Accidentally entered a high gate

Shen Nianjiao thought for a moment. "Aunt Xu's smile is a bit like Sister Wanwan's, but Aunt Xu isn't as pretty as Sister Wanwan."

Shen Jianrong: "..." There aren't many people in the world as pretty as your sister Wanwan. "Do you hate her?"

"I don't dislike it."

"Dad will take you to play with her for another day. If you get along with her, Dad will bring her three children to stay with us for a while."

Do I have to play with Aunt Xu for another day? "I want to play with Sister Wanwan. Sister Wanwan is leaving soon."

Shen Jianrong: "..." Dad is looking for a stepmother for you, but all you want to do is play with your sister Wanwan a little longer? "Daughter, Dad is looking for a stepmother for you right now."

"I know."

"So you only want to play with your older sister, Wanwan?"

Shen Nianjiao blinked. "My mom says I'm too young, that I can't judge people well, and that I'm easily fooled. My mom tells me to listen to you. My mom says you have good taste and that you won't marry a bad woman."

Shen Jianrong: "..."

Shen Jianrong turned his face away. "Dad knows. You can go play with Wanwan tomorrow."

"Dad, are you angry?"

"No." Shen Jianrong turned his face back. "Your mother is right. People your age are indeed easily fooled. Go and rest."

"You're really not angry?"

"No, really." He was just thinking of his deceased wife. "Go and rest."

"Okay. Dad, if you're angry, just tell me. I... I can go see Sister Wanwan again the day after tomorrow."

Shen Jianrong gently rubbed his daughter's head. "Daddy isn't angry. Daddy just suddenly felt like sneezing." Neither he nor his daughter could dwell on the past; they both had to move on.

"Okay. Tell me if you're angry."

"Okay. Go and rest."

After Shen Nianjiao returned to her room, Shen Jianrong also returned to his room.

Meanwhile, Ma Lifeng came home from get off work and saw his door open, so he immediately rushed in. "Wife! Wife!"

"I'm here!" Zheng Chunfang's voice came from the kitchen.

Ma Lifeng immediately rushed into the kitchen and hugged Zheng Chunfang around the waist. "Wife! Wife! Wife!"

Zheng Chunfang: "..." Those who knew them had only been separated for a little over a month, but those who didn't would have thought they'd been apart for ten or eight years. "Hey! Are you hungry? I'll make you some dumplings."

"I'm hungry!" Ma Lifeng carried Zheng Chunfang towards the bedroom.

Zheng Chunfang: "..." Luckily, she had only wrapped it up, not cooked it. If she had cooked it, it would have lumped together.

Three hours later, the couple finally went to the kitchen to make dumplings.

While cooking dumplings, Zheng Chunfang asked, "Do you know Shen Jianrong?"

"I know him. Why are you bringing him up?"

"His wife passed away, and his sister-in-law wanted to introduce him to Yanqiu. Yanqiu went to his place for a blind date. Do you think they'll hit it off?"

Ma Lifeng wasn't surprised at all to hear that Shen Jianrong's wife had passed away. Shen Jianrong's wife was already in poor health when they married. "It should work out. His sister-in-law must have asked him what kind of woman he was looking for first, before introducing Xu Yanqiu to him."

How did you know?

"Given his abilities and position, people would usually introduce him to young and beautiful girls. Since my sister-in-law introduced Xu Yanqiu to him, it means he wants to find someone like Xu Yanqiu."

The following evening, Zheng Chunfang received a call from Xu Yanqiu.

Zheng Chunfang hung up the phone and looked at Ma Lifeng. "You guessed right. Yanqiu said she's going back to Beijing tomorrow, and after she gets back, she'll send the children to Commander Shen's house. If Commander Shen and his daughter can get along with her three children, she'll marry Commander Shen."

Ma Lifeng puffed out his chest smugly. "Your man's got guts, huh?"

"Awesome!" Zheng Chunfang kissed Ma Lifeng. "What do you want to eat tonight?"

Chunfang.

"I asked you what you wanted to eat? What are you calling me for?" Zheng Chunfang realized what she meant as soon as she finished speaking. "You scoundrel!"

"I'm just being honest. I just want to eat... sob..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zheng Chunfang covered his mouth.

Zheng Chunfang covered his mouth and glared at him while thinking that it was good that the children were not at home.

Here, Zheng Chunfang and Ma Lifeng got a good feel for what it's like to be apart for a while and feel like they're getting married again.

On the other hand, after returning to Beijing, Xu Yanqiu first asked her how her mother and three children were doing during her time studying.

Then he said that the three children should stay with Shen Jianrong for a while.

Xu's mother and her three children were stunned when they heard this!

Xu's mother: "You're not even married to him yet, and you're already letting your child live at his house?"

The three children asked, "Mom, are you coming?"

"Mom has to go to work. It's precisely because we're not married yet that Xiuqin, Guangqin, and Yuqin are staying at his house. If the kids don't get along, even the best relationship between us will be ruined."

Mother Xu still felt it was inappropriate. "Xiuqin is already twelve."

Xu Yanqiu: "..." If Shen Jianrong were that kind of person, the entire military region would be disgraced because of him. "Mother, he's a deputy division commander now. Unless he's insane, he wouldn't do such a thing."

Mother Xu's eyes widened instantly! "What did you call him?!"

"Deputy Division Commander."

Mother Xu: "..." Had her daughter struck it lucky? Or had she encountered a scammer? "Daughter...daughter, how did you two...how did you two meet? When you went to see him, did he take you to the military base? After you arrived, did he take you inside? Did he take you to visit the neighbors?"

Xu Yanqiu: "..." Her mother really has a wild imagination.

Xu Yanqiu explained in detail.

Mother Xu was relieved after hearing this. "I'll go with you to take Xiuqin and the others there. You can't take care of three children by yourself. Xiuqin, Guangqin, Yuqin, you must get along well with Deputy Division Commander Shen's children."

Xiuqin, Guangqin, and Yuqin: "..." Yan Chuan's aunt actually introduced a deputy division commander to her/his mother?! If they can get along with Deputy Division Commander Shen's child, they'll have a deputy division commander as their stepfather?! "Grandma, don't worry. We will definitely get along well with Deputy Division Commander Shen's child."

Xu's mother: "That's good, that's good. Whether your mother can live a good life depends entirely on you."

Xu Yanqiu: "Getting along well means not arguing, not fighting, and not scheming against each other. It doesn't mean being inferior to each other. Do you understand what your mother means?"

Xiuqin: "Understood. If Sister Shen does something wrong, I will talk to her about it properly."

Guangqin and Yuqin: "Let's also have a good talk with Sister Shen."

"Hmm." Xu Yanqiu patted the three children's heads. "Mom, if you want to see Shen Jianrong, you can come with us. If you're worried I can't handle the three children, then you don't have to go. Because I didn't come back alone. I came back with one of Shen Jianrong's guards and an orderly. Shen Jianrong also knows it's not safe for me to take three children on the train alone."

Upon hearing this, Xu's mother wanted Xiuqin, Guangqin, and Yuqin to give way to Shen Nianjiao.