"Don't bully people."

Ye Zhengting and Lu Xiaohua escorted Shen Fenghe to the female soldiers' dormitory, then handed her her bundle to Zhu Jing and gave her a serious word of advice.

"Tch!" Zhu Jing scoffed. "You mean to say, 'Take good care of my sister-in-law,' right?"

"Brother, you're just saying one thing and meaning another!"

Zhu Jing glanced at him, then took Shen Fenghe's arm and went into the building. The move was so quick that Shen Fenghe didn't even have time to say goodbye to Ye Zhengting and Lu Xiaohua.

Seeing Ye Zhengting staring at the two figures disappearing through the door for a long time without looking away, Lu Xiaohua grinned, "Reluctant to part? Then hurry up and get married! That way you can see your sister-in-law every day and even hug her..."

He raised two thumbs up and slyly compared them to each other.

Ye Zhengting didn't even glance at him before turning around and striding away.

"Hey! The team leader is shy again."

Lu Xiaohua's smile grew even more lewd as he eagerly chased after him.

"Sister-in-law, please wait at the door for a moment. Come in after I've cleaned everything up!"

Zhu Jing's dormitory was on the second floor. After excitedly leading Shen Fenghe to the door, she suddenly hesitated, feeling a little embarrassed.

Shen Fenghe smiled and said, "I'm sorry to have troubled you."

"No, no!" Zhu Jing waved her hand as she backed into the dormitory and closed the door. Shen Fenghe then heard a series of ping-pong balls.

Her lips twitched slightly. Was she tidying up the room or playing whack-a-mole?

After waiting at the door for nearly twenty minutes, the dormitory door was not opened again. Instead, Zhu Jing's two roommates arrived.

Although the two were dressed as ordinary female soldiers, they were clearly from a cultural troupe. In addition to their slender and upright figures, they, like Zhu Jing, had permed hair. One had straight bangs and the other had side-swept bangs, both with curls. They also had butterfly hair clips on their heads, with antennae swaying back and forth, making them look playful and cute.

Looking at the two fluttering "butterflies," Shen Fenghe's eyes flickered slightly, unable to hide her envy.

In her previous life, before the tragedy that befell her family, she was dressed up like a little princess by her parents, with endless hair clips in her hair. Later, she followed her father and brother to hide everywhere. For convenience, her father cut off her long hair, and from then on, she had no decorations on her head.

When I grew up, my family was poor, so even when my hair grew long, I would only tie it into braids with a red ribbon.

Until she became Li Qingshou's captive, he bought her many gold ornaments to adorn her, turning her into a doll for him to play with...

"Who is this? They're so good-looking!"

"A new female soldier?"

When Jiang Shanshan and Zhong Jie saw Shen Fenghe, their eyes lit up and they were amazed.

Just as Jiang Shanshan was about to step forward to ask Shen Fenghe about her identity, the dormitory door, which had been closed for a long time, finally opened, revealing Zhu Jing's fluffy head.

"Piggy, what's wrong with you? Are you catching a woman stealing oil in the dorm?"

Looking at her messy hair, Jiang Shanshan was startled.

"Another oil thief in the dorm?" Zhong Jie asked in surprise.

Zhu Jing breathed a sigh of relief, opened the door and pointed inside, "Tidying up the room! Don't pile things on my bunk anymore, my sister-in-law is going to sleep there."

"sister in law?"

"Who?"

Jiang Shanshan and Zhong Jie asked questions in unison.

After asking the question, they all looked at Shen Fenghe beside them, their eyes no longer filled with amazement, but with complex and indescribable emotions.

Zhong Jie was the first to look away, lowering her gaze to the somewhat worn blue cloth shoes on Shen Fenghe's feet.

Jiang Shanshan forced a smile, nodded to Shen Fenghe, and then turned to Zhu Jing to ask, "Why did you let your sister-in-law stay in the dormitory? Shouldn't she have moved into the family compound?"

Zhu Jing explained with a smile, "It's temporary. We need to submit a report for the wedding, so we won't be moving into the family compound anytime soon."

"How come you suddenly have a sister-in-law? I've never heard you mention her before?" Zhong Jie looked at her, smiling, but her eyes were dark.

Zhu Jing glanced quickly at Shen Fenghe, who was bowing her head and remaining silent, and briefly repeated what Zhu Shiying had told her on the phone: "My brother went on a mission to Shancheng last month, and he fell in love with my sister-in-law at first sight."

Actually, she didn't know how the two met or how they fell in love.

But not important!

"Love at first sight..." Zhong Jie said meaningfully, "I never would have guessed that Commander Ye is such a romantic person."

Jiang Shanshan pouted but didn't reply.

Ignoring their petty tantrums, Zhu Jing pulled Shen Fenghe into the dormitory. "Sister-in-law, if you don't like sleeping on the top bunk, I'll switch with you."

"I'm not having trouble sleeping here, but I'm worried that I'll disturb you when I turn over," Shen Fenghe admitted.

She could tell at a glance that the bunk bed was quite old; let alone getting in and out of bed, even the slightest movement on the lower bunk would be clearly felt by the person on the upper bunk.

"My surname is Zhu, and I sleep as well as Pigsy (Zhu Bajie)," Zhu Jing said with a carefree laugh.

Jiang Shanshan chuckled, "Pigsy doesn't share your surname."

Shen Fenghe smiled too.

As the atmosphere gradually warmed up, Zhu Jing remembered to introduce her two roommates to Shen Fenghe.

"The girl with the bob haircut is called Jiang Shanshan, and the girl with the thin bamboo-like figure is called Zhong Jie."

Shen Fenghe smiled shyly and nodded at them. "Comrade Jiang, Comrade Zhong, hello. My name is Shen Fenghe, Fenghe as in half-maple lotus."

"What is a half-maple lotus?" Zhu Jing asked curiously.

Jiang Shanshan raised her hand, "I know! It's a plant that can be used in medicine to treat rheumatism."

"Ah... my empty head has finally been filled with some useful knowledge." Zhu Jing clenched her fist, her clear eyes seemingly tinged with the color of knowledge.

Zhong Jie remained silent, tidying up the miscellaneous items Zhu Jing had piled aside. Out of the corner of her eye, she glanced at Shen Fenghe's graceful figure, her eyes deepening. "Comrade Shen, do your parents agree to you joining them in the military?"

Startled by her sudden question, Shen Fenghe stopped laying out the mat and frowned.

Zhong Jie continued casually, "The conditions in our military region are quite tough, nothing compared to the neighboring Jincheng Military Region. Many military wives don't want to stay here."

Hearing this, Zhu Jing became unhappy and turned to her with a stern face, "What do you mean? Is my brother the kind of person who would let his sister-in-law suffer?"

Zhong Jie pursed her lips, "I just wanted Comrade Shen to understand our situation. Being with the military isn't all about living a life of luxury; it might even be harder than back home."

"Some people from remote mountain villages have never seen soldiers before and think that marrying a soldier will bring them a good life. But when they actually come to the army, they complain endlessly and keep saying they want to go back..."

"Zhong Jie!" Zhu Jing interrupted her sharply, questioning her rudely, "Who are you trying to poison?"

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