"Oh, hello. I live next door to you. I heard that Captain Meng is going to bring his wife to live with us today. I guessed that you might not have time to prepare food, so I specially brought you some cooked sweet potatoes."
The military wife handed the bowl in her hand to Song Shishi and continued, "There's nothing good at home, just a lot of sweet potatoes, you and Captain Meng don't despise it."
Song Shishi was already expressing her gratitude, so how could she despise him?
It was her first day at the military family compound with Meng Xunzhou. She was unfamiliar with the place, so she appreciated the kindness of someone who was so enthusiastic to bring them food.
The people living in this military family compound are either the family members of Meng Xunzhou's leaders or the family members of Meng Xunzhou's subordinates. After all, they are all acquaintances, so they should get along well with each other.
"Sister-in-law, you are too polite."
Song Shishi responded with a smile.
At this time, she discovered that there was a three-year-old kid following the military wife.
"Sister-in-law, wait a moment, I'll give you this bowl."
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Song Shishi made an excuse to free up the bowl and went into the house to grab a handful of candy.
When she came out, she handed the bowl of sugar back to the military wife.
"What are you doing? Sugar is such a precious thing. I can't accept it. Please take it back."
When the military wife saw the candy in the bowl, she grabbed the candy in the bowl without any hesitation and was about to give it back to Song Shishi.
Song Shishi smiled and took a step back, pointing behind the military wife, staring at the child drooling over the sugar.
"This candy is for the child. Consider it a gift for the child. It's a token of my appreciation. Please don't refuse it."
Seeing that the military wife wanted to say something, Song Shishi put away her smile and said, "If you continue to do this, I can't accept the sweet potatoes you sent me."
Seeing that she insisted and continued to refuse, the military wife was afraid that she would really get angry, so she had to nod and accept it.
"Then I'll accept it without hesitation. Come to my house and play when you have time."
The military wife said a few polite words, took the little one's hand and went back.
Song Shishi looked at their backs and took note of them in her heart.
When Meng Xunzhou comes back, she will ask whose family member this is. He is a pretty nice person.
Just as she was about to close the gate, a slightly plump military wife with a shrewd look came over.
She had a seemingly enthusiastic smile on her face, but that smile did not reach her eyes, revealing a calculating look.
Song Shishi instinctively felt resistance.
"Hey, isn't this Captain Meng's new wife? She's really pretty. But life in the military compound is not like outside. You have to understand the rules and regulations. Don't embarrass your man."
Her voice was sharp, especially piercing in this quiet courtyard. As she spoke, she deliberately looked Song Shishi up and down, her eyes full of criticism.
Upon hearing this, Song Shishi raised the corners of her mouth slightly, revealing a perfect smile, and responded neither servile nor arrogant:
“Thank you for your reminder, I will learn it slowly.
But I thought that as long as I lived an honest life, I would not bring shame to my Captain Meng.
"Sister, you are so enthusiastic, I guess you must be very prestigious in this military family compound, right?"
These words were soft yet sharp, implying that this woman was meddling in other people's affairs.
The woman's expression changed slightly, and a hint of displeasure flashed in her eyes, but she couldn't get angry on the spot, so she could only laugh dryly and said:
"Of course. I've been in this military dependents' home for quite some time, so I know everything."
After saying this, he deliberately puffed out his chest, looking arrogant, but there was a hint of barely perceptible resentment in his eyes.
Song Shishi frowned.
Is this woman mentally ill?
She didn't even know who the other person was, and today was just the first time they met. Why did she feel that this woman was so hostile towards her?
This is simply because I was too bored at home and came out to find a sense of existence.
Song Shishi was about to make a sarcastic remark when she caught sight of Meng Xunzhou out of the corner of her eye.
I don’t know where he went to get the food, and he came back so soon.
Meng Xunzhou walked quickly to her side, put the dishes on the ground, put his arm around her shoulders, and looked at the woman standing at the door.
"Sister-in-law, what are you doing?"
Meng Xunzhou's tone was polite yet distant.
The smile on the military wife's face suddenly became more rigid.
She laughed dryly and said, "It's nothing. I just came to say hello to my brother and sister-in-law. We will be living in the same courtyard from now on. I wanted to get to know each other so that I can take care of them in the future."
The attitude changed so quickly that it was obvious that he was lying with blatant eyes.
Song Shishi snorted in her heart.
Meng Xunzhou smiled slightly, "Sister-in-law, you are thoughtful, but my wife has a good temper and strong adaptability. I believe she will be able to integrate into our big family of military families quickly, so you don't have to worry about it."
As he said that, he pulled Song Shishi to go into the house, "Sister-in-law, we will go back to cook first, you can come and sit when you are free.
Seeing this, the military wife couldn't stay any longer, so she turned around and left, muttering something under her breath.
Meng Xunzhou and Song Shishi returned to the house, and Meng Xunzhou asked with concern: "She didn't embarrass you, did she?"
Song Shishi shook her head, "You just said some weird things to make me understand the rules and not embarrass you."
Meng Xunzhou frowned.
“Don’t pay attention to her, her husband is the deputy battalion commander.
Originally, I had the opportunity to be promoted to battalion commander this time, but because I won the second-class merit, the position of battalion commander was directly given to me.
Therefore, Deputy Battalion Commander Li has always had a prejudice against me.
His wife must have come here because of this matter. To be honest, it was me who implicated you.
However, the sisters-in-law in the military family compound don't like her very much.
She often bosses others around.”
Song Shishi nodded, "Then I'll stay away from him in the future. Anyway, I didn't let her take advantage of me."
The two smiled at each other and began to prepare lunch.
"By the way, these sweet potatoes were sent by my sister-in-law next door."
"Oh, that's probably Mrs. Cao. Her family is my subordinate and she's a very nice person."
The two chatted while making lunch together.
The staple food was sweet potatoes, so Song Shishi simply fried two dishes.
Anyway, there are only her and Meng Xunzhou, and they can't eat that much.
After lunch, Meng Xunzhou wanted to take Song Shishi for a walk in the military family compound.
But he received an urgent mission from the army and left in a hurry.
Song Shishi was packing her luggage at home alone and decorating the room to make it warm and comfortable.
In the evening, there was a noise outside.
Song Shishi walked out curiously and saw a group of military wives gathered together discussing something.
Seeing Song Shishi coming out, everyone looked over.
Mrs. Cao, who had delivered the sweet potatoes earlier, waved to her enthusiastically, "Sister-in-law, come quickly."
Song Shishi walked over, and Mrs. Cao smiled and pulled her to sit down.
"Sisters-in-law, what are you going to do?"
Mrs. Cao smiled and replied, "You came at the right time today. There is a movie tonight, in our military family compound."
Movie?
Song Shishi raised her eyes and looked not far away, she saw a large curtain and rows of benches in front of it.
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