Shen Lie introduced them to the two, "This Luo sister-in-law is the lover of our regiment's political commissar."

"You can just call me Sister Luo." Sister Luo said. She asked Ning Tang and Ning Xue, "You are the lovers of Captain Shen and Section Chief Su, right?"

It was no secret on the island that Shen Lie and Su Junyan had asked for leave to go back for a blind date and submitted a marriage report. What's more, Mrs. Luo's husband was the political commissar, and all marriage reports submitted had to be approved by the political commissar first. Ning Tang and Ning Xue followed them closely on the left and right, and anyone with a discerning eye could see it, so Mrs. Luo asked knowingly.

Ning Xue felt a little seasick and wanted to go back to rest, but was stopped by Mrs. Luo. She was already feeling a little dissatisfied. Moreover, although Mrs. Luo was the lover of the political commissar of Shen Lie's regiment, her temperament and appearance were rather plain, so Ning Xue looked down on her.

So when Mrs. Luo asked, she just responded coldly, "Yeah."

Ning Tang said calmly, "Yes, my name is Ning Tang, you can just call me Xiao Ning."

Ning Tang glanced at the bucket that Luo's wife had been carrying. The red plastic bucket was filled with small snails with black and gray shells that looked like Buddha's hands. He asked, "Sister-in-law, what are you holding?"

Seeing Ning Tang showing interest in the things she had worked so hard on for the whole afternoon, Luo's wife also became interested in talking, "Xiao Ning, you are from the inland, you probably haven't seen this before. This is called a rattan pot, and it's edible."

Ning Tang looked at it a few more times and had indeed never seen it before. "This thing looks quite strange. Is it cooked or fried?"

"All is fine." Mrs. Luo immediately became very talkative. She pulled Ningtang aside and talked for a long time, introducing in detail how to eat the rice from the rattan pot. Finally, she forced a bag on Ningtang before letting her go.

Ning Tang wiped her sweat. This Mrs. Luo was too enthusiastic. If the sun hadn't set and it was not getting late, Mrs. Luo would probably have kept her chatting.

After bidding farewell to Mrs. Luo, the four of them went to the military compound where they lived.

Su Junyan kept introducing the island, saying, "Hailang Island is not very large, but it has basic facilities like a health center, a school, and a food and oil station. It's a small island with everything you need."

"Are we living here?" Ning Xue pointed to some bungalows they passed by.

Su Junyan smiled and said, "These are the houses of the residents on the island. Shen Lie and I both live in the military compound built by the army. We want to live a little further in. There are guards at the door."

Military courtyard? Guards on guard?!

It sounded very high-end, and a trace of greed flashed across Ning Xue's eyes. This was something she had never imagined before, and she couldn't help but look at Su Junyan with admiration.

Su Junyan enjoyed Ning Xue's admiring gaze and curled the corners of his mouth.

As they were talking, they arrived at the military compound that Su Junyan mentioned. Sure enough, there were guards in blue and white military uniforms standing guard at the gate.

Seeing Shen Lie and Su Junyan, the guards saluted them.

Shen Lie and Su Junyan showed their ID to the guards and introduced the identities of Ning Tang and Ning Xue to them. The guards checked and confirmed that they were correct before letting the four in.

As soon as she entered the military compound, Ning Xue was shocked.

Compared with the tiled houses in Shangang Village and the bungalows they just passed by, the white two-story townhouse in front of them looked like a large villa where foreigners lived.

Ning Tang was better off. After all, she had seen much more beautiful skyscrapers in her previous life, so she was only surprised for a moment.

Ning Xue was so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth. She said in astonishment, "We, we will live in a house like this in the future?" She even spoke in her accent.

Su Junyan put his hands behind his back and said proudly, "Yes, this is our future home. It's much more stylish than the house in your Shangang Village."

Shen Lie was not as arrogant as Su Junyan. He told Ning Tang everything in detail, "Strictly speaking, this house is not ours. We only have the right to live in it. The property rights still belong to the army."

Ning Tang praised, "That's great. If you weren't at a high level, you probably wouldn't have gotten one."

Hearing Ning Tang's words, Shen Lie slightly curled the corners of his mouth.

However, it was dark and his skin was dark, so Ning Tang didn't notice it at all.

Shen Lie said that the ownership of the second-floor building belonged to the army, and he didn't hide his words from others. Ning Xue naturally heard it, but she just ignored it and thought in her mind that if she lived there, it would be hers.

Shen Lie continued walking forward until he came to a two-story building with walls covered with creepers. He stopped and said to Ning Tang, "This is our home."

Su Junyan also pointed to the two-story building opposite Shen Lie's house and said to Ning Xue, "Our house is here."

It was just a coincidence that the cousins ​​Ning Tang and Ning Xue married close to each other and their families lived close to each other, so they happened to live opposite each other.

