"Sister Xiao Nuan, are you really going to Beijing next month?"
Sister Guihua held her heavy belly in both hands and asked this question as soon as she saw Wen Nuan when she walked in.
Wen Nuan looked at Sister Guihua's round belly and felt worried for her. She quickly went forward to support her, "Sister Guihua, don't walk so fast. You are still two weeks away from full term!"
Wen Nuan was really worried that Sister Guihua would be too excited. After all, she was pregnant and if she couldn't control her emotions, she might easily have a miscarriage.
In fact, it wasn't that she didn't want to tell her in advance. She just planned to talk to her about going to Beijing, but Captain Zhou said that Sister Guihua was already in the late stage of pregnancy and he was afraid that she would be emotional, so he decided to wait until she gave birth to the baby before telling her.
Wen Nuan planned to wait until Sister Guihua gave birth to the baby before leaving. It has only been more than a month.
Sister Juxiang also frowned: "That's right, don't walk so fast. If something happens, how are we going to explain it to Captain Zhou?"
Sister Guihua sat down, frowned, and looked at Wen Nuan: "How can you be like this? We are not related at all, but you didn't tell me about such a big thing in advance."
Although Wen Nuan is not related to them, they are more like sisters. Over the past few years, they have been a family that helps each other.
Although Zhang Guihua and Deng Juxiang had already prepared themselves mentally and knew that Wen Nuan and the children would go to Beijing, they still couldn't help but get excited when they heard the news.
I want to hear Wen Nuan say that this is not true, but deep down I also hope that she can move towards a better future.
If I could go to Beijing, it would definitely be better than staying in this northern city.
Sister Juxiang patted her back and consoled her, "Sister Xiao Nuan won't go until next month, don't worry, don't make the baby in your belly upset."
Wen Nuan sat down with Sister Guihua and Sister Juxiang and handed each of them a cup of tea.
She watched the two sisters-in-law drink their tea, and then she said slowly: "Sister-in-law, it's not like I won't come back in the future. I just want to go over and stay with my grandfather for a while. Don't be angry, don't be angry. It's not time to leave so soon."
Sister Guihua asked, "When? Can't we go in two months?"
But then I thought, if I delay any longer, Lele will miss school.
Lele is now ready for kindergarten life, and Wen Nuan plans to go to Beijing in August probably so that Lele can go to school by then.
Sister Juxiang also looked at Wen Nuan and asked her, "Yes, little sister Nuan, can't you stay a little longer?"
Wen Nuan smiled, took Sister Guihua's arm, and said, "I can't bear to leave you and Sister Juxiang, but my grandfather is old, and I want to spend more time with him. Besides, my husband's mission is basically in Beijing in the second half of the year, and Chen Ma's husband is also in Beijing, so it would be better for us to go together."
Commander Lu had another operation for gastric polyps in June. Doctor Li said that he always did not eat on time and his stomach was not in good condition.
So Wen Nuan planned to move to Beijing. She would usually live in the General Air Force Academy to supervise Commander Landing to eat well. When the children were on vacation, she would bring them back to the courtyard to play.
Sister Guihua sighed when she heard this: "I know, I just can't bear to leave you, and Lele, that little guy, is so cute and well-behaved, I really can't bear to leave him."
Sister Guihua felt lost when she thought that no one would gossip with her in the future.
And there is the little girl Lele, who is very smart and has always been very caring towards her. He will remember her when there is something delicious, and will bring something fun to play with Zhuzi.
If they left later, it would really be a lot less fun.
Sister Juxiang looked warm and usually carefree, but now she looked a little pitiful.
She said, "Yes, I really miss you. I still remember you were such a delicate and gentle lady when you first came to the family compound. I never thought you were so capable and kind."
She has been living in the military housing estate for more than ten years, and has never really met a military wife like Wen Nuan.
Wen Nuan put her head close to Sister Guihua and Sister Juxiang and said, "Hmm," "I really can't bear to leave. I can't bear to leave you either."
Sister Guihua calmed down, took the initiative to hold Wen Nuan's hand, and smiled: "This is a good thing. Many people dream of going to Beijing. It will probably be better for Lele and the others to go to school in the future."
"Old Zhou said before that the kindergarten in the General Air Force Academy has violin, cello and piano lessons. Maybe our Lele can learn some instruments there. It's good for girls to learn these."
