The next day, Shanshan didn’t laze in bed. As soon as seven o’clock struck, she crawled out of bed, took her makeup bag, and disappeared into the bathroom.
Yuan Long had finished his morning training and returned with breakfast. It took him a while to find her in the bathroom, watching her apply makeup in front of the mirror non-stop. He asked curiously, “Why are you up so early putting on makeup?” They weren’t going anywhere.
Shanshan felt embarrassed to tell him her little thoughts. She couldn’t just tell him outright: I want to look beautiful and let everyone who sees me today know that you’re married to a beautiful woman.
Shanshan said, “I just suddenly wanted to put on makeup. I’m in a good mood.”
Yuan Long didn’t suspect anything. After all, women’s minds are not easy to understand, and he hadn’t completely figured her out even after knowing her for so long. If she wanted to put on makeup, then let her.
Yuan Long had some things to take care of today, and he felt guilty for not being able to spend time with his wife and child. Shanshan, however, was very understanding. She waved her hand and said, “If you’re busy, then go ahead and do your thing. Dudu and I will be downstairs, waiting for you to come back.” His presence might affect her concentration anyway.
After putting on makeup, Shanshan ran to the bed and slapped her chubby son, who was still sleeping soundly, to wake him up. “Wake up, mommy’s chubby baby~”
Dudu, disturbed from his sleep, was extremely unhappy. He grumbled and rolled on the bed. Without opening his eyes, he seemed ready to fall back asleep.
Seeing this, Shanshan wasn’t worried at all. She was experienced in dealing with this little guy. Immediately, she slapped his little bottom again, and when he subconsciously started to cry, she loudly said, “Mommy bought lots of delicious snacks. There’s your favorite pudding, fries, and donuts. Wow, this one is really delicious. I want to eat more, eat them all, and not leave any for chubby Dudu.”
The chubby guy, who had just been squinting, immediately opened his eyes wide. “Mommy, I want to eat too! You can’t finish them all!”
Shanshan chuckled, ‘then quickly get up, get dressed, brush your teeth, and wash your face. The delicious snacks are in the dining room.”
Upon hearing this, Dudu’s craving overcame his sleepiness. In a flash, he got up and grabbed his sweater to put it on. However, he accidentally put his head through the sleeve, and because his head was big and the sleeve was small, he got stuck. No matter how he struggled, he couldn’t get out. The little guy was so anxious that his face turned red, and he urgently cried out, “Mommy, help me, I can’t get out~”
Shanshan watched happily from the side. Seeing him almost tear his sweater apart, she kindly rescued him, “Why are you so clumsy? You can’t even dress properly.”
Dudu, thinking about the delicious snacks, ignored his mom’s teasing and hurriedly put on his pants. He rushed into the bathroom to wash up, and the whole process didn’t take more than three minutes.
Shanshan couldn’t help but sigh at the power of food. This little guy wasn’t usually so proactive about washing up.
Unfortunately, the delicious snacks were a lie.
Sure enough, as Dudu rushed towards the dining room, he started wailing, “Where’s my pudding? Where are my fries? Where are my donuts?”
Shanshan knew the little guy would come looking for her to settle the score. She immediately smartly locked herself in the bathroom.
After a series of banging on the door, the little guy outside the bathroom frantically pounded on the door. “Mommy, come out, give me back my pudding, fries, and donuts!”
Shanshan sat on the toilet and replied, “Mommy is pooping, don’t disturb mommy.”
Dudu knew he had been fooled again, annoyed with himself, he banged his head and stomped his feet in anger, saying, “Mommy, I’m angry, I won’t talk to you anymore!”
Shanshan had heard the little guy threaten her countless times and didn’t care. She continued to hide in the bathroom for a few minutes, estimating that the little guy should be calmer now. She came out and saw the little guy sitting on the sofa with his chubby legs stretched out, lost in thought. Immediately, she carefully approached and poked his back, “Mommy’s chubby baby, what are you doing?”
Dudu snorted arrogantly, moved forward a bit, and refused to let his mom touch him.
Shanshan chuckled and moved closer again, grabbing the little guy’s clothes and shaking them coquettishly, “Chubby baby, don’t be angry anymore. Although mommy didn’t buy you delicious snacks, mommy is planning to take you to a fun place today. You know what? Mommy found an amusement park here. There are so many fun things inside. It’s so much fun that even mommy wants to go.”
Dudu’s ears immediately perked up.
Proudly smiling to herself, Shanshan continued, “I also heard that there are many other children inside. You can play with them.”
Finally, the little guy slowly turned around, raised his chin proudly, and said, “Well, I’ll forgive you this time. Hurry up and take me to the amusement park.”
Shanshan knew this trick would work, so she immediately used all her strength to pick up the overweight little guy and carried him downstairs, heading to the rumored small amusement park.
