Shen Lie was stunned. "No, why are you going up there?"

Ning Tang said, "Go up and make a big show. Don't forget that our family is also one of the victims. Ning Xue did this and made San Wa go home crying and making a fuss. Why do you want clothes with wolf and tiger patterns? Aren't you angry?"

He was definitely angry, but Shen Lie wasn't petty enough to argue with a woman like Ning Xue who couldn't figure things out.

Ning Tang rubbed his face, frowned and glared, "Do you think I look fierce? Do I look like someone who is looking for trouble?"

Erniu was so amused that she pointed at Ningtang and laughed, "Mom, you are so funny."

Ning Tang raised her eyebrows and glared. This expression would be very ferocious on anyone's face, but she had an oval face, almond eyes, rosy cheeks, and watery eyes, so she didn't look ferocious at all.

"I'm going, wait for me to return triumphantly."

She grabbed Sanwa and rushed from her own yard to Su's yard in one leap, shouting, "Ningxue! Look at what you have done!"

This sudden shout startled everyone. Ning Xue was so frightened that she almost lost her soul. She patted her chest and asked in confusion, "What are you shouting?"

"I shouted?" Ning Tang said, "Haha, look at what you have done."

She pushed Sanwa forward and winked at him.

The third child was smart. He was stunned for only two seconds before he reacted. He sat down on the ground and cried loudly, "Wuwawawa, Mom, I want to sew clothes with wolf and tiger heads too."

He had already cried once, and his eyes were red. He didn't feel any burden if he cried again. In addition, he was cute and especially endearing. Some people who couldn't bear to watch spoke up for Sanwa, "Sister Ning, Sanwa's crying is pitiful. Just sew one for him."

Ning Tang crossed her arms over her chest, her eyes almost rolled up to the sky, and she snorted, "I can't sew. What he wants is clothes with wolf and tiger patterns. I heard that they are sewn just like the real thing. I can make a patch, but how can I sew wolf and tiger patterns? I'm not a god."

She seemed to tug at Sanwa fiercely, but actually she held back her strength, "Get up for me."

Sanwa seemed to be stuck to the ground, struggling with his short legs, stirring up a cloud of dust, and said he would not get up no matter what. "I won't get up, I won't get up."

He pointed at Ning Xue and said, "Even her stepmother can sew, why can't you?"

Ning Tang was so angry that her face turned blue. "I don't know how to do that. What's the matter? You like the clothes she sews so much. Why don't you go to her house and be her child?"

As she spoke, she seemed to be furious and wiped her eyes fiercely, "Anyway, I, the stepmother, can't compare to other people's stepmothers."

Ning Tang imagined her own actions and expressions at that moment, and secretly gave herself thirty-two thumbs up in her heart. She must have looked especially like the angry and defeated female supporting role in the control group.

The scene in Ning Xue's dream actually happened. She should have been extremely happy, but now she didn't feel happy at all. Instead, she felt cold all over.

Because? The sharp gazes around her were about to poke her into a sieve!

Lei Sufen laughed strangely twice, "Haha, Xiao Ning, don't just say that you, the stepmother, are not as good as Ning Xue, the stepmother. We, the biological mothers, are also not as good as her stepmother."

Ning Tang spoke with a crying tone, "That's right, you guys judge, she made delicious food and clothes for her own child, no one said anything to her, but she instigated her own child to show off in front of other people's children, and even asked our child to go home and ask, why can't we do what she, a stepmother, can do?"

She paused, "So? She is the only stepmother in the world who treats her children the best. None of us, the biological mothers or stepmothers, can compare to her."

She seemed to mutter something, but in a voice that everyone could hear, "Could it be that she wants to step on us to establish her reputation as the best stepmother in Hailang Island?"

As soon as these words came out, Nurse Huang's eyelids twitched.

Lei Sufen looked at Ning Xue in surprise and doubt.

Ding Ronghua narrowed her eyes and felt that Ning Xue's figure became so strange at this moment, as if she was getting to know her all over again.

If this shit is really put on her head, she'll be finished!

Ning Xue yelled, "Ning Tang, you are slandering me!"

Ning Tang was not angry at all, and smiled slightly, "Whether I am slandering you or not, you know it yourself."

