Zhao followed Fan Hua to the side, but did not sit down. Instead, he said, "Wife, I want to go back to the army first..."
Fan Hua was a little confused, "Doesn't your vacation end on the seventh day of the first lunar month?"
"Well, before returning to Beijing, I just applied for family members to accompany the army. At that time, the house had not been allocated yet. Now, after half a month, it should have been allocated. I want to go back and take a look at the house and clean it up, so that I can help move while I have a day off tomorrow!"
Upon hearing this, Fan Hua immediately replied, "Then I'll go with you! And by the way, let's see if there's anything we need to buy."
"You've been on the train for such a long time, do you want to take a rest first? I can take you to see it tomorrow!"
Of course Zhao Yilu didn't mind Fan Hua going with him, but he was worried that Fan Hua would be too tired.
Fan Hua moved her arms and legs, and said with a smile, "Don't worry. I was fine sitting on a hard seat for a few days when I was pregnant, not to mention that we are sitting on a sleeper now. I will go with you. I can't wait to see what our future home will look like!"
Zhao Yilu said nothing more, picked up Xie Yongliang's car keys and set off with Fan Hua.
Before leaving, he asked Fan Youcheng who was fiddling with his camera, "Brother Youcheng, do you want to go with us?"
Fan Youcheng waved his hand and said, "I won't go. I'll stay at home and wait for Yuan Yuan Xiao Xiao to wake up so I can play with them. You can go without worrying about the two children."
The couple nodded and set off with peace of mind.
It is indeed more convenient to drive by myself. It usually takes more than 40 minutes to take the bus, but it only took more than 20 minutes to drive here by myself.
Zhao parked the car at the gate of the military family compound and asked Fan Hua to stay in the car and wait for him while he went to the logistics department to consult.
Fan Hua was sitting in the car bored. Outside the car, a round-faced, slightly plump woman in her thirties wearing a dark blue tweed jacket happened to pass by with a basket on her shoulder. When she saw Fan Hua sitting in the car, she couldn't help but look at her curiously.
Fan Hua smiled at her in a friendly manner. The woman thought Fan Hua was a new military relative who had come to visit her family, so she came over and spoke to her enthusiastically, "Sister, are you here to visit your family? Do you need my help?"
Seeing her enthusiasm, Fan Hua guessed that she was probably a military wife living in the family compound, and they would see each other every day. So she said directly and honestly, "Thank you, sister-in-law. I'm not here to visit relatives. I'm here to accompany the army."
The woman was shocked when she heard this. "Oh, you are also a military wife? I didn't expect you to get married at such a young age! Sister, which family are you from? You are so lucky to marry such a beautiful wife like you!"
Fan Hua noticed the word "also" from the woman's mouth, and sure enough, she guessed correctly. This woman was a military wife. Fan Hua knew that company commander was the lowest position in the family compound, so this woman's husband was at least at the company level or above.
Fan Hua opened the car door, got out of the car, extended a hand generously, and introduced herself with a smile: "Hello, sister-in-law, I am Fan Lihua, the wife of Zhao Yilu from the Second Company of the First Battalion. I have just come to join the army. Please take care of me in the future!"
Seeing Fan Hua's formal and polite attitude, the woman quickly extended her hand and shook it with Fan Hua, "Hello, hello, so your man is the very young new company commander. I am Ye Xiulan, the wife of the third battalion commander Li Xiangxue. Welcome to the family compound. You can come visit me often when you are free in the future."
Fan Hua smiled and nodded, "Okay, I will definitely bother my sister-in-law in the future!"
Ye Xiulan is a warm-hearted elder sister who has always been popular in the family compound. Seeing that the girl in front of her is not only beautiful but also so polite, she couldn't help but like her.
She took Fan Hua's hand and said with a smile, "Sister, it's windy outside today and quite cold. Why don't you come home with me to rest for a while and don't stay at the door."
Fan Hua smiled and pulled out her hand, waving it, "No, no, sister-in-law, I'm waiting for my husband here. He went in to get the key and will come out to pick me up in a while."
Ye Xiulan nodded, "Oh, that's fine. When you move in, call me and Lao Li if you need any help. My family lives in the third household on the east side of the second row. Our family compound is small, with only about 50 households. No matter which compound you are assigned to, it won't be too far away. I'll go back and see if my two kids are awake. We can talk later!"
"Okay, okay, sister-in-law, you can go back soon!" Fan Hua said with a smile immediately.
Only then did Ye Xiulan carry the basket, waved goodbye, and walked into the family compound.
Fan Hua let out a long sigh as she watched Ye Xiulan walk away, patted her face which was almost frozen from smiling, and got back into the car.
She knew very well that the family compound was a small society with all kinds of people in it, and before Zhao Yilu became strong enough, she must be careful about her words and actions and properly handle the relationship with these military wives.
Fan Hua was not afraid of these things. It could even be said that she was quite good at handling interpersonal relationships. After all, before she transmigrated into the book, she had already opened a design company with her friends, and she often had to smile and talk about cooperation with the client.
But she doesn't really like this state where she has to smile a little when meeting people and thinks twice before speaking, which makes her feel a little tired.
Now she only hoped that all the military wives in the family compound could be as enthusiastic and straightforward as Ye Xiulan whom she had just met, and she must not let her meet any extreme ones!
Just as I was thinking about it, Zhao Yilu came out of the military compound with a smile...
He came to the car window with a key in his hand and said with a smile: "Wife, here are the keys to our new home. Get out of the car quickly and I'll take you to see it."
When Fan Hua saw Zhao Yilu's handsome smiling face, her mood instantly relaxed. She jumped out of the car and followed Zhao Yilu inside.
There were not many high-rise buildings in that era, and since this camp had been established since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the family compound was entirely built of bungalows.
There are five rows of family compounds, with about ten small courtyards in each row. Except for a few large courtyards in the front row, the others are about the same size.
Zhao Yilu led Fan Hua and walked inside. They met several military wives on the way. Zhao Yilu and Fan Hua both smiled and nodded.
Fortunately, the other military wives did not ask as many questions as Ye Xiulan did, but just looked at the two of them curiously.
When they finally reached the innermost row of houses, Zhao Yilu led Fan Hua around a corner. It seemed they were almost there, and Fan Hua couldn't help but feel a little excited.
Zhao Yilu inserted the key into the door lock of the first courtyard on the westernmost side, unlocked the door, and smiled, "Wife, this will be our little home from now on!"
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