Chapter 32 Lu Tingxiao Returns to the Team and Jiang Ruoxi Follows the Army
Time flies, and Lu Tingxiao's honeymoon is about to end. He is going to take Jiang Ruoxi back to the Liao Province Military Region. His parents are reluctant to let their daughter go with the army. In Beijing, they can still see their daughter often. When their daughter goes to Liao Province, although the distance is not very far, they can't see her whenever they want.
Fearing that their daughter would not be used to the life away from home, Jiang's parents brought a lot of food and daily necessities for Jiang Ruoxi, and some large items were sent to Liao Province in advance. The Lu family also brought a lot of things for Jiang Ruoxi. Fearing that the two would suffer, Lu's father even asked someone to buy two sleeper tickets. Lu Tingxiao said with a little jealousy, "Mom, when I went back to Liao Province before, you didn't bring me so many things?"
"Can you compare with Ruoxi? You are just a rough boy, but Ruoxi is the delicate and soft daughter-in-law we married!" Mother Lu said a little proudly.
Instantly, Lu Tingxiao was speechless. There was no love anymore. Seeing that his mother and mother-in-law wanted to talk to his wife, Lu Tingxiao took his luggage to the carriage first. This time, he was able to sit on the sleeper berth thanks to his wife. The sleeper berth was bought by Lu's father, who told him at the time that if he was not afraid of tiring his daughter-in-law, he could go back to Liaoning Province any way he wanted, even if it meant having to travel with heavy legs.
Father Lu bought them a lower berth and a middle berth. Lu Tingxiao put his things under the lower berth and made the bed before calling out to Jiang Ruoxi to get in the car.
Mother Lu held Jiang Ruoxi's hand and said, "Ruoxi, live a good life with Tingxiao when you get there. Keep a close eye on him and ask him to hand over his salary every month. Just leave him some pocket money. He doesn't smoke or drink much, so he doesn't have much to spend. There's no need to leave him too much money. Don't let him cause any trouble, and you should be more tolerant of his bad temper!"
"Mom, I get it, don't worry!" Jiang Ruoxi responded.
Mother Jiang also held her daughter's hand and said, "Xixi, when you get there, call us if you have anything to say. Don't keep it to yourself. Live a good life with Tingxiao, and don't fall behind in your studies when you have time!"
"I understand, Mom. You guys go back. We will miss you!" Jiang Ruoxi said with tears in her eyes.
The two mothers sent Jiang Ruoxi to the carriage before getting off. The train started slowly and headed for Liao Province Railway Station.
The train slowly pulled into the Liao Province Station. Lu Tingxiao asked Jiang Ruoxi to wait in the carriage while he took the luggage off the train and then helped Jiang Ruoxi get off. Jiang Ruoxi obediently waited for Lu Tingxiao in the carriage. After Lu Tingxiao took the luggage, he turned around and carefully helped Jiang Ruoxi get off the train.
On the platform, the car sent by the army to pick them up had been waiting for a long time. The person who came to pick them up was Wang Zhendong, Lu Tingxiao's orderly. Wang Zhendong saw the two of them and said, "Hello, Commander. Hello, sister-in-law. Sister-in-law, I am Wang Zhendong, the orderly of the Lu Regiment!"
"Hello!" Jiang Ruoxi responded politely.
After Wang Zhendong helped load the luggage into the car, the car drove towards the family compound. After entering the family compound, the car stopped at the gate. Lu Tingxiao got out of the car, loaded the parcels sent by his family into the car, and drove to the new house.
After the car stopped at the door of the new house, Lu Tingxiao got out and took the luggage into the house. After Jiang Ruoxi got out of the car, the surrounding military wives gathered around, greeted her warmly, and looked at Jiang Ruoxi curiously. Jiang Ruoxi was a little shy, but still responded politely.
"My dear sisters-in-law, Tingxiao and I just came back today, and the house is not tidied yet, so I won't invite you in. I'll invite you to come and play after it's done, and you must show your face then!"
"No hurry, no hurry, sisters, you guys clean up first. You need to have a good rest after just coming back. We can talk about it later when there is a chance!" After saying that, the sisters-in-law dispersed.
After entering the house, which was decorated very cozily, Lu Tingxiao smiled and told her that he had asked his comrades to help him tidy up the place in advance. The two of them put the things they brought from home in a simple manner and cleaned the kang where they would sleep at night. Jiang Ruoxi boiled some hot water and took the kang for a walk. She wiped the dust from the house with a rag, then spread a new kang mat, and finally took out the bedding, folded it and placed it at the end of the kang.
"Tingxiao, when you have time, go make a kang cabinet. You can put the quilt in it during the day to keep it clean and tidy!"
"Okay, I'll go to a nearby village and find someone to fight one later. Xixi, what else do you want? Let's fight together!"
"Tingxiao, I also want a rocking chair so I can sit on it and bask in the sun!"
"Okay, I'll be there in a minute. See if there's anything missing in the house or the yard?" I put the furniture in place in the house.
"I'll go take a look and tell you later!" Jiang Ruoxi said and went to see what was missing in the house and yard.
Jiang Ruoxi looked around the house and yard and said to Lu Tingxiao, "Tingxiao, can we build a small pavilion in the yard? In the summer, we can enjoy the cool in the pavilion, read books and drink tea. Also, can we separate the shower room and toilet and change the toilet to a flush toilet? This way, it will be clean and odor-free!"
"Okay, I have another day off tomorrow. I'll renovate the bathroom and toilet first so that it's convenient for you to use. I'll chop some wood down the mountain when we go to the mountain for training. I'll go order a kang cabinet and a rocking chair and buy some blue bricks for the bathroom and toilet!"
At noon, because the house was not cleaned up yet, Lu Tingxiao went to the cafeteria to get food. After eating, Lu Tingxiao cleaned the lunch box and let Jiang Ruoxi rest. He borrowed a bicycle from Commander Xie's house, and went to a nearby village to find someone to customize a kang cabinet and a rocking chair. He also bought some blue bricks on the way. At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Lu Tingxiao came back with the ox cart that was delivering the blue bricks. He directed them to unload the blue bricks into the yard. After paying them, Lu Tingxiao sent them away.
After Lu Tingxiao's tall and straight figure walked into the yard and closed the gate. The military wives who were originally watching the fun at the door seemed to be attracted by some invisible force and gathered towards each other. They had expressions of curiosity and excitement on their faces, and were whispering to each other.
"Captain Lu's wife doesn't look like someone who can live a normal life. When they just came back, did you see the mountain of packages? What kind of wife who can live a normal life would buy so many things?" said a military wife sourly.
"How do you know that they don't know how to live?" another military wife retorted.
"Look at the clothes she's wearing, they're not cheap at all. And the watch she's wearing isn't cheap either, it costs over 100 yuan and you need a ticket!"
"The couple just got married, so what's wrong with buying them a watch? The Lu family doesn't need that money, so you're really meddling in other people's business!" After saying that, the military wife turned around and went back.
Here, Lu Tingxiao and his wife had no idea that the military wives outside would speak sourly when they saw how many things they brought. Even if they knew, it had nothing to do with them.
After the two of them quickly packed up, they went to the cafeteria to get their meals because they were too tired. After eating and washing up, they went to bed early.
That night, Jiang Ruoxi lay in a strange bed, unable to sleep. Lu Tingxiao noticed her uneasiness, held her tightly in his arms and comforted her softly, "Don't be afraid, this will be our home from now on, and I will always be by your side." Jiang Ruoxi listened to his strong heartbeat and slowly relaxed. She was also full of anticipation for her future life with the army.
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