It was getting late, and the four of them exchanged a few words at the door before going their separate ways.

In front of Shen Lie's white two-story building there is a fenced yard with a green mailbox at the gate. Ning Tang stood on tiptoe to take a look and saw that perhaps because Shen Lie had not been home for a while, no one had taken care of the yard and a lot of weeds had grown there.

Shen Lie led Ning Tang to push open the wooden door at the entrance of the courtyard. The two walked through the courtyard and entered the house. As soon as they opened the door, they heard a childish voice coming from the house, "Dad!"

A "small cannon.bullet" rushed out and came to an abrupt halt in front of Shen Lie and Ning Tang.

Ning Tang looked down and saw a little boy with a shaved head, who looked 70% similar to Shen Lie, about seven years old, with slightly dark skin. He was staring at her with round eyes and a bad look.

Haha, Ning Tang glared back unwillingly.

Don’t think I won’t beat you just because you’re little!

Shen Lie coughed and was about to speak when two more "small shells" rushed out.

One was a little girl with two pigtails, one of which was crooked, and the other was a three-year-old child who could not stand steadily.

The little girl has a pair of phoenix eyes, a high nose bridge, and heroic facial features.

The three-year-old baby looks quite cute, with fair skin, a round face, and big eyes like black grapes.

The two children might have rushed too hastily, but the older little girl was fine, she swayed a few times before steadying herself.

The three-year-old boy was not so lucky. He braked suddenly and bumped into the little boy. The little boy staggered and the three-year-old boy almost fell over. Fortunately, the little girl was quick to pull him up, otherwise he would have definitely fallen.

The little girl only used her hands to support the three-year-old child, but she didn't have time to help the staggering little boy.

The little boy had no one to support him, so he staggered two steps, his feet slipped, his knees bent, and he knelt in front of Ning Tang.

Ning Tang was dumbfounded: There is no need for such a grand ceremony.

The little boy was stunned for a moment, his eyes instantly turned red. He was glaring at people just now, but now he was giving them a big courtesy. How could you bully others like this?

Shen Lie turned his head and closed his eyes. He really didn't want to admit that this child was his.

He helped the little boy up, brushed the dirt off his clothes, coughed, and introduced them to Ning Tang, "These are my three little bastards."

He pointed at the little boy and said, "My eldest son, my full name is Shen Zhanping, my nickname is Dawa, and I am seven years old this year."

Da Wa clasped his hands around his chest, feeling sullen. He turned his face away, and the air that came out of his nostrils almost turned into substance.

Shen Lie pointed at the little girl again, "My second daughter, her full name is Shen Ya, her nickname is Erniu, and she is five years old this year."

Erniu pulled her crooked braid and, imitating Da Wa's example, turned her face away from Ningtang.

Finally, there is the three-year-old child. "My youngest son, full name Shen Xiangdong, nickname Sanwa, is three years old this year."

The third child looked at the eldest child, then at the second child, and followed their example by hugging his chest with his hands.

But he is young and has a round belly, so he looks quite cute when he makes this move.

Shen Lie had no idea what to do with the three children, so he had to introduce Ning Tang to them, saying, "This is your new mother."

Ning Tang didn't bother with the three kids. He waved his hand and said "Hi".

Unexpectedly, the three children did not buy into her at all. The eldest child's eyes turned red, and he pointed at Ning Tang and shouted, "My mother is dead, so I don't have a new mother."

"Brother is right!" Erniu continued.

Sanwa also made a few noises to express his opposition.

The three children were making a lot of noise, and the younger ones' voices were so shrill and sharp, just like the sound of broken gongs and drums beating in Ningtang's ears.

Ning Tang was convinced and quickly covered her ears. She said to Shen Lie, "You handle it yourself." Then she ran away.

Shen Lie took a deep breath and said to himself, I gave birth to this child, I gave birth to this child.

After preparing himself mentally, he pulled the three children aside. He didn't know what they said, but about half an hour later, the three children came to Ning Tang unwillingly and called Ning Tang in a low voice like a kitten, "Stepmother."

Ning Tang scratched his ears, "What did you say?"

The eldest child looked at the second and third children, pouted, and raised his voice, "Mom!"

"Oh." Ning Tang responded.

Shen Lie came over and said a little embarrassedly, "I explained the situation to them, but they only want to call you..."

Before she could finish her words, Ning Tang interrupted her, "It's okay, stepmother is stepmother, I'm not their biological mother, it's fine to call me that."

It would be great to call her stepmother. If you really call Ningtang mother, she will refuse.

The title of mother is not pleasant to accept. If you accept it, you have to take responsibility.

Ning Tang felt that it was nice to be called stepmother. With Shen Lie as her biological father, she could take care of everything. She just had to lie back and do nothing.

Anyway, she has thought it through. At worst, she can just live with three children. She is always open-minded.