The wife took the baby to live with the military commander, and the commander washed diapers every d

He didn't want Shen's father to remarry in the first place because he was afraid his niece would be bullied. Even though his niece hadn't said anything all these years, he still knew it to some extent.

She would also call Shen's father from time to time to warn him to treat the two children better.

Mr. Shen agreed so readily on the surface, but he treated them like this in private.

This made Xu Zhenglin very angry.

"I haven't figured this out yet, but Uncle, I want to take Xiaolan away from that house."

"Leave? But aren't you going to the countryside? How about this, your uncle will arrange a job for you here. You can bring Xiaolan to your uncle's place."

He's the deputy factory director now, so it's relatively easy for him to get two people into the factory.

"No need, Uncle. There's something else I haven't told you yet."

Xu Zhenglin's voice came through the microphone, "What is it?"

"I'm married and I have children."

"What?" Xu Zhenglin stood up excitedly, making a loud noise in his chair.

"When did this happen? Why didn't you tell me about something this big?" Xu Zhenglin said, somewhat annoyed.

Marriage is such an important thing, yet she didn't say a single word to him about it.

This marriage must have happened after she went to the countryside. Could it be that she couldn't stand the hardship in the countryside, so she directly married a local man?

Xu Zhenglin thought this way and asked it aloud.

And you know what? Xu Zhenglin was right.

The original owner couldn't stand the hardship of the labor back then, so she took a liking to Qin Xiang'an, found an opportunity to jump into the river in front of him, and then became attached to him after he rescued her.

Fortunately, Qin Xiang'an is an upright person; if it were someone with a bad temper, he would have suffered even more.

Of course, Shen Jingyue couldn't say that.

"No, Uncle. Although he is a local, he joined the army when he was a teenager and is now a soldier, a deputy regimental commander."

"I'm living in the military family compound with my child now, and we're doing quite well. Qin Xiang'an is also very good to me."

"Really?" Xu Zhenglin asked, somewhat surprised.

If the other party is a soldier and treats his niece well, then this niece's husband is not bad.

"Really, I can have him give you a call when he has time, and you can talk to him yourself then."

"Fine, but you just said you wanted to take Xiaolan with you. Do you mean you want her to go with you to join the army?"

"Yes, I've already spoken to Qin Xiang'an, and he's willing too."

"But if you bring your younger sister over, it's fine for a short stay, but it's not good to let Xiaolan live at her older sister's in-laws' house long-term."

"How about I, Xiaolan, come stay with me? Your aunt and I can take care of her here."

"No need, Uncle, it's alright. Qin Xiang'an doesn't mind. Besides, we live in the family compound, just the two of us, so no one will say anything."

My uncle's family is large, with three male cousins, two female cousins, and one male cousin.

They already have enough family members; how could she let her younger sister go and cause trouble?

Seeing that she had made up her mind, Xu Zhenglin stopped talking about it.

"Okay, then tell me the address of your unit, and I'll send you some things later."

"Oh, right, Uncle, I need your help with something."

"What kind of help do you need? Just tell me. As long as it's something your uncle can do, I promise I'll do it for you."

Shen Jingyue told her uncle she wanted to help, and gave him the address and phone number of Qin Xiang'an's unit.

Then they said a few more words and hung up the phone.

Afterwards, I went to the farmers' market and bought some vegetables to take home.

Knowing that Xiaolan's injury was to her bones, she bought some bone broth so she could make soup when she got home.

After buying these, she went back.

Unexpectedly, when he returned home, he found a stranger in the house.

The man was still standing at the door of Xiaolan's room, and Shen Ping was blocking him from going in, while Cheng Xiaoxia was talking to Shen Ping from the side.

"Shen Ping, this is my cousin. He's here to see Xiao Lan. Please make way."

"No, how can a man like him go into Third Sister's room? Even if he's her cousin, it's still not allowed."

"Second sister insisted on letting cousin in. What exactly is she planning?"

Shen Ping is not a three-year-old child. His eldest sister had told him to take good care of his third sister before she left, so he absolutely could not let his cousin in.

Besides, his third sister didn't like this cousin to begin with, so he couldn't let him in.

Otherwise, he won't be able to explain it when his older sister comes back.

Cheng Xiaoxia was furious. "Who is your real sister anyway? You don't even listen to me anymore!"

"That's unreasonable of you. How can you let a man into Third Sister's room?" Shen Ping blocked the doorway and wouldn't let him in.

"Xiaoping, I just want to see Xiaolan, please let me in. I'll be right back in a bit," the man said.

"No, if you want to see it, you have to wait for my older sister to come back. Otherwise, no one is allowed to come in." Shen Ping was unyielding and simply blocked the doorway, refusing to let anyone in.

Shen Jinglan, who was inside the room, trembled with anger upon hearing the man's voice. Fortunately, Xiaoping was there, otherwise she would have let him in.

If Cheng Xiaoxia spreads this around, she'll be too ashamed to face anyone.

She knew exactly what they were up to.

"Don't waste your breath on him. I'll pull him aside so you can go in." Cheng Xiaoxia made a move to pull Shen Ping, who was blocking the door, aside so the man could go in.

Shen Ping, however, refused to comply.

He glared at his second sister, his eyes fixed on her. "You're not allowed to touch me, or I'll tell Dad about this when he gets back."

Cheng Xiaoxia wasn't afraid of him at all; after all, Shen's father knew about this.

Just as Cheng Xiaoxia was about to pull Shen Ping away from the door, Shen Jingyue's voice rang out from behind.

"It's so lively at home."

Upon hearing the voice, Cheng Xiaoxia and the man both turned around. When they saw that it was Shen Jingyue, Cheng Xiaoxia's face changed.

The moment the man saw Shen Jingyue, a look of amazement flashed in his eyes.

Shen Ping's eyes lit up when he saw his older sister return.

"Big sister, you're back."

"My cousin said he wanted to go in to visit my third sister, but I listened to you and stopped him from going in."

Shen Jingyue walked over carrying groceries.

"Xiaoping, you did a good job." Shen Jingyue gave him a praising look and handed him a bag of White Rabbit milk candy that she had just bought.

"Here, big sister is offering you some candy."

Shen Ping took the bag of White Rabbit milk candy, and his eyes immediately lit up.

With a smile on her face, she said, "Thank you, big sister. You're the best."

This is a bag of White Rabbit milk candy; his mother rarely buys it for him.

Even if I buy them, I hide them secretly, only giving myself one or two every few days.

Now I have a whole bag in my hand, I can eat as much as I want.

Shen Jingyue glanced at the man and Cheng Xiaoxia and scoffed, "What cousin? My cousin isn't even in Haishi."

"Big sister, this is cousin Jianming. He came to check on you after hearing that third sister had injured her leg."