Lele’s favorite thing is to listen to the radio. Whenever he hears music, he will sing along and dance.
It would be great if children could learn one or two musical instruments in the future.
Going to Beijing is definitely the right choice.
Sister Juxiang also nodded: "That's right, it's the capital, who wouldn't want to go there? Let Lele and the others learn some musical instruments, and then they can perform for us when they come back to Beicheng."
Because it is the center of political power, it is also the place that many people dream of.
"Yes, Lele watched a performance before and also said that he wanted to learn some musical instruments." Wen Nuan sat with Sister Guihua, imagining the future and then reminiscing about the past.
Sister Guihua said, "Do you remember Liu Meili? When Xiao Nuan and her family came to North City, she actually wanted to exchange her shabby house for a new one. Fortunately, Xiao Nuan didn't agree."
Sister Juxiang curled her lips and said, "I remember, the roof of her house collapsed under the heavy snow in the winter. How could she say that?"
Wen Nuan and Liu Meili didn't have any contact afterwards, but Liu Meili wasn't a bad person at heart, she was just a little greedy and always wanted to take advantage of others.
Sister Guihua raised her eyebrows. "Compared to Liu Meili, that Li Qiuyan is even more hateful. As a parent, she doesn't set a good example, and her children follow suit and do those sneaky things. I wonder what happened to her after she took the children back to her hometown?"
Sister Juxiang shook her head: "I'm not sure. I'm not familiar with her, and I haven't heard from her since she left the family compound."
Wen Nuan is not clear about their family situation, so it's hard for her to make any comments.
So I just listened quietly to my two sisters-in-law reminiscing about the past, occasionally saying a few words, but most of the time I just listened to them talking.
As we chatted, time passed.
The two sisters-in-law gradually let go and accepted the fact that Wen Nuan was leaving Beicheng.
*
At the beginning of August, the news that Wen Nuan was going to Beijing spread throughout the staff housing compound.
Many people came to Wen Nuan's home to say goodbye to her.
Wen Nuan didn't know that she was so popular in the family compound. Many military wives were just nodding acquaintances with her, but she didn't expect some of them would come over to talk to her.
There are also comrades in the kitchen team. In fact, Lao Zhong and Xiao Zhu knew that Li Daxiang would go to Beijing when she got married to Gu Qinglan.
However, they didn't say anything during this period until the news spread in the family compound and everyone knew about it.
At the request of his comrades in the kitchen squad, Lao Zhong went to Wen Nuan's home, saying that he wanted to organize a meal together before leaving as a token of his gratitude to Wen Nuan.
The comrades in the kitchen team gave Wen Nuan a lot of help, especially when Lele was still young, Wen Nuan had to carry her on her back to work in the cafeteria together.
Now everyone wants her to practice it, so she certainly can't refuse.
At the beginning of August, my sister Guihua, who had just given birth to her second child, also a boy.
Captain Zhou's brows were tied in a knot, fearing that his home would be destroyed by the two little brats.
Although Sister Guihua wanted to have a daughter, she was not disappointed when she found out it was a son, because after all, he was her own child.
But when it came to naming the child, Sister Guihua said, "Let's call him Tiedan. It's easy to remember."
Captain Zhou had no objection and thought that Zhuzi and Tiedan were a good match.
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On this day in mid-August, Wen Nuan got up with Gu Qinghan before the child woke up, intending to go to the kitchen for their last day of work.
As early as March, Wen Nuan had already informed the quartermaster that she wanted to resign. After all, she didn't want to waste a job by occupying the toilet without doing anything.
It would be better to make room for the wives of soldiers in the family compound as soon as possible.
However, the quartermaster still insisted on his own way and gave her a leave of absence without pay. Wen Nuan did not live up to the quartermaster's expectations and would take two or three days every week to go back to the flight crew kitchen.
Her original job was to prepare nutritious meals for air crew pilots, and later she opened a small factory.
However, the quartermaster did not ask her to follow up on the affairs of the small factory, because things there were already very standardized, with each workshop having a team leader in charge.
So, she planned to stand guard for the last time today and have a meal with her comrades in the kitchen squad.
Gu Qinghan took a coat for Wen Nuan and handed it to her: "It's cold in the morning, put it on quickly."
"No, I'm wearing long sleeves." The morning in the north city was cool, but not cold either. The warmth was very pleasant.
