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

After the whistleblower incident, Li Bowen instructed Yan Fei to secretly investigate Qiao Shanshan's every word and action in the military, and indeed obtained a lot of information that he had never known before.

The niece described in these articles was completely different from the niece he actually saw in person.

In front of him and his wife, Qiao Shanshan was always humble and sensible.

But in front of others, Qiao Shanshan is Commander Li's niece, a figure surrounded by admirers.

She said that no one else should know about his relationship, and he believed her. Even when his wife asked him to go to the political department to put in a good word, he directly objected, feeling that since his child had such confidence and ambition, they, as elders, should support him instead of always sheltering him under their wings.

Of course, he didn't do nothing; his old buddies who knew him well were aware of it.

He still had someone keep an eye on things for a while, and only felt relieved after confirming that the other party hadn't encountered any problems at work.

When he was called to the political department, he didn't think much of it. But when he came back, he realized that even an ordinary junior staff member from a different department knew that Qiao Shanshan was his niece. How many people didn't know?

That's why he thought of having Yan Fei investigate.

The result...oh!

Back home, Li Bowen, who had been keeping it to himself for several days, finally couldn't hold back any longer and told his wife about it.

Lu Yanhui remained silent for a long time after hearing about this.

Although she was her own niece, if she continued to show favoritism, it would obviously not be a good thing for her; on the contrary, it would only embolden her.

She thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to tell the truth: "I roughly know a little about why Shanshan is targeting that woman..."

The couple chatted until late at night.

Li Bowen always felt that he had taken good care of An Ning, but he never expected that the reason why An Ning suffered these undeserved misfortunes was because of his niece. He felt deeply guilty, so he asked Yan Fei to send An Ning some gifts the next day.

On the other side, Anning had already processed the matter.

At this stage, she really couldn't take any further revenge against Qiao Shanshan, and the fact that things were going so smoothly was indeed beyond her expectations.

Let bygones be bygones; hopefully, Qiao Shanshan will be smarter in the future.

The reason why people couldn't connect these things to her before was because, on the surface, there seemed to be no connection between them.

But now, Wang Xiuying and Tang Qiuqiao reported her together before leaving. If similar incidents happen again, Qiao Shanshan will become the prime suspect and will have no chance of escaping.

The day after Tang Qiuqiao reported Qiao Shanshan, she left the army with her husband and children, while Wang Xiuying stayed at the army base for a few more days.

But whether she had come to terms with it or the army had found the right approach, she left with Qiao Shanshan a few days later.

At this point, the only two people An Ning had directly clashed with since joining the army would no longer bother her, leaving only Qiao Shanshan, whose intentions were unclear.

Time flies, and the Laba Festival has arrived.

Anning was actually quite unfamiliar with this festival in her previous life. Although she often heard the word in children's songs, her family did not celebrate this festival.

But now, the festive atmosphere in the military is very strong. When people greet each other outside, they ask if they have eaten Laba porridge. Even Zhao Xuemei's husband has come home for dinner.

Zhao Xuemei invited Anning and Xiaoni'er to celebrate the festival with them, but Anning declined.

When Zhao Xuemei's husband usually comes home, An Ning will take the initiative to avoid suspicion and avoid spending too much time with him, so as to avoid more trouble.

Don't be fooled by the fact that the military is supposed to be more strictly controlled than local areas. In reality, there are quite a few gossipy women. Otherwise, the rumors about Anning wouldn't have spread to everyone in the military dependents' area so quickly.

Chen Hai's letter and the Laba Festival gift he prepared arrived today. After thinking about it, An Ning mailed a small jar of the watch she had bought earlier and the Laba garlic that Zhao Xuemei had given her.

Including the watch I bought from the scrap metal recycling station, Anning now has two watches.

Both of these watches are on the larger side and quite heavy, so they are not suitable for children to wear.

Actually, it wouldn't be appropriate to give either of these watches to Chen Hai. The previous watch, Anning, had been worn by Chen Hai himself, which might make him overthink things. This second watch was a gift from Li Bowen, so it's even more inconvenient to give it to someone else.

However, the items Chen Hai had Xue Man deliver were quite valuable, and An Ning couldn't think of anything suitable, so she added a watch.

However, before sending it out, she wiped the surface and the strap clean, making it look almost brand new.

Chen Hai's letter contained some suggestions for remote-controlled airplanes. Compared to An Ning, Chen Hai understood the structure of things from this era better, so he gave An Ning many useful suggestions.

Following Chen Hai's advice, An Ning revised her drawing again and finally produced a satisfactory blueprint.

Ever since the little girl found out that her mother was drawing design sketches for a toy helicopter, she would eagerly watch Anning draw whenever she was doing so, as if just by watching, the paper would turn into a real toy airplane.

Seeing her like this, Anning simply took her to a scrap metal recycling station to start buying the materials needed to build the airplane.

Her original plan was to get to the county town quickly, buy what she needed, have a meal, and then head straight home.

Unexpectedly, I ran into Chen Hai, who was on vacation, again while we were having dinner.

An Ning couldn't believe such a coincidence existed in the world, and Chen Hai didn't explain, just looked at her innocently.

It was Xiao Ni'er who broke the deadlock, putting down her chopsticks and jumping right next to Chen Hai.

She originally wanted to throw herself into his arms, but then she remembered that Uncle Chen Hai seemed to have injured his shoulder when she last saw him, so she quickly withdrew her original movement and just hugged his leg instead.

The little girl looked up and said sweetly, "Uncle, I heard that you and Mom are designing a toy airplane for me!"