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

“This is a family matter, why make such a fuss? Come inside quickly! And Wenying, go help the second son’s wife.”

When her father spoke, Song Wenying reluctantly helped Anning up.

Anning first put the things into the woodshed, locked the door with the newly bought lock, and then went to the main room.

Song Wenying had been watching her closely. When she saw her lock the door, she couldn't help but curse, "You're such a country bumpkin! You don't even know what's the point of locking that little thing!"

She completely forgot that before taking over Shen Anning's position, she was the one with a rural household registration.

An Ning entered the main room, and all the members of the Song family surrounded Song Mancang, staring at her as if they were about to conduct a joint trial.

Song Mancang said, "Second son's wife, we have indeed mistreated you in the past, but you have made such a big fuss about this today. What will the villagers think of our Song family?"

An Ning smiled but didn't say anything.

When Shen Anning and Xiao Ni'er were bullied before, the two men from the Song family remained completely out of the loop. Now that things have blown up, he's stepped forward again.

"You're making such a fuss, there must be a reason, right? I'll stand up for you right now, just tell me what you want."

Song Mancang was more shrewd than Ma Cuihua. Seeing that Shen Anning didn't respond, he went straight to the point.

“I have two demands.” An Ning glanced at the defiant Ma Cuihua. “First, I want a divorce from Song Wenyuan. Second, I want half of the money Song Wenying earned by taking over my job, as well as the allowances Wenyuan has sent back over the years.”

An Ning's words were met with complete silence.

Sister-in-law Song stared at her in shock, wondering how she dared to say such a thing.

"Impossible! Not a single member of the Song family will agree to this!"

Ma Cuihua screamed.

Song Mancang remained silent for a long time before saying, "You're not allowed to mention divorce anymore! Besides, our Song family hasn't divided the household yet, so the money is naturally managed by the woman of the house. Of course, once the household is divided, your mother and I won't take a single penny except for our retirement funds."

An Ning smiled at him and said, "Then there's nothing to talk about. Either lock me up, or you can expect chaos in your home."

An Ning turned her head and took Xiao Ni'er to the kitchen, ignoring the Song family members who were having a heated discussion in the main room.

A small piece of cured meat and three eggs were hanging in a basket on the kitchen beam. Anning also found the half-empty can of malted milk powder left in the cupboard. She and Xiao Ni had rushed back and hadn't eaten yet. Now that the Song family was in a hurry to deal with her, she quickly ate what she could, because she needed to be full to have the energy to cause trouble and argue.

Humming a song, Anning deftly steamed the eggs, chopped up all the cured meat, stir-fried it with scallions, and then ate it all with the white flour buns she brought back from the county town. After finishing, she made two bowls of malted milk powder, which she and Xiaonier each drank in one sip.

The noise was still going on in the main room when a chubby little boy suddenly burst open the kitchen door.

He sniffed around, eventually focusing on the little girl with a bit of white foam at the corner of her mouth.

Song Dabao, who had just returned from playing outside, suddenly went berserk and reached out to hit the little girl: "You good-for-nothing, who told you to steal my malted milk powder?"

However, this time he did not hit Xiao Ni'er as easily as usual. An Ning simply picked him up and threw him aside.

The chubby boy blinked and immediately started wailing, "Waaah—Grandma, those bitches from the second wife hit me! They even stole my malted milk powder, waaaah!"

The little fat boy's wailing immediately attracted Ma Cuihua's attention.

"My precious grandson!" As soon as Ma Cuihua entered the door, she hugged the wailing Song Dabao into her arms. Her beady eyes swept around the room, and she said angrily, "You shameless good-for-nothing! You ate all the eggs and meat in the house like a starving ghost, leaving not a single bit. Aren't you afraid of stuffing yourself to death?"

"This little bit of food isn't even enough to feed a beggar, and you want me to stuff myself to death?" An Ning picked her teeth while letting the frightened little girl stand behind her.

Ma Cuihua was so angry that she trembled.

The others also entered the kitchen, and seeing the unwashed dishes, Song Mancang became furious.

Money and food should be distributed by the elders in the family; this is the patriarch's right. The second son's wife eating alone is challenging his authority!

"Second son's wife, your family is all gone. Do you still want to live like this?!" Song Mancang said in a gloomy tone.

This is a blatant threat. Shen Anning has no family to back her up. If she continues to make trouble, she will not have a good life as long as she stays in the Song family!

“Yes, I have lost my family, but I still have my country! Do you dare to bully a military wife? Are you breaking the law?” An Ning said firmly. Seeing that Song Dabao was about to rush up and hit Xiao Ni’er again, she immediately kicked him away.

"You're a military wife, but I'm a military mother!"

"You heartless bastard, you even prey on children!"

"Shen Anning, I'll fight you to the death!"

"Grandma, it hurts... Waaaaaah..."

Cries, shouts, and curses filled the air, creating utter chaos.

Seeing that the time was right, An Ning immediately messed up her hair, slapped herself twice, and then, to everyone's astonishment, rushed out with Xiao Ni'er in her arms, collapsing outside the courtyard gate.

"Waaaaah..." The little girl was terrified by her mother's series of actions and burst into tears.

The villagers who had come to watch the commotion gathered around again, and Aunt Qian's eyes gleamed: "Wen Yuan's family, what grievance has he suffered this time?"

Anning didn't say anything, just held the child, her shoulders heaving as she cried.

Ma Cuihua originally intended to teach someone a lesson, but when she rushed out and saw the villagers crowding at the courtyard gate, she was stunned and shouted her innocence: "But no one hit her! She slapped herself twice!"

"Yes, I hit myself."

An Ning choked up.

"The doctor...the doctor said that my little girl is severely malnourished. If we don't feed her soon, she might... Waaah, how can a mother just watch her daughter suffer...? So I made her some food in the kitchen. My older son saw it and wanted some too, but my little girl had already finished. He called her a good-for-nothing and pushed her down... My little girl still has a head injury, and in my panic...I pushed him back. And then...and then...I slapped myself twice. I'm a mother, and I couldn't even protect my child. I'm so useless!"

Anning cried and slapped herself twice, refusing to get up from the ground.

Tsk tsk tsk, how could Wen Yuan's wife have slapped herself like that?

The gazes of the crowd toward the Song family grew increasingly hostile. The good reputation that the Song family had built up over the past few years through boasting and embellishment had now been completely destroyed.

The Song family members were all unable to defend themselves; honest people can be quite cunning when they get going.

"Father-in-law, Mother-in-law, what are you doing?"

A voice sounded.

It turned out that Hao Ren, who had been working hard until the end of the day and had ridden his bicycle down to the team, had also arrived.