After Shen Xiaobei and his friends drank some tea and had some snacks, they started cleaning.
By the evening, the cleaning was basically done, so the adults and children went out to have dinner and take in the night view of Beijing.
At night, Shen Xiaobei and Duan Xichuan, who slept in the courtyard for the first time, were a little excited.
Duan Xichuan never thought that because of Shen Xiaobei, he would have a home in Jing City, and it would be a home that completely belonged to them.
After the two children fell asleep, he held Shen Xiaobei tightly in his arms.
She said softly, "Girl, I really don't want to leave you and the child."
"Xichuan, since you're so reluctant to leave us, have you ever thought about being transferred here in the future?"
"Transferred here?"
"Yes, other professions can be transferred, so why can't you soldiers be transferred?"
"Of course. It's just that I've never thought about it."
"Then you should start thinking about it now. Anyway, my child and I will be here for at least four years."
"So what about after four years, girl? Where are you going to stay? What if I apply to be transferred here, and you suddenly decide to move to another city? Then won't I have to be transferred around with you all the time?"
"Four years later... I can't really say for sure now!"
"However, I've always longed for this kind of life in a courtyard house in Beijing. I think I'll stay here for a long time."
"Even if I move somewhere else in the future, as long as the government doesn't demolish this courtyard, I will always use it as our base camp and will definitely come here to stay from time to time."
"Okay, girl, I'll take what you said to heart. But right now, let's not rush into this. Didn't you say during the day that you wanted to deal with your husband? This is our urgent matter now."
"Hate it, you're so impatient after just chatting for a while?"
"How can I not be anxious? I only have a few days left of my vacation! Honey, I really miss you..."
"I am not right next to you right now..."
"It's because I'm around that my husband wants me like that..."
“Hmm…”
It was late at night. The two children were exhausted from the journey of dozens of hours and were now fast asleep.
Gao Hongmian and Duan Donglin's rooms are separated from their rooms by a living room, so there is no need to worry about eavesdropping through the walls.
For the first time, Duan Xichuan and Shen Xiaobei fought side by side in this home that belonged to them.
He was intoxicated and sang loudly.
Early the next morning, everyone got up, washed up, and went to the nearest farmers' market together to buy a lot of rice, flour, oil, and several days' worth of meat and vegetables.
Anyway, in early spring, vegetables are easy to store and there is no need to worry about them going bad.
Because there are so many children and they are so young, it is not very convenient to eat out, and the adults also suffer from not being able to eat well.
So Gao Hongmian and Shen Xiaobei made breakfast together at home.
The two of them cooked a pot of sweet potato porridge, made ten scallion pancakes, fried two plates of vegetables, and a plate of peanuts. It was refreshing and quite substantial, more hygienic than eating out, and much more comfortable.
After breakfast, everyone went to the street to buy some daily necessities.
They also bought two bicycles, one for men and one for women. Then Duan Donglin and Shen Xiaobei would ride bicycles to and from school every day.
Although their schools are a bit far away, they both have good cycling skills and the roads are easy to ride on, so it is not a problem.
After spending a day purchasing everything I needed and getting familiar with the surrounding environment.
On the third day, Shen Xiaobei began to look for a nanny.
She knew that it would not work if she just took a chance and looked for it blindly, and she did not trust anyone who did so.
She suddenly remembered the female archivist named Qin Yapei whom Duan Xichuan met when they were studying at the Command Academy.
No, to be exact, it was Qin Yapei's aunt.
Her aunt works as a waitress in the restaurant of the college guesthouse. She must know some local middle-aged women who are reliable in both character and work.
Why not ask her to introduce a reliable one?
This will save you a lot of worry.
However, when Shen Xiaobei told Duan Xichuan about his idea, Duan Xichuan unexpectedly rejected it.
"Girl, weren't you a little jealous because of her back then? Why are you still thinking of owing her a favor?"
"You can say that to her, but I, your husband, can't! I won't do this! I don't believe it. If we don't ask them for help, we won't be able to find a suitable nanny!"
"If we don't ask them for help, even if we can find it, it will take a lot of time! Don't you know that time is money, time is life?"
"It's not like I owe them a favor for nothing. I'll give them a backup gift!"
"Besides, haven't you heard that the relationships between people are built through trouble?"
"My brother, his wife, and I are new here, and we have four children. We don't know how much trouble we'll have in the future, so it's absolutely necessary to find a reliable nanny who can guarantee us."
"Besides, having more friends here means having more options. After all, this trouble isn't such a bad thing!"
"Okay, okay, okay, my husband can't argue with you! How about this, let's go down and visit Mr. Shangguan, who introduced us to the publishing house, and then see if we can run into Qin Yapei and her aunt. Is that okay?"
"Okay, let's go find them before lunch!"
Duan Xichuan was really impressed by Shen Xiaobei’s social skills, but he only had a shallow acquaintance with Qin Yapei, and they were not really friends.
He was so shameless as to go to her and her aunt to introduce a nanny to them three or four years later.
However, seeing how thick-skinned she was and how good her social skills were, he felt much more relieved.
In this way, he returned to the army, and if she encountered some minor troubles here, he believed that she could solve them through the connections and abilities she had built up.
Oh, what a wife she is that makes him worry-free!
Duan Xichuan couldn't help but smile bitterly. Although he felt comforted, there was also a hint of bitterness in his heart.
At 10:30 in the morning, after handing Shui'en and Mu'en to Duan Donglin and Gao Hongmian, Duan Xichuan and Shen Xiaobei each rode a bicycle and leisurely went to the Command Academy.
When I arrived at the gate of the Command College, I told the guard that I was looking for Teacher Shangguan. After waiting for a while, Teacher Shangguan came over.
He was very happy to see Duan Xichuan and Shen Xiaobei, because the Command Academy was a special place and no one was allowed to go into the teacher's office to chat.
Teacher Shangguan took them to the guesthouse in the college. It was almost lunchtime, so the three of them chatted for a while in the guesthouse lobby and then went to the guesthouse restaurant together.
I plan to have a quick meal here and then chat about old times.
This, of course, is exactly what Shen Xiaobei wants.
The reason why she chose to come at a time close to dinner was to look for Qin Yapei's aunt in the restaurant of the guesthouse.
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