Seeing that Lu Nong didn't recognize her, the woman pulled Lu Nong to the left side of the living room and quietly introduced herself, "My name is Zhao Xin. I'm from the Song family who lives in the north. I'm also someone's stepmother. It's not easy to be a stepmother. Xiao Lu, we should unite. Look, those are our sisters over there."

Zhao Xin said as she held Lu Nong's hand and pointed in a direction. She saw two or three women standing in the small garden connected to Baoxia, waving at Lu Nong like the wolf lady who seduced Little Red Riding Hood.

Lu Nong: “…” Yeah, it smells like a pyramid scheme.

Save my life, is it really so outrageous? The tea party turned into a "stepmother tea party". There can't be such a thing as a stepmother alliance, right?

Lu Nong: "Sorry, I have something else to do and can't come over. Bye."

After saying that, she ran away immediately without waiting for Zhao Xin to try to persuade her to stay. What a joke! She is just a stepmother, not an underground gangster. There is no need to be so sneaky. Just for this reason, she couldn't join the gang. Otherwise, if she got cheated one day, she wouldn't know who to cry to.

Zhao Xin seemed a little unwilling and wanted to come over to persuade Lu Nong again. Lu Nong retreated tactically and looked around. Sister Qin came over and grabbed her arm. "Little Lu, I have something to talk to you about. Let's talk here."

"Hey! Okay, big sister, I was looking for you too." Lu Nong quickly responded to Big Sister Qin and followed her away from Bao Xia and walked towards the living room.

After they were completely out of sight of Zhao Xin and the others, Sister Qin asked Lu Nong in a low voice, "You didn't go in with her and listen to her, did you?"

Lu Nong: "No, no, I just think the way she speaks is weird."

Sister Qin breathed a sigh of relief. "It's good that you didn't listen to her. I told you that she is... a little weird."

As soon as Lu Nong heard it, she knew there was something fishy going on. Where there was fish, there must be her, Lu Nong Nong. She immediately became alert and asked with curiosity, "Sister, is there something going on here?"

Sister Qin is a good person. She is willing to share gossip. "Isn't that something important? It's a big deal."

"The majority of couples in our compound are first-time married couples, but there are also three or four families who are second-time married. Although they are second-time married couples, the stepmothers are all honest people. Although there are some bumps in the road, everyone can get by."

"But ever since Zhao Xin got married two or three years ago and got close to several remarried military wives, there has been no peace in these families."

"Let's not talk about those far away. Let's talk about the Cui family next door to you. Before Zhao Xin got married, Huo Xiaoling got along well with the first two sons of Old Cui. Huo Xiaoling's two sons were young, and Old Cui gave most of the family's resources and money to the eldest and second sons so that she didn't complain. The eldest and second sons of the Cui family knew that the family was tight on money, but they never shortchanged them. It was the stepmother who was generous and didn't care."

"But ever since Zhao Xin took the initiative to contact Huo Xiaoling, the Cui family has had a small quarrel every two days and a big quarrel every three days. In the end, the eldest and second sons of the Cui family couldn't stand it anymore and moved out. Even then, Huo Xiaoling went back to her parents' home every now and then, so Old Cui simply stayed in the army and didn't come back."

"I think if they keep quarreling like this, the Cui family will fall apart. The same thing happened to almost all the second-married military wives, but they covered it up better and were more calculating than Huo Xiaoling, and they weren't as exaggerated as the Cui family. I'm reminding you for your own good, don't be deceived by her, living a good life is better than anything else."

"Don't worry, Sister Qin." Lu Nong nodded solemnly, feeling strange in her heart. Why did this Zhao Xin look more and more like a newspaper the more she thought about it?

"Since everyone can see that Zhao Xin has bad intentions, why does Huo Xiaoling still date her? Didn't anyone remind them?" Lu Nong expressed his doubts.

"Why didn't anyone remind her?" Sister Qin was filled with righteous indignation when she spoke of this. "Someone kindly reminded her, but she complained that they were meddling in her affairs. Humph, she deserved to be provoked."

Lu Nong: “…” The case has been solved, and the person who gave the reminder must be Sister Qin herself.

In order not to embarrass Sister Qin, Lu Nong considerately did not expose Sister Qin, and then heard Sister Qin whisper, "After all, Zhao Xin is Lao Song's wife. We have no evidence to prove that she instigated these things. Besides, look at the expressions of Huo Xiaoling and the others. They believe in Zhao Xin's words. They themselves think that Zhao Xin is a good person. What can we outsiders say?"

Although these words were only one-sided from Sister Qin, after talking with Zhao Xin just now, Lu Nong tended to believe Sister Qin.

It's terrifying to think about it. Cui Xiaoling and others are like the modern men and women who are being pua. They believe in the scumbag men and women. Even if others tell them the truth, they will explain for the scumbag men and women and attack those who tell the truth.