She looked around and sighed, "Alas, in the future, the clothes we make for our children are not better than yours, the snacks we buy for our children are not as expensive or delicious as yours, and the pocket money we give to our children is not as much as you give. People will always say that you, as a mother, are not as good as other people's stepmothers."

She raised her eyebrows, seeming to be very distressed, "Don't even mention what others will say. Our Captain Shen might also blame me."

"Over time, our family would definitely quarrel every day, and everyone would be in turmoil. But your family is so harmonious and happy, it's like a model family on Hailang Island."

Ning Tang slapped her lips and said, "Hey, look at my mouth." She smiled at the four military wives and the crowd, "I was just talking nonsense, don't take it to heart."

Ning Xue's eyebrows twitched twice, and her voice seemed to be squeezed out from between her teeth, "Ning! Tang!"

Ning Tang was startled and shuddered, "Okay, okay, I won't say anything."

She patted Sanwa and said, "Let's go home."

Sanwa stood up immediately. He no longer looked like he was just now, rolling around with red eyes from crying. Now his eyes were full of cleverness and he followed Ningtang home.

As soon as Ning Tang and Sanwa left, Ning Xue followed them closely. The four military wives explained.

She wanted to go forward and hold Ding Ronghua, "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, please listen to my explanation."

As a result, Ding Ronghua dodged by turning sideways. "What do you need to explain? You don't need to explain. Should I go home? To our family? Lao Wang, explain why I, your biological mother, cannot compare to you, your stepmother."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Ning Xue gritted her teeth and wanted to go forward and hold Pan Tong. Pan Tong had been silent the whole time. She felt that Pan Tong should be the one who would speak the most, "Sister-in-law..."

Unexpectedly, Pan Tong said to her sarcastically, "Don't call me sister-in-law. I have to go home quickly too. Think about what to do with your clothes with wolf and tiger patterns, so that you won't be complained by your own children."

Ning Xue looked at Head Nurse Huang and Lei Sufen again. These two military wives had the worst tempers. She didn't dare to go up and grab them. She could only look at them with pleading eyes, hoping that they would understand that she really didn't think the way Ning Tang said.

Head Nurse Huang glanced at her coldly, moved her lips, but still said nothing.

But her appearance made Ning Xue even more frightened.

If Nurse Huang scolded her, the matter might have been over, but Nurse Huang said nothing.

Why was her heart pounding?

Before Lei Sufen left, she saw the vegetable seedlings and garlic that Ning Xue was planting in the yard. She frowned, took two quick steps, raised her foot, and stomped on her land hard, until it was torn to pieces.

Ning Xue's heart was bleeding. These were the rapeseed and bok choy that she had carefully planted. They were almost ready to be harvested, but they were trampled to pieces by Lei Sufen.

She was angry but dared not say anything and could only smile at Lei Sufen.

Otherwise, with Lei Sufen's hot temper, next time he would not step on the seedlings, but on her face!

The crowd of onlookers were tired of the excitement and dispersed.

Ning Xue watched them leave, occasionally hearing a few idle words carried by the wind, "... such a vicious heart." "I have to avoid her from now on." "Don't let my baby play with their twins, lest they spoil my baby."

Ning Xue was in no mood to clean up the trampled vegetable patch, so she went home with a numb expression.

The twins looked at each other, stepped forward hesitantly, and whispered, "Mom, are you okay?"

"Heh." Su Junyan snorted coldly, "Look at her, does she look okay?"

Ning Xue was very upset. She didn't expect Su Junyan to be so angry with her at this moment. She couldn't help but said, "Say less."

Su Junyan's eyes widened with anger, "I said less? Don't you see who caused this trouble?"

Ning Xue covered her face with tears in her eyes, and said in a sobbing voice, "Yes, yes, it's all my fault, okay?"

According to her idea, it should be Da Wa and the other two who were left out, and they went back to make trouble with Ning Tang and Shen Lie. The Shen family was in a chaos, and she was watching the excitement at home.

The next day, Ning Tang came to her house again to pick a fight, but she retorted that Ning Tang couldn't even sew a piece of clothing with wolf and tiger patterns on it. Ning Tang was hit on the head and couldn't refute it, so she could only get very angry. Then Shen Lie said that Ning Tang and she were cousins, so how could she sew and Ning Tang couldn't?

Then, just like Ning Tang said, their family quarreled every day, but my family was harmonious and happy.

