Chapter 42

The guesthouse is located in a separate building inside the military compound.

Song Xueqin personally sent Xu Wen to the room on the second floor and then left.

The one-bedroom, one-living room, one-bathroom room has simple facilities and is kept very clean.

There is a square living room at the entrance. It is very small, with a wooden square table taking up nearly half of the space.

There was only a wooden double bed in the bedroom, a set of wardrobes against the wall, a row of hanging wooden cabinets on the ceiling, a large window, and a large balcony.

The bed sheet was so smooth that Xu Wen was a little afraid to sit on it.

Dongsheng was very used to it. He went to bed and called Xu Wen: "Mom, come and have a rest."

Xu asked: "..."

Why would she, who has lived two lifetimes, still have the same feeling as Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden?

After thinking about it, Xu Wen found the answer.

Probably because no matter how many generations pass, the place where I am now will never be open to the public, and most people have never been here, which is normal.

Thinking of this, Xu Wen inexplicably felt a little proud.

"How about taking a shower first and then resting?" Xu Wen discussed with Dongsheng.

They are all very sleepy now, and they are afraid that they will not want to get up and take a shower once they get into bed.

But after a long journey, I was filled with a strange smell.

"Mom, can I sleep for a while before taking a shower?" Dongsheng yawned and closed his eyes.

Xu Wen shook his head and went to take a shower.

Xu Wen was awakened by a knock on the door.

Xu Wen opened the door and saw a female soldier standing outside with two lunch boxes in her hands.

"I'm sorry to bother you. The thing is, we all go to the cafeteria to eat on time. You may not know where the cafeteria is since you just arrived, so I've prepared some food for you. After you've had a good rest, I'll take you for a walk around the courtyard tomorrow."

"Ah?" Xu Wen's eyes widened. "Can we go shopping?"

She remembered seeing a line of big words written outside the gate when she was in the car yesterday: Military Area, No Entry.

Can I just wander around after entering?

The female soldier smiled and explained: "Of course you can't go to the restricted area, but you can go to other places. There is also a family area in the courtyard, and we can't stop everyone from going out."

Xu Wen thanked him and took the lunch box.

After returning to the room, I saw Dongsheng rubbing his eyes and sitting on the bed. I asked him to take a shower, wash his hands and eat.

Although your breath can turn into ice in Wei Zhuang Commune, you still have to wear light clothes here.

Dongsheng said "oh" and went to take a shower obediently. There was a shower here and Dongsheng could wash himself.

After dinner, the sky was still very bright. Xu Wen wanted to go see Lu Yuanzheng, but he didn't know who to ask if he could go out, and how to get back after going out.

I had to stay in the room.

"Mom, do you want to go out for a walk?"

"Did you live here before?"

Dongsheng shook his head. "I don't live here, but I came here a few times with my father."

Xu Wen thought about it and was still a little hesitant: "Will we get caught if we walk around randomly?"

Dongsheng shook his head: "No way! Every time I come here, I run away by myself. No one catches me, right?"

Only then did Xu Wen follow Dongsheng downstairs.

The guesthouse is located in the northeast corner of the entire compound, but not the most northeastern part, because there is a company or a battalion on the right.

Xu Wen still couldn't tell the difference between them.

On the left is a lobby, probably used for meetings.

Soldiers were coming and going on the road, walking in groups of three or two.

There are some tropical plants planted on the roadside, including many fruit trees.

There are many varieties of mango, banana and papaya.

The crossroads is a T-junction, and the "1" in the D is a military stronghold. A separate courtyard is enclosed with eight large characters written on it: "Military stronghold, no entry for idle persons."

Xu Wen breathed a sigh of relief. This way he didn't have to worry about taking the wrong road and getting into trouble.

Places that were previously inaccessible will be marked separately.

Dongsheng ran in front and Xu Wen followed behind, first going downhill and then turning right, going straight to the end and turning left.

Xu Wen raised her eyebrows. Dongsheng seemed to be too familiar with the place. He didn't know where to take her.

Finally, Dongsheng stopped.

Xu Wen looked carefully and found that it was a four-story building.

"Where is this?"

"The family building."

"What are we doing here?"

"Find someone to take us to see Dad. Don't you want to see Dad?"

Xu asked: "..."

I don't think I said that.

"Auntie Tian!" Dongsheng made his hands into a trumpet shape and shouted towards the upstairs.

Xu Wen quickly covered Dongsheng's mouth, looked around, and said to him, "You will disturb others if you shout so loudly in public."

Just as Xu Wen finished speaking, a door at the end of the third floor opened. A man standing on the balcony looked down and saw Dongsheng waving his hand. He looked very happy and said, "Little Dongsheng? I haven't seen you for a long time! Come up quickly."

Dongsheng shook his head: "Auntie Tian, ​​I want to borrow a bicycle to go see my dad."

"Then wait for me, I'll be down soon."

Xu Wen felt a little headache and asked Dongsheng: "Even if we borrow the bicycle, do you know the way? Can we get back after we go out?"

Dongsheng groaned, blinked, and apologized: "I'm sorry, I didn't think that much."

"It's okay. But next time, can you please discuss it with your mother first?"

"good."

While the mother and son were talking, Aunt Tian had already gone downstairs.

"Little Dongsheng, let me hold you!" Auntie Tian picked up Dongsheng, "Wow, I haven't seen you for half a year. You've grown taller and heavier!"

Xu Wen raised his eyebrows. This friendly tone...

"Who is this?"

"My mom."

Aunt Tian exclaimed and looked Xu Wen up and down with confusion in her eyes.

Xu Wen had no choice but to introduce himself: "Hello, my name is Xu Wen. I am... Lu Yuanzheng's lover." He thought that if he knew Dongsheng, he should also know Lu Yuanzheng?

