Chapter 11
The bus quickly drove to the military base, and Lin Shiheng opened the window so that his wife could see what was going on outside.
After all, he Xuezhu is going to live here in the future. He Xuezhu looks out nervously. She happens to see a young soldier walking forward with a wooden basin in his arms. When the soldier saw the parked bus, he looked curiously at Lin Shiheng. His smile suddenly grew bigger and he saluted with one hand, holding the basin in the other: “Good day, Commander Sir!”
“Xiao Zhang, are you on vacation today?”
“Yes, Commander. My mother-in-law came to see us, and I asked for leave.”
“Good, go ahead, and treat your mother-in-law well.”
“Yes! Good-bye Commander!”
This was the first time He Xuezhu saw Lin Shiheng with such a look. He is clearly smiling gently, but still has the dignity of a superior; which can be seen from the nervous look of the young soldier.
The movement here also notified some people who were moving in the yard, and they immediately looked at them curiously.
Seeing Lin Shiheng get out of the car and open a door to let a woman with an unfamiliar face down, and then go back to get her luggage with that kind of expression on his face. They gradually began to gossip.
Right now, was military training time. So, except for some soldiers on vacation, there were many military wives and children in the housing courtyard.
Usually, everyone gathers around this courtyard. Every day sewing clothes and making soles is boring, they also like to get together and talk about gossip or something. Lin Shiheng; this young Commander was their gossip protagonist some time ago.
Now, the protagonist of their gossip was that unfamiliar woman.
Just as everyone’s eyes fell on the three, Lin Shiheng went to the dormitory, too.
His dormitory is naturally quite large, and its contents have been properly furnished long before his departure. Bright rooms, neatly stacked quilts on the bed, and books and pens on the desk are all delightful for He Xuezhu to see.
Lin Shiheng stood beside her with tender eyes and asked in a gentle voice, “Do you like it? This will be our home in the future.”
” Like! I like it.”
He Xuezhu turned to her husband with shining eyes. Her beautiful face was full of joy.
He Xiaobao was also happy to enter the city, his face was in full awe as someone from a small village. He put his bag on the ground. “Brother-in-law, will we live here in the future?”
” Xiaobao.”
In front of He Xuezhu, Lin Shiheng’s tone was still mild: “This is where I live with your sister, you are a recruit, of course you have to live in the new recruit camp.”
“Don’t worry. Brother-in-law will take you there in person, and Deputy Zhang will take care of you. You go outside and wait. I’ll change my clothes.”
On hearing that Deputy Zhang would take care of him, He Xiaobao; who didn’t want to go, immediately relaxed and happily carried his luggage outside and waited.
There is someone above him. What is he afraid of?
Watching He Xiaobao go out, Lin Shiheng changed his clothes and began to unpack his luggage. He told Xuezhu, “Usually I don’t come back for a whole day, only to sleep at night. So, it’s a bit messy here.”
“What mess? It’s clean.”
He Xuezhu answered with a smile, but her heart he was somewhat disappointed to know that her husband hardly returned during the day.
Fortunately, she quickly adjusted her disappointment. After all, even in the village, men seldom stay at home during the day, let alone Shiheng; who was a soldier, it was normal.
She was taking out a messy dress to be folded carefully. Suddenly, her waist was embraced by two hands. Then, the light soap fragrance that came from her husband.
The man’s magnetic voice with a slightly satisfied tone, whispered in her ear: “but later, I can come back as soon as I have time.”
” Xuezhu, having you with me… suddenly my mind seems to be at ease.”
He Xuezhu face blushed red. The disappointment in her heart has long flown away.
She turned slightly and carefully helped her husband with his collar. “I feel at ease being with you too. ”
“Come out… come out…”
“Do you want to greet them?”
“That’s Commander Lin. The men in our family are very careful when talking to him. You dare to come up to him…”
“What do you mean ‘careful’? Commander Lin is not like Deputy Zhang. Last time my son was injured in training. But, Commander Lin always took care before and after training, and then he brought supplements to see him.”
Several women sitting under the tree to sewing soles for shoes chattered for a while and finally greeted Lin Shiheng as he passed by with Xiaobao.
“Yes, I just came back from my hometown.”
“By the way, ladies, please do me a favor.” The handsome man in military uniform said with a smile.” My wife came to the base with me this time. She is gentle and shy. She is probably too embarrassed to take the initiative to talk to you. Please, take the initiative to look for her.”
