Zhan Xinyue didn't turn around, but looked at Sheng Tunan beside her and asked, "Will it affect you?"

"No. The brigade commander is not that kind of person. He won't make things difficult for me."

Zhan Xinyue nodded, and continued to walk out holding Sheng Tunan's hand.

At this time, Brigadier General Li came down from the second floor, shouting as he walked, "Tunan, wait a minute."

Dongfang Xiaoqing's eyes lit up, thinking that her lover was here to support her. She quickly wiped away her tears and trotted to keep up with Li Xiangqiang's footsteps. The anger and reluctance on her face turned into arrogance.

"Old Li, you came at the right time. Please help me persuade Xinyue. After all, I am her biological mother. Even if my bones are broken, they are still connected..."

"Shut up!" Li Xiangqiang shouted angrily, and Dongfang Xiaoqing's next words got stuck in his throat.

"Old Li," Dongfang Xiaoqing pouted aggrievedly, moving her body to try to hold the man's arm. In the past, Li Xiangqiang was the most susceptible to her tricks. No matter what happened, as long as she acted coquettishly, Li Xiangqiang would let her do what she wanted.

"You are just fooling around, playing the piano randomly, what are you talking about?"

Li Xiangqiang shook off Dongfang Xiaoqing's hand and got angry at his wife for the first time. "I told you very clearly that I am a soldier and I will not do anything that would let down the people, the soldiers, or my own conscience."

"What did I say?" Dongfang Xiaoqing's eyes were filled with tears.

"You know it well." Li Xiangqiang pointed at Dongfang Xiaoqing and handed the bag to Sheng Tunan, his tone softening.

"Tunan, I see you and Xinyue both like this tea, so take this bag back. Go ahead and drink it. I'll look for my comrades after you finish it."

"Your Aunt Xiaoqing drank too much and talked nonsense. Please don't mind it."

Brigadier General Li sighed and continued, "This matter is still my fault. I should have communicated in advance. Xinyue, you have your own ideas, I support you, this kind of thing can't be forced, you and Tunan don't have a psychological burden, I, Li Xiangqiang, have been upright for half my life, and I will never do anything to hinder Tunan's career."

"I brought him up with my own hands. If Tuanan becomes successful in the future, I will also be proud of him."

Zhan Xinyue nodded, "Brigade Commander Li, I know."

"Okay, my wife is not feeling well, you guys go back first, I'll teach her a lesson. From now on, you can just treat her as an ordinary military wife in the family compound, and you don't have to avoid her deliberately. I promise that Xiaoqing will never do anything to hurt you."

Li Xiangqiang went to the battlefield when he was a teenager and climbed to the position of brigade commander by relying on guns. It was okay for him to pamper his wife in daily trivial matters, just as a hobby between husband and wife, but when it came to issues of principle, Li Xiangqiang was clear and would never allow himself and his lover to make mistakes.

"Thank you, Brigade Commander." Sheng Tunan took the tea.

"You guys go back first. We'll be the same as before. Don't take today's incident to heart." Li Xiangqiang urged again and again.

Sheng Tunan nodded, and walked out of the house hand in hand with Zhan Xinyue, and then walked out of the yard.

Li Xiangqiang watched the two people walk away, then turned around, sat on the sofa, and said to Dongfang Xiaoqing: "Comrade Dongfang, I told you two days ago that you should not force yourself. Why didn't you listen to me?"

Li Xiangqiang lost his smile and looked dazed. Dongfang Xiaoqing had never seen a lover like this before. She was very good at observing people's expressions. She immediately lowered her head and said, "I drank too much today. It's all my fault for being too impatient."

"Put yourself in her shoes. If it was your biological mother who gave birth to you and didn't care about you, and you had a hard life for 10 or 20 years and finally got through it, but your biological mother came out and made things difficult for you, what would you do?" Li Xiangqiang was furious today and continued to speak.

"I won't recognize such a mother." Dongfang Xiaoqing answered truthfully.

"Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you. If you can't do it yourself, why force Xinyue to do it? Forget it, let's stop here. If you feel guilty about her and want to make amends, then do it quietly or stay away from her. Don't force her to recognize your mother again."

