When the two returned home, it was already dark. Although Fan Youcheng could not cook, he had become familiar with Yuanyuan and Xiaoxiao in the past few days and was getting better and better at taking care of children. He held two small oranges in his hands and performed a mid-air catch for the brother and sister, which attracted the brother and sister so much that they could not blink.
Aunt Chu guessed that Fan Hua and the others should be back soon and were busy cooking in the kitchen.
When the brother and sister saw Fan Hua and Zhao Yilu coming back, they immediately left Fan Youcheng behind and tiptoed towards Fan Hua and Zhao Yilu, asking them to hug them.
Fan Hua and Zhao Yilu each picked up a little ball and held it high, and the room was immediately filled with laughter.
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The next day, they got up early and packed up. Fan Hua handed the two children to Aunt Chu, and she arranged everything inside and outside. As the saying goes, a broken home is worth a fortune, and it is true. Although they have only lived there for more than a year, there are still a lot of things to pack. The two children's clothes, mattresses, toys, etc. alone filled two large bags.
Fortunately, with the two hard workers Zhao Yilu and Fan Youcheng around, Fan Hua was basically only responsible for storage and command, and she didn't have to do anything else.
Zhao took Fan Youcheng and drove three times before they finally transported all the things that needed to be moved.
Fan Hua planned to help Fan Youcheng find a shop after settling down in the military family compound. Fan Youcheng probably wouldn't be able to stay here for a few days, so she only left a simple set of bedding and some basic daily necessities for Fan Youcheng.
Finally, Fan Hua gave Fan Youcheng some more money before taking her two children and Aunt Chu to the military family compound.
During the times when Zhao Yilu and Fan Youcheng came in the morning, many people in the military family compound knew that Zhao Yilu, the new company commander of the Second Company of the First Battalion, would be joining the army with his wife and children, and many military wives came to see out of curiosity.
After all, Zhao Yilu has been a celebrity here since he was transferred to the Yangcheng Army. Because his performance was so outstanding, he broke several performance records of the Yangcheng Army as soon as he arrived, and was deeply loved by the leaders.
Even many military wives in the military compound had heard their husbands mention Zhao Yilu, so as soon as the two men got out of the car, many military wives came over to greet them.
Fan Hua was holding Xiaoxiao, Zhao Yilu was holding Yuanyuan, and Aunt Chu followed behind carrying Fan Hua's bag. They responded to the greetings from the military wives with smiles on their faces.
Ye Xiulan, the enthusiastic military wife who had seen Fan Hua at the door yesterday, was the first to come forward and speak, "Oh, Sister Fan, you and Captain Zhao are so young and already have two children! They look like twins, a boy and a girl. You are so lucky. Look at how beautiful these two children are. I have never seen children prettier than them!"
Zhang Jihong, the wife of the battalion commander, also stepped forward and said, "That's right. But seeing that Captain Zhao and the eldest sister are both so good-looking, I can understand why their babies are so good-looking!"
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The military wives were talking at once, mostly greeting each other with good intentions. The somewhat sarcastic Zhao Xiaoyan, whom they had met yesterday, was also there, but she just watched the fun silently and didn't say a word.
Fan Hua smiled and replied directly: "My dear sisters-in-law, we just moved in today and the house is still very messy, so I won't invite you all to come in and sit down for now. After we have cleaned up, you are welcome to come and sit down at home!"
The wives of the soldiers responded with a smile, and Ye Xiulan took the lead and said enthusiastically: "Captain Zhao, Sister Fan, you just arrived, if you need any help, feel free to contact us!"
"That's right, that's right! We'll see each other every day from now on. If you need anything, feel free to talk to me!" As the wife of Zhao Yilu's direct supervisor, Zhang Jihong, of course, had to help her man care about his subordinates, so she also spoke up.
Fan Hua smiled and nodded, and everyone turned and left.
But when everyone turned to leave, Fan Hua saw a young woman with pigtails. She was standing at the back of the crowd, wearing a military uniform. She was pretty, but her figure was a little too flat...
Their eyes met, and Fan Hua felt an inexplicable hostility in her eyes.
After everyone had left, Fan Hua asked Zhao Yilu, "Yilu, who was the young girl with pigtails and military uniform standing at the back?"
Zhao Yilu looked confused and asked doubtfully, "Is the person you mentioned in the crowd just now? Aren't they all military wives?"
Seeing Zhao Yilu like this, Fan Hua realized that he must not have noticed the girl, so she didn't ask any more questions and planned to make the bedding and let the two children take a nap first.
Just as Fan Hua had coaxed the children to sleep, she heard some noise coming from the yard.
Fan Hua came out to see in confusion, and saw several soldiers coming to help push in a lot of blue bricks and red mud. Zhao Yilu was in charge of them unloading the bricks at the corner of the wall.
Fan Hua walked up to Zhao Yilu and wanted to ask what he was going to do.
When the soldiers saw Fan Hua, they all looked embarrassed and grinned foolishly.
Fan Hua smiled friendly and nodded to the soldiers, then asked Zhao Yilu, "Yilu, what are you doing pushing so many bricks and red mud into the yard?"
"I plan to build a small toilet and washing area in the corner of the west wall, so it will be more convenient in the future."
He had long noticed that Fan Hua liked cleanliness, and had also heard Fan Hua talk about her life forty years later, so as early as yesterday when Fan Hua complained about the inconvenience of going to the toilet and taking a shower, he had thought about building a toilet and washroom in the yard.
However, the sewer system was not well-developed at that time, and since this was a bungalow, we could only build dry toilets.
Fan Hua was very surprised to hear this. If possible, she really hoped to go to the toilet and take a shower at home.
So he immediately asked excitedly: "Can it be fixed? Where should the dirty water and feces be discharged?"
Zhao smiled and took Fan Hua's hand and came to the open space on the west side of the house.
He explained, "Although our yard is the smallest and most remote among the family compound, fortunately our house is on the westernmost side of the last row. You see, this area is a wasteland. I plan to dig a septic tank along the wall to this vacant land and cover it with hard stone slabs. This way, we only need to clean it out every once in a while."
"As for the washroom, I want to build a small house next to the faucet in the west corner, put a large iron bucket painted black on the roof, use a pipe to lead water to the roof, and install a water pipe connecting to the washroom at the bottom of the iron bucket."
"The taps in the family compound don't always have water. They only run at noon and at night. So we can use buckets to store water. When the weather gets hotter, we can use the sun to heat the water in the buckets, and then we can take a shower directly."
"The drainage problem of the washroom is even easier to solve. I will bury a pipe underground and dig deeper at this place to drain the dirty water directly into the underground." Zhao Yilu said while pointing in the direction to Fan Hua.
He explained it in detail, and Fan Hua understood it after listening. She couldn't help but admire the man in front of her even more, "Zhao Yilu, how can you be so thoughtful!"
Zhao Yilu smiled and touched Fan Hua's head. "Life in the military dependents' compound is still a bit hard. I can only try my best to make your life more comfortable, but it is still not comparable to your previous life. I am sorry that you have suffered with me!"
Fan Hua raised her face and smiled brightly, "I don't feel wronged at all. With you here, life is sweet no matter where I am!"
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