Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, interrupting the couple's sweet conversation.
Ran Yingying, who was covering her face, also looked over. The door of the house was not closed, and she saw a fat aunt standing outside.
The fat auntie was wearing a home dress, a scarf made of a piece of cloth on her head, and her clothes were also very casual, with a home dress inside and a military cotton jacket outside. On her feet were the kind of cotton shoes she knitted at home.
"Who are you?" Ran Xiasheng finished the show.
They didn't know this fat auntie, or to be more precise, this fat sister.
The man said, "You are the new neighbors, right? I live next door to you. My name is Ou Xi."
Mi Yuehua nodded at her, "Hello, Sister Ou."
"My man is the deputy leader of Group E." Ou Xi continued to introduce herself.
This Ou Xi seems a bit outgoing?
Ran Yingying also looked at her curiously.
"I heard from Laolou that the house next door had been rented out. This morning, several soldiers came to clean the room. I was curious about who they were. When I saw them, I was surprised to see that my sister was really beautiful."
Mi Yuehua couldn't stand such enthusiasm, she just smiled awkwardly.
"Do you need my help?" Ou Xi asked again?
As she spoke, she walked in and started looking around the house to see if she needed help.
Mi Yuehua said hurriedly: "No need, sister, we have already..."
Ran Xiasheng said, "Sister-in-law Ou, we don't need your help here. We have already cleaned up. When Lao Lou comes back, I will treat him to a drink."
Ou Xi said, "You don't have to be polite. From now on, we are neighbors. It's only natural for neighbors to help each other. When I saw you guys coming, I wanted to see if you needed any help."
Ran Xiasheng said, "Sister-in-law Ou, it's really not necessary. We can handle it ourselves. Thank you."
Ou Xi was still there, expressing his willingness to help, but was rejected by Ran Xiasheng.
Finally, after finally tricking this enthusiastic sister-in-law out, Mi Yuehua breathed a sigh of relief.
She quickly closed the door.
After exchanging a glance with Ran Xiasheng, Mi Yuehua said, "Xiasheng, are all the family members in the army so enthusiastic?"
She was really a little scared. This was too enthusiastic and he didn't even consider her an outsider.
It's really too much to handle the excessive enthusiasm.
Ran Xiasheng said: "Not all family members are as enthusiastic as this sister-in-law. Many of them are also mindful of their own business."
Mi Yuehua said: "It's too enthusiastic. I'm not used to it."
Ran Xiasheng said: "It's okay, this sister-in-law is indeed a bit enthusiastic, and she is kind-hearted and just wants to help us, we just need to refuse."
Mi Yuehua said: "She was so enthusiastic that we almost couldn't refuse her just now."
Ran Xiasheng said, "That's nothing. At most, we can just ask her for help. My sister-in-law is warm-hearted, which means she is a helpful person. Such neighbors are better than those who are indifferent and indifferent. This way, I can feel more at ease when I am outside. If you have any problems, you can still ask for help."
His wife was alone at home, and he was actually very worried.
He was far away at the battlefield and couldn't help. His wife was alone with the children, and if anything happened, there would be no one to help. It was actually a good thing that the neighbor was so warm and welcoming.
Of course, sometimes I can feel overly enthusiastic and unbearable, but once I get used to it, it’s really nothing.
Mi Yuehua said: "But we haven't even met her yet, and she's so enthusiastic, I always feel a little overwhelmed."
Ran Xiasheng said: "As military families, it is normal for everyone to help each other even if they don't know each other. You may not understand it because you have never been in the army. You will get used to it slowly in the future."
Mi Yuehua said "Oh", not knowing what kind of family she would meet in the future.
The person I met today was extremely enthusiastic and didn’t consider himself an outsider. I don’t know what the next person I meet will be like.
But Xia Sheng was right. Now that she was with the army, she had to get used to it slowly.
No matter what kind of family it is, she needs to get used to it.
There are people of all kinds of personalities, all in one community.
These families are different from the residents in ordinary communities. They have a common name: military wives.
There is an additional layer of relationship between military wives.
It is indeed right to help each other.
Just like she cares for Jianguo's mother and son.
