"We have kids at home. We have to rush back to the city after Tang Zhan gets off work! I won't bother Xiao Teng with making a fire."
The two walked to the gate, Lan Guoer opened the car door and took out some cloth.
"Did you drive this car back?" Mrs. Wei's surprised expression was not much different from Yi Ru's.
Lan Guoer, on the other hand, was used to it and dealt with it with a smile.
"Guo'er, you're really capable! How can you control such a big thing with such a small body?"
Mrs. Wei shook her head in disbelief.
"It's actually nothing! Maybe my sister-in-law will be able to drive out in the future!" Lan Guoer said with a smile.
She knew the speed of development in the future. By then, private cars would be everywhere on the streets, and it would no longer be uncommon to see women driving.
"Oh, don't joke with my sister-in-law! I don't have that ability."
Lan Guoer smiled but said nothing.
As they talked, they lifted the curtain and walked into the house.
It was obviously much warmer in the room than outside. Lan Guoer rubbed her red ears and looked towards the head of the bed.
There were already several thick piles of clothes on top.
Lan Guoer thought that in half a month it would be 1977, and the authorities would immediately start to rectify and restore the economy.
Most of the sisters-in-law in the compound do not have jobs. They budget carefully every day and rely on the men's salary to support their families.
She pondered, weighed the situation, and looked at Sister Wei:
"Sister-in-law, what do you think? I want the sisters-in-law in the yard to help make clothes. Are they willing?"
"Why not? This is a great thing!"
Mrs. Wei blinked her big eyes and looked at her and asked,
"How much can your brother and the others eat? Let me tell you, there are quite a few military wives in our hospital, and they are all good at cooking!"
Ever since Mrs. Wei started making clothes, several military wives who had a good relationship with her had secretly asked her about it.
Without Lan Guoer's permission, she did not dare to speak out. Seeing that Lan Guoer was planning to expand the processing, Wei's wife also became interested.
"Then let me leave this matter to you, sister-in-law, to organize privately!
I will take as much as you can make, and I will send you fabric regularly.
But let’s not make this too public, just do it privately.”
Lan Guoer knew that now was not the time for a grand celebration, so she reminded them.
Mrs. Wei's eyes showed surprise, "Guo'er, you really did a great thing for our military wives! Now, everyone can have a good New Year!"
She knew best how much money this job made, and she was happy for everyone from the bottom of her heart.
"Sister-in-law, I'm not here most of the time, so I can't take care of many things. Could you please take care of the assignment and acceptance of the military wives?"
Lan Guoer had long wanted to ask Wei's wife to help her manage things. "I'll give you an extra twenty yuan management fee every month. What do you think?"
When Sister Wei heard this, she shook her head like a rattle. "Isn't it just a matter of distributing fabrics to everyone and collecting the goods? It's not a big deal. How could I ask you for that kind of money?"
Lan Guoer frowned and pretended to be embarrassed.
"I have a lot of things I want to hand over to my sister-in-law in the future. If you don't accept my salary as a manager, I will be embarrassed to bother you again in the future. If I have any problems in the future, I'd better ask someone else for help!"
"Okay, okay! I'll do as you say! You kid! You're really stubborn."
Mrs. Wei knew that if she didn't agree to her request today, given her temper, she might not ask for her help in the future, so she quickly agreed.
She knew it very well in her heart! This Lan Guoer was the great benefactor of her family!
Ever since Lan Guoer moved into the compound, her family's living conditions have improved dramatically!
She had already made up her mind that she must do everything Guo'er asked her to do perfectly so that Guo'er would have no worries.
The two of them went over the details and established simple rules, and it was almost time to get off work.
Lan Guoer left some more cloth for Mrs. Wei and loaded the finished clothes into the car.
This time when she came back, she didn't even have time to enter her own house.
Before leaving, she took a lingering look at the courtyard before opening the car door and driving towards the military gate.
Tang Zhan and Political Commissar Jiang walked out of the office together, chatting as they walked.
"You're so enthusiastic after get off work today, are you going to catch the bus again?"
"Yes! I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up if I'm late. I only have one day off a week, and I want to go back to see my kids, otherwise they won't remember me."
"Your babies are only two months old, and they can already remember things? I think you are in a hurry to go back to see your wife, right?"
Political Commissar Jiang teased.
"It's normal for you to miss your own wife! You and Sister Wei haven't seen each other for a week, don't you miss her?" Tang Zhan said with a smile.
"We're already an old married couple! How can we still be so clingy like you?"
Political Commissar Jiang glanced at him and looked toward the door. A brand new jeep was approaching.
"It's already this late, and I haven't heard of any leader coming to inspect?"
Political Commissar Jiang and Tang Zhan looked at each other, seeing confusion in each other's eyes, and both quickened their pace towards the door.
As soon as Lan Guoer stopped the car, the two men came to the front of the car.
Lan Guoer rolled down the car window, smiled and waved to the two of them: "Brother Jiang, long time no see!"
"Guo'er?" Jiang Zheng rubbed his eyes in confusion, and moved forward to confirm who it was!
He smiled at Tang Zhan and said, "Hey! She's really your wife! You two have such a good understanding. Now you don't have to catch the bus!"
Tang Zhan looked at Lan Guoer seriously, walked forward, opened the car door, and helped her down.
He walked around Lan Guoer, looked at her carefully, and then relaxed his frown.
"Don't worry! I got my driver's license first before driving here." Lan Guoer saw the worry in his eyes and raised her eyebrows to explain.
"Really?" Tang Zhan frowned slightly.
"Really! Look if you don't believe me." Lan Guoer took out her driver's license from her pocket and showed it to him.
"Great!" Political Commissar Jiang grabbed it, carefully read the words on it, and praised it.
"My sister-in-law is truly amazing! She's truly a heroine. She even learned to drive."
Tang Zhan ignored Political Commissar Jiang and looked at Lan Guoer, still worriedly admonishing her, "Don't do this again in the future. Driving such a long distance is too dangerous!"
Lan Guoer smiled mischievously and said, "You can drive the car yourself from now on. I won't come to pick you up all the time."
Before Tang Zhan could react, Political Commissar Jiang's eyes widened. He shook his head and asked, "Sister-in-law, are you saying that this kid will drive the car from now on?"
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