Chapter 320: I haven’t gotten used to the fact that my eldest granddaughter is not at home.
Shen Shuyu smiled and poured them a cup of sugar water. The sisters-in-law drank it and found it sweet. They smiled even more brightly. "We are not outsiders. Why do we need to add sugar?"
Shen Shuyu smiled and said, "I have listened to what my sister-in-law said. I will not let you go next time you come."
"No need to release them. They are not outsiders. They are neighbors. It is said that distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. We are all from the same family compound. We can treat each other as family members in the future."
She was a new bride following the army, and the sisters-in-law were very curious about her. They had a lot of topics to talk about, and Shen Shuyu spoke to them with a smile the whole time.
The sisters-in-law felt that Deputy Captain Gu’s wife was easy to get along with. Their men’s positions were not as high as hers, but she didn’t put on airs at all.
Wang Chunmiao patted Shen Shuyu's hand and said, "Sister Shen, you just got here and you are not familiar with this. If you have any questions, come and find your sister-in-law."
Chen Dani looked at the large piece of land in the yard and said, "Sister Shen, your yard is so big, do you want to grow some vegetables? My sister-in-law has seeds. If you want to grow them, come to my sister-in-law's house and get them."
Zhang Sufen also said, "I have seeds at home too, you can come to my house and get them."
After a while, he called the girl over.
"Sister-in-law, just call me by my name."
The four of them chatted for a while. Shen Shuyu still had to cook, so the sisters-in-law didn't bother her too much. "Shuyu, you go ahead and do your thing. Come back home and play when you have time."
Not long after they left, everyone in the family compound knew that Deputy Commander Gu had brought his wife to join the army. His wife was fair and tender, loved to laugh, and was easy to get along with.
The others were curious and pretended to pass by to see if Deputy Captain Gu’s wife was really that beautiful.
Although Gu Jiandong had a expressionless face in the army, his expression was quite intimidating when he didn't speak.
But he is tall and handsome, and he has achieved the position of deputy regiment commander at such a young age. His future is limitless.
Nowadays, when you see an outstanding comrade, who wouldn’t want to bring him/her back home? There are many aunts and sisters in their natal families or in-laws’ families.
One sister-in-law even asked her husband to find out from Gu Jiandong whether he had any idea of a blind date, but Gu Jiandong rejected her request on the grounds that he already had an engagement as a child.
No one believes it. If there was a child marriage, he should have been married long ago at his age.
But there is nothing you can do if you don't believe it, they don't mean that.
Shen Shuyu fried bacon and garlic shoots at noon. The garlic shoots were picked by her second aunt from the fields and stuffed into her bag. Shen Shuyu rummaged through the bag and found a bunch of garlic shoots inside.
There were dried wild vegetables, and Shen Shuyu also made a wild vegetable and egg soup.
The staple food is steamed buns made by Gu Jiandong.
Shen Shuyu ate quickly. After she was full, she sat in the yard with Bai Luobo. When she saw someone, she smiled and greeted them.
Knowing that everyone was curious about her and would stop at the door from time to time to look in, Shen Shuyu did not get annoyed. She let everyone watch her openly. When they saw them standing at the door for a long time, she even let them come in and sit for a while to drink some water or something.
Of course, she felt in advance that the other party had no ill will towards her. If she felt that the other party had ill will, Shen Shuyu would not bother to pay attention to him.
Most people are kind to her, but of course most of them are just curious.
As a person, no matter how good at getting along with others, you can't be liked by everyone. There will always be one or two people who hate you wherever you go.
Sitting in the yard, Shen Shuyu felt the inexplicable hostility of two or three of her sisters-in-law towards her.
One of Bai Luoboduo's followers immediately bared his teeth at them.
If Shen Shuyu hadn't held it back, it would have chased people all the way home.
Shen Shuyu remembered that she had not told her family about her arrival in the army, so she asked Gu Jiandong, "Gu Jiandong, have you sent a telegram to your grandparents? They will be worried if they don't receive the telegram."
"I called Xiaoqiu. Grandma and grandpa will know when Xiaoqiu gets home from get off work."
Mr. and Mrs. Shen were indeed worried about their granddaughter. They kept complaining at home, "I wonder if our little girl has made it to the army."
Shen Qiu rode his bicycle very fast after get off work today. When he got home, he shouted, "Grandma and grandpa, Brother Jiandong called me. He said that he and my elder sister have arrived in the army. They arrived yesterday."
Li Caixia patted her, "Jiandong and your eldest sister are married, you should call him brother-in-law."
Shen Qiu touched his head, "I'm just used to it, it's hard to change it for the time being."
"Xiao Qiu, did your elder sister tell me how she is doing in the army? Is she used to the food? Is she used to the living conditions?"
The eldest granddaughter went to the army. Old Mrs. Shen couldn't eat or sleep well, fearing that her eldest granddaughter had suffered any injustice.
Although Jiandong is a good child worthy of trust, Grandma Shen is worried because the child is not with her.
They raised their eldest granddaughter with great care. The more they give, the deeper the affection. It has been several days, and they are still not used to the fact that their eldest granddaughter is not at home.
"Grandma, my eldest sister just arrived yesterday. She hasn't even lived here for two days. How can I know if she is used to it? I will call her in a few days. If you are worried, you can call her too."
"Okay, okay, your grandfather and I will call and ask about it in a few days."
Worried that her granddaughter might not be used to living there, Old Lady Shen no longer worried about the expensive phone bills.
The money spent on the phone call can be recovered by her and the old man saving a little money. The old lady doesn't spend much money in the countryside in a year.
When her eldest granddaughter was at home, Grandma Shen did not restrict her food. She would cook whatever her granddaughter wanted to eat and she would eat fine grains every two or three days.
Now that the eldest granddaughter has joined the army, Grandma Shen and her family have to eat pickles and drink corn porridge every day.
I don't even want to add a drop of oil when boiling vegetables.
Shen Qiuxin said that she had to tell her eldest sister about this, only then would her grandparents listen to her.
"Grandma, what are you having for dinner tonight?"
"What can I eat? Your second aunt made some steamed buns for tonight. Do you want to eat two more?"
Shen Qiu went into the kitchen and saw that it was indeed steamed corn bread. "Grandma, why don't you mix some fine grains in it? It will make your throat hurt."
"What's so sour about this? We country people eat this all the time, how can we not get used to it?" Old Mrs. Shen didn't care. Since Guaibao was not at home, they could eat anything.
Shen Qiu stopped talking. It wasn't because he couldn't get used to the food, but because his grandmother used to mix some fine grains into the steamed corn bread when she made it, so it wouldn't make the throat ache. Now that his eldest sister is not at home, they are reluctant to even mix in fine grains.
Li Caixia and her daughter whispered, "Your elder sister is not at home, and your grandparents can only eat one steamed bun for a day."
Shen Chunling took out a pen and paper and said, "I wrote a letter to Shu Yu. Do you want to say anything?"
Saying that it must have been said, Zhang Cuicui and the others said a few words each and asked Shen Chunling to write them down on paper.
"Aunt Chunling, what are you writing? Have my sister Shuyu and Jiandong arrived at the army yet?"
Goudan, Jinbao and a few other little kids came in to ask. These days, this group of kids come almost every day to ask whether their sister Shuyu and brother Jiandong have arrived at the army. They ask very diligently.
"Here I am, here I am. I arrived yesterday. I am writing a letter to your sister Shu Yu. Do you want to say anything?"
Naturally, some children had something to say. The group of them chattered non-stop, and Shen Chunling couldn't write down all of them.