"No, instead of letting you worry about going to the toilet, why not build one yourself," Huo Jingqian said softly.
While the two were talking, a woman who looked to be in her forties and several other women who looked to be in their thirties opened the gate and walked in.
"Where is Xiao Huo's family? What are you busy with so early in the morning?"
The first person to speak was the woman in her forties.
"Auntie is here!" Huo Jingqian responded politely and then introduced her to Wen Yao.
"Yaoyao, let me introduce you, this is Madam Zhao, the wife of Master Zhao"
"Auntie Zhao," Wen Yao called sweetly.
"Oh, this must be Xiao Huo's wife, so beautiful." Aunt Zhao said to Wen Yao with a smile.
Wen Yao smiled shyly, "Thank you, Aunt Zhao."
"Yaoyao, this is Captain Xiao's wife, and this is Captain Li's family..."
Huo Jingqian introduced some other military wives to Wen Yao.
Wen Yao greeted them reluctantly.
"Aunts and sisters-in-law, please come in and sit and chat for a while. My wife has just arrived and doesn't understand a lot of things yet. I can just ask you for advice." Huo Jingqian said.
"Okay, go and do your own thing," Aunt Zhao said enthusiastically as she held Wen Yao's hand and walked into the house.
"We will be neighbors from now on. Just ask if you need any help. Xiao Huo is so lucky to have such a beautiful wife."
Wen Yao felt very happy after hearing this, and she also felt that she was lucky to meet Huo Jingqian.
"By the way, Xiao Huo, what are you talking about?"
The speaker was Captain Xiao's wife, Fan Ting.
Wen Yao was a little embarrassed to see this woman who was obviously older than her calling her sister-in-law, and said to herself, "Just call me Wen Yao or Yaoyao."
"Yaoyao, your name is so nice," Fan Ting said with a smile.
"Mrs. Huo, what are you building here?" This time it was Captain Li's wife, Wang Yan, who spoke.
"Well, you must not call me sister-in-law, I will be embarrassed, just call me by my name."
Wen Yao heard someone mention her sister-in-law again and quickly spoke up.
In the military, men's seniority and rank are usually determined by their positions in the military.
The higher a man's rank in the army, the higher his wife's status in the family compound.
Therefore, when others call Wen Yao "sister-in-law", it actually has little to do with her age.
Wen Yao didn't like being called like that. She felt it was a little awkward, and she felt more comfortable and at ease when she was called by her first name.
When the other military wives heard her words, they smiled and nodded, showing their understanding and began to call her by her name.
"Yaoyao, what did your deputy head Huo build for you?" Wang Fang asked.
"Toilet, build a toilet," Wen Yao explained.
"What? Building a toilet? Is that toilet in the vegetable field outside the yard?" Wang Fang explained.
"Well... well... I think it's too far away, so..." Wen Yao smiled jokingly and explained haltingly.
She was somewhat embarrassed to say that she disliked the dirtiness and was willing to go.
After hearing this, the other military wives all praised Huo Jingqian for being so nice to Wen Yao and even building a toilet for her.
At this time, Aunt Zhao interrupted and said, "Yaoyao, you are so lucky to marry a husband who loves you so much. If you need any help in the future, just tell us."
Wen Yao nodded gratefully, feeling warm in her heart.
"By the way, Yaoyao, let me tell you, there are two people in our courtyard who are bothering each other. If you meet them in the future, you have to avoid them."
Fan Ting took Wen Yao's hand and reminded her kindly.
"Ah? Which two people are easy to mess with?" Wen Yao asked curiously.
"One is Deputy Battalion Commander Zhou's mother, Tian Zhaodi. She is a powerful character. She scolds people fiercely and likes to gossip. But she is always clean-handed and only does petty thefts." Fan Ting said.
"Who is the other one?" Wen Yao asked curiously.
"Oh, and the other one is Captain Lu's wife, Jiang Yu. She is a big troublemaker in our yard. She is always cunning and likes to steal vegetables from our vegetable garden. When she is caught, she will run around and throw tantrums. She is simply a crazy woman," said Fan Ting.
"What? Jiang Yu?" Wen Yao exclaimed in surprise.
"What's wrong? Do you know him?" Fan Ting asked puzzledly.
After hearing this, Wen Yao then reacted and thought that this Jiang Yu should be just a person with a name, after all, her best friend was still living well in the original world.
Wen Yao thought of this and shook his head, "I know him!"
"Oh, that's good. That woman is really good at being a scoundrel," Fan Ting said with relief when she heard Wen Yao say that she knew her.
"Yes, yes, she even stole our baby's candy last time. I've never seen such a shameless person," Wang Yan echoed.
"Ah, Captain Lu is also a poor man. He happened to meet such a daughter-in-law," Wang Fang sighed and said with some emotion.
Wen Yao listened carefully and kept these words in mind.
"Is there no one in charge?" she asked doubtfully.
"Why is no one in charge? Captain Lu and Deputy Battalion Commander Zhou have been reprimanded by their superiors several times, but it was of no use," Fan Ting said.
"Deputy Battalion Commander Zhou wanted to send Tian Zhaodi home several times, but guess what, Tian Zhaodi started crying and tried to hang herself three times, and in the end, she just left it alone," said Wang Fang.
Wen Yao thanked Fan Ting and others for their reminder and decided to avoid dealing with these two people as much as possible in the future.
Just when everyone was chatting happily, there was suddenly a noise.
Upon hearing this, everyone went out and looked in the direction of the sound, only to see Zhou Zhaodi and another aunt in her forties or fifties arguing.
Their voices were so loud that they attracted many people to watch.
"Oh, what's going on?" Wang Fang asked curiously.
"What's going on? It must be Tian Zhaodi who stole the vegetables from Aunt Zhuang's house again," Fan Ting said with a pout.
Sure enough, Tian Zhaodi shouted, "Who stole your vegetables? Stop spitting blood!"
"Hmph, who else but you? Every time there are fewer vegetables in the vegetable garden, it's you who steals them and who else does it blame?" Aunt Zhuang was also very angry. She put her hands on her hips and confronted Tian Zhaodi.
Just when Wen Yao was concentrating on eating melons and listening to gossip, Aunt Zhao pulled Wen Yao into the house.
"You'll get used to these bad things."
They chatted about family matters for a while, and Wen Yao felt that she got along very well with these military wives.
Their enthusiasm and kindness made her feel extremely warm and filled her with anticipation for life here.
After a while, everyone else left one after another. Before leaving, Aunt Zhao told Wen Yao to visit her home when she had time.
Wen Yao nodded, saw off Aunt Zhao and the others, then turned and walked towards the back of the house.
"Have my aunt and sisters-in-law left?" Huo Jingqian asked when he saw his young wife coming over.
"Oh, by the way, Jing, what's the situation between Captain Lu and his wife?"
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