A whirlwind marriage with a high-ranking official: Lights out, don't force me to take the initi

Lin Wei knocked on the door a few times, but no one answered.

She frowned, feeling frustrated, and clenched her fists, pounding the ground.

"What are you doing? Keep banging on and on!"

The sudden loud voice startled her. She turned around and saw Zhang Yunxia standing behind her with her hands on her hips, her eyes wide open, staring at her fiercely.

"Sister Zhang... she's home, but she won't open the door for me."

Lin Wei's confidence instantly waned, and she even started to stutter.

"What are you going to do?"

Zhang Yunxia asked sharply. She already knew this girl who was always hanging around Lu Weidong, and gave her a disapproving look.

She felt indignant for Ye Wenxi. She had just married into the family and people were already showing up at her door. These people were shameless!

"I need to talk to Lu Weidong about work," Lin Wei said, forcing herself to speak.

"What kind of job requires an in-person meeting?" Zhang Yunxia scoffed, raising her voice even higher.

"My husband has been in the army for so many years, and no one has ever come to our door to discuss a job. You, little brat, are already talking about jobs right at our doorstep?"

"I...I do have a job."

Lin Wei's eyes darted around, avoiding Zhang Yunxia's gaze, her hands clenching the hem of her clothes tightly.

"Get out of the way!" Zhang Yunxia pushed Lin Wei aside and knocked lightly on the door.

"Xiao Ye, it's me, Zhang Yunxia."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the door clicked open.

"Sister Zhang, come in quickly. Let me change my clothes and then we'll leave." Ye Wenxi smiled and stepped aside to let her in.

"Okay!" Zhang Yunxia said with a smile as she entered the house.

Just as Ye Wenxi was about to close the door, Lin Wei suddenly stopped her: "Hey?!"

Ye Wenxi raised an eyebrow at her, her tone slightly teasing: "Oh, comrade, you haven't left yet?"

"Didn't I tell you? Lu Weidong isn't home."

"You want to talk to him about work? What kind of work can you talk about when he's not at home?"

Are you looking for him, or me?

Zhang Yunxia couldn't control her temper any longer and pointed at Lin Wei, yelling.

"I already told you I wasn't home, what are you still doing blocking the door?"

"She's a female soldier, doesn't she have any sense of propriety? Coming to someone's door and confronting their family, is that even right?!"

Lin Wei was yelled at, but she still stubbornly held her neck and endured it.

"I...I have work-related letters for him."

She took a brown paper envelope out of her pocket, sealed it tightly, and held it up in front of the two of them.

"This is a confidential letter. It cannot be read by anyone other than the person in question. It must be handed to Battalion Commander Lu in person."

Zhang Yunxia knew immediately that she was talking nonsense, and was about to scold her again when Ye Wenxi stopped her.

Ye Wenxi stepped forward, smiling as she took the envelope: "Okay, I'll pass it on for you."

"Are you alright now?"

"Ah... um..." Lin Wei nodded subconsciously.

Ye Wenxi ignored her, pulled Zhang Yunxia into the house, slammed the door shut, and left Lin Wei outside.

Ye Wenxi quickly changed into a decent and warm outfit, and then took out the gifts she had prepared in advance from the bedroom.

"Sister Zhang, let's go."

At that moment, Zhang Yunxia was touring her newly decorated study. Upon hearing this, she turned her head and replied, "Okay, good."

Looking around Ye Wenxi's tidy study, with its desk, drawing board, white paper, and colored pencils, Zhang Yunxia couldn't help but ask.

"Xiao Ye, are you... involved in the arts?"

Ye Wenxi smiled and said, "I guess you could call it half. I hope I can support myself with this. I'm still learning right now."

"That's wonderful..." Zhang Yunxia exclaimed, her gaze then falling on the books. "I see you brought so many books."

"Um... I'm preparing for university entrance exams."

"Huh?! You're going to take the college entrance exam?" Zhang Yunxia was taken aback.

It's not that she's never seen a girl take the college entrance exam before, but it's really rare to see someone who still wants to take the exam after getting married.

Especially since Ye Wenxi married Lu Weidong, whose personal abilities and family background could guarantee her a life of comfort and security, she still had to struggle to rely on herself.

"Sister Zhang, how about I give you a ride on my bicycle?"

"No need~ It's very close, just go through."

"Okay then~"

The two walked and talked, chatting about many everyday things.

Zhang Yunxia's home was very close to Ye Wenxi's; just two buildings away was the family quarters where high-ranking military officers lived.