She always felt that since Jianguo had gone to fight with Xia Sheng, she had the obligation to take good care of Jianguo's family.
Especially since Grandma Zhai's legs and feet are not very convenient and Ahong is still young, it is really not easy for them to be an orphan and a widow.
"By the way, Xia Sheng, what should we do with Jianguo's mother and son? Is it safe for them to live outside? The old one is very old, the young one is very young, and the aunt's legs are not convenient. Will they be in trouble? Can you ask the higher authorities to let them live inside the community? Even if it's farther from our house, it's safer than living outside."
She heard that the southwest has been in chaos recently, with wars going on everywhere, and she was really worried about the two of them living out there.
Ran Xiasheng said: "I have been thinking about this matter. If Jianguo had not yet reached the level of accompanying the army, there would be no need to go through so much trouble. I will report this matter to my superiors. Special circumstances naturally require special treatment."
Mi Yuehua said: "This matter must be resolved. Jianguo's family situation is too special. If this matter cannot be resolved, it will chill the hero's heart."
Ran Xiasheng patted her shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I will take care of this matter. If the higher-ups really don't approve it, then I'll just ask you to take care of them more. Fortunately, Ah Hong is a well-behaved child who can take care of Auntie."
Mi Yuehua said, "Ah Hong is a good kid, but he is just a child after all, a four-year-old child. No matter how strong he is, you can't use him as a support."
Ran Xiasheng was silent.
This is indeed difficult.
Moreover, he could also see that Zhai Hong was very attached to Jianguo.
I wonder how sad this kid will be when Jianguo returns to the army.
The issue of their grandparents living outside must be resolved.
"I'm going out to make a phone call." Ran Xiasheng said suddenly.
Mi Yuehua said, "Mr. Xia, do you want to call your superiors?"
Ran Xiasheng shook his head: "No, I'm going to find the commander."
If he remembered correctly, the family of their army chief lived in this community.
The commander drove home every day unless he was at the front. He decided to go see if he could run into him.
As long as the army chief can be persuaded, maybe things can turn around.
"Remember to buy some things and bring them home." Mi Yuehua shouted.
Ran Xiasheng nodded, he knew this.
Just as he was about to go out, he suddenly heard a "yeah" from behind. Turning back, he saw his daughter looking at him eagerly. Ran Xiasheng asked, "Yingying wants to go too?"
Ran Yingying nodded vigorously; she wanted to go.
She wanted to go outside and was very curious about what was outside.
Most importantly, if we bring her along, she will be able to convince the leader to allow my brother to move in.
Ran Xiasheng shook his head: "Yingying, Dad can't take you out this time. Dad wants to meet the leader, and it's not convenient to carry you out."
How can you go to see the leader while holding your child? How disrespectful is that? What would the leader think of him?
Maybe he'd be kicked out of his house.
Ran Yingying pouted and said, "Taking me with you really can bring unexpected results."
Dad, take me with you.
Ran Xiasheng seemed not to notice his daughter's aggrieved eyes. "Dad really can't take you out this time. I'll take you out later. Dad has something important to do this time, so it's not convenient."
Mi Yuehua also said, "You go ahead, I will hold the child. As long as she can't see you, she won't cry. This child, when I hold her, she will stick to you, and when you hold her, she will stick to me. She is such a clever little ghost."
Ran Xiasheng had already changed his shoes and put on a military coat.
"Don't do any housework. Wait for me to come back."
"Mr. Xia, remember to bring some things up later. There are no bowls, pots or stoves at home." Mi Yuehua suddenly remembered something and shouted at him.
Ran Xiasheng responded with "Got it" and walked out the door.
Mi Yuehua was stunned for a long time before she realized that the door was not closed.
Just as I was about to close the door, I saw a head poking in from the doorway, "Girl, do you need my help?"
Upon closer look, it turned out to be the fat sister-in-law Ou Xi.
Ran Yingying's consciousness was about to follow Ran Xiasheng out, and then she saw Ou Xi's big round face.
She was almost frightened.
Is this fat lady here again?
…
Ran Xiasheng said he was going to find the army chief, but he was actually not prepared at all.
