After Wang Jianping left with Liu Guiying, the atmosphere in the room eased, and Zhang Zhongwu solemnly thanked Guan Wanxin.
Leaving aside what happened before liberation, after liberation, Zhang Zhongwu also led troops to participate in several battles of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
At that time, supplies were extremely scarce at the front lines, and domestic capitalists generously donated a lot of supplies to the soldiers.
Guan Wanxin made a great contribution, and the items she donated helped many soldiers.
For this reason alone, Guan Wanxin deserves his respect.
Now, capitalist tails are being cut off all over the country.
He knew that the Guan family was also caught in the vortex of controversy, and that they would also be called capitalists who exploited the people.
He was afraid that the Guan family would be bullied by the military dependents in the family compound after they arrived here.
So his visit today was also with the intention of supporting them.
Zhang Zhongwu, along with the regimental commander, deputy regimental commander, and political commissars of the 12th Division, stayed in Guan Wenru's small house for about ten minutes.
After exchanging brief pleasantries with them, Guan Wanxin told them to go about their business.
She knew her identity was sensitive and that she should proactively keep her distance from others during this special period.
Although Zhang Zhongwu and his group stayed in the house for a short time, the incident still caused a sensation throughout the entire family compound.
Everyone couldn't help but wonder, what exactly is the status of the newly moved-in military dependents?
It's incredible that the leader brought so many cadres and leaders to visit!
Driven by curiosity, many military dependents quickly sought out people to inquire and gossip.
Both Li Xiuhong and Zeng Chunlan received instructions from their husbands that whenever someone asked, they would praise Guan Wanxin's contributions before and after liberation, in order to make the military families respect her as much as possible.
This approach is effective.
In just a few hours, by evening, many military families in the compound brought their own stored kiln-cooked vegetables to greet the Guan family.
Guan Wenru is very grateful that she has a space, and there are plenty of fruit candies in the space.
She took out a large pile, then wrapped 5 pieces for each of the military families, so they could take them back for their children to try.
Guan Wenru wasn't stingy; she had a lot of candy in her online space, but she only gave each family 5 yuan.
She needs to keep a low profile; if she's too generous, others will think her family is rich.
Gradually, these people will feel psychologically unbalanced.
They might develop a resentment towards the rich, just like Liu Guiying, and try to trip them up.
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After dealing with the military families, Guan Wenru collapsed onto the kang (a heated brick bed), her head resting on Guan Wanxin's lap. "Grandma, dealing with all these social obligations is exhausting."
Guan Wanxin looked at her with affection, gently stroking her head with her palm. "Today is the first day, so it's inevitable that everyone will come over to say hello. It will get better in the future."
Guan Wenru naturally knew this as well. She nuzzled Guan Wanxin's thigh with her head and asked, "Are you adjusting well? The environment, the climate, and the neighbors here."
"Grandma has traveled to many places in her life and there's nothing she can't adapt to. Most people here are very simple and honest. There's no need to scheme against them when you're with them, which is great."
Guan Wenru smiled and said, "You'll get used to it. It's still cold now. When summer comes, I'll take you horseback riding and let you see the mountains and rivers here... the vast grasslands."
"OK."
Guan Wenru didn't rest for long either; He Yanzhi had already told her before leaving with the leaders.
He'll bring dinner back tonight, so he told her not to cook.
Judging by the time, he should be back soon.
Guan Wenru quickly got up and took out two covered ceramic jars from her spatial storage.
They took out two more pounds of beef jerky, tore open the packaging, and put the beef jerky into one of the ceramic jars.
Then she took out kimchi, which she had practically emptied the surrounding supermarkets when she stocked up on it.
The supermarket sells packaged kimchi, and she tore open the bag and poured the kimchi into a ceramic jar.
These things are common in this era, and He Yanzhi wouldn't suspect anything if she took them out.
After doing all this, she turned to Guan Wanxin, who was reading a book, and asked, "Grandma, would you like to eat something before He Yanzhi comes back?"
"Let's skip dinner today and wait for Yanzhi to come back so we can have dinner together."
"How about some drinks? Would you like some milk tea, juice, or soda?"
Guan Wanxin smiled and said, "No, I'd get tired of eating this every day. Let's have something simple today."
Her granddaughter fed her every day, and she ate too much during the two days she stayed at the guesthouse.
She ate quite a lot of drinks, meat, vegetables, fruits, and desserts.
She's getting on in years, and eating like that every day can easily cause indigestion.
She can't help the children much anymore; the only thing she can do is take care of her own health.
As long as she doesn't collapse, she's done a huge favor.
Guan Wenru didn't force her grandmother to eat it.
She went back into the kitchen and added firewood to the stove.
In March, when it's cold, you have to keep the kang (heated brick bed) warm.
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Not long after, He Yanzhi returned carrying several aluminum lunchboxes. "Grandma, Wenru, are you hungry?"
Guan Wenru climbed off the kang (a heated brick bed), saying, "I'm not hungry."
She took the aluminum lunchbox and placed it on the table.
She told He Yanzhi to wash his hands, then went into the kitchen and took two plates from it.
One container holds beef strips, and the other holds kimchi.
After the three of them sat down at the table, Guan Wanxin took the initiative to explain, "Yanzhi, there are beef strips and pickled vegetables in the kitchen, which we brought from Beijing. Since you're not coming back for lunch, we brought the beef strips and pickled vegetables over in the morning."
Beef strips are a very rare item, and He Yanzhi shook his head without hesitation, "You can have these."
Guan Wanxin used serving chopsticks to put two pieces of beef strips into his lunchbox. "You child, since you keep calling me 'Grandma,' then treat me like your own grandma. Don't be so polite with me."
He Yanzhi couldn't refuse, so she could only accept with a smile, "Thank you, Grandma."
The dishes he brought back this time were very simple: boiled Chinese cabbage and stewed white radish.
There is no greenhouse technology yet, so it is very difficult to get leafy green vegetables in the Northwest after winter.
In addition, the area they live in has very inconvenient transportation, so leafy green vegetables simply cannot be transported in.
In winter, all people have to eat are cellar vegetables.
The vegetables suitable for storage in cellars are potatoes, white radishes, and Chinese cabbage.
Guan Wenru had suffered in her previous life, so even though these dishes were not oily, she could still eat them.
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