The contact of their lips made Guan Wenru crave it, but she still pushed him away abruptly and lay back down on the kang without saying a word.
She believed that this behavior was letting He Yanzhi know that she was shy.
He Yanzhi's Adam's apple bobbed; he wanted to say something... but he didn't know what to say.
In his view, Guan Wenru was angry because someone she didn't like touched her lips.
He lay down in bed and after a long while spoke, "Sorry."
Regardless of who hit whom, it's always the woman who suffers in this kind of situation.
Guan Wenru was already asleep, so naturally she didn't hear what he said.
...
He Yanzhi had trouble sleeping that night, and as soon as it was light, he got up to boil water.
Not long after He Yanzhi went to the camp, Guan Wenru and the others got up, and she took out breakfast from her spatial storage.
Today I'm having soy milk and steamed buns.
They had just finished eating when someone knocked on the door.
The grandfather and grandson exchanged a glance, startled. Who would be visiting so early in the morning?
Guan Wenru snapped out of her daze and quickly put everything on the table into her spatial storage.
Then, she took out two steamed buns from her spatial storage and placed them in a clean bowl.
Only after doing all this did she open the door.
The visitors were several women from the compound.
They smiled broadly. "Xiao Guan, come over and have a chat."
Guan Wenru stepped aside and said, "Sisters-in-law, come inside. We're just about to have breakfast. Have you eaten yet?"
These people were not polite at all. As soon as Guan Wenru made way, they rushed in.
They greeted Guan Wanxin with smiles, "Aunt Guan, are you used to the environment here?"
While speaking, he glanced furtively at the dining table.
Guan Wanxin smiled and said, "I'm used to it. It's quite nice here."
"That's good. Oh? Xiao Guan, you're just having steamed buns for breakfast? Don't you have any other dishes?"
Guan Wenru knew they had come with a purpose, but she pretended not to understand and explained with a smile:
"I originally wanted to go to the camp canteen to get some food, but I thought it would be too much trouble, so I decided to just eat something simple. Didn't the other day the women gave me some pickled vegetables? Plain steamed buns and pickled vegetables are already quite a feast."
Wang Xiaoman, the wife of the battalion commander of the third battalion of the second regiment, was somewhat skeptical. "Do they really only eat steamed buns and pickled vegetables?"
Guan Wenru gave an awkward laugh. "Grandma and I just arrived, so we haven't had time to plant anything yet. We'll make do for now. Once spring comes, we'll clear some land and plant some vegetables. Tomorrow I'll go to the market to see if I can buy a hen to raise, then we'll have eggs to eat."
Wang Xiaoman narrowed her eyes. "Aren't capitalists rich? You can also clear land to grow vegetables? And raise chickens?"
As soon as she finished speaking, the others noticed that Guan Wanxin and Guan Wenru's expressions were off.
The group quickly nudged her.
Wang Xiaoman snapped out of her daze and slapped her forehead. "Oh, I didn't mean anything by it. I was just curious... Don't rich people hire nannies or something? And you live in the capital, you can buy whatever vegetables you want to eat, why would you need to grow your own?"
Guan Wanxin always had a faint smile on her face. "To be honest, I didn't think this through. In order to donate supplies to the soldiers, I acted impulsively and sold all the assets in my family, leaving nothing for my children."
Therefore, they can only earn money on their own. Although my family lives in the capital, my son and daughter-in-law's salaries are just so-so. Their salaries support five people, and we barely make ends meet. We don't have any money to hire a nanny.
"You guys have it so good. Your spouses are all military officers, so their salaries are higher. Plus, you live in a family compound and can even cultivate your own land. Unlike us, we don't have land to farm in the capital, and raising chickens isn't even allowed."
At this point, Guan Wanxin suddenly gave a bitter smile, "I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but when Wenru and I came here, we were overjoyed to learn that we could clear land and grow crops and raise chickens. We couldn't wait to go and clear land and grow vegetables right now."
Her act of playing the victim suddenly made Wang Xiaoman and the others feel much better.
Wang Xiaoman sighed, "Aunt Guan, now that you mention it, I also think that life in the capital is not so good. If you don't have your own plot of land or raise chickens, you have to buy vegetables and eggs. No matter how much salary you have, it's not enough to live on."
Guan Wanxin immediately followed up on her words, "Yes, life is tough for everyone. Fortunately, Wenru and I are here, so things should get better from now on."
"Yes, yes, yes, everything here is quite good."
Wang Xiaoman and the others said a few more words, but perhaps finding it meaningless, they left shortly afterward.
Guan Wenru locked the door and smiled helplessly, "I knew it, a lot of people in the family compound are watching us."
They came so early on purpose just to see what they were eating!
Guan Wanxin's eyes also showed a hint of helplessness, "People are naturally curious. They keep hearing that we are rich, so they naturally want to know how the lives of rich people are different from theirs."
Guan Wenru sat down again and took out the food from her spatial storage. "To put it bluntly, it's because of poverty. If everyone could eat fine grains, eggs, and meat, they wouldn't be interested in what other people eat."
After saying this, she seemed to have made up her mind, "Grandma, I know what kind of job I want to do."
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