The Female General Dominates All After Transmigration-Chapter 346 - 345

The chive dumplings are wrapped up, and the aroma of Uncle’s fish soup wafts through the small courtyard. The two children are playing in the yard: seven-year-old Shi Tou squats by the chicken coop, watching the hen lay an egg, while Xiao Xing looks up at the snow-like pear blossoms covering the tree.

Auntie carries the dumplings into the kitchen. Ling Chengyan, quick with her hands and feet, tidies up. Wang Liansheng, just driven away by Auntie, quickly walks over and stops his wife, carrying the heavy wooden plank into the house himself.

Endurance races with weights — she can carry forty kilograms of weapons and supplies over tens of kilometers. But at this moment, the feeling of being cared for and loved makes Ling Chengyan’s heart warm, and her mouth and eyes curve up.

Just then, a timid voice comes from the wide gate: "Xiao Xing?" 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Xiao Xing turns to look, and Ling Chengyan’s gaze reaches first. At the gate stands a thin woman with dry yellow skin and short hair.

The girl who, despite her bad temper, was lively and vibrant; the haggard and ragged woman she rescued from beneath the haystack; neither image matches the person before her. But Ling Chengyan recognizes that it is Wang Lianxiang, whom she heard would be getting married soon.

Wang Linsen’s younger sister, Xiao Xing and Shi Tou’s second aunt by blood.

Shi Tou has almost no memory of the second branch of the Wang Family and curiously leaves the hen and egg to run towards the gate, saying, "Who are you? Do you know my sister, do you know me?"

The beautiful and adorable little boy looks up with innocent, clear eyes, tilting his head inquisitively, but Wang Lianxiang’s eye sockets shrink and her body instinctively leans back, as if this pure and innocent boy has struck a particular nerve, awakening long-buried guilt from her heart.

Wang Lianxiang stares at the little boy, her lips trembling as she utters two words: "Shi... Tou?"

The little boy frowns slightly, correcting her: "My full name is Wang Wenzhang, not Shi Tou anymore."

Ling Chengyan walks over and interrupts the conversation between Shi Tou and Wang Lianxiang.

Upon seeing Ling Chengyan, Wang Lianxiang instinctively retreats half a step, barely stopping herself, timidly looking at Ling Chengyan and calling out, "Second... Sister-in-law!"

Ling Chengyan doesn’t respond, pulling Shi Tou closer with a hand and asks flatly, "What’s the matter?"

Shi Tou looks up: Mom’s attitude clearly isn’t welcoming to her. Not even basic politeness. Why?

Xiao Xing follows behind mom, pulling her curious little brother away and whispers, "Grandma’s dumplings are ready, come with me to get a bowl."

Though Shi Tou’s curiosity isn’t fully satisfied, he’s used to doing chores that he can manage, and responds with a begrudging nod, letting his sister lead him away.

With the children out of sight, Ling Chengyan relaxes her demeanor, looking at Wang Lianxiang at the door, silently but clearly unwelcome.

Wang Lianxiang swallows and then speaks again, "Second Sister-in-law, I... got shoes for Xiao Xing and Shi Tou with the money I earned moving bricks at the brick factory... Second Sister-in-law, thank you..." Sorry!

Before she finishes speaking, she places two shoeboxes inside the door, turns, and leaves in a hurry.

Ling Chengyan lowers her eyes, looking at the shoeboxes on the ground. Regardless of style or brand, the sizes are correct.

Children’s feet are growing, sizes often change. The fact that she bought the right size shows Wang Lianxiang at least made an effort to inquire.

This is more considerate than she used to be.

Just hope she doesn’t use this care in the wrong way.

Ling Chengyan gave Auntie two hundred yuan, asking her to pass it to Wang Lianxiang, considering it a dowry.

As for the children’s two pairs of shoes, Ling Chengyan said nothing more, taking them back to carefully inspect and, one day, handing them over for the children to wear, just like when she bought clothes and shoes for them.

The children merely glance at the new shoes, thinking they look a bit different from what mom usually buys, and don’t pay them much mind.

Xiao Xing is still naïve and doesn’t know how to pick clothes and shoes, as long as they wear well. Shi Tou cares even less, wearing whatever is given to him.

What she doesn’t know is that Zhou Xiuying tried several times to send telegrams, make calls to Wang Liansheng, even urging the eldest brother to find the younger brother to return home. His sister’s wedding was such a big event, and he, as the second brother, couldn’t possibly not return home. The main issue was money and getting a car...

But all of Zhou Xiuying’s fussing was stopped by Wang Lianxiang.

Auntie had already given her the two hundred yuan gifted by the second sister-in-law, along with a meaningful comment: "Your Second Brother and Sister-in-law aren’t heartless, but you really hurt them severely."

Wang Lianxiang held the crisp, new two hundred yuan bills, filled with emotions: Yes, I really was clueless back then, can’t blame anyone else but myself...

Having personally experienced it, she now realized how heartless and hated her past actions were.

If, when Shi Tou was just a few months old, he had been taken by traffickers, what would the consequences be? She dared not even think.

Auntie’s words were right; they truly broke hearts.

There wasn’t much she could do, but she had to ensure her parents and eldest brother and sister couldn’t continue to hurt others.

The Second Brother and Sister-in-law owed nothing to anyone.

Wang Lianhua didn’t let her mother ask for a sedan chair for the wedding or any dowry, merely packed two boxes, along with a few sets of bedding she made herself, rode a bicycle accompanied by Daguang, and got married.

Meanwhile, Ling Chengyan had already finished her short vacation and went on a mission across provinces.

This time, Ling Chengyan and her team headed to Fujian Province on the Southeast Coast.

The mission was quite sudden, planned as joint practical training exercises, but the location selected wasn’t in the mountains — it was by the sea.

Not only were the team members puzzled, but even Ling Chengyan was somewhat unclear. The Eastern Province Special Training Team was established only half a year ago; the selection process began in late summer, and upon completion, autumn had already arrived. Members started with basic physical fitness and combat techniques; regular training and wilderness survival training were conducted in mountains and fields. The planned water training at the seaside in May had not yet taken place.

Through Ling Chengyan’s understanding, although over half of the team could swim, their skills were limited to dog-paddle styles practiced in home ponds and streams during childhood. Systematic swimming training hadn’t started, let alone combating ocean waves.

No matter what, a soldier’s duty is to obey orders.

Military orders are absolute. After receiving the mission, Ling Chengyan and her team quickly prepared for a few hours and boarded a southbound train.

In these few hours, she could only weed out the two team members fearful of water to stay home, without worrying about the rest’s swimming abilities. They packed their luggage and set off.

Nearly forty hours later, the Eastern Province Special Training Team arrived in Fujian Province. Getting off the train, there were already trucks waiting outside the station, carrying the team members forward.

The trucks were covered in tarps, obscuring the view of scenery and roads outside. Ling Chengyan sat in the driver’s cabin, meeting the Fujian Province officer responsible for their reception, Chen Changzheng.