"Ge Yun is here?" Seeing his partner coming back, Tian Mi rubbed his face, sat up from the bed lazily, and asked casually.
Well. One can't take a nap. She will be sleepy. She was not sleepy originally, but she becomes even sleepier after sleeping.
Lou Lu replied with a light "hmm." He placed the kettle and teacup in his hands on the table by the window, then bent down and began to move a stool.
Tian Mi was puzzled: "What are you doing?"
"My elder sister stewed some frozen pears with rock sugar. Don't you like it? I brought it to you." Obviously, when he said "bring it to you", he meant not only bringing it from the kitchen to the bedroom, but also bringing it to the bed.
Tian Mi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It was fine to eat the frozen pear on the kang bed, but she was really afraid of the trouble of eating it on the bed. If it dripped on her, she would have to clean it up. Ahem, the main reason was laziness, so she turned over and got out of bed: "I'll come down to eat."
Although I said I was going to get down, my butt really didn't want to leave the warmth, so I finally compromised by sitting on the edge of the bed and eating with a spoon.
She had never eaten frozen pears before, not even the original ones. She had to admit that she was amazed when she ate them for the first time. She felt that the softened frozen pears had more juice and were sweeter than fresh pears.
Pears stewed with rock sugar are not as delicious as frozen pears, but the frozen pears are kept under close watch, and holding warm stewed pears on a cold day is a unique experience.
Tian Mi not only scooped the food up for herself, but also fed her partner a bite from time to time.
But after a few times, I found that he didn't like sweets very much, so I didn't force him anymore. I just half leaned against him and finished it all one spoonful at a time.
Hmm. A little full.
Lou Luhui took the empty teacup and asked, "Do you want more?"
"No, I'm full."
The capacity of the teacup is quite large. I didn’t notice it when I was eating, I just ate it mouthful by mouthful. Only after I finished eating did I realize that my belly was full of water and my stomach felt a little uncomfortable.
Seeing the man get up and go out to wash the teacup, she simply couldn't sit still anymore and got up to digest her food.
When I left the bedroom, I found that only my elder sister and Guoguo were at home.
Tian Mi walked over to help peel chestnuts: "Has Ge Yun gone home?"
Tian Yu nodded: "Is there something going on in the house? I asked her to sit here for a while and drink the sweet soup before going back, but she refused, saying that something was stewing on the stove, so she took the sweet soup back. In my opinion, it doesn't matter if she goes outside and has to cook it again when she comes back, which is a waste of firewood."
"Sister, I seem to see bruises under the corners of Comrade Ge Yun's eyes." Lou Luhui, who was washing teacups in the kitchen, heard this and thought about the casual glance he got when he came out before, and his face turned a little unhappy.
He didn't think much about it at the time, but now combined with what his elder sister had just said, the uncertainty suddenly became much clearer.
I'm afraid Qian Sheng has taken action against Comrade Ge Yun
Lou Luhuiben had always felt that this man was a little bit arrogant and liked to brag. If he even hit a woman, he was simply not a man.
But it was difficult for him to take charge of this matter, after all, Qian Sheng was not his subordinate.
Tian Mi was quite sensitive to the issue of domestic violence, and immediately frowned when she heard this.
She looked at the person who had come to her side, pulled him to sit next to her, and after seeing the affirmation in his eyes again, she sighed in her heart.
Various reports in later generations confirmed that once the bad habit of domestic violence begins, it is too easy to happen a second time, a third time, and countless times.
As for how to deal with it, either you stop the loss in time and get a divorce and leave, or you fight violence with violence and kill him all at once to shock him.
Otherwise, he would just be like his original self, being soft-hearted and accepting his fate again and again, and in the end he would be ruined.
But in this day and age, divorce is not that easy.
All I can say is that if this happened to her, Tian Mi would definitely go all out to make a big deal out of it and then get divorced.
After all, things had gotten so bad that she wanted to live more than deal with the pointing and talking of others.
But what about Ge Yun
Tian Mi had almost no contact with her, but from the few words he heard from the eldest sister, he could tell that she was a very shy and gentle person. Generally speaking, her personality was too soft.