Seeing that she was unwilling to wear it, Gu Qinghan thought that it would be warmer when the sun came out, so he said, "Then are we going to eat lunch in the flight crew cafeteria?"
"Yes, didn't I tell you that the comrades in the kitchen team will practice for me today." Wen Nuan walked over to the man, stretched out her hand to straighten his collar, and smiled: "So handsome."
Gu Qinghan raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "I specifically asked Qinglan to return the bicycle last night. Come on, I'll take you to the cafeteria."
During the first period of time after starting work, Gu Qinghan would ride their bicycles to take her and Lele to the cafeteria every day.
Now several years have passed and the bicycle is still well kept, but Lele happened to have a day off today and the lazy little pig didn't want to get up.
Wen Nuan sat on the back of the bicycle and said, "Then you can also come to the flight attendant cafeteria for lunch."
Gu Qinghan will also be staying in Beijing for a period of time starting from September. Although he will also have to go on missions at that time, the General Air Force Academy has made it very clear that Gu Qinghan will be transferred there in the future.
Gu Qinghan's voice blew over with the wind, "Okay, let's have dinner together."
Soon, Gu Qinghan parked his bicycle at the door of the flight crew kitchen and said, "Then tell the quartermaster about your resignation."
Wen Nuan nodded: "Well, I'll tell him later."
When Wen Nuan returned to the cafeteria, someone came over and asked, "Comrade Wen Nuan, are you really going to resign?"
Wen Nuan nodded: "Yes, it's not convenient to come to work with the child, so I might as well quit. Besides, I'm leaving for Beijing next week."
Everyone looked at the quartermaster and asked, "Quartier, did Comrade Wen Nuan really resign?"
Although the quartermaster didn't want to admit it, he still nodded: "Yeah."
He had tried to keep her many times, but this time was special because Wen Nuan wanted to go to Beijing to reunite with Commander Lu.
If they could go to Beijing, it would definitely be better than staying in this freezing northern city, so the quartermaster didn't hesitate any more and directly approved it.
It was just as straightforward as when Wen Nuan first came to their kitchen.
Someone asked: "It's good to go to Beijing. Is it very prosperous there?"
Lao Zhong patted the man's head and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? That's our capital, it must be much better than here."
Even though there are more than 10,000 soldiers and their families in North City, they are usually disciplined and organized soldiers. Although there are many people, they will never gather in groups and make noise.
Someone said, "I haven't been to Beijing yet. I want to go to the Great Wall."
Wen Nuan smiled when she heard this: "There will definitely be a chance in the future. Remember to contact me when you go to Beijing."
"Okay, okay, then when we go to Beijing, we'll ask Comrade Wen Nuan to show his hospitality."
"It's a pity that we won't be able to eat the delicious food that warms our comrades in the future."
“I miss the roasted whole lamb, braised pork, preserved meat rice, pickled fish, beggar’s chicken…”
…
Wen Nuan listened to everyone naming many dishes and realized that she had cooked so many dishes over the years.
So she looked at everyone and asked, "So what do you want to eat today? I'll make it."
Old Zhong raised his eyebrows and snorted, "Just indulge them if you want to be warm. Now we are practicing for you, why would we ask you to do anything?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Zhu on the side started to make a noise: "Sister Wen Nuan, Comrade Lao Zhong sent some beggar chickens to the furnace early in the morning. He said that he missed the beggar chicken the most."
Old Zhong had the most violent temper. In the kitchen team, except Wen Nuan, he scolded everyone, even the quartermaster.
Wen Nuan looked at Lao Zhong gratefully, then smiled and joked, "That's right. That time I used up all the Erguotou he had hidden and even spilled it on the soil. Lao Zhong must have hated me for a long time."
Old Zhong frowned: "How could that be? I don't even remember it."
At that time, I felt heartbroken when I saw Wen Nuan spill all his treasured Erguotou on the soil. However, when I ate the Beggar's Chicken, I didn't remember anything!
When the quartermaster heard this, he fanned the flames: "That's right, Old Zhong is such a stingy person. He even drove Wen Nuan away on her first day at work, saying that our kitchen team doesn't need a nutritionist!"
Fight, fight!
"Luo Qingjun, shut up!" When Old Zhong saw the quartermaster enjoying the show, his face turned as red as a tomato and he reached out to cover the quartermaster's big mouth.
I think I actually said this when Wen Nuan came to the kitchen team. Now I think about it and want to find a place to hide.
