"Yes, just ask An An and everything will be clear." Yu Hongli agreed.

"That's right. While everyone is here, let's ask clearly, and whoever made a mistake should correct it."

"Children who lie should be punished with a rod, and abused children should not be tolerated."

The men who were watching didn't say anything, but the military wives kept talking to each other. They seemed to be speaking fairly, but in fact they all suspected that Yang Niannian was beating the child behind her back.

Wang Fengjiao walked up to An An, squatted down, grabbed his hand, and asked in a gentle voice, "An An, tell the truth, has Nian Nian ever hit you? Children should not lie. If you lie, I will no longer love you."

Again, she didn't believe that Yang Niannian would hit An An.

An An subconsciously looked up at Lu Shishen. When she met his gaze, she cried in fear. He didn't know how to answer. He just said a few words of grievances in his heart under Zhou Xueli's guidance.

Who knew things would turn out like this? He was afraid that if he admitted that Yang Niannian beat him, his father would no longer love him.

He heard everything his father said just now. His father was speaking for Yang Niannian.

"An An, say something. Everyone is here to help you make the decision." Ye Meijing urged impatiently.

"Don't interrogate the child." Yang Niannian admitted, "I did beat him."

When these words came out, everyone, whether they believed in Yang Niannian or not, was stunned.

Yang Niannian admitted that she beat An An?

Is Yang Niannian a fool?

Regardless of whether the fight happened or not, anyone with a brain would not admit it, right?

I was just praising her for being smart, but now her IQ is down.

Ye Meijing was almost laughing to the point of having crow's feet, and looked at Lu Shishen with gloating. Yang Niannian admitted it, so it would be unreasonable for Lu Shishen not to express his opinion, right?

Zhou Xueli also felt very happy. Lu Shishen even spoke up for Yang Niannian, but she didn't expect Yang Niannian to be so stupid and take the initiative to admit that she hit An An.

She had only been here for two days and already she was acting as a vicious stepmother, which must have greatly reduced Lu Shishen's impression of her.

Wang Fengjiao was stunned for a moment, then after she realized what was happening, she quickly reminded him, "Niannian, don't say anything angry."

Yang Niannian winked at Wang Fengjiao and said in a leisurely tone, "Sister Wang, I didn't say that in anger. I did hit An An..."

Zhou Xueli interrupted Yang Niannian, straightened her posture, and educated her righteously, "An An has always been a very obedient child. As An An's stepmother, you should make up for the maternal love he lacks and love him more than his biological mother, instead of secretly beating and scolding him behind Captain Lu's back. If An An is left with any trauma, you will ruin his life."

"It's not your own child, so you won't feel bad if you beat him." Ye Meijing added fuel to the fire, "I heard An An was crying so hard that she almost choked. Even if the child did something wrong, you shouldn't beat him to death."

"A child with a mother is a treasure, while a child without a mother is a weed. This is really true." Yu Hongli muttered, "If it weren't for Teacher Zhou's carefulness..."

"Why are you talking so much?" Sun Dashan scolded in a low voice, "Go home..."

Yu Hongli rolled her eyes at her husband and stood there without moving. She was not going to leave as she had finally gotten the chance to watch this good show.

Everyone stretched their necks to watch the show, wanting to see whether Lu Shishen was protecting his new wife or his comrade's son.

Seeing that everyone was speaking in her favor, Zhou Xueli became more confident and passed the buck to Lu Shishen, who had remained silent, "Captain Lu, don't you want to say something?"

Everyone also looked at Lu Shishen.

Lu Shishen glanced at Zhou Xueli coldly and said, "Let Nian Nian finish what she just said."

Zhou Xueli questioned, "She has admitted to hitting An An, are you still on her side?"

Yang Niannian looked at Zhou Xueli and sneered, "I admit that I beat An An, but I did not admit that I abused An An."

"Beating An An is not considered abuse?" Zhou Xueli felt that Yang Niannian's smile was dazzling. "Don't you think this is contradictory?"

Yang Niannian explained, "When I beat An An, I didn't know his identity yet."

Everyone was confused. Zhou Xueli also looked puzzled and waited for Yang Niannian to continue.

She just didn't believe that Yang Niannian could come up with a theory that beating is love and scolding is love.

"I had just arrived at the army that day and saw a few children playing by the river. Then An An fell in and I jumped into the water to rescue him."

Yang Niannian briefly recounted what happened that day, "I spanked him a few times and told him not to go play in the water without an adult by his side. If this is considered abuse, then everyone present would be suspected."

Yang Niannian looked at everyone and said, "Haven't you ever spanked or scolded your own children for being naughty?"

"That's right. Who hasn't spanked their children?" Wang Fengjiao glared at Ye Meijing unhappily. "No one praised Nian Nian for saving the child, but some people took it too seriously when she spanked him twice."

Except for Ye Meijing and Zhou Xueli, who here doesn't have children?

Who dares to say that they have never hit a child?

Ye Meijing didn't give up, she walked to An An and asked, "An An, is she telling the truth?"

An An looked up at Lu Shi Shen and answered tearfully, "...It's the truth. I was afraid of being scolded, so I didn't dare to say it."

Lu Shishen was full of questions, "I only saw Teacher Zhou that day."

Yang Niannian replied, "Teacher Zhou was calling An An on the road at that time. I saw an adult coming, so I hid and went to change clothes."

Lu Shishen recalled the scene when he met Yang Niannian that day. Her hair was indeed wet, but because she tied her hair up, it was not very obvious.

Understanding this, Lu Shishen looked at Zhou Xueli with a colder gaze.

"So it was a misunderstanding. You see, An An didn't explain it clearly, so everyone misunderstood Nian Nian." Yu Hongli is a person who knows how to change with the times. As soon as she saw that the wind was not in the right direction, she immediately stood on Yang Niannian's side.

She didn't forget to scold Zhou Xueli, "Teacher Zhou, you are such a fool. Why did you come to blame me without even figuring out the truth? I almost got caught in the misunderstanding."

"Yeah, I don't think Nian Nian is the kind of person who would physically abuse An An."

"I live next door and I didn't hear An An crying."

This Teacher Zhou must be mad at Captain Lu for marrying Yang Niannian, so he is deliberately looking for trouble.

Zhou Xueli's face turned red, and her fingernails were almost digging into the flesh. She was glad that she did not explicitly say that day that it was she who rescued An An.

The situation was so twisted that facing so many eyes, she could only take the initiative to admit her mistake, "I'm sorry, I was too concerned about An An, so I came here without asking clearly."

Haha, you are using An An as a shield.

Yang Niannian frowned and imitated Zhou Xueli's previous tone and said, "Teacher Zhou, you are responsible for the children, which is indeed worthy of praise, but it is precisely because you are a teacher that you should be calmer and more clear-headed than others. When you encounter something, you should ask clearly before dealing with it."

"With so many students in a class, it's inevitable that there will be conflicts that require you to judge. How can you handle the relationship between the children fairly if you are so indiscriminate?"