And from the fact that she chose to conceal the domestic violence she suffered, we can roughly guess that she did not want to make a big deal out of it.
Tian Yu didn't understand what his brother-in-law meant at first.
When I picked up another chestnut, I realized what my brother-in-law was talking about.
She stood up with a "whoosh!", without even taking off her apron, with a dark face, and was about to rush out aggressively.
Tian Mi was prepared and grabbed the person: "Sister, calm down! Don't be impulsive!"
"I can't calm down, you bastard. I told you that Qian was not a good person, but he was not only hypocritical, but also beat a woman? I don't want to tear him apart, do you really think Xiaoyun has no family or something?"
Not to mention, if her best friend was beaten up by a scumbag, haha, Tian Mi would definitely put a sack on her and fight back overnight.
But the situation is different now.
Ge Yun obviously didn't want to make a big deal out of the matter. If his elder sister rushed over without caring about anything, he would not only not be appreciated, but also affect the relationship between friends.
It's not that Tian Mi thinks the worst of people, it's just that such things are not uncommon.
The most urgent task is to confirm whether the domestic violence is true, and then clarify Ge Yun's attitude before doing anything else.
Tian Yu was just furious, but after her sister's persuasion, she regained her senses. She took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I know what to do. I won't make it difficult for Xiaoyun."
As she spoke, she untied her apron and walked out quickly.
But after taking a few steps, he seemed to remember something, turned back to the kitchen, grabbed some peanuts, prepared the props for the visit, put on his jacket, and hurried out.
After the elder sister left, Tian Mi asked curiously, "If Qian Sheng's affair is exposed, will it affect his work? Or will it cause him to retire from the army?"
Although he knew that his subordinate was very angry, Lou Luhui still told the truth: "It's hard to say, but as long as Qian Sheng makes a self-criticism in time, promises not to commit the same offense again, and obtains the forgiveness of Comrade Ge Yun, the punishment will not be too severe. But no matter what, he has problems with his ideology and political awareness, and he won't be able to move up in the next few years. I remember that Qian Sheng is 30 years old this year. In a few years, if he is still in the deputy regiment, he will most likely be transferred to the local area."
In peacetime, it is difficult to accumulate military merits, so there is no one who stands out. Everyone just accumulates experience, and there will always be people who are eliminated, so the age of future officers will also be a big hurdle.
"This is too good of a bargain for him. How sad." Tian Mi said angrily.
In fact, she also knew that domestic violence was not uncommon in later generations, let alone in this era. Not to mention men, many women felt that being beaten by men was no big deal. Which couple doesn't fight
It's simply too much to complain about!
Anyway, she absolutely cannot accept the use of violence between husband and wife to solve problems.
Lou Luhui raised his hand and rubbed the angry girl: "Actually, this matter still depends on Comrade Ge Yun's own opinion. We are outsiders and cannot make decisions for her."
Of course Tian Mi understood the reason, otherwise she would not have held her elder sister just now.
But reason is reason, and those who should be angry will still be angry. In the end, Tian Mi hugged Xiao Guoguo and decided to suck the human cub to ease her depressed emotions.
The eldest sister was gone for a long time, and Tian Mi played with the chubby girl Guoguo for half an hour, making the little girl, who loved to laugh, giggle so much that her face turned red from laughing, and she didn't come back.
Seeing that it was past nine o'clock, she took her partner and the baby into the kitchen to prepare lunch.
The kitchen is full of ingredients, most of which are brought back by my brother-in-law after his morning exercise, when he takes a detour to the quartermaster.
Zhong Yuxiu's mother-in-law was there, and Tian Yu and Chen Gang, her sister's husband and matchmaker, entertained her with the utmost enthusiasm.
So now, there was not only mutton and pork in the kitchen, but also a fish.
This food is comparable to the Chinese New Year's meal.
Lou Luhui rolled up his sleeves and said, "I'll clean up, you look after the child."
"can you cook?"
Lou Luhui shook his head honestly: "I only know how to make dumplings. I learned it in the army, but I can learn it."
