I was reborn after my cousin stole my life.

Chapter 73: Going to Work Together

On this day off, early in the morning, Yuan Xiu was taken by Jiang Zhou onto a bus heading into the city.

Upon arriving in the city, the two went straight to the department store.

At the wardrobe counter, Jiang Zhou stretched out his hand, pointing to the clothes hanging behind the sales clerk, "Could you please take down this blue cotton coat for me to look at, and that mustard yellow one, and also take down those corduroy pants..."

Seeing that he was wearing a military overcoat, the saleswoman wasn't worried that he couldn't afford it and was just looking around aimlessly. She took down the items he pointed to and put them on the counter for him to see.

Jiang Zhou picked up the blue cotton-padded jacket, shook it, and held it open in front of Yuan Xiu by the collar. "Come on, try it on."

Yuan Xiu took off her old cotton-padded coat, turned her back to Jiang Zhou, and reached into the sleeve...

"How is it?" Jiang Zhou asked.

Yuan Xiu nodded.

"This one will do," Jiang Zhou said to the sales clerk. "Could you please give us a receipt for this one?"

He then had Yuan Xiu try on another outfit. She didn't need to try on the pants; they were about the right size after comparing them. It only took about ten minutes to buy two outfits.

The saleswoman said to Yuan Xiu with envy, "Comrade, your husband is so generous to you! He buys clothes without batting an eye. No wonder he's a cadre; he has so much money and so many coupons. Why didn't I marry a soldier back then...?"

Jiang Zhou went to pay, and the saleswoman chatted with Yuan Xiu about how she almost went on a blind date with a soldier back then.

Even after Jiang Zhou returned with the receipt showing he had paid the bill, she was still not satisfied.

After buying the clothes, the two didn't rush back. Jiang Zhou took Yuan Xiu for a walk in the park, had lunch in the city, and then started heading back.

……

On Monday, Yuan Xiu got up very early, two hours earlier than usual.

She quietly put on her clothes and shoes, picked up her textbooks, gently opened the bedroom door, turned on the living room light, and sat down at the dining table.

What she didn't notice was that Jiang Zhou woke up the moment she got out of bed.

As she lay on the dining table reading, Jiang Zhou was also peeking at her through the crack in the door.

Two hours passed in the blink of an eye. Yuan Xiu put down her book and prepared to go to the kitchen to cook.

"I'll go, you keep watching."

Jiang Zhou came out of the bedroom, buttoning his shirt. Seeing Yuan Xiu standing there, he pressed her shoulder to make her sit down again. "I'll do it. From now on, I'll make breakfast, and you can make dinner. Eat something nice at night, and just make something simple for breakfast. I can't cook anything fancy."

After he finished speaking, he went to the kitchen. After taking a few steps, he found Yuan Xiu following behind him.

What are you doing?

Yuan Xiu hugged the book to her chest tightly. "The kitchen is warm."

The kitchen was really warm, with porridge bubbling away on the stove. Jiang Zhou, wearing an apron that was clearly two sizes too small, stood in front of the stove, stirring the porridge in the bowl with chopsticks.

Yuan Xiu sat on a stool, warming herself by the fire, intently reading the book in her hands.

If you don't understand something, just hold the book out to Jiang Zhou and ask him, and you'll find out the answer.

"There's not enough water. Add some more so the egg pancakes will be softer."

He even gave Jiangzhou pointers on how to make a good egg pancake.

Aside from the fact that the pancake wasn't perfectly round and was a bit too thick, it tasted fine.

After breakfast, the two tidied themselves up.

Yuan Xiu put on her new cotton-padded jacket, slung a brand-new military green satchel she found in Jiang Zhou's luggage over her shoulder, and went out with Jiang Zhou.

The military hospital is a bit far from the compound, about a 20-minute walk, but even faster by bike. Finally, the bicycle we bought at home has come in handy.

The direction of the battalion headquarters and the direction of the military hospital were on the same route. Jiang Zhou got into the car first, with one foot on the footrest and the other on the ground. He turned around and beckoned Yuan Xiu to get in the car.

"You ride first, I'll jog over and get on."

"Get on first, then I'll ride. Do you think I can't carry you?"

You can't doubt anything, but you can't let your wife doubt your abilities.

Jiang Zhou frowned. "Come up!"

Yuan Xiu originally thought that it would be easier for Jiang Zhou to take care of her that way, so since he said so, she naturally couldn't say anything more.

I had just sat down when the door next to me opened.

Sister-in-law Guiying poked her head out. "Hey! What's going on here? Are you two going to work together?"

Yuan Xiu greeted her with a smile.

Instructor Liu also came out, and seeing this, he laughed and said, "Does this mean I'll have to commute to and from get off work alone from now on?"

Sister-in-law Guiying glanced at him and said, "If it's not just one person, how many do you expect? Xiao Jiang will be with his wife from now on, so hurry up and leave."

After saying that, he smiled and said to Yuan Xiu, "Little Yuan, focus on your work. We'll come to the hospital to see you when we have time."

Yuan Xiu laughed and said, "Sister-in-law, what's so interesting about the hospital?"

"It looks great, of course it looks great! We need to check out your work environment. Let's hurry up and make sure we're not late."

Jiang Zhou pushed off with his feet, and the bicycle sped along the path in the family quarters, quickly leaving Instructor Liu behind.

Jiang Zhou was indeed very 'capable'; with people behind him, he didn't even shake the handrail when starting, holding it very steadily.

When they encountered acquaintances on the road, seeing that he and his wife were traveling together, they couldn't help but ask, "I'm taking my wife to work." Jiang Zhou replied, "I'm taking my wife to work."

Not many people knew that Yuan Xiu had a job, so now that they did, they were sure to ask which organization it was.

Knowing that she worked in the pharmacy of a military hospital, everyone praised her as a good unit.

Once the two had ridden away, someone started muttering, "How come Battalion Commander Jiang's wife is working at the military hospital? Does she know medicine?"

"I don't know, I've never heard of it..."

The military hospital arrived in just a few minutes.

Jiang Zhou locked the bike in the shed, handed the key to Yuan Xiu, and patted her shoulder reassuringly. "Don't be nervous. Do what you can, and if you can't, just quit. Our family doesn't need your salary. If anyone causes trouble or bullies you, don't be stupid and let them bully you. Report them if you should. If the leaders don't care, just tell me."

Yuan Xiu glanced at him and said, "I understand."

Is this treating her like a child?

She may not be very smart, but she's not so stupid as to be bullied and not say anything.

Of course, the past life is the past life; she doesn't want to be a bitter gourd in this life.

"Go."

Yuan Xiu gripped the strap of her handbag, took three steps, turned back, and saw Jiang Zhou was still there. She took three more steps...

"You should go too, don't be late."

Jiang Zhou waved goodbye before leaving.

Watching him leave the hospital, Yuan Xiu breathed a sigh of relief. Looking back at the hospital sign hanging above the entrance, she cheered herself up, straightened her shoulders, and strode inside!

At this time of day, there was no one else in the hospital lobby except for the staff.

Upon entering, Yuan Xiu first saw two pharmacies on the left and right, with the registration and payment counters in the middle, arranged in a triangular shape on the first floor.

The pharmacy was empty except for one staff member sitting at the registration counter. He had probably just arrived and was pouring water from a thermos into his cup.

"Hello, comrade."