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

Zhou Chuan quickly finished the rice in his bowl and got up to cook for Xiao Beichen: "Ranran, go and scoop out all the rice from the pot. Auntie is going to cook for your dad now."

Xiao Ran took the bowl and ran to the kitchen to get rice. Only the little girl and Commander Xiao were left at the table. When the commander saw that the two of them had left and that the other one was not very talkative, he quickly grabbed a piece of chicken and put it in his mouth before turning around and going upstairs.

When Xiao Ran returned to the table with the rice, he noticed that one piece of chicken was missing. He glanced suspiciously at his younger sister, who was tied to a chair by her aunt and couldn't move.

The other one left, and besides, it seemed unlikely that it was him. After thinking about it for a while, Xiao Ran stopped thinking about it. He figured he must have misjudged the situation...

At this moment, the serious-looking Commander Xiao took clean clothes downstairs, carried a bucket of cold water from outside, and went straight to the bathroom.

Zhou Chuan went to the storage room on the first floor. When he was scooping rice, Xiao Ran felt very distressed. "Auntie, he can't eat that much."

"This was bought with his money. He's the one who's going to eat it. I'll buy it for you next time when he runs out."

Knowing Xiao Beichen's large size, Zhou Chuan couldn't quite gauge his appetite, so he still cooked half a pot of rice. If there were any leftovers, he would burn them into crispy rice crusts for Xiao Ran to eat.

She also took pictures of two cucumbers, which she bought from Li Dazui. A dime could buy more than ten cucumbers. These days, they have been buying most of their vegetables from her. They keep asking people for more, but no one is willing to do that!

The ingredients for the cucumber salad were all ready-made: vinegar, sugar, and soy sauce. Finally, some braised chicken broth was poured over it, and it tasted quite good.

I also made a cucumber soup. Judging from Xiao Beichen's disheveled appearance when he returned, he must have had a tough time. Cucumber soup is the most refreshing and warming soup.

After smashing the cucumbers and cooking the soup, Zhou Chuan took the opportunity to clean up and tidy the countertop before the rice was even cooked.

"Um... thank you!" Commander Xiao looked much better after taking a shower. He dawdled into the kitchen and accidentally glanced at a plate of smashed cucumbers and a large bowl of cucumber soup on the counter. He swallowed hard.

He glanced at her again before looking away. "I... I didn't mean that. I meant thank you for taking care of the two kids these past few days..."

Zhou Chuan continued tidying the table: "No need to thank me, thank old man Yang if you want, he gave me fifty yuan." After tidying the table, she glanced outside carefully, afraid that Xiao Ran would hear, and lowered her voice by eight octaves, "Now that you're back, I have to go."

Commander Xiao nervously glanced back at his son in the restaurant, only to find his son looking at him as well. His Adam's apple bobbed. "Comrade Zhou Chuan, we'll talk about this later..." Before Commander Xiao could finish speaking, he heard his son roar.

"What are you doing? Are you trying to kick my aunt out again!" Xiao Ran stood in front of Zhou Chuan like a guardian angel. "If you kick my aunt out, I won't stay here either. After you lose... lose your son, who will take care of you in your old age!"

Zhou Chuan quickly covered Xiao Ran's mouth: "You child, what nonsense are you talking about? Your father was just thanking me!" After saying that, Xiao Ran smiled awkwardly at Commander Xiao, "This child is just honest. I bought him a few chickens to eat, and he opened his heart to me."

Before Commander Xiao could speak, she quickly pulled the child to the living room. Once the child was a distance away from his father, she tapped his forehead and scolded him, "Are you stupid? You blurt out all the truths!"

Xiao Ran stubbornly raised his head, refusing to admit he was wrong: "He bullied you!"

Zhou Chuan looked over there again and saw that the person was playing with the little girl. She lowered her voice and continued to scold him: "You said what you just said to protect me? You're hurting me!" She looked over there again, "He can definitely guess that I taught you what you just said. Do you think he'll be happy? He'll probably hate me."

Zhou Chuan patted Xiao Ran's hair. He meant well, but Xiao Ran was just too clumsy and couldn't keep his mouth shut.

"You, you never think before you speak. It was the same when you ran away from home. You were so stupid. You didn't even know to drink the chicken soup first. Oh dear... Auntie is really worried about you. What are you going to do?"

Xiao Ran hadn't expected his good intentions to backfire, and he might even cause his aunt to be kicked out by his father. He immediately threw himself into Zhou Chuan's arms and cried, "Auntie, I didn't mean to, please don't go..."

