Transmigrated into a child bride, she punishes scumbags, raises children, and marries a soldier.

Xiao Ran also sensed something was wrong, and upon hearing his aunt's words, he quickly ran over and stopped the person who was trying to slip away: "Don't go!"

Seeing that he couldn't leave, Commander Xiao had no choice but to sit back down at the table: "It's nothing serious, don't be nervous. I'm just... I'm just a little short on cash right now, but it'll be fine once I get paid. Really, really, I'm telling the truth, so don't worry about me."

Not only was he short of money, he was completely broke. Sigh, he felt a pang of regret, wishing he hadn't come that night.

Zhou Chuan didn't believe him: "You make it sound so easy, but where's your money? If you can't give us a proper explanation, how can we feel at ease?" If it were something that could be solved by waiting for his salary, would he need to come up with a solution? He could just wait.

Commander Xiao looked at his son and then at Zhou Chuan, both of them filled with suspicion. He immediately felt a headache coming on: "I told you everything was fine, why don't you believe me?"

"You need to explain yourself clearly before we can believe you. Tell me where your money went?" Zhou Chuan became even more uneasy when he saw that he still wasn't telling the truth.

"You only have two children, and their food and drink expenses are very low each month. You've never paid me my wages. We don't have many expenses here. Now the question is, where is your money? Did Sister Tian swindle it all out of you?"

The more Zhou Chuan thought about it, the more likely it seemed. This guy was so stupid, giving out ten yuan at a time. Even if he was rich, he couldn't keep up with it.

"Don't talk nonsense!" Xiao Beichen was getting more and more carried away by what he heard, so he quickly clarified, "This is the military base, there are some things we can't say."

I was definitely deceived to some extent, but not by much. Besides, there were considerations regarding the teachers' feelings... so I'll let it go. Some things can't be calculated too clearly.

"Then just tell us! If you keep hiding things like this, it's no wonder I'm starting to overthink!" Zhou Chuan didn't even bother feeding the girl her porridge; she just stared at Commander Xiao. "If you don't explain clearly, we won't have any idea what's going on. Just tell us, what exactly happened?"

Seeing that Commander Xiao denied it very firmly, she didn't mention Sister Tian again. She guessed that Sister Tian had probably been lied to a certain extent, but Commander Xiao wasn't stupid and should have found out soon, otherwise she wouldn't have hired a nanny.

Forced into a corner, Xiao Beichen gave a brief explanation: "I sent some money back to my hometown at the beginning of the year, then hired a nanny, and covered daily expenses... that's about it. Don't worry, I'll be fine once I get my salary at the end of the month."

Zhou Chuan frowned immediately upon hearing this: "Did you send most of your savings back to your hometown? Otherwise, what you're saying doesn't make sense. How much could a nanny cost you? I heard that your nannies are all fired after only a few days of work. You can't possibly pay them a month's salary for just a few days of work, can you?"

Zhou Chuan helped him calculate the details, "Daily food and drink? There are only two children, Xiao Ran and the little girl. How much can they eat and drink? Unless you send most of it back to your hometown, then it makes sense. Am I right?"

He was able to become a regimental commander at such a young age, which means he must have left home to work hard when he was a teenager. He couldn't fulfill his filial duties before, but now that he has the ability, it's normal for him to want to give more money to support his elderly parents.

But he can't send all the money back to his hometown. He still has two children to raise. If he sends it all back, the three of them will starve.

Xiao Beichen sighed: "I've been away from home for so many years, and I haven't been able to be filial to my parents for a single day. I even troubled them to help me raise my son... so I gave them a little more. Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. I'll take care of the money. You guys eat and drink as usual."

Zhou Chuan thought it was Xiao Beichen's family matter that he didn't want to get involved, but recalling how considerate Xiao Ran was to him, and now she seemed afraid of going back to the days of not having enough to eat, Xiao Ran stared at Xiao Beichen with watery eyes, her little hands tightly gripping her clothes.

"I'm truly speechless. You think sending a large sum of money to compensate your parents in the countryside is the end of it? You're so naive!" Zhou Chuan looked at him like he was an idiot.

"What you sent is at most making up for what you owed before. Starting from the month you sent it back, you'll have to send more. If you don't send more... just wait, they'll definitely ask you for it again. Even if your parents feel sorry for you, are your brothers capable? Even if your brothers are capable, what about your sisters-in-law?" It's a bottomless pit.

Zhou Chuan now roughly knows where his money went. "Did you send more money later? And quite a lot at that?"

That's how it is in the countryside. If someone in a family is successful, they have to help their brothers in the countryside. If you don't help, you'll be talked about behind your back. Whether the elderly are intentional or not, they will help the weaker side to get benefits. In their eyes, both sides are their flesh and blood. How can they watch their sons in the countryside suffer and be poor?