Guan Jinghua, carrying her bag and holding her daughter's hand, walked out of the military compound.
Looking at the outside world, she was confused for a moment.
In fact, what Xu Jueping said was very true. She has not been in contact with society for many years. Especially in the current turbulent situation, even finding a place to stay seems very difficult.
When the two of them walked onto the street, many people cast curious glances at them.
"Mom." Xu Mei raised her head and said seriously, "Let's go to the factory area and take a look. The factory provides low-rent housing for locals and sometimes rents it to outsiders."
At that time, most people rented houses, and only high-ranking military officers like Xu Jueping were allocated houses.
Guan Jinghua didn't know whether what her daughter said was true or false, but she had a great advantage, which was that she was willing to listen to her children's opinions.
The mother and daughter were lucky enough to have a house. They even rented a house on the first floor with a yard.
The simple house could not be compared with the military compound, but the mother and daughter felt at ease now that they had a place to stay.
"Xiaomei," Guan Jinghua said nervously, "the conditions here are not as good as at home, but..."
"Mom," Xu Mei interrupted her, "I feel very comfortable here. I'm very happy to be with you."
Guan Jinghua felt a little sad. She touched her daughter's head and said nothing more.
After washing up, she lay down in the same bed with her daughter. That night, she slept soundly for the first time since she had the nightmare.
Xu Mei tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.
Returning to the age of thirteen was so unbelievable that she had already started to recall the important milestones in her life. If she hadn't been sleeping next to her mother, she would have even wanted to find a pen and paper to write them down.
Everything that is short-lived is mostly related to that person.
Thinking of Qin Dongling, Xu Mei could hear her own violent heartbeat in the dark night.
The first night after returning to the age of thirteen, Xu Mei did not sleep all night.
She only fell asleep during the day. After all, she was not an adult yet and still had her mother to rely on.
Guan Jinghua really didn't want to wake her up, so while her daughter was sleeping, she went out to get to know the surrounding situation and wanted to integrate into this environment as soon as possible.
It was already noon when Xu Mei woke up. Seeing that her mother was not at home, she took out the military uniform from her bag, stepped on a stool and hung it on the tree in the yard.
Before he got down from the stool, Guan Jinghua came back from outside carrying something. He was shocked when he saw this scene.
"Xiaomei, why are you standing so high? Come down quickly... Where did you get the clothes you hung?"
Xu Mei said, "My dad's."
Guan Jinghua was puzzled, "Why did you take his military uniform?"
"This way others won't bully us." Xu Mei said.
She and Jiang Yibin were in name only. He often didn't come home for long periods of time. On the days he wasn't home, someone would occasionally knock on the door in the middle of the night. Xu Mei was often terrified when she brought her daughter home.
Later she became more careful and hung the men's clothes outside, and the frequency of this happened was indeed greatly reduced.
So this time, she also accepted Xu Jueping's clothes. At least when they were in an unfamiliar place, it could help them resist some of the malicious intent.
Guan Jinghua wasn't really stupid. She took Xu Mei's hand and helped her down, praising her, "My little Mei is really smart."
Xu Mei felt happy to be praised by her mother, and her eyes were fixed on the dishes in her hands.
"Mom, let me cook with you."
Guan Jinghua froze for a moment, then said seriously, "Xiaomei, you don't have to do anything, Mommy is here."
"Go read a book. Don't you love reading the most? Mom has read it, and this place is close to the bookstore."
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