Chapter 78 Neighbors

Lin Xiangnan knew that her requirements for living standards were too high for ordinary people of this era, and it would be difficult to find people who shared the same frequency.

But when something was really out of the ordinary, she would solve it secretly herself. She was so considerate, yet Gu Zhenhua still caused trouble.

"Are you trying to torture yourself or me? If there's food at home, just eat it. Why are you talking so much?"

Lin Xiangnan said loudly: "If you don't want to eat with me in the future, just go to the cafeteria. I don't care what you eat."

"Hey~ That's not what I meant."

As soon as Lin Xiangnan lost his temper, Gu Zhenhua immediately compromised, "I'll eat with you, don't be angry."

"That's right. You have to force me to be mean to you." Lin Xiangnan immediately put on a smile, "I told you when we were dating that I have a bad temper. Don't make me angry."

Gu Zhenhua didn't dare to speak. He silently peeled the eggshell and handed it to Lin Xiangnan, "Eat it."

Lin Xiangnan snorted and took the egg.

She knew that reasoning would not work. Gu Zhenhua had his own logic. No matter how much she said, it would not be as useful as expressing her attitude directly.

Because Gu Zhenhua also has a life experience in his mind, that is, you should not be mean to your wife. People who are domineering at home will not have a great future.

After breakfast, Gu Zhenhua helped to clean up the dishes. Before he went out, he ran into Political Commissar Xu next door.

"What's that expression on your face? Isn't it said that a short separation makes a new marriage better? Why do you still look so sad?" Political Commissar Xu asked curiously, "Did you have a fight? Before your man came, weren't you looking forward to it?"

"No, it's just that my wife is so nice to me. She thinks of me when she has something good to show for it, and I feel bad about it."

Gu Zhenhua was afraid that Lin Xiangnan would spoil him, but at the same time he was touched by Lin Xiangnan's love for him, and he felt mixed emotions.

"You did this on purpose, didn't you? You made that expression on purpose to make me ask you so that you can show off?" Political Commissar Xu kicked him lightly and cursed with a smile, "You bastard. You're playing that trick on me."

If he had known that Gu Zhenhua was going to be Versailles, he would not have said a word.

"You don't understand. Our family..."

Not wanting to listen to Gu Zhenhua continue showing off, Political Commissar Xu trotted away.

"Hey~ Political Commissar Xu, why are you running?" Gu Zhenhua caught up and continued.

With Gu Zhenhua's unique publicity method, in less than half a day, his group of brothers all knew that he had married a wife who was too good to him and put him at the top of her heart.

Lin Xiangnan didn't know that he had suddenly been labeled as "love-brained". In the morning, he took his things and went to visit his two neighbors next door.

On the right is Captain Wang’s family, with a son and a daughter. The older son is studying at school, and the younger daughter is less than one year old, just the age to crawl on the ground.

Captain Wang’s second wife is called Luo Caixia. She is in her twenties and looks very honest and simple. She is pregnant and has to take care of their little daughter, so she seems a little flustered. She is also introverted and doesn’t like to talk.

Lin Xiangnan didn't know how to take care of a child, so he didn't cause any trouble for her. He said a few words and left quickly.

During the day, there were not many people at Political Commissar Xu's house. His two daughters were at school and his wife was at work, so his mother, Aunt Hua, was the only one at home.

When Lin Xiangnan went to his house, he saw Aunt Hua sitting in a rocking chair petting a cat. There was a small stove next to her making tea, and peanuts and red dates were roasting on the iron net.

Lin Xiangnan was envious of the life she lived.

"Come in and sit down. I know you must be busy since you just moved here, so I didn't feel comfortable disturbing you these past two days." Aunt Hua poured her some tea enthusiastically. "If you need anything at home, you can come to my house to find me."

"Thank you, Auntie." Lin Xiangnan took the tea, sat on the stool, and secretly hooked her finger at the big orange cat. The cat looked at her lazily and didn't move.