As soon as this was said, several women promised.
“Ah, why put it that way? Don’t worry. We’ve been idle. You can rest assured, Commander Lin.”
“Well, thank you ladies. I’ll take my brother to the new recruits’ barracks. I’ll come back to thank you again.”
Waiting for the slender figure to leave with He Xiaobao, several military wives immediately gathered together.
“I can see it. Commander Lin still loves his wife. When I first came over and nobody knew me, I didn’t even dare to step out of the door way, my family never asked anyone else to come and talk to me.”
“Me too, when I first came, I was too thin-skinned to talk to anyone myself. The boredom made me ask my family’s Lao Zhang, to help to talk to his comrades. He also rejected the idea, for fear of being humiliated, and refused to do so.”
“Certainly is. It’s good that Commander Lin thought about it. He usually speaks politely and love his wife so much. Commander Lin’s wife is really blessed.”
After two hours, they were almost done with the work in their hands. They were talking and laughing and collecting their things, and they were going to go together to talk to the new Commander’s wife. From outside the gate, came a little wife who came back with a bag. Several laughing military wives suddenly stiffly smiled and looked uncomfortable.
“Where are you going?”
The little wife didn’t notice there was something wrong. Seeing them go there together, she asked casually.
Several military wives looked at each other, and eventually a woman who was always called Li-jie opened his mouth: “Commander Lin’s wife came, and he asked us to speak with her.”
As soon as she heard it, the expression on the little military wife; Zhou Qianqian face didn’t look good: “He asked you? Why didn’t he accompany her himself?”
“Commander Lin went to the new recruits’ barrack on business, so he …”
“Oh!”
Zhou Qianqian giggled: “Come on, I think he just doesn’t want to see his wife.”
“Don’t say that. Commander Lin loves his wife. Just now, he said that his wife is shy…”
“Can’t her temperament be bad? After all, being left at home by her husband for three years, he didn’t even want to take her after being appointed as a Commander. If I were her, I would have made a fuss at the Commander!”
“No, Qianqian, Chief Lin is really good, and it looks like he is really good to his wife. You can’t always believe in those rumors. ”
Speaking of this Zhou Qianqian; she once went to a hospital to see a doctor and met Miao Xing, they gradually became good sisters. When Miao Xing chased Lin Shiheng, Zhou Qianqian did a lot of things. She thought that her sister would get what she wanted soon. As a result, in this new world, everything came too fast. Lin Shiheng told everyone that he had a wife, Miao Xing has changed from a new age woman who pursues love boldly to a guy who ‘eats a bowl and looks at the pot’.
(吃着碗里的看着锅里的 [ Chīzhe wǎn lǐ de kànzhe guō lǐ de] = to eat what’s in her bowl while eyeing the pot; unfaithful and insatiable.)
Zhou Qianqian doesn’t believe this. In her eyes, Miao Xing is the kindest. How could she pursue Lin Shiheng even if she knew he had a family!
So, it’s all Lin Shiheng ‘s fault. It’s his own failure to tell Miao Xing that he had a wife. When rumors spread some time ago, Zhou Qianqian spared no effort in helping Miao Xing defend herself.
“What rumor!? Everything turned out like this because Miao Xing-jie believed Commander Lin too much. How can such a person love his wife dearly!?”
Speaking of this, Zhou Qianqian added a layer of sneer on her face: “Look, he can’t even mention his wife for three years. Even if Commander Lin brought his wife here, there might not be any good days.”
Li-jie just felt it was too troublesome: “Don’t be so arbitrary, what if Commander Lin is good to his wife?”
“Good? How is that possible? Let’s put it this way, if Commander Lin buys a new dress for his wife within a month without you telling him to. I will eat this plastic bag in my hand!”
Her voice came out crisp and resolute!
As the voice fell, she turned to leave, but behind her came Lin Shiheng’s mild voice: “Li-jie, I just went to the city and bought some clothes for my wife. One of them looks good, but the sleeves are a little too big. You are good at craftsmanship. Can you help me adjust it?”
Several people looked behind her. Lin Shiheng, who had just returned, was indeed holding a beautiful skirt in his hand and several bags in his other hand. Judging by the situation, it most likely was filled with clothes too.
Their eyes went from the clothes, to the bags.
And finally, they all moved to Zhou Qianqian’s stiff face.