She is beautiful but not arrogant at all, and she is not shy and straightforward.
She asked excitedly, "Xiaosui, have you ever thought about finding a partner here?"
Mrs. Wang didn't want to introduce them because her youngest son was only fourteen years old and was not a good match. She was just curious.
Xu Sui's first goal is to find a job. Only if she has a job and can make money can she have the confidence.
She also has no objection to finding a partner.
She had nothing in her previous life, and she just wanted to reach Rome in one step, as if that would give her everything.
Although she has no obsessions in this life, she is just an ordinary person, without so many lofty ideas. She just wants to be realistic and wants to find someone she likes, who has a wife and a warm family.
The appearance of the military officer who helped her carry her luggage that day really appealed to her aesthetic taste, but it was a pity that his rank was lieutenant colonel, and according to the current common phenomenon of early marriage, he should have been married.
Maybe they even have children.
"I haven't thought about finding a partner carefully yet. If I find someone suitable, I'll look around. If not, there's no need to rush." Xu Sui's thoughts were vague, but her answer was straightforward.
"Your daughter Su Su isn't even twenty yet, so it would be good if you could keep two more years." Xu Mian continued with a smile.
"But it depends on fate."
Before she met her sister, she thought that there were several young men in the army who were good, energetic and smart.
But now, she feels that no one is worthy of her sister.
Sui Sui graduated from high school. She is pretty and can embroider... Xu Mian listed all her advantages one by one and felt worried.
Let's look at the job first. She doesn't want Sui Sui to go home and farm in the end.
She does not discriminate against farmers because she knows how hard farming is through her own experience.
Even if you become a team teacher, you still have to work.
"No hurry." Mrs. Wang would look at Xu Sui's face from time to time, and sigh that this girl was really beautiful. "I see that your sister can't stay. If you stay on the island for two more days, the young men in the army will walk around your door."
She said, "Sometimes fate comes and you can't stop it, just let it go. For example, my parents arranged the marriage directly and we never met before the marriage. Fortunately, my parents had good taste and chose a good grandson."
Counting back to the 20th century, blind marriages were still popular in rural areas. There were quite a few military wives in the army who had never met their husbands before marriage. Their husbands returned to the army right after the wedding, leaving them at home to work hard on the farm, take care of their parents-in-law and raise their children.
After finally joining the army, her husband, who became an officer, began to look down on his country wife, thinking she was uneducated and only knew how to work.
Good troops will not allow divorce, otherwise they can't survive.
After chatting for a few more sentences, Mrs. Wang left with satisfaction.
At the end of the path in the middle of the yard, there is a banyan tree, which is older than many old people. The sisters-in-law and mothers-in-law in the yard all like to sit under the tree to cool off and chat.
As soon as Wang Saozi came out of Captain Xu's house, someone under the banyan tree waved at her to come over.
"Mrs. Wang, did you just go to Captain Xu's house?" The person asking the question was Sun Ximei, the wife of Deputy Captain Zhao, who lived across from the Xu family.
She and Xu Mian were both in the same army and lived next door to each other. Their relationship was fine at first, but after her husband's family praised Xu Mian several times, she began to compare them secretly.
Xu Mian only has a junior high school education and she can only recognize a few words. Xu Mian is tall and good-looking, but she is short and dark-skinned.
Sun Ximei felt that it was no wonder that her husband always praised the woman across the street.
But fortunately, Xu Mian gave birth to twin daughters, and she gave birth to a son!
Now, she is pregnant again, with a pointed belly, which must be a boy.
The only thing she hated was that Xu Bing was promoted to battalion commander, while her husband was only the deputy battalion commander.
She was busy washing sheets and removing quilt covers for her son today. Now she sat down and heard someone say that Sister Xu Mian was here. She must be here to find a good marriage, so she quickly caught up with Sister Wang who had just come out.
She didn't wait for Wang's wife to answer before she asked. She laughed first, "Xu Mian must be stupid. She thinks a country girl can easily marry a rich man? I'm afraid she will just marry a soldier. It's better for her to go back to the country!"
"To be honest, it's better to be down-to-earth. If you think about useless things all day long, you will lose everything."
Sun Ximei thought she was usually very secretive, but in fact, all the military wives who came to follow the army knew it. She was the only one who cared more about other people's family affairs than her own.
Wang's wife, who was on good terms with him, couldn't help but roll her eyes. "Are you looking down on the peasants? Or are you looking down on the PLA? Looking back three generations, everyone in our family is a peasant. Others don't even have this idea. Are you trying to ruin the relationship between the army and the people by making this up?"
"You are also from a peasant family, right? Do you look down on yourself and your parents? Those warriors defended our country one by one. Isn't it because of their protection that our country is safe and sound? What qualifications do you have to look down on them?"
"You should use your brain to count the moon at night! You have nothing to do every day and you have learned to talk like an asshole!"
Sister Wang couldn't get used to this kind of thing.
The other little girl was innocent, loved to laugh and could talk, but she was framed for no reason.
They also looked down on farmers and soldiers. Among these army wives, some were not farmers, such as Sun Ximei. When she first came to the army, she was timid and didn't dare to speak a word. She was reluctant to use oil when cooking and ate boiled vegetables all day long. During that time, Deputy Battalion Commander Zhao went outside to complain every day.
Now that I have lived a few good days, I have forgotten my identity and who gave me the peaceful life I have now.
If she hadn't been pregnant, Sister Wang would have dragged her to the Ministry of Security to file a complaint!
After all, Mrs. Wang lived ten years longer. All the accusations were put on her, but Sun Ximei had no way to refute them. Or maybe she was frightened to death.
The people who were originally chatting under the banyan tree left after seeing what was happening, leaving Sun Ximei alone.
Especially Mrs. Song, she remembered that she had said something similar, but she was surrounded by old women who shared her opinion.
She hurriedly picked up her grandson who was still playing and left.
Sun Ximei is not stupid, she was just very angry about the fact that Xu Bing promoted her husband but she did not.
I feel I am inferior to others.
Today I felt that I had seized an opportunity. Xu Mian would definitely lose face, so I said it out of a sudden feeling of gratification.
Soon, she broke out in a cold sweat and hurried home.
When Deputy Battalion Commander Zhao came back in the evening, he had a sullen face. Although he didn't fight, Sun Ximei couldn't help trembling when she saw it.
"Why did you say those things at night! Don't you want to live anymore? Do you know how much impact your words have on me?" Deputy Captain Zhao got angry when he thought about marrying such a stupid woman.
Although Mrs. Wang did not force Sun Ximei to go and complain, Sun Ximei's words were immediately reported to her superiors.
Deputy Battalion Commander Zhao had just returned from training when his superiors called him for a talk. When he came out, he felt very disappointed.
He has no hope of promotion or any reward in the next few days.
Sun Ximei felt wronged. "It's all for you. You worked so hard, but Xu Bing got promoted. I was so angry that I wanted to make a few sarcastic remarks."
Who knew that Mrs. Wang would come out and meddle in other people's business.
"Did I let you vent your anger?" Deputy Captain Zhao said coldly, "If you had used your brain, you shouldn't have said that in front of so many people."
What are those sitting under the tree?
They were all military wives, wives of battalion commanders, deputy battalion commanders, and regiment commanders! And even the wife of Political Commissar Xiao!
His wife is in charge of military discipline!