Reborn in the 1970s, the cold soldier is a bit sweet

After returning home and washing up, Chu Xingchen lit a candle and packed the things he wanted to take when leaving.

Wang Xiaoxiao leaned on the kang, took out a handful of money from his pocket and said, "My mother secretly gave these to me when I went out."

She didn't originally intend to take it, but her elder brother and sister-in-law were all standing nearby, so she had no choice but to accept it first.

Chu Xingchen said without raising his head: "Just take what mom gives you, don't think too much about it."

He smiled jealously: "Mom is much more generous to your daughter-in-law than to my son."

Wang Xiaoxiao's lips curved: "Mom likes me."

She sorted out the messy money and counted: "One, two, three..."

There were twenty sheets of unity, Wang Xiaoxiao took the money and fanned it, and said with a smile: "The voice of money is the nicest."

She turned to look at Chu Xingchen: "Mom gave me two hundred yuan. Remember it. Oh, by the way, there are a lot of clothes, mine and the baby's."

Chu Xingchen raised his eyebrows: "Do you have mine?"

Wang Xiaoxiao smiled and shook her head: "No."

Chu Xingchen sighed with a smile on his lips: "Oh, every time I don't receive a gift, I have to give the gift in return."

He walked up to her and rubbed her head: "In short, I can only get out but not get in, and your side can only get in but not get out."

Wang Xiaoxiao raised her head and kissed him: "Oh, you can't say that. What's yours is mine, so it's my fault too."

The corners of Chu Xingchen's lips raised: "In the same way, what's yours is also mine?"

Wang Xiaoxiao shook his head: "This doesn't make sense, what's mine is just mine."

Chu Xingchen:......

He grabbed the hand that held her money, and easily took away the twenty big unity cards neatly held in her hand: "You will get half of the points when you meet."

As he spoke, he divided half of it and put it in his pocket.

Wang Xiaoxiao became angry: "How dare you!"

Chu Xingchen glanced at her sideways, turned around and walked out the door coolly. He heard the little woman's frantic voice behind him. The corners of his mouth curled up. He was in a good mood and his work speed increased rapidly.

It wasn't until she went to bed that the one hundred yuan returned to Wang Xiaoxiao's hands. Facing the lost money, she wanted to hold it and kiss it several times, but because the money was dirty, she could only suppress the impulse.

Chu Xingchen couldn't help but grab her face. He really couldn't understand why she loved money so much.

Wang Xiaoxiao clapped his hand and hid behind him: "We won't go to the main house tomorrow?"

Chu Xingchen took the person back and said, "I'm not going."

He was most afraid of the parting scene. As expected, his mother's eyes would be red again, and so would his father... It would be better not to go.

Wang Xiaoxiao nodded: "Okay."

Chu Xingchen helped her cover the quilt tightly: "Go to bed quickly, we have to get up early tomorrow."

After a new year, everyone becomes lazy.

On the other side, Zhou Ailian couldn't fall asleep. She kicked Father Chu beside her: "Old man, I can't sleep."

The thought of her son returning to the team made her worry again.

Father Chu reached out and patted her: "Don't think too much."

Whichever path the child chooses, their parents will not only support it, but also support it.

Zhou Ailian sighed: "Oh, I always feel panicked."

Father Chu still patted her gently: "Don't worry, the children will be fine."

Worried that his wife was thinking nonsense, he quickly changed the subject: "Xingchen will probably leave quietly as before. Go to bed quickly and get up early tomorrow morning to make some food and send it to them."

Zhou Ailian said "hmm" and closed her eyes with worry.

……

Early in the morning, before it got dark, Chu Xingchen woke up. People around him were still sleeping soundly. He quietly got up and went out to prepare to load the luggage he packed last night into the car, then wash up and make breakfast, and then set off after eating. .

I went out carrying a big package. As soon as I opened the courtyard door, I saw a big bamboo basket hanging on the door cymbal, covered with cloth, and the aroma of rice came out from inside.

Chu Xingchen's eyebrows arched, and he knew without thinking that it was sent by his mother. He took off the basket and carried it to the kitchen, and continued to move the luggage. After finishing these tasks and washing, he went back to the house and called Wang Xiaoxiao to get up.

