Chapter 48 Sister-in-law, are you planning to be a teacher?

Living together, Xiao He introduced them, and they greeted each other. “Hello, my name is Shen Zhiyu, my husband is Gu Ye.” This way of introducing herself wasn’t about constantly mentioning her husband. It’s just that their living quarters were in the military compound, and people might not know who she was, but if she mentioned her husband, they would remember her better. Zhu Fang nodded slightly, “My name is Zhu Fang.” Just four words. Even Xiao He, sitting in the front, felt awkward for Shen Zhiyu! But Shen Zhiyu immediately realized who Zhu Fang was.

Wasn’t she the city-dwelling military wife who looked down on country military wives, as Fu Chunmei had told her yesterday? She didn’t feel looked down upon. But she really did talk very little. Shen Zhiyu wasn’t the type to force herself on people, she only chatted a bit more when she was with familiar people. Zhu Fang was so cold, Shen Zhiyu didn’t say much either. She was calculating what she needed to buy. She definitely needed to buy some fabric. Autumn was coming soon, and she didn’t have any long-sleeved shirts or long pants to wear outside.

 It didn’t matter in the countryside, but if she continued to wear those old clothes every day, it would be embarrassing for Gu Ye. Besides her clothes, she also needed to buy some for Gu Ye! His outer clothes were all issued by the army, and they looked clean, neat, and presentable. But he needed to prepare his inner clothes, and he would always try to get away with it. Shen Zhiyu couldn’t bear to look at his underpants every time she saw them.

She would make him a couple of new pairs so he could change them, and throw away the torn ones. Besides fabric, she also wanted to look at furniture. The old furniture in the house was missing parts and was broken, and there was only one set. They wouldn’t have enough when they had children.

 She had heard that city furniture was very beautiful, and she hadn’t seen it yet, so she would go and check out the styles. When she got back, she would ask Gu Ye if they could find a carpenter to make some furniture for them. Then there were books. She wanted to go to the bookstore and buy some paper and pens. This time she brought all her books. Although she read slowly, there was still some time before the exams resumed, so she could take her time, it would be enough! Last night, Wang Jiajia came crying to her, saying a lot of things about Shen Zhiyu. She was a country girl, hypocritical and vulgar, and she was trying to curry favor with Chief Huang on her first visit. She used to be classmates with Zhu Jiajia, and hearing these words, she naturally had a bad impression of Shen Zhiyu. Her husband was one rank higher than Gu Ye. Shen Zhiyu took the initiative to greet her, and Zhu Fang was worried that Shen Zhiyu would try to butter her up and keep talking to her, she was even thinking about how to refuse her. But after Shen Zhiyu greeted her, she started doing her own thing?

 She seemed to be planning something, and even asked Xiao He where the bookstore was. Xiao He often went to the city to buy things, and he knew everything about it, he said with a smile, “Sister-in-law, the city’s department store is very big, there’s a bookstore inside. Besides books, they sell almost everything you can think of, you’ll see when you go.” Department store?

 Just hearing the name, it sounded grand. Shen Zhiyu couldn’t imagine how big it was. But the city really was great, they sold everything, it would be so convenient if she could buy everything in one place. “Sister-in-law, are you planning to be a teacher later?” Xiao He was the walking encyclopedia of the army, the surrounding communes, and the county. He knew everything. The army had its own canteen, school, breeding farm, hospital, and even a factory. Although soldiers’ allowances were not low.

But in these times, many soldiers came from poor families. And they often had many siblings, and their own children were also numerous. They had to send some of their monthly salary back home, maybe some to their wife’s family, and there were the children’s clothes and food, so their lives were still tight. To take care of the soldiers and their families, the organization would arrange jobs for military wives who needed to work. They would write an application form in advance, stating their educational background and the type of work they were good at, and they would be assigned a suitable job.

Many military wives couldn’t even read, so they were mostly assigned to the canteen or the breeding farm. Those who could read and had gone to school would be assigned to other positions. Shen Zhiyu knew that a job would be arranged for her later. But she had just arrived, and she hadn’t even thought about it yet. Now she heard this, and immediately thought that being a teacher was a good job! If she really became a teacher, wouldn’t she have more time to read?

“Our army has a kindergarten, elementary school, and middle school, you can apply first, and then the logistics personnel will arrange it according to your situation and the school’s needs.” The more Shen Zhiyu listened, the more she felt like it was possible. She was a junior high school graduate after all. Last month, in order to prepare for the university entrance exam, she had even forced herself to review elementary school textbooks, wouldn’t this be perfect? “Oh, Xiao He, thank you so much, if it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t even know I could apply to the school.” “Sister-in-law, you’re being too polite, it’s because you love learning and are educated.”

 Shen Zhiyu felt guilty hearing that. She loved school like a hole in the head. If it weren’t for the fact that going to university meant a good life, she wouldn’t even bother reading. “Sister-in-law, you can ask Sister-in-law Zhu Fang, she used to be a teacher in the county, she knows more about this.” Zhu Fang didn’t expect Xiao He to suddenly bring her up, she was stunned, a little flustered, and opened her mouth. Even though her husband was a higher rank than Gu Ye, why did she seem more nervous than Shen Zhiyu?!