Chapter 19: Fairy Sister

Only then did Lin Banxia and Gu Shiqing realize that Zhou Shiyu had actually taken the same train as them.

Tsk tsk, why was this person like a piece of sticky taffy?

In fact, Zhou Shiyu had originally not wanted to ride back to the base with Gu Shiqing and Lin Banxia, because she had noticed Lin Banxia standing there, looking radiant and well-groomed, not at all like someone who had just taken a long train ride. And she herself…

She didn’t even need to look to know—she must look absolutely haggard!

Her seat had been taken by someone else, and she hadn’t had a seat the entire way. In the end, she had no choice but to sit wherever she could find a spot.

But as more and more people boarded the train, there were even more passengers without seats, and eventually, she was squeezed to the doorway of the toilet, nearly vomiting from the stench.

She had just tried to apply for a military vehicle to take her back to the base, but the driver told her that Regiment Commander Gu’s orderly was coming to pick him up that day, and that she should go back with them to avoid wasting manpower. She had no choice but to show up in her current state.

Looking like this, she didn’t want to go over and mingle in front of Gu Shiqing, so she kept her head down and said nothing.

Since they were all from the same unit, it was normal for them to take the military vehicle back together. Even if Gu Shiqing was the Regiment Commander, he couldn’t refuse.

However, Lin Banxia and Gu Shiqing sat in the back seat, and Xiao Zhang let Zhou Shiyu sit in the front.

His Regiment Commander and Sister-in-law were sitting in the back together—they could enjoy the scenery and talk on the way. What was the point of Zhou Shiyu trying to butt in?

But the moment Zhou Shiyu got in the car, Xiao Zhang regretted it. Had this person just come out of a latrine? Why did she smell so awful?

In the back seat, Gu Shiqing was introducing the base to Lin Banxia. “The base is a bit far from the city, but it’s not too far from the county. It’s less than an hour’s drive.

Actually, the base has a Supply and Marketing Cooperative, a primary school, a bathhouse and all that. It’s quite convenient. If you want to go to the city, I’ll take you when I’m on leave.

When I was in Hu City, I already sent a telegram to the base and told the leadership that you would be joining the military family. I had my comrade Xiao Wenlei apply for a Family Courtyard on my behalf. Everything should be cleaned up by now. Once we get there, we just need to do a bit of organizing and we can move in.”

As he spoke, Gu Shiqing’s eyes rested on Lin Banxia’s face.

He was actually a little worried, afraid that Lin Banxia would dislike the living conditions here.

When he saw Lin Banxia frown slightly, Gu Shiqing’s heart grew uneasy for no reason. Could she be regretting coming to join the military family and thinking about going back?

Then he heard Lin Banxia say: “I’m not used to bathing in a public bathhouse. When we get to the courtyard, you’ll need to build me a shower room—I want to bathe at home. Also, does the family housing come with a private toilet? If not, build one too. I’m not going to use a public toilet.”

Hearing that, Gu Shiqing finally relaxed. He smiled. “Alright.”

As long as she wasn’t asking to go back to Hu City, it was fine.

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At last, they arrived at the base. The military vehicle came to a stop in front of a Family Courtyard.

A few days ago, when Xiao Wenlei helped Gu Shiqing apply for a spot in the Family Courtyard, the people living there had already heard the news that Gu Shiqing’s wife was coming to join the army unit.

At this moment, quite a crowd had gathered nearby. They were all eager to catch a glimpse of the so-called wife of Gu Shiqing, who was rumored to be both spoiled and dramatic.

When the military vehicle came to a stop, Xiao Zhang got out first, then turned to Zhou Shiyu and said: “Comrade Zhou, you can get off here too. After I help put Regiment Commander Gu’s luggage away, I need to return the car.”

Zhou Shiyu had no choice but to get off. As soon as she stepped out, she noticed a crowd of people gathered nearby, pointing and whispering in her direction.

“Is she really Regiment Commander Gu’s wife? She doesn’t look that great!”

“Why does she look so messy and unkempt? Seriously, how could Regiment Commander Gu fall for someone like her?”

“Wait, she looks kind of familiar… isn’t that Nurse Zhou from the Health Clinic? She’s not Gu Shiqing’s wife!”