It had been a long time since she had gotten up so early. Wang Xiaoxiao spent a lot of time on the kang before she got up. She went to wash up with shaky steps in a daze, yawning three times at a time, which made Chu Xingchen couldn't help laughing. Smile: "Would you like to sleep a little longer?"

Wang Xiaoxiao shook his head: "No, I'll sleep in the car later."

While she was washing up, Chu Xingchen heated up the breakfast and put it on the table.

After breakfast, the two set off.

The temperature in the early morning was very low, so Wang Xiaoxiao wrapped herself tightly, including her hat, scarf, and gloves, leaving only her eyes exposed.

Chu Xingchen led her out, locked several house doors and the courtyard door, and stuffed the key under a wooden board next to the courtyard wall.

Wang Xiaoxiao glanced at it: "Do you want to tell mom and the others?"

Chu Xingchen paused for a moment, turned his head and looked again and again somewhere, and said softly: "No, this is a fixed place for keeping keys. Everyone in the family knows it, so don't worry about not finding it."

Wang Xiaoxiao said nothing more and stepped forward to hold his hand.

Chu Xingchen looked up at her: "Let's go."

The car drove quietly into the distance. After they were far away, Zhou Ailian and Chu's father, who had been in the dark, came out. They couldn't help but have red eyes when they looked at the direction in which the car disappeared.

After a long time, Chu's father patted Zhou Ailian: "My dear, go home."

Zhou Ailian nodded, and the two left holding each other.

Wang Xiaoxiao watched from the rear mirror as the two old men's figures receded little by little, feeling very uncomfortable. She glanced sideways at the man who was driving, and it could be seen from his downcast expression that he felt bad too.

She didn't disturb him, put her hand gently on his arm, and stayed with him quietly.

In this era, after all, transportation is still too backward, so it is not easy to get together.

Chu Xingchen slowly gathered his emotions, and he freed up a hand to touch her head: "Aren't you sleepy? Take a rest."

Wang Xiaoxiao rubbed his hand: "I want to accompany you."

Chu Xingchen paused and got out of the car: "I'm fine, let's go get some sleep."

He laughed and said, "Both eyelids are fighting."

Wang Xiaoxiao rubbed his eyes in embarrassment: "Then I'll go take a nap."

He had already paved the back seat of the car. She got out of the passenger seat and opened the back seat door. After getting in the car, she lay down directly on the bed.

The car started off again, and Wang Xiaoxiao fell asleep soon after.

The route back was similar to the one we came from, and there were still few people along the way.

At noon, Wang Xiaoxiao asked Chu Xingchen to park the car on the side of the road: "Let's have something to eat and take a rest before walking."

"Okay, what do you want to eat?" Chu Xingchen said, getting out of the car and going to the trunk to look for kitchen utensils, planning to cook.

Wang Xiaoxiao reached out and grabbed him: "Let's eat something casually for now. I'll cook on the stove in the evening."

Chu Xingchen nodded: "Okay."

He found a bag of snacks and a bottle of water and handed them to her: "Let's see what you want to eat?"

"By the way, there are still some egg pancakes and side dishes that mom sent me this morning. Do you want to eat them?"

Wang Xiaoxiao shook his head and tore open a package of cakes: "I'll just eat this."

She picked up a piece of cake and stuffed it into his mouth, and said with a smile: "How does it taste? It's delicious. I'm eating it."

Chu Xingchen took a big bite and replied, "Sweet."

He didn't know how to describe it other than sweet.

Wang Xiaoxiao:......

He said that I lost my appetite.

The two of them finished eating the cake and drank some water. Wang Xiaoxiao got out of the car and moved around. She turned back to Chu Xingchen and said, "Lie down and slow down. We will leave later."

Chu Xingchen was not too tired: "Let's keep walking and rest early in the afternoon."

Wang Xiaoxiao couldn't resist him and sat in the passenger seat to accompany him.

The sun was gradually turning to the west, and seeing that the day was about to pass, Chu Xingchen slowed down the car. He was about to discuss with Wang Xiaoxiao where to rest at night, when suddenly the car shook violently a few times and stopped.

Chu Xingchen frowned, and for some reason he had a bad feeling in his heart: "Xiaoxiao, wait in the car for a while, I'll go down and take a look."