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

Anning and the other two followed the convoy to the port. After watching the convoy unload the machinery, they found a guesthouse to stay in.

"Do you think the city's toy factory will come after us and cause them trouble?"

During dinner, Anning brought up this topic with Chen Hai with some concern.

Although the production manager at the city toy factory was quite polite, An Ning always felt that he was difficult to get along with.

Later, the other party called the military directly, wanting to bypass her and make the deal with the military directly, and even made it seem like they wanted to hold her accountable, which confirmed this.

However, after she stayed in the county town for more than half a month, they didn't make a move at all, which made Anning uneasy.

They dared to sabotage the county toy factory's orders before because the factory refused to buy their machines. How could they possibly ignore it after their orders were snatched away?

If there is no immediate response, it is likely that a much bigger storm is brewing.

Song Wenyuan paused in his chopsticks, then reassured her, "Don't worry, no matter how domineering the city toy factory is, it's still just a toy factory. The factories here have all gone bankrupt, and the money has all been paid to the laid-off workers. What can they do?"

"The workers have been laid off, but there are no leaders or managers in the factory."

Song Wenyuan thought for a moment, then said, "Didn't you report Master Luo's situation to the military before? Judging by the time, the people in charge of the investigation should be arriving soon. Didn't that factory have contact with her? The military will definitely investigate one by one. If they encounter any acts of abuse of power or retaliation during the investigation, they certainly won't choose to turn a blind eye. Even if the military doesn't have the authority to manage them, they will still report them to the relevant departments."

"Um……"

Anning was still a little worried, and even during meals she was somewhat absent-minded.

Having spent time with her, I can tell that Master Luo is a very good person, and I have learned a lot from her.

Even when she asked questions unrelated to the machines in the toy factory, she answered them very patiently.

Although the factory manager and Master Luo were not husband and wife, she vaguely sensed a growing tension between them.

If the factory manager falls into trouble, Master Luo won't have an easy time either. Hopefully, things will turn out for the better!

Seeing that her mother was in a bad mood, Shen Changle didn't dare to speak and quietly buried her head in her food.

Seeing this, Song Wenyuan said helplessly, "If you're really worried, you can recommend him to the military to transfer him to manage the new toy factory! He might not be able to handle the factory director position, but with his qualifications, he can definitely get a lower-level management position. After all, the new factory is starting from scratch, and having someone familiar with toy factory affairs will definitely make things smoother. However, the conditions on the island can't compare to those in Guangdong Province. Even if the military has this idea, the factory director might not be willing to go, unless Master Luo's matter is completely settled."

Anning looked up at him, quite surprised: "You noticed too!"

She didn't realize that her tone carried a hint of excitement, like a little girl sharing her treasure with her friends, lacking her usual composure.

A hint of a smile flashed in Song Wenyuan's eyes: "It's so obvious, don't you think the way he looks at Master Luo is very similar to the way I look at you?"

"You!" An Ning subconsciously looked around, and after confirming that no one but them could hear Chen Hai's flippant words, she scolded softly, "How can you be so shameless?"

Song Wenyuan chuckled: "Is this what you call shameless? I can be even more shameless in the future, you believe me?"

To shut An Ning up, he quickly pulled an envelope from his purse and pushed it in front of her: "Take a look."

An Ning's attention was indeed drawn.

"what is this?"

Song Wenyuan said mysteriously, "You'll know when you open it."

Anning opened the envelope and her eyes widened in surprise when she saw the stack of photos inside: "You actually used color film? You have so much money you don't know what to do with it?"

Anning doesn't know how much a roll of color film costs, but in an era when the vast majority of photos are black and white, the price of color film is definitely unaffordable for ordinary people.

As someone who returned from the apocalypse, Anning has always been a pragmatist. For her, there's not much difference between black and white and color photos, which are used to record life. Rather than spending money on such things, she prefers to use it to improve her quality of life.

Wouldn't it be better to spend that money on taking photos, buying food and drinks, and dressing herself and her friends up nicely?

But when Anning saw the photo at the top, she silently swallowed back the complaints that were on the tip of her tongue.

She couldn't remember when Chen Hai took the photo; it was definitely taken secretly.

The background is a tree-lined path. She walks ahead, turns her head to look back, and smiles radiantly.

In the photo, she looks about 70-80% like herself before she time-traveled, but she has lost the sense of vicissitude from the apocalypse and gained a more carefree air.

Her gaze was fixed in a certain direction, perhaps on children playing in that direction, or perhaps on—Chen Hai.

As is her habit in the apocalypse, she would always be on guard if she went to an unfamiliar place, but in the photo she looks very relaxed, obviously because there is someone around her who makes her feel safe.

The child couldn't possibly make her feel so at ease, so there's only one answer:

She and Chen Hai had unknowingly grown so close.

The second photo is of her and Chen Hai at Liuhua Lake Park. The older woman took the photo perfectly, just as the two of them were standing still and the young girl hadn't yet arrived.

Chen Hai turned his head to look at her, nodded slightly, smiled, and looked at her with endless tenderness in his eyes.

This made her completely suppress her idea of ​​finding time to have a proper talk with Chen Hai about spending money.

Although she didn't want to admit it, she was indeed enjoying what the other person had prepared.

The third photo still doesn't show them standing still. She turns to take Xiao Ni'er's hand, and Chen Hai's action is the same as hers.

It was a pose that was very easy to mess up, but the auntie managed to capture the moment when most of the three people's faces were turned in her direction, and three white doves happened to fly up behind them, making it look as warm and cozy as a family.

Anning's hands uncontrollably flipped through the photos one by one. The scene of the child startling a flock of pigeons and looking back, the scene of her leading the child forward, the scene of her taking the child to watch the fish by the lake, and the scene of the child being naughty and making a face at the camera behind her when she wasn't paying attention—all of these were recorded by Chen Hai.

Chen Hai stepped across the table and grabbed An Ning's hand, his voice deep and magnetic: "Although it might be a little inappropriate to say this now, I really don't want to wait until we get back. An Ning, stay with me, okay?"

An Ning clenched her other hand instantly, then released it.

She was very tempted, but dared not look him in the eye: "I'm sorry, let's talk about this after my divorce."