The Army Chief was not someone he could just meet casually. Even though he knew that Jianguo was at home, he had to think carefully about what he should say to get the Army Chief to agree to let Jianguo's family live in the community.
He arrived at the building where General Hou was, but did not see the general's jeep downstairs.
He knew Commander Hou's license plate number. There was indeed a car parked downstairs at that moment, but it was not Commander Hou's.
Ran Xiasheng waited downstairs for a long time, but did not see Commander Hou's car come back.
After waiting for a long time, I didn't see Commander Hou's car.
Ran Xiasheng was a little disappointed.
When he waited until five o'clock and still hadn't seen the commander's car, he knew he would not be able to meet Commander Hou that day.
Ran Xiasheng wanted to go back disappointedly, but then he thought of what Mi Yuehua asked him to buy, so he walked towards the gate of the community again.
However, he didn't know that not long after he left, a military jeep slowly drove into the community.
If Ran Xiasheng was there at this time, he would be able to see that the license plate number was exactly that of Captain Hou's car.
Ran Xiasheng went to find Zhai Jianguo. He knew the house that Zhai Jianguo rented, which was arranged by his comrades.
It’s actually not far from the community, but all the houses near the entrance of the community are gone.
That house is about 500 meters away from the community.
Five hundred meters is not particularly far, you can get there in a few steps.
But for an old person and a child, it is very difficult to go to the community to find them.
After all, it was 500 meters to the gate of the community, and it took a long time to walk from the gate to the Ran family's house. Moreover, they might not be able to get in at the gate because there were sentries.
In the past, Zhai Jianguo was lighting the stove.
Zhai Hong was helping out nearby. The young man was sweating and his face was blackened by smoke, but he was very happy, which could be seen from the expression on his face.
The little guy really likes the feeling of working with his dad.
No matter how tired he is, he is happy.
"Battalion Commander, why are you here?" Zhai Jianguo quickly put down the work in his hands and stood up.
Ran Xiasheng said, "I came to see you. Your sister-in-law is very worried about you and asked me to find a way to bring you to the community no matter what. The community has special protection and is much safer. Living outside is not an option after all."
Zhai Jianguo said, "Captain, you don't have to worry about my family's affairs. This is too difficult. I don't have the conditions to follow the army, so it's not easy to do. I will think of a way to meet the conditions to follow the army as soon as possible, and then I can fight for the house and move to the family area openly."
Ran Xiasheng said, "Except for the fact that you haven't reached the position of deputy battalion commander, what other conditions do you not meet? Our special operations team has completed so many missions, and you are a backbone member of the team. Your family has these difficulties, and as long as you apply, they will definitely be solved. I will definitely help the Zhai family get special permission to accompany the army."
Zhai Jianguo said, "Thank you, Battalion Commander. You have been busy taking care of my family's affairs. I don't know how to thank you enough."
"Why are you being so polite to me? We are brothers, brothers in life and death. Your family is in such a special situation now, how can I not help you? You will follow me back to the army, and you will only have an old mother and a four-year-old child at home. What should we do? This matter must be resolved."
Zhai Jianguo was about to say something when he suddenly heard his son next to him say, "Dad, are you going to leave me?"
The child stared at Zhai Jianguo closely, fearing that he would say "leave".
He suddenly stepped forward, hugged Zhai Jianguo's thighs, and raised his expectant face: "Dad, can you not leave? Will you stay with Ah Hong forever?"
Lately, I have been speaking more and more fluently. I no longer have to pause for a long time after saying a sentence like before.
When the conversation became smoother, the happiest person was Zhai Jianguo.
In the past, my son was lonely and had no friends, so naturally he didn’t like to talk and he had no one to talk to.
Over time, his pronunciation became less accurate and he spoke in a baby voice, needing to pause several times.
Zhai Jianguo touched his son's head and said, "Dad won't leave you now."
He was talking about now, not later.
At most, he could only stay with his son for another half a month before he had to return to the army.
But now that his son has finally become a little more cheerful, he doesn't want him to suddenly become silent like before.
My son is only four years old. A four-year-old should be as cheerful and happy as his age.
Instead of staying at home, without friends and without joy.
He didn't want to see his son like this.
