Chapter 42
The guest house was located inside the army compound, in a separate building
Song Xueqin personally sent Xu Man to his room on the second floor and left
The one-room, one-living-room, one-bathroom room had simple facilities and was extremely clean
Inside was a square living room, very small, with a wooden table taking up nearly half of the space
The bedroom only has a wooden double bed, a set of closets standing on the wall, a row of hanging wooden cabinets on the top, a large window, but also with a not small balcony
The bedsheets were so flat that Xu Man was a little afraid to sit on them
Dongsheng is very accustomed to, to the bed also greeted Xu Man: “Ma Ma, you come to rest a little”
Xu Man: “”
She has lived two lifetimes, why would she still have the feeling of being in the Grand View Garden?
After thinking about it, Xu Wen found the answer herself
It was because no matter how many lifetimes she had lived, the place she was in now wouldn’t be open to the public, and most people had never been there before, so it was normal
Thinking about it, Xu Wen inexplicably felt a bit of pride
“Why don’t we take a bath first before resting?” Xu Wen discussed with Dongsheng
They were both particularly sleepy right now, so they didn’t want to get up and take a shower once they got into bed
But the boat ride was so tiring that they were full of odors
“Ma Ma, can I sleep for a while before washing?” Dongsheng yawned, and closed his eyes
Xu Man shook his head and went to take a shower himself
Xu Man was woken up by a knock on the door
Xu Man opened the door, and outside stood a female soldier, holding two lunchboxes
“Sorry to bother you, right? It’s like this, we all eat in the cafeteria on time You’ve just arrived and don’t know where the cafeteria is, so I’ve brought you some food When you’re rested, I’ll lead you around the courtyard tomorrow”
“Huh?” Xu Wen stared roundly, “You can stroll around?”
She remembered seeing a big line written outside the gate yesterday in the car: military land, strictly forbidden to enter
Could it be that they could stroll around if they were inside?
The female soldier smiled and explained, “Of course you can’t stroll in the restricted area, but you can stroll in other places There’s also a family area in the compound, so we can’t keep everyone from going out”
Xu asked and thanked him, taking the lunchbox
Back to the house, see Dongsheng also rubbed his eyes and woke up sitting on the bed, let him take a bath and wash his hands to eat
Although in Weizhuang Commune, you can already turn your breath into ice, but here you are still wearing a single coat
Dongsheng oh a sound, obediently go to the bath, here there is a shower, Dongsheng can wash themselves
After eating, the day is still particularly bright, Xu Wen a little want to go to see Lu Yuanzheng, and do not know who to find to ask if you can go out, go out and how to come back?
Only to stay in the room
“Ma Ma, do you want to go out for a walk?”
“Did you live here before?”
Dongsheng shook his head, “Don’t live here, but came with dad a few times”
Xu Man thought about it, still a little hesitant, “Will we be arrested if we wander around?”
Dongsheng shook his head, “No, it won’t! I run on my own every time I come, no one’s going to arrest me?”
Xu Man then followed Dongsheng downstairs
The location of the guest house was in the northeast corner of the entire compound, but not the most northeastern, as there was another company or a battalion to the right
Xu Man couldn’t tell them apart yet
On the left was a lobby, presumably for meetings
On the road were soldiers coming and going, either in groups of three or two
The roadside was planted with some tropical plants, and there were quite a few fruit trees
There are many kinds of mango, banana and papaya
The crossroads is a d intersection, d that one is a military site, a separate enclosure out of a yard on the book of eight big words: military site, the idle did not enter
Xu Wen sighed with relief, so that you don’t have to be afraid of going the wrong way to get into trouble
It turns out that the places you can’t go to will be labeled separately
Dongsheng ran in front, Xu Man followed, first going downhill and then turning right, and then turning left at the end
Xu Wen raised her eyebrows, Dongsheng was too familiar with the road and didn’t know where to take her
Finally, Dongsheng stopped
Xu Man carefully surveyed it, it was a four-story building
“Where is this?”
“The family building”
“What are we doing here?”
“Looking for someone to take us to see dad Don’t you want to go see dad?”
Xu asked, “”
I didn’t seem to say
“Auntie Tian!” Dongsheng raised his voice with both hands in the shape of a trumpet and shouted upstairs
Xu Man hurriedly covered Dongsheng’s mouth, looked around, and told him, “Shouting so loudly in public will disturb others”
As soon as Xu Man’s words fell, the door to a room at the end of the third floor opened, and a man stood on the balcony looking down, seeing Dongsheng waving his hand in a very happy manner, “Little Dongsheng? It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you! Come up quickly”
Dongsheng shook his head, “Auntie Tian, I want to borrow a bicycle to go see dad”
“Then wait for me, I’ll be right down”
Xu Wen had a bit of a headache and asked Dongsheng, “Even if we borrow a bicycle, do you know the way? Can we go out and come back?”
Dongsheng ah’d, blinked, and apologized, “I’m sorry, I didn’t think that much”
“That’s okay But next time can you talk to mom first?”
“Okay”
While mother and son were talking, that Auntie Tian had already come downstairs
“Little Dongsheng, let auntie hug you!” Auntie Tian picked up Dongsheng, “Oooh, haven’t seen you in half a year, you’ve grown bigger and heavier!”
Xu Wen raised his eyebrows, this affable tone
“Who is this?”
“My Ma Ma”
Auntie Tian let out an ah, looking Xu Man up and down with a puzzled look
Xu Wen had to introduce himself, “Hello, my name is Xu Wen It’s Lu Yuanzheng’s lover” I thought that if I knew Dongsheng, I should also know Lu Yuanzheng, right?
