Zhao followed Fan Hua to the side, but did not sit down. Instead, he said, "Wife, I want to go to the army first..."
Fan Hua was a little confused. "Doesn't your vacation last until the seventh day of the New Year?"
"Well, I just applied for family members to accompany the army before I went to Beijing. At that time, the house had not been allocated yet. Now, after half a month, it should have been allocated. I want to go and take a look at the house first and clean it up. That way, I can help you move while I have one day off tomorrow!"
Upon hearing this, Fan Hua immediately said, "Oh, 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 so long, do you want to take a break 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 didn't have any problems sitting in a hard seat for a few days when I was pregnant, let alone now that I'm sitting on a sleeper. I'll 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 didn't forget to ask Fan Youshi, who was fiddling with his camera, "Brother Youshi, do you want to go with us?"
Fan Youyu waved his hand and said, "I won't go. I'll stay at home and wait for Yuan Yuan Xiaoxiao 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 Yilu 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 be passing 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 military dependent visiting relatives, so she approached her enthusiastically and said, "Sister, are you here to visit relatives? Do you need my help?"
Seeing her enthusiasm, Fan Hua guessed she might be a military wife living in the family compound. She would see her every now and then, so she said directly and frankly, "Thank you, sister-in-law. I'm not here to visit relatives, I'm here to accompany the troops."
The woman was shocked when she heard this. "Oh, you're also a military wife? I didn't expect you to get married so young! Sister, which family are you from? You're so lucky to marry such a beautiful wife like you!"
Fan Hua noticed the word "也" in the woman's mouth, and sure enough, she guessed correctly that this woman was a military wife. She 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, stepped out, extended her hand generously, and introduced herself with a smile, "Hello, sister-in-law. I'm Fan Lihua, the wife of Zhao Yilu, from the Second Company of the First Battalion. I've just joined 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. "Hello, hello, so your man is that particularly young company commander. I am Ye Xiulan, the wife of Li Xiangxue, the commander of the third battalion. 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 little 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 chilly. Why don't you come home with me and rest for a while? Don't stay at the door."
Fan Hua smiled and pulled her hand out, waving it. "No, no, sister-in-law, I'm waiting for my husband here. He went in to get the key and will be out to pick me up in a while."
Ye Xiulan nodded when she heard that. "Oh, that's fine. When you guys move in, if you need any help, just call me and Lao Li. My family lives in the third house on the east side of the second row. Our family compound is small, with only about fifty households. No matter which compound you move to, it won't be too far away. I'll go see if my two kids are awake first. We can have a good chat later!"
"Okay, okay, sister-in-law, go quickly!" Fan Hua said with a smile.
Only then did Ye Xiulan carry the basket, waved goodbye, and walked into the family compound.
Fan Hua watched Ye Xiulan walk away and breathed a sigh of relief. She 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 had to pay attention to her words and deeds 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 and her friends had already opened a design company, and she often had to smile and talk about cooperation with the client.
But she doesn't like the situation where she has to smile three times every time she meets people and thinks over and over again before speaking, which makes her feel a little tired.
Now she only hopes that all the military wives in the family compound can be as warm and straightforward as Ye Xiulan she just met, and please don’t let her meet any top-notch ones!
Just as I was thinking about it, Zhao Yilu came out of the military family compound with a smile...
He came to the car window with a key in his hand and said with a smile: "Wife, we have the key to our house. Get out of the car quickly and I will 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 weren't many buildings in this era, and this camp was built at the beginning of the People's Republic of China, so the family compound was entirely made up 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 other courtyards are about the same size.
Zhao Yilu took 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 that they were almost there, and Fan Hua couldn't help but feel a little excited.
Zhao Yilu inserted the key into the lock of the first courtyard on the westernmost side, unlocked it, and smiled, "Wife, this will be our little home from now on!"
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