He thought for a moment, then squatted down. "Ah Hong, remember, Daddy loves you and will always love you. Even if Daddy has to go out for something, it's to give Ah Hong a better life. Even if Daddy goes out, he will be back soon."
Zhai Hong lowered his head. A Niang had said the same thing at the beginning.
She said she would not leave him and would be back soon.
But she didn't come back, she lied to him.
Would father lie to him like mother did?
He didn't know, what could he do if his father also lied to him?
He lowered his head and said nothing.
Zhai Jianguo sighed. With his son in this state, what would he do when he wanted to leave? His son would definitely not let him go.
Suddenly, a dilemma arose.
Ran Xiasheng looked at Zhai Hong and sighed: "It seems that you need to find a mother for Ahong."
Zhai Jianguo shook his head.
His wife has not been found yet, and no one knows where she is. No one knows whether she is still in her hometown.
But he was sure that she should still be in the county before he came back. But after he came back, she might have left.
But before he got divorced and found her, he didn't want to have a personal relationship.
Even the child’s biological mother can abandon her own child and find a stepmother. Can she be better than the biological mother?
Zhai Jianguo has no confidence.
He didn't even have the energy to look for one anymore. He felt that the current situation was good enough.
In a few years, the child will grow up and will hardly need motherly love anymore.
"Hongyan and I haven't divorced yet." Zhai Jianguo rejected Ran Xiasheng's proposal with this topic.
Ran Xiasheng raised his hand and patted Zhai Jianguo on the shoulder, not knowing how to persuade him.
This is someone else's personal emotional life, and he really can't give any advice.
Zhai Jianguo has his own ideas. If he just wants to find a woman to be the child's stepmother, that would be cruel and unfair to the woman.
Love is still needed. A marriage without love is always a tragedy.
What's more, Jianguo had just been hurt by a woman, and it was not certain whether he could trust a woman again.
It’s better not to give such advice and talk about it later.
Ran Xiasheng chatted with Zhai Jianguo for a while and then turned around and went back.
As soon as Ran Xiasheng left, Zhai Hong suddenly looked up and asked Zhai Jianguo: "Dad, will you marry a stepmother?"
His eyes were full of tension.
Zhai Jianguo was startled, then he touched his son's hairy head, feeling the softness of the hair under his palm, "No."
Zhai Hong seemed to be relieved and actually grinned.
very nice.
…
Ran Xiasheng came back from outside and brought back a lot of things.
There are pots, bowls, and some dishes.
He did not go to see General Hou to see if he had returned.
If he turned back and looked, he should be able to see Commander Hou's car parked downstairs of the building.
But he just didn't go to see it and missed it.
When he came back, the person who was most excited was Ran Yingying.
She smiled from ear to ear.
She really wanted to tell her father that Commander Hou had returned.
But she couldn't say anything, and even if she did, her father wouldn't understand.
As soon as Ran Xiasheng entered the house, he saw that there was a new guest in the house. It turned out to be Mrs. Ou Xi from next door.
He paused, "Sister-in-law, you are here too."
When Ou Xi saw Ran Xiasheng coming back, he smiled and said, "Oh, Captain Ran is back? I won't be here if you come back. It's time to go back. Our old lady should also come back. Next time there is work, remember to call me, Sister Mi?"
Mi Yuehua said repeatedly, "I dare not trouble you." and sent the person out.
After sending it out, Mi Yuehua breathed a sigh of relief.
Ran Xiasheng looked outside the destination and asked her quietly, "Why are you here again, Sister-in-law Ou?"
Didn’t she just come to their house and was rejected by him? Why did she come again?
Mi Yuehua said: "As soon as you left, she followed you." She was also a little helpless.
She also didn't expect that Ou Xi would come over suddenly.
She thought she wouldn't come.
But who could have imagined that they were so enthusiastic.
She was too enthusiastic, and now when she saw her come in, she was still a little frightened.
But she couldn't bear to look down on him and chase him away. Mrs. Ou Xi was also very caring and was just worried that she couldn't finish cleaning the house and was tired.
Sometimes, enthusiasm can scare people.
Isn't she like that now?
Judging from Xia Sheng's expression, he was obviously surprised by Ou Xi's arrival.
