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

After entering the room, the brigade leader and the brigade secretary were invited to take the main seats, while Song Mancang sat next to them.

Hao Ren wanted to come in, since his money was involved, but Song Mancang politely asked him to leave, leaving Song Wenying outside as well.

Just kidding, he's worried about things right now, how could he have time to deal with his son-in-law?

Each person should deal with their own man.

Just now, Song Dongliang pulled him aside to talk, and the implication was that he should handle this matter well today.

As the year draws to a close, it is time for the commune to evaluate the advanced units and brigades. The evaluation will not only consider the grain output of each brigade, but also the results of ideological education for the brigade members.

If this gets out, their brigade won't get the "Advanced" award, and they'll get less money in the end-of-year work points. Then the whole village will hate them.

With this hat on his head, how could Song Mancang possibly sit still?

Can only compromise.

The brigade secretary was a refined man in his early thirties, wearing glasses, and was a cadre sent down from above.

His tone was very kind: "Comrade Xiao Shen, we've heard about your situation. We're here today to help you resolve it. Don't hold back your thoughts; just speak them out, and we'll discuss it together."

As soon as the secretary opened his mouth, An Ning started pinching her thigh to prepare herself emotionally. By the time he finished speaking, An Ning looked like she was about to cry again, and the handprint on her face was still red!

She held Xiao Ni'er's hand, fighting back tears, and sobbed intermittently, "Secretary, Captain, you saw what happened today. If my daughter and I continue to stay in this house, how will we survive? I can bear it, but Xiao Ni'er... she's only five years old! Waaah... I want a divorce."

"no!"

The captain refused without even thinking.

To reiterate, a military spouse divorcing over such a matter would have extremely negative consequences, potentially affecting the entire brigade or even the commune, so it must never happen.

However, he quickly realized his tone was off and hurriedly tried to smooth things over: "Comrade Xiao Shen, the problem mainly lies with the family. Wen Yuan is training hard in the army, protecting the country, and he even sends back a ten-yuan allowance every month. How innocent is he? If you divorce him over this, wouldn't you be missing out on a good man?"

As he spoke, he suddenly winked at Song Mancang.

Although he discovered today that Shen Anning is also two-faced, Song Mancang still refuses to let his son divorce his second daughter-in-law.

Not to mention that Shen Anning brought her own job with her, after losing her job, she cleaned her house spotless. Apart from not having a son, there was almost nothing wrong with it.

If the old lady in the family hadn't gone too far, the other party wouldn't have done such a thing.

He also spoke up, saying, "Second son's wife, we will naturally make up for what we owe you, but don't bring up the divorce again, I will not agree to it."

From the next room came Song Dabao's pig-like screams. Song's sister-in-law wanted to intervene, but Song Dabao had been spoiled by Ma Cuihua and didn't respect his mother at all. So she could only follow behind him, hoping he wouldn't go out and disturb their conversation.

Anning glanced timidly at the room, then patted the little girl's head and lowered her head: "Dabao is too young, I don't blame him, but it will take too long for him to understand, I'm afraid..."

As if she had thought of something, she added, "My younger sister told me before that Wen Yuan wrote back saying that I could go to join the army in a few days. Since you don't agree to the divorce, then Captain and Secretary, could you give me a letter of introduction so I can go with the army?"

Upon hearing this, the group thought it was a good idea.

Song Wenyuan had originally planned to have Shen Anning join the army. Once she left the Song family, she wouldn't have these troublesome things, and their brigade wouldn't be affected.

However, just as Song Mancang was about to agree, Ma Cuihua jumped out and said, "I disagree!"

As soon as she said that, everyone in the room looked at her.

Ma Cuihua has always been a bully at home, but her fighting power outside is less than one percent of what she is at home. Seeing this, she immediately cowered.

She didn't want Shen Anning to go with the army because she didn't want the family to lack a breadwinner, and she didn't want this woman who couldn't bear a son to go to the army to enjoy a life of leisure. Most importantly, she was worried that if Shen Anning went with the army, her son would stop sending money home.

Ma Cuihua racked her brains and came up with a reason: "It's not that simple to accompany someone to the military. Wen Yuan also said before that he would submit an application. If she just goes over without saying a word, wouldn't that be causing trouble for the troops?"

Upon hearing this, An Ning immediately replied, "If the paperwork isn't completed, I'll live in a village near the military base. I have money; I can rent their houses. Once the paperwork is done, I'll move into the family compound."

“What? You have money? That’s money from my daughter…” Ma Cuihua blurted out, then quickly stopped herself.

