Chapter 53 : I Don’t Know Who to Envy More

Hearing this, Zhong Juhua, who was sitting next to her, couldn’t help but frown.

“The child is still young, how can you scare her like this?”

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw the woman who had just scolded the little girl shrink her shoulders, looking as if she had made a huge mistake. The little girl she was holding looked even more frightened, and her crying was stifled, with only a soft sob heard from time to time.

Seeing that the mother and daughter were as fragile as dough, Zhong Juhua frowned even more tightly and finally swallowed the words on her lips.

She was afraid that if she said another word, the older woman would start crying.

Su Ranran didn’t try to speak to the mother and daughter again.

Although she felt a little sympathy for the little girl, some things couldn’t be changed by her saying a few words.

The boat was still sailing steadily in the heavy rain.

After an unknown amount of time, the heavy rain that had been pounding began to gradually subside.

Just as Su Ranran had said, the rain came quickly and left just as quickly.

After traveling for an unknown period, an island finally appeared in sight.

Looking at the island with sparse trees, Su Ranran felt both strange and familiar.

When she left in her last life, many buildings had been constructed on the island.

The island at this time was more like when she first arrived. There were not many houses, and even fewer trees. At first glance, it looked somewhat desolate.

The boat soon docked at the pier, and the people on board began to get off, each carrying their own things.

Before Shen He could speak, Su Ranran stood up first.

“I’m fine, I’ll just stay next to you.”

There had been so many people on the boat just now that Su Ranran couldn’t resist, so she had asked him to take her off the boat first.

Now that most people had left, she didn’t want him running around.

Seeing that there were indeed few people, Shen He didn’t say anything. He picked up the bag from the ground and told her to follow him closely.

“Deputy Captain Shen, let me help you carry some.”

Several military wives hadn’t gotten off the boat yet. Seeing that he had a lot of things, Zhong Juhua didn’t just stand idly by, but spoke to him enthusiastically.

Su Ranran, who had nothing in her hands, felt very embarrassed.

Although she thought it was fine, Shen He had strictly followed the doctor’s advice and didn’t want her carrying anything heavy, afraid something might happen to her.

Shen He directly rejected her offer.

In fact, the weight of these things was not a burden to him at all.

The only thing he was worried about was his wife.

Several military wives also noticed this and couldn’t help but be shocked. It turned out that you couldn’t judge a person by their appearance. Deputy Commander Shen had finally shown just how good his wife was.

Seeing how caring he was, the military wives present were envious.

They were really enthusiastic. Knowing that Shen He was worried about his wife, they planned to help her get off the boat.

But Su Ranran wasn’t willing to accept that. She still had a long time to live in the family compound, and she didn’t want to leave too delicate an impression on people.

“Sisters-in-law, I’m fine. He was just nervous because I was taking a boat for the first time.”

Seeing that she was beautiful but easy-going and kind, they all had a good impression of her.

For the new military wives who had come to the army, everyone was willing to take care of them a little more.

What’s more, she was the wife of their husband’s superior, and being on good terms with her could only bring benefits.

Su Ranran was finally surrounded by several military wives and got off the boat. She was not unfamiliar with the boat and disembarked steadily.

In fact, except for the unexpected morning sickness in the beginning, Su Ranran no longer felt uncomfortable. Sometimes, she even forgot there was a little life growing inside her.

After several people got off the boat, they saw the mother and daughter from earlier, looking around blankly, as if they were waiting for someone.

Su Ranran took a quick glance and then averted her gaze.

“Sister-in-law, this is your first time in the army. If you don’t understand anything in the future, come to me. My name is Zhong Juhua, and my house is right next to yours.”

Lin Qiulian and Liu Haiyan also offered similar words of welcome.

Only Zhou Huaqin fanned herself with her hands and didn’t say anything.

Su Ranran noticed this but didn’t comment. After all, she wasn’t the type to try to please everyone, how could everyone like her?

As they were talking, a tricycle appeared in the distance, heading toward the dock. This tricycle was a unique passenger vehicle on the island.

The dock was more than ten kilometers away from the military family compound, and only tricycles could be used to travel that distance.

From her last life to the 21st century, only a few tricycles operated on the island, taking passengers from place to place.

Su Ranran had often ridden this tricycle, and the ride was as bumpy as a tractor.

Although she felt fine physically, she didn’t dare to take any chances with the baby in her belly.

At that moment, a military jeep also appeared from another road.

The two vehicles stopped almost simultaneously.

The people present looked at the military jeep with curiosity.

After all, people were really poor in this era. Having a bicycle at home was like having a luxury car in the future.

This four-wheeled car was even rarer.

Moreover, it was a military vehicle, how could it not draw attention? As soon as the jeep stopped, a soldier in uniform got out of the vehicle.

He walked straight to Shen He and saluted. “Report to the Deputy Commander, the Chief of Staff asked me to pick you and your wife up.”

The onlookers now realized that this tall and handsome man was a deputy commander. But most of them were ordinary people and had no idea what rank the commander held.

Now, seeing the military vehicle coming to pick them up, they felt quite impressed. The woman was beautiful and married to an officer, this female comrade was truly fortunate!

But after seeing the woman’s stunning face, they thought that if the officer wasn’t of a high rank, he wouldn’t have been able to marry such a beautiful wife.

For a while, they couldn’t decide whether to envy the officer or the wife.

Su Ranran breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that they could take a jeep.

The other military wives were envious when they saw the jeep that had come to pick them up. When they first joined the army, their husbands would meet them at the train station, and once they arrived on the island, they would take a tricycle to the family compound.

They had never been able to ride in a jeep before.

However, despite their envy, they understood the situation. After all, Shen He was of a high rank, so it wasn’t unusual for a car to pick them up at the dock. Shen He opened the backseat door and helped Su Ranran into the car, while Yang Xuejun opened the opposite door and invited several other military wives to get in.

When they heard that they could also take the jeep back, the discomfort in their hearts vanished immediately.

“Then today, we’ll take advantage of the sister-in-law and ride in the jeep.”

Several of them chatted and laughed as they got into the car through the door Yang Xuejun had opened.

The backseat of the military jeep could originally seat five people, and there was still some space after everyone sat down.

Everyone outside the car looked at them with envy.

Those who could sit in a four-wheeled vehicle were clearly not ordinary people!

Yang Xuejun started the car after picking everyone up, but just as he was about to step on the clutch, someone suddenly knocked on the car window.

Everyone inside the car turned their heads and saw the dark and thin mother and daughter looking at them pitifully.

Yang Xuejun quickly rolled down the window.

“Comrade, are you in trouble?”

“I… I’m looking for my husband. He’s serving in the army in… Pingzhou Town.”

Wang Chunmei spoke hesitantly, as though she had used up all her courage with that one sentence.