Yang Niannian slept until after eight o'clock. When she got up, she found a thermos bucket on the table. She knew without looking that it was the breakfast that Lu Shishen brought her.
Her thighs were still a little sore, and she secretly cursed Lu Shishen for his lack of self-control. Fortunately, he came back late, otherwise it would have taken her longer.
The army was colder than the courtyard. Yang Niannian hesitated for a while before putting on her clothes and getting out of bed. Just as she stretched, there was a knock on the door.
When I opened the door, I saw Tao Hua and a military wife standing outside.
Tao Hua smiled at him, "Big sister, I didn't disturb your sleep, did I?"
Yang Niannian shook her head, "No, I'm already awake."
"We came here to tell you something." Tao Hua said.
Yang Niannian opened the door completely, stood aside and said, "Come in first!"
Tao Hua led the military wife into the house and introduced her to Yang Niannian, "Big sister, this is Captain Luo's wife. She is older than us. I usually call her Sister Ping."
Yang Niannian smiled and called out, "Sister Ping."
Her attitude was indifferent. She called Sister Ping, but her tone was somewhat distant, as if calling her Sister-in-law was just like calling someone's name, not very intimate.
Sister Ping forced a stiff smile, feeling a little overwhelmed. This was the regiment commander's wife, and people called her sister-in-law. How should she address her?
Seeing that Sister Ping was an honest person who was cautious and taciturn, Yang Niannian continued speaking with a smile.
"My name is Yang Niannian, sister-in-law, you can just call me Nian Nian."
Sister Ping was the dumbest and didn't know what to say, so she just praised, "What a nice name."
"Thank you." Yang Niannian thanked her generously and turned to look at Tao Hua, "Mrs. Yan, what do you want to talk about?"
Tao Hua smiled before she said anything. She had small eyes to begin with, and when she smiled their eyes narrowed into a slit, which looked very festive.
"Isn't the New Year coming soon? We are planning to organize some celebration programs on New Year's Eve. I would like to invite you to the room of Deputy Headmaster Wei's wife to discuss it."
Forehead?
Show performance?
Yang Niannian was at a loss. She didn’t have any talents. She couldn’t perform yoga, right?
Regardless of whether it happens or not, the person has come to the door, and if she doesn't show up, it would be a bit impolite.
So I smiled and agreed, "Okay, but you have to wait a moment, I haven't had breakfast yet."
Tao Hua waved her hand, "Don't worry, eat first, we'll wait for you here for a while."
Yang Niannian nodded, then turned around and folded the quilt on the bed. She folded it casually and did not deliberately fold it into the shape of a tofu block, so Sister Ping asked.
"Niannian, you fold the quilt like this, aren't you worried that Captain Lu will scold you?"
Forehead?
What is there to say about this?
Yang Niannian shook her head. "No, he won't bring his military ways back home."
Lu Shishen sat upright and folded the quilt neatly, but he only did this for himself and would not ask Yang Niannian to do the same.
Mrs. Ping looked envious, "My Lao Luo is not like that. He not only demands things of me, but also of the children. Sometimes I even suspect that I am just a pawn under his command."
Tao Hua said straightforwardly, "I'm not saying that there are few people like Captain Luo."
He rolled his eyes, glanced at the rice bucket on the table, and continued with a smile, "There are not many people who love their wives as much as Captain Lu. I have never seen anyone use a thermos bucket to bring food to his wife."
This is because I guessed that my daughter-in-law couldn't get up in the morning to eat breakfast and was worried that the food would get cold.
When Mrs. Ping heard this, she noticed the thermos on the table and couldn't help but sigh in her heart that if she married such a beautiful college student, she would also hold her in the palm of her hand.
Yang Niannian could tell that Tao Hua had no ill intentions, so she smiled shyly and said, "You guys sit down and rest for a while. I'll go wash up."
"Go quickly!" Tao Hua waved her hand.
When Yang Niannian left, she sighed, "If I had been this good-looking when I was young, I wouldn't have looked for Old Yan."
Comparing yourself with others is really frustrating. Just because she is not good-looking and her husband does not like her, he has been very cold to her over the years.
Mrs. Ping's thinking was quite insightful. "She is not only good-looking, but also good at studying. Ordinary people like us should just live an ordinary life! We can't compare ourselves with her."
Tao Hua thought so too. It is rare to find a girl as talented and beautiful as Yang Niannian. Even if she looks like this, she doesn't have such talent!
She was a big fool when she was in school, and her children inherited her good qualities. They were at the bottom of the class and were even held back in the first grade.
Yang Niannian quickly came back from washing up, opened the rice bucket on the table and took a look. There was a steamed bun, a salted duck egg, and rice porridge inside.
The thermos bucket works very well, and the rice porridge is a little hot to the mouth.
Not wanting to keep people waiting too long, she ate some steamed buns and duck eggs to fill her stomach, then followed Tao Hua to Lin Manzhi's room.
The door was open, and the military wives were all chatting animatedly in the room, their laughter filling the entire corridor.
Tao Hua shouted with a flattering smile.
"Captain Lu's wife is here!"
When this shout was uttered, the laughter in the room stopped abruptly. Everyone leaned their heads out to look at the door curiously, and when their eyes fell on Yang Niannian, their eyes lit up.
My god, this girl is so pretty.
No wonder Tao Hua said that Captain Lu’s wife is young. She looks only eighteen or nineteen years old, right?
Yang Niannian was also stunned by the scene in the room. She thought that the military wives in Beijing would be as simple as those in Haicheng, but who knew that each one was dressed more beautifully than the other.
Especially the military wife sitting in the middle, her red wool coat was the most eye-catching, making her look very noble, like a rich lady.
The other military wives were all dressed up carefully, and their clothes were almost new.
I was worried that the clothes I wore for my first time with the army would be too eye-catching and would cause gossip, but I didn't expect that the Jingshi troops and Haicheng troops were indeed different.
Ahem… In comparison, she seemed to be dressed the most casually.
At a glance, everyone seemed older than her.
Yang Niannian concealed her surprise and introduced herself in a distant yet polite manner, "My name is Yang Niannian, sisters-in-law can just call me Nian Nian."
Her words brought everyone back to their senses, and Song Fen stood up to make room for Yang Niannian.
"Sister-in-law, please sit here!"
Yang Niannian, "Thank you, I'll just stand there for a while."
There was only one chair in the room, and the chair everyone was sitting on was probably moved from the room themselves. Song Fen offered to sit on it out of politeness, and she couldn't be so shameless as to sit on it.
Seeing that she refused, Tao Hua simply pulled her to sit down.
"Sister, please don't be polite. Sit down and talk."
"Sister-in-law, please sit down and talk! My butt is a little sore from sitting for a long time." Song Fen said.
"Thank you then." Yang Niannian thanked with a smile.
Tao Hua thought that Yang Niannian didn't know the other military wives, so she introduced them to Yang Niannian one by one. There were about ten military wives in the room. Except for Xu Yinglian and Lin Manzhi, Yang Niannian only vaguely remembered the others.
Lin Manzhi has not spoken a word since Yang Niannian came in, and her expression is indifferent, as if she is an outsider. Even when Tao Hua introduced her, she just glanced at Yang Niannian with an expressionless face.
The look in her eyes was like that of a mistress looking at a maid, with a barely perceptible hint of contempt.
But he knew in his heart that Xu Yinglian had not told the truth before. The appearance of Yang Niannian was completely different from what Xu Yinglian said.