Back To The 80s-Chapter 540 - 533: Preparation_1

Gu Xiaobei was extremely curious, who on earth was Cheng Qijia interested in?

After the lunch, when Cheng Qijia left, Gu Xiaobei and Lu Zhanguo took the children home for a nap. On the way, Gu Xiaobei couldn’t help but guess, "Who do you think Cheng Qijia is interested in? How can she keep it so secret?"

Lu Zhanguo laughed and said, "You know this person."

"You know? Who is it then? I know them? I don’t seem to know anyone?"

"He Qin from the military hospital."

"He Qin?!" Gu Xiaobei’s mouth gaped open wide enough to fit an egg. He Qin? They didn’t seem to match?

Lu Zhanguo nodded, "Correct." He guessed this because in the past year, the woman who spent the most time with Cheng Qijia was He Qin.

"Daddy, daddy, an ice-cream seller, daddy..." Xiaopang was excitedly shouting, pointing at a slowly passing bicycle with a large box placed on the rear seat, wrapped in a thick quilt.

The ice-cream seller was a clever fellow too, he saw that the couple was well-dressed, and their children were also nicely dressed, so he deliberately cycled slowly.

Now, hearing the child’s shout, he decisively stopped, got off his bicycle, and smiled at Xiaopang and the rest.

Mo Wang also excitedly pulled at Gu Xiaobei’s hand, "Mom, it’s ice cream."

Xiaopang was already pulling at Lu Zhanguo’s hand, rushing towards the ice-cream seller, continuously saying, "Daddy, buy one please. Daddy."

If there was a need, Lu Zhanguo would fulfill it. He bought one for his daughter, his son, and Gu Xiaobei.

Xiaopang carefully unwrapped the ice cream paper, and even stuck out her little tongue to lick off the little bit of sweet syrup that was left on it.

Gu Xiaobei laughed and said, "Look at Xiaopang, he knows how to live life."

The ice cream stick that cost five cents each was enough to satisfy both children’s heart as they ate it all the way home. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Just as they reached downstairs, Wu Aihua ran over, and upon seeing Lu Zhanguo, she cried as she ran, "Commander, hurry! An alarm has been raised."

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhanguo felt his heart clench. Could it be that there was a problem with Wu Guanghan’s mission?

When Gu Xiaobei heard that an alarm was raised, she inexplicably became nervous and unconsciously tightened her grip on Mo Wang’s hand.

Lu Zhanguo was about to run off when he suddenly turned back, squatted down, and with an arm around each of them, he pulled the two children into his arms. He tightly hugged them, and turned to Gu Xiaobei, "Don’t worry, for your sake, and the kids, I’ll be fine. You just stay home and take care of yourselves!"

Gu Xiaobei firmly nodded.

Lu Zhanguo was already rushing away.

That night, Lu Zhanguo’s team set off for the front line.

The Yue Country had been frequently provoking our country’s border recently, firing numerous times and launching dozens of armed invasions. They had fired several thousand shells at several border towns, destroying a large amount of farmland and houses.

Our artillery returned fire, destroying the enemy’s positions and facilities.

The mission that Lu Zhanguo and the others received was to secretly sneak into enemy territory for another capture operation, and this time the snipers lurking on the border were all top-notch.

The reason why Lu Zhanguo’s team was selected was because his unit had previously served in this area and were relatively familiar with the terrain.

Wu Aihua cursed; "Damn, they should just be flattened. They always provoke trouble for no reason."

Lu Zhanguo sat with his eyes closed, the roar of the helicopter’s engine had no effect on his thinking. He was gradually internalizing and enhancing the geographic map recently presented to him, as he was not familiar with this area.

Upon reaching the designated parachuting site, Lu Zhanguo and the others parachuted successfully and reached the base without any issues.

They found that three young soldiers were already fully armed, waiting for them. They had no shoulder badges or collar badges, and even their names were codenames.

Among them, a young man code-named "Lone Wolf" aroused Lu Zhanguo’s interest, with his thin lips tightly pressed, a resolute gaze, and a remarkable resemblance to a desert lone wolf in his proud and cold eyes.

According to higher-ups’ instructions, these three are all excellent snipers, their identities and the units they belong to are all undisclosed. This time, they were only assisting Lu Zhanguo’s operation.

After the introduction, the higher-ups specifically said to Lu Zhanguo, "These three seedlings, you should not be thinking about them. They only belong to the country."

Lu Zhanguo’s budding interest was immediately squashed.

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With Lu Zhanguo going out on a mission, Gu Xiaobei began to live in fear again.

In mid-July, the sun scorches the earth like a lump of charcoal.

Except for an early morning to pick up some vegetables at the courtyard, Gu Xiaobei rarely steps outside with her children all day. In the cool of the evening after the sun sets, there were many mosquitoes. Children’s skin is tender, and after being bitten by mosquitoes, big swellings would appear which could last for several days.

Gu Xiaobei then simply stopped taking the children out, and stayed at home playing games with them. Jumping around, time seemed to pass quickly.

When Li Fengmei came over holding a large watermelon, Gu Xiaobei and the two children were playing hide and seek in the house.

Li Fengmei laughed, "Aren’t you bothered by the heat when you’re bouncing around the house like this."

"It’s fine, we have windows open on both sides for cross ventilation, so it doesn’t feel too hot." Gu Xiaobei laughed and said.

"School’s closed for the summer, and business isn’t doing well, so I thought I’d close up early, and come over to visit you. It’s been a long time since we saw each other, and I missed you." Li Fengmei put the watermelon down, stretched out her hand to hug Xiaopang, and said with a smile.

"I’ve been meaning to come visit you too, but with these two little ones, I couldn’t go anywhere."

Li Fengmei sat down on the sofa with Xiaopang in her arms and said, "There doesn’t seem to be much going on each day, but I’m always too busy to have free time. Zhang Lijun says I am busier than national leaders nowadays."

Gu Xiaobei laughed and said, "Isn’t that right? There’s only so much time in a day. Between house chores, shop chores, the day is over."

Li Fengmei nodded and continued, "I heard about Guo Huaqiang’s business from Zhang Lijun, how could he be so heartless? When we were in the army, I felt that Guo Huaqiang was better than Lu Zhanguo in your home. He seemed easier to approach. Who knew he would turn out to be like this. You can see who has a human heart and who has a dog’s lung only after spending a long time with them."

Gu Xiaobei wasn’t eager to discuss this matter and she laughed to change the subject, "How did Dadong do on his high school entrance exams?"

"Should be alright, Dadong looks smart, but he does not love to study. I guess if he did get admitted, it would be because he just crossed the line score. Zhang Lijun said if he does not get admitted, he should be a soldier. We can find some connections, and he can go at sixteen." Li Fengmei sighed.

Gu Xiaobei felt that the topic she brought up was asking for trouble and quickly comforted her, "You should not lose faith in Dadong, you should prepare money for his studies."

"If Dadong was a little better at studies, we would let him try for a technical secondary school. He could find work after three years. But seeing his grades, we dare not get our hopes up." Li Fengmei said with a sigh.