It was still early when we got back to the unit.

The women chatting outside the guesthouse were still there; it seemed they had gone back for a meal and come back, accompanied by several little children.

Upon seeing them return, the group's eyes scanned them up and down like radar.

“I’m going back to write my marriage application report now. A batch of houses were newly built in the family compound last year. I’m going to ask the leader if it can be approved as soon as possible.”

Qin Yu paused for a moment, then asked, "Do you prefer living in an apartment building or a bungalow?"

"A single-story house, I suppose," Lin Xiaoxiao said, yawning as she felt a bit sleepy. "A detached house with its own courtyard, that would be more comfortable."

"Okay, I'll return the car to the troupe and bring you dinner tonight." Qin Yu nodded, glanced at the women guarding the guesthouse entrance, and gestured to Lin Xiaoxiao, "Are you sure you can manage?"

He asked if he could handle it.

Lin Xiaoxiao was more than a master at dealing with people.

You underestimate me.

After saying that, he strode towards his sisters-in-law, his steps exuding a proud and imposing aura, like a soldier heading to battle.

Qin Yushen shook his head helplessly.

Indeed, she doesn't seem like the type of person who would be afraid of trouble.

As Lin Xiaoxiao approached, the sisters-in-law opened their mouths to say something, but Lin Xiaoxiao spoke first.

"Hey, are the ladies chatting? Mind if I join them?"

Without waiting for their consent, he plopped down next to his slightly plump sister-in-law, who was knitting a sweater with quick hands and feet.

The women were taken aback, surprised by Lin Xiaoxiao's overly familiar manner.

However, Lin Xiaoxiao's enthusiastic attitude quickly warmed up the atmosphere.

"Sister-in-law, are you sewing shoe soles? The stitches look like they were made with a sewing machine."

The woman sewing shoe soles kept her hands moving, her face beaming with joy. "What a mischievous boy! He's threading the needle right in front of you, how could he be lying?"

If you just tell her it's okay, she'll suspect you're flattering her. Lin Xiaoxiao's puzzled expression only makes her sister-in-law feel like she's eaten honey.

In the entire residential compound, no one could rival her skill in sewing shoe soles.

Some women who lack cooking skills would even ask her for help, giving her a few eggs or a basket of vegetables as payment for her work.

Everyone who's worn it says it's great.

Battalion Commander Qin's girlfriend is much more likable than Zhao Mei. She doesn't talk glibly and is cheerful like a ray of sunshine. Just looking at her makes you feel good.

He's easy to get along with.

This was the unanimous thought in the minds of all the sisters-in-law.

Lin Xiaoxiao was impartial, praising this one and that one, which made her sisters-in-law knit sweaters, sew shoe soles, and pick beans much more efficiently.

"I think I've seen the pattern of this sweater you're wearing at the department store. They said it was from Shanghai and it was really expensive."

“These beans are round and plump, they look like they were grown in our rural area. When I move into the family compound, my sister-in-law must give me a handful to try.”

The slightly plump woman knitting a sweater said, "My goodness, the pattern from Shanghai is the same as mine? Then I guess I'm a fashionable person too."

The short-haired woman picking beans said, "No way! These beans were specially sent by my mother. The beans produced in our brigade this year are the best quality in the whole commune. The brigade even won an award for being an advanced unit. You like to eat beans, right? When you marry Battalion Commander Qin and move into the family compound, I'll give you two jin."

"Mom, I want some water."

"Mom, give me a penny. I want to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy fruit candy."

"Mom, I want money too."

A little boy digging for earthworms under a tree in the distance, having worked up a sweat, ran over.

He immediately calls out "Mom" as soon as he opens his mouth.

The shouting made the temples of several women throb.

"Go back and drink your water yourself."

"Eat candy? What's there to eat? I don't even have any to eat, I'm not going to live like this."

"I don't have any money, but I still want more."

They were all young boys, and because they were very active, they ate a lot. Their families relied on the men's meager salaries, and those with elderly parents had to send money back home. Forget about eating sweets, they could barely get enough to eat each day.

The women sighed and complained.

Life is tough.

Lin Xiaoxiao took in their expressions, said nothing, and waved to the children.

Hello, sister.

"What did my sister ask us to do?"

The women laughed, "Why call me 'sister'? You should call me 'auntie'."

Lin Xiaoxiao is as small as her name suggests. If her sisters-in-law didn't know she was already nineteen, they would have doubted whether she was even an adult.

Speaking of height, Lin Xiaoxiao also feels sad.

The original owner had never been able to eat his fill since childhood, and could only eat meat once a year. No wonder he couldn't grow tall.

Moreover, she then discovered something terrifying.

This body hasn't started menstruating yet.

!!

This is a huge deal.

The task of taking care of one's health should not be delayed.

The sisters-in-law reminded them, and the children quickly changed their address to "Auntie".

"Auntie is offering you candy." Lin Xiaoxiao snapped out of her thoughts and pulled out a handful of White Rabbit milk candies from her bag. It looked like a lot, but there were actually only a few.

Each of the sisters-in-law and the child received one.

She ate one herself.

"Oh dear, I can't accept this."

"This stuff is very precious, girl, you should keep it for yourself."

The sisters-in-law were too embarrassed to accept it, so they pretended to snatch the candy from their own children and give it back to Lin Xiaoxiao.

The children were reluctant to part, but they didn't cry or make a fuss.

They all knew that milk candy was expensive, and you needed a ration coupon to buy it; it was much more expensive than fruit candy.

It's not something ordinary people can afford.

Looking at these children, Lin Xiaoxiao thought they were quite well-behaved and didn't fit the description of "bratty kids".

She likes children as long as they aren't unruly.

So he said, "What's so precious about it? It's all food for people. We'll still have to rely on our wives in the army, so we won't fuss over a piece of candy."

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