this. They are both students of the same class in the same military academy. What's more, they have the same major, both of which are in the command department. In the end, they even majored in the same minor.As the saying goes, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, so the two of them inevitably have the meaning of the tip of the needle.This kind of secret rivalry continued until he graduated from the military academy. Gu Huaiyue went to the Tibet Military Region to serve as a soldier, and Shen Mengchuan was directly transferred to the A Division Reconnaissance Battalion of the B Military Region. He was transferred back to the A Division six years ago.In essence, the two people are different. He has experienced too many things that Shen Mengchuan has not experienced, so he looks more calm and rational than Shen Mengchuan.Commander Xi commented that the main reason why he is suitable for leading troops is that he can maintain reason under any circumstances.There is only one thing that he is not as good as Shen Mengchuan, and that is enthusiasm.His temperament is too dull.

"Shen Mengchuan is a classmate of my military academy, but I haven't contacted him since he graduated from the military academy." It was the first time after graduation that he met after he was transferred back to Division A six years ago, but that was also the beginning of the tit-for-tat confrontation between the two.

"Then, does he know that your ex-wife passed away?"

Yan Zhen asked tentatively, but Gu Huaiyue didn't expect her to ask this question, so he paused before answering: "I don't know." Even if you look at the whole army, not many people know about this matter.

Yan Zhen regretted asking this question a little. She shook the water glass in her hand, and it became cold again, to the bottom of her heart.She seemed to have asked a question that shouldn't be asked, touched a minefield that shouldn't have been touched, because his expression was unprecedentedly gloomy.

"sorry, I--"

"It's okay." Gu Huaiyue grabbed her shoulders and took the water glass from her hand, "Go to rest early."

"Okay." Yan Zhen lowered her head to suppress all her emotions, she knew in her heart that she might suffer from insomnia again tonight.

Although it has been a long time ago, the family members of this compound can still hear the sound of armored vehicles and tanks passing by in their sleep.This sentence is absolutely true when soldiers are fighting immediately.

Gu Huaiyue was on duty today, so he got up early in the morning.Yan Zhen also brought the meal to the table early, and when Gu Huaiyue came out of the bathroom after washing, she was sitting at the table pouring milk for the children.

Looking at the table full of breakfast, Gu Huaiyue raised his eyebrows in surprise.He glanced at Yan Zhen and found that her eyes were slightly blue, so he asked, "Did you sleep well last night?"

"It's okay." Yan Zhen said while serving the meal, "Let's have breakfast first, aren't you going to be on duty today?"

"it is good."

Although the time was a bit tight, Gu Huaiyue still sat at the dining table and finished breakfast quickly. Before leaving, he said to Yan Zhen: "There is a shuttle bus to the city today, so you can buy anything you need." The service center has been searched all over. If Mrs. Liang from the service center hadn't begged him "tearfully" to keep some and let her take it home by herself, he would have swept it all up.

"it is good."

Yan Zhen watched him leave, and turned to look at little friend Gu Jiaming.I saw the child looking at her thoughtfully while holding a fried soft-boiled egg in his mouth, mumbling: "It's getting more and more like that."

Yan Zhen tapped his forehead with a spoon: "Eat!"

She had to try to keep herself from thinking wildly, and she had to try to cheer herself up.

Division A's headquarters is far from the center of City B, and it takes about two hours by car.So when I came here, Yan Zhen planned to buy everything before going back.She held Gu Jiaming's hand tightly, because there were so many things to buy, Yan Zhen's eyes almost turned into radar, and she quickly scanned between the shelves.She picked up a chicken and wanted to put it in the shopping bag, but Gu Xiaoling said: "Daddy doesn't like that!"

Yan Zhen glanced at him: "Oh, what do you think your dad likes to eat?"

Gu Jiaming pointed out a few things: "The chief likes bland ones, and my grandma said it's because my dad was doing reconnaissance and made his stomach go wrong."

What is the logic?Yan Zhen wondered, stared at the chicken in his hand for a long time, and then stuffed it into the shopping cart.

When everything was almost bought, Gu Jiaming took Yan Zhen straight to the last stop of the shopping mall - the toy store.Gu Jiaming The biggest pleasure for Gu Xiaoye to go to the mall is to buy toys. This time is especially important, because before coming to City B, the chief thought that his toys were too much trouble, so he put them away at home.In the words of the little commander, it is necessary to re-equip.

Yan Zhen leaned on the shopping trolley, watching him focus on choosing toys, inadvertently turned his eyes slightly, and when he glanced at a certain place, he suddenly paused.

It was a man in military uniform, his figure was as tall and slim as Gu Huaiyue's, but his standing posture was definitely not as stable as Gu Huaiyue's.Yan Zhen compared unconsciously, just at this moment, the man turned around, Yan Zhen was startled when he saw his face clearly.

This, isn't this Shen Mengchuan?
Shen Mengchuan obviously saw her too, and the hair that he had grabbed irritably stood on his forehead in such a ridiculous way.The two looked at each other for a moment, Yan Zhen turned his head silently.As soon as the grassland left, she never saw him again.She still remembers his arrogant and domineering appearance at that time, so seeing his appearance now, Yan Zhen couldn't help laughing more and more.

