After this period of crazy effort, Yu Shanshan now weighs only 124 pounds. For her height of 5”5″, 124 pounds is not considered heavy, just a bit chubby. Combined with her daily exercise, her body is firm, and her flesh is tighter than that of an ordinary girl weighing 120 pounds. So overall, she’s not ugly anymore.
Not being ugly is not entirely accurate; it should be said that she’s already quite pretty. After all, her features were originally delicate, almost flawless. Now that she has slimmed down, her delicate features have immediately regained most of their charm. Even though she hasn’t reached her peak state of slimness, her overall appearance instantly reaches eighty points.
Because her goal is 90 pounds, even though she has lost weight, she didn’t buy any nice clothes. She just randomly wears her old, long and loose cotton clothes, which means she doesn’t have any nice clothes in her closet.
It’s fine on regular days, but this time she’s going to the army to show off and make her presence felt. She can’t just wear anything; she must crush certain ill-intentioned people in terms of beauty.
So, buying clothes is a must.
Therefore, after finishing a day of exercise, Yu Shanshan, accompanied by her chubby son, aggressively went to the mall. She went to several shops where she used to buy clothes, tried on clothes tirelessly, determined to pick out the thinnest, most elegant, and most beautiful outfit possible.
Finally, when the shop assistants were about to get impatient with her, Yu Shanshan finally picked out a camel-colored cashmere coat, paired with a white sweater inside, black skinny pants underneath, and a pair of slimming high boots.
With this outfit, Yu Shanshan was very satisfied herself. It covered up the flesh that needed to be covered, visually elongated her figure, and since she had a small frame to begin with, she looked very slender overall, feeling like she had lost ten pounds.
Yu Shanshan proudly turned around in front of Dudu, “Mommy’s chubby baby, do you think mommy looks pretty now?”
Dudu nibbled on his finger, staring at his mom without blinking for a while, then suddenly ran up to hug her thigh and rubbed against it. Looking up, he said in a childish voice, “Mommy, you look so pretty now~”
This praise from Dudu was the first time without any flattery, just pure heartfelt words.
The surprise came so suddenly that Yu Shanshan’s old heart was melted by her chubby son, feeling so sweet inside, almost wanting to kiss and hug the chubby son. However, she couldn’t bear the weight of her chubby baby, so she gave up.
After buying clothes, Yu Shanshan aggressively headed to the hair salon, where she had her hair dyed a light brown color and styled into loose waves, appearing mature and charming.
With everything ready, finally, on the last day of Yuan Long’s exercise, Yu Shanshan and Yan Shao took a leave of absence and also arranged for Dudu to take leave from the club. Then, they packed their bags and were ready to set off.
But before leaving, Yu Shanshan didn’t forget to put on a beautiful makeup for herself, causing the Auntie to keep saying that she was a fairy who had descended to earth. Yu Shanshan was so pleased that she almost burst into laughter.
Yu Shanshan and Dudu took the high-speed train. It took two hours from the capital to the high-speed railway station where Yuan Long’s unit was located. However, they couldn’t go directly to the unit’s base from the high-speed railway station; they had to take a bus after getting off the high-speed train.
She had found out these routes in advance from her aunt and didn’t directly ask Yuan Long. She wanted to surprise him, or rather, shock him.
Yu Shanshan and Dudu set off after lunch. They first went to the South Station of the capital to take the high-speed train, then transferred to the bus station after two hours on the train. They bought tickets for the bus to the town where Yuan Long’s base was located. With Dudu asleep all the way, after three hours, they finally got off the bus.
It was already dark by this time. But the town they were in now was not their final destination; it was still about an hour and a half’s drive from Yuan Long’s unit.
Unfortunately, the unit’s base was very remote, with no taxis or ride-hailing services to this place. Apart from the villagers living nearby, no one usually went there. So Yu Shanshan had to stand on the road with Dudu, hoping to catch a ride to the other side.
This was a rural road, with very few vehicles passing by. Yu Shanshan and Dudu waited for half an hour before only one tractor heading in that direction arrived. Yu Shanshan hesitated whether to take this ride, but considering the temperature and the open-top tractor, she ultimately refused this rare opportunity, fearing that Dudu might catch a cold from the cold wind.
After that, Yu Shanshan and her chubby son shivered in the winter wind for a while before finally another vehicle arrived. This time it was a military truck with a military license plate. Yu Shanshan’s eyes lit up, and she quickly waved to stop the truck.
The driver was a young man in military uniform. When he saw Yu Shanshan waving, he stopped and asked, “Ma”am, what’s the matter?”
Yu Shanshan quickly replied, ‘soldier, my son and I are going to the A Special Forces base to visit relatives. There are no cars passing by along the way. Can you give us a ride?”
This young soldier was from the A Special Forces unit, but he worked in the kitchen. When he heard that Yu Shanshan was going to visit relatives, he immediately asked, “Who are you related to?”
Knowing that the military is strict about confidentiality, Yu Shanshan took out her phone and showed him a photo of her, Yuan Long, and Dudu, saying, “I’m Yuan Long’s wife, and this is his son.”
