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

The program prepared by the military primary school was a poetry recitation, an excerpt from "Ode to Young China".

The children were dressed in neat military uniforms. The older ones were responsible for reciting poems, while the younger ones performed the martial arts moves that their teacher had taught them, and added readings to simple sentences.

They looked fairly neat and tidy, and none of the children messed up.

As soon as Xu Pengfei finished his performance, he greeted the teacher and ran towards An Ning and the others like lightning.

Zhao Xuemei was all ready to catch her son, but the boy bypassed his mother and went straight to Xiao Ni'er with a smug smile on his face.

"Shen Chang Le, do I look smart in this outfit?"

The military uniforms they were wearing had been ordered long ago, but the teachers were worried that if they were given out early, they would get dirty or worn out, so they waited until just before New Year's Day to distribute them.

Zhao Xuemei's fist was already hard. Although An Ning also wanted to beat up this kid who looked like a peacock spreading its tail feathers, she chose to dissuade him.

"Sister-in-law, let it go. It's a holiday, it's not good to hit the child."

Xu Pengfei was completely unaware that he had almost been beaten up, and gave his mother a bright smile.

I haven't seen you for a few days, and you're missing a front tooth.

This kid has reached the age where he's losing his baby teeth.

When the group returned to the family quarters, military wives immediately came to greet them and vividly recounted Tang Qiuqiao's behavior after she left.

Just as they guessed, Tang Qiuqiao complained to others that the people at the rehearsal venue didn't understand what art was at all. They could only appreciate the vulgar story that An Ning and the others were performing, and they didn't understand what spiritual pursuits were.

He then proceeded to belittle Anning and her team's program before leaving.

The next day, when Anning came to discuss the day's program with Zhao Xuemei, she unexpectedly met her husband, Xu Desheng.

It had been almost a month since Anning joined the army, and this was the first time she had met Xu Desheng. She didn't know which area he was in charge of, and she rarely saw him come back. Anning had almost forgotten that such a person existed.

An Ning thought he had a holiday for New Year's Day, but it turned out that Xu Desheng only stayed at home for a short while, said a few words to his wife and children, and then left.

Zhao Xuemei was used to this kind of scene and explained to An Ning, "Although it's a holiday, our island is on the border, so the troops will not only not have a holiday, but will also increase their vigilance. The same goes for tonight's performance; only a few lucky people will be able to attend."

An Ning expressed her understanding.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. The performance is tonight, and there are a lot of audience members coming, including leaders from the military. Are you nervous?"

"Kind of."

Zhao Xuemei affectionately took her arm and said with a smile, "Don't be nervous. When I went out today, I heard a lot of people talking about our program! As long as we perform normally, there won't be any problems. But..."

"But what?"

"I don't know why, but my eyelids have been twitching all day."

A twitching left eye means good fortune.

"It's not the left eye, it's the right eye."

An Ning said seriously, "That should be muscle twitching caused by eye fatigue. It will be fine after a rest."

The overused joke, which had been played to death by later generations, made Zhao Xuemei burst out laughing. "How could you say something like that!"

“Isn’t that right?” An Ning blinked. “We are military wives, we must believe in science and not engage in feudal superstitions!”

"Yes, yes, I can't argue with you."

The two bickered for a while, ate their meal, and soon it was time for their performance.

Before the cultural performance began, Zhao Xuemei dutifully explained the precautions to everyone.

Although An Ning planned the program, Zhao Xuemei managed it most of the time, and she knew everyone's lines and tasks by heart.

Not only them, but other programs were also conducting pre-performance mobilization.

Just then, Qiao Shanshan arrived at their area with several members of her show.

"Ladies, you won't be upset that I came uninvited, will you? I'm sorry, but I'm a little nervous thinking about all those people coming to watch our performance. Your show is so good, you must be very confident, right?"

She blinked and apologized, but didn't actually give An Ning and the others a chance to refuse.

Everyone stared at her speechlessly.

Their program is later in the schedule, so it's okay if it takes a little longer. Their program is only the third one in the lineup, and they haven't even finished speaking yet!

But there's a saying that you can't hit a smiling face, and since Qiao Shanshan was very polite when she came over, they couldn't just kick her out.

Fortunately, Qiao Shanshan left after a short while, as if she had only come to say a few words to them.

"No, what exactly is she here for?"

"Are you sick?"

People couldn't help but mutter complaints under their breath.

Fortunately, after Qiao Shanshan left, no further complications arose, and they successfully completed the pre-performance pep talk.

On stage, everyone was in exceptionally good form, and the applause from the audience was even more enthusiastic than during the rehearsal.

This is a very novel program that tells the story of soldiers and their wives. Every segment has carefully designed humor, and it is easy for both educated and uneducated people to understand.

The program presents the various difficulties faced by soldiers and their wives in a lighthearted and enjoyable way, and also offers a suitable solution.

Laymen watch the show itself, but anyone with a bit of insight can see that this show is not only applicable to this one story, but has set a precedent.

Before An Ning and her team even stepped off the stage, they could already hear the praise from the audience.

After successfully completing the performance and returning backstage, everyone wore joyful smiles on their faces.

Not only Anning, but most of the people here are performing in front of so many people for the first time.

If it weren't for the confidence boost they received during yesterday's rehearsal, their performance in the actual show certainly wouldn't have been this good.

However, before everyone could start celebrating, they heard Qiao Shanshan's voice, which was trembling with tears.

"I'm so sorry, we really don't know what happened... Everything was fine before we left, and we were about to go on stage, so I thought I'd do one last check just to be safe, and that's when we found the clothes were torn!"

Qiao Shanshan had her back to them. Standing in front of her was the director in charge of arranging the program, whose tightly furrowed brows could practically trap a mosquito.

While everyone was still wondering what had happened, Qiao Shanshan continued, "After entering, we've stayed here, only chatting with Comrade An Ning and the others for a while. But this matter definitely has nothing to do with them, and they have no reason to do such a thing..."

It sounds like they're explaining things to them, but isn't it just shifting the suspicion onto them?

At this moment, all of Qiao Shanshan's unusual behavior over the past two days became clear.

This wave is aimed at them.