Huanhuan was a very polite child. She first looked up at Lv Chunyan, who smiled and said, "Just take what Auntie gave you! Why don't you thank Auntie quickly!"
Huanhuan happily took the candy and melon seeds and said sweetly, "Thank you, beautiful auntie!"
Chu Jingqiu patted her little head and said, "Huanhuan is so good!"
Because the movie had not started yet and everyone was waiting for the film, the soldiers began a singing competition, and the loud singing echoed one after another.
Huanhuan skipped and jumped to play with other children. Lu Chunyan asked Chu Jingqiu to sit down and they started chatting.
"Teacher Chu, I heard from our Xiao Jiao that you went to the countryside in Northern Province before, right?" Lu Chunyan asked casually.
Chu Jingqiu nodded. "Yes, I stayed in Northern Province for a year. What about you, Teacher Lu? What did you do before joining the army?"
"Before I joined the army, I was also a teacher, working as a private teacher in our village primary school. Before the Spring Festival, Jiao Zhiguo became the deputy battalion commander, so I brought Huanhuan with me to join the army.
"The most famous person in our division is Captain Xiao. How did you two know each other?" Lü Chunyan asked curiously.
"Our two families are old friends and have known each other since childhood." Chu Jingqiu said with a smile.
Lu Chunyan said enviously, "That's great. You're a good match, and you know each other well. You two can be together as soon as you get married. Unlike us, Jiao Zhiguo and I have been separated for many years."
Chu Jingqiu looked at Lu Chunyan's frail body and said with emotion, "It must be very difficult for you to take care of the child at home alone?"
Lu Chunyan sighed, "That's right! Jiao Zhiguo and I are from the same village. We were high school classmates. After graduating from high school, neither of us got into college, and he joined the army.
I returned to our village and became a private teacher. He came home to visit his family that year, and we got engaged.
We got married after he was promoted. It's really not easy to be a military wife. I had severe morning sickness during pregnancy, and no one cared.
He was not around when I gave birth. He didn't come back until half a month after the birth.
For so many years, I have been raising the child alone, especially when the child was sick, I would stay up all night to take care of the child.
When I teach students during the day, my head feels like a mess and I don’t even know what I’m saying.
Fortunately, after so many years, we finally made it through. Our family is together and living in harmony. That is better than anything else."
The two were chatting enthusiastically when Huanhuan came back crying with her pigtails loose and her face smeared like a little cat.
She choked up and said, "Mom, Daning and Erning...took away my candy...and slapped me a few times. They also pulled my hair and ripped out my braids. Wuuwu...!"
When Lu Chunyan heard this, she flew into a rage. She grabbed Huanhuan and said, "Didn't I tell you not to play with them? Why did you go play with them again?"
Huanhuan wiped away her tears. "I went to play with Miaomiao. When they saw me giving Miaomiao candy, they ran over to ask for it. When I refused, they started snatching it away and even beat me. Woohoo...!"
Chu Jingqiu hurriedly took out another handful of candies, "Huanhuan, don't cry, Auntie has more, take them quickly!"
Huanhuan cried and stretched out her dirty little hands to take it. Lu Chunyan glared at Huanhuan and said, "Teacher Chu, this is not about a few pieces of candy. These two children are from Wang Cuihua's family. They have been spoiled by Wang Cuihua.
He did evil things in the family compound, bullied other children, stole vegetables from other people's vegetable gardens, and broke into other people's chicken coops to steal eggs.
When no one is at home, they climb through the window to steal money and smash the glass of other people's houses.
During the six months that we have been with the army, the two brothers have had sex many times.
Every time I went to talk to Wang Cuihua, she said the children were still young and asked me to help her beat them. I never saw her beat those two little bastards.
No, I won’t go to find Wang Cuihua today. I must go directly to those two guys to argue with them. Otherwise, they will think that our Huanhuan is easy to bully!
Teacher Chu, you stay here and watch over our bench. I'll take Huanhuan to settle the score with them."
After saying that, she pulled Huanhuan to go find the two boys. It felt a bit inappropriate for Chu Jingqiu to follow them, so she could only wait there.
After more than ten minutes, Lu Chunyan came back with Huanhuan, and Huanhuan's face was full of smiles.
"Teacher Lu, is it resolved so quickly?" Chu Jingqiu asked.
"Wang Chunhua didn't care, so I took care of it myself. When I got there, the two boys were dividing the candy, so I went up and snatched it from them.
The two guys wanted to scold me, so I pulled them aside and scared them, saying that if they hit Huanhuan again, I would beat them up every time I saw them.
I also told them that stealing other people's things is illegal, and I will send you two to the police station.
Those two guys are scared and promised not to do it again! It seems I have to do it myself. If Wang Cuihua doesn't take care of it, these two kids will end up in jail sooner or later."
After chatting for a while, the movie started and everyone stopped talking.
Before the movie started, there was still a "News Brief" played first, and then the movie officially began.
Chu Jingqiu did not see Wang Cuihua. She looked around and found that Wang Cuihua and Xiao Zhang were sitting on the other side of the screen, watching while eating melon seeds, and occasionally gathered together to communicate about something.
She didn't see Daning and Erning, the children Huanhuan mentioned, around her either. They must have gone somewhere to play with other children.
Soon, one reel of the movie was finished. When the projectionist was changing the second reel, Chu Jingqiu saw Xiao Yihan standing beside her and waving to her.
Chu Jingqiu hurriedly greeted Lu Chunyan and walked out with a hunched back.
She trotted over to Xiao Yihan, who looked at her with a gentle gaze and a smile on his face. "Xiaoqiu, was the movie good?"
Chu Jingqiu looked at him and said softly, "Well, it looks pretty good. Did you just come back?"
"I've been back for a while. Everyone was watching a movie just now, so I didn't come to see you. I waited until the film was changed to find you." Xiao Yihan wiped the sweat from her forehead and said softly.
"I want to take you to the family compound to see the house we've been allocated. Do you still want to watch a movie? If so, we can go house hunting another day."
Chu Jingqiu heard this and said happily: "I want to go and see the house. I have watched this movie several times and don't want to watch it anymore."
Xiao Yihan chuckled, "I guessed you were just here to join in the fun. I've watched these movies so many times. If I were to dub him, I probably wouldn't even have to memorize the lines."
Xiao Yihan patted Chu Jingqiu's shoulder lightly, "Let's go! Let's go now!"
The two walked side by side towards the family compound. When they reached a deserted place, Chu Jingqiu naturally put her arm around Xiao Yihan's arm, and the two walked forward sweetly.
Halfway through the walk, a fat woman came towards us from the opposite intersection. She was carrying a small square stool. They looked at each other and stopped unconsciously.
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