Hmm. Her attitude was very serious. Tian Mi was not the kind of devoted woman. Since her boyfriend offered to help, she stood by the side holding the little fat girl, giving verbal instructions while fantasizing: "If you are willing to learn, I am of course willing to teach you, so that we can cook together in the future."
The simple soldier in the 1970s had no idea of the tricks in his partner's mind. As the girl finished speaking, a warm picture appeared in his mind.
As a result, his mood suddenly became even more cheerful.
Their little life alone.
It's really exciting.
Tian Mi felt sorry for her own man, and she was not a cruel person. After all, he had just fallen into an ice hole, so she only asked Lou Luhui to cut the mutton into pieces and the pork into slices, and then she didn't order anyone else around.
Instead, he stuffed the little fat girl into his arms and then processed the rest of the ingredients himself.
Of course, when it comes to sweet talk, she is absolutely unambiguous. When doing good things, she has to leave her name behind: "Leave it to me, you just need to be in charge of the fire. This is a good opportunity for your mother to taste my cooking skills."
Lou Luhui obediently held the little fat girl and sat behind the stove: "My mother doesn't care about this. She herself has rarely been to the kitchen in her life, and she has no such requirements for my eldest sister, so you don't have to feel too burdened."
When they first met, Tian Mi learned from her boyfriend that he had an older sister who was two years older than him.
Her name is Lou Yannan. She also joined the army, but she is a very good military doctor. She is now in Beijing. She has been married for several years, but has never had children. She said that she has no time to do so. This makes the elders on both sides very anxious, and they think she is making excuses.
Tian Mi was not qualified to express any opinion, but she admired her secretly in her heart. In this era, an elder sister-in-law who didn't want to have a baby was definitely a tough person, and really enviable.
Unlike her, she is just a vulgar guy who is very aware of the current situation. She knows that she can't protect herself, so she honestly finds a reliable person to marry.
Thinking of this, Tian Mi walked towards the man squatting in the stove, picking up firewood, holding a kitchen knife. Then, in his puzzled look, she leaned over and bit his cheek. "Bang!"
Well, such a handsome and well-behaved guy needs to be kissed more, otherwise it would be a big loss. She doesn’t like to suffer losses the most.
Lou Luhui couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth when he was suddenly kissed. Just as he was about to reach out and pull the person into his arms to kiss him back, he heard a milky voice between the two of them: "Guoguo, you want a kiss too."
Tian Mi was amused by the little girl and bent down to kiss her chubby cheek.
"What kiss?" Just then, Tian Yu walked in with a tense expression.
"Mom, Second Aunt, uh.uh."
"Ahem. Nothing much. By the way, sis, what did Ge Yun say?"
As expected, Tian Yu was diverted from the topic. She took the kitchen knife from her sister and started chopping vegetables. She was obviously venting her anger on the vegetables. "Qian Sheng, that bastard, really did start fighting. Xiaoyun didn't want to show it to me at first. You don't know, half of his face is bruised. He got beaten a few days ago. I didn't know what he looked like before. He's a heartless man. Qian Sheng is a piece of shit, and his sister is bad too. Qian Jingjing instigated the couple to fight this time."
At this point, Tian Yu's hands moved more heavily, and his voice was choked with sobs: "Mi girl, you don't know that Qian Jingjing has been calling Xiaoyun a fool and a fat pig behind her back. Even Qian Sheng despises her for being fat and ugly. It's really too bullying. If you don't like her, why provoke her? If you provoke her and don't cherish her, bah! Men really are not good!"
"Ahem. Sister, my brother-in-law is fine."
"Your brother-in-law is an exception!"
"My family, Lou Luhui, is pretty good too."
Hearing this, Tian Yu looked at her brother-in-law who was sitting in the stove holding his fat daughter, and showed her kitchen knife: "Men will change. If you don't know before marriage, you can see clearly after marriage. If he treats my sister badly after marriage."
Lou Lu returns.
Tian Mi suppressed her laughter and changed the subject: "I remember Ge Yun's child is only six months old, right?"
"It's only been six months."