Upon hearing that it was Major Yuan’s wife and son, the young soldier immediately greeted respectfully, ‘so you’re Sister-in-law. Hurry up and get in. I’ll take you to the base.”
Yu Shanshan was overjoyed, and even Dudu’s eyes lit up.
The young soldier was talkative, chatting with Yu Shanshan and Dudu all the way. He was surprised to learn that Yuan Long was already married and had a child. “I always thought our aloof Major Yuan was single. I didn’t expect him to be married with a son this big.”
Yu Shanshan was here to assert her dominance, so naturally, she wasn’t modest. She chuckled, “Actually, my husband Yuan Long is just too low-key and doesn’t like to talk about his private life with others, so you all didn’t know that he’s married and has a baby.”
The young soldier nodded in agreement, “Right, Major Yuan hardly talks about anything other than military matters.” He had very few words, and was even jokingly rated as one of the four “cold and aloof male gods” in the unit.
As they talked, they arrived at the gate of the base. It was already past eight o’clock at this time, and many soldiers had already had their dinner and gone back to their dormitories to rest.
The young soldier dropped off Yu Shanshan and Dudu at the guard room and drove inside first. Without unloading the cargo, he hurriedly ran to report to Yuan Long.
Yuan Long had just finished his exercise and was now in his office organizing the exercise report. When the young soldier told him that his wife and son had arrived, he was stunned for a moment before rushing out.
The Political Commissioner was about to come find Yuan Long for something, but unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived, he saw Yuan Long rushing out without even looking at him, so he asked the arriving young soldier in confusion, “What’s wrong with Major Yuan?”
The young soldier smirked and said, “Major Yuan’s wife and son have arrived. He’s too excited and is rushing to the guard room to pick them up.”
The Political Commissioner immediately smiled upon hearing this, and simply folded his hands behind his back and leisurely walked to the gate to see the excitement. It was rare to see such excitement from Yuan Long, so he couldn’t miss it.
The Political Commissioner wasn’t the only one who wanted to see the excitement. After hearing the news, several platoon leaders under Yuan Long’s command also quickly rushed to the guard room, wanting to see the legendary sister-in-law as soon as possible.
Last time, Monkey and the others saw them, but they haven’t seen them yet. They were all very curious. What kind of woman could enchant their Major Yuan?
Yuan Long ran to the guard room and immediately saw Yu Shanshan sitting on a chair holding Dudu. His heart suddenly surged with excitement. He walked briskly to the mother and son, lifted Dudu up in his arms, but his eyes were fixed on Yu Shanshan, who looked different. He couldn’t bear to look away. His voice choked, “Why are you here?”
Yu Shanshan raised her chin proudly, “We came to visit y. Dudu misses his dad.”
Dudu, who had been tired from the journey, became happy again when he saw his dad. Excitedly, he kissed his dad’s face several times and rubbed his chubby cheeks against his dad’s face, saying in a childish voice, “Daddy, Dudu missed you so much. Did you miss Dudu?”
Yuan Long’s heart softened. He kissed Dudu on the forehead, “Daddy missed you too.”
Then, Yuan Long asked them, “Have you two had dinner?”
Yu Shanshan covered her stomach and said, “No, Dudu and I rushed all the way here and haven’t eaten anything yet.”
Dudu was fine because he ate a lot of snacks Yu Shanshan had brought, but she was miserable because she didn’t dare to eat anything for weight loss. She felt almost faint from hunger at this moment.
Yuan Long felt sorry for them and quickly said, “I’ll take you back to where you’re staying, and I’ll cook for you.”
Yu Shanshan nodded hurriedly, indicating that it was good, as she really needed some rest now.
Just then, the door of the guard room suddenly burst open, and a group of people rushed in all at once. Zhang Bin, the leader, glared fiercely at the troublemakers behind him, then smiled and greeted Yu Shanshan, ‘sister-in-law, welcome to our place!”
Monkey, who came with him, also waved to Yu Shanshan, ‘sister-in-law, we meet again.”
The people behind them also greeted Yu Shanshan one after another.
Yu Shanshan immediately put away her tired look and smiled beautifully at them, greeting each of them.
Everyone was dazzled by Yu Shanshan’s beautiful face, and they all thought to themselves: Major Yuan’s sister-in-law is really beautiful!
Yuan Long warned them with a glance and gestured for them to leave quickly.
The group of people, having seen the true face of their sister-in-law and feeling satisfied, stopped making trouble and ran away in a swarm. But as soon as they ran out, Zhang Bin rolled up his sleeves and prepared to beat the Monkey.
“Monkey, didn’t you tell me that sister-in-law is a very plump ordinary woman? I believed your nonsense. Is sister-in-law, who is such a beautiful woman, considered plump and ordinary? What misunderstanding do you have about plump and ordinary?”
Another person said discontentedly, “Yeah, Monkey, you didn’t deliberately deceive us, did you? Sister-in-law is nothing like what you said. She’s obviously very beautiful. She’s much prettier than the women in our cultural troupe. I’ve never seen such a beautiful sister-in-law before. I told you that the women Major Yuan finds must be unbeatably beautiful.”
