"Cheng Ran, you're here. I saved you a seat and got you some food. Come over here."

She deliberately ignored Jiang Wanqing and Nannan's presence. To be honest, she was quite bold to openly seduce someone else's husband in front of so many people.

Sure enough, some people couldn't stand it and deliberately muttered under their breath.

"Who does she think she is? Commander Cheng has finally reunited with his wife and daughter, why is she making such a fuss?"

“I’ve seen Comrade Yuan tell Commander Cheng before that he was willing to wait for him. How could there be such a morally corrupt person in our organization?”

"Tsk tsk, I've really learned something new. When women are shameless, even the bark of a thousand-year-old tree can't compare!"

...

These words inevitably reached Yuan Nian's ears. As a young woman in her prime, she felt uncomfortable hearing such words, but in order to achieve her goal, she thought that what was wrong with enduring it? Cheng Ran would definitely find that she was more suitable to be the Cheng family's daughter-in-law.

Perhaps seeing that the other party did not react, Yuan Nian changed her plan and pretended to have just discovered Jiang Wanqing.

"Oh, Comrade Jiang is here too. I'm sorry, I didn't see him earlier. Um... I've already gotten food for Comrade Cheng Ran. Why don't you take your child to the window to get food? I'll save you a seat."

This woman is cunning, but unfortunately, she's not very bright and still wants to take the initiative.

Cheng Ran ignored her and took the hands of Jiang Wanqing and her daughter Nannan right in front of her.

"Come on, let's go get food together. There are seats over there."

"Procedure……"

Yuan Nian was rejected again, and she felt very bad. She gritted her teeth in anger and vented her anger on the onlookers.

"What are you looking at! I have a big appetite, can't I eat two portions?"

"It's really interesting. Comrade Yuan's attitude of making a fool of himself but being able to comfort himself is something we should all learn from."

"Hahaha……"

Being mocked like that, Yuan Nian couldn't eat a single bite of food, let alone two meals. She glared at Jiang Wanqing resentfully before leaving.

Cheng Ran served three dishes and three bowls of rice, and put the meat into Jiang Wanqing's and Nannan's bowls.

"Eat more, you must be tired from the journey."

"Thank you, Dad."

"You're welcome." A fatherly smile spread across Cheng Ran's eyes.

Jiang Wanqing couldn't eat that much, so she shoveled half of it into his bowl.

"Eat more, you still have training to do. I ate something on the way, I'm not hungry."

He smirked, "Okay, I'll buy more groceries tonight."

Their family was reunited, and their comrades, being quite perceptive, did not go up to disturb them.

When Jiang Wanqing brought her child to the camp to find Cheng Ran, the higher-ups found out and specially granted him a few days' leave so that he could spend time with his wife and child.

After dinner, Cheng Ran took them for a stroll in the street.

This is a remote southwestern border region, adjacent to other countries. The economy is not developed, and the people live in relative poverty. Naturally, it cannot compare to the prosperity of the capital region.

After walking around, I didn't buy anything except some local specialties.

What are you looking at?

Seeing Jiang Wanqing staring at the shops on both sides of the street with great interest, Cheng Ran couldn't help but ask her a question.

“I think this place has great development potential. If we set up a factory here…”

"You have such thoughts?"

Cheng Ran was pleasantly surprised. To be honest, if she came to work here, the two of them wouldn't have to be separated so often. Then he could apply for family housing, and the family could be together again like before.

But he was also worried. First, his daughter needed to go to school in Beijing, and the educational resources here were not as good as those in Beijing. Second, setting up a factory here was not something that could be done in a few words; he also had to build relationships with the locals. She had already worked hard enough, and Cheng Ran didn't want to see her work even harder.

"Hmm... it's just an idea. I'll think about whether it's feasible when I get back. It's too far from Beijing, so setting up a branch factory might not be realistic."

"No matter what you do, I will support you."

Cheng Ran took her hand, squeezed it, and the two smiled at each other.

He took care of dinner, and when Jiang Wanqing wanted to help, he just told her to go and rest.

"You've come all this way, how can I let you serve me? I'm a pretty good cook, just go and wait to eat what's ready."

She was a restless person, and when she saw that the water tank was empty, she picked up a bucket.

"Then I'll go get some water. There's no water here, and I need to take a shower tonight."

Cheng Ran glanced at it and realized it was true. He couldn't get away right now, so he had no choice but to let her go.

"Go east for 200 meters after you leave the house and you'll find the well. I'm afraid you won't be able to lift too much water at once."

"Okay, I'm going now."

Jiang Wanqing agreed, but still took two buckets and a carrying pole. She was quite strong, so she wasn't too weak to carry two buckets of water.

She followed Cheng Ran's directions to the well, which turned out to be a mountain spring well with gushing water. She scooped up a handful of water, which was sweet and delicious.

Just as she was about to get up, a stone suddenly flew towards her side. If she hadn't been quick enough to steady herself, she would have fallen.

There's likely an undercurrent at the bottom of this well; if you fall in, you probably won't be able to get back up. Who could be so cruel?

She turned around and saw Yuan Nian carrying buckets of water. Without even thinking, she knew it was that woman!

Jiang Wanqing snorted coldly, looking at Yuan Nian with icy eyes.

"Comrade Yuan seems to know a lot about murder. It seems I need to write a letter to the higher-ups to investigate you and your background. You might have a few lives on your hands!"

"What nonsense are you spouting!" Yuan Nian roared, "Are you crazy?! I... I'm upright and have nothing to fear!"

"Really?" Jiang Wanqing bent down to pick up the stone from the ground, a smirk playing on her lips. "I happen to be good at physics. Should I use the direction and force with which the stone flew to deduce whether you threw it on purpose?"

"You...you're slandering me with baseless accusations! I didn't throw stones at you!"

Yuan Nian felt extremely guilty, her eyes darting around, and she didn't dare to look Jiang Wanqing in the eye.

Just as she was about to avoid it, Jiang Wanqing persisted, walking right up to her and stuffing the stone into her collection.

"Whether it's slander or the truth, you know in your heart. Don't blame me for not warning you, I'm not someone to be trifled with. You may have the guts to kill, but you can't cover it up, while I can. You can try if you don't believe me! I've said it before, I know a lot about physics, and unfortunately, I also know a bit about chemistry. Should we use physical methods to divide it, or chemical methods to decompose it? Comrade Yuan, would you like to choose one?"

Bang!

Yuan Nian was so frightened by Jiang Wanqing that she fell to the ground, bucket and all. She quickly crawled backward, not daring to approach the well, for fear that the other party would keep her word.

"You...you're a madman!"

"You can treat me like a madman, but never treat me like a fool. You either have to keep your little schemes hidden or be upfront about them, or I'll make you suffer terribly!"

After threatening her, and seeing that Yuan Nian was now like a frightened quail, no longer threatening her, Jiang Wanqing quickly finished fetching the water, then carried the buckets away...