Song Dongliang shook his head: "Older sister, the secretary and I are both here. You know how Wenying got her job. I think it's not good for anyone to bring this up again. What do you think?"

If it were anything else, Ma Cuihua would have agreed.

But this is money, a thousand dollars!

She retorted, "Even so, we haven't separated our households yet. How can a wife carry her own money? I'm not asking for much. She can keep fifty yuan on her person, and I'll save the rest for her!"

Anning sobbed, "Maybe I should just get a divorce..."

"Don't!"

Even Song Mancang was getting anxious. This old woman who couldn't think straight!

After the three of them talked back and forth, Ma Cuihua finally relented: "Then let's do it this way, but Wen Yuan still has to send back a portion of his monthly allowance. Since he's not home, consider it his retirement money."

An Ning replied indifferently, "If your son is filial, I have no objection."

The conversation has now essentially come to an end, and the goal of maintaining peace has been successfully achieved.

As for Anning's second request to Song Mancang, it was unsuccessful, but the brigade leader helped her get two hundred yuan, which was the amount that the original owner had given to Ma Cuihua.

A great man once said that if you want to open a window in a crowded room, you should suggest opening the roof. That way, after everyone refuses, you can then propose opening the window, and they will all agree.

Her success this time also stemmed from this principle.

With the letter of introduction in hand, Anning packed her things that very night, including the new lock she had just bought.

The next morning, when she left with Xiao Ni'er, only Sister-in-law Song was up, doing the things that the original owner of this body used to have to do.

"If I were you, I wouldn't let my mother-in-law take care of the child. Do you think she'd still consider you her mother then?"

An Ning felt no sympathy whatsoever, only mentioning it lightly. While Sister-in-law Song was still in a daze, she had already turned and left with Xiao Ni'er.

Song Wenyuan was stationed on a southern island, which required a train ride of more than 30 hours from the county seat, followed by a ferry ride to reach the island.

The security situation in that era was very different from that of later generations. The people on the trains were a very diverse group. Not to mention thieves, there were quite a few human traffickers. Many children were lost at the train station.

Anning stuffed the new clothes and food she bought into the innermost burlap sack, changed herself and Xiaonier into their old tattered clothes, and traded them for a few grain cakes and two bottles of water, which was their food for a day and a half.

The original owner and Xiao Ni'er had been abused for years, leaving them emaciated and pale. With An Ning's deliberate attempt to look ugly, they were indeed not targeted along the way and arrived at the peninsula safely.

Before they even got off the bus, they could feel the salty, damp sea breeze.

It's winter now, a time when people in other places need to wear thick cotton-padded coats, but here it's still over ten degrees Celsius.

The more than 30-hour train ride did not dampen Xiao Ni'er's enthusiasm at all. As soon as she got off the train, she hugged Anning and asked in disbelief, "Mom, are we really not going back?"

Anning smiled and patted the little girl's head: "Yes, you don't have to go back anymore. You'll see your dad soon, are you happy?"

The little girl pouted: "I don't want a dad, I have a mom, that's enough!"

An Ning chuckled.

The absence of a father figure over the years has made it difficult for Xiao Ni to have any expectations of him. As for the future, let's talk about that later.

Anning and Xiaoni'er ate a local specialty meal at a state-run restaurant on the peninsula before setting off again for the port to the island.

Although the port is small, it is the economic lifeline of the island, so there are quite a few people. Anning found the ticket office in no time.

Recently, there has only been one ship a day to the port, departing exactly one hour later.

After buying the tickets, Anning hurried to take Xiaonier to find a boat.

However, after looking at the dock for a long time, she felt that all the boats were dilapidated and looked very similar, and she couldn't tell which one was going to the island.

As she looked around, a tall, thin crew member standing in the distance caught her attention.

He was a bit dark-skinned, but his features were very handsome; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him good-looking. Coupled with his tall and upright figure, An Ning spotted him immediately among the crowd.

He looks somewhat like Song Wenyuan from the original owner's memories.

Five years have passed, and the original owner's memories of Song Wenyuan have become blurred. The specific details are long gone, but Song Wenyuan was a soldier, and an officer at that. How could he possibly be a crew member at the port?

So the moment Anning had this thought in her mind, she immediately dismissed it.

There are crew members dressed formally, so it must be a ship going to the island.

Anning led Xiaoni'er toward the other party.

As they drew closer, the crew member also saw her.

An Ning didn't notice the slightly strange expression on the other person's face, and the two spoke almost simultaneously:

"I……"

"Hello comrade, is this the boat to the island?"

Song Wenyuan, who was on a mission and just wanted his wife to pretend she didn't recognize him: ? ? ? ? ? ?