One of the small buildings with a courtyard was the residence of Commander Chen and her.

Upon entering the courtyard, Ye Wenxi found it to be quite large, yet quiet and deserted, without a single person in sight.

Ye Wenxi wondered to herself, "Why don't they have any children?"

She then carefully examined the layout of the house.

The detached house where the two lived was kept clean and tidy, exuding elegance as soon as you entered. There was a celadon Buddhist shrine under the corridor, which had a hint of Zen.

"Sister Zhang, are you a Buddhist?"

"Hmm...it started in the last few years." Zhang Yunxia nodded and reached out to brush the thin layer of dust off the Buddhist shrine.

Chen Yuanchuan was in his forties, while Zhang Yunxia was a few years younger than him, around thirty-seven or thirty-eight years old.

Before Ye Wenxi could even ask, Zhang Yunxia said, "We don't have any children."

"I've been trying to conceive for years, and I've seen both traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine doctors."

"It doesn't quite work."

"Well, Old Zhang wants a child, but I can't conceive, so in recent years I've started believing in Buddhism. I can only trust in fate."

"So I don't have much to do all day. I help out the military families with odd jobs, sometimes help out in the canteen, and do some volunteer work in the army. My days are quite fulfilling."

Zhang Yunxia told Ye Wenxi a lot about the compound and also talked about the daily lives of the military families there.

Ye Wenxi listened quietly as she recounted the trivial things she did to help her neighbors in the compound.

Listen to her recount those little secrets hidden in the mundane details of family life.

Ninety percent of the military families in the military compound are like this, settling down here with their soldiers.

They don't have formal jobs here, and they don't have their own social circles.

Life almost entirely revolves around husband, children, and in-laws.

Ye Wenxi couldn't imagine such a life, without her own life goals, and unable to gain a sense of accomplishment from her career and studies.

All her joys and sorrows depended on her husband, and no matter who he was, she felt extremely insecure.

"You're still young, and it's right for you to take this step by going to university. Unlike me, this is all I'll ever be."

Zhang Yunxia sighed, a hint of melancholy in her eyes, "Youth is wonderful, I really envy you."

"Sister Zhang, I don't think you have no chance," Ye Wenxi said sincerely.

"On the contrary, compared to younger generations, you now have more experience and wisdom in dealing with people."

"You have keen insight and can always catch the details that others overlook. You also have a flexible mind and are very good at coordinating various tasks."

"Whether it's managing the overall situation or getting things implemented, there are always ways to do it."

"The future is long. I think you can definitely try to delve into a field that interests you, find a direction that you can wholeheartedly devote yourself to, and you will surely be able to create your own career in the future."

Zhang Yunxia let out a hearty laugh: "Hearing you say that, I really do feel like I'm destined for great things."

"It's definitely possible!" Ye Wenxi said firmly, her eyes clear and bright.

Zhang Yunxia was taken aback by her confident expression and couldn't help but lower her head and smile faintly.

She had never been told that before.

In the past, people praised her for being kind-hearted, saying that she was caring and helpful to her neighbors.

No one talked about her abilities, and no one recognized the potential for planning and decision-making hidden within her.

These are two completely different things for people.

One approach is to confine her to the labels of "military dependent, good person".

Another perspective is to see her value as "Zhang Yunxia" herself.

Although it was only a few short sentences.

Ye Wenxi planted a seed of self-awakening in Zhang Yunxia's heart.

That seed landed precisely on those who were confused and hopeful.

Those feelings of confusion and anticipation that were hidden behind the labels of "the division commander's wife" and "the warm-hearted Sister Zhang" belonged to Zhang Yunxia herself.

"Thank you, Xiao Ye." Zhang Yunxia held Ye Wenxi's hand and said this sincerely.

"What are you laughing at?" came the sound of the door opening. "I heard you laughing before I even came in."

Chen Yuanchuan strode in, still carrying a bit of the chill from outside.

"Commander Chen, hello. I apologize for the intrusion and disturbance today."

Ye Wenxi quickly stood up and greeted him in a humble yet tactful manner.

"Is this Lu Weidong's wife?"

When Chen Yuanchuan saw Ye Wenxi, he was stunned for a moment, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"No wonder!..."

He looked at Ye Wenxi and asked in a kind tone, "Little Ye, how are you feeling? Is everything alright since you just arrived at the new house?"

"What's so good about it!" Zhang Yunxia interrupted.

"That Lin Wei from your communications battalion, she went and banged on someone's door this afternoon, shameless bastard!"