A stunning beauty arrived on the island; she invented everything from childcare to babysitting.

As soon as An Ning stepped out, Zhao Xuemei from next door followed her out. Before An Ning had gone far, Zhao Xuemei grabbed her and whispered, "Where are you going? That old woman is causing trouble again. Be careful she doesn't use this as an excuse to make trouble later."

“I just noticed that Guo Shuzhen doesn’t look well. If we don’t do anything about it, something bad might happen.”

"Ah...that's it..."

Zhao Xuemei ultimately couldn't bring herself to be ruthless, after all, she had a pretty good relationship with Guo Shuzhen back then.

"Let's go and take a look!"

Anning walked alongside her, saying, "Ni'er saw it too; we can't let the child help."

Zhao Xuemei said understandingly, "You really have to set a good example for your children. Girls are better. Look at my son, his eyesight is just like his father's, he can't see anything at all. He's so young and already blind, I don't know if he'll ever be able to find a wife!"

An Ning chuckled: "Getting married is still a long way off, why think about it so early? Besides, Pengfei is clever, who knows, he might be able to earn money to hire a nanny in the future?"

"Hey! Don't talk nonsense. Hiring a nanny is something capitalists do. We ordinary folks can't do that!"

"Not necessarily. Look at the leaders in our army, they all have orderlys, right? It's just a different name. They do all sorts of daily tasks."

An Ning's flattery was spot on, and Zhao Xuemei couldn't help but smile brightly: "Oh dear, even his father hasn't reached that point yet! I wonder if that kid has the fate to do so."

Although Zhao Xuemei didn't say anything, An Ning heard some rumors about her family after arriving at the army.

The man Wang Xiuying mentioned who moved here before reaching the battalion level was Zhao Xuemei's husband, Xu Desheng. An Ning didn't know Xu Desheng's specific situation, but judging from the few words Zhao Xuemei spoke during this period, he was not a simple person.

Like the neighbor next door, Wei Hong's husband, Aunt Wu's son, who is also Guo Shuzhen's husband, doesn't do anything else. He just stays at home and only goes out occasionally.

Only Zhao Xuemei's husband, Xu Desheng, rarely came back, even though he was always in the army.

And the people in her neighbor's house on the other side are nowhere to be found. We haven't heard anything about what's happening there yet. All we can see from their yards are withered vegetables and overgrown weeds.

However, the fact that Wang Xiuying didn't dare to make a move on that house shows that the family wasn't someone to be trifled with.

The two women hadn't been following for long when they heard a commotion behind them. Aunt Wu, who had been arranging for her daughter-in-law to go out and fetch water, had also come out and followed them.

However, since she didn't speak, Anning and Zhao Xuemei didn't care and quickly walked towards Guo Shuzhen in front.

Most people have finished dinner now. For everyone's safety, the water pump by the well has been turned off, leaving only a plug lying forlornly on the side. The original socket is gone, so Guo Shuzhen can only use the conventional method to fetch water.

With her large pregnant belly, even placing the bucket by the well was extremely difficult for her.

Anning went to greet her: "You're pregnant and it's inconvenient for you, let me help you!"

Hearing the noise, Guo Shuzhen looked gratefully at An Ning and Zhao Xuemei.

"thank you all……"

However, before she could move aside, Aunt Wu darted forward, her eyes like those of a venomous snake ready to bite. Her gaze swept over An Ning and Zhao Xuemei, giving them an unsettling feeling.

"No need, we don't need anyone else to help with our chores."

Aunt Wu flatly refused Anning's help and became sarcastic.

“We are all from poor families, and we grew up doing manual labor. It’s just fetching water, why would we need help from others? We are not like some people who can easily call on so many people to help with household chores. When I was pregnant, I still went to the fields with everyone!”

An Ning ignored her completely and instead looked at Guo Shuzhen by the well, reminding her again, "You don't look too well either, do you need any help?"

Hearing this, Aunt Wu became displeased, and her voice suddenly became sharp: "I had heard before that you weren't a very good person and didn't like to promote unity, but I never expected that your conscience would be so wicked, cursing my daughter-in-law's baby to have problems! How can there be such a person in the world!"

Her sharp voice attracted the attention of the residents in the building. Some of them who were nearby and heard the whole story immediately spoke up for Anning: "You old woman, you are so unreasonable! You asked your pregnant daughter-in-law to fetch water, and when she wanted to help, you wouldn't allow it. Later, when she reminded her to take care of her health, you still had a problem with that. Now you even have the nerve to bite the hand that feeds you!"

When Aunt Wu first came to the army, she was willing to go up and chat with everyone she met, and soon everyone got to know her.

But after they discovered that she liked to take advantage of others, everyone stopped paying attention to her.

But she didn't care at all, and she still shamelessly went forward every time.

Therefore, many people have opinions about her, and speaking up for An Ning this time is also to vent their anger.

The entire building here is inhabited by family members. The person who was speaking did not go out or open the window, so Aunt Wu had no idea who was talking.

Her face flushed red, and she snapped, "What do you know? I've had two sons, how could I not know what it's like for a pregnant woman? I'm doing this for her own good. Only by exercising regularly during pregnancy will she have the strength to give birth!"

Immediately, someone mocked, "Oh, you've only had two? Wang Xiuying had three sons in a row and you're still so knowledgeable. Why did she bring her parents over to take care of her just because she was pregnant with her fourth child? You haven't had as many children as she has!"

Yes, Wang Xiuying's initial reason for bringing her parents to the army was that she was pregnant and couldn't work, and she also had three sons to take care of, so she needed someone to lend a hand.

Wang Xiuying slunk back to her hometown, and people used her as an example, since she was very proud of giving birth to three sons in a row.

Although Aunt Wu had only been in the army for a short time, she knew about Wang Xiuying's situation, and she was furious when she heard this person compare her to Wang Xiuying.

"Who? Who said that? Come out here! If you've got the guts, confront me face to face!"

However, she was met with silence.

This apartment building is six stories high, with ten households on each floor. If you don't know the person speaking, who would know who they are?

Unable to find anyone, she could only vent her anger on her daughter-in-law, Guo Shuzhen, who was standing by the well: "You, Guo Shuzhen, what kind of daughter-in-law are you? Your mother-in-law is being bullied, and you just stand by and watch! Aren't you going to hurry up and fetch the water and take it back? Haven't you embarrassed yourself enough already?"

Guo Shuzhen couldn't muster any resistance after hearing Aunt Wu's words. She could only lower her head, wipe away her tears, and fill the bucket she had brought with her.

An Ning and Zhao Xuemei watched from the sidelines, shaking their heads in disbelief.

If Aunt Wu weren't here, things would be better. Now that she's standing here, there's nothing they can do even if they wanted to help.