novellhall Chapter 184 It's just a toilet, isn't it?
Chapter 184 It's just a toilet, isn't it?
Qiao An knew that Huo Jiyun was an impatient person, but she didn't expect him to be so efficient.
The next morning, Huo Jiyun arrived with a truckload of bricks and six soldiers.
When so many soldiers suddenly poured into the family compound, everyone thought that more military dependents had come.
It turned out that Huo Jiyun's family was building a toilet.
In no time, the story of Huo Jiyun's doting on his wife spread like wildfire.
Lin Wan felt terrible after hearing this.
Since Huo Jiyun returned to the army, he hasn't given her a single penny in the past few months, and he hasn't even given Fan Tao a kind look anymore.
No matter how much Fan Tao called him "Dad Huo," Huo Jiyun completely ignored him.
She also said that he should call him "uncle" from now on, and not "Dad Huo" anymore.
Now that Qiao An has arrived, Huo Jiyun has no regard for them, mother and son.
They're actually building a toilet for Qiao An now?
"Look at this, how outrageous! Among all the military dependents in our compound, who is as pampered as Qiao An? Is she some rich young lady? Making her husband go home and build a toilet, isn't she ashamed?" Guo Caifeng said, cracking sunflower seeds, her tone sharp and sarcastic.
"Hey, it's a case of one willing to hit and the other willing to be hit. Everyone knows that Commander Huo slurred his words when he was drunk. They did that thing during the Spring Festival. If you count the months, she's at most four months pregnant, but look at her belly, she looks like she's more than six months along." Shi Man crossed her legs and spat sunflower seed shells onto the ground.
Zhao Chunxia burst into laughter upon hearing this, "Commander Huo is great at fighting, but he's really no good when it comes to women. He was completely fooled by a little girl."
Several women were playing with crickets at Lin Wan's house.
Cliques and factions also formed within the military compound.
Shi Man, Zhao Chunxia, Guo Caifeng, and Lin Wan were a group.
Yue Na and Le Guyu are straightforward people and don't like to deal with people like Guo Caifeng.
So they never came to Lin Wan's house. They would go to Wang Baohua's house to chat or do handicrafts together.
The same thing can sound completely different when it comes from different people.
Yue Na and the others stood in Wang Baohua's yard, looking towards Qiao An's house.
In no time, the toilets were finished.
"Commander Huo usually seems cold and aloof, but he's actually quite caring."
"You bet, I never expected him to have this side to him."
"The couple has been separated for so many years, and it's not easy for them to be together again. We have to feel sorry for them. Qiao An is a single woman raising a child alone in her hometown. It's not easy for her."
"Yes, her husband left right after she got married. There must be a lot of people in the village gossiping about her. She's so young. It breaks my heart to think about it."
The toilet was cleaned up in one morning.
Qiao An pretended to be busy in the kitchen. When she saw that it was almost time, she put a pot on the stove and cooked more than ten bags of frozen pork and scallion dumplings.
The young soldiers had finished their work and were sitting on the ground to rest when they suddenly smelled a delicious aroma coming from the kitchen.
The regimental commander's family is about to have dinner, so they have to leave quickly.
As soon as he stood up, Qiao An opened the kitchen door and called out to Huo Jiyun.
"Honey, go inside and bring out the table and chairs. I've cooked dumplings. Let these kids eat before you leave."
The six young soldiers, who had all stood up to leave, froze upon hearing Qiao An's words and all looked at Huo Jiyun.
The regimental commander was ruthless and decisive; during training, he was like a living Yama.
No one in the group disapproved of him, and no one was afraid of him.
But now my sister-in-law wants them to stay. Should they stay or not?
They waited for Huo Jiyun to speak.
"You guys stay for dinner." After saying this, Huo Jiyun ran off to the main room to move tables and chairs.
When the dumplings were ready, he rushed to the kitchen, helped Qiao An sit down, and then carried the dumplings back and forth.
The six young soldiers looked at each other in bewilderment.
They had never seen a regimental commander like this before.
"I cooked a lot of pork and scallion dumplings, so eat as much as you like." Joan picked up her chopsticks, gesturing for them to eat.
"Eat."
After Huo Jiyun spoke, the six young soldiers began to wolf down their food without saying a word.
"An'an, there's a kindergarten right next to our compound. I've asked around, and Huo Chen and the other two are all old enough."
"Okay, it's good that I can go to school."
"I also inquired about Fangfang's junior high school enrollment. The results from Zhongchuan Province are recognized by Amutu City. Moreover, I told the education bureau leaders about Fangfang's grades, and they said that Fangfang can choose any junior high school she wants to attend."
Huo Fang's eyes lit up when she heard this. "Second Aunt, I'll find a middle school that's close to home."
"Proximity is only one aspect. First of all, we need to look at the quality of the teachers. Second Aunt, you should do some research on it recently. Anyway, school doesn't start until September, so there's no rush."
The young soldiers' eyes lit up when they heard Huo Jiyun and Qiao An chatting about everyday things.
Today they finally witnessed a side of their commander that no one else knew.
When did he start speaking to people so gently?
It's like he's become a completely different person.
The young soldiers ate quickly; they finished eating in just over ten minutes.
"Commander, let's go wash the dishes."
Huo Jiyun shook his head. "Go back, all of you. Don't get in my way."
"yes!"
The young soldiers smiled mischievously and ran away from the courtyard.
"An'an, I heard you're treating everyone in the compound to dinner tomorrow? There are so many people, maybe we should wait until after you give birth."
Huo Jiyun went home at noon specifically to talk to her about this.
"It's nothing, just a meal. I feed more than ten people every day at the police station, so this is nothing."
"Besides, I asked Sister Shaoyun, and she said that this is the rule for every family that comes with the military, so we shouldn't make an exception."
Huo Jiyun couldn't persuade Qiao An, so he had no choice but to agree.
He had just offered to help tomorrow at noon when Joanne refused.
Remembering Qiao An's secret, Huo Jiyun stopped talking about it.
Qiao An wasn't idle in the afternoon either. Since she was hosting, she had to go door-to-door to inform everyone.
After going around the compound, everyone knew that Qiao An's family was having a meal tomorrow.
"She's just showing off, building toilets and treating people to meals, what's with all the showing off? Pah!"
Guo Caifeng spat on the ground, and Xia Xiaoyun frowned.
"Mom, you don't need to go tomorrow. Xiaoyun can go instead."
Zeng Fushun knew exactly what his mother was like.
He didn't want to offend Huo Jiyun because of her.
"Why can't I go?" Guo Caifeng raised her eyebrows and put on a bitter face. "I know, you just think I'm a country bumpkin and that I'm embarrassing you."
"I worked day and night in the village to raise you, and in the end I didn't enjoy any happiness. I'm even despised by my son. Why is my life so bitter?"
Hearing Guo Caifeng's sobs, Zeng Fushun rubbed his temples helplessly. "Mom, tomorrow's attendees are all young wives. They'll have plenty to talk about. Just one from each family is enough. Sending too many would be taking advantage of us, wouldn't it?"
"I'm taking advantage? How many bites of rice can an old woman like me eat? What advantage am I taking from them?"
Guo Caifeng put down her chopsticks, and just as she was about to leave, she realized she hadn't eaten yet.
He simply picked all the meat from the dishes into his own bowl and ran back to his room to eat.
The next morning, as soon as Huo Jiyun left, Qiao An got up right after.
Actually, apart from her feet being a little swollen and her being sleepy, she didn't experience any other symptoms during her pregnancy.
If she weren't afraid of her children telling on her, she would even like to practice a few sets of martial arts in the yard every day.