Wen Nuan saw that Lao Zhong and the quartermaster were arguing as usual, so she smiled and said, "Quartermaster, Comrade Zhong Yuguo thanks you for your care over the years."
"Thank you to other comrades for your tolerance and care for me."
If it weren't for the tolerance of the comrades in the kitchen team, she really wouldn't be able to do anything with Lele, who was less than one year old, let alone go to work.
Especially Comrade Lao Zhong, although he was a little resistant to her at the beginning, after he truly accepted her, he treated her like a family member.
She always remembered these things.
Old Zhong smiled unkindly: "I feel bad for saying that. We are a family in the kitchen. Why are you saying that?"
"Hurry up, hurry up, after we finish preparing lunch for the aircrew comrades, we will eat our beggar's chicken together." Old Zhong looked at the wine cellar over there with a smile, and said, "Our wine should be almost brewed, let's get a jar and have a few drinks today."
The quartermaster didn't give him any face at all and sneered, "Old Zhong, I'm not saying anything bad about you. If you want to drink, just say so. Comrade Wen Nuan has to take care of the children, so how can she drink with you?"
Lao Zhong slapped him directly, "Luo Qingjun, can you please stop talking? What are you doing here? Go to the small factory and take a look..."
Wen Nuan listened to the familiar busyness and noise of the kitchen team and suddenly felt very warm.
These are the fireworks in ordinary life.
*
On the day of leaving for Beijing, Wen Nuan did not ask her comrades from the kitchen team to see her off, nor did she ask Gu Qinglan to come over.
Sister Guihua was still in confinement, so it was not convenient for her to go out to see her off, so Wen Nuan planned to leave quietly.
Lele was still yawning, holding his doll and rubbing his eyes: "Mom, are we going to Great Grandpa's place?"
Mother Chen held Zhou Zhou, who was still sleeping, and responded, "Yes, Lele doesn't like it?"
Lele shouted excitedly: "I like it, I like it very much."
Her great-grandfather's house even has a TV!
Wen Nuan followed Gu Qinghan out of the yard with her bag in her arms, saying, "You don't have to pack so much. Don't you have to come back often?"
Gu Qinghan's military status is still in North City, and the new fighter jets have not been fully debugged yet, so he will definitely have to come back here.
And Wen Nuan also plans to bring her children back to play during next summer vacation.
Gu Qinghan smiled and said, "How many things can I use by myself? A bed, quilt, clothes and so on will be enough."
When he lived in the dormitory before, he only had some basic daily necessities, but when he packed up this time, he realized that their family had so many things.
Wen Nuan said, "Well, let's go."
Just as she walked towards the jeep, Wen Nuan saw Gu Qinglan and sister-in-law Juxiang walking towards her quickly. She waved from a distance: "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, wait for us."
Wen Nuan waited by the car for a while, then asked, "Didn't I tell you not to come?"
"Isn't there some food for you in the car? Here you go." Sister Juxiang handed over a large pile of rice cakes. They were still warm to the touch and seemed to have been made early in the morning.
Gu Qinglan also took out a few strings of candied haws and said with a smile, "These are for our Lele. They are her favorite candied haws."
As soon as Lele saw the food, his eyes started to light up. He dropped the doll in his hand and walked over to take the candied haws that Gu Qinglan had bought.
"Thank you, Auntie. I love eating candied haws so much." Lele took a few strings of candied haws wrapped in oil paper bags and hugged them in his arms. Then he added with a smile, "It would be nice if there were some popsicles as well."
Gu Qinglan frowned. How come this little guy can eat more than her
Wen Nuan looked at Sister Juxiang and Gu Qinglan with a calm expression: "Then we are leaving. You guys should go back to work later."
"Well, hurry up and get in the car. We'll go back after your car leaves." Sister Juxiang gestured for them to get in the car so as not to waste their time.
Wen Nuan led Le Le to the back seat, and after closing the door, she poked her head out and looked at Gu Qinglan and Sister Juxiang outside the car, "Go home, there's no need to see you off."
Just after she finished speaking, Sister Guihua came to the fence of the yard wearing a thin coat and a hat: "Xiao Nuan, Le Le, have a safe journey."
"Okay, thank you sister-in-law, go back quickly and stop being blown by the wind." Wen Nuan's eyes were a little itchy, but she still waved to them as usual.