Shen Mengchuan reacted, put the hat in his hand on his head, and strode towards Yan Zhen: "Hello."

"Hello." Yan Zhen imitated him.

"Why are you here?" He looked at her shopping cart, "Why, Chief of Staff Gu took his annual leave and went back to the army to be on duty? This good guy, he said that he will be ready for the military exercise two months after the New Year. Yes, I am in admiration."

After finishing speaking, before Yan Zhen could speak, the kid glared at him angrily.Shen Mengchuan bent over with his hands behind his back, looked at this kid, and smiled: "I didn't say, you still take care of his children? Are you not annoying?"

Yan Zhen felt strange: "Why should I bother?"

"Because you are Gu Huaiyue's wife, not the nanny of this brat."

Little Gu Jiaming was not happy when he heard the word "little bastard". Usually, he was always called that when he made Gu Huaiyue angry. With a turn of his little eyes, he ran over quickly, and wiped it brightly at Shen Mengchuan. Wa Liang's black leather shoes are just one foot.After he was done, he slipped back to Yan Zhen's side as if oiling his feet, with his little face upturned, with a triumphant expression on his face.

Shen Mengchuan didn't expect this little guy to make a surprise attack, he bent down and looked at the footprints on the shoe, he couldn't believe it.But Yan Zhen reprimanded the child in a low voice, and took him behind her to protect him.

Shen Mengchuan couldn't help laughing when he saw the two men's swords at war: "Hey, I don't seem to be a bad guy, right? I'm a soldier, PLA (English abbreviation for the Chinese People's Liberation Army)!"

Talking to the child about English can only make him sneer even more: "Hmph, my father is also a soldier. He still has a military officer's card, what about yours?"

Hey, this little brat really opened Shen Mengchuan's eyes.He glanced at Yan Zhen, and went straight to his coat pocket: "Do you really want to see my military ID card?"

"No need." Yan Zhen waved his hand, "Children are ignorant, please don't mind."

Shen Mengchuan took off his hand angrily, looked around and said, "I am Shen Mengchuan."

"I know."

"You know?" Shen Mengchuan looked at her with eyes that could be said to be unexpected, "Do you know who I am?"

"I know." Yan Zhen was a little surprised at his reaction, "Didn't you find someone to send Jia Ming and me to 953?"

He didn't say this!Shen Mengchuan took off his hat again and stroked his short hair: "You really don't remember? You should have known me a long time ago. We met before, even earlier than on the grassland side."

Yan Zhen was confused by what he said, she stared at him for a moment, and when she was about to speak, a girl stood at the other end of the shelf and shouted Shen Mengchuan's name.Only then did Shen Mengchuan realize that he was here to accompany a "rabbit" to buy things, he turned his head and roared for a while, then turned his head and said to Yan Zhen: "Think about it, you will definitely think of me!" After finishing speaking , grabbed the hat and hurried away, leaving only Yan Zhen and Gu Jiaming standing in place, puzzled.

Did she know Shen Mengchuan, or a long time ago?What a joke!
Because I know that there will be a large-scale exercise in the next year, even if the Spring Festival is approaching, the daily training in the army cannot be neglected.

Gu Huaiyue just came back today. As soon as he met Tang Lei, the combat staff officer of the division, he heard him complaining like beans: "Chief of staff, Comrade Liu has been detaining me for almost a week. He asked me to write a training plan for him, and improve his strength on the basis of the original strength." A high-standard training plan, isn’t it just a matter of scolding for the New Year’s Eve?”

He patted the young major on the shoulder and walked to Liu Xiangdong's office.This Shandong man hasn't been home for the New Year for several years, and the military training task is heavy, but a few days can still be spared.After thinking about it again and again, Gu Huaiyue persuaded him to go back.

Who would have thought Liu Xiangdong waved his hand: "It's okay, your sister-in-law is on the way now, and she will arrive at the division headquarters tomorrow!"

Gu Huaiyue smiled faintly as he listened.This year, I have not been lonely.

"I heard from the leaders above that a division will be transferred from our army for this exercise." Liu Xiangdong weighed in and said, "Have you heard that Division D is going to be reorganized?"

"Pass so fast?"

Liu Xiangdong smiled: "Can you not hurry up? Shen Mengchuan went directly to Commander Xi, and there is no one in the whole army who doesn't know."

Gu Huaiyue shook his head: "He should have his own plans. After all, Division D is an old unit, so we can't lose the number in his hands."

"Oh, why did we beat him so badly last time?" Liu Xiangdong put down his pen and looked at Gu Huaiyue with his arms crossed.

Gu Huaiyue smiled: "That's different. We are the blue army. What does the blue army do? They specialize in testing the combat capabilities of the red army, find out the shortcomings, and carry out targeted training. Sometimes Shen Mengchuan's mind goes wrong, so let's Responsible for teaching him a truth."

