Chapter 69

Lu Ye had a house in the military compound. Originally, it was only one room. He didn’t cook, so it was more than enough for one person. After submitting the marriage report, he asked the General Affairs Office to take over the empty room next door, and cleaned it up.

One room was used as a bedroom, and the other was used as a dining room and living room. He also bought new furniture and decorated it beautifully, waiting for Ruan Qiqi to move in.

They went back to Lu Ye’s residence first. He lived in the family building, and he and Lu Desheng lived in the same compound.

However, Lu Desheng and Mo Qiufeng were of higher status and lived in a villa with a yard. Lu Ye lived in a four-story family building. His room was on the third floor, and the stairs were on the left to the innermost two rooms. There were stoves on the corridor, and a lot of clothes were hung out to dry. In the open space downstairs, several women were sitting and chatting, and they all had work in their hands.

Some were picking vegetables, some were knitting sweaters, some were sewing shoe soles, and some were mending clothes… Their hands never stopped, and their mouths were not idle, and they all chatted very enthusiastically.

They were all stunned when they saw Lu Ye and Ruan Qiqi approaching from afar. They wanted to ask but didn’t dare to. Lu Ye’s bad temper was well-known throughout the military region.

“Deputy Battalion Commander Lu, is this beautiful girl your girlfriend?”

A brave military wife mustered up the courage to ask.

“I’m your cousin, I’ll give you some wedding candy!”

Lu Ye was in a particularly good mood today, with a smile all over his face, and he grabbed a handful of wedding candy to share with them.

“Oh, congratulations to Deputy Battalion Commander Lu, we didn’t know, otherwise we would have gone to the wedding banquet no matter what.”

“Deputy Battalion Commander Lu, you two are really a perfect match, made in heaven!”

“I wish Deputy Battalion Commander Lu a son soon!”

The auspicious words of several women came one after another, and Lu Ye was coaxed into a burst of joy, his face was full of smiles, and he grabbed a handful of wedding candy and shared it with them.

Ruan Qiqi smiled slightly beside him, and didn’t say anything. She looked like a quiet and introverted girl.

Several military wives thought so, and they were worried that she would not be able to control Lu Ye in the future. When Deputy Battalion Commander Lu got crazy, even the commander could not resist. Such a gentle and timid girl, with thin arms and legs, could not even beat Deputy Battalion Commander Lu’s little finger!

Ruan Qiqi smiled at them and said politely: “Hello, sisters-in-law, please take care of me in the future!” “Hello, sisters, please take care of each other in the future!”

Several women were very enthusiastic. The youngest among them was 30 years old. Looking at the young Ruan Qiqi, it was like looking at their own daughter.

After the two went upstairs, a woman sighed and worriedly said: “This girl speaks in a soft voice, she must be timid, and she will have to suffer in the future!”

“Shh, keep your voice down, if Deputy Battalion Commander Lu hears it, you will be in trouble!”

The other women were all startled and subconsciously looked upstairs, fearing that Lu Ye would hear it.

The women were only worried for a few minutes. After all, they were not familiar with Ruan Qiqi and had a lot of troubles in their own families. They didn’t have the energy to meddle in other people’s affairs. However, they were very curious about Ruan Qiqi.

“She is so fair and beautiful, she must be a girl from the city. Deputy Battalion Commander Lu is so good, it is impossible for him to find a girl from the countryside.”

“I don’t know what she does, she looks well educated.”

“It’s easier to find a job with a high education, and the salary is also high. Unlike us, we have no education and can only sit at home and receive subsidies!”

“Be content, at least you get subsidies every month, and your children’s household registration has been changed from rural to non-rural. Unlike me, I don’t know when I can officially join the army!”

A woman in her thirties smiled bitterly and sighed.

The other women looked annoyed and comforted her: “Shuhua, your company commander Peng is so capable, maybe he will be promoted next year, and then you and your mother can officially join the army.”

“Thank you for your good wishes!”

The woman named Shuhua smiled. Although she said so, she didn’t have much hope.

Her husband has been a company commander for six years. He is 34 years old, but he has only 12 years of military service, so he does not meet the conditions for accompanying the army.

Now he can either wait for promotion or wait for another three years. She thinks the latter is more likely, after all, there is an end in three years, and promotion is too slim.

