When Shen Xiaobei was less than five months pregnant, New Year's Day of 1975 arrived.
On New Year's Day, Duan Xichuan's troops had a cultural evening performance, and all the family members in the compound could go and watch it.
In the afternoon, Shen Xiaobei also followed Wang Yishan, Rao Junxia and other family members to the army in several cars arranged by the logistics department.
After arriving at the army, they were taken directly to the auditorium to sit down.
After Shen Xiaobei sat down, she looked around, trying to find Duan Xichuan, but it was not until the party was about to start that she found his figure diagonally behind her.
He also saw her and smiled at her gently.
However, their seats were separated by many rows, and there were people sitting around them, making it inconvenient to move around, so they had to sit in two places to watch.
But when he thought that Duan Xichuan was here at the moment, Shen Xiaobei felt very sweet.
Moreover, it was her first time to watch a military gala, especially one from the 1970s, and she found it very fresh. She watched the whole thing with great interest and even felt a little excited.
After seeing some of the wonderful parts, I felt a little regretful that I had never served in the army!
The evening show lasted about three hours before it ended. When Shen Xiaobei, Rao Junxia, Wang Yishan and their children walked out of the auditorium, their men were standing outside waiting for them.
"Girl, aren't you tired of sitting for so long?"
"Not bad."
In front of so many soldiers coming and going, Duan Xichuan spoke to him so gently that Shen Xiaobei couldn't help feeling a little shy.
"That's good, let's go back then."
"Wait, um, I want to go to the bathroom first."
"Okay, then I'll go with you."
Duan Xichuan took Shen Xiaobei to the toilet, and Rao Junxia, Wang Yishan and their husbands left one after another.
"Girl, are you ready?"
"Well, have I kept you waiting long enough?"
"It's okay. Are you feeling unwell somewhere? How about I help you?"
"No need, I'm not that fragile!"
"Let me hold you up. You're not familiar with the roads here. What if you bump into a rock?"
"Deputy Battalion Commander Duan!"
When Duan Xichuan was affectionately supporting Shen Xiaobei as they walked outside the toilet, a girl in military uniform came over from the opposite side and called him crisply.
He looked up and saw that it was this girl. He didn't respond, but just nodded to her lightly as a greeting.
Shen Xiaobei immediately noticed that there seemed to be something strange about these two people.
When the girl came closer, she quickly recognized her. This girl had just performed at the party. It seemed that she was an arts soldier. She was quite pretty.
"Deputy Battalion Commander Duan, this must be your new wife, right? Why don't you introduce her to me?"
“Xiaobei, she is the deputy company commander. Deputy company commander, yes, this is my wife, Shen Xiaobei.”
"Hello, my name is Si Baige!"
"Hello, Deputy Company Commander."
Si Baige smiled meaningfully and wanted to shake hands with Shen Xiaobei, so Shen Xiaobei had to stretch out his hand and shake hands with her lightly.
After shaking hands, she was about to leave with Duan Xichuan, but Si Baige asked, "You got pregnant so soon?"
"Haha, fast? Not bad!"
The woman's tone of questioning was very stiff, and there seemed to be a hint of sarcasm in the stiffness, which made Shen Xiaobei feel vaguely uncomfortable.
"Look at how big your belly is, you must be six or seven months pregnant, right?"
"No, not even five months."
"Oh, really? You and Deputy Battalion Commander Duan got married in August. If you're already six or seven months pregnant, that's definitely not normal. Looks like I was wrong!"
"If Deputy Company Commander Si has nothing else to say, Xiaobei and I will leave first. Xiaobei, let's go."
"Yeah, okay."
When Duan Xichuan heard Si Baige's words, his face obviously looked bad, and after saying something coldly to the woman, he helped Shen Xiaobei leave.
"Duan Xichuan, the woman you married is nothing but this!"
Seeing that Duan Xichuan had a cold attitude towards him the whole time, Si Baige said angrily behind his back.
Hearing what she said, Shen Xiaobei was so angry that her body trembled. This inexplicable woman, she didn’t even know her before, and she actually looked down on her so much!
Compared to Shen Xiaobei, Duan Xichuan was even more angry, he turned around immediately, his eyes like ice.
He looked at Si Baige, who was deliberately yelling at him, with indifference and said, "Deputy Captain Si, my wife will always be the most precious and unique in my heart."
"I won't allow anyone to slander my wife, including you, Deputy Company Commander. I hope you will respect your words in the future."
"Xiaobei, let's go, be careful where you step."
"Um."
As soon as Duan Xichuan finished speaking, he ignored Si Baige and walked forward affectionately holding Shen Xiaobei's arm.
"Duan Xichuan!"
Si Baige angrily called out his name from behind, glared at him and Shen Xiaobei's backs for a long time, then turned around and walked into the bathroom in anger.
There were other people in the car returning to the compound, so along the way, although Shen Xiaobei had a lot of questions he wanted to ask, he kept holding back.
Only after returning to the room and closing the door did she look at Duan Xichuan seriously and a little aggrievedly and ask, "Xichuan, what's going on with that deputy company commander? Why is she so hostile to me?"
"Girl, don't take her crazy words to heart. She is just a spoiled second-generation military girl. She is usually so rude when talking to her father and others."
"Really? Why do I feel like she likes you, that's why she's so hostile to me?"
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