Chapter 7: Zhou Xueli’s Visit

Yang Niannian was surprised, “The house was approved so quickly?” Yang Fengyi answered confidently, “It’s approved. The logistics department knew you were coming, so they prepared a house for you.

They were just waiting for the Commander to bring it up.” Knowing that the army was busy, Yang Niannian didn’t waste time.

There weren’t many things in the house, she didn’t know if the tables and chairs were provided by the army or bought by Lu Shi, so she could only ask Yang Fengyi to move the wooden chest first. “Let’s move the wooden chest in the room first. The quilts and other things are lighter, I can move them myself.” “Sister-in-law, just tell me what needs to be moved, I’ll do it.

You don’t need to lift a finger.” Yang Fengyi was strong. He went into the room, carried the large wooden chest on his shoulder, and walked out. Yang Niannian was stunned for a moment, then quickly picked up the thermos and basin and followed behind.

Yang Fengyi walked quickly, carrying a large wooden chest with ease. In the yard, he met a few military wives who were weeding in the vegetable garden. They all knew Li Fengyi and greeted him proactively. “Little Li, what are you carrying a big box for?” Yang Fengyi answered with a smile, “I’m helping my sister-in-law move.” The eyes of the few military wives instantly fell on Yang Niannian, like searchlights, they looked her up and down. “Oh, this is Commander Lu’s wife. I heard she’s as beautiful as a fairy, and it’s true.” Yang Niannian pretended to smile shyly, “Sister-in-law, you’re flattering me.

” A military wife wearing a floral jacket said sourly, “How is that flattering you? If you weren’t pretty, would Commander Lu be so eager to move into a bigger house?” This sounded a bit awkward. Before Yang Niannian could think deeply, another military wife holding a child changed the subject, “Alright, alright, don’t tease her.

She’s young, she’s shy.” The military wife in the floral jacket pursed her lips and didn’t say anything else, but Yang Niannian was suspicious. She felt that there was something behind the woman’s words. After walking with Yang Fengyi for a while, they reached the other side of the building. Yang Niannian discovered that there was a hidden world here.

There were several red-brick and green-tiled courtyards on the side of the building. Each courtyard was similar in layout, with three rooms and a small kitchen next to them. Most of the courtyards had clothes drying, indicating that they were occupied. Yang Fengyi led her to the middle courtyard that didn’t have any clothes drying. He pushed open the door and placed the wooden chest on the ground. Dust flew up, making Yang Niannian cough a few times.

Yang Fengyi scratched the back of his head awkwardly, “Sister-in-law, I forgot that this place hasn’t been lived in for a long time. It needs to be cleaned.” Yang Niannian was still thinking about the military wife in the floral jacket. When she heard his words, she came back to her senses and said in a muffled voice, “It’s okay, I don’t have anything else to do anyway.

I’ll clean it myself later.” The courtyard was empty. Yang Niannian guessed that the things in the previous room were probably bought by Lu Shi. She rolled up her sleeves and prepared to clean the house. Li Fengyi was also quick-witted. He saw that Yang Niannian wasn’t in a good mood and guessed that it was because of the other wives’ words. “These wives have nothing to do all day, they like to gossip. Sister-in-law, don’t take it to heart.

If you don’t like to interact with them, just ignore them.” Yang Niannian took the opportunity to ask, “In your eyes, what kind of person is your Commander?” Hearing her question, Li Fengyi instantly came to life. He puffed out his chest and praised Lu Shi, “Sister-in-law, the Commander’s character and appearance are the best in the whole army.

He’s brave and resourceful, young and promising.

He’s absolutely loyal to the country and the people. He also reads and studies in his spare time, and he even got into college…” He went off on a tangent, “The old commander is very fond of the Commander, he even wanted to introduce him to a girl.

The Commander is twenty-six this year, the old commander was worried because he hadn’t gotten married. Later, the Commander said that his family had introduced him to a girl, and he also filed a marriage report. The old commander finally felt relieved.” “…” Seeing Li Fengyi’s admiration for Lu Shi, she couldn’t get any information out of him.

Yang Niannian tactfully followed along, “Your Commander is really good.” “Of course.” Li Fengyi chuckled, “Sister-in-law, just rest assured and live a good life with the Commander. He’ll definitely be loyal to you just like he’s loyal to the country.

The Commander is a very serious person. No matter how beautiful the women outside are, he never looks twice.” He used to wonder if the Commander was gay. Seeing Yang Niannian, he understood. The Commander’s wife was so beautiful, he must not be interested in those ordinary women. Yang Niannian: She didn’t know about his loyalty, but she planned to have a good time with Lu Shi. She thought there wasn’t much in the house, but when she actually started moving, she realized that there were still quite a few things. Li Fengyi went back and forth several times, moving all the tables and chairs. He was sweating profusely. There were no extra cups in the house, and Yang Niannian couldn’t even pour him a cup of water. In the end, she had a flash of inspiration and used the lid of the thermos to pour some cold water for him. “There are no cups in the house, don’t mind it.

” “Thank you, Sister-in-law.” Li Fengyi wasn’t shy. He took the lid and gulped down the water. He wiped his mouth with his sleeve, “Sister-in-law, you can clean up by yourself. I’ll go back to the army.” “Okay.” Yang Niannian cleaned the house inside and out.

She used all her strength to move the tables and chairs into the house and arranged them neatly. The originally dirty house was transformed into a cozy and comfortable home after she tidied it up. She wondered what Lu Shi’s reaction would be when he came back and saw that she had cleaned the house so well. “Commander Lu, are you home?”

A clear voice came from the entrance of the courtyard. Yang Niannian walked out of the house and saw a girl in her early twenties standing at the entrance of the courtyard. She was holding a five or six-year-old boy. Yang Niannian recognized the boy, he was the one she had saved from the river yesterday. The boy seemed to recognize her too, he instantly hid behind the girl.

“You are?” Zhou Xueli looked Yang Niannian up and down, her eyes full of confusion, and there seemed to be something else in her eyes. “I’m Commander Lu’s wife. He’s at the army.” Yang Niannian was also looking at the girl. She had willow eyebrows, almond eyes, thin lips, a slender figure, and a delicate and soft beauty. Her clothes were a bit strange, a floral dress with sandals and socks, it was neither Western nor traditional. “Commander Lu’s wife?” Zhou Xueli was shocked.

“When did Commander Lu get married?” Before Yang Niannian could answer, she turned to the boy anxiously, “An’an, did your dad get married? Is she your stepmother?” Lu An’an glanced at Yang Niannian.

He recognized that his stepmother was the woman who had hit him yesterday. He pouted his lips, almost crying, “Yeah, she just came to the army yesterday.”