The weather was cold, so Gu Xiaobei made hot soup noodles for lunch for the two children.
Chen Gang and Jiujiu appeared taller than when he first saw them, and they looked much healthier.
Jiujiu's hair also started to shine. Gu Xiaobei had cut off a bit of the dry and yellow ends, and now it was just long enough to tie into two small ponytails. Her face looked softer and delicate after being washed and moisturized every day.
Chen Gang was becoming sturdier by the day. He started running to and from school every day. He had heard somewhere that running with sandbags tied around the legs could help improve lightness of foot. He sewed two sandbags from scrap cloth, each weighing about four or five pounds.
At first, Gu Xiaobei worried that this would stunt their growth, but Lu Zhanguo was in favor of it. He said that it was part of the army training. However, seeing that the sandbags Chen Gang sewn would easily leak sand, he gave him two made for beginner soldiers from canvas.
