Rebirth: The Courtyard Bride Is Cool and Radiant

Chapter 944 - 946: Mentally Prepared Long Ago

Sister-in-law Lü, after expressing her emotions, realized it might not be appropriate to say such things in front of a newly married military wife: ”Look at my big mouth, don’t let my words scare you off. Actually, under normal circumstances, they won’t be gone for that long on missions.”

Yunyi wiped the smile off her face and earnestly said, ”I knew it wouldn’t be easy being a military wife before marrying Huo Jingrui, so I was mentally prepared.”

Wan Ruhua, upon hearing Yunyi’s words, felt even better about her: ”By the way, now that you’ve moved in, in our residential area, new families usually hold a welcoming gathering. What are your thoughts on that?”

Yunyi had thought about this before: ”Sister-in-law, can you tell me the ins and outs so we don’t accidentally make fools of ourselves due to ignorance?”

Wan Ruhua proceeded to explain the traditions of their residential area in detail to Yunyi: ”It mainly depends on how many people your Deputy Regimental Commander Huo wants to invite.”

Yunyi thought that’s logical; they definitely need to invite guests, but she didn’t want to stand out or appear too stingy—something moderately nice would do.

As the two continued talking, they heard someone speaking outside the courtyard: ”Jingrui, when did you come back?”

”Just this morning, was planning to catch a meal at your place.”

”Come on, you’re in luck today. My wife mentioned yesterday she was making buns today, and she’s quite good at making fillings.”

Just as he finished talking, Wan Ruhua jokingly scolded, ”What’s that supposed to mean, she’s only good at making fillings and everything else doesn’t taste as nice?”

Deputy Regimental Commander Lü Mingliang didn’t dare respond to that, awkwardly smiling, ”Wife, don’t misinterpret my meaning.”

Saying this, he walked into the kitchen.

Upon entering, he noticed someone else was there: ”Who is this?”

Wan Ruhua smiled at Huo Jingrui who followed behind: ”This is Deputy Regimental Commander Huo’s wife.”

Yunyi timely spoke up, ”Hello, I’m Chu Yunyi, Huo Jingrui’s wife.”

Deputy Regimental Commander Lü turned around and playfully punched Huo Jingrui in the chest: ”Well done, brother, you not only accomplished great things on the mission, but also brought back such a beautiful wife. Your luck is something else.”

At first, when they heard about Huo Jingrui transitioning to civilian life, they felt sorry for him, not realizing he was actually on a secret mission.

Huo Jingrui, with a smug look, said, ”Good luck is also a form of strength, indicating that our destiny was predetermined, meant to meet at that time and place.”

Deputy Regimental Commander Lü burst into laughter, ”I see your skin is getting thicker and thicker.”

Wan Ruhua, seeing there was no place to sit in the kitchen, said, ”Mingliang, go chat in the house, the meal will be ready soon.”

After speaking, she looked at Yunyi: ”Sister-in-law, you should also stop working and rest in the house.”

Yunyi didn’t heed her: ”Sister-in-law, you handle something else, I’ll fry the cured fish.”

Wan Ruhua, somewhat embarrassed, said, ”It’s not right to always have you busying about.”

Yunyi kept her hands busy, ”They say distant relatives aren’t as good as close neighbors, we’ll be neighbors from now on, so there’s no need to stand on ceremony.”

Now, Wan Ruhua was entirely fond of Yunyi: ”I like your temperament.”

Thinking that they were among friends now, she felt she should give some advice: ”My neighbor is Commander Qiao’s family from the Third Group; it was their son, Qiao Baogui, who collided with Commander Gong’s wife. Just keep a look out yourself.”

She initially wanted to say that Commander Qiao’s wife, Luo Xiaofang, is someone unclear-minded and likes to take advantage, but she was worried Yunyi would think she was gossiping behind others’ backs, so she subtly hinted instead.

But who is Yunyi? Someone who can raise a child like Qiao Baogui, who doesn’t know the immensity of the sky and earth, probably isn’t a good person to associate with either.