In fact, this amusement park was just an enclosed area that was artificially fenced off, with various play facilities inside, such as swings, slides, a small soccer field, seesaws, and so on.
Yuan Long said that the facilities inside were all paid for by the residents here, just to provide a place for children to play.
Sure enough, there were many children playing inside the amusement park.
Dudu’s eyes lit up at the sight, and he immediately ran off to join the fun, quickly mingling with the other children.
Shanshan looked around and saw several women sitting in the rest area chatting, while also keeping an eye on their children. She walked over and greeted them with a smile, “Hello.”
The women were also surprised to see her, the first time they had seen such a beautiful family member here. It was really too beautiful.
Someone asked, “Excuse me, whose family member are you? We haven’t seen you before.”
Shanshan replied, “My husband is called Yuan Long. Do you know him?’the other women also introduced themselves one after another.
The next woman in her thirties said, “Nice to meet you. So you’re Captain Yuan’s wife, huh? It’s my first time meeting you. You just got married, right?”
Shanshan shook her head, “No, our child is already three years old. Look, that little boy in the blue down jacket over there is my son.”
The woman was surprised, “Oh, I didn’t realize Captain Yuan was already married. I always thought he was single. What a surprise.”
After speaking, the woman realized they hadn’t properly introduced themselves yet, so she introduced herself to Shanshan, “My husband is the Political Commissioner here. My last name is Yang, you can call me Sister Yang.”
Shanshan quickly introduced herself, “My name is Yu Shanshan, you can call me Shanshan.” Seeing her so obedient, Yuan Long kissed her and told her, ‘there’s a small children’s play area downstairs. If you’re bored, you can take Dudu there to play. It’s the weekend today, and there are many people with children playing there, it’s lively.”
Shanshan’s eyes immediately lit up at the thought of the crowd. This way, she wouldn’t have to rack her brains to make herself seen by others. It was a perfect opportunity to show off in front of everyone here and let them know that Yuan Long was married, while also distracting certain people.
Shanshan is usually lazy, but that doesn’t mean she lacks social skills. On the contrary, she has excellent social skills. If she wants to build good relationships with certain people, it’s easy for her to do so. Within half an hour, she had become acquainted with all the military wives.
One military wife named Han Feifei was very interested in Shanshan’s makeup. “Your makeup looks so beautiful. I can’t do it. It always looks terrible when I try.”
Shanshan then explained the key points of makeup to her and taught her some tricks, even offering to teach her in person sometime.
Of course, women are interested in beauty. The other military wives listened carefully, occasionally asking questions. They chatted lively, as if they were already familiar.
As noon approached, some of them had to go home to cook. Gradually, only Sister Yang and Han Feifei remained. Sister Yang heard that Shanshan had just arrived last night and was only staying for two days. She suggested, ‘since you probably didn’t prepare anything, and your husband Yuan Long won’t be able to come back for lunch, why don’t you join us for lunch at my place? It’s better than cooking by yourselves.”
Shanshan quickly waved her hand, “No need, no need. It’s too much trouble for you. We’ll cook something ourselves.”
But Sister Yang insisted, “Don’t be polite. We’re neighbors now. Consider it a welcome gesture. Feifei came to my house for lunch the first time she visited too.”
Han Feifei also chimed in, “It’s normal for us to treat each other to meals here. Don’t be shy. When you move in later, we’ll also expect you to treat us to a meal.”
Shanshan agreed.
Han Feifei raised her hand and said, ‘then Sister Yang, I want to join in too. Since our husbands are not at home for lunch, let’s form a small group of women.”
Sister Yang nodded with a smile, ‘sure, you can come too. Let’s have lunch together. We’ll have hotpot at home for lunch.”
Shanshan couldn’t help but like the people here. They were simple and sincere. It felt good.
Just then, Dudu ran over with a boy about his age, and said seriously to Shanshan, “Mommy, I found a little brother. I’ll take care of him from now on!”
The boy behind him nodded convincingly, looking up to Dudu with admiration.
Shanshan glanced at the “little brother” and couldn’t help but burst into laughter at the sight of the chubby kid, whose round belly was still visible even under a thick coat. She couldn’t stop laughing, pointing at the little guy and teasing, “Chubby, you’re just like my son, so chubby. I wonder how his mom raised him. Haha…”
Sister Yang and Han Feifei watched quietly, their expressions complex.
Shanshan gradually felt something was wrong as her smile stiffened. She tentatively asked, “What’s wrong? Why isn’t it funny?”
Han Feifei nodded towards the “little brother” and replied woodenly, ‘this chubby kid is mine.”
Shanshan: …
This was awkward.
Shanshan laughed awkwardly a few times, rubbing her hands, “Oh, so he’s your son. He’s really cute.”
Han Feifei also chuckled, “Alright, you don’t have to make up for it. I know my chubby kid is really chubby. I’m worried about it too.”