No one can accept such excessive enthusiasm. It feels like there are no secrets in the house.
Just now, sister-in-law Ou Xi took over the housework.
In fact, there was not much work to do at home. All the cleaning work had already been done by the soldiers.
That is to say, I bought a lot of things at home and needed to classify them.
But some things are very secret and do not require help from outsiders.
But even for such a secret thing, Ou Xi helped.
She wanted to grab it, but it was too late.
She still remembered that just now, Sister Ou Xi picked up her small underwear and asked her what it was.
This underwear was a hot-selling item that Xia Sheng bought with her at the supply and marketing cooperative in the county.
I heard that this is a foreign exchange product.
In fact, Mi Yuehua had never worn underwear before. She used to wear a vest in the countryside.
If she wore such underwear, Mrs. Ran would probably scold her to death.
After all, these foreign things are not popular in rural areas.
This time she brought these things here because this is the family area, and there should be a lot of people who know about these things, so no one would say anything if she wore them out.
As for underwear, it is worn inside, and no one knows it.
Even if she went out in the sun on weekdays, she might be seen by others, but she felt that there were many well-informed people in her hometown and no one would laugh at her.
But she didn't expect that this matter would be discovered by Sister-in-law Ou Xi.
She was still holding her little underwear. Asked her what it was.
It is understandable that Sister Ou Xi does not know underwear.
At first glance, Ou Xi's wife should also come from the countryside. She has never worn underwear, but she has bought underwear. This is normal.
But when asked in person what this was, Mi Yuehua was still very shy.
After all, it's something so intimate and private.
She didn't know how to answer at that time.
Looking at sister-in-law Ou Xi's curious eyes, she felt that she shouldn't hide it from her.
It would be even more embarrassing if she asked someone else.
So she told the truth, it was used by women to cover their breasts.
At that time, Ou Xi's wife was stunned for a while, then laughed and said, "What is this thing for? Do you still need to cover that? Isn't it enough to wear a vest?"
Mi Yuehua blushed, not knowing how to answer.
Should I tell her that this is to protect her breasts?
It was during that purchase that she learned from the salesperson's introduction that these two small pieces were used to protect the breasts.
The salesperson told her that breastfeeding women like her need underwear to protect their breasts, otherwise they will sag.
Although she didn't know whether this would cause sagging, her face still blushed when she said it.
This was said to her face by Ou Xi again. She was thin-skinned and blushed again.
"Hey, why are you blushing? What's there to be embarrassed about? You've already given birth to a child, isn't this normal?" Ou Xi was carefree and didn't think there was anything to be shy about.
Fortunately, Xia Sheng came back and Sister Ou Xi went back.
Otherwise, she didn't know what shocking words Sister Ou Xi would say.
"What's wrong? Why is your face so red?" Ran Xiasheng also noticed that something was wrong with Mi Yuehua.
Mi Yuehua leaned close to Ran Xiasheng's ear and told him about how Sister Ou Xi had taken out her underwear in front of her.
Ran Xiasheng was stunned for a while, then his face turned red: "Why did she take that...that out?"
When he bought underwear for his wife, he didn't think too much about it.
He just read some reports and knew that this underwear is good for women's bodies, so he bought it.
He didn't expect that this would be taken out by someone.
What's going on with this sister-in-law Ou Xi?
Don’t you know other people’s private matters?
How can you take it out like this and still ask?
It's really embarrassing.
Ran Yingying wanted to laugh.
In fact, underwear has become a very common thing after 20 years.
But in this era, it is indeed a rare thing.
Many people don't use underwear.
There weren't even any vests like that in the countryside.
Many people just put on an outer coat and wear nothing underneath.
Only those who are particular would wear a vest underneath.
At first, my mother used a vest.
She also didn't expect that her father would be so fashionable as to ask her mother to use underwear.
She never expected that her traditional mother would be told by her father that she was wearing such fashionable underwear.
But after all, due to the times, it is easy to blush when using underwear, so people use it secretly.
Only Auntie Ou didn't even blush after revealing the purpose of the underwear.
My mother is indeed a little thin-skinned.
However, if it were her, she wouldn't dare to do that.
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