Lu Shishen frowned his stern brows. When the old leader suddenly sent someone to see him, it usually meant something important.

He didn't delay, put down the kitchen knife and said to Yang Niannian, "I'm going to the army, don't wait for me for dinner."

"Oh, okay."

Yang Niannian thought that the old leader was just going to talk to Lu Shishen and would be back soon, but instead of waiting for Lu Shishen, Wang Fengjiao came.

"Niannian, don't wait for Captain Lu to have dinner. Captain Lu and Bingxing are on a mission together. It will probably take about half a month for them to come back this time."

Knowing that soldiers might be sent out on missions at any time, Yang Niannian didn't expect it to be so sudden. She asked curiously, "Do they often go on missions like this? Is it dangerous?"

Afraid that Yang Niannian would worry, Wang Fengjiao comforted her, "This situation is rare. It may be a little dangerous, but Captain Lu is capable and experienced, so nothing will happen. Don't worry too much. As military wives, we just need to take good care of the family, so they can worry less and feel more at ease when they are on missions outside."

Sometimes people would return from missions with injuries. The most serious injuries occurred with Zhou Bingxing and Lu Shishen, who stayed in the hospital for more than half a month. Fortunately, they were in good health and recovered quickly without any sequelae.

The wound left a scar on the body, which doesn't look good.

Wang Fengjiao used to admire soldiers, but at that time all she saw was their tough appearance. She always felt that they were like a solid wall of iron and steel, indestructible.

After becoming a military wife, she realized how difficult life is for soldiers, and how they protect peace with their passion.

Although Yang Niannian didn't know what mission Lu Shishen was on, she was not stupid. If he left in such a hurry, there was probably danger.

They are all military wives, and she didn't want to say it out loud and make Wang Fengjiao worry, so she could only pretend to be relaxed and smiled, "Sister Wang, I will take good care of An An, so Shi Shen can rest assured."

"I knew that Captain Lu did not marry the wrong person." There was still porridge cooking on the stove at home, and Wang Fengjiao did not stay any longer. "Then you cook first. The child will be back from school soon. I have to cook quickly. My child always cries for hunger when he comes back. If I cook later, he will act like he is asking for my life."

Not long after Wang Fengjiao left, An An came back from school. He met Aunt Wang on the way and knew that his father had gone on a mission again.

In the past, when his father was on a mission, he would stay temporarily at Aunt Wang's house. Now that he had Yang Niannian, he didn't have to stay at someone else's house. This was something to be happy about, but he was very nervous, worried that Yang Niannian would bully him when his father was not at home.

Yang Niannian came out of the kitchen with a bowl of rice in her hand. Seeing An An coming back, she said crisply, "Put down your schoolbag, wash your hands and eat."

"oh."

An An ran into the room and was about to put her schoolbag on the stool when she heard Yang Niannian shout, "I nailed a nail on the wall, hang your schoolbag on the wall."

An An hesitated for a moment, but still did as he was told.

After running around and playing in school for an entire afternoon, he was now hungry. He sat down, picked up his chopsticks and started to eat voraciously. He didn't like Yang Niannian, but he liked the food cooked by Yang Niannian. It was so delicious that he wanted to bite off his tongue.

Yang Niannian ate two mouthfuls of rice and whispered, "Your father is on a mission and won't be home for the next few days. After dinner, go to the bathroom and take a shower and brush your teeth. Put your dirty clothes in the basin and I'll wash them together later."

An An is six years old. It’s time to teach a child of this age the differences between boys and girls.

Seeing that Yang Niannian didn't scold him, An An secretly glanced at Yang Niannian, breathed a sigh of relief, and obediently said "um". His father was not at home, so he didn't dare to challenge Yang Niannian.

Seeing An An stealing glances at her from time to time while eating, Yang Niannian found it a little funny in her heart. She knew that An An was afraid that she was a vicious stepmother, so she didn't expose her. Over time, An An slowly realized what was going on.

Yang Niannian has a strong sense of security. Although she knows that the army is safer, she and An An are the only ones at home, so she still bolts the door when she goes to bed at night.

Early the next morning, Yang Niannian got up and fried the leftover rice from yesterday into egg fried rice. An An ate a big bowl of it as if he hadn't eaten for several days.

Yang Niannian didn’t like to eat greasy food in the morning, so she just ate a small bowl.

If the weather wasn't so hot and she wasn't worried about the rice going bad and being wasted, she wouldn't have made fried rice with egg so early in the morning.

After washing the dishes, Yang Niannian took the money and left the family compound. She wanted to go to the city to see if she could start a small business.

They calculated the time and arrived at the main road. In less than ten minutes, the purchasing truck came out of the army. Yang Niannian waved her hand to stop the purchasing truck. The soldier recognized her at a glance and smiled so much that his mouth almost reached his ears.

He called out enthusiastically, "Sister-in-law, are you going to the city to buy vegetables again?"

"I just got here and I'm missing a lot of things. I didn't buy all of them last time." The business plan hasn't even started yet, so Yang Niannian doesn't plan to tell anyone else.

The soldier didn't suspect anything and just chuckled twice.

When they arrived in the city, the two agreed on a time, and Yang Niannian got off the shopping cart and walked towards the market.

Although Haicheng is more prosperous than Ancheng, it is not much bigger. There are only three main streets. Go straight ahead from the vegetable market and turn a corner to where vendors set up stalls to sell things.

There were many stalls selling various snacks and daily necessities, and the flow of people was also very large. Yang Niannian strolled around twice and was suddenly bumped into on the shoulder by someone. She subconsciously tried to apologize, but when she turned around, she saw that the person who bumped into her did not even turn back and walked quickly.

A bad premonition came over me, and I touched my pocket, and sure enough, the money was gone.

Before she could react, she had already chased after the man. It was as if the thief had eyes behind him, and he ran away almost at the same time.

Yang Niannian shouted anxiously to the crowd in front, "Stop him quickly, he is a thief."

A green figure suddenly rushed out from the front, as agile as an eagle. Before Yang Niannian could see what was going on, he had subdued the man and pressed him to the ground.

The thief's hands were tied behind his back, with his face pressed against the ground. He struggled a few times, but was pinned down even more firmly. He had no choice but to give up resisting, cursing.

"Who are you? Why are you meddling in other people's business? I didn't steal your money."

Yang Niannian ran over breathlessly, and just happened to hear what the thief said. She bent down and slapped him on the head, snatched the money from his hand, and asked angrily, "Do you think you are a thief?"

No wonder he could be a thief. His legs are like those of a rabbit and he runs really fast. If no one helped, she really couldn't catch up with this guy.

I brought a lot of money with me today, a total of fifty yuan.

If this money was stolen, she would be in great pain.

"You dare to hit me on the head, are you looking for death?" If word got out that he was hit on the head by a woman, wouldn't he be laughed at to death?

The man frowned when he heard the thief's threat and shouted, "Behave yourself."

After scolding the thief, he looked up at the girl who lost the money, wanting her to see if there was any money missing. When his eyes fell on Yang Niannian's face, his eyes lit up, "It's you?"