The next day, after having a hearty breakfast at the Zhou family home, Zhou Yi and his wife took a bus back to their residential compound.

The residential compound is located in a suburban area. There are two bus routes here, but to get back to the compound, you have to walk for more than ten minutes from the bus stop.

The area around the family compound was deserted. Chen Hong asked, "This place isn't exactly remote, so why are there so many empty spaces around here?"

Zhou Yi pointed to the tall fence surrounding the open space, "This isn't just an open space. See those fences? There's a huge golf course inside!"

Chen Hong smiled sheepishly, "If you hadn't told me, I would have thought this was construction land!"

Zhou Yi shook his head without saying anything, then turned a corner and went with Chen Hong to the nearest supermarket to buy two sets of kitchenware.

As soon as I got home, the guard at the gate called to say that the appliance delivery guy from the mall had arrived and was waiting at the gate!

Zhou Yi told Chen Hong, then went to the main gate to sign for the delivery truck carrying the appliances.

In one morning, the workers carried all kinds of household appliances upstairs and installed them.

At noon, after seeing off the workers who were delivering and installing home appliances from the mall, they decided to eat out since they couldn't cook at home yet. They planned to come back in the afternoon to clean up and dispose of the packaging boxes in the house.

As soon as I stepped out of the house and downstairs, I ran into Zhou Yi's wife, who was coming home from get off work.

"Sister-in-law, are you off work?"

Zhou Yi stepped forward to greet her and gave Chen Hong a brief introduction, "Chen Hong, this is our regimental commander's wife."

"Sister-in-law, this is my wife, Chen Hong. We just moved here, and we'll need your guidance if anything comes up."

The troupe leader's wife looked to be around 45 or 46 years old, of medium height, with short hair, wearing a dark brown women's suit and mid-heeled leather shoes.

She has fair skin, delicate eyebrows, and big eyes. Even though she's over middle age, she's still well-maintained, so she must have been a beauty in her youth.

"Hey, Zhou Yi, is this your wife? Your commander told me a long time ago that you two moved to the third floor of this building."

My name is Zhao Yishuang. My family lives in the building behind yours, Unit 2, Room 201. If you need anything, just come to my house.

By the way, I'm usually at home during my rest time, so don't feel bad using my services.

Haven't you moved in yet?

The regimental commander's wife spoke softly and gently.

Chen Hong had never dealt with such a person before, and unconsciously lowered her voice as well.

"Yes, sister-in-law, the house was just allocated. Today, since Zhou Yi had a day off, we bought some household appliances and cleaned the house."

Our child hasn't started vacation yet. We plan to transfer the child over there after the semester ends and during the holidays.

Sister-in-law, we just moved in and don't know anything about this place. We'll be troubling you a lot in the future!

Zhao Yushuang smiled gently, "It's alright. Most of the family members in our compound have jobs, so we don't see them often and there's nothing to worry about."

"You guys go ahead with your work, I'm going home now. I have to go to work this afternoon, and I need to go back and cook. I'll have Zhou Yi bring you over to play sometime."

Chen Hong waved her hand: "Goodbye, sister-in-law!"

Zhou Yi: "Goodbye, sister-in-law!"

While they were eating at the restaurant, Zhou Yi noticed Chen Hong rubbing her ankle and asked with concern, "What's wrong? Is your foot uncomfortable?"

Chen Hong: "I don't usually wear high heels, so I wasn't used to wearing them for the first time. My feet were a little sore and swollen."

It's okay, soaking your feet tonight will improve blood circulation. I was thinking that since I'm coming to Beijing, it's not appropriate to wear casual sneakers; high heels are more suitable for certain occasions.

I never imagined that wanting to look good would make me uncomfortable, and wanting to be comfortable would mean I couldn't look good!

Zhou Yi said helplessly, "Oh dear, you're so silly. Looking good is nothing compared to being comfortable!"

Besides, you have long legs, so sneakers look good on you too! By the way, let's not work this afternoon, let's go home and rest after lunch.

There's no rush to move in. We can tidy it up slowly later, just to avoid hurting your foot. If your foot is uncomfortable, walking or standing will be painful, wouldn't that be torture?

Did you bring your sneakers? Let's go buy you a comfortable pair first!

Just then, the waiter brought the food! Chen Hong: "I just touched my ankle, I need to go to the restroom first."

After washing their hands, the two returned and began to eat.

After the meal, Chen Hong felt much better, as her feet had rested.

"I feel fine now. Shall we go back and finish our work before heading back to the city?"

After Zhou Yi paid the bill, he took Chen Hong's hand and went out the door. They hailed a taxi and headed back to the city.

Once in the taxi, Chen Hong laughed, "I told you I was fine, but you wouldn't believe me. I'm not that delicate!"

Zhou Yi: "How can you not be delicate? Our family is naturally dominated by male and weak by female, you are our family's treasure!"

"I made a phone call and sent you to Beijing. If you injured your foot, how am I supposed to explain it to Yu Yang?"

Chen Hong burst out laughing: "No redness, no swelling, no broken skin, what kind of injury is this? I think you're too nervous, it's really not that serious."

Although I can't be like you soldiers who can endure serious injuries without flinching, I can certainly bear minor injuries and pains.

Don't treat me like a spoiled little girl. I'm a mother now, and my life isn't that delicate!

Zhou Yi lifted her feet, took off her shoes, and started massaging them for her right there in the taxi.

Chen Hong's face flushed red, and she tried to pull her feet back. "Stop it! We're still in the taxi! It's so immoral to be barefoot in a public place!"

Unexpectedly, Zhou Yi didn't care at all. He looked up at the driver in the front seat and shouted, "Sir, my wife hurt her foot. Let me check it out. Don't worry, her foot doesn't smell at all!"

The driver smiled, glanced at the young couple in the rearview mirror, and said, "It's okay, we're not afraid of the smell. Nothing is more important than health!"

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