Chapter 192: Chapter 192: Caring About You Chapter 192: Chapter 192: Caring About You The residential area was certainly more populous in the evening.
There were people walking their children, others returning from work at the base, and so young couples.
Su ixi wanted to hold Gu Wei’s hand, but he skillfully avoided it.
Uh… are you not allowed to hold hands in the military spouses’ courtyard?
Upon closer inspection, it seed that other couples weren’t holding hands either.
In front of them, a younger couple was walking; the girl kept trying to grab the boy’s hand, but the boy was too shy and just wouldn’t let her.
It wasn’t just that he wouldn’t let her hold his hand; he also frequently made gestures of playing hard to get.
Seeing the boy blush and twist uncomfortably, Su ixi understood that the Military District was the Military District; things couldn’t be too serious, so she gave up on trying to hold Gu Wei’s hand.
She thought about it—being a Military Wife was indeed not easy. It was already difficult to et up, and even when they did, they dared not hold hands. They could only enjoy each other’s company back at ho. But how much ti did they spend together in their room, really?
Especially after having a baby, a Military Wife either had to take care of the child alone or asked her parents to co over and help, or she returned to live with her in-laws. Such days were just unbearable to think about.
Not everyone was as wealthy as Gu Wei.
“Hey, Captain Gu’s wife has co!”
“Captain Gu, is this your wife? What’s her na?”
“Hello, sister-in-law!”
Many people in the military camp knew Gu Wei, and they would stop to greet him and then take the opportunity to take a look at Su ixi, which felt a bit like being on display at the zoo.
She even heard two soldiers discussing, “Captain Gu really is off the market now.”
“I thought it was fake before, his standards are so high, none of the girls from previous social events caught his eye.”
“Exactly.”
Hearing this chatter, Su ixi couldn’t help but look at Gu Wei with amusent, “Are your standards really that high?”
Gu Wei said, “You know, I’ve never had a woman before.”
Su ixi felt there was a hint of suggestiveness in his words, and she couldn’t help but pinch his arm.
He winced in pain but bore it.
Su ixi said, “The weather is really good here. It’s sweltering hot in Feng City, but it’s cool and pleasant here.”
“Do you like it here?” he asked.
“Very much.”
Although you can’t hold hands here, the sense of community is quite strong, as if everyone knows each other, without any suspicion.
The next day, Gu Wei had to go to the military camp.
Before leaving, he hugged Su ixi for a long ti, looking reluctant to part.
Su ixi said, “Won’t you co back tonight?”
He shook his head, “I might not be able to.”
“What about tomorrow?”
He shook his head again.
“And the day after?”
Still shaking his head.
She couldn’t help expressing her helplessness, “You didn’t trick into coming here just to be left alone, did you?”
He kissed her multiple tis on the face, “I have a lot of reports to write; I might not be able to co back. But I’ll try to return as soon as I can.”
“Then go ahead, I can also enjoy so peace and quiet on my own.”
He hugged her for a while longer before leaving.
Xiao Ding was already downstairs waiting to drive him.
Su ixi was about to go out to buy so vegetables when her phone rang.
It was actually Su Qiang calling.
She wondered for a mont, “Dad.”
“Ah Xi, have you arrived at the Military District?”
“Yes.”
“How is it? Is everything okay?”
“It’s fine.”
“How many people live in your area? Who are they? What rank is your husband?” Su Qiang bombarded her with several questions.
Su ixi grew even more puzzled; since when was Su Qiang so concerned about her?
Could this man be a “traitor”? Taking money from abroad to spy?
Of course, Su ixi wasn’t about to disclose her own situation, “Dad, why are you asking these questions?”
“I’m concerned about you, Ah Xi. I haven’t been a good father in the past; I’ve neglected you too much. So now I want to get closer to you and learn about your situation.”
When soone offers undeserved friendship, it’s either a conspiracy or theft.
Su ixi said, “No need, Dad, I’ve been doing quite well on my own for so many years.”
Su Qiang repeated his initial questions again.
Su ixi now was certain that Su Qiang might be a traitor.
Knowing this, she had to be even more vigilant.
“Dad, it’s not convenient for to talk on the phone here. If you have sothing to say, let’s talk on WeChat.” That way, there would be a text record, and in case anything needed to be checked, the chat history could prove she hadn’t colluded with Su Qiang.
As a Military Wife, she had to keep a clear and vigilant mind in this respect.
She was determined not to give criminals any chance!
After hanging up, she went out.
She happened to run into two neighbors who were also heading out to buy groceries.
Su ixi had a bit of a mory of them. One was a woman in her forties, dark-skinned and thin; Xiao Ding had called her Sister Hong the day before.
The other one was about the sa age, and people called her Mrs. Feng.
Seeing Su ixi co out, Sister Hong and Mrs. Feng couldn’t help but greet her.
“Are you Captain Gu’s wife? Where are you heading?”
Su ixi said, “I’m going to buy so vegetables.”
“You can cook?” Sister Hong asked.
Su ixi couldn’t help but laugh, “Of course, I can.”
Mrs. Feng then asked, “Do you know where to buy the vegetables?”
She shook her head, “I don’t.”
“Co with us.”
Su ixi was quite willing, “Sure.”
Along the way, Sister Hong and Mrs. Feng asked a lot of questions. Su ixi answered the ones she could openly, and skillfully avoided those she couldn’t.
Seeing that Su ixi indeed only sounded a bit more coquettish but was otherwise pretty decent, they changed their opinions of her.
Her voice was natural and couldn’t be helped, just like a certain celebrity from an island province with a natural nasal voice that couldn’t be changed.
They led Su ixi to the market and told her where to buy fresh and cheap at.
They also told Su ixi that with Gu Wei’s rank, he could hire a housekeeper to do these tasks.
Su ixi couldn’t help asking them, “If your husbands are of high rank too, why do you co to buy groceries yourselves?”
Sister Hong said, “My husband is a country bumpkin; he isn’t used to being served, and neither am I.”
Mrs. Feng said, “It’s the sa with my family. Besides, I don’t have much else to do.”
Su ixi asked, “So after you followed the military, have you always been housewives?”
“I guess so,” Sister Hong said, “I don’t have a high education and couldn’t find a good job anyway. I don’t want to trouble my husband, so I just take care of him at ho. Now that the kids are grown, I have more free ti.”
Mrs. Feng said, “Being a Military Wife isn’t easy. If you can avoid working, then don’t. Especially after getting pregnant, you don’t know, I had to go to all my prenatal checkups alone. My husband never accompanied once; he didn’t have the ti, truly didn’t. He was on a mission when I was giving birth; I drove myself to the hospital and endured two days alone until my mother arrived on the third day.
Later, when I could follow the military, I didn’t want to work anymore. Just managing the household took up so much of my energy. Now my in-laws are getting older, and I need to take care of them too.”
Listening to this, Su ixi was filled with awe and trepidation.
Reviews
All reviews (0)