Even better, Shen Lie would say angrily that it would have been better if he had married her instead of Ning Tang.

In this way, even if the couple reconciles, there will always be a thorn in their hearts.

Are you still afraid that there will be no quarrels in the future?

But she could never imagine why things turned out like this.

Ning Xue was extremely anxious, "I'm not afraid of offending others, but I'm afraid of offending Ding Ronghua."

Su Junyan was stunned, "Why?"

Ning Xue frowned and said, "Because the Women's Committee will be conducting an assessment in August. If I pass the assessment, I can get a salary increase. But I offended Ding Ronghua today. This assessment..."

Can't think too much about it? If she thinks too much about it, she won't be able to sleep today?

Su Junyan snorted coldly, "That's your fault. Who told you to show off your ancestor's achievements? Is this thing something you can show off? Do you know what people admire nowadays? Simple and plain style. This is a red-headed document issued a few days ago."

He stamped his feet, pointed at Ning Xue and angrily said, "You, you really hit the nail on the head."

He snorted coldly, "Your assessment is definitely a failure, so forget about it." He muttered, "Forget about your damn assessment. My promotion will not happen either..."

He suddenly woke up because this was really possible.

Su Junyan was furious, "Ning Xue, Ning Xue, you've made a big mistake this time!" He pointed at Ning Xue and threatened, "If I can't be promoted to deputy section chief, I will never let you go!"

Shen family?

The eldest child was frightened by the Su family's continuous shouting and muttered, "What are they making so much noise for? Can't they let me sleep?"

Ning Tang smiled and said, "You should go to bed quickly. They must be unable to sleep at home."

She tucked in the quilts for the three kids and went back to her room with Shen Lie.

The two of them lay on the bed, and Shen Lie asked, "Are you really going to sew patterned clothes for Da Wa, Er Niu, and San Wa?"

Su family? What’s going on? He doesn’t care at all. He cares more about this.

Ning Tang said, "Of course, I will stick to my word. Since I promised them, I must do it. Otherwise, what kind of person will I be in their eyes?"

Shen Lie muttered, "That's what you say, but will you do it?"

If she really knew how to do it, she wouldn't keep making clothes without any patterns or designs for the three little ones.

Ning Tang glanced at him and said, "You look down on me, don't worry, I have a plan. Let alone Da Wa and the others, I want to sew some clothes for you."

Shen Lie snorted, "Come on, you draw me cakes every day, and you even said you'd make me a piece of clothing before, but I still haven't gotten what I wanted."

Ning Tang touched his nose guiltily, thinking he had forgotten about it, and immediately assured her, "Don't worry, this time I will not only make clothes for you, but also sew patterns for you. Is that all right now?"

Shen Lie said, "That's about right."

Ning Tang turned over and faced Shen Lie.

In the darkness, her big, bright eyes still sparkled, "Hey, Shen Lie, let me ask you something."

Shen Lie's Adam's apple moved up and down. "Tell me." A sly smile flashed in his eyes. "Do you want it? You better take it easy. Da Wa and the others haven't slept yet."

Ning Tang kicked him on the calf, "Stop talking nonsense to me, I'm talking to you about serious matters."

Shen Lie curled his lips and said, "Just tell me."

Ning Tang blinked, "Do you feel that what I, as a stepmother, do, is not as good as what Ning Xue, the stepmother, does?"

She counted on her fingers, "She cooks delicious food, and I still sometimes burn it. She can sew clothes with wolf and tiger heads that look like real ones, but I get my hands pricked after sewing just two stitches..."

Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Shen Lie.

Shen Lie grabbed her fingers and looked at her seriously, "People can't be compared. In my eyes, you are a thousand times or ten thousand times better than her."

Ning Tang's eyes lit up and he asked, "Really?"

"Really, you are enthusiastic and kind-hearted... Ning Xue can never catch up with this even if she tries her best." Shen Lie said.

He let out a deep laugh, "If you want to ask me this question, then I would also like to ask you, do you think I am not as good as Su Junyan?"

Ning Tang thought about it and said, "How can he compare with you?"

Shen Lie is a good cook, Su Junyan just sits back and does nothing when he gets home. Shen Lie can do laundry and housework, Su Junyan only knows how to call Ning Xue. Shen Lie treats Ning Weiguo and Sun Aiju very well, Su Junyan never cares about Ning Weidang and Zhou Yin at all...

