"Hey Lao Gu, I see why you have been so worried these past two days?"
Wu Zheng looked at Gu Xingdong, who had been standing by the window for a long time, and couldn't help but ask with concern.
Gu Xingdong turned around, and Wu Zheng almost fell off his stool when he suddenly said something.
"Old Wu, I want to retire."
"No, what nonsense are you talking about?" Wu Zheng jumped up from his stool in shock: "This joke is not funny at all."
Gu Xingdong raised his eyes: "I'm not kidding, I'm serious."
When he thought about Chen Lishu being alone, she had never complained to him no matter how hard she endured for so many years. Especially this time, if he hadn't investigated the Jiang family in advance, he couldn't imagine what kind of situation Chen Lishu would have faced.
Moreover, she is about to give birth. Will Chen Lishu have to take care of all three children in the family by herself? Or there may be help from both parents, but the old man is getting older and he cannot be too selfish.
We are all soldiers, and we can empathize with each other's situations. However, Wu Zheng still couldn't help but persuade: "You are still in your current position before you are thirty. Do you really want to give up?"
Gu Xingdong was born to be a soldier. He is better than others in terms of physical fitness, mind and adaptability. If he really has to retire, it will definitely be a big loss to the military.
Gu Xingdong raised his eyebrows: "Do you think I will be burdened by fame and fortune?"
"I guess Lao Yang would be mad to death if he found out."
He had personally asked Gu Xingdong to come here, and he almost had a falling out with the leaders in the capital because of this. Now that Gu Xingdong said he wanted to retire, I guess Lao Yang is ready to kill with a sword.
As he expected, when Yang Zhiguo saw the report handed over by Gu Xingdong, he almost had a heart attack and wanted to open his head to see if there was water in it.
"What the hell did you write? Take it and get out of here!"
Yang Zhiguo threw the report in his hand at Gu Xingdong, his face looking uglier than ever.
Gu Xingdong silently picked up the report and handed it to his desk again. Before he could speak, Yang Zhiguo threw it to the ground again.
"Ha." Gu Xingdong couldn't help laughing when he saw his child's temper.
"Smile, you still have the nerve to smile. The organization has trained you for so many years, but you just give up your picks if you say you want to? Have you said hello to me in advance? You, who do you think you are worthy of?"
The greeting must have the same result, so why bother with it? However, even though Gu Xingdong thought so in his heart, he said: "Commander, please calm down."
He was good-tempered and went to help the person sit down, but Yang Zhiguo pushed him away. The latter said with a stiff face and a firm tone: "Don't do this to me. If you don't give me a reasonable explanation today, I will put you in solitary confinement."
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Gu Xingdong sighed: "I joined the army when I was eighteen years old, and I am twenty-nine this year. It has been a total of eleven years. For decades of life, it is not long or short. I have been on the battlefield, seen life and death, fame and fortune, etc.
It’s really not important to me. This is a peaceful era. Besides, don’t all leaders advocate building a strong country with elite troops..."
"Don't give me useless talk. That's someone else you're talking about, and it has nothing to do with you."
"Yes, yes, it's me who wants to retreat." Gu Xingdong said angrily and sat down opposite Yang Zhiguo. He gave him a sharp look, but he didn't scold him again.
"To be honest, I know that I am not that important. The world will turn around without anyone in this world, but my family is not good. I only have a few eleven years in my life. I just want to spend more time with them."
Although he loves it, there are always responsibilities that he has to face in life. If a foreign enemy really invades, he will charge into the battle without hesitation. Now, he just wants to live a normal life.
"Did your spouse say something to you? Otherwise, the organization will help you with ideological work? As a family member of a soldier, you should be more considerate of the difficulties of the soldier. I remember that she is not a college student? She is about to graduate, is it a matter of work?
The organization can help you communicate."
After the initial anger, Yang Zhiguo's voice became much calmer.
"My wife doesn't know about this yet. Besides, it has nothing to do with her at all. She is the most sensible person and has never said anything about my work."
"Then you still?"
"Well, when you get older, you just want to live a life where your wife and children are on the hot bed. Just think of this as my early retirement."
"Fart!" Yang Zhiguo became excited again, and even raised his hand to rub his balls twice: "I, an old man with gray hair, don't even want to retire. You propose retirement to me. Anyway, I don't agree. Take your
Get out of here and write a 2,000-word review."
"Old Yang, look at what you are doing with such a white face, I..."
Before Gu Xingdong could finish his words, Yang Zhiguo slammed the table angrily. Seeing his red face, Gu Xingdong was really afraid of causing a brain attack or a heart attack, so he shut up very wisely.
Just as he stood up to leave, he was suddenly stopped again: "There will be a military demonstration at the General Military Region in two days. You can lead the team there."
"But, my wife's due date is coming soon. Isn't it appropriate for you to send me there at this juncture?"
"Isn't it nearly two months until the baby is born? Besides, it only takes half a month to go. If you don't go, why don't you let me go?"
Yang Zhiguo said angrily, if he doesn't find something for this kid, he will find something for himself. Even if he wants to retire, don't even think about it.
Gu Xingdong hesitated for a moment before nodding in agreement.
"Lao Yang said that at most half a month, I will definitely be back before you give birth."
At night, Gu Xingdong touched her belly, feeling the kicking movements of the little ones inside, and said in a low voice.
"Yes." Chen Lishu responded in a low voice: "Be careful to eat and rest on time. The children and I will miss you."
"You don't have to worry about me, just take good care of yourself and I'll be at ease."
In the silent night, listening to the shallow breathing next to him, Gu Xingdong stared at the dark roof above. After an unknown amount of time, he finally closed his eyes.
After Gu Xingdong left, Chen Lishu devoted herself to studying.
In a blink of an eye, the final exam came at the end of the month. After the exam, she had a meal with Zhang Xue and Li Zhiwei, and the summer vacation officially began.
Chen Lishu was more than seven months old, and her belly was so big that she couldn't even see her feet. She also began to prepare for childbirth.
The first thing is of course moving.
She didn't even have to do this, she just stood aside and directed the whole process.
Gu Xingping and Chen Liyuan came over to help pack the things together. On the day of the official move, Lin Qi, Wang Dazhu, Gu Xingye and two other workers hired a truck and moved everything to the new home in one trip.
Because she and Zhao Qiuyue had prepared almost everything that needed to be prepared when Yue was young, so they saved a lot of trouble after moving in.