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

If Zhao Xuemei hadn't brought it up, An Ning would have almost forgotten about it.

She didn't know where Song Wenyuan's military officer's certificate was, but if she had a job at the military toy factory, it shouldn't be difficult to send her child to school, right?

She planned to ask Li Bowen about it later.

If all else fails, then go and ask Song Wenyuan for his military officer's ID.

There's also Xiao Ni'er's name. Because Song Wenyuan has been in the military, her identity information is registered on her household registration book under the name Song Ni'er. She needs to find time to change it.

Originally, she didn't want to work in the toy factory. She thought she could just draw some blueprints and sell them to the factory. But now it seems she was too naive.

An Ning specifically asked Zhao Xuemei about the time; it would be perfectly fine for her to go to the school to complete the procedures after she had settled the child's household registration.

If all else fails, we can do what we did last semester and have her attend classes with Xu Pengfei first. Once her paperwork is done, we can then process her enrollment. After all, student registration isn't as difficult as it used to be; some students can even get it by taking an exam.

After lunch, Anning went to see Li Bowen first, and then went to the toy factory.

Although the toy factory hasn't started operating yet, all the necessary permits and licenses have been approved. It was only after these permits were approved that the military started building the factory. So, Anning's household registration is not a problem at all; she just needs to go to the military leader in charge of the toy factory to get it done.

The destination is fine, the problem is that she has to go back to the western province to transfer her household registration. However, Li Bowen said that special cases will be handled specially. She still has a mission here, and the military can find someone to go back and handle it for her. She can just wait here.

Upon arriving at the toy factory, Anning discovered that the machines, which had been quite messy in the morning, were now arranged in the machine room according to her blueprints, but had not yet been assembled.

"coming?"

Chen Hai suddenly appeared out of nowhere, startling An Ning.

She gave him a reproachful look: "Why do you walk so quietly?"

Having succeeded, Song Wenyuan put on a serious face: "Nonsense, how can a person walk without making a sound? You were too focused on the machines, so you didn't hear my footsteps. Check if there are any problems with the positions of these machines. If there are, I'll have someone come and fix them."

An Ning looked at him suspiciously: "Why do you seem so familiar with this place?"

Song Wenyuan feigned ignorance: "You're overthinking it, aren't you? This factory has only just been built. How could I possibly be familiar with it? You were called away by the regimental commander this morning, so you're a little later than me to get to know it."

"is it?"

This explanation seems plausible, and the factory was indeed built after the New Year, using previously abandoned buildings as a renovation project. It took nearly two months to complete, and Chen Hai hadn't even joined the army yet at that time!

However, this speed is fast enough for this era. The main reason is that the army has enough manpower. I heard that each company took turns to carry out the construction. Except when it rained, the construction site basically did not rest, which is why it was put into use so quickly.

“Yes!” Song Wenyuan nodded affirmatively.

Anning was persuaded by him.

What position do you hold at the toy factory?

“I’m not sure either. They said they’d have me work with you to get the equipment sorted out first, and then they’d arrange the rest,” Song Wenyuan said. “You know, I have some knowledge of machinery.”

Song Wenyuan's words only brought back An Ning's previously vanished doubts: "Your real workplace isn't underground, is it?"

"Ahem!" Song Wenyuan glanced around and, seeing that no one else was around, said softly, "This cannot be said."

"Okay, I get it."

If Chen Hai is a researcher in the military, then all his previous doubts can be explained.

Anning simply hadn't thought of this before, or rather, the two things were completely unrelated.

Looking back now, the other party was very confident when he said he was going to be transferred to the toy factory, because he already knew at that time that a military production line was going to be built underground in the toy factory. It was just a matter of whether he would come or not. He even lied to her and didn't want to tell her about things he was unsure about in advance.

Thinking further, when Li Bowen came to see her this morning, he clearly knew Chen Hai, and Song Wenyuan was Li Bowen's old subordinate, so Chen Hai and Song Wenyuan might also know each other.

From the time she joined the army until now, Li Bowen has been giving her the excuse that Song Wenyuan is away on a mission, without revealing any information about him, but he has been so caring towards her.

Could it be that... Song Wenyuan sacrificed himself during the mission, but because the mission was still under confidentiality, his family could not be told, and he was kept in the army just to appease her?

Chen Hai likely knew this all along and kept it from her along with Li Bowen. Otherwise, how could someone like him want to take his relationship with her further while she and Song Wenyuan were still married?

Look how familiar he was with calling "commander" just now, as if he had called it many times before.

"Ha!" An Ning sneered after realizing she had figured it out. "Has Xue Man returned from his vacation?"

"You're back? What's wrong?" Song Wenyuan asked, puzzled.

"Nothing much, just asking casually."

"Really?"

“Otherwise what? I’m not familiar with him, I’ve only met him a few times,” An Ning retorted.

Song Wenyuan thought about it and agreed. His wife and Xue Man had only met a few times. If there had been any excessive interaction, Xue Man would have told him before going home. So he was probably overthinking it.

"Don't be angry, I just said it on impulse."

After exchanging a few words, the two started working seriously. Chen Hai didn't say anything, and An Ning pretended not to know, carefully inspecting each machine one by one.

Although she personally oversaw the loading and unloading of these machines, who knew what might go wrong along the way—a screw might come loose, or a component might accidentally fall off during transport?

Regardless of the type, it must be thoroughly checked before powering on and testing, otherwise it poses a potential danger.

Anning's inspection was thorough, and time flew by; the afternoon passed quickly.

After a day's work, Anning declined Chen Hai's invitation to have dinner together and left the toy factory.

Since Chen Hai wouldn't say, she decided to try and get some information out of Xue Man.

If this is indeed information that needs to be kept secret, Xue Man, as a soldier, knows what he can and cannot say.

However, whether he says it or not, Anning can tell what she wants to know from his reaction.

If Chen Hai could have just told me directly but deliberately kept it from me...

Ha ha.

She wanted him to know why the flowers were so red!