So, can we compare?

A hint of smile flashed across Shen Lie's eyes, and he imitated Ning Tang and counted on his fingers, "Su Junyan is in the logistics department, in the rear. I am on the front line, much more dangerous than him. What if he dies on the battlefield one day——"

Ning Tang glanced at him and said, "Then I will remarry right away, taking the three children with me."

Shen Lie pinched her fair little face and said, "Don't worry, just for this, I promise to get you out of the battlefield safely."

He continued to count, "By the way, Su Junyan is better looking than me. He is fair-skinned, elegant and handsome. What's the adjective to describe him? Oh, and he has a scholarly air. He has a scholarly air."

This is not what Shen Lie said, this is what the army leaders said.

Before Su Junyan got married, he was very popular in the army. Many people wanted to introduce their daughters and nieces to him because of his position and good looks.

On the contrary, no one is interested in Shen Lie.

He is tall, over 1.80 meters, strong and a little dark. He doesn't like to talk, and he is like a black stake when he gets close to you, which can scare people to death.

Ning Tang carefully traced Shen Lie's facial features with her index finger in the dark and said seriously, "Who said Su Junyan is prettier than you? You are much prettier than him."

She was telling the truth. Shen Lie's appearance did not quite conform to today's mainstream aesthetics.

People nowadays like intellectuals, especially those like Su Junyan who wear glasses and have the word "educated" almost engraved on their faces.

There are many people like Shen Lie in the army.

There aren’t many of Su Junyan’s style, so it’s very popular.

But in modern times, Shen Lie is a cool soldier, a tough guy, the kind who is ruthless and doesn't talk much, and is very likable.

Anyway, Ning Tang likes Shen Lie's type, who is tall and strong, and makes her feel safe just by looking at him.

As for Su Junyan, he had thin arms and legs, and his outstretched hands were thinner than hers. If he met a gangster, Su Junyan would either pee his pants out of fear or run faster than her.

Shen Lie was overjoyed, but he didn't show it on his face.

Because in the past, no matter where he was, as long as he stood with Su Junyan, he would be ignored and forgotten.

He coughed and said, "As long as you like it."

"I like it. Of course I don't." Ning Tang went to Shen Lie's ear and blew, "Big Brother and the others should be asleep now."

Shen Lie's eyes darkened, "Hmm..."

The next day, after lunch, Ning Tang called the three children to his side, took out a pen and paper, and said, "I will draw a few patterns for you, you can pick one, and we will sew it on the clothes."

She casually drew some popular cartoon characters in later generations, including Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Pleasant Goat, Beautiful Goat, and Superman...

Every time she drew a picture, the three little ones would exclaim.

The three little ones had never seen such cartoon-style characters before. Most of the characters they had seen were in their textbooks or picture books, landscape illustrations, or the wolf and tiger heads that Ning Xue sewed. How could they not be surprised?

Ning Tang pushed the drawn paper in front of the three children and said, "Choose one."

The eldest boy chose the Salted Egg Superman without thinking, "I want this one." The eyes of this little man are like a salted egg yolk cut in half, which is very funny to look at.

Erniu chose the little flower fairy, tied her hair into a bun, and wore a skirt made of flowers. The little fairy holding a dandelion in her hand would definitely look good sewn on her clothes.

Sanwa chose a gray Totoro holding a lotus leaf to protect himself from the rain. He was so excited that he pulled Ningtang and said, "Mom, I want this one. This is it."

This is much better looking than any wolf or tiger head pattern, and it is unique. He has never seen anyone wearing clothes with such a pattern on the entire island.

Shen Lie came over and exclaimed, "Wow, the painting is very good." He asked Ning Tang, "Should I choose one too?"

He did not forget that Ning Tang said he would give him a piece of cloth to make clothes.

Ning Tang was amused. "Come on, just look at these patterns and see which one suits you."

The pictures she drew took the ages of the three little ones into consideration. They are particularly cartoony and cute.

Take the Salted Egg Superman chosen by Da Wa for example. If Shen Lie really wore it and walked around the Military Family Courtyard, and people asked him who made it for him, Shen Lie would be embarrassed to answer, but she would be embarrassed to respond.

