"Baby, I have to go on a mission and won't be back for at least a week. Take good care of yourself at home. If you're bored, go back to your parents' house and visit your grandma and the others."
"Are we leaving now? Do we need to pack?" Bonnie looked at Gu Ye in his haste, feeling a little lost.
This is the first time Gu Ye has been on a long mission since they got married.
"Yes, I'm leaving right away. Don't pack anything, the team has everything. Take care of yourself." Gu Ye hugged Bao Ni and left without looking back.
"Gu Ye, be careful. I'll be waiting for you to come home."
Bonnie took a few steps forward, but only saw Gu Ye's waving back.
"You're reluctant to part with it, worried? After a while, you'll stop caring." Aunt Huang next door has been through this, she's used to it.
After she joined the army, this was the first time she experienced her husband Lao Huang being sent on a long-term mission. She was so worried that she couldn't eat or sleep, and was filled with anxiety.
Her sister-in-law told her, "Don't worry, you'll understand in time. Worrying won't help. Taking good care of the family is the biggest help you can give them."
"Thank you, sister-in-law. I understand. It was just too sudden, and I was a little worried."
For the first time, Bonnie felt like a military wife, a military wife whose husband was always on missions and who was left alone at home.
Back then, every time Lao Jiang escorted her on a trip, it would be for half a year at a time. Watching her mother silently mark off the calendar, she couldn't understand it.
At this moment, she also wanted to find a calendar and mark off the days one by one until Gu Ye returned.
"Sister-in-law, you go ahead and do your work. It's okay. I'll adjust myself. I'll find something to do later, and once I'm busy, I won't overthink things."
"Girl, that makes sense. Keep yourself busy with something, like me. When the baby cries or is hungry, I'm so busy I don't have time to think about anything else."
After seeing Sister-in-law Huang off, Bao Ni wondered what she could do.
The laundry is done, the chickens have been fed, and the weeds in the vegetable garden have been cleared. There's nothing left to do. Let's go find Zhao Yuan and see what she's up to. She can also play with the little pine tree for a while.
At this moment, Bonnie suddenly wondered if it would be better to have a child.
When you're busy with the kids every day, you won't think about Gu Ye as much. Ugh, you can't think like that. Children are gifts from God, not toys to kill time.
Bonnie locked the door and walked forward. Zhao Yuan's house wasn't far from hers.
"Little pine tree, your auntie is here. Are you home?"
"Auntie, my name is White Pine, not Little Pine Tree. I live at home."
The little pine tree's slight protest came from the yard, making Bonnie chuckle.
"You enjoy playing with children so much, why don't you hurry up and have one yourself?"
In the courtyard, Zhao Yuan was washing clothes, laughing and teasing Bao Ni.
"Having a child isn't something I can just decide to do; it depends on when God sends it to me. For now, I'll play with your little pine tree and learn a bit about raising children."
Bonnie answered generously, and didn't forget to make a face at the little pine tree.
"Auntie is so childish!"
The little brat was talking like an adult, which made Bonnie laugh even harder.
"Why are you so free today? Did you come to kill time with us, mother and daughter?" Zhao Yuan has been on the island for several days. For the first few days, Bao Ni would come to keep her company, but once she had settled in, she stopped coming every day.
"Isn't Gu Ye away on a mission? He won't be back for at least seven days. I'm a little anxious, so I came to spend some time with you."
"You'll get used to it. When Bai Chaoyang went on missions before, I would also overthink things and be on edge at home. After a while, I got used to it."
Hearing the same words as Sister Huang, Bao Ni realized that as military wives, they all developed a strong inner strength.
"This is the first time. Maybe I'll get used to it after a while."
"Is your house almost cleaned up? There's nothing much to do today, so I'll show you around the residential compound and introduce you to your neighbors."
Now, Bonnie is very familiar with the family compound. She can call most of the women in the compound by name and knows which family they belong to.
"Okay, I'll be fine after I wash these few clothes. Bai Song has been here for so many days and hasn't gone out. He must be feeling really cooped up."
"Bai Song and your aunt are going out to play. One day your aunt will take you to see your nephew. He's a little older than you, so you two can play together."
Bonnie thought Bai Song and Da Bao would get along well, as both children were very clever.
"Okay, thank you, Auntie."
Bonnie absolutely adores this little guy; he's so polite and cute, like a little angel.
"Look, from here onwards, there are family quarters for battalion and regimental commanders, and at the very back is the commander's courtyard. In the family quarters, there is a canteen, a clinic, a nursery, a sales outlet, and there is also a drill ground over there."
Bonnie pointed to the rows of houses in the family compound and introduced them to Zhao Yuan. They strolled past the sales point, the clinic, and the canteen, and headed towards the playground.
"Bonnie, you have a new friend?"
"Yes, Sister-in-law Wang, this is Zhao Yuan, the daughter of the new deputy battalion commander of the Second Regiment. Please take good care of her in the future."
"No problem, we're all family in this compound, there's no need to distinguish between you and me."
When Bonnie first arrived, everyone would talk about Battalion Commander Gu's daughter when they chatted. But after spending more time together, everyone now just calls her Bonnie, Bonnie.
Zhao Yuan smiled at Sister Wang but didn't say anything; she wasn't quite used to it yet.
When they were in Beijing, they also lived in a military compound. However, the compound where Bai Chaoyang's family lived was full of officers of higher rank, and there were no officers of lower rank like Zhao Yuan. She didn't know what to say to them.
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