"What's the reason?" Liu Xiangdong was curious this time.

"Soldiers who, deception also."

After listening to Liu Xiangdong, it was admiration.

Because he knew that his family members had come to the army, Gu Huaiyue was "rushed" back home by Liu Xiangdong half an hour before dinner: "Okay, you hurry up, the division canteen is not going to entertain you tonight."

Gu Huaiyue laughed, but still packed up his things and left the division building.At this time, the sky had completely darkened, and the soldier standing guard at the door saluted, and he quickly returned the salute, and stood still at the entrance of the building.

A group of veterans from the Divisional Reconnaissance Battalion had just returned from the shooting range, shouting "return from shooting" at the top of their voices, and several lieutenants in open jeeps saluted him improperly when they saw him.Gu Huaiyue smiled slightly, and waved them to leave quickly. They had been scrambling in the snow all afternoon, and they were probably freezing right now.

When Gu Huaiyue walked alone, he couldn't tell how fast he was, but if he walked with someone beside him, he would be able to compare it.Not long after, he walked back to the red apartment building.Opening the door of the house, the warm breath and the smell of food made him pause at the door. The kid Gu Jiaming, who was tinkering with a new toy gun, turned his head and immediately ran towards him with his buttocks pouted.

"Father, I entrust you with a glorious and arduous task!"

He raised his eyebrows: "Say."

"Help me assemble the gun!" After the child finished speaking, he immediately lowered his head in embarrassment.

Just knew it was so!Gu Huaiyue flicked his forehead, took the gun three times, five times and two divisions, and it was ready.The child held his head and protested: "Don't flick my brains, I'm not smart anymore!"

The father and son stared wide-eyed, and Yan Zhen came out of the kitchen with a pot of fragrant soup in his hand: "I'm back."

Gu Huaiyue nodded, took the soup in her hand, and placed it on the table smoothly.It's Hericium erinaceus chicken soup, which nourishes the stomach.

Yan Zhen took out a bowl with a spoon and put it in front of Jia Ming: "Jia Ming said you eat light food, so you had to stew this chicken into soup. Can you drink it?"

Yan Zhen looked at him tentatively. The unified heating of the army made the whole room very hot, so hot that her cheeks were flushed. Gu Huaiyue stood there staring at her for a while, and smiled: "Yes."

Yan Zhen blushed even more, and turned around to help Gu Huaiyue fill the soup.

After dinner, Chief Gu took over the job of washing dishes.

He took off his coat and washed it seriously.Inadvertently glanced at the living room, and saw Yan Zhen arranging clothes, while the little boy was lying on the bed looking at a photo album.

It was Yan Zhen's photo album, and the kid Gu Jiaming was holding a doll and taking care of it seriously.After studying for a long time, the child said: "Teacher, you were so cute when you were young!" He also put on a cute expression. The happy expression didn't last long, and he was hit on the forehead again, and the child became angry!

The adults above his head didn't care about his little flame, and took the photo from him.In a fit of rage, the kid twisted his ass and continued playing with guns.

Gu Huaiyue looked down at the photo.In the black and white photo, the doll on it is smiling happily, even amused the man holding her.The man is also a soldier, but the epaulets on his shoulders at that time were a star and a bar, and he was a non-commissioned officer.

Yan Zhen looked up from his clothes: "That's my hundred-day photo, and the soldier next to him is my father."

"Communication soldier?" There is a line of small characters on the back of the photo, in December 19XX, a commemorative souvenir of the Communication Battalion of a Brigade of the Second Artillery.

"Yes." She smiled, "But my father is not a very professional signal soldier, and was later transferred to the logistics department to manage military supplies."

He put down the photo and picked up another one.Looking at several photos, almost all of them are her childhood photos.

"Why don't you have any photos when you grow up?" He asked casually.

Yan Zhen hummed: "When I grow up, I seldom take pictures, I don't look good."

Hearing this, Gu Huaiyue raised his head and carefully looked at her side face.Calm, soft and delicate side face.If such a person is not photogenic, who would believe it?

After a long time, he lowered his head again and continued to look at the photos. Suddenly, his eyes froze at a certain place, and his brows loosened.It was a photo of Yan Zhen when he was nine years old, wearing a pair of shofar braids and smiling at the camera.Behind her was the sunlight projected over her, illuminating her entire face brilliantly.It turned out that when she was young, she laughed like this.

After regaining his senses, Gu Huaiyue saw Yan Zhen put all his clothes into the cabinet, looked at the photo in his hand, and felt a little embarrassed: "This photo was taken on a mountain outside the small county where the troops were stationed." Before a certain brigade moved, it had been stationed in such a small mountainous county. The happiest thing for Yan Zhen at that time was to go to the mountains with his father to play.

"Is it beautiful there?"

"Beautiful. But I don't know if the army's barracks are still there. After the army moved, they never went back. I really want to go back and have a look."

Gu Huaiyue put her photo away, smiled and said, "Let's go together if we find a chance."

Yan Zhen turned his eyes, a little surprised, then smiled again: "Okay."

(End of this chapter)