Gu Qinghan probably knew what she was thinking, so he started the car directly, said a few words to Qinglan outside, and drove away.
Gu Qinglan, who was at the back, couldn't help crying. As she watched the car drive away, she hugged sister-in-law Juxiang and started crying: "It will probably be difficult to see sister-in-law and Lele in the future."
Sister Juxiang comforted him, "It's okay, it's not like we'll never see each other again. Didn't your sister-in-law ask you to take the exam to become a doctor? When you pass, you can follow Doctor Li to a big hospital in Beijing."
Sister Juxiang's eyes were also wet because of this girl's crying.
When Gu Qinglan heard this, she stopped talking immediately and said, "Yeah, I have to prepare well and take the doctor's license exam by the end of the year."
Then maybe she could go to a hospital in Beijing in the future, and buy all kinds of delicious and fun things for Lele and the two little boys.
Deng Juxiang looked at Gu Qinglan's emotions, which came and went quickly, and was immediately amused by her.
*
It took Wen Nuan three full days to pack up everything in the courtyard.
Because Commander Lu went to the frontier area, it was not convenient for her to enter the Air Force compound at this time, so she moved into the courtyard with her children and Chen Ma.
The courtyard has been renovated, and locust trees and pomegranate trees, as well as some seasonal flowers and plants, have been planted in the yard.
Moreover, every house is equipped with a stove, so it won’t be too cold when winter comes.
In the past few days, the neighbors in the alley knew that they were back and came to say hello. Wen Nuan sent some snacks that she had prepared in advance to some of the neighbors, hoping to build better relationships with everyone.
After cleaning up, Lele saw Wen Nuan busy in the yard, so he walked over and said, "Mom, Bao Bao can walk by himself now, go check on him."
The two little boys will be one year old next month. Before, they had been trying to learn to walk by holding on to the furniture and walls at home. It seems that they have almost learned it now.
Wen Nuan brushed off the dust on her hands, then scooped a spoonful of water before returning to the main room.
As expected, Bao Bao, the little dumpling, was standing in the spacious main room, but she didn't dare to take a step. After she saw Wen Nuan come in, she lifted her little feet and walked towards her, "Mom, Mom."
Wen Nuan picked up Bao Bao and kissed him on the face: "Bao Bao is awesome, he actually learned to walk!"
The little guy was happy, hugged the warm neck and called her twice.
Zhou Zhou, who was sitting on the cool mat, saw this and turned over, stood up, walked towards Wen Nuan, and opened his arms: "Mom, hug me."
Compared to Baobao, Zhouzhou learned to walk half a month earlier and speaks more clearly.
Lele said it was all her credit, because she liked to talk to her two younger brothers all day long, so Zhou Zhou learned so quickly.
Wen Nuan squatted down, hugged the two boys and kissed each of them: "Bao Bao and Zhou Zhou are both great, I will reward you with a chicken drumstick later."
When Lele heard this, he hugged Wen Nuan's neck from behind and shouted excitedly: "Mom, I want a chicken drumstick too!"
Wen Nuan was almost strangled to death by the little guy, so she said, "All of them."
Lele kissed her warm face and asked in a baby voice, "Mom, when are we going to Grandpa's house? I want to go to Grandpa's house."
When the little guy came to Beijing, he thought he was going to the Air Force compound, but he didn't expect to come to a courtyard house.
It's so boring here. Zhuzi is not here, and neither are Xiaodong and Xiaomei. I can only watch her mother clean the house every day.
Why.
Chen's mother just came out of the kitchen with a pot of hot water. When she heard Lele's question, she said, "Isn't it good here? It's so spacious, you still have room to have fun."
It was still a little inconvenient to live in the compound. Although Commander Lu lived in a single-family house, the life in the army was mostly regular, and there were many leaders.
Mother Chen went there several times, but always felt a little timid. She thought it was more comfortable to live in this courtyard.
You can also chat with your neighbors.
Wen Nuan smiled and said, "Don't listen to Le Le, she just wants to watch TV."
Mother Chen looked at Lele and said with a smile, "Lele, Mr. Zhao told me before that watching too much TV is not good for your eyes. You should watch less."
Lele frowned: "But I can still see with my eyes!"
"Stop talking so much. It will be too late when you can't even see!" Wen Nuan pulled her down from behind and said, "Le Le, wash your hands and eat quickly. I'll take you to see your new kindergarten later and take care of your household registration."
