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Chapter 190: The Poor Military Wife

Days seemed to be back to normal again.

Gu Mengmeng habitually gets up early, has breakfast, and then drives or takes the bus to work. A group of interns came to the newspaper office. She was promoted to a teacher and brought a senior female student named Xiaochun. She was the second student in Beijing this year.

During the snow, Enya came back, but she lost a lot of weight for no apparent reason. She couldn't find out the reason no matter how much she asked, so she had to conclude that He Yang was in trouble.

There were still a series of interview tasks at work. She took Xiaochun to the scene and entered the military camp. They also went to the home of a military wife from a poor family to express condolences. Xiaochun and her looked at the desolate home with bare walls in the house, and looked at the old man in the cart.

The young children looked at the paralyzed old woman on the bed. The military wife, who was only 30 years old but looked like a 50-year-old woman, faced their sympathetic eyes, but she showed the tenacity and strength in her bones.

"You were recommended by the street for this interview, right?" She rubbed the hair in her hands and asked softly in the dark and damp wooden room.

"Wow!..." When the child in the stroller saw the stranger coming, his soft sobs suddenly turned into howls.

"Well, yes. We are reporters from the military newspaper. When we came to the community to interview military families, the street director begged us to come and have a look." Gu Mengmeng helped her hold the crying child in her arms, and Xiaochun hurriedly brought her

He took out biscuits from the condolence gifts and fed them to him.

The child must have been very hungry. He grabbed it and ate it until his face was covered with crumbs. He was still looking at the strange PLA aunt with tearful eyes.

The military wife helplessly stopped kneading the dough, wanted to clean it up, and took the baby in her arms. Gu Mengmeng waved her hands, held the baby closer to her, and said, "You do your job, I'll hold it, he's just starving.

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The military wife lowered her head bitterly, and started kneading the dough again. She looked at her mother-in-law who was paralyzed on the bed, and said with a hint of sadness in her tone: "There is no other way. In addition to taking care of the children, I also have to greet my mother-in-law..." She

Pointing to her head with her dough finger, "She suffered from brain atrophy and bleeding, and has been paralyzed for four years."

"Can you be busy yourself?" Xiaochun was deeply doubtful.

"You have to be busy even if you are busy. The child's father is a border armed policeman and the breadwinner of the family. His monthly salary, except for living expenses, is sent back to the family. But even so, the family still cannot make ends meet." The military wife's eyes were a little smug.

Tears flashed again, she paused and said, "The child's father, in order to save the traveling expenses, has not been back home for two years."

After hearing this, Gu Mengmeng and Xiaochun looked at each other and felt much heavier.

The military wife also wanted to do a part-time job to reduce the pressure on her family, but her children were young and her mother-in-law was sick, so she was really unable to do all the work.

Gu Mengmeng immediately contacted the street director and asked if the military wife could enjoy preferential treatment and have her child admitted to the community kindergarten for free. The director asked the kindergarten and said that the tuition fee could be waived, but living expenses were unavoidable.

"That's great, thank you, Reporter Gu, for your help!" The military wife was grateful. If the child's problem was solved, then she could really go out.

"I suggest you find a half-day job nearby and work first. After the elderly and children have adapted, I will find a suitable and high-paying job for you," Gu Mengmeng said to her.

she promised.

"Okay! Okay...how do you want me to thank you? Reporter Gu, you are such a good person." She didn't bother rubbing her hands and directly held Gu Mengmeng's hand with her face.

"It's okay, sister-in-law. You are too outspoken."

"Sigh... people nowadays seem to live their lives wearing masks, and no one is willing to be nice to others easily. I am a stupid person, and my superiors came to express their condolences. I dare not open my mouth, and I don't want to cause trouble to the child's father.

With a black face, I have gritted my teeth and endured it all these years."

"I understand, because I am also a military wife." Gu Mengmeng said emotionally. She found that this military wife was very similar to her in some places, such as her tolerant and persistent personality, and... she was used to being silent.

Waiting for the person far away.

Gu Mengmeng put the sleeping child into the car, said goodbye to the military wife and left.

Before leaving, she and Xiaochun went to see the street director. The director was very enthusiastic and said that she would take care of the kindergarten and would definitely get back to her. Gu Mengmeng thanked her and then asked her military wife and mother-in-law about the subsistence allowance.

The director said that he had applied for it a long time ago and would like to see if she is on the list of those who come back this time.

"Oh, to be honest, it's really not easy for that family. We are young and old, and we have a military husband who is an adult and can't help at home. We see it but also feel anxious in our hearts." The director sighed.

"She doesn't want to cause trouble to the organization, so she rarely makes requests. Director, you are a warm-hearted person. I will ask you to take more care of her in the future."

"That's fine, that's for sure. If she wants to find a part-time job or something, just tell me and I'll have a ready-made job here."

"That's great. She was talking about finding a part-time job that can take care of the family."

"No problem, I'll take care of it!"

They looked at each other and smiled.

On the way to report back to the club, Xiaochun's expression was a little serious. She said to Gu Mengmeng: "Teacher Mengmeng, I never thought that soldiers' wives lived like this. I thought they were all as educated and tasteful as you.

A woman with capital.”

Gu Mengmeng smiled and said, "You must have read too many romance novels."

"In fact, many military wives are ordinary and poor people who silently contribute to their work, family, and children without asking for anything in return. Perhaps their material life is poor and not as good as that of urban white-collar entrepreneurs, but their spiritual life is rich.

They have love in their hearts, people they miss, and a national flag and military emblem that they are proud of. Isn’t this also a kind of prosperity?”

Xiaochun nodded thoughtfully. She extended her thumb towards Gu Mengmeng and praised: "Teacher Mengmeng is not easy, I admire you!"

Gu Mengmeng pinched Xiaochun's ponytail and said with a smile: "I still admire your Qingchuan novels. Haha!"

Xiaochun smiled sheepishly. "You made fun of me again..."

The two chatted happily and returned to the newspaper office. As soon as they entered the door, they saw four or five strong men surrounding He Yang and walking toward the door.

"Hey Yang!" Gu Mengmeng felt something was wrong, so she asked Xiaochun to leave first, while she went to greet him.


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