Tang Huihui patted her son: "Why are your eyes so wide? How old are you? There are several kids your age in the village."

Grandma Han: "You haven't been back for years, and when you do come back, you're never home. Where did you go today?"

"My comrade's family." Although Xiaoman only promised to help him ten times, he was still his comrade. "Grandma, Mom, why didn't you tell me you wanted me to go on a blind date?"

Tang Huihui: "You disappeared first thing this morning. How can I tell you?"

"You could have told me last night! If you had told me last night, I wouldn't have gone to my comrade's house today." He really should get married.

Tang Huihui was embarrassed to admit that she had been so busy gossiping about other people's affairs yesterday that she had forgotten about her own. She only remembered after going to bed that night. "Who knew you had something to do today?"

"So what do we do now?"

"What to do? Just wait to be a bachelor forever."

"Mother." Han Bin grabbed Tang Huihui's arm and shook it. "Mother, you are my own mother. Mother..."

Grandma Han's eyes hurt as she looked at him: "Alright, alright, how old are you and you're still acting like a child with your mother? We've told them you have a mission today and can't go, but you can go tomorrow."

"I knew you wouldn't abandon me. Grandma, Mom, aren't those two girls pretty?"

Tang Huihui: "You can see for yourself tomorrow."

"Mother," Han Bin said, trying to coax Tang Huihui. Han Zhuang couldn't stand it anymore: "Brother, do your soldiers know about this?"

Han Bin kicked his younger brother and said, "Get lost."

"Mom, my brother kicked me."

Han Bin glanced at his younger brother provocatively: "How old are you to still be tattling to Mom? If you're so capable, kick him back."

"Alright, alright, stop fooling around. Those two girls are both quite pretty."

Han Bin was quite happy to hear that. However, he asked, "Mom, let's not even talk about the girl from Grandma's village. Which girl from town would be willing to marry into the village?"

Tang Huihui glanced at her mother-in-law; the girl in town was found by Grandma Han.

Grandma Han: "Why wouldn't I want to? My grandson is a great hero."

"Grandma, Grandma, please don't say that. In the army, many people have made greater contributions than your grandson."

"Then my grandson is also a great hero."

"grandmother……"

"Alright, alright, Grandma's telling you, that girl is pretty and has a good personality, you're sure to like her. If you do, we won't go to your grandma's house this afternoon."

Tang Huihui was displeased upon hearing this: "Mom, I've already spoken to my sister-in-law."

"I went there but didn't find anyone I liked."

"Mother, that girl is quite nice."

"What's so good about him? My grandson is..." She wanted to say that her grandson was a great hero, but then she remembered that Han Bin wouldn't like to hear that. So she changed it: "My grandson is in the army. How could a country girl like her be worthy of my grandson? Binzi, don't you think Grandma is right?"

Tang Huihui: "Binzi, the girl I found for you is very capable. Even when you're not home, she can still manage to live a good life."

Grandma Han: "The girl I found for Binzi will also be able to live a good life."

Tang Huihui: "That girl looks delicate."

Grandma Han: "That girl looks stupid."

Tang Huihui: "That girl is very skillful."

Grandma Han: "That girl was educated."

...

Neither the mother-in-law nor the daughter-in-law could convince the other.

Han Bin quickly stepped in to smooth things over: "Grandma, Mom, both girls sound nice. I'd like to see them both. Besides, there's no point in talking about this now. Maybe I'll like one, but she won't like me. Maybe they'll like me, but I won't like them. Grandma, Mom, let's finish the meeting first. Mom, is there anything to eat? I'm hungry."

"No, Mother will make you something. Come on, go and start a fire for Mother."

Grandma Han was afraid her daughter-in-law would take the opportunity to persuade Han Bin, so she pulled him back, saying, "Let your brother go. You stay and chat with Grandma for a while. Grandma misses you so much."

Han Bin's throat hurt as soon as he heard this: "Grandma, please don't make me talk. I've been talking all day, and my voice will be hoarse if I keep talking. Grandma, I have a blind date tomorrow. Grandma, let me massage your back."

Tang Huihui didn't want her son and mother-in-law to be alone together either: "Mom, I think Binzi looks tired. Let Zhuangzhuang give you a back massage."

Grandma Han looked at Han Bin: "You child, why didn't you say you were tired?"

"Hehe... Grandma, I'm going to rest now."

"Go ahead. Get some rest, so you'll be refreshed for your blind date tomorrow."

"Um."

On the other side, after the people had dispersed, Xiaoman's mother looked at the tree and then at her daughter. "Xiaoman, why did you throw her up there?" Liu Cheng's mother was not thin.

"Strong and accurate." However, this strength and accuracy were developed in a previous life.

Xiaoxue looked at Xiaoman with admiration: "Big sister, you are so amazing."

Xiaoman patted her younger sister's head: "You can too."

Xiaoxue's eyes lit up immediately: "Really?"

"Really. As long as you're willing to work hard."

"Huh?" Xiaoxue wrinkled her nose: "I'll have to suffer again, then I... then I..."

Xiaoman glared at her: "Then you can just wait to be thrown up a tree. Is it reasonable for a girl to be unwilling to endure hardship?"

"I...I..."

Xiao Han also came closer: "Big sister, I'm willing to endure hardship."

"What are you doing getting involved, you boy?"

Xiao Han was taken aback for a moment: "Big sister, it's precisely because I'm a boy that I have to learn."

Xiaoman remembered after she finished speaking that things were different here than where they lived.

Han Bin talked for a day, and she gained a basic understanding of the place.

Here, the man is the breadwinner and the woman stays at home. The man goes out to earn money and fight on the battlefield, while the woman stays at home to take care of the children, cook, and look after the elderly.

Previously, men held a higher status than women here. Now, the government—no, the authorities—advocates for gender equality.

In the past, there were emperors and servants here. Now, everyone is equal.

In addition, there are many new things here.

Xiaoman looked at her younger brother: "If you want to learn, I'll teach you."

Xiao Han jumped up with joy upon hearing this.

Xiaoman looked at Xiaoxue: "What about you?"

"I...I..."

Xiaoman lifted her up from the ground: "Don't want to learn? Then experience what it feels like to be thrown into a tree."

Xiaoxue quickly hugged Xiaoman's arm: "Sister, sister, I'll learn, I'll learn."

Xiaoman put her down on the ground. "That's more like it." How could her younger sister, Wang Xiaoman's sister, be so frail? In her royal palace, the boys also had to practice martial arts. "Now men and women are equal. What your brother learns, you have to learn too."

"Yes. Learn, learn."

"Good girl." Xiaoman patted her head.

Liu Chengjia.

Liu Cheng's father glared at Liu Cheng's mother: "I told you not to go, but you insisted on going."

"I...I can't stand it."

"Even if you're angry, you have to endure it."

"Dad, tell me, what happened to that girl? Before, if I said east, she wouldn't dare to go west."

Liu Cheng's father said irritably, "You used to be her mother-in-law, now you're her enemy."

"That doesn't make sense either. We weigh about the same. Even if I hate you to the core, I would never throw you up a tree. Do you think that girl is possessed? I've heard people say that when someone is possessed, they become stronger."

"If only she were possessed by an evil spirit. If she were possessed, we could say that we had known she was not right all along, which is why we didn't let our son marry her. But she didn't hurt anyone back then, so we didn't tell anyone."

“That’s right!” Liu Cheng’s mother slapped her thigh. “How come I didn’t think of that? This way, we’ll have a legitimate reason to break off the engagement. No, we have to make this a done deal.”