Chapter 100: How to Live in a One-Room Apartment with a Kitchen and Bathroom?

Okay, it’s one person, one space.

So, let’s just wait.

This word “wait” might only have twelve strokes, but the time involved is uncertain.

Li Xinyue wasn’t one to demand much: “This bed is too small, there’s no way I can sleep on it.”

“I can sleep in the camp tonight.”

Not sleep here?

Li Xinyue’s eyes lit up: That’s great!

Sharing a living space is fine, but sleeping in the same bed is a bit awkward!

“Alright, if we could find some wooden planks, that would be best. This bed is still too small for me and Yiyi to sleep on.”

A 1.2-meter bed was indeed a bit small.

Chen Mingchuan nodded: “Okay. You can start unpacking, I’ll go to the logistics department and see.”

“If there’s a bigger bed, just swap the beds.”

“That would be even better! Go ahead, I’ll take care of things here.”

Chen Mingchuan left, and Li Xinyue had Chen Yiheng play with his building blocks while she opened her massive luggage.

Looking at the contents of her bag, she felt her shopping spree was justified!

Otherwise, how could she live in this bare-bones place?

No matter what time period she was in, she had to live a good life. This was Li Xinyue’s life principle.

She was a person who took life very seriously.

Although life was a process, this process could be exciting or depressing.

And she was a person who loved excitement.

In her previous life, her parents abandoned her, making her an orphan.

But she didn’t get discouraged, she didn’t harbor resentment, even though life was hard and tiring, she never gave up.

Ultimately, she lived the most exciting life.

She believed that in this world, as long as she persisted, she was passionate about life, she would also have an exciting life.

She spread her belongings on the floor. Seeing clean bed sheets and pillowcases on the bed, she immediately got to work.

But after changing the bedding, she was stumped: Where should she put all these things?

There wasn’t even a wardrobe, it was so frustrating!

Forget it, tomorrow I’ll see if I can get some cement and bricks and build a big wardrobe!

During her first semester of college, Li Xinyue worked as a materials clerk for a decoration company.

She had seen many cement and steel wardrobes in her world.

She could make one too.

With nowhere to put her clothes, Li Xinyue took the changed bed sheets and went to the back.

Behind was a kitchen, not big, about ten square meters.

There was also a bathroom of about four square meters next to it.

Although it was small and bumpy, it was much better than using the public bathroom.

There was a stove in the kitchen, but no pots.

There weren’t even any basic necessities.

Although it had been cleaned, it still gave Li Xinyue a headache.

How do I wash these blankets?

Do they have washing machines in this era?

I forgot to check at the department store today!

I’ll have to go and see what appliances they have in this era.

Li Xinyue, who was used to using appliances, was not used to doing everything herself.

Just as Li Xinyue was wondering how to wash the blankets, someone called her at the door.

“Report! Is the sister-in-law here?”

She immediately put down the dirty blanket and ran out. She looked up and saw seven or eight soldiers standing at the door.

They were carrying things, some holding, some lifting…

Li Xinyue’s mouth gaped open: This is?

“Sister-in-law, my name is Liu Qiang, I’m the company commander’s communications officer.”

“This is Wang Linjun, the company clerk.”

“These are the soldiers from the command platoon’s first squad in our company, squad leader Qian Youxin, deputy squad leader Zhang Hao, veteran Wu Qing…”

“These things were sent by the company commander, where should we put them?”

Liu Qiang introduced them one by one, and Li Xinyue’s head was buzzing.

“But… there’s so much stuff!”

There were wooden planks, bed frames, pots, bowls, chopsticks, spatulas, a coal stove, large and small pots and pans, a wooden table…

There was a washbasin stand and a large clothes rack.

Besides that, there was rice, vegetables, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and kitchen tools…

This man had only been gone for a short time, and he had already gotten all this stuff?

He’s amazing!

Li Xinyue’s mood improved: “Thank you, put everything in the living room.”

Liu Qiang had a baby face, and his smile was very cheerful.

“You’re welcome.”

“Sister-in-law, just call me if you need anything. I’ll come tomorrow to install the internal phone.”

An internal phone?

Wow, the benefits of being a soldier are really good!

The country is really generous to those who contribute.

Li Xinyue nodded: “Okay, thank you for your hard work!”

“When you’re all rested, I’ll invite you over for a drink!”

They wouldn’t dare drink the Iron Blood Battalion Commander’s alcohol, after drinking, they might have to do a ten-kilometer run with a full pack!

Chen Mingchuan used to be the deputy battalion commander, and he was in charge of training. He was a devil instructor in the hearts of the veterans.

But he was too powerful, so everyone was both respectful and afraid of him!

Liu Qiang expressed his gratitude on behalf of everyone: “Thank you, thank you, sister-in-law.”

Everyone put the things away neatly and left.

Looking at all these things, Li Xinyue didn’t know where to put them, so she decided to make dinner first.

She had been in the car all day, and she was a little tired.

She would eat early tonight, take a shower, and go to bed early. She would think about everything else tomorrow.

The food they brought included not only rice but also flour.

There were also pickled vegetables, eggs, green vegetables, and surprisingly, even some shredded meat.

This was really rare.

In an era when people couldn’t afford meat, Li Xinyue really craved it!

Since they had all this, she would make pickled vegetable and shredded meat noodles for dinner. The sour cabbage noodles she had for lunch tasted really good.

She had just finished mixing the noodles and was about to wash the vegetables when Chen Mingchuan came back.

He was carrying a set of bedding in his arms and a large backpack on his back.

Li Xinyue’s jaw dropped: “What’s this?”

The battalion commander, political instructor, deputy battalion commander, and deputy political instructor took turns sleeping in the battalion headquarters.

Chen Mingchuan explained: “I’ll still come back to sleep at night, I’ll sleep in the battalion when I’m on duty.”

“I’ll usually come back, otherwise people will talk.”

What do they care?

Li Xinyue’s jaw twitched, but she could only accept it: Soldiers are also human, they will definitely gossip!

She thought she would have an independent space, but her excitement only lasted an hour before her hopes were dashed!

Frustrating!

The best thing about the military is the electric lights and running water.

The light bulb wasn’t like the fifteen-watt bulb in Chen’s family, the forty-watt light illuminated the kitchen brightly.

Li Xinyue went to cook, and Chen Mingchuan went to tidy up the bedroom.

When she went in to see what he had done, her jaw almost dropped!

“Wouldn’t it be more convenient if the two beds were facing each other? Why put them together like this, it’s so inconvenient to get in and out!”

Chen Mingchuan looked up: “Do you know who are the most numerous people in this family compound?”

Li Xinyue didn’t understand at first: “Who?”

“Women.”

His meaning was: Women love to gossip!

Three women make a play!

Li Xinyue’s jaw twitched again: “You look down on women!”

Chen Mingchuan continued to make the bed, without turning around: “It’s not that I look down on women, it’s that I can’t afford to offend them.”

“The former battalion commander, Zhao Jianghan, slept separately from his wife, and it caused rumors of marital discord, so he didn’t get promoted.”

“A soldier’s family must be stable, a stable family means a stable army.”