But in the final analysis, this is Cui Xiaoling and the others' own business. The result of Sister Qin's kind-hearted reminder shows that it is difficult to persuade a damned person with kind words. Lu Nong doesn't want to get involved too much. As long as Zhao Xin doesn't come to pua her, it has nothing to do with her.

After coming to their senses, Lu Nong and Sister Qin walked into the living room. At this moment, another group of people came into the living room. Several elderly military wives were sitting on the sofa in the middle, and several reserved young girls were sitting next to them. It seemed that the protagonist had arrived.

Mrs. Zheng was missing, and Lu Nong took a rough look and found that there were too many girls. Wasn't it said that there would be at most two or three families?

Lu Nong asked Sister Qin, "Sister, why are there so many girls?"

"Oh, the wives of the soldiers who live in front of our compound have a good relationship with Mrs. Zheng. I heard that there was a party at Mrs. Zheng's house, and I thought it was for the young people to see, so I brought my daughters and sons here."

"Since we're here, we can't let them come for nothing. We might as well invite more people to hold a blind date dance party. Sister Zheng is calling to contact the venue."

"Why are there only girls?" Lu Nong asked curiously.

Sister Qin didn't care. "There are only women in the house. What's the point of letting a bunch of guys in? We're just sending them out to work weeding."

Lu Nong: “…” This is very sixties.

After a while, Mrs. Zheng came down from the building and called everyone over, saying, "What a coincidence this weekend. The quilt factory is holding a dance party. It's not far away. You can get there by taking two bus stops from here. The dance party runs from morning to night and there are many people going. Young people who want to dance can go and join in the fun. Maybe they will get something unexpected in the end."

Mrs. Zheng didn't say what the unexpected gain was, but those who knew understood it, and many girls blushed quietly.

Lu Nong felt a little envious when she heard about the dance party. She also wanted to go there... Even if she didn't dance, it would be good to experience the dance parties of this era.

"Of course, if you're married and want to go dancing, that's fine too. Just bring your spouse along and go dancing. I guarantee no one will say anything."

Mrs. Zheng made a joke and everyone in the room burst into laughter. The older military wives naturally thought it was just a joke. In their opinion, they were an old couple and there was no need for them to learn how to dance like young people. Besides, they didn't know how to dance.

But some of the young military wives did have some thoughts. Mrs. Zheng had said that dancing was from morning to night, so it wasn't too much to wait for the men to get off work and then go dancing with them, right?

Wang Hongmian and Li Lingyi looked at each other and knew that the other had made up their minds. Li Lingyi was still a little embarrassed. She blushed and said, "Did you call your old Shen?"

Wang Hongmian raised her eyebrows, glanced at Sister Qin not far away, and raised her voice, "Why not? This is called romance. But some people only know how to revolve around the stove and their children. They never understand what romance is."

Li Lingyi poked Wang Hongmian helplessly and told her to stop talking.

As soon as Sister Qin heard this, she knew that this was meant for her. She didn't understand what romance was, but what was wrong with her spending time around the stove and her children? She could take good care of her husband and children, no worse than anyone else.

Although she thought so, a trace of disappointment appeared on Qin Dasao's face. She didn't envy Wang Hongmian for her education and good looks, but she envied her and Lao Shen for having a happy life. Compared with her own man, the two were as far apart as heaven and earth. So, she rarely said anything to Wang Hongmian and pretended not to hear what she said.

Lu Nong caught the disappointment on Sister Qin's face and realized that Sister Qin probably wanted to dance, so she said, "Sister, why don't we go to the dance to join in the fun? Sister Zheng said that the dance is open to both singles and married couples."

Sister Qin was already somewhat tempted by Wang Hongmian, and Lu Nong also tried to persuade her. She gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, I'll call Lao Zhang when I get home and ask him to go to the service factory after get off work."

At this point, Sister Qin hesitated again, "Look, girl, I'm not bad looking, but I just can't take care of myself. Can you help me take care of myself if you're good-handed?"

When Lu Nong heard this, he smiled and said, "Sure, why not? I promise to tidy it up so well that your old Zhang can't take his eyes off it!"

"Oh! Thank you so much, sister." Sister Qin said happily.

There was still more than half a day before the evening dance, so the two of them said goodbye to Sister Zheng and returned to Zhang's house. Zhang Kaiping was at home taking care of his younger brothers and sisters. When he saw Lu Nong coming back with his mother, he quietly slipped back to his room. He was now afraid of Lu Nong and would avoid hanging around her if possible, and was determined not to give Lu Nong a chance to lose her temper.

Neither Sister Qin nor Lu Nong paid any attention to him as they were both busy.

First of all, Sister Qin gained weight after giving birth and had fat on her belly. There was no way to solve this problem. She could only try her best to cover it up, but Sister Qin's clothes were not made for this purpose, and Sister Qin couldn't wear Lu Nong's clothes.

The two of them went to the mall, and Lu Nong picked out a large-size floral dress and leather shoes for Sister Qin, and Sister Qin gritted her teeth and bought them.