Commander Lu has already enrolled his child in a kindergarten at the Air Force compound. He will have to go there later to submit the documents and transfer his household registration, otherwise his child will not be able to continue his studies.
In this era, if you don’t have a local hukou, you can neither go to school nor find a job, and everything is restricted.
=So Wen Nuan thought about transferring Le Le's household registration first so that she could go to school in September. Otherwise, if she continued to play, she would lose her focus.
As for hers, it cannot be transferred yet because it follows Gu Qinghan's military status.
*
After dinner, Wen Nuan put Bao Bao and Zhou Zhou Nai to sleep first before taking Le Le out.
Commander Lu has already asked Uncle Zhao to prepare the household registration information, so we can just go to the Air Force compound to handle it later.
After Gu Qinghan arrived in Beijing, he went on a mission, so Wen Nuan took the little one out and planned to take the bus.
Lele walked on the street holding Wen Nuan's hand and asked coquettishly: "Mom, are we going to take that big car?"
Lele has always had a deep impression of buses, and she had always wanted Wen Nuan to take her on one.
But I never found the opportunity, and now I can finally take her for a ride. No wonder Lele was so excited along the way.
Wen Nuan looked back at her and said with a smile, "Yes, but we have to wait a while."
When Lele heard this, he jumped up excitedly: "Great, I want to ride in a big car!"
Wen Nuan pulled the child to her side and said, "There may be a lot of people on the bus later, remember to hold your hand tightly and don't run around, okay?"
There are still relatively many people in Beijing, and it’s not like a family compound where if you get lost you may not be able to leave the door, so you can just look for it yourself in the compound.
But it is hard to find someone if you get lost in a place like Beijing, and the most important thing is that you are afraid of encountering kidnappers.
"Okay, I get it. I will definitely hold on to my mother's hand tightly and won't walk around." The little guy looked pretty cute wearing a little hat.
They were lucky and waited for about five minutes at the platform before a bus came.
Today is not the weekend, so there are still a few seats in the car. Wen Nuan took Le Le to the empty seat in the back.
Wen Nuan let Le Le sit in the car and said, "Be good and don't move. If you feel carsick, tell me, okay?"
Lele doesn't get carsick very often. Even when he was a few months old, he didn't get carsick when he took a train from his hometown to Beijing.
But the bus has a smell, stops and starts, and is a little more shaky than the train.
Lele was relatively well-behaved and didn't make much noise the whole time. He just loved looking at the street scenes outside and muttering to himself, asking Wen Nuan where this was and what this was all the time.
There were several children in the car, and for some reason, one of the children who was being held kept crying.
He looked to be about two years old, with his face red from crying, but the lady holding him was indifferent. She even slapped the child's buttocks hard twice and said something with gritted teeth.
Then, the child slowly stopped crying. Wen Nuan looked at him for a while, and when she saw that the child was no longer crying, she looked away.
Gradually, more and more people got on. Because it was the off-peak time in the afternoon, the number of buses had probably decreased. Many people got on at two stations.
All of a sudden, the bus was packed with people.
Just as Wen Nuan was about to leave a seat for someone in need, an old lady started to speak in a bossy tone: "I say, some people have such low standards. An adult with a child is taking up two seats. Are they blind? Can't they see that there are so many people standing on the bus?"
Because Wen Nuan was sitting in front of the old lady, many people heard the scolding and looked over.
I happened to see Wen Nuan and Le Le sitting in a seat, so it was clear who the old lady was scolding.
Wen Nuan raised her head with a faint smile on her lips and looked at the middle-aged woman: "Auntie, my child and I both have tickets. We paid for them. Why can't we sit?"
Beijing has monthly bus passes, but Wen Nuan had only been here for a few days and hadn't gotten one yet, so she paid for two people when she got on the bus.
Moreover, this lady’s attitude was too bad. Wen Nuan would not give way to her even if she wanted to!
When the old lady heard this, her face changed. "No, I also bought a ticket. You and your child can sit together. Why can't you leave a seat for the old man? You have to make an old man stand. You are so heartless!"
The old lady acted as if it was a matter of course.
It seems as if the whole world revolves around her.
Wen Nuan originally planned to give up her seat, but when she heard the old lady start scolding her, she felt that there was no need to give up her seat to her.
He just takes advantage of his seniority and is unreasonable.
