Several military wives who were returning from grocery shopping couldn't help but chuckle as they passed by.
Liu Xiulan was holding a bag of eggplants, planning to make eggplant fritters when she got home at noon. She looked at Zhang Hongxia next to her with a smile on her face.
"I heard that these two children are new here, and they seem to be Chief Xie's twins. But they don't look alike at all. The two children each have their own unique features. They are so cute and adorable."
Zhang Hongxia turned her head and glanced at it: "One looks like the father and the other looks like the mother. Twins are supposed to look different. You know, these two little ones look like they used to be used to deliver food. They're big enough to be useful."
Although we haven't met the children's mother yet, we can already tell from the children's features that their parents have excellent genes.
Liu Xiulan sighed softly: "We've been married for three years now, and my belly is so uncooperative. Forget about twins, there's not even a son or daughter yet. My husband isn't worried, but I'm so anxious."
Zhang Hongxia slowed her pace and gently comforted her, "Having a child is a matter of fate. Don't put too much pressure on yourself. The more anxious you are, the less likely it is to happen. Besides, you've been separated for two and a half years out of the three years you've been married. You've only been together for less than half a year in total. Be patient and wait a little longer. You're both so young, you'll have a child eventually."
Liu Xiulan nodded and said nothing more.
The fact that she hadn't been able to have children had become a major worry for her. When she lived in the countryside, her mother-in-law made her take countless prescriptions.
But it never seems to work, and now that I see other people's children are so cute, I'm even more anxious.
"Hey, I've heard that people who can't get pregnant will catch some good luck if they hang out with people who have both a son and a daughter. When you have time, try to find out about the mother of the child. It's a bit of a mystery, but what if you're just a little bit unlucky?"
Liu Xiulan's eyes lit up: "I've heard of this method before when I was in the countryside. I'll go and find out which courtyard this family lives in this afternoon, and deliver some fruits and vegetables to them."
That's how it is for people living in the compound; everyone usually lives close together.
In daily life and at work, it's inevitable that we'll run into each other.
If you send vegetables to my family, and I send fruit to my family, we can become quite familiar with each other in just a few days.
Li Chunyan, who was walking behind, held the child next to her tightly and pouted. She walked silently to Zhao Lijuan's side.
"Did you see those two kids just now? Yesterday, Wanying told me that her sister-in-law is no pushover!"
Li Chunyan and Zhao Lijuan met Xie Wanying on their first day in the compound.
They've lived here for five or six years. Xie Wanying hasn't come back much since she got married, but she suddenly returned yesterday.
As the two chatted about everyday things, they learned about Xie Zhiyan's remarkable abilities.
Zhao Lijuan held her child in her arms and carried vegetables in her hands, looking completely bewildered.
"Huh? When did she come? I didn't know that."
Li Chunyan lowered her voice as she looked at the two people walking ahead: "The mother of these two children is Chief Xie's wife. She was originally the daughter of a capitalist, but her family background was bad, and she was reported by a kind person. Her family was raided, and she was supposed to be sent to the countryside. She brought her two children to seek refuge with Chief Xie."
As she spoke, she rolled her eyes at the two children.
“We’ve never seen her come over all these years, but now that something’s happened, she’s brought two kids with her, and she hasn’t even had time to pack her bags! I think we should try to avoid contact with them in the future, so as not to get in their way!”
Zhao Lijuan hugged her son tightly, then glanced at her daughter Sanniu, who was sallow-faced and missing a tooth, beside her.
Compared to the fair-skinned and clean-cut Yueyue, their own daughter looked like a country bumpkin.
"No wonder those two children were so chubby, even though they were dressed simply. They must have had plenty of food and clothes that only capitalists have! The little boy was so fair-skinned. We farmers are either out in the fields or working in the yard. We don't have that kind of free time."
The two of them were talking when they arrived at the playground.
It's still early, and many people are bringing their children for a stroll.
Li Chunyan stopped abruptly: "No wonder everyone says capitalists are all evil. I don't know where they plunder the people's wealth from. We can't even count what we can see. Who knows how much more there is that we can't see!"
The group didn't understand what they were talking about, but seeing that there was something interesting to watch, they sent their children off to play and gathered around in twos and threes.
Zhao Lijuan described Shu Ying's background in great detail, and Li Chunyan spat on the ground.
"It's utterly shameful! So despicable! This kind of person should be sent down to a remote mountain village so she can experience the hardships we country folk have gone through!"
Having learned the whole story, the group looked at each other, pondering the truth of what had been said.
However, Li Chunyan is very good at crocheting shoes for children, and many young women in the residential compound like to ask her for advice.
On her first day at the family compound, she started a vegetable garden, where she usually grows vegetables according to the season.
Once the vegetables are cooked, almost everyone in the nearby households will be able to get some.
Li Chunyan is a generous person who never hesitates to share her knowledge, and many ordinary people have benefited from her kindness.
Her words today caused the expressions of those young women to become subtle.
"We only heard recently that Chief Xie's wife had come, and we were thinking of going to get to know her. We never expected that she would be of this background."
"Yeah, I saw her walk past in the yard yesterday. I wanted to say hello, but she had a cold face, and I didn't want to be friendly. Thinking about it now, it was really close. Luckily, I didn't say anything nice. If they were to investigate this and I got involved because of my class background, tsk tsk..."
The group of people couldn't help but feel a sense of lingering fear.
Shu Ying is now a hot potato. If the higher-ups don't pursue the matter, everyone will be happy.
However, capitalists are now being strictly investigated and cracked down on.
Xie Zhiyan might be able to handle the rank, but her own husband might not.
They had endured years of hardship in the countryside before finally getting the chance to join the army, and their lives were getting better day by day.
We can't let all our good days be wasted just because we said one sentence to Shuying.
Zhao Lijuan gently patted the two children on the back: "San Niu, go and take your brother to the slide over there to play. Mommy will say a few words to the aunties."
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