After returning home, Lu Nong made some slight modifications to the skirt. He changed the collar into a V-neck and raised the waistline. At least when she put it on, she couldn't see any fat when looking from the side. In addition, Sister Qin had fair skin, so the skirt made her look a little plump.

Next is her hair. Sister Qin's hair is neither long nor short. She usually ties it all behind her head for convenience, revealing her wide forehead. In fact, bangs suit her better.

Tony Lu went online and successfully cut Sister Qin's hair into a curly hair style that made her face look thinner. The bangs in the middle were slightly longer, and the two bangs on the sides of her face were curled to fit her with a poker wrapped in cloth. The rest of her hair was tied behind her head. With the new hairstyle, she looked at least ten years younger.

Paired with a floral long skirt, it makes you look younger and more beautiful.

The last part is facial makeup. Compared with clothes and hair, face is probably the simplest. Sister Qin has fair skin, and white skin can hide all ugliness. Lu Nong only gave her a fresh and elegant makeup, and her temperament was immediately different.

When Sister Qin came back to her home from Pei's house, Zhang Kaiping was startled, "Who are you?"

Sister Qin put her hands on her hips and yelled, "You little bastard, I'm your mother!"

"Mom?" She opened her mouth wide enough to fit an egg. "How did you become so young?"

When talking about this, Sister Qin said happily, "It's all thanks to your Aunt Lu. I don't know how her hands got so long. How could it be so coincidental?"

But thinking of the pile of bottles and jars in Lu Nong's house, Sister Qin's heart shuddered. How much money would it cost to have so many creams? And today Lu Nong spent fifty or sixty yuan in the mall without blinking an eye. She felt worried for Old Pei. It was not easy to marry a beautiful wife.

"Hurry up, call your dad and tell him to pick me up at the garment factory after get off work tonight. I'm going to the dance. If he doesn't want to go, I can dance with someone else."

In one day, Sister Qin was filled with the idea that women should make themselves happy. Dressing up is not for others but for pleasing oneself, and dancing is not for the husband but for making oneself happy. The more she listened, the more she felt it made sense.

Especially after Lu Nong finished putting makeup on her, she looked at herself in the mirror and was really amazed by herself. Seeing how beautiful she was, her heart was filled with joy and she was so happy. No wonder Wang Hongmian showed off every time she put on a piece of clothing, she also wanted to show off now.

After spending more time with Sister Qin, Lu Nong also dressed up. She chose a sky-blue long dress suitable for dancing, and braided her hair into a braid with a headband of the same color and tied it behind her head.

After going downstairs, Pei Zheng looked at Lu Nong in surprise, dressed up, "Are you going too?"

On this day he finally realized what lengths women would go to in order to look beautiful. They would even do something like burning the tip of a fire stick. It was truly terrifying.

What was even more terrifying was that Aunt Qin had transformed into a different person in one day. She was pretty, but she didn't look like Aunt Qin at all. Pei Zheng felt very awkward.

Lu Nong smoothed her hair and said, "Yes, I haven't attended a dance yet. I want to go and see the scene and join in the fun. Do you want to go? I heard that there are small cakes at the dance held by the clothing factory. It will be a good thing if you go."

Pei Zheng was very well behaved today. He did whatever he was asked to do. Although he complained about her and Sister Qin using fire sticks to curl their hair, he cooperated with them without any delay and heated the fire stick to a temperature that was neither dangerous nor dangerous but could still curl their hair.

Pei Zheng lazily leaned on the sofa. It was not like he had never been there before. It was just men and women hugging each other and walking around. What was so good about it? The small cakes at the party tasted good, but he had Lu Nong make them at home. Why would he go all the way just to eat a cake?

"No." Pei Zheng refused. He would rather stay at home and play with Xiao Huai's dog. By the way, when Lu Nong is not at home, he can sneak out and play basketball for a while.

Lu Nong: "Well, I'm leaving now. Don't forget to study hard. I'll come back to check your homework. If you don't complete the progress, you're dead."

The last sentence "You're dead" sounded sinister, and Pei Zheng shuddered unexpectedly.

Pei Zheng: “…”Are you a devil?

When Lu Nong was about to leave, Pei Zheng suddenly realized something was wrong. He stopped Lu Nong in astonishment and said, "Why don't you call my dad?"

Aunt Qin said she was going home to call Uncle Zhang, and he thought Lu Nong was going to call the old man as well.

Lu Nong waved his hands and said, "No need, I can do it by myself."

Pei Zheng: "..."! ? You can't!

After Lu Nong left, Pei Zheng thought about it and felt that he was wrong. He should not have rejected Lu Nong's invitation to go to the dance. He had to go with her to protect Lu Nong from being harassed by those smelly men.

I have to call the old man. If Lu Nong wants to dance, of course he should dance with the old man. Otherwise, why should he dance with some other stinky man?

Absolutely not!

Pei Zheng jumped up, ran to the phone and dialed the number, "Please connect me to the xx Military Region Staff Headquarters..."