Qi Mengmeng was sweating while eating hotpot with a fan on, but she felt very happy. After eating, she took a shower and brushed her teeth, then spread the thick quilt in the space on the wooden bed, and she fell asleep almost instantly.
The next day, Qi Mengmeng was still a little confused when she was woken up by the wake-up call. Looking at the big wardrobe at the head of the bed, she remembered that she was in the staff quarters. She rubbed her hair, put the quilt back into the space, got up, washed, and ate two pieces of bread with milk. She thought she should prepare the stove quickly so that she could start the fire.
Although there are many self-heating hot pots, self-heating rice and instant noodles in the space, none of these can compare to the deliciousness of freshly made meals.
What worries her most is that people here are more accustomed to eating pasta and eat less rice, and rice is really hard to buy.
After she finished her meal, she looked at the watch. It was half past six, a perfect time to catch the bus.
Yesterday, Li Zhuang pointed out the location for the bus, and Qi Mengmeng locked the house and walked over leisurely.
Because it is Saturday today, there are more people on the bus than usual. Everyone looked at the unfamiliar Qi Mengmeng and talked in low voices.
Zheng Meili was also going to the city today. Every Saturday she would go to the city to pick up Zheng Yingying, and the two would have a big meal at a state-owned restaurant before coming back. Now seeing Qi Mengmeng, Zheng Meili's good mood immediately cooled down, and she turned her head to look away.
Qi Mengmeng hadn't planned to say hello in the first place, but when she saw Zheng Meili's attitude, she felt that this way she could save herself a lot of trouble.
It is normal for two unrelated strangers to ignore each other.
At exactly seven o'clock, the bus arrived. This route was specially applied for by the leaders of the military region in the city. It would pass through the military region every Saturday to make it convenient for the wives of soldiers in the military region to go shopping.
Although Qi Mengmeng's position was not at the front, she still managed to grab a spot. The people who came up behind her were not so lucky and could only stand.
"Wait." Just as the bus was about to start, a fat woman rushed over, waving her hand.
"Fortunately we made it." The fat woman got into the car, holding the back of the chair and breathing heavily.
"Fatty's mom, why did you come so late today?" The man sitting next to the fat woman stroked her back and asked casually.
"I had to go out today. The fat girl had to take a shit, so I cleaned it up for her. I almost missed the bus." The fat girl's mother, Li Lai Di, finally caught her breath before answering.
"If you can't make it, then next week. Or is there something urgent you need to buy?"
"The little fat girl dreamed about meat last night, and today Old Xu insisted that I go buy her some meat. What can I do? I can only go buy some." Li Laidie said she was unhappy, but she looked very proud.
"Only your Captain Xu loves his daughter so much that he goes to the city every week to buy meat." The woman who spoke to him sounded unwilling.
Li Lai Di was about to speak when she glanced at Zheng Meili next to her and Qi Mengmeng who was sitting in the row behind her. She smiled and greeted them, "Sister Zheng, are you bringing your daughter into the city?"
Zheng Meili: ...
Qi Mengmeng: ...
The military wives who were nearby all looked at Zheng Meili, then looked around. Apart from the military wives she was familiar with, there was only the unfamiliar Qi Mengmeng, who was Zheng Meili's daughter.
Zheng Meili cursed Li Laidie in her heart for talking too much, but she didn't show it on her face. She just smiled at her and closed her eyes.
Everyone looked at Qi Mengmeng. Qi Mengmeng put on a professional fake smile and looked out the window.
What a joke! She hasn't even recognized Qi Zhijun yet, so how could she be related to Zheng Meili?
Everyone in the car was stunned and looked at Li Laidi. Li Laidi did not expect Zheng Meili and Qi Mengmeng to react like this. She clearly heard Qi Zhijun say with her own ears yesterday that he was Qi Mengmeng's father.
Wu Xiaofen, who was closest to Li Lai Di, leaned over to her ear and asked, "What's going on? Where did Sister Zheng's daughter come from?"
Li Laidie looked at Zheng Meili and Qi Mengmeng who were silent and swallowed the words on her lips, as if it was not nice to gossip about them in person.
Seeing that she had started talking but did not continue, Wu Xiaofen patted her arm in dissatisfaction. Li Laidie looked outside and made a mouth shape.
Let’s talk after we get off the bus.
Wu Xiaofen could only suppress her curiosity and hope that the car would arrive soon.
Although Zheng Meili closed her eyes, she could feel the curiosity of other military wives. She couldn't help but blame Qi Mengmeng in her heart, asking why she had to take the bus with her.
She selectively forgot that there was only one bus from the family quarters to the military hospital.
Qi Mengmeng kept staring outside and got off the bus as soon as it arrived at the military hospital.
It doesn't feel good to be stared at vaguely by everyone in the car.
Zheng Meili felt even worse. She just opened her eyes to see where she was when someone grabbed her arm and said, "Sister Zheng, what is your relationship with the girl who just got off the bus?"
"Sister Zheng, I think that girl doesn't look like you. She's not your daughter. Is she Captain Qi's daughter?"
As soon as Qi Mengmeng got off the car, Li Lai Di told Wu Xiaofen about the relationship between Qi Zhijun and Qi Mengmeng. Wu Xiaofen's mouth was so wide open that an egg could fit in it.
"Captain Qi has such a big daughter? And she's so beautiful. Do you think Zheng Yingying will cause trouble for that girl after she comes back? Zheng Yingying has always called Captain Qi "Dad."
"I saw yesterday that Captain Qi treated that girl very well, much better than he treated Zheng Yingying." Li Lai Di whispered, adding, "That girl lives in Captain Gu's house. She must be Captain Gu's new wife."
The gossipy gleam in Wu Xiaofen's eyes could no longer be hidden. Both of their husbands were battalion commanders, but they were already in their thirties. Compared with Gu Guizhi, who was promoted to battalion commander at the age of 24, there was really no comparison.
"Zheng Yingying is coming back tonight, so there will probably be something good to watch." Wu Xiaofen concluded.
Zheng Meili's gaze just happened to sweep over her, and Li Laidie swallowed the word "can't".
In her opinion, Zheng Yingying is just Zheng Meili's niece. Even if she has been with Qi Zhijun and the others for a few years, she is definitely not as good as Qi Mengmeng, who is related by blood.
Qi Mengmeng got off the car and went to the cafeteria first. She heated up the buns and chicken soup, and then took them to the ward.
Jiang Shan was holding a lunch box and was about to go get food. When he saw what Qi Mengmeng was holding, he grinned and said, "Hello, sister-in-law. You stay here and talk to the battalion commander. I'm going to eat."
Qi Mengmeng said she had brought his meal, but Jiang Shan shook his head. How could he eat the battalion commander's special meal when he was here to take care of the battalion commander? He quickened his pace and walked towards the cafeteria.
Gu Guizhi heard Qi Mengmeng talking and didn't come in for a long time, so he shouted in the room.
Qi Mengmeng went into the house and put down the buns and chicken soup, and said, "I brought buns for Jiang Shan, but he insisted on eating in the cafeteria."
Gu Guizhi took the buns that Qi Mengmeng handed to him and glanced at the lunch box: "Jiang Shan must be worried that if he eats it, I won't have enough to eat."
Qi Mengmeng waved her hands: "I brought a lot of buns."
Ten buns as big as an adult's fist are definitely enough for two people.
Gu Guizhi waved his hand nonchalantly: "It's okay, let him eat later. You came so early today, did you not sleep well last night?"
"That's not the case," Qi Mengmeng took out a piece of paper from her bag and handed it to Gu Guizhi: "I saw that there were still some things missing at home, so I thought about buying them today."
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