"You want to recognize her now, just because you think Xinyue married a good husband, and you think Tunan will have a bright future, and you, as the mother-in-law, will benefit from it. Your mentality is selfish. Xinyue is not three or four years old. She is not like Guagua, who will call you mom if you give him a candy! She is an adult and very smart. Xinyue and Tunan can see whether you are sincere or not."

"I'm not, I really mean it." Dongfang Xiaoqing's thoughts were seen through by her husband, and she blushed and retorted.

"I don't know you yet. Forget it, let's stop here. I won't mention this matter again in the future."

Li Xiangqiang waved his hands. The two of them had been together as a couple for more than ten years, how could he not know Dongfang Xiaoqing's little thoughts? He was wrong a few days ago because he thought that if Xinyue saw the family relationship, it would be fine to recognize her. He really liked Sheng Tunan, so why not become a family in an open and aboveboard manner?

But I didn't expect that Dongfang Xiaoqing was so confused that she actually threatened Sheng Tunan with his future.

Li Xiangqiang rubbed his temples and thought of his ex-wife. She was not as pretty as Dongfang Xiaoqing, nor was she well-educated, but she was always clear about things, never asked others to do the housework for her, and never caused him any trouble. Now, he realized that his original wife was still the best.

Thinking back to when he and Dongfang Xiaoqing had just married, she was also very careful and did everything perfectly. Li Xiangqiang knew that Dongfang Xiaoqing was not stupid. He had spoiled her to the point of being lawless over the years. It seemed that he could not get used to this anymore.

......

"Xinyue, did you eat enough just now?" Sheng Tunan was afraid that Zhan Xinyue would be unhappy, so he changed the subject.

"No," Zhan Xinyue pouted, "I want to eat some noodles."

"Okay, I'll cook noodles for you when we get home." Sheng Tunan said, "My noodles are really delicious."

"Add a poached egg and a handful of greens."

"good."

"Still want sea cucumber? Put another one in."

"Okay, I'll give you some chopped peppers and cucumbers that I brought from home to whet your appetite."

"Yeah." Zhan Xinyue smiled.

Dongfang Xiaoqing sang such a song today. It would be a lie to say that I am not disgusted. That woman actually has the nerve to say that she gave her life.

Without a word, she could not bear such a miserable life.

But now she met Sheng Tunan, a man who truly held her in his hands, gave her whatever she wanted, and loved her as if her life.

What's more, Zhan Xinyue now also loves this man.

Thinking of this, Zhan Xinyue no longer hated Dongfang Xiaoqing so much. If she hadn't given birth to her, how could she have met such a good person like Sheng Tunan?

However, not hating her doesn't mean forgiving her, nor does it mean accepting her as your mother. It's impossible in this life or the next.

"Xinyue, I just came to look for you, but you were away from home. I didn't expect to meet you here." Xu Jinling came over carrying a erhu, her excitement evident in words.

"Aunt Xu, what's the matter?"

"Good news, hehe," Xu Jinling approached and said with a smile, "This time, the organization decided to let military wives participate in the Duanwu concert. Originally, there was a military wife playing the erhu, but today she received a telegram from her hometown saying that her younger sister had given birth and she was asked to go back to take care of her for two days. She couldn't go on stage, so I took her place."

"Xinyue, this is my first time to perform on stage, I'm a little scared. You're so pretty and have a nice voice, why don't we go on stage together? The first prize this time is a semiconductor radio, what if we win?"

Before Zhan Xinyue could agree, a mocking voice was heard.

"Oh, you don't even know the simple score, yet you still want to win the first prize. I advise you to give up as soon as possible to avoid embarrassing yourself."

Yan Moli held the arm of a tall, fair-skinned female soldier and said flatteringly, "I don't even dare to dream of being first this year. Our group just met He Yaqin last month. She is from the best music school in Kyoto. She can play the piano and the violin, and her voice is as clear as a nightingale. The first place this time will definitely be He Yaqin. Don't even think about it!!"