The Pretty Military Wife

In the evening, Xiao Shun came back.

As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the regiment, he saw Political Commissar Xu, Zhou Guoliang, Gu Sanding waiting there, and Xiao Wei standing behind them.

Xiao Shun's eyes turned red. As soon as he parked the car, Gu Sanding came forward, opened the door, reached out and pulled the man down, punched him in the chest, then the two bumped shoulders, and he patted his back.

This is the most common action between brothers when they meet.

"Old Xiao!"

Zhou Guoliang also went forward, and the three of them hugged each other, heads against heads, looking at each other's feet.

Without saying a word, Xiao Shun began to cry.

Zhou Guoliang patted him twice:

"Why are you crying, woman? Be a man, stand up straight."

Political Commissar Xu also came over and said:

"Let's go to the office and talk. This is right at the front door."

Of course, the gate of the military camp is not a vegetable market. It is a remote place, so naturally there are not many people watching it. There are only two sentries on duty.

Zhou Guoliang also thought of it and rebuked in a low voice:

"Stop crying, let's go back to the group."

"No, I want to go see the kids."

Old Xiao turned around and walked towards the staff quarters.

The rest of the people looked at each other, and Political Commissar Xu waved his hand and said:

"Old Zhou, go check it out. Sanding is on duty tonight."

Zhou Guoliang followed Xiao Shun back to the family compound, while Gu Sanding jumped into the car and drove back to the regiment.

Zhou Guoliang took two quick steps and stopped Xiao Shun on the road:

"Tell me, what's going on?"

Xiao Shun looked at the mountains in the distance and sniffed.

Zhou Guoliang looked at Xiao Shun now and frowned. After the series of incidents in the past few days, he had no time to take care of himself. He already had a bearded face, and now it looked even more untidy.

And because of the pressure of these things, crying and not getting enough rest, I felt very depressed.

Xiao Shun looked into the distance, lowered his head and kicked a small stone on the road, then said in a low voice:

"I'm still thinking that the child is still young, so I'll take care of Daya more in the future. If she likes Xiaoer, she can just take good care of him. We still have to get on with our lives."

"So, on the way to the city, I apologized to her. I also promised that I would do my best to take care of the household chores in the future. I promised not to hit her, but she must not hit Daya first."

"I told her that I would serve for a few more years, then retire and go back to the city with her. Now that we are back, the child is still young and needs someone to take care of him. Why not let her take care of the child?"

"I talked a lot, all the way to the county town, but she didn't say anything. I thought she agreed."

"It was past ten when we arrived at the county hospital. I took her to see a doctor. Today, there was a market in the county town. I told her that after seeing the doctor, we would go to the market to buy some things for the family."

"There were many people seeing the doctor today, so I went to find the doctor. She said she needed to go to the bathroom. I saw her turn to the bathroom on the first floor. I went to the third floor and found the gynecologist. Then I came down to find her."

"I thought she was still in the toilet, so I waited outside for a long time, but she didn't come out. Later, a doctor from the hospital came out and said, 'Comrade, who are you waiting for? There's no one in the toilet.'"

"I didn't even think she was gone at that time. I thought she and I had gone in the wrong direction. There is a staircase on each side of the hospital building."

"I searched floor by floor, three floors, I went back and forth three times, and finally I felt something was wrong, she was gone. I couldn't believe she didn't want us to leave... I thought something had happened to her."

"I went to the hospital's security department. When they heard about it and saw that I was a soldier, they immediately helped me find him and confirmed that he was not in the hospital."

"I panicked, Lao Zhou, you know what! I panicked at the time, I actually... my heart sank, I guessed it, she must be gone. But I didn't want to admit it."

"The hospital security department saw that I was a bit panic-stricken, so they contacted the Armed Forces Department. When Mr. Li from the Armed Forces Department heard that it was me, he drove over himself and learned about the situation. Comrades from the Armed Forces Department also went to help look for me."

"Then they found the station. According to a ticket seller's recollection, she took the 11 o'clock bus to the city. Moreover, before buying the ticket, she asked about the bus to South City."

"Lao Li later sent someone to the city right away. He called the people in the city. Then you called me."

Old Xiao choked up several times when talking about today's experience. He really didn't expect that Lin Xiaoju would abandon the three of them. His family was broken.

Zhou Guoliang patted him and said:

"It's okay. We are here for you. The child is very well behaved now. Daya was smiling happily today. Dongdong and Lanlan from Old Chen's family have been playing with their siblings at our house."

Old Xiao turned his head to look at the other side of the hill and raised his head slightly, trying not to let the tears flow.

Zhou Guoliang added:

"She may really be unhappy here. Except for your wife, our wives are all from the countryside. When they get together, they talk about how to chop wood and how to farm. Your wife can't find anyone to talk to."

"We should understand that it's not easy for her, as she has to take care of two children, especially Daya's situation is different. So, I also told Lao Li that if we find her in the city and she doesn't want to come back, don't try to persuade her, just think of her going back for a vacation."

"She is a mother, and it is normal for her to be angry this time. She will miss the children and you, so she will come back. Come on, go back and wash yourself and shave. You look so ugly now, don't scare the children."

Zhou Guoliang accompanied Xiao Shun back home.

Xiao Shun looked at the messy house and smiled bitterly:

"A home is not a home without people."

Zhou Guoliang helped pick up some clothes and straightened the tilted table and stools:

"Don't think too much. Go and boil some hot water and wash yourself. I'll go back and make you some pancakes. Remember, stop crying and shave your beard."

Zhou Guoliang patted him on the back, turned around and climbed over the wall back home.

The four children were having dinner again. Today's dinner was noodles made for them. They liked it, and Liang Xinyue even added some shredded potatoes to the noodles.

Seeing Zhou Guoliang coming back, Liang Xinyue said:

"There's some left in the pot, I saved it for you. I also made two potato pancakes, have some."

Zhou Guoliang hummed, looked at them and said:

"Old Xiao is back."

The waiter seemed not to hear it, but Daya looked at Zhou Guoliang. She understood and knew who Lao Xiao was.

Liang Xinyue and Fu Chunhua looked at each other:

"What about people?"

"I heard he left. But it's not certain yet. Wait for Lao Xiao to come over to see the kids. I'll go make two more pancakes."

Zhou Guoliang turned around and looked at the pan. There were still six or seven pancakes, so he estimated that they didn't need to be baked.

I chopped up some pickles that the quartermaster brought me two days ago, and then fried them in a pan for a few times without adding any oil. I just fried them like this and put them in the pancakes later. It tasted delicious.