Although Wen Ci had only joined the hospital after moving to the base with the army, she was still entitled to seven days of marriage leave. The Northwest Military Region might be poor, but its benefits were excellent.
Downstairs in the family courtyard, Zhao Dongmei sat on a chair with a shoe insole in her hands, listening to everyone gossip. She was just like the other unemployed military wives.
They could only pass the days by chatting with their neighbors.
"Mr. Huo's family is really generous, offering a 28-inch roadster bicycle just like that."
"Tell me about it. That's a 28-inch roadster we're talking about. Never mind the high price; the industrial coupons you need to buy a bicycle are incredibly hard to come by. I heard that on the black market, the coupons alone cost as much as the bicycle itself."
The others sitting with her widened their eyes. "That expensive?"