Commander Xiao, who had been eavesdropping, rushed over to comfort his son when he saw him crying: "It's alright, it's alright. Dad won't drive your aunt away, and your aunt won't leave. Don't cry, be good!"

He did want to hug his son, but his son snuggled into someone else's arms. He tried to pull him away twice, but his son only hugged him tighter. He had no choice but to shamelessly stand by and comfort the other person verbally.

Zhou Chuan, listening from the side, got goosebumps all over; it was just too cheesy.

After her father finished speaking, Zhou Chuan felt she had to say something, otherwise she would seem too cold-blooded. Even someone as assertive as her had become so sentimental today; if she didn't say something, wouldn't she appear rather cold-blooded? So she patted Xiao Ran on the back:

"Stop crying, you're a grown man now. You'll be able to get married in a couple of years. Stop crying!"

Xiao Ran rubbed his eyes, looking at Zhou Chuan with a shy expression: "I'm not going to get married..."

Zhou Chuan lightly slapped him: "Alright, alright, stop being shameless. We might not even be able to marry you then."

Commander Xiao felt uncomfortable listening to this and wanted to say something—how could his son not even be able to find a wife?—but in the end, he only moved his jaw and didn't dare to say anything.

Old Ma had already told him everything that had happened while he was away. He was so worried when he heard it that his heart almost stopped. Fortunately, his son was found in the end, and it was a false alarm. However, Old Ma also reminded him to keep this Comrade Zhou calm for now, because no matter what, he was genuinely good to the child.

Forget it, as long as she's good to his child, that's fine. Given his current situation, he'll still have to go out frequently in the future, and he won't be able to find someone more suitable than her anytime soon. If she has a bad temper, so be it; if she has a sharp tongue, so be it. At worst, he'll just avoid her.

Watching his son being "beaten" while grinning broadly, Commander Xiao wiped his eyes with a pang of sadness. "Sigh, why is there so much sand in the room..."

Zhou Chuan felt a little sorry for Xiao Ran when he saw Xiao Ran's silly smile, but all good things must come to an end.

While Commander Xiao was eating, Zhou Chuan went back to the nanny's room to pack his personal belongings. After everyone finished eating, she helped wash the dishes and chopsticks. Zhou Chuan then went back to the nanny's room to take out his baggage, planning to spend the night at the clinic and leave early the next morning.

Xiao Ran was playing in the living room when she saw Zhou Chuan come out carrying another package, and she was immediately stunned: "Auntie?"

"Comrade Zhou, what are you doing?"

Commander Xiao was sitting in the living room watching the children play, waiting for a suitable opportunity to have a chat with someone. Unexpectedly, before he could even talk to anyone, the person picked up their package and prepared to leave.

Xiao Ran stood anxiously in front of Zhou Chuan, holding him tightly with both hands.

Seeing Xiao Ran like that, Zhou Chuan felt bad too, but she had been through a lot and could still keep a straight face. She naturally pulled Xiao Ran away and put her arm around him, saying, "Your dad is back, isn't he? It's not appropriate for Auntie to stay at your house any longer. Auntie will move back to the health center and come over later to make you some crispy rice crusts."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ran glared at Commander Xiao with resentment: "It's all your fault! As soon as you came back, Auntie was about to leave!"

Commander Xiao ignored Xiao Ran. He didn't believe her words at all; they could only fool a child. Old Ma had just told him that Comrade Zhou was probably going to leave as soon as he got home. Now that she was saying this, she was probably leaving first thing tomorrow morning.

He just got back, and she left... She's going to get him killed!

We absolutely cannot let her leave!

Commander Xiao ran upstairs, gathered two changes of clothes, and came down: "Comrade Zhou, you don't need to leave, I'll go, I'll go to the dormitory." After saying that, he ran off like a gust of wind.

"Hey, hey, don't run away..." Zhou Chuan had barely shouted when he was already gone.

As soon as Xiao Ran saw his father leave, he immediately became happy again: "Auntie, he's gone! You don't have to leave."

Zhou Chuan glanced at the silly-looking child beside him, then slumped onto the sofa in despair. Having such a heartless son must be quite a challenge for his father.

After clearing the table, Zhou Chuan prepared to give the two little ones a bath. Before the water was even hot, Xiao Ran fell asleep on the sofa, and the other little one also slumped down next to his brother, sitting and asleep.

Completely charmed, Zhou Chuan gently picked up the two darlings and took them back to their respective rooms.