"Wanwan, you're here." Huo Banyan hurried out of the house, followed by Huang Yulong.
"Sister-in-law is back. I said I would go to see my brother after dinner, and here you are." Huang Yulong said excitedly to Xia Wanwan, holding a steamed bun in one hand and chopsticks in the other.
"You haven't eaten yet. Am I here at the wrong time?"
"How could that be? I almost finished it." Huang Yulong looked embarrassed. He forced the food into his mouth and finished it in just a few bites.
Xia Wanwan didn't expect that Huang Yulong and his family lived behind her house. They must have taken advantage of their position to do this.
But it’s better this way, as they are probably the only two people in the compound who are familiar with each other.
"Sister-in-law, where is my eldest brother?"
"He hasn't come back yet from the team."
"I just finished my meal. I'll go find him and you guys can chat." Huang Yulong smiled and left quickly.
Xia Wanwan looked at Huo Banyan and couldn't help but smile strangely.
"The wound doesn't hurt anymore, right? I was really surprised when my sister told me that. Congratulations."
Xia Wanwan thanked him sincerely. I heard that they didn't have any wedding banquet and just got married.
But as my sister said, this might be the best marriage for Sister Banyan. If she returns to Beijing, who knows what the consequences will be.
Besides, who among those people in the village can compare to a soldier?
Nowadays, soldiers with certain positions will have higher salaries, which are definitely higher than those working in factories. This is why many people are scrambling to marry soldiers.
But many people have different pursuits, and some people may not have the chance to marry a soldier even if they want to.
"I was really close to death at the time, and he saved me, so I'm grateful."
"I understand, benefactor~!"
"Hmph, you're teasing me."
Huo Banyan was so embarrassed that he could no longer sit still. He hurried over and wanted to tickle Xia Wanwan. Before he even arrived, Xia Wanwan begged for mercy.
"These are all kinds of dried fish and shrimps that I brought from the island. You can try them. They are delicious."
"Thank you, Wanwan."
"By the way, there's also this pearl hairpin. I think it suits your temperament very well."
"Thank you~"
Huo Banyan was very happy. After she got married and moved to the compound, because she didn't like to communicate, the military wives would come to her at first to build relationships with her, but later they stopped coming.
Maybe people don’t like me anymore, but now seeing Xia Wanwan bringing such a gift, I feel that there are still people who like me.
"Sister Banyan, can you tell me what you have been doing since you came to this compound?"
After all, Huo Banyan came here much earlier than herself, so she must know more than herself. When her man was injured, she hid from people.
Because they are afraid of being laughed at, they dare not communicate with others, so they don’t know much about the things here.
But now it’s different. She and the man got married in a grand ceremony after getting engaged, which was different from the last time when they did it secretly.
So I felt extra confident when meeting people this time.
“Military wives don’t have to do anything, but the director of the Women’s Federation sometimes assigns some volunteers, some to clean, some to go to the countryside, anyway, they just follow their instructions.
If you have something to do, you don’t have to go, but if you don’t respond to the Women’s Federation director’s words, you might get into trouble next time.”
"Oh, so that's it!" Xia Wanwan suddenly felt a headache. She thought that people in this courtyard could just live their own lives behind closed doors, but it seems that this is not the case?
"But it doesn't matter. I've seen the woman next door never go there."
The one next door?
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