“What? She’s not Regiment Commander Gu’s wife? Then where is his wife?”

At first, when Zhou Shiyu heard someone call her Gu Shiqing’s wife, she couldn’t help but feel pleased. But right after that, she heard others criticizing her looks and calling her messy—it made her furious.

Then she heard them praising Lin Banxia’s beauty, which made her even angrier.

Especially when people started comparing her to Lin Banxia, and putting her down like she was dirt.

So what if Lin Banxia was good-looking? She was nothing but a pretty face. Once everyone got to know her, they’d see what kind of person she really was!

Did Lin Banxia think that everything would be perfect now that she was following her husband to the army? A woman like her would only bring more trouble once she was on base.

Zhou Shiyu thought bitterly to herself, grabbed her own luggage, and headed toward the clinic.

Just then, someone noticed Gu Shiqing stepping out of the backseat of the car. At the same time, he was helping a young female comrade out—she was wearing a blue-and-white checkered dress.

Although the woman kept her head down, making it hard to see her face clearly, her skin was so fair it seemed to glow. The moment she stepped off the vehicle and looked up, everyone was stunned by her beauty and couldn’t look away.

This…

This was just too beautiful!

It wasn’t an exaggeration to say she looked even better than the women on magazine covers!

Someone couldn’t help but ask: “Did the Art Troupe just recruit someone new?”

All the beautiful women in the army were usually part of the Art Troupe, so whenever people saw someone attractive, their first instinct was to assume she was from there.

“What do you mean the Art Troupe recruited someone new? Didn’t you see the way Regiment Commander Gu was helping her just now? I don’t think that woman from earlier was his wife—this one must be!”

“This is Regiment Commander Gu’s wife? She’s this beautiful?”

“Wasn’t it said that Regiment Commander Gu didn’t get along with his wife? This doesn’t look like that at all!”

He was still helping her out of the car—how could that mean their relationship was bad?

It looked more like they were way too loving!

When had their own men ever been this thoughtful to them?

For a moment, the crowd started buzzing with more discussion.

Then they noticed Xiao Zhang carrying several large suitcases and were even more shocked.

“Why are there so many suitcases? Did Regiment Commander Gu move their whole house from Hu City here?”

“This is way too much stuff. What could they possibly have packed in there?”

Lin Banxia noticed the crowd constantly glancing in their direction. She turned to Gu Shiqing and asked: “Are they talking about us?”

Gu Shiqing glanced over at the group of wives and replied: “Don’t worry about it. If you don’t want to engage with them, it’s fine. Just nod when you see them around.”

Lin Banxia said: “Alright, got it.”

But she wasn’t the type to shy away. With a small smile, she turned toward the crowd and said: “Hello, I’m Gu Shiqing’s wife. My name is Lin Banxia. I hope we can all look out for each other in the future.”

So she really was Regiment Commander Gu’s wife!

Then Lin Banxia asked Gu Shiqing to take out some of the candy they had brought from Hu City and handed it out to everyone—each person got a piece.

As the saying goes: “One becomes soft-hearted when accepting gifts and hesitant to speak ill when fed.” After receiving Lin Banxia’s candy, even those who had wanted to bad-mouth her now felt awkward saying anything.

One of the women who had previously whispered that Lin Banxia was supposedly hard to get along with now muttered softly: “Wasn’t it said that Regiment Commander Gu’s wife was unlikable and arrogant? She doesn’t seem like that at all. She’s actually pretty easy to talk to.”

“And generous too!”

“The candy she gave out is expensive!”

“Here, this is for you.” Lin Banxia said, handing two pieces of candy to a little boy nearby.

The boy took the candy, his face suddenly flushing red, and ran straight into the house next door to Lin Banxia’s: “Mom! Mom! A Fairy Sister just gave me two candies!”

Hearing the child call her “Fairy Sister.” Lin Banxia couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

But beside her, Gu Shiqing’s face darkened instantly. That rascal Goudan was the son of his comrade Liu Jiangang, and he usually called him “Uncle”—yet he called Lin Banxia “Sister”!

He definitely needed to educate that kid properly next time!