The Gu family settled into their new home and got used to it quite well; after all, life had become much more convenient.

Bonnie bought a twin-tub washing machine from a brand she wasn't familiar with. It had a beige body and looked a bit bulky; it cost 700 yuan. Machines without a spin-dry function were cheaper, but Bonnie felt a twin-tub model was more practical.

After all, clothes are very thick in the north in winter, and they are not easy to dry after washing. They will be much easier to dry after being tumble-dried.

With a washing machine, washing clothes is much more convenient. We can take care of our own underwear, and use the washing machine for our outerwear. Usually, on weekends, the kids wash clothes together, dividing the work and doing a good job.

Nowadays, schools don't have evening self-study sessions; students can arrange their own study time after school.

Liu Jiu and the others have a well-organized schedule, managing to balance their studies and exercise.

After school, they usually go home for dinner, then go to the training field to exercise before going home to study. This is their daily routine, and Bonnie doesn't need to worry about them. Bonnie's job is logistical support; she orders milk so that everyone in the family, young and old, has a glass every morning.

The children are growing, and she and Gu Ye need to ensure they get enough nutrition. She's not used to saving all the good things for the children and the man, leaving her feeling like a submissive wife. Good things should be shared; a family should share both joy and sorrow.

Bonnie isn't good at cooking, but she's good at gathering resources. Her family has a pond, so getting fish isn't a problem. Yangjia Village is a large-scale livestock farm; they slaughter pigs every few days, so meat isn't an issue either.

In addition, her mother and her family would send her dried seafood from time to time, as well as dried fruit and dried seafood sent by Sister-in-law Gu from the south. The food at Bonnie's family was really good.

Now that I live here, it's a detached house with my own yard, and the neighbors are far away. Unlike before, when we lived upstairs and downstairs, if I cooked something delicious, everyone would smell it.

Now things are fine; there are no houses on either side, and the other two sides are quite far apart. Bonnie doesn't know who her only two neighbors are yet, and she's not in a hurry to get to know them; they're both busy, and she'll get to know them slowly.

"Mom, we're going to the training field."

After Liu Jiu and the others finished cleaning up the dishes, they told their mother and left.

Xuanyu hasn't come back since he moved. He has a lot of classes now and is also preparing for the postgraduate entrance exam, so he can't afford to be careless in his studies.

"Go ahead, you just finished eating, don't do anything too strenuous."

Bonnie wasn't worried about her children; they neither caused trouble nor were they afraid of it. Given Gu Ye's current position, there was no need to be overly cautious with her own children.

When Liu Jiu and the others arrived at the training ground, there were already quite a few people there.

There are small groups in the compound. Although there aren't many people living in small buildings here, there are still quite a few. Moreover, every family has younger generations, so there are quite a few people.

The Han family, Zheng family, Yang family, and Mu family, all lived here before.

After Liu Jiu and her friends moved in, they hadn't seen any of their old friends. They were two years older than them and were mostly preparing for college entrance exams, so they didn't have much time to play with them anymore. Preparing for college was their most important task at the moment.

Liu Jiu doesn't take the initiative to interact with people she doesn't know. She finds projects that are empty and prepares to practice.

Sanqi wasn't as addicted as her sister, who couldn't sleep without practicing a few times every day. His goals were simpler: to improve his health and be able to run in a pinch. Sanqi ran very fast, even Gu Xuanyi couldn't catch him; this was his escape method.

Gu Xuanyi genuinely dislikes exercising; if he weren't afraid of being dragged into extra training by his second uncle, he would have given up long ago.

A 15-year-old boy, over 1.7 meters tall, likes to play basketball, which is also a form of exercise.

The three children each have their own activities and do not interfere with each other.

As soon as Gu Xuanyi and his two companions entered the training ground, Ma Zijun and the others noticed them. They had also heard about the new division commander who had moved into the compound, a division commander who was not yet forty years old.

Children of high-ranking officials, what family doesn't admire the strong? Becoming a division commander at such a young age must mean he has exceptional abilities, qualities that are beyond their reach. The elders in the family always speak highly of Commander Gu.

"Zijun, these must be the Gu family, right? They look unfamiliar. It's just that we don't know the Gu family who recently moved in."

Lan Shengli was Commander Lan's youngest son, about the same age as Ma Zijun and the others, but a generation older. However, they didn't pay attention to such things when they were together; they each followed their own rules.

"It should be her. That girl seems to be the one who took on five opponents last time, but she's different from what they said. Wasn't she supposed to be a tomboy?"

Xu Yi is in the second year of junior high school, and he's not in the same class as Liu Jiu. Their school has three classes, more than a hundred students, preparing for the college entrance exams.

"Let's observe and see if they have the strength; we'll know when the time comes."

Ma Zijun doesn't believe what he's heard; he only believes what he's seen with his own eyes.

Except for Lan Shengli, the rest of them were key personnel being groomed by their families. Ma Zijun's 3,000-meter run was already at the level of an excellent soldier, and even the worst among them was within the passing grade.

Liu Jiu is practicing the 400-meter obstacle course. She has run it before, but she has never trained systematically.

The last time he practiced was in his dad's brigade, training with the new recruits who were being selected. It's been a while.

Starting at age 69, I familiarized myself with these obstacles and gradually restored my muscle memory by practicing what I had learned before.

Liu Jiu was completely focused on the obstacle course, which made the boys watching on the sidelines a little uneasy. This girl was quite capable. It was clear that she wasn't very familiar with the obstacle course at first, but she quickly figured it out.

"I heard that Commander Gu used to be in the Marine Corps brigade and was the champion of the entire army's skills competition. After returning, he served in the special operations team and is now also serving as an advisor to the special operations team."

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