Hearing something a hundred times is not as good as seeing it once.

  Looking at her painful frowning expression, Gu Bei Chen hastily sat back on the edge of the bed and carefully helped her up "What's wrong, is something uncomfortable?"

  "Last night... what did I do?" After a brief pause, Ye Shanshan finally managed to recall some fragmented memories. Wooo, last night... must have been quite intense.

  The physical discomfort was palpably present, and Gu Bei Chen could only tell her the truth, "You're drunk, you've done some things that you normally wouldn't dare to do."

  "For example?" With a red face, she barely squeezed out two words, and Ye Shanshan's heart also hung in her throat. God bless, please don't let it be that she took the initiative to seduce someone.

  "Do you still remember what I told you yesterday morning?" Gu Bei Chen was worried that she would suddenly blow up and didn't dare to speak too directly.

  "Which sentence?" Little silly, drunk and confused, things that can be remembered when awake are forgotten.

  "Are you sure you want me to say?"

  "Ah......" Ye Shanshan quickly reacted, let out a sharp cry and then decisively hid her small face in his chest, no matter how he coaxed her, she refused to lift her head.

  Gu Bei Chen seemed to have expected her reaction and didn't pressure her anymore. After a moment of silence, he carefully leaned in close to her ear and whispered softly: "Last night... I was very happy."

  Of course you're happy now, nothing to do but enjoy yourself.

  The little face that was still red with embarrassment remained hidden in her chest, without any indication of wanting to lift her head and speak up. All she could do was let Gu Bei Chen continue: "Although I'm happy, but...I don't want to come again at all."

  Because of this unexpected stimulation, Ye Shanshan finally lifted her head, looking up at him with a puzzled face, "Why not?"

  It's great but I don't want it to happen again, which is a complete contradiction.

  "I don't want to tire you out, and... " Gu Bei Chen deliberately paused for a moment, his smiling mouth curved upwards, "Drinking too much is bad for the body."

  "You... you're too much!" Ye Shanshan said angrily, "You had planned this all along, knowing I don't hold my liquor well, and yet you didn't stop me."

  Gu Bei Chen also didn't deny it, her forehead lowered, smiling softly, "I didn't think that you, who got drunk, would be so brave."

  "A drunk person has no reason and doesn't know what they're doing!" Ye Shanshan explained with a embarrassed face, hanging her head in shame.

  "Really." Gu Bei Chen smiled in agreement, gently holding her face and giving it a soft peck. "It's snowing outside again, and the temperature has dropped by several degrees. Do you want to sleep for a while longer?"

  Although a bit uncomfortable, Ye Shanshan had thoroughly woken up and didn't think of lying back down to sleep. Under his gentle influence, her bravery was also returning little by little: "Uh... last night, I... did I do well?"

  Gu Bei Chen put on a serious thinking expression and thought for a long time without giving an answer.

  "If the full score is 100 points, how many points can I get." After all, it was his first attempt, and he was still quite drunk at the time, Ye Shanshan had no bottom in his heart, always worried that he didn't do well, couldn't let him be satisfied.

  "120 points."

  He answered so decisively, but Ye Shanshan didn't take it seriously. "Seriously, I'm being serious!"

  "Foolish woman, you are the only one for me. To me, everything you give is the best." Gu Bei Chen's sincere response, however, triggered his wife's intense dissatisfaction...

  "Oh, because there's no comparison, so... both first place and last place are me?"

  Gu Bei Chen's face was filled with helplessness, and he let out a low, soft sigh. "You're really hard to serve, who gets 120 points but still ends up in last place?"

  "It's also said. What a pity, these 120 points are really muddled. It happened under the numbness of consciousness, thinking about it, I'm still a bit regretful."

  Looking at her reluctant expression, Gu Bei Chen had a wicked thought: "If you really want to try again when you're sober, I don't mind." Occasionally tasting freshness isn't bad either.

  "Think beautifully!" Ye Shanshan gave him a white eye and struggled out of his arms, carefully crawling to the window to lift the curtains and look at the snowy scene outside. "Wow, this snow is really not small, wait for the snow to stop and I can take Xiaoxiao out to build a snowman."

  Gu Beichen's face was full of worry as he leaned forward, "Really don't want to rest for a while longer?"

  "No need, my recovery ability has always been surprisingly good. Going outside to breathe in some fresh air is more effective than any rest." After all these years of hard work, Ye Shanshan's skills were not for nothing, and the fatigue and hangover that came with it were not enough to affect her normal life.

  Perhaps because of Shanshan's slender figure, Gu Beichen always worried that her small frame would be overwhelmed, if possible, he still hoped she could rest comfortably lying down, "Don't force yourself, speak up if you're uncomfortable."

  "Don't worry, I have my own measure." The snow scene outside the window was really beautiful, and at this moment, the snow wasn't falling very heavily. Ye Shanshan couldn't help but feel a bit restless, "I'll go take a bath first, and see if Xiao Xiao is awake yet."

  Ye Shanshan was getting ready to go out when she saw Xiao Xiao coming out of the bathroom. The little girl immediately ran over, grabbed her mother's hand and asked anxiously: "Mommy, is anything wrong?"

  "It's nothing." Recalling last night's awkwardness, Ye Shanshan still felt a bit embarrassed and quickly changed the subject, "Baby, why did you get up so early today?"

  "Wake up, it's snowing. Mommy, let's go out and build a snowman later." The mother-daughter duo was indeed in sync, thinking of the same thing at the same time.

  Xiao Xiao stopped asking further and Ye Shanshan also felt relieved. "Alright, I'll go take a bath first, you go wake up dad to make breakfast."

  He didn't wait for her to call him, Gu