Being criticized by a group of people, the Monkey was simply speechless. He scratched his head and almost cried. He had just been scared to death. Clearly, when he saw sister-in-law before, she was a fat woman. How come she suddenly turned into a slim beauty in a short time? If he hadn’t recognized Major’s chubby son, he would have suspected that Major had changed his woman again.
This is simply too surreal!
On the other side, Yu Shanshan had no idea that because of her, the Monkey was being criticized and miserable. She was following Yuan Long towards the family building.
Yuan Long took her bag and hugged Dudu again. As they walked, he asked, “Why didn’t you tell me you were coming? If you had told me, I could have sent someone to pick you up in advance. There are usually very few cars on that road. You were lucky to run into a procurement vehicle today. Otherwise, you would have had to walk all the way.”
“How would I know it’s so remote here?” Yu Shanshan pouted. “I wanted to surprise you. So, are you surprised or not?”
Yuan Long’s lips curled up, ‘surprised.” He was really surprised.
‘that’s about right~”
As they spoke, they arrived at the door, and Yuan Long opened it with his key.
The house was a typical two-bedroom apartment, originally only lightly decorated. But since deciding to have the mother and son stay with him in the barracks, he had it redecorated. The furniture inside was all new and complete. Although it was small, it looked pretty good.
Yuan Long put the chubby son on the sofa to play and then tied on an apron, saying, “Wait here, I’ll cook for you.”
Yu Shanshan waved her hand, “I’ll just have some eggs and cucumbers. Just make something simple for the chubby boy to fill his stomach.” Yuan Long looked her up and down, feeling sorry and disapprovingly furrowing his brows, “How did you suddenly become so thin? I think your current weight is already perfect. Don’t lose any more weight. You won’t look good if you lose more.”
Although she was happy to be called thin, Yu Shanshan still retorted, “How can I not lose weight? I still weigh 120 pounds now. Do you know what 120 pounds means? I used to weigh less than 90 pounds. Now I’m 30 pounds heavier than before. Do you know what 30 pounds means?”
Yu Shanshan gestured with her hands, ‘thirty pounds is like this big lump of meat! Just think about how terrifying that is!”
Yuan Long said, “You were too thin before. I asked you to eat more and gain some weight, but you wouldn’t . Anyway, I think your current figure is the best.”
Yu Shanshan pouted, “Girls have different aesthetics from you men. How can a beautiful woman weigh over a hundred pounds? Besides, I’m a dancer. Being overweight ruins everything. I have to lose weight to 90 pounds.”
Seeing her determination, Yuan Long knew he couldn’t persuade her, so he could only sigh and go to the kitchen to cook.
Yu Shanshan watched the chubby son happily playing on the sofa and her eyes followed him.
Yu Shanshan’s heart couldn’t help but thump wildly as he looked at her, and her ears quietly turned red. But she remembered why she was here today, and she couldn’t be swayed by this handsome man’s charm.
She simply turned her head away, steadfastly replying, “I don’t want to!”
Yuan Long fell silent for a moment, then wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her into his embrace, lifting her up with his hands under her bottom. Looking at her, he asked softly, ‘tell me, what’s wrong? Why have you been mad at me these past few days?”
She didn’t want to video chat with him these past few days, what else could it be if not anger?
Yu Shanshan raised an eyebrow, “You know I’m angry?”
Yuan Long sighed and gently kissed her forehead, ‘tell me what’s wrong, okay? If there’s anything, I hope you’ll ask me directly instead of overthinking it alone.”
Yu Shanshan pursed her lips and finally said, “A few days ago, your sister came to see me.”
As soon as he heard this, Yuan Long instinctively frowned, “What did she say to you?”
Yu Shanshan smirked, “What else could she say? She came to tell me that your true love is Fu Mingyue, not me, this fat woman. I’m not even worth a hair of Fu Mingyue. You don’t really love me, so she told me not to cling to you with the child, to be sensible, and to leave you early, not to shamelessly be a mistress.”
Yuan Long’s face darkened suddenly, terrifyingly so, suppressing his anger, he said, ‘she’s talking nonsense, don’t listen to her.”
Yu Shanshan chuckled, “I didn’t want to listen to her, but she showed me evidence. Do you know what it is?”
Yuan Long looked at her with a heavy gaze, waiting for her to continue.
“Your sister showed me many photos of you and Fu Mingyue together recently. There are pictures of you looking at each other, talking together, eating together, getting into a car together, and so on. There are quite a few. Can you explain what those photos are about? You can’t tell me they were Photoshopped by your sister, can you?”
Yuan Long bit his cheek and took a deep breath, looking at her seriously, he explained, “It’s not what she said. Fu Mingyue somehow got transferred here to work as the team doctor. As my nominal sister and colleague, she came to talk to me. I couldn’t just drive her away without saying a word, right? In fact, we only exchanged less than five sentences.”
Yu Shanshan smirked, “Less than five sentences, and yet so many photos were taken?”
Yuan Long’s eyes sank deeply. How could he not know by now that those photos were deliberately taken by Yuan Ran with the purpose of provoking Yu Shanshan to make her misunderstand? He just didn’t know if there was any trace of Fu Mingyue in them.
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