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

An Ning and Zhao Xuemei stayed at the beach until their buckets were full before they went back.

The two of them sold the unwanted seafood directly to the recycling station and actually made twelve yuan.

The employees at the purchasing station's eyes lit up when they saw the sea cucumbers in Anning's bucket. These were high-quality goods, and many people had registered to buy them from her, but the supply couldn't meet the demand.

Unfortunately, no matter what he said, Anning refused to sell, so he had no choice but to give up.

Back at her residence, Zhao Xuemei killed the old hen she had raised in the backyard for three years.

An Ning originally wanted to buy it from a fellow villager, but Zhao Xuemei stopped her.

The sea cucumber was discovered in Anning. It's so expensive. It's already good enough that we invited her and her son to try it. How could we just bring our mouths to eat it?

This kind of good stuff should definitely be stewed with the best hen.

She had taken good care of the hen in the backyard for three years, and it was much fatter than other people's chickens. Why would she buy someone else's skinny, emaciated chicken instead of her own?

The old hen was stewed with sea cucumber, and all the crabs brought back were steamed by Anning. The crab legs were cut off and set aside, while the crab bodies were served on the table. The two adults and two children enjoyed a delicious meal.

Zhao Xuemei was quite interested in the crab legs that An Ning had made, but they were difficult to prepare and disassemble, unlike the shredded squid, so she left after watching for a while.

While watching over Xiao Ni'er's studies, An Ning used scissors to remove the crab leg meat, taking almost an hour to finish removing all the crab legs.

Since there's no refrigerator, and crab leg meat can't be kept overnight, Anning stir-fried it overnight and sealed it in a can.

The next morning, Anning dropped Xiaoni off at the neighbor's house and then rode her bicycle to the county town.

Just past the town, she saw a young man jogging towards her from afar.

An Ning couldn't help but glance at the other person again.

This is a highway. It's dozens of kilometers from the town to the county seat. Could this person have run all the way from the county seat?

The other person also saw her and exclaimed in surprise, "Sister-in-law?"

Anning looked at the dark face and thought for a long time before finally pulling someone out of the corner of her memory.

"You're... the one who brought me the bicycle the other day?"

"Yes, yes, it's me! My name is Xue Man." Xue Man flashed a bright white smile.

"Don't misunderstand, Chen Hai and I are just ordinary friends," An Ning explained to him.

Although she did have some feelings for Chen Hai, she wasn't divorced from Song Wenyuan yet, so she couldn't let people gossip about it.

Xue Man immediately realized what was going on and explained, "Didn't Brother Hai tell you? I'm also a soldier. I was on leave those few days and covered a shift for a friend. You're a military wife, so according to the rules of our army, it's only right that I call you sister-in-law."

This was the explanation he and the company commander came up with, so that no one would doubt the company commander's identity.

An Ning believed her: "So that's how it is. Where are you headed?"

"My leave is over for today, I'm going back to the unit to report for duty," Xue Man said. "Is your wife planning to go to the county town?"

"Yes." An Ning nodded. "I asked Comrade Chen Hai to help me find some books before, and he found them for me, so I brought some thank-you gifts to give him. Is he at the port today?"

"Yes, yes, he's been here these past few days."

These past two days, he finally managed to find out why his company commander was in a bad mood. It turned out that he had sent a letter to his wife on New Year's Day, but had not received a reply.

This has caused them to live in constant fear.

He must be happy now that his sister-in-law has personally delivered the thank-you gift to him.

"Alright, you can go back now and continue on to the county town."

"Alright, goodbye sister-in-law!"

Xue Man ran off happily, and an hour later, An Ning arrived in the county town.

At the port, Song Wenyuan was a little confused when he heard someone was looking for him, but when he saw his wife standing by her bicycle in the distance waiting for him, all the pent-up frustration from the past few days vanished instantly, and he smiled and strode over to greet her.

"How did you come?"

Anning waved the things in her hand to him, saying, "Didn't you send Nier a lot of snacks during New Year's Day? She asked me to bring you some good food."

Using children as an excuse can bring the two parties closer without making their relationship seem ambiguous.

In addition to the spicy crab legs, Anning also prepared two packs of shredded squid.

One hundred pounds of squid yielded nearly twenty pounds of dried squid after grilling. She originally thought it would last her a long time, but it was almost gone in no time.

As Zhao Xuemei said, the fishing boats of the military sometimes go out once every ten days or half a month, and sometimes not for several months, depending entirely on their patrol situation.

"You really need to make a special trip for something so small? It wouldn't cost much to send it to the county town."

Speaking of which, he hasn't returned the money to the regimental commander yet!

Never mind, let's talk about it when he finishes his mission and goes back.

Anning handed the items to the other person: "I came to the county town to buy some things while I was there."

"What do you want to buy? I'll see if I can get it for you at a discount."

"I haven't decided yet, I just came to browse around."

Song Wenyuan said disappointedly, "Fine."

He then looked at the bottle in his hand and asked, "What is this? I've never seen it before?"

Spicy crab leg meat.

"Crab leg meat? So many crab legs? How many crabs did you buy?"

"I didn't buy any. I was lucky when I was beachcombing yesterday and caught quite a lot. My daughter and I couldn't finish them all, so I gave you the crab legs."

"It must be a lot of trouble to take so much meat out of the shell, right?"

"It's alright. Just cut both ends with scissors and poke it out with chopsticks."

"That's good, otherwise I wouldn't dare to eat it."

"What's wrong with eating this?"

"I feel guilty thinking about how much effort you put into dissecting the meat, and then I just finished it in a few bites."

Hearing his words, An Ning couldn't help but laugh: "You're so good with words, how come you don't have a boyfriend yet?"

An Ning's words served as a wake-up call for Song Wenyuan.

He wanted to tell the truth, but he was worried that his wife would misunderstand him if he did.

Moreover, he enjoys their current relationship. If his wife becomes distant from him because she worries that he will get married, wouldn't he be losing out?

But what if he lies and the other party comes after him when they recognize each other later?

Song Wenyuan racked his brains for a while before finally giving an ambiguous answer: "It's not up to me to decide whether or not I have a girlfriend; the woman has to agree!"

"You mean you have someone you like, but they haven't reciprocated your feelings?"

"I wouldn't say that," Song Wenyuan said evasively. "With the nature of my job, wouldn't dating right now be a waste of time for her?"

He swore to God that he hadn't told a single lie.

His job nature has caused him to miss his wife for several years, hasn't it?

Even when his wife came to the army for some unknown reason, he was unable to recognize her.