Chapter 66

“The captain said there will be news in the next day or two. I will urge him when I go to work tomorrow.” Zhou Yubai replied, his eyes now falling on Shen Qingli’s profile.

His wife is really beautiful.

His wife is also very good to him.

But, she was hiding a secret.

A secret that made him feel uneasy.

“What’s wrong? Why are you looking at me? Do you want a kiss?” Shen Qingli asked jokingly.

At this time, Gou Wa took Niu Niu to play at the foot of the mountain and was not at home.

Kissing is not impossible.

Before Zhou Yubai could come to his senses, Shen Qingli had already fallen into his arms. He hugged her instinctively, and then… he didn’t know how he fell on the bed.

Zhou Yubai felt insecure, and it seemed that only this way could make him feel that they were truly together.

Shen Qingli will belong to him.

Shen Qingli didn’t know why Zhou Yubai worked so hard today. In the end, she was so tired that she couldn’t even lift her arms and fell into a deep sleep.

She originally took out paper and pen to draw the design of the house, but the bricks were delivered two days later and construction began immediately, so she had to prepare everything.

Who would have thought that just a kiss would lead to such an out-of-control situation?

Zhou Yubai looked at the person sleeping in his arms. There was sweat on her forehead and her hair was wet…

Relying on herself very obediently.

He really wanted to ask her what the secret was, but he didn’t dare to ask because he also had a secret in his heart.

Zhou Yubai stood up, poured hot water from the thermos and wiped Shen Qingli’s body, then stood alone in the yard. His eyes fell on the place where the firewood was piled, and he felt heavy-hearted.

Many old memories came to mind.

Once upon a time, he was full of vigor and vitality in the army. He won the first place in the army competition for three years and everyone admired him.

The leader pays attention to you and promotion is in sight.

A bright future was waiting for him, but who would have thought…all his comrades died in that special mission.

His face was also destroyed and he barely survived.

He came back with everyone’s wishes, but his direct supervisor was demoted for some reason and was beaten to death by villagers as soon as he arrived at the place of demotion.

Not only Zhou Yubai, but no one else would believe this reason.

But, that’s the reason.

And without any witnesses to the top-secret mission he and his sacrificed comrades carried out, it was impossible to tell right from wrong.

Another comrade-in-arms, who had a good relationship with him on weekdays, reported Zhou Yubai by real name at that time, accusing him of being too greedy for merit and saying that those who died were just trying to make military merits for the sake of playing tricks with him.

In other words, if they lose their lives while performing their mission, they lose their lives!

Because they violated the discipline first.

The organization will not recognize their contributions and sacrifices.

Zhou Yubai naturally refused, and the matter caused a lot of uproar. In the end, Zhou Yubai did not have the key evidence, and his superiors gave him two choices. First, he continued to stay in the army and was demoted, and the others’ dereliction of duty would not be counted as sacrifices.

Second, he retired from the army, and everyone else is a martyr.

Zhou Yubai chose the second option… and left the military camp he loved.

Returned to Kaoshantun.

Before leaving, he took away the information seized during that mission.

He knew that those things could not be handed in now. He didn’t know the person who would take over his leadership position. What if… everyone’s sacrifice would be in vain.

He was looking for the right person, someone who could give them justice and hand the things over.

Zhou Yubai looked at the room where Gu Qichuan lived. Could Gu Qichuan be that person?

When Shen Qingli woke up, she sat on the bed in a daze. She saw Zhou Yubai in a daze through the window. She could feel the sadness all over his body, as if he was the only one in the world.

Lonely, depressed… and heavy.

Shen Qingli got up, put on her clothes and shoes and got out of bed. She didn’t know what happened to Zhou Yubai.

Could it be that after seeing what happened to Qin Zhi today, he thought of someone?

As soon as Shen Qingli went out, Zhou Yubai spotted her.

“Why are you up? Why don’t you sleep a little longer?” Zhou Yubai reached out to support Shen Qingli.

“I’m awake, why don’t you sleep with me?” Shen Qingli asked softly, her clear eyes staring at Zhou Yubai steadily.

Zhou Yubai seemed to be scalded and subconsciously avoided Shen Qingli’s gaze.

“you……”

The words Shen Qingli wanted to ask turned around between her lips and teeth, and then she swallowed them back.

She didn’t have the confidence to ask Zhou Yubai what was wrong because she also had a secret that she couldn’t tell him.

The two of them fell silent. No one spoke, nor did they look at each other.

The yard was so quiet that it was a little depressing.

I don’t know how long it took, but Gou Wa and Niu Niu came back.

The two kids pushed open the door and saw two people.

“Mom and Dad, we are back.” Niu Niu ran up to the two of them and happily showed them her harvest of the day. She picked a basket of wild fruits. She didn’t know what they were called, but they were red and sweet. Niu Niu always loved eating them.

I happened to see it when I was playing with Gou Wa today, and she picked a lot of them.

Xiao Hei followed and no one dared to snatch it.

A very happy day.

“Niuniu is great. Mom will take you to wash.” Shen Qingli took Niuniu’s hand and went to the kitchen.

Gou Wa is smart and he noticed something wrong between Zhou Yubai and Shen Qingli.

“Dad, what happened?”

“It’s okay, you go take a shower and take a rest.” Zhou Yubai said and walked out.

Gou Wa pursed his lips. He cherished this family too much and loved his current parents very much. He hoped that they could be happy forever.

In the kitchen, Shen Qingli poured the fruits that Niu Niu brought back into a large basin. Niu Niu moved two small stools and she and Shen Qingli sat down on one each to wash the fruits.

One big and one small, serious and sincere.

Gou Wa came in, took a look, and seemed to want to say something but stopped himself.

“What’s wrong, Rarity?”

“Mom, Dad is out.”

“Didn’t he say where he was going?” Shen Qingli paused for a moment.

“No.” Gou Wa hesitated for a moment and walked up to Shen Qingli, “Mom, why is Dad unhappy? Is it…”

“It has nothing to do with you. The adult world is a bit complicated. You don’t have to worry about it.” Shen Qingli said seriously.

Gou Wa pursed his lips. He wanted to say that he hoped they were happy.

“I will coax him.” Shen Qingli whispered after a while.

Niuniu blinked her eyes and said, “Dad likes to see mom smile the most. When mom smiles, dad is happy.”

“Niuniu is right.” Shen Qingli smiled and quickened her movements.

After washing the fruits, Shen Qingli placed them in a winnowing basket to drain the water and dry them.

“Mom, what are you doing?” Niu Niu asked curiously.

“Make canned food.” Shen Qingli smiled. Canned food is sweet and can be preserved for a long time. She likes it.

“Mom is so great!” Niu Niu hugged Shen Qingli’s legs and praised happily.

Shen Qingli smiled and rubbed her little bun.

When Zhou Yubai opened the door and came in, he saw Shen Qingli’s gentle smile…his heart skipped a beat.

He went out for a while and seemed to have figured something out. There were some things he had to do.

And he also needs Shen Qingli.

She has always been so determined to choose me, but I am always worried about gains and losses…

Shen Qingli glanced at Zhou Yubai and turned back to the room. Zhou Yubai hurriedly followed her in.

Niu Niu also wanted to go in, but Gou Wa pulled her back and took her out of the yard.

“Qingli, I just asked the captain about Ruirui’s schooling. He said that summer vacation is still more than a month away, and now we have to take an exam to see if we can keep up with the fourth grade classes. If we can keep up, we will study with the fourth grade, and start the fifth year of school.”

“Or, you can go straight to fourth grade next semester.”

“Go now.” Shen Qingli made a decision immediately…