"Where's Xiaotian? I saw him the day I first arrived. Why isn't he here today?"

"My two granddaughters took Xiaotian to school." Aunt Hua smiled at her, picked up the cat on her lap, and put it in Lin Xiangnan's arms, "You play with it. You little girls all love to play with this."

Lin Xiangnan stroked the cat's head and said enviously, "Auntie, your cat has a really good temper. If it gives birth to kittens, I'd like to raise one too."

"That won't work. My cat is a male and can't give birth." Aunt Hua said, "If you like cats, just come to my house and play often."

"As long as you don't think I'm troublesome, I will definitely come often."

Lin Xiangnan didn't stay at Xu's house for long. After leaving his house, Lin Xiangnan rode his bicycle to the nearest street, trying to buy a recliner.

Although the family compound where they live is in the suburbs, there is a large military factory next to their base, so the surrounding facilities are quite complete. There are schools, hospitals, and a street selling grain, oil, cloth, and daily necessities. It is like a small town.

The street was only fifty meters long, and Lin Xiangnan finished walking through it in just a few minutes. He didn't see any lounge chairs for sale.

No wonder Gu Zhenhua took her to the city to buy big items. The things sold on this street are indeed simple.

Seeing that the chickens in the grocery store were relatively fresh, Lin Xiangnan took a look around and bought a chicken to go back and prepare to make soup.

They had an argument about eating eggs in the morning. When drinking chicken soup at noon, Gu Zhenhua didn't dare to say much. He just silently pulled the chicken leg to Lin Xiangnan.

"You can eat the chicken legs. I love chicken wings." Lin Xiangnan boasted bluntly, "My chicken soup is really good. It's from Uncle Fatty. You should drink more."

The two were drinking soup when they heard a child crying from next door.

Lin Xiangnan chose to live in the courtyard instead of the building because he was afraid of noise. Who would have known that a child's crying could be heard so far away.

The two looked at each other, and Gu Zhenhua said, "Don't worry about it. Wang Hu, the eldest son of the Wang family, is a crybaby. He cries for no reason and is very annoying."

Soon, the crying sound came from far away, then slowly became farther away.

"Oh~ This little brat ran away crying." Lin Xiangnan was a little surprised.

Gu Zhenhua drank some chicken soup, remained calm, and complained to Lin Xiangnan: "I have lived here for half a month. I have heard Wang Hu cry four or five times. But the daughter of Political Commissar Xu is obedient, tough, and doesn't cry."

Wang Hu ran away crying. Captain Wang could no longer sit still, so he hurried out to chase him and pulled his son back.

When they reached the door of Lin Xiangnan's house, Lin Xiangnan heard Wang Hu crying and cursing, "I won't go back. I won't eat the food cooked by my stepmother. Stepmothers are all bad people! Dad, you are partial to the stepmother and don't like me and my sister anymore."

"If you cry again, I'll beat you to death. Can't you just have a good meal? It's been so long and you're still making trouble." Captain Wang was not a good-tempered person either. He patted his shoulders twice and scolded him, "Your mother is still pregnant. Can't you give in to her a little?"

"Why should I give in to her?"

Wang Hu refused to accept the defeat and clung to the door frame, even more unwilling to go back. Captain Wang tried to hold his waist and pull him forward, but he howled like a ghost and refused to let go.

The drama was happening right in front of their own house. Lin Xiangnan and the others had no way of pretending to be unaware. They could only put down their bowls, open the door and pretend to care.

"What's wrong? No matter how serious the matter is, you can't hit the child."

Lin Xiangnan reached out and pulled down Wang Hu's hand that was clinging to the door frame. "Your hand is almost bleeding. Go home and apply some medicine."

His hands loosened and Wang Hu's crying paused.

Without a foothold, Wang Hu was soon carried away crying by Captain Wang. No matter how hard he struggled, it was useless.