The next morning.
When Su Niannian woke up, she had a splitting headache. She did not forget how she fainted from crying in Gu Zhiye's arms yesterday. She owed Xue Weidong in both her previous and next lives. The only difference was that in this life, he left behind a girl named Xue Ya. Perhaps Xue Weidong had a premonition when he went to Heilongjiang Province, so he made that act of entrusting an orphan to her.
From today on, Xue Ya will be no different from her biological sister.
She will definitely let the other person grow up safely!
Considering that slightly swollen eyes would attract the attention of family members, Gu Zhiye considerately put two eggs in the thermos before leaving. Su Niannian took out one of them and rolled it under her eyes, peeled the other one and ate it. When she changed her clothes and prepared to go out, she happened to see Xue Ya who was about to go out with a shoulder bag on her back.
The other party studied at the No. 1 primary school near the military region.
Xue Ya is now a third-grade student. Like her brother, she is diligent and intelligent. She can occasionally help the son of Liu Juhua next door with his homework. During these days at the Su family, the little girl has gained some weight, but her eyes are slightly darker, as if she didn't get enough rest. Su Niannian walked over quickly and handed her the military water bottle on the cabinet, and asked softly, "Are you used to the new school?"
Xue Ya was silent and nodded.
Su Niannian reflexively took out the money and snack tickets from her pocket and stuffed them into Xue Ya's hand. "Auntie, you see those kids like to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy snacks. When you are hungry, go buy some mung bean cakes too. Don't let yourself be wronged."
"Eat whatever you want. Treat this place like your home."
After Su Niannian finished speaking, Xue Ya quietly raised her eyes. She seemed to have not slept well all night. Her eyes were full of red bloodshot. The hand holding the money was trembling slightly. She said in a very panicked tone: "Aunt, don't be so nice to me. The nicer you are to me, the more scared I am..."
As for what she was afraid of, she didn't say it out loud.
For a moment, Su Niannian felt that the child knew everything. She rubbed Xue Ya's head and said, "It was your mother who asked me to take good care of you..."
"I'll be good."
Xue Ya gave her a meaningful look, turned around and walked out the door. Su Niannian went out to see her off. Liu Juhua from the next yard was stuffing steamed buns into her son's cloth bag. Seeing this, she couldn't help but tease, "Xiao Su, your Xue Ya also eats lunch at school, why don't you bring her some bread or something?"
"After I gave her the food coupons and money, she knew how to buy it." During this period, Wang Guifen went out early and came back late, so she really had no extra time to cook.
Even for dinner, they usually went to the army canteen.
Liu Juhua gave him an envious look. Her family of six was completely dependent on the allowance of Deputy Colonel Zhang. It was said that a half-grown boy could eat his father out of money. In order to raise her children well, she lived a very frugal life, trying every way to increase income and reduce expenditure. She even got up in the middle of the night to make lunch for her son.
Seeing her son's cotton pants that had exposed his ankles, Liu Juhua couldn't help but feel a trace of sadness between her brows. She came from a poor rural background, and most of the military wives thought she was rustic and were unwilling to associate with her. In addition, due to her stingy lifestyle, Liu Juhua had a mediocre reputation in the family compound.
It is said that distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. At this moment, she stood on tiptoe and asked Su Niannian softly, "Xiao Su, I want to ask you something."
"What's the matter? You said..."
"Do you know where the black market in the capital is? I want to take a look. Don't be afraid. I'm not going to speculate. I'm thinking, look at my little third child's pants, they're a lot shorter. It's still a long way to early summer, and I can't let the child get cold.
My husband Zhang used the cloth coupons issued last month to make a cotton-padded jacket for his wife, so I have to think of a way. I heard that the cloth on the black market is good and doesn’t require coupons. Even if it’s a bit expensive, I want to buy it…”
Liu Juhua is an honest person, but she is a good mother.
As she spoke, she even pushed two more steamed buns with wild vegetables over to her. Su Niannian frowned and refused. After a while, she nodded and said, "I'll ask for you when I have time."
Under Liu Juhua's envious gaze, Su Niannian drove away leading the 28-inch bicycle.
After finishing eating the sweet potato in her hand, Su Niannian decisively got on her bike.
Go in the opposite direction.
Her hands were still a little cold in the early spring morning, so Gu Zhiye bought her a pair of rabbit fur gloves through some unknown channel. They looked very good and were extra warm. The moment she entered the training room of Team 3, she took off her gloves. Just as she was about to take the cleaning tools in the corner, she saw Zhao Qing running over excitedly. He rubbed his hands and said, "Niannian, ouch! Why are you here just now? Hurry up and change into your training clothes."
"What?!"
"Don't stand there stupidly. You don't need to clean up today! I heard from Captain Zhang that all members of Teams 1, 2, and 3 will go to the round hall for concentrated training today. Even Captain Gao and the others must participate. In the past, when this happened, it was definitely a performance! The higher-ups are selecting people!
Come on! Why don't you tidy up your face? Come, let me put some lipstick on you. You have to look better and try to get the captain to arrange you to stand in the first row. Try to win glory for our three teams--!"
Having said that, Zhao Qing subconsciously stood in front of Su Niannian when choosing a position.
Su Niannian was too tall to meet the requirement of standing in the first row. After everyone had lined up, Su Niannian realized that even Gao Shanyue had come to this training. The other party pretended to be serious and did not even look at her. Instead, he walked straight to the first team's camp and said something to Gao Wan.
Gao Wan, who had a tall figure, immediately took off her coat and somersaulted onto the stage. Her posture was light and her movements were graceful, but as her movements unfolded, the people below began to murmur in discussion.
Even Zhao Qing couldn't help but gasp. She stepped back slightly, put her ear to the side of Su Niannian's face, and gossiped softly.
"Oh my god, there are so many spots on the back of Captain Gao's neck, those... those..."
Following their line of sight, I could only see that Gao Wan's exposed skin was covered with marks. I didn't dare to imagine what the situation was like elsewhere. She herself didn't seem to know, because the locations of those marks were too hidden. Just as Gao Wan jumped up and did a split, she ran out of strength and suddenly fell to the ground.
This would have been a mistake that would never have happened in the past, but today Gao Wan seemed to be weak in the hands and feet, and even her daily training had fallen short, which was extremely embarrassing.
Captain Zhang in the audience looked livid.
Even Gao Shanyue dragged Gao Wan away with a gloomy face. As members of the Gao family, they would prosper together and suffer together when they were outside!
Su Niannian's face was full of complexity.
Zhao Qing covered her mouth and laughed secretly: "Look at the marks all over her body, it's hard to tell whether she married a beast or a professor!"
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