"At six months old, she is still breastfeeding. Given her physique, isn't it normal for her to be a little fat? Besides, being fat or thin is not the standard for determining a person's beauty. In the Tang Dynasty, fat was considered beautiful. And Ge Yun is not ugly?" Although she is not considered a beauty, she is not ugly either. The Qian family's brother and sister are simply amazing. They are crazy and infuriating. "What does she say about this?"
Tian Yu got even angrier when this was mentioned, but this time, it was more of a feeling of disappointment: "Xiao Yun is such a fool. She actually told me that she was blind and could only accept it. She would just take care of her son from now on. How is that possible? How could we not have any interactions if we lived under the same roof? I don't think it's bullshit. If you accept your fate, then it's all over."
Tian Mi agreed with her elder sister's point of view, but was worried that she would end up being in trouble, so she gently reminded her: "Then what did you tell her? Actually, we can't say too much."
"I know what you are worried about. I won't make decisions for others. How can I have such a big face? I just analyzed the situation for her. If she wants to live on, she has to teach Qian Sheng a lesson. Either make a big fuss and make that bastard Qian Sheng afraid to do anything in the future. Or tell his parents' home and have someone from his parents beat Qian Sheng up. Then, one is one and two is two. Give an explanation. It is absolutely not okay to let her go lightly. By the way, there's Qian Jingjing. She's a troublemaker. She has to be sent back. What a piece of shit. She eats and drinks her sister-in-law's money and even looks down on her. I've never seen anyone so shameless." Tian Yu became more and more angry as he spoke, and he started to rant again.
Tian Mi also came to the conclusion that divorce seemed unlikely.
As expected, I can’t tell whether it was expected or unexpected, I just felt depressed, probably because of the helplessness of the times.
During lunch, Zhong Yuxiu received the good news that her daughter-in-law had decided to hold the wedding soon in order to please her. She was really surprised and excited.
First, he held Tian Mi's hand and praised her a lot, then he told Tian Yu that his relative was too reasonable, and that it was a blessing for his son to marry Tian Mi after a hundred years of hard work.
As a mother, who wouldn't want to attend her son and daughter-in-law's wedding? Even though offering tea and kowtowing are not allowed now, as long as she sees them taking the wedding vows together, she feels that the trip is complete.
But in the midst of satisfaction, I couldn't help but feel a little guilty.
Zhong Yuxiu always felt that the wedding was too shabby.
She also collected a lot of beautiful jewelry, such as jade and gold. It was not convenient to carry it with her, let alone send it out. My daughter was married in Beijing, so her share was given to her before the wedding, but the daughter-in-law's share could only be given to her when she went to Beijing.
After dinner, Tian Mi took the initiative to take her future mother-in-law to visit their home. In fact, the houses here are basically the same, and the furniture is uniformly equipped in the army. The only problem is the size of the house.
But as a mother, she cared about her children and naturally accepted the invitation with joy.
This time, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law did not ask Lou Lu to go back to accompany them. Instead, they walked hand in hand and went to the new house together.
The family members in the compound were puzzled by what they saw. Aren’t mother-in-law and daughter-in-law supposed to be mortal enemies
After a few days of renovation, the house looks much tidier than before.
Not only is the furniture fully equipped, but even the door is paved with gravel and bricks.
This way, the door won't be too dirty whether it rains or snows.
The last time Tian Mi came here, there were still some scattered weeds around, but now they have been cleaned up.
After walking around the place several times, Zhong Yuxiu said that it was clean, but it lacked vitality and she still needed to buy some things.
Tian Mi agreed with this point, so she told her about several places that she had planned to rectify.
Of course, she was not stupid and did not say all her ideas out loud. After all, according to her plan, it would cost a lot of money to complete all the renovations.
On the other hand, Ms. Zhong Yuxiu not only thought that her daughter-in-law's idea was very good, but also gave a lot of suggestions. It can be seen at first glance that she is a veteran spendthrift. It can be seen at first glance that she is a person with taste and aesthetics.
It was during this close chat that the two discovered that their preferences were surprisingly similar, and they both liked things that were a little romantic.
You know what, when you look at people through a filter, you really think that the other person is good in every way.
For example, Zhong Yuxiu, who had been grateful to her daughter-in-law for saving her son, had put on a thick filter. Now that she had thrown away her politeness and gotten so warm, the filter seemed to be welded to her eyes.
