Chapter 181 Chapter 181 Asking for Help

The tense and busy spring planting season passed quickly, and Wang Tingting also adjusted to working life again. But with another child, it was inevitable that she would be busy and hectic.

In order to let her work in the hospital with peace of mind, Zhang Yuandong specially got two lunch boxes from the logistics department to pack her lunch.

Lin Yue looked at those brand new aluminum lunch boxes, he had a thousand complaints in his heart but he didn't know how to say them.

The troops finished a new round of spring training and finally started to work on the expansion of the family compound.

The new family quarters were built to the south of the old quarters, not far from Lin Yue's home. In June, several companies of soldiers came here every day to tamp adobe bricks and lay foundations. It was very busy and lively.

The military wives were also busy; some helped to tamp the adobe bricks, some prepared tea, and some cooked.

The troops have a cooking squad in each company, but troops who are training in the mountains or on missions often don't have time to go back to eat and have to go to the cafeteria to eat.

In order to make it convenient for the soldiers who were building the houses to eat, the wives of the soldiers took the initiative to take over the task of preparing lunch.

Lin Yue and several other wives of soldiers rolled up their sleeves and trouser legs and tamped the adobe bricks together with the soldiers.

This is a simple repetitive labor, but it is too dirty, and many military wives are unwilling to do this. However, Lin Yue doesn't care. She is too experienced in ramming adobe and her work speed is no slower than that of soldiers who have experience in building houses.

Moreover, her strength was much greater than that of an ordinary person. Even though she had restrained herself a little, she still shocked many people and changed their impression of her.

When Lin Yue first came, many people thought that she was more like the eldest daughter of a capitalist family than Wang Fang. However, after Lin Yue followed the warriors to move stones several times, no one thought so anymore. Some people even felt that she was difficult to get along with before, but now they feel warm to her.

After finishing a morning's work, Lin Yue walked home with Sun Xilai and Liu Huijuan.

Liu Huijuan is the wife of the instructor of the second company. Her home is behind Lin Yue's. Because her home is close to Lin Yue and Sun Xilai, she often goes out with the two of them recently.

She is young, just nineteen years old this year, and she talked excitedly all the way, from how Tang Sisi unashamedly sang a song for the soldiers to how the houses in the new district were taller and brighter than those in the old residential area, and they had to be painted white, have cement floors, and even the doors and windows had to be painted with a uniform paint.

Liu Huijuan was so jealous that she kept saying, "My family member is of a lower social status, so he probably won't get a share of the housing this time. I wonder who will be lucky enough to move into the new house."

It's no wonder she's worried about it. Although the current family area is a bit run-down, it is still the remains of a village.

In the past, when the war was severe and the troops were stationed here, this was an almost abandoned village with only a few elderly people with limited mobility left here. Those who could move away had already moved to the relatively safer mountains.

The soldiers settled the old man in a nearby village and repaired and cleaned the houses there so that they could barely be lived in.

Although the houses were repaired, none of the military dependents were willing to live in them because corpses, which had turned into skeletons, were carried out of several houses.

Until now, there are still many legends about that time circulating in the army.

Apparently Liu Huijuan had heard some rumors, and sighed, "I really don't want to live in this house. It's not that I'm superstitious, but I'm just a little timid. But Sister Lin shouldn't have to worry about this, Zhang Tuan's post is there, and your house will definitely be included in the new house."

"Don't say that. We don't have many other people here. We have the most masculine men. The troops should not believe in that. And the rooms are allocated by drawing lots this time, not by level."

Lin Yue had been in the army for several times, so she knew that some things should not be said carelessly. She changed the subject and said, "Isn't that Zhang Yulan in front? I was just wondering why I didn't see her today, and now I just happened to run into her."

When they looked ahead, they saw Zhang Yulan holding an envelope in her hand, with her head lowered, wiping her tears as she walked.

The three of them looked at each other and quickly chased after her. Sun Xilai asked from a distance: "Yulan, where are you going?"

Zhang Yulan turned around and saw the three people. She felt a little uncomfortable and quickly lowered her head. However, the three people could still see her red eyes and nose. It was obvious that she had been crying.

Zhang Yulan has been visiting Lin Yue's house quite often recently. Although they don't talk much every time, Lin Yue is quite familiar with her. He couldn't help but ask with concern: "Sister-in-law Zhang, what's wrong with you? Is there something wrong at home?"

Zhang Yulan could hold back her tears at first, but when she heard someone was concerned, her tears started flowing again. She looked at Lin Yue, and hesitated several times before she lowered her head and whispered, "Nothing."

Lin Yue was confused by the look in her eyes. Even Liu Huijuan noticed it and asked, "Sister-in-law, if there is anything we can do to help you, just tell me. Don't keep it in your heart."

Sun Xilai repeatedly pulled Liu Huijuan several times, but failed to stop her from talking. Fortunately, Zhang Yulan did not really speak. After hearing what Liu Huijuan said, she became a little flustered and stuttered nervously. She made up a lie and left quickly.

Liu Huijuan was still confused. Just as she was about to shout to stop the person, Sun Xilai covered her mouth. She had sharp eyes and saw that the sender's address on Zhang Yulan's envelope was her husband's family. And the years of neighborhood relationship told her that Zhang Yulan's husband's family was very difficult to deal with. If the husband's family really had troubles, it would be difficult for outsiders to intervene.

