As Bai Laotou, Qi Laotou, Zuo Li, and Xiang Rong listened to the song, their thoughts returned to the glorious years on the battlefield.

When the nation is in peril and the people are suffering, there must always be those who take up arms and defend their war-torn homeland...

They sacrificed countless lives and countless lives to bring about a new China and a powerful China.

Now that the war is over, those who only know how to fight but don't understand politics are marginalized and ostracized. However, their sincere hearts haven't changed. Even though they are in dire straits now, seeing that the people can eat their fill and have a stable life is already good enough for them. They have grievances, but they don't hate.

Qi Xiaoyan's singing was very moving, bringing tears to the eyes of everyone present.

"A good voice, good emotion, you have a talent for singing," Professor Wang murmured. "Come, I'll teach you to read sheet music. Study hard, and you'll achieve great things in the future..."

Qi Xiaoyan rubbed her hands together nervously and said, "I didn't bring any paper or pen..."

"No need for paper and pen, use your eyes, ears, brain, and heart." Professor Wang held a wooden stick and drew musical notation on the ground to explain the most basic music knowledge to Qi Xiaoyan.

Qi Xiaoyan listened attentively and carefully remembered everything. Sometimes she would apply what she learned to other situations and ask questions about things she didn't understand.

Watching from the side, He Tiantian admired Qi Xiaoyan's talent for music. Studying music under Professor Wang might offer her a bright future.

As for what will happen to He Tiantian in the future, she doesn't know. Apart from the protection of the Snake King, and the fact that she is hardworking and good-looking, she doesn't seem to have any other strengths.

He Tiantian felt disappointed, and suddenly a memory flashed through her mind: the last time she saw the dashing and handsome richest man in Jiangsu Province on the big screen in her previous life was Huo Yingjie, who was also her childhood sweetheart and current boyfriend.

She has no strengths, but Huo Yingjie does. If she can win Huo Yingjie over, she won't have to worry about anything in the future!

At this moment, He Tiantian probably didn't know that there was a saying that perfectly matched her thoughts: Men conquer the world, women conquer men, and by extension, women can also conquer the world.

After figuring things out, He Tiantian stopped overthinking.

From then on, Qi Xiaoyan often came to the livestock team with He Tiantian, and Qi Xiaoyan could learn a lot of useful professional music knowledge every day.

As time went on, Qi Fangfang also noticed something amiss.

Why does Qi Xiaoyan go to the livestock team so often?

So when she had free time, she would go with He Tiantian and Qi Xiaoyan to play with the livestock.

When Qi Fangfang arrived, He Tiantian stopped Professor Wang from teaching Qi Xiaoyan.

Although Qi Xiaoyan was puzzled, she knew that Qi Fangfang was cunning and that Qi Fangfang's grandmother and mother were both big mouths, so she vaguely understood what was going on. Therefore, she did not ask He Tiantian, but simply helped He Tiantian with her work.

To make feeding the livestock easier, the herders had to cut the hay into small pieces of about five or six centimeters, then put them in burlap sacks for easy access. Leaving them piled up outside made them difficult to store and use if it rained or snowed.

Qi Xiaoyan helped He Tiantian with the work, while Qi Fangfang sat to the side resting, secretly glancing at He Tiantian and Qi Xiaoyan. Was Qi Xiaoyan really there to help He Tiantian with the work, and not to do anything else?

Qi Fangfang didn't believe it and remained skeptical.

Qi Fangfang followed He Tiantian around for three days straight, doing all the work. Finally, she couldn't help but ask Qi Xiaoyan privately, "Xiaoyan, have you been working for Sister Tiantian the whole time? The livestock team is so busy, there's no way you can get any work done. What are you doing there? How about we go see a movie together?"

Qi Xiaoyan chuckled and said, "Hehe, I was bored at home, so I thought I'd go play with Sister Tiantian."

"Shall we go? It's Wangjia Village's turn to show a movie. If we go early, we can get good seats!" Qi Fangfang suggested. "Let's invite Sister Tiantian and go together."

"Wangjia Village? That's far, about eight li (about 4 kilometers). Anyway, we'll be at Hujia Village in a few days, and then it'll be our village's turn. I'm not going that far to see a movie," Qi Xiaoyan refused. Her parents wouldn't go, and her older brother and sister-in-law had children, so they wouldn't go either. If she went with Qi Fangfang, then Qi Fangfang's brother, Qi Jianguo, would definitely go too, and He Tiantian disliked Qi Jianguo so much that she certainly wouldn't go.

"You have no fun at all, you're like a little old lady," Qi Fangfang complained. "Go on, call Sister Tiantian, I'll treat you to some melon seeds."

“Sister Tian has to work at the livestock team during the day, and then she has to travel so far to see a movie at night. It’s so tiring. Besides, we’re almost at Hujia Village, and then there’s our village. There’s really no need to go that far. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Sister Tian. She definitely won’t go. If she won’t go, I won’t go either,” Qi Xiaoyan argued. “Alright, I’m home now. You should go home too. It’s getting late, so I won’t invite you in.”

Seeing that Qi Xiaoyan had closed the door, Qi Fangfang felt annoyed. Qi Xiaoyan had become smarter and was no longer easy to fool!

It's all because of He Tiantian, that mischievous and clever girl. The eldest brother seems to be bewitched by her, but He Tiantian doesn't even look at the outstanding eldest brother.

This made Qi Fangfang very angry, which is one of the reasons why she has been wholeheartedly supporting her brother's pursuit of He Tiantian!

Qi Fangfang returned home dejectedly, remaining silent.

"What's wrong? Did someone bully you?" Mother Qi was always very protective of her youngest daughter. In her heart, her daughter had always been good, and her unhappiness today meant she must have suffered some injustice outside.

Qi Fangfang drank her water silently, still not saying a word.

"Did Xiaoyan buy something nice again? Do you want it too?" Mother Qi asked. "Is it expensive? I have one yuan and fifty cents here. Your older brother gave it to me. If you want it, I'll buy it for you."

Seeing her mother like this, Qi Fangfang felt touched, but also deeply saddened. Everyone else besides family was just a facade. Even after He Tiantian married into their family, Qi Fangfang would subtly advise her mother not to be too good to He Tiantian—after all, He Tiantian was so hard to win over!

"Mom, I'm fine. I just saw that Qi Xiaoyan and He Tiantian are very close. They're together all the time and never play with me," Qi Fangfang muttered, saying that Qi Xiaoyan and He Tiantian were isolating her.

Qi Fangfang was right. He Tiantian and Qi Xiaoyan were indeed isolating Qi Fangfang because neither of them liked her!

“If they don’t want to play with you, then don’t play with them. They’re all like vixens, trying to seduce your brother even though he’s so old, but he still won’t agree to your aunt setting him up on blind dates,” Mother Qi complained, not liking He Tiantian at all. “I don’t know what’s wrong with your brother, he’s fallen for that little vixen He Tiantian. So what if she has fair skin and big eyes? What’s so great about her? She’s so thin, she must not be able to have children.”

If He Tiantian were here and heard Qi's mother's words, she would definitely yell, "It's your son who can't have children, not me, He Tiantian!" (To be continued.)