[In the 1970s, there were three conditions for accompanying the army: deputy battalion level, over 35 years old, and 15 years of military service. Meeting the deputy battalion level is not affected by the latter two, but if the level does not reach the deputy battalion level, the latter two conditions must be met at the same time before you can accompany the army]

“Deputy Battalion Commander Lu is so lucky that he can accompany the army at such a young age.”

Everyone was very moved and envied Ruan Qiqi.

Ruan Qiqi, who was envied by everyone, was being pressed on the bed by Lu Ye, making love with him, under the euphemism of making up for the wedding night.

Because Lu Ye said that this was their new home, and the time in Ruanjiawan did not count.

Ruan Qiqi was too lazy to correct him. She was greedy, so why did she find so many excuses? But she was also greedy. After all, they were still in the period of newlyweds and loved each other very much. She was not tired of that kind of thing.

Because they had to go to Lu Desheng’s place in the evening, the two restrained themselves and only did it for two hours.

Lu Ye went to boil hot water for Ruan Qiqi to take a bath, and he went to take a cold shower by himself.

An hour later, the two of them carried a bag of mugwort cakes and millet cakes, ten of each, to visit Lu Desheng.

The corridor was very lively. The military wives were cooking, and the air was filled with the aroma of various dishes.

Ruan Qiqi saw a few women downstairs, took the initiative to greet them, and said that she wanted to go to her father-in-law’s house for dinner.

After they left, other military wives asked around and learned that they were Lu Ye’s cousins ​​and Commander Lu’s daughter-in-law. They were envious and jealous again.

When they arrived at Lu’s house, it was already dark, and the courtyard door was not closed. It opened with a push.

Ruan Qiqi went to check the growth of the vegetables immediately and shook her head. The seedlings were skinny and all malnourished.

Lu Desheng and Lin Manyun were just preparing to have dinner. There was a meat dish, a vegetable dish and a soup on the table. As soon as they picked up the chopsticks, they heard Ruan Qiqi’s voice.

“We are back!”

Lin Manyun’s face changed drastically, and her heart ached slightly.

Lu Desheng’s temple also hurt reflexively.

They had a very comfortable life these days. The sky was blue, the air was fresh, and the flowers were fragrant. They ate well and slept well every day, so well that they forgot about Ruan Qiqi.

“Old Lu, my heart hurts, I don’t want to eat anymore.”

Lin Manyun’s face looked very ugly. This time she was not pretending. She really had a heartache and was angry.

She got up to go back to her room to hide from the plague god, and saw Ruan Qiqi stepping in, followed by Lu Ye.

“It’s time to eat. Lu Ye and I haven’t eaten yet, so let’s eat together!”

Ruan Qiqi acted like she was at home and was not polite at all. She went to the kitchen and got out two bowls of rice, even scraping off the rice crust.

“There’s too little rice and dishes, not enough for us. How about we cook some more?”

Ruan Qiqi looked at Lin Manyun and grinned at her.

“I’m not feeling well. If you want to eat, cook for yourselves.”

Lin Manyun’s face became even uglier. She wasn’t a nanny. Why should she cook for these two crazy people?

“Forget it, Lu Ye. Let’s go to your stepfather’s house to eat later. Just say that you didn’t eat enough at your biological father’s house. Bring these local specialties to your stepfather.”

Ruan Qiqi had just put the gifts on the table, and now she took them down and put them at her feet. She would take them away after eating.

Lu Desheng’s temples were throbbing. If these two rebellious sons really went to Mo Qiufeng’s house to eat, he would lose all his face. He would definitely be ridiculed by Yuan Huilan, saying that he couldn’t even afford a meal!

“Manyun, go cook, make more!”

Lu Desheng ordered with a fierce face, and his tone did not allow for refusal.

No matter how unhappy Lin Manyun was, she dared not disobey, and had to go to the kitchen to cook. She did not dare to do less, so she cooked a big pot of rice and five dishes, including bacon and fish. While cooking, she was so angry that her heart ached, and she wanted to spit in the dishes.

“You don’t want to spit, do you?”

A faint voice came from behind. Lin Manyun was so scared that she almost dropped the spatula. She turned around and saw Ruan Qiqi clinging to the door frame. She hated her so much that she wanted to shovel this crazy girl to death with a spatula.