Shanshan quickly brought Dudu over for comparison, “Look at my son, now that’s chubby. He’s like a ball.”
Han Feifei looked at the two chubby kids and nodded, ‘they’re indeed of the same type. They could form a duo called the Chubby Brothers.”
Shanshan felt like she had found a kindred spirit and quickly shook hands with her, exchanging smiles. Everything was understood without words.
The atmosphere among the three women became even better. They spent several hours eating hotpot at noon and didn’t want to leave even after they finished. It was Sister Yang who reminded them that the men were coming back soon. Shanshan was startled and realized she still had something important to do.
She had to show off.
“I have to go. I’ll take Dudu to pick up his dad.”
Sister Yang and Han Feifei teased, “Why are children so clingy even when they’re this old? They can’t wait even for a moment…”
Shanshan was too embarrassed to tell them her real purpose, so she reluctantly admitted to being clingy.
She quickly picked up her chubby son and ran to the gate of the military compound. Finally, she met Zhang, Sister Yang’s husband, who had greeted her politely last night. He informed her that Yuan Long would be coming out soon.
After two minutes, Shanshan saw her target — Fu Mingyue, wearing a white coat.
Fu Mingyue also saw Shanshan, and her expression stiffened slightly. Shanshan gave her a sly smile, “Oh, isn’t this Miss Fu? What a coincidence to see you here.”
Fu Mingyue forced a smile and tucked the stray hair behind her ears, ‘shanshan, what brings you here?”
Shanshan glanced at her and couldn’t help but chuckle, “I came here because I wanted to. It’s perfectly natural for me to be here. I just don’t understand why you’re here too. Certain people have been saying they’re not interested in my husband Yuan Long and even asked me not to misunderstand. But their actions speak louder than words.”
Dr. Fu Mingyue’s expression froze for a moment, but she quickly regained her smile. ‘shanshan, I don’t understand what you’re saying. I graduated from the Military Medical University, and I’m a soldier too. I’m here because of orders from above. I follow orders from above, and it has nothing to do with me personally. I hope you don’t speculate casually.”
Shanshan knew there was something fishy about her. This woman’s scheming ran deep. She always appeared to be automatically conceding and feeling wronged in front of others, but only she knew what she really thought.
Anyway, through this incident, she no longer believed that Fu Mingyue was as disinterested in Yuan Long as she appeared to be.
“Fu Mingyue, I don’t care what your reasons are, but I just want to say that Yuan Long is my man, and nobody should think about coveting him. Otherwise, I won’t hesitate to ruin them.”
Fu Mingyue couldn’t maintain her smile any longer, her face gradually darkening. “Are you done? Since you lack confidence so much, why not focus on improving yourself instead of always worrying about others? Being charming yourself is what really keeps a man from abandoning you.”
Shanshan raised an eyebrow. “You don’t need to worry about me. I think I’m fine. I’m not worried about being abandoned by a man. What I can’t stand are women who are always eyeing other people’s men, it’s simply disgusting, even worse than rats.”
Anger brewed in Fu Mingyue’s eyes, but before she could speak, a familiar voice came from behind, “What are you two doing here?”
Fu Mingyue immediately swallowed her words.
Yuan Long walked up to Shanshan, picked up Dudu, and wrapped his arm around her waist.
Shanshan quickly said, “Dudu missed you, so we came to pick you up.”
Dudu scratched his head in confusion. It was clearly his mom who insisted on coming, forcibly separating him from his little brother.
Yuan Long, without doubting her, glanced at Fu Mingyue and asked Shanshan, “What were you two talking about?”
Before Fu Mingyue could say anything, Shanshan, in a tone of complaint, said, “Oh, she said I’m not good enough and told me to improve myself so that there isn’t a chance for you to abandon me, instead of worrying about other women trying to steal you away.”
Fu Mingyue’s expression changed, and she immediately waved her hand towards Yuan Long, explaining, “Brother, it’s not like that. I didn’t mean it that way.”
Yuan Long’s expression remained unchanged. “I love my wife very much, no matter what she’s like. I won’t abandon her, and she doesn’t need to change herself for me. I hope you’ll be more careful with your words next time.”
Fu Mingyue’s face turned pale, tears filling her eyes instantly.
Shanshan felt triumphant inside, seeing Fu Mingyue’s defeat felt so satisfying. If she didn’t want to maintain some semblance of dignity in front of her romantic rival, she would have wanted to laugh heartily for three minutes straight.
Ignoring Fu Mingyue’s expression, Yuan Long hugged Shanshan’s waist. “Let’s go back. I’ll cook for you guys.”
Shanshan nodded happily. “Great, I want to eat the eggs you cook for me.”
“Okay, I’ll cook two for you.”
Fu Mingyue watched the family of three walking away, laughing and talking, feeling the nails sinking deep into her palms out of hatred.
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