I can't even pull it out!
Urban area.
This is the location of the guesthouse where Tian Mi stayed after getting off the train when she came here.
Driving from the army station yourself is much faster than taking the bus, but a one-way trip, even without wind or snow, takes more than three hours. Including the trip back, one day is enough.
But if they happened to encounter a snowstorm halfway, it would be normal that they could not return, so when they set out, the two were already prepared to spend the night in the city.
The two set out before dawn.
The journey was smooth, so by the time we arrived in the city, it was just after seven o'clock.
There was still more than half an hour before the supply and marketing cooperative opened, so the two thought about it and went to the state-owned restaurant to have a meal of mutton noodle soup.
The mutton soup at this time does not have any messy additives. It is pure natural mutton, simmered over high, medium or low heat for most of the day to make a milky white soup. When eaten with the chewy hand-made noodles, the body that was a little frozen in the car will immediately become warm.
It’s so warm, Tian Mi squinted her eyes and sighed.
Lou Luhui was sweating all over his forehead.
Not to mention, in such cold weather, having a bowl of hot noodle soup is simply amazing. The young couple ate and drank to their heart's content, and their faces became rosy.
After eating, they sat in the state-owned restaurant for a while and enjoyed the warmth inside.
Of course, you can't sit too conspicuously. You have to leave some soup in the bowl, otherwise the waiter will chase you away when he sees the empty bowl.
Fortunately, it was soon time for the supply and marketing cooperative to open, and when the waiter looked at them with a sullen look for the Nth time, the two neatly dressed people smiled at each other and left the hot and fragrant state-owned restaurant together.
In fact, unless it is necessary, cats would enjoy this kind of weather best at home.
The supply and marketing cooperatives in the city are actually very similar to those in town. Apart from having a few bigger storefronts and a wider variety of items, there's really nothing special about them.
However, there were some advantages as well. Perhaps because the weather was too cold, few people were willing to go out, so the supply and marketing cooperative was not as crowded as Tian Mi had imagined.
Of course, there were still people buying things, but it was definitely not crowded.
Tian Mi had a lot of things to buy, including things for herself and her elder sister, as well as things asked for by the family members in the housing estate.
Even if the things they ask to buy are available at the town's supply and marketing cooperative, many people still magically believe that things in big cities must be better than those in small towns.
Although Tian Mi felt a little helpless, she couldn't refuse to take the child with her, after all, they would be neighbors in the future.
So, he bought things one by one. There were so many things that he soon attracted the attention of all the staff in the supply and marketing cooperative, including the other guests.
Tian Mi thought, if her boyfriend hadn't always had a cold face, looked fierce, and wore a military uniform with four pockets, the busy service staff would have been angry with him long ago, instead of being like now, feeling aggrieved and gloomy, but not daring to say a word.
By the time I finished buying everything, three hours had passed.
I didn’t buy everything on the list, but luckily I managed to buy the things I urgently needed.
The two did not go back immediately, but went to the 621 Farm, which was half an hour's drive from the city, to meet the Mongolian man Cheng Lang and tell him the news that they were going to get married.
Cheng Lang looked just as he had before. After a warm hug, he said in a clear voice, "You're not bad, boy. It's much faster than I expected. You can finally get married before the New Year. The wedding is scheduled for tomorrow, right? Don't worry, I'll rush over."
People are in high spirits when they are happy. Lou Luhui couldn't hold back at this moment. He smiled and said, "Bring my sister-in-law and nephew with us."
Cheng Lang patted his friend's shoulder vigorously, and then smiled at his brother and sister-in-law, "Haha, everyone go, everyone go. Congratulations, you are getting married!"
Hearing this, Tian Mi looked up at Lou Luhui. She still clearly remembered that not long ago, when she first came here, she felt panic and doubt because of the unfamiliar environment, but this time, she only had expectations for the future in her heart.
Huihui, we are getting married!
Feeling the little girl's somewhat mischievous gaze, Lou Luhui also lowered his eyes, and as they looked at each other, both of them curved their eyebrows.
Yes, they are getting married!
(End of this chapter)