Even a fool could see that the situation was not right. Sun Dashan winked at Yu Hongli and asked her to go back to the house, but Yu Hongli was waiting to see the show and was reluctant to leave.

Yang Niannian pouted and didn't move. Why should she leave?

She is Lu Shishen's legitimate and legally recognized wife. Is there anything that cannot be said in front of her?

Lu Shishen also felt that it was inappropriate to talk alone, and frowned slightly, "If you have anything to say, talk about it here."

He looked at An An again, "Come here."

An An hesitated for a moment, but still broke away from Zhou Xueli's hand and came to Lu Shishen. She lowered her head and dared not say a word, as if she had done something wrong.

Yang Niannian felt a lot more comfortable instantly. Lu Shishen was quite sensible and knew how to take her feelings into consideration.

The military compound was surrounded by a fence that only reached to the waist. Several families living nearby also noticed what was going on and came out to watch the fun.

"Hey, why is Teacher Zhou here? What happened?"

"I heard that An An didn't listen well in class and was left behind in school. Teacher Zhou must have been worried that it would be unsafe for An An to come back alone, so she sent him back."

"Ms. Zhou is such a good teacher..."

Seeing more people around, Zhou Xueli became more confident. She glanced at Yang Niannian intriguingly and insisted, "Captain Lu, I think it's better for us to talk alone."

When everyone heard this, they immediately smiled strangely, with an expression as if they were waiting to see a good show.

Yang Niannian could see that Zhou Xueli had bad intentions and was deliberately creating hype to attract traffic.

She took over the conversation calmly, "Teacher Zhou, don't be so mysterious. You are Teacher An An, what can you talk about with Shi Shen in private? He is a married man, and you are still a single girl. It's not appropriate for you to say this openly, right?"

Lu Shishen looked down at Yang Niannian. The little girl had a calm expression and was very emotionally stable. She had a kind of indifference that came from having seen all the hustle and bustle of the world, and she was mature and calm in her handling of things. It was hard to imagine that she was crying like a child just two days ago.

"An An, stepmother, are you sure you want me to say it here?" Zhou Xueli asked.

When Lu Shishen heard Zhou Xueli call Yang Niannian like that, he frowned but said nothing. He wanted to see how Yang Niannian would respond.

Yang Niannian opened her eyes wide and looked at Zhou Xueli, "Teacher Zhou, your question is quite interesting. It seems that talking to Shi Shen alone is for my own good."

Without waiting for Zhou Xueli to reply, she continued, "You are quite rude in addressing me. You are a teacher who teaches and educates people. Isn't it not good to talk like this?"

The onlookers were all amazed. Captain Lu's wife was young, looked weak and frail, and was quite clever with a sharp tongue. Everyone originally thought she was just a little girl and didn't take her, the captain's wife, seriously. But now they began to treat her differently.

Zhou Xueli just spoke too quickly and called Yang Niannian by the name she used behind her back. She didn't expect that Yang Niannian would catch her. Since she had a trump card in hand, she was not panicked.

"It's indeed a bit rude of me to call you that, but there is a reason why I call you that."

"What's the reason? You are a teacher, you can't be so rude. How can you teach students like this?" Wang Fengjiao, who also came to watch the fun, retorted.

As a woman, she is very disgusted with those women who get involved with married people even though they know they are married. Isn't this destroying other people's families?

"That's not the case. Maybe Teacher Zhou really has a reasonable reason." Seeing Wang Fengjiao interrupting, Ye Meijing also interrupted.

This Ye Meijing is really a troublemaker. Now is not the time to argue with Ye Meijing.

Yang Niannian looked at Zhou Xueli, "Teacher Zhou, please stop keeping me in suspense and just say whatever you want to say. I also really want to know. I've only been here for two days. What have I done that has angered everyone and made you unable to even use a polite word to address me?"

Wang Fengjiao agreed, "That's right, if you have something to say, just say it openly. Don't make it seem like there's something serious when there's nothing to say."

"Since you said so, I will say it directly."

Zhou Xueli looked at An An and said with a distressed look, "An An has been in a bad mood these past two days. He was distracted in class and cried secretly. As a teacher, I must pay more attention to the child. I specially kept him in school today to talk. After asking, I found out that An An was abused by Captain Lu's wife."

Yang Niannian: How come she doesn’t know when she abused An An?

Lu Shishen frowned and looked down at An An. An An seemed very flustered, staring at the tip of her shoes and not daring to make a sound.

Everyone instantly showed a look of glee, especially Yu Hongli and Zhang Meijing, their mouths were almost pulled to their ears.

Fearing that Zhou Xueli's story was incomplete, Ye Meijing asked, "Teacher Zhou, do you have any evidence?"

Wang Fengjiao didn't believe that Yang Niannian hit the child, "Teacher Zhou, don't talk nonsense, Niannian is not that kind of person."

Zhou Xueli looked confident, "An An said that Captain Lu's wife had beaten him, so he was afraid of Captain Lu's wife. She also said that Captain Lu's wife bought snacks but was reluctant to give them to him."

She looked at Lu Shishen and said earnestly, "I didn't want to say it in public. I wanted to talk to Captain Lu in private and ask him to pay more attention to this matter. After all, his wife beat the child just two days after joining the army. Over time, it is easy to leave a psychological shadow on the child."

Or was it her fault?

Yang Niannian sneered, and didn't rush to explain. She looked up at Lu Shishen and asked, "Do you believe what she said?"

Before Lu Shishen could answer, Ye Meijing responded sarcastically, "No wonder I heard a child crying when I passed by your gate that day."

Everyone had already begun to believe what Zhou Xueli said, and when Ye Meijing echoed her words, they instantly concluded that Yang Niannian was abusing An An.

Everyone was speculating in their hearts, not knowing whether Captain Lu would protect his wife. After all, An An was not Captain Lu's biological son.

Lu Shishen's face darkened slightly. Looking into Yang Niannian's clear eyes, he said in a deep voice, "Niannian doesn't have time to abuse An'an. She has never been alone with An'an. The candy is placed in a conspicuous place at home. He can take it and eat it at any time. He has never been denied it."

Lu Shishen was not believing in or defending Yang Niannian, he was just stating the facts.

Yu Hongli curled her lips, knowing that Lu Shishen was fascinated by Yang Niannian's appearance...

Yang Niannian's eyes lit up instantly. She didn't care whether others believed it or not. As long as Lu Shishen stood on her side, she would be the winner today.

As it turned out, she was right about Lu Shishen.

Zhou Xueli no longer had the confidence on her face. She didn’t expect that even after saying this, Lu Shishen would still defend Yang Niannian. Was he really fascinated by Yang Niannian’s appearance?

She bit her lip unwillingly, "Captain Lu, do you mean that An An lied?"

Ye Meijing was gloating over someone else's misfortune, and continued with a pout, "Isn't An An doing the same? Just ask when she was beaten and you'll know."