Seeing that the person had gone far away, Sun Xilai let go of Liu Huijuan's hand. She reminded Lin Yue with some worry: "You have to be careful, her hometown is a bit complicated. If she really finds you, don't be stupid and agree to everything."

Lin Yue just smiled and nodded, she really couldn't think of what Zhang Yulan might need her help with.

But she didn't need to think about it for long. In the afternoon, as soon as Wang Tingting came back, Zhang Yulan followed her in.

Wang Tingting looked exhausted. She had a net bag in her hand filled with many diapers. She put the net bag in the wooden basin and scooped water to wash them. The hospital was busy, so she would wash them when she had time, but more often than not, she had to squeeze in time to feed the baby, so she could only take the diapers home to wash.

As soon as she straightened up, she saw Zhang Yulan standing at the street entrance, peeking inside.

Wang Tingting called out, "Mrs. Zhang is here, come in quickly!"

Zhang Yulan hesitated outside the door for a while, holding onto the door edge and not going in, looking like she was resisting. But the next second, she suddenly stumbled forward and fell into the door.

She climbed up from the ground in a wolfish manner, shrunk her neck to look outside the door, then turned around and smiled awkwardly at Wang Tingting.

Lin Yue heard the noise and came out from the front door. Seeing that it was Zhang Yulan, her heart skipped a beat, but she immediately smiled and said, "Sister-in-law is here, come in and sit down!"

Zhang Yulan stood awkwardly in the yard. She gave the two of them a forced smile and stammered, "I, I have something I want to talk to Nurse Wang about. Can I, can I..."

Wang Tingting smiled in understanding and said, "Oh, then Sister Zhang, come in with me. It's time for the child to wake up."

Zhang Yulan quickly agreed and followed Wang Tingting into the house.

Lin Yue was worried. Zhang Yulan was obviously not in a good state today. She came to see Wang Tingting at this time, and she didn't know what she wanted to talk about. But she didn't want to go over and listen, so she just sat in the yard, washing diapers while listening to what was going on in the house.

Soon there was a "thump" sound in the room. Wang Tingting screamed briefly and said anxiously, "Sister-in-law Zhang, get up quickly. What are you doing?"

Because the shock was so great, the sound was so loud that Lin Yue didn't need to listen carefully, as it was transmitted outside the house without any obstruction.

Lin Yue didn't bother to wipe his hands. He ran over quickly, pushed open the door, and saw Zhang Yulan kneeling on the ground with a pleading look on her face. No matter how Wang Tingting tried to pull her up, she couldn't get up.

Lin Yue also stepped forward to help pull Zhang Yulan, and advised: "Sister-in-law Zhang, if you have anything to say, let's get up and talk slowly. This is not the right thing to do!"

The noise here attracted all the children in the house. Five little heads poked out from the door and looked into the house curiously. Lin Yue turned around and shouted, "Hurry up, no one is allowed to come here unless I call you!"

A few children were reluctant to leave, so Lin Yue shouted, "Zhang Yuandong!"

Zhang Yuandong's intimidation was still there. Before the children even waited for their father to come over, they all ran away.

When Lin Yue turned around again, Zhang Yulan had already started crying.

She and Wang Tingting looked at each other and were really overwhelmed.

Little Xixi, who was lying on the kang, was also frightened and started crying. Wang Tingting let go of Zhang Yulan's hand, quickly picked up the child, and coaxed him softly.

Lin Yue's hands were strong, and he lifted Zhang Yulan up with a force, saying, "Sister-in-law, no matter what you have to say, don't be anxious, just sit down and talk slowly."

Zhang Yulan was picked up like a chicken. She was so dazed that she even forgot to cry.

She followed Lin Yue's force and sat down on the stool. She was stunned for two seconds before she remembered the purpose of today.

She originally thought that her daughter-in-law was young and shy, so if she cried a little, acted a little pitiful, and finally begged, maybe it would work. But now the emotions that had been brewing with great difficulty were suddenly interrupted, and she didn't know how to start for a moment.

Zhang Yulan's recent actions had already ruined Lin Yue's good impression. She didn't want to take the initiative to talk to Zhang Yulan at all, so she simply started to care about the child with Wang Tingting.

Zhang Yulan was not good at communicating with others. She started crying and kneeling when she first came up, and now she was left alone, which was very embarrassing. She wanted to get up and leave several times, but she didn't know what she remembered, and she held back.

The child gradually stopped crying. Zhang Yulan stood up, forced an awkward smile, and went over to tease the child.

Zhang Yulan would occasionally send some things to Wang Tingting, sometimes a pair of small shoes, sometimes a small hand-sewn dress, and she would also think of sending some nutritious food to Wang Tingting. Wang Tingting was very grateful for her care and could not help asking, "Sister-in-law, if you have any difficulties, just tell me. I will definitely help if I can."

She is a nurse. When she saw Zhang Yulan like this, the first thing she thought of was whether someone in her family was sick.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yulan said something shocking. She stirred her hands vigorously and mustered up the courage to say, "Nurse Wang, I, I think it's too difficult for you to raise the child alone. You might as well give the child away. It will be easier for you to get married again in the future..."