Shen Lie muttered, "So what if he doesn't match me? Isn't this just for the sake of wearing a piece of clothing you made?"

Ning Tang was even happier, "Don't worry, you'll be there for me."

Ning Tang spent several days carefully sketching the designs chosen by the three little ones: Superman, Flower Fairy, and Totoro.

At the end of July, Ning Tang invited Zeng Xinlan and Luo Saozi to her house. Also coming were Lei Sufen, Head Nurse Huang and other military wives who were looking for trouble at the door of Ning Xue's house.

Originally, Ningtang's reputation in the Military Academy was not good, and his popularity was average. His only friends were Luo Saozi, Zeng Xinlan, and Ding Ronghua.

But ever since Ning Tang and Lei Sufen and the others had a fight at the door of Ning Xue's house last time, Lei Sufen and the other military wives all felt that Ning Tang was someone they could get along with.

At least, she is more real than Ning Xue.

We were all victims of Ning Xue's instigation, and we felt like we were all in the same boat. We would chat for a while when we met on the road, and after a while, we became familiar with each other.

Lei Sufen drank the watermelon juice squeezed by Ningtang and looked around, "Xiaoning, your room is well decorated."

The rocking chair by the windowsill, the bookshelf in the corner, and the shell wind chimes under the eaves are all full of life.

Mrs. Luo smiled and continued, "Right, take the shell wind chime for example, how many people can think of doing it this way?"

Head Nurse Huang walked to the washing machine and asked, "Xiaoning, is this washing machine easy to use?"

"It's easy to use. You can wash clothes by pressing a few buttons." There were dirty clothes in the basket next to the washing machine. Ning Tang stood up and demonstrated the whole process of washing clothes with the washing machine.

The washed clothes are cleaner than those washed by hand, and you don’t have to wring them yourself, the washing machine will wring the water out cleanly by itself.

Several military wives were amazed at what they saw, and Nurse Huang was even more excited. In their family, both parents work full-time. Working during the day is tiring enough, and when they get home they still have to do laundry and housework. They wish they could do two jobs at once.

Nurse Huang made up her mind and went back to discuss with her husband, Deputy Chief of Staff Ma, to buy one to take home so that she could free up her hands.

Lei Sufen is straightforward and speaks directly. "To be honest, Xiaoning, when you bought these appliances before, we also gossiped about you, saying that you were lazy and didn't want to work, so you spent money on these appliances."

She looked around and said, "Now it seems that you are more far-sighted than us."

Let’s not talk about the washing machine, just talk about the electric fan, it makes people feel so comfortable, it is simply a must-have in the hot summer.

Pan Tong took another sip of watermelon juice, feeling the cool breeze from the electric fan, and continued, "You know how to enjoy it better than us."

Ning Tang brought a plate of peeled mangoes and said with a smile, "Just praise me."

Zeng Xinlan said, "By the way, Xiaoning, I haven't asked you yet, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Ning Tang invited this group of military wives to his home, firstly to get together and chat, and secondly, because he really had something to find Zeng Xinlan about.

She took out some papers with cartoon characters drawn on them, "Xinlan, I would like you to help me sew these pictures onto my clothes."

She was very clear about her own skills. It was absolutely impossible for her to surpass Ning Xue's sewing skills, so she chose to overtake by taking a detour and seek external help.

Zeng Xinlan's craftsmanship is comparable to Ning Xue's. She can definitely sew these patterns onto the clothes exactly as they are.

Pan Tong was surprised and asked, "Xiaoning, did you draw this?"

"The painting looks exactly like the real thing." Nurse Huang asked, "Who did you learn this from?"

"A master of traditional Chinese painting was sent down to our village before, and I learned a few tricks from him." Ning Tang said casually.

Lei Sufen looked at the painting drawn by Ning Tang and exclaimed in amazement, "Your painting is really good, it's not worse than Ning Xue's wolf-head and tiger-head painting."

Ning Xue can sew beautiful clothes, but Ning Tang is not bad either, she can also draw well.

Speaking of which, this circle of military wives...

Ning Tang said, "Sister Pan can write beautiful calligraphy, Sister Lei can make delicious coconut milk cakes, and Sister Luo can cook a whole yard of vegetables... Which of us is really worse than Ning Xue? It's just that we each have our own strengths."