Sure enough, Auntie Tian looked puzzled: “Oh, Zhengzi’s daughter-in-law! What’s the matter? Zheng Zi is married?”
Xu Man: “”
Auntie Tian pulled Xu Man inside, “Sister-in-law, let’s go home and have dinner I’ll take you to the hospital after dinner”
Xu Man was shocked, somewhat at a loss, “I seem to be quite a bit younger than you
This Auntie Tian looks like she must be about forty years old, call her sister-in-law?
Auntie Tian saw Xu Man’s dilemma and explained with a smile, “In the compound, all the military wives have only one name, sister-in-law No matter how old you are, when they see you here, they will call you sister-in-law You’ll be fine if you adapt slowly”
Xu Wen suddenly realized oh, and hurriedly excused himself, “Sister-in-law, that I won’t go to dinner Dongsheng and I just ate A lesbian delivered the meal”
“That’s so! Then you guys wait for me, I’ll change my clothes and follow you to the hospital Don’t worry, this place is very close to the hospital, there’s no delay”
Xu Wen looked at Auntie Tian, who was already two floors up when he spoke, and asked Dongsheng, “Is this auntie from our place?”
Dongsheng nodded: “Dad said we’re from the same city”
Xu Wen thought no wonder, this familiar accent and a bright personality
Not long after, Auntie Tian came down, pointing downstairs to a bicycle with an iron frame welded to the front, “You ride that one! It can take the kids”
The iron frame was a semicircle, about ten centimeters high, with a wooden board on the bottom and a layer of soft padding on top of the board
Xu asked, pushed on the bike, and followed Auntie Tian
When they arrived at the door, the gatekeeper opened the door for them
Along the way, they listened to Auntie Tian ramble on
“When did you and Zhengzi get married? I didn’t hear him say anything last time he was here But the last time he came was half a year ago I didn’t realize I’d almost never see him this time ”
Despite the barrage of questions, Xu Wen surprisingly didn’t find an opening to answer
It was hard to wait for her to finish her questions before picking up the ones he still remembered and answering both
The hospital is very close to the compound, riding a bicycle for more than ten minutes
In the hospital with the bed has changed people, like a new recruit, but also recognize Auntie Tian, saw her honestly called a sister-in-law
Xu Wen thought, the original is really regardless of age is sister-in-law
Auntie Tian answered and asked him, “How is it? Still not awake?”
The young soldier shook his head, “Not yet”
“What did the doctor say?”
“The doctor said that he should be able to wake up in the next two days, and if he doesn’t wake up ,” the soldier shook his head and didn’t continue to say
Auntie Tian frowned: “How can this be? Didn’t they say it’s already out of life-threatening danger?”
“What the doctor said is temporarily out of life-threatening danger”
But everyone will automatically ignore the word temporary
Auntie Tian gave an ah, looked at Lu Yuanzheng on the bed then at Xu Wen, greeted Dongsheng: “Go, you accompany me down to buy something for your father” Another look at the soldier
The soldier was a smart one, and as soon as he saw that Auntie Tian was trying to clear the area, he carried a kettle and left, “I’ll go fetch some water”
Xu Man’s sharp eyes saw that the kettle shook and bubbled where the cork was, indicating that there was quite a bit of water inside
Xu Man, who had been arranged in a clear manner, smiled gratefully at Auntie Tian
Auntie Tian is a very nice person, but she’s not very talkative
The afterglow of the setting sun came in through the window, shrouding the upper half of Lu Yuanzheng’s body in a dim light
Xu Wen sat on the edge of the bed and had a rare moment to take a closer look at her new husband, who had been away for half a year
Although his appearance was a bit miserable, he could still vaguely see his previous good looks
Xu Wen raised her hand and lightly tapped the tip of Lu Yuanzheng’s nose, complaining softly, “You promised me to come back alive!”
Now it was alive, but it was just that
“I didn’t want to live like this I want you to return in good health”
“I’m marrying for the first time in two lifetimes!”
“I told you, if you want me to be widowed I’ll take your son, ticket and house and remarry!”
“Oh, yes, Lu Yuanzheng I got into college! To go to the capital to study”
“I won’t leave Dongsheng to your uncles I have told them Dongsheng’s life, you don’t blame me At that time, I thought you really sacrificed If I knew that you were still alive I wouldn t have said anything”
Xu Man said as a wave of acidity surged through the tip of his nose, and his vision began to blur
Xu asked and raised his hand on his chest to pick a piece of no injury place lightly poked twice, “Food in terms of fat is a pig! Lu Yuanzheng, do you want to be a pig if your words don’t count?”
Lu Yuanzheng was still ignorant and unresponsive
Xu Wen got up and sat back on the wooden chair next to the bed, resting his hands on his cheeks against the edge of the bed, “Do you think I can take good care of Dongsheng when I take him to college? I also don’t know if the current university program is full or not, if there are classes at night, if I can rent a suitable house, and if there is a kindergarten near the university”
“If I can’t juggle school with Tonson then I’d better drop out or take a break from school”
“Now there’s another one you need to take care of No, it seems like you don’t need me to take care of you
In TV shows, dying and sick husbands have to have their wives sign the consent form for surgery, you don’t seem to need that step here Your comrade in arms seems more reliable than I am taking good care of you”
That’s good On such a hot day, none of Lu Yuanzheng’s wounds were infected or inflamed when he was wrapped up like this It was obvious that the doctor was dedicated and the care was responsible
Xu Wen half hung his head and saw Lu Yuanzheng’s hands hanging on both sides of his body
His hands suddenly moved