Chen Lishu: "Didn't you... your family agree to it some time ago?"
"Yeah." Zhang Xue nodded, took Chen Lishu's hand and shook it twice, and said with bright eyes: "You will never imagine how that idiot Li Weimin persuaded my parents."
Chen Lishu was really curious: "How did you convince me?"
"Some time ago, he went to my house again without saying a word and talked to my parents a lot. In the end, he even said..."
Zhang Xue rarely showed a bit of the coquettishness of a little daughter, and said with a blushing face: "I told you that if we have children in the future, we can have my last name."
His tone couldn't hide his sweetness.
Chen Lishu was surprised. No wonder Zhang Xue's parents agreed without saying a word. Li Weimin's promise was more effective than a whole train of guarantees.
Nowadays, the idea of carrying on the family line is still serious, and there is only one girl like her in Zhang Xue's family.
Moreover, family planning has been listed as a basic national policy. One of them is in the army and the other is a teacher. They cannot violate the regulations. On the premise that they can only have one child, they still allow the child to have the surname Zhang Xue. This decision is even more rare.
Chen Lishu smiled: "Looking at your situation, has the date been set? When are you going to treat me to a wedding banquet?"
Zhang Xue: "Both of us are quite old, and his parents are also very anxious. When Li Weimin's exercise is over, the parents will meet to finalize the matter."
Chen Lishu joked: "I finally got rid of you, the boss, and I, the matchmaker, can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Otherwise, who knows who will come to me crying again one day."
Zhang Xue snorted: "I am an adult and don't care about the faults of villains. From now on, all the children will have my last name. If Li Weimin dares to make me angry, I will kick him out directly. None of the children's house and savings will belong to him."
In the base camp of a mountain col, Li Weimin suddenly sneezed twice in succession.
Wu Zheng asked with concern: "Wei Min, didn't you catch a cold while traveling all night?"
"It's okay." Li Weimin rubbed his nose, but he thought happily in his heart that it was probably the one in their family who missed him, and he was talking about him after only a few days apart.
Chen Lishu and Zhang Xuezheng were talking, and Li Xiulan came out of the kitchen: "It's a coincidence that Xiaoxue came here today. When I went to the market, I happened to catch up with a fish seller. Do you like sweet and sour or steamed?"
Zhang Xue said happily: "Mom, I'm not picky about food. I love to eat whatever you make. I've been eating in the cafeteria these days and I'm almost anorexic."
Li Xiulan felt a little distressed: "That's the bad thing about living on campus. Big pot rice can't be as elaborate as home cooking. Xingping always complains that she's tired of eating in the cafeteria. Anyway, it's not far away. You can come over when you have a break. I'll give it to you if you want to eat.
Do."
"Auntie, you are so kind." Zhang Xue said and took Li Xiulan's arm: "I'm going to help you, and I just want to learn the craft from you."
Chen Lishu watched the two people enter the kitchen and walked to the sofa to play with Xiao Chengzi and Xiao Bai with Ruirui.
"Brother, Xiaobai calls her brother." Ruirui took Xiaobai's little hand and began to teach her to call her brother again.
However, Xiaobai was completely indifferent. When he looked up and saw Chen Lishu coming over, he immediately smiled and bent his eyes, revealing the two newly grown millet grains.
Seeing the drool at the corner of Xiaobai's mouth, Chen Lishu took out a handkerchief and was about to wipe it off for her, when suddenly a little voice next to her shouted clearly: "Mom~"
Chen Lishu turned around in surprise. Not far away, Xiao Chengzi was holding a teething stick in his hand and chewing on it.
This was the first time that the child clearly called out the word mother. Chen Lishu was extremely excited. She looked at Xiao Chengzi's guidance and said: "Xiao Chengzi, I am mother, call me mother."
As if he was against Chen Lishu, no matter what she said, Xiao Chengzi was determined to speak again.
Just when Chen Lishu was disappointed and ready to give up, Xiao Chengzi was finally willing to give her old mother some face and shouted again: "Mom~"
He barked once and seemed to find it quite amusing, so he barked several more times in a row.
Although she knew that the child might just be unconscious, Chen Lishu's heart seemed to sink into a soft mess.
A mother's call is a lifelong bond.
The child seems to have opened the door to a new world after he calls out for the first time. When the family is eating, he looks anxious and will shout twice from time to time: "Mom!"
Li Xiulan smiled: "It is generally said that girls start talking early, but I didn't expect that in our family it's the other way around. The small town's calls are quite clear."
"Grandma, when will younger siblings call me brother?"
Li Xiulan: "It's almost time. I think I'll be able to call you brother in two or three months."
Rui Rui was a little disappointed that it would take so long.
Zhang Xue went back to school after dinner.
By the time Gu Xingdong arrived home, it was already dark outside.
Chen Lishu had just put the two little ones to sleep and was going downstairs to ask Ruirui to wash up when she saw Gu Xingdong push the door open and come in.
Although it was already April, the night was still cold, but he was only wearing a casual jacket. His hair had not been trimmed for a while and was slightly messy. He was holding a military green backpack in his hand.
Seeing that he was obviously stunned, Chen Lishu took two steps forward and said, "Why didn't you call before you came back? Have you eaten? Are you hungry?"
Li Xiulan also reacted and stood up from the sofa: "There is still some leftover rice at home, how about I make you some egg fried rice?"
Gu Xingdong came in with his bag: "Mom, I ate on the train and I'm not hungry yet. It's already this time, so go to bed."
After hearing that he had finished eating, knowing that the young couple must have a lot to say after being separated for a month, Li Xiulan turned around and returned to her room very wisely.
"Dad." Ruirui called.
Gu Xingdong raised his hand and rubbed the top of his head: "It's already this time, why aren't you sleeping yet?"
"Tomorrow is Sunday. Mom said we can watch TV for half an hour more."
Chen Lishu: "Let's go upstairs. Ruirui should wash up and get ready for bed."
Gu Xingdong nodded, and soon the family of three went upstairs.
After Ruirui finished washing and returned to his room, Gu Xingdong also took a bath, and then he felt much refreshed.
"Did things go smoothly?" Chen Lishu was making the bed and asked when she saw him coming in.
"Yeah." Gu Xingdong: "The equipment was shipped back first, and I think it can be picked up tomorrow."
Thinking of something, Chen Lishu said happily: "Xiaochengzi can call her mother."
Gu Xingdong's hand lifting the quilt paused: "Can you call me daddy?"
Chen Lishu shook her head: "How old is he?"
Gu Xingdong whispered: "There is no difference in pronunciation between mom and dad, right?" He obviously worked hard at ordinary times.
Chen Lishu didn't hear clearly: "What did you say?"
Gu Xingdong looked at her deeply, raised his hand and held her in his arms: "I said I haven't seen you for so long and I miss you."
The word "miss you" is quite strong and has a specific meaning.
The hot breath made Chen Lishu's face heat up...
In the early morning, Chen Lishu woke up once in a daze, grabbed the watch on the bedside table and looked at it, five fifteen.
She threw away her watch, closed her eyes and lay down again.
Gu Xingdong was still sleeping soundly next to him, his body temperature was transmitted through his skin, which made him feel unusually at ease.
The closed curtains made the room very dark, the children were still asleep, and the surroundings were quiet, making it perfect for a nap.
Chen Lishu found a comfortable position and fell asleep again.