As expected, Auntie Tian suddenly understood: "Oh, Zhengzi's wife! Huh? Zhengzi is married?"

Xu asked: "..."

Auntie Tian pulled Xu Wen inside and said, "Sister-in-law, let's go home and have dinner first. After dinner, I'll take you to the hospital."

Xu Wen was surprised and a little at a loss: "I..." seems to be a lot younger than you.

This Auntie Tian looks to be at least 40 years old. Should I call her sister-in-law?

Auntie Tian saw Xu Wen's embarrassment and explained with a smile: "In the compound, all military wives are addressed as sister-in-law. No matter how old you are, when they see you here, they will call you sister-in-law. You will get used to it slowly."

Xu Wen suddenly realized and said "Oh", then he quickly declined: "Sister-in-law, I won't go to eat there. Dongsheng and I just had dinner there. A female comrade brought us the meal."

"Is that so? Then wait for me. I'll change my clothes and go to the hospital with you. Don't worry, this place is very close to the hospital, so we won't be late."

Xu Wen looked at Auntie Tian who had already gone up two floors while they were talking and asked Dongsheng: "Is this auntie from our place?"

Dongsheng nodded: "Dad said we are from the same city."

Xu Wen thought to himself that it was no wonder, with such a familiar accent and such a cheerful personality.

Auntie Tian came downstairs a little while later and pointed to a bicycle with an iron frame welded to the front: "You can ride that one! It can take care of the kids."

The iron frame is semicircular, about ten centimeters high, with wooden boards on the bottom and a soft cushion on top of the wooden boards.

Xu Wen thanked her, got on his bicycle and followed Aunt Tian.

When they arrived at the door, the guard opened the door and let them in.

I listened to Aunt Tian chattering along the way.

"When did you and Zhengzi get married? Why didn't I hear him mention it the last time he came? But the last time he came was more than half a year ago. I didn't expect that I would almost not see him this time..."

Despite a series of questions, Xu Wen couldn't find a way to answer them.

I waited until she finished asking questions, then I answered the two of them based on the questions I still remembered.

The hospital is very close to the compound, and it only takes more than ten minutes to get there by bicycle.

The person who was accompanying the patient in the hospital had been replaced. He looked like a new soldier, but he also knew Aunt Tian. When he saw her, he obediently called her sister-in-law.

Xu Wen thought, it turns out that no matter their age, they are all sisters-in-law.

Auntie Tian agreed and asked him, "How is it? Still not awake?"

The young soldier shook his head. "Not yet."

"What did the doctor say?"

"The doctor said he should wake up in the next two days. If not..." The soldier shook his head and didn't continue.

Auntie Tian frowned: "How could this happen? Didn't they say that he is out of danger?"

"The doctor said that his life is out of danger for the time being."

But everyone will automatically ignore the word "temporary".

Aunt Tian exclaimed, looked at Lu Yuanzheng lying on the bed, then at Xu Wen, and called to Dongsheng: "Come on, accompany me downstairs to buy something for your father." Then she looked at the soldier.

The soldier was smart. He saw that Auntie Tian was going to clear the area, so he quickly picked up the water bottle and left: "I'll go get some water."

Xu Wen noticed that when the kettle was shaken, bubbles appeared at the stopper, indicating that there was still quite a lot of water in it.

Xu Wen understood the arrangements clearly and smiled gratefully at Aunt Tian.

Aunt Tian is a very secretive person but she is a very nice person.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone in through the window, shrouding Lu Yuanzheng's upper body in dim light.

Xu Wen sat on the edge of the bed, taking the rare opportunity to take a closer look at her newlywed husband whom she hadn't seen for half a year.

Although the appearance is somewhat horrible, you can still vaguely see the good appearance before.

Xu Wen raised his hand and gently tapped the tip of Lu Yuanzheng's nose, complaining softly: "You promised me to come back alive!"

I am alive now, but I am just alive.

"I don't want to live like this. I hope you can come back healthy."

"This is the first time I've been married in two lives!"

"I told you before, if you want me to be a widow, I will take your son, money and house and remarry!"

"Oh, yes, Lu Yuanzheng, I was admitted to the university! I will go to the capital to study."

"I will not leave Dongsheng to your uncles. I have told them about Dongsheng's life story, so don't blame me. At that time, I thought you were really... dead. If I had known you were still alive, I would not have told them."

“…”

As Xu Wen spoke, he felt a sour feeling rising up at the tip of his nose and his vision began to blur.

Xu Wen raised his hand and poked a spot on his chest that was not injured twice, "If you are not good at eating, you are just a pig! Lu Yuanzheng, you don't keep your word, do you want to be a pig?"

Lu Yuanzheng is still ignorant, unconscious and unresponsive.

Xu Wen got up and sat back on the wooden chair beside the bed, resting his chin on the edge of the bed with his hands. "Do you think I can take good care of Dongsheng if I take him to college? I don't know if the current university curriculum is satisfactory, if there are classes in the evening, if I can rent a suitable house, and if there is a kindergarten near the university."

"If I can't balance school and winter studies, I'd better drop out or take a leave of absence."

"Now there's one more person you need to take care of... No, it seems like you don't need my care.

In TV dramas, dying husbands have to have their wives sign consent forms for surgery, but you don’t seem to need that step. Your comrades seem more reliable than me and they are taking good care of you.”

It's really good. It's so hot, and the wounds are not infected or inflamed even though the journey is long. It's obvious that the doctor is dedicated and the nursing is responsible.

Xu Wen half lowered his head and just happened to see Lu Yuanzheng's hands hanging on both sides of his body.

His hand moved suddenly.