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

"Uncle, who needs to go through the procedures?"

A curious female voice came from the courtyard, and the person who came in was a young woman in military uniform.

Commander Li looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was his wife's niece. He didn't hide it from her: "It's Shanshan! Wenyuan's wife has come to the army to see him. He had wanted his wife and children to come with him before, but he was delayed by a mission. Now that she's here, I'll help her go through the procedures. Once he submits the application, it will be approved."

Qiao Shanshan's expression stiffened upon hearing her uncle's words, but Commander Li didn't notice and continued speaking.

"Speaking of which, what made you decide to come here today? When I asked you to come before, didn't you say you were worried about gossip and wanted to avoid suspicion?"

Qiao Shanshan forced a not-so-good smile and held up the things in her hands: "Look, my mom sent me something! These are pickled radishes she made herself. She knows my aunt loves them, so she asked me to bring them to her."

"Please thank your mother for me. She sent things from so far away, even tofu is priced like meat." Commander Li took the jar and put it on the table, then said, "Speaking of which, you're twenty-three years old now, it's time to settle down. Your mother even asked me to find you someone! You're in the army, have you seen any promising young men you like? I'll go and talk to them for you."

Qiao Shanshan's lips twitched, her gaze lowered, and she feigned coquettishness: "Oh dear, Uncle, you don't need to worry about this! If I have someone I like, I'll definitely tell you and Auntie! How could I possibly leave such a great person like you unused!"

"Alright, alright!" Commander Li said helplessly. "You little rascal, you've grown up and have your own ideas now. I can't control you. It's almost lunchtime, how about we have a meal together? Your aunt should be back soon."

"No, I have plans to eat with my comrades."

"Alright, go ahead. I'll talk to your aunt about your mom asking you to bring the things over later."

On the other hand, Anning has gradually gotten used to life in the military.

Aside from the inconvenience of getting in and out, the family quarters have all the necessities you need, and as long as you have money and coupons, you don't have to worry about anything.

She still has a lot of money.

Yan Fei also brought over the tickets that Song Wenyuan should have received this year.

She hasn't divorced him yet, and she's been working like a slave for his family for so many years. It's not unreasonable for her to use his money to support her child, right?

The food in this era was really monotonous, so the little girl ate less.

The child is at a crucial stage of growth, so she needs to come up with some creative ideas.

As Anning walked toward the military service center, she pondered what she needed to buy when she suddenly overheard two military wives walking ahead of her discussing some gossip.

She wasn't planning to live here permanently, so she wasn't interested in the gossip around here, but just as she was about to surpass them, she heard her own name called.

"She only said her husband was away on a mission and hadn't come back, but who knows if that's true?"

"Really? Commander Li seems like a very upright person. How could he not only keep a mistress but also bring her and the child to live with the troops?"

"Wei Hong's husband went to inquire personally, and he was a battalion commander, but he couldn't find out anything. What does that mean? It means that An Ning's husband had a higher level of secrecy than Wei Hong's husband."

"So what?"

"So what? As battalion commanders, even if the information is classified, you should be able to find out some information, right? But we can't find out anything about Wei Hong's husband, we don't even know his name. How can that be a normal level of confidentiality? Either someone of a higher rank had someone cover up the information."

"It really is!"

"Besides, I didn't say it was Commander Li. A commander who can become a regimental commander wouldn't be so foolish as to send his orderly over, right? I think it might be even more..."

"What else is better than Commander Li?" An Ning suddenly asked.

She didn't want to pay attention to these boring military wives, but that didn't mean she could let rumors about her spread.

The military wife was about to answer when she suddenly realized that the person asking the question was not her companion, and her heart sank.

She recognized Anning.

The military wife said awkwardly, "Um... I didn't say that, I just heard it from other people."

"Really? Who told you that?"

The military wife's eyes darted around: "There were so many people chatting together at the time, I've kind of forgotten."

However, An Ning had no intention of giving her a way out. These days, rumors can be deadly, so when she was fighting for her rightful rights from the Song family, this was the first weapon she thought of.

It still works in other places.

An innocent woman who is falsely accused of being a mistress will be drowned in spittle.

Those with weaker mental fortitude might even choose to commit suicide.

"Then you should name all the people you were chatting with at the time. Otherwise, I'll take it as you saying it, and I'll ask the military leaders to preside over a confrontation between us on the spot."

If you can't give a coherent explanation, then you're deliberately slandering me.

Your baseless accusations have severely damaged my personal reputation and even affected the reputation of the leader you unjustly implicated. I don't need to tell you what punishment he will receive next, do I?

Of course, it would be different if these words came from someone else, not you.

You've simply been deceived by others; at most, people will say you're easily fooled, but it won't actually affect you much.

As soon as An Ning said this, the military wife's back was immediately soaked with cold sweat.

She hadn't expected An Ning to be so headstrong; after just hearing a few random words from others, she was determined to confront the military leaders directly.

If she cannot produce concrete evidence, not only will she be punished, but her man's future will also be affected.

No, she absolutely cannot let that happen!

“I remember now! This really has nothing to do with me, it was Wang Xiuying who said it! After Wei Hong had her husband ask around, she told everyone about it. Wang Xiuying said that you might have an improper relationship with a certain leader in the army, otherwise they wouldn't have moved you to a small courtyard that only a battalion commander could apply for instead of letting you stay in the family visitation building where you could have a good position! I've told you everything, so please stop holding a grudge against me, okay?”

This military wife had never spoken so fast before; she was afraid that if she spoke too slowly, Anning would grab her and drag her to confront the leaders.

Anning glanced at her: "That won't do. You are my witness, you have to come with me to testify against Wang Xiuying."

Although she had never heard of the name, she could tell from what the military wife said that Wang Xiuying was probably one of the people who was dissatisfied with her living in the current courtyard.

"Isn't this...not good?"

Although the military wife implicated Wang Xiuying, she did not want to have a falling out with Wang Xiuying.

And if she stands up and testifies against someone, will she still be able to live in this residential area?

Isn't this betraying people?

An Ning didn't press her: "It's fine if you don't want to correct me. I'll just assume you're in cahoots with her, deliberately spreading rumors about me in the family compound. When the leaders ask, I'll just tell them that directly."

"No, no, no, I'll go with you to testify! But I'm not enough on my own. Why don't you bring Wei Hong along too? She's one of the parties involved, and her husband is the battalion commander. If she's willing to stand up and vouch for you, the leaders will definitely believe you."

Seeing that she couldn't avoid it, the military wife simply sold everyone she could.

As long as An Ning can prove her innocence, she will be the righteous person who disapproves of Wang Xiuying's actions.

Even if some people in the family compound have a problem with her, there will be people on her side.