Although she wasn't entirely satisfied with living in an apartment building, Chen Suwen still went back to her daughter and son-in-law's home.
Actually, the houses here in the military area aren't exactly like those tenement buildings; they're more like ordinary school buildings in the south, with the corridors facing outwards.
It's a building on one side, not arranged in a circle, or with corridors inside.
It looked like a typical southern building. Chen Suwen followed the stairs to the fourth floor and couldn't help but complain to Zhou Ling.
"Why do you live so high up? It's the fourth floor! Don't you find it tiring to go up and down the stairs every day?"
The staircase on each floor of this building is located in the very center, with the toilet on the far left and the kitchen on the left and right sides.
The toilet and kitchen are shared, and Chen Suwen dreams of her life when she was still a student.
That's how it is in the teaching building; most of the toilets are located at the very edge. Of course, the difference between this residential building and the teaching building is that it has a kitchen, while the teaching building does not.
“When we applied for housing allocation, there weren’t many vacant units, so we chose this one.” Zhou Ling sensed her mother’s dissatisfaction and explained why they chose the fourth floor.
Most people would choose to live upstairs, but the fourth floor is too high, and it's tiring to climb up and down every day, so the first people to apply for housing don't want a house on the fourth floor.
That is, when Song Che applied, there were no other houses available, so he chose a house on the fourth floor.
"Didn't you ever think about wanting a house with a yard? Or have you had enough of our spacious house and want to experience this cramped living environment?"
Following Zhou Ling and her husband back to her home, I was curious about her thoughts as I looked at the house that had an open view of everything.
Actually, the house isn't particularly bad. At least it has a layout with two bedrooms and a living room, unlike a classroom where you have to divide the bedroom and living room yourself.
"Mom, the room is all ready for you. Please stay here for the time being." Zhou Ling led Chen Suwen to another bedroom and told her to stay there.
This room was originally for the two children, but now that their grandmother has come, it's given to her to live in.
Chen Suwen looked around the room; it wasn't too big or too small, about ten square meters in size.
Chen Suwen put down her luggage, sat on the edge of the bed and looked at her daughter, "Okay, I'll stay here for the time being."
"I'll probably need to stay for a while, maybe a long time."
Anyway, there's nothing at home that she absolutely needs to be there to handle, so it's not a bad idea for her to relax in Yunnan Province.
The troop's encampment was not very close to human habitation, and there were some deep mountains and forests not far away. Chen Suwen was very curious about the environment.
The tropical rainforests in Yunnan Province are very famous, and the various plants and animals there are quite unique. She really wanted to see them.
"Mom, I heard that my third brother's wife gave birth to twin daughters?" Zhou Ling looked at her mother curiously. Wouldn't her mother be angry?
Chen Suwen nodded, "Yes, twin daughters."
Before Zhou Ling could say anything more, the two children who had been sent to a neighbor's house for help ran back.
"Grandma! Grandma!"
Song Chen and Song Qing had a good impression of Chen Suwen. When they heard that their grandmother had come, they both ran back to see her.
"Grandma, it's been a long time."
Song Chen rushed back and immediately threw herself into Chen Suwen's arms, "Grandma, I missed you so much."
"grandmother."
Song Qing followed behind her brother and greeted her politely, but she didn't rush over to hug her like her brother did.
Chen Suwen nodded to her, then pushed the child out of her arms, saying, "Alright, I haven't showered yet, I smell bad, don't hold me."
"Go boil some water for me, I want to take a bath."
She felt uncomfortable all over if she didn't take a bath, and now that she's finally settled, she has to wash herself thoroughly.
"Mom, let me carry the water to the outside of the toilet for you."
Yes, here, if you want to take a shower, you either wipe yourself down at home or carry water to the toilet to shower.
You can even use bathwater to flush the toilet.
Of course, the men who served in the army didn't have many rules; they would even go swimming in the river in the summer.
In winter, some people who are not afraid of the cold will go to the river to bathe.
It snows in some parts of Yunnan Province, but in the winter, the snowfall in Song Che's troops' area is not heavy; the snowflakes melt almost as soon as they fall.
Song Che quickly boiled water and carried it outside the toilet.
Chen Suwen handed her bag to Zhou Ling, saying, "I brought some things for you and your children. Take them out yourselves."
"The cookies were made by your younger brother and sister-in-law. The bread won't last long, so we won't take it. You and your children can eat these cookies and candies."
Chen Suwen found her clothes and went to the toilet to take a shower.
After listening to her mother's words, Zhou Ling opened the bag her mother had given her and saw several jars of cookies and candy inside.
One glass jar contained colorful candies, while the other two tin jars appeared to contain cookies.
Looking at these things, Zhou Ling felt a warm current welling up in her heart.
It seems that although her mother favors boys over girls, she still values her daughter quite a bit, as she brings so many things to visit her.
"Mommy, it's candy, I want some." Seeing that her grandmother wasn't around, Song Qing quickly snuggled up to her mother and begged for candy.
These candies look so good, even better than the ones she saw at the supply and marketing cooperative. They must taste delicious.
"Mom, these candies look tastier than White Rabbit candies." Song Chen also wanted to eat candy; no child can resist colorful candies.
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