"Okay then, Xiao Wu. Just call me if you need anything. I'll go see if there's anything I can help with."

Xiao Wu breathed a sigh of relief.

"You really don't know your own limitations, yet you're cooking for me. Is the food you're cooking even edible?"

When Xia Enruo arrived at the other military wives' quarters, she saw everyone surrounding Tian Xiuli, while the young soldiers from the cookhouse were anxiously stamping their feet and sweating profusely.

"Sister-in-law, what's wrong with Sister Xiuli?"

Xia Enru asked Ge Qiuqin a question.

"The young soldier just accidentally spilled boiling water from the basin and scalded Tian Xiuli's arm. It looks pretty serious."

Tian Xiuli was wincing in pain, the hot water on her arm was still steaming, it seemed to have just happened. The military wives tried to help her take off her shirt, and judging from her painful expression, she was badly burned.

"Sisters, stop pulling! Sister Xiuli's arm must be burned. If her clothes touch it, it will hurt even more."

Xia Enruo walked over and pulled Liu Cuiyun and the other military wives apart.

"I know some basic first aid, let me handle it."

Tian Xiuli was in so much pain that she didn't care who could help her and could only let it be. Xia Enru helped her sit down to the side.

"Xia, are you sure you can do it? Why don't you put some lard on it? They say that lard is the most effective treatment for burns."

"No, we need to check the extent of the wound. Applying lard to broken skin will increase the risk of infection. Could you hand me the scissors?"

Upon hearing this, the young soldier quickly grabbed a pair of scissors and came over.

Xia Enruo quickly cut open Tian Xiuli's sleeve with scissors, revealing that her arm was burned red and there were several places where blood blisters had formed from the burns.

"Come here, sister-in-law, let me help you to the tap. We need to cool down your arm first so it will feel more comfortable."

Xia Enruo used cool water to rinse Tian Xiuli's wound. Tian Xiuli's facial expression gradually calmed down. She only felt the coolness, and the pain gradually lessened.

"Xia, I never expected you to have such skills. You're truly a hidden talent. I did something wrong before, but please forgive me."

Tian Xiuli felt a warm glow in her heart as she watched Xia Enruo busy herself with her affairs. At this moment, she felt that Xia Enruo was not as bad as Qiao Huizhen had said. Thinking back to how she had once helped Qiao Huizhen criticize her, she felt somewhat guilty.

“Sister-in-law, what are you saying? We live together and see each other every day. People often say that even new brothers fight. Besides, I did do a lot of things wrong before. You are older than me, so it is only right that you teach me some principles of life. Please don’t take it to heart.”

Xia Enruo's words earned her praise from the military wives, who all nodded in agreement.

Ge Qiuqin clapped excitedly.

"Xia is right. It's fate that we've come together from so far away. Since we're all destined to be military wives, we should love and cherish each other. Let's forget about the unpleasant things from the past."

While everyone was turned away, Xia Enruo said to her family:

"Dear sisters-in-law, I am probably the youngest here, and you are all like my older sisters. Please forgive me for many things I did wrong in the past. I will study harder and work harder in the future to try to be like you sisters-in-law."

Xia Enruo's words startled the military wives. Was this really the same Xia Enruo? Before, she would hide from people and stay in the house for half a day without going out. Now, she was not only helpful but also had such good eloquence. She had really changed a lot.

"Xia, as the old saying goes, 'A scholar should be looked at with new eyes after three days of separation.' It seems we'll have to look at you with new eyes from now on."

Liu Cuiyun shouted.

"That's right, that's right. It's normal for young people not to know how to manage a household at first. As long as they know how to learn, they'll be fine. We've all been there."

"Xia, if there's anything you don't know how to do around the house, just go to your sister-in-law, and she'll teach you."

"We are all military wives, so we should help each other."

...

As everyone chimed in with their own words, the accumulated conflicts and grievances gradually dissipated.

"Sister-in-law, are you alright?"

A young soldier found Tong Dawei, the head of the mess hall, who was sweating profusely, fearing that something terrible had happened.

"I feel much better now. Xia helped me take a shower, and it doesn't hurt as much anymore."

Tian Xiuli said.

“Now that the temperature has dropped, Sister Xiuli has blisters on her arm and needs to go to the infirmary for treatment. Could you get me a clean towel to cover her wounds to prevent tetanus?”

Xia Enruo gave Tong Dawei instructions, and everyone admired her professionalism.

"I'll go with you."

Ge Qiuqin is going too.

"Sister-in-law, why don't you stay and help out? I'll go with Sister Xiuli. We've sent too many people, and we might not have enough people to help here."

Xia Enruo helped Tian Xiuli follow the young soldier to the infirmary, and Tong Dawei gave three large bowls of food to Xiao Wu.

"Sister-in-law Xiuli is injured, so you cook her dishes."

Xiao Wu felt even more helpless, but dared not argue back, so he could only grit his teeth and accept it.

...

Medical Room

"Don't try to do something you can't do. Look at you, you're injured and can't help, not to mention others have to take care of you."

Qiao Huizhen said irritably.

"Hey, Sister-in-law Huizhen, what are you saying? You think I got hurt on purpose? It was just an accident by the soldier."

"The soldier was careless, and so were you. You're a grown man, and you don't even know to stay away from hot water. Are you trying to slack off on purpose?"

Qiao Huizhen looked down on these peasants and always spoke so bluntly.

"Qiao Huizhen, have you made yourself clear? Who wants to slack off? Tell me, who wants to slack off?"

Tian Xiuli was so angry that her face changed color, and she stood up and yelled at her.

"Sister-in-law, don't get agitated. Luckily, you treated it in time, otherwise it would have become infected and festered," said Wu, the medical assistant in the infirmary.

"Thanks to Xia, she's really professional, otherwise my arm would have hurt even more."

Qiao Huizhen scoffed when she heard Tian Xiuli praising Xia Enruo's professionalism. She had always looked down on Xia Enruo; everyone in the compound flattered her, and Tian Xiuli used to fawn over her, but now she was praising others.

"Hmph, she just got lucky. Why are you praising her like that, as if she were your own mother?"

Seeing Qiao Huizhen's sarcastic expression, Xia Enruo replied:

"Sister-in-law, you have bad eyesight. I'm at most Xiuli's sister, how could I be her mother? Besides, if you say I'm a blind cat, then Xiuli must be a dead mouse."

"Qiao Huizhen used to think you were a doctor and a college graduate, with a high level of education. But after hearing what you said today, it seems you're not very classy either!"

Tian Xiuli realized that Qiao Huizhen was even insulting her, so she simply retorted.