Wen Nuan smiled and looked at the other person: "I don't think you are old at all, Auntie. When you scold people, you are full of energy and look much stronger than us young people. So you just want to bully people, right? You scold whoever you catch."
"You—" The old lady was so angry that her eyelids kept twitching. She pointed her finger at Wen Nuan, "Do you understand respecting the elderly and loving the young? Not only did you not give up your seat to the elderly, but you also acted so confidently? You still want to accuse me of bullying you? Am I bullying you? I am teaching you how to behave!"
It seemed that this was the first time that the old lady encountered such a sharp-tongued girl, who looked like she wanted to eat someone.
But Wen Nuan was not afraid of her and chuckled: "Auntie, you were not scolding me just now, but scolding yourself for your low quality? That's right, it's really not good to make loud noises in public."
"You, you, you—" The auntie's face immediately turned red and her neck became thick. "You are a stinky girl from another place, do you really think we are easy to bully? Today I will educate you on behalf of your parents, so that you know that when you come to our Beijing city, you must abide by the rules here!"
The middle-aged woman looked like she was about to have a fight and looked very angry.
"Oh? How are you going to teach me a lesson?" Wen Nuan raised her eyes and looked at the other person: "Are you going to hit me? You are threatening me in such a public place. How come you sound even more arrogant and overbearing than the landlords in the past?! Besides, aren't locals and outsiders all Chinese? Why do you sound like you don't take the country seriously and have your own set of rules?"
The people around looked over, as they were already a little tired from the crowd.
Now hearing Wen Nuan say this, he immediately became curious and looked towards her.
Wen Nuan looks delicate and gentle, but she is surprisingly eloquent when she speaks.
The point is, she was right, really right. This auntie even has her own set of rules
Who dares to abide by such rules
An old man saw Wen Nuan and the little girl and said, "Auntie, please don't embarrass us, okay? This is Chinese land, we are all descendants of Yan and Huang, there is only one rule here, and that is respect!"
Someone chimed in, saying, "Auntie, I think you are the one with the least manners. You scold a little girl and a child like this. What's the difference between you and the landlords in the old society?"
"Whose elder is this? Come and take care of him! He keeps talking about locals and outsiders. It's too harsh to listen to. He's embarrassed himself in front of the leader. Shut up!"
The old lady was suddenly pointed at and scolded by the people in the car, and she became panicked.
Afraid that someone on the bus might recognize him, he covered his face repeatedly, dared not say a word, and squeezed forward.
At this moment, the driver had just stopped in front of a platform and heard someone arguing, so he pulled the handbrake.
Then he pointed at the old lady and said, "It's you again. Last time you made a female comrade cry. If it happens again, I will report it to the stationmaster and the police!"
The aunt panicked instantly and said hurriedly: "No, no, no, I won't say anything, okay? I'll shut up!"
The driver pointed at her and yelled, "Is it time for you to shut up? Hurry up and apologize to that woman, or I'll take you to the police station!"
The old lady swallowed, her face turned pale, and her lips trembled.
But under the fierce look of the driver, the aunt still looked over to Wen Nuan reluctantly and said, "I'm sorry."
The older sister at the side said, "Auntie, why is your voice different from when you were cursing just now? Who can hear it?"
The old lady gritted her teeth, her chest rising and falling with anger, and said loudly, "Comrade, I'm sorry."
He smiled warmly, but ignored her. He didn't want to forgive this kind of person who took advantage of others and bullied the weak!
Everyone looked at Wen Nuan and consoled her, "Girl, don't listen to her nonsense. This kind of person is a rare individual. We locals don't have this or that rule, and we're not like her. We're all family, so don't worry and come here to play."
Wen Nuan smiled: "Okay, thank you, I like it here very much."
When the elder sister heard this, she immediately became enthusiastic.
She could tell that Wen Nuan's accent was not that of a local, so she began to patiently introduce her to the popular attractions in Beijing.
Wen Nuan gave her a seat and asked her to sit down and talk. However, the older sister kept talking until she realized she had missed her stop and hurriedly ended the topic.
Wen Nuan watched the older sister get off the bus, only to find that she had also missed her stop!
Just as she was about to get off the bus and walk back, the lady who was holding the two-year-old child also got off the bus.
She looked around furtively for a few times, then held the child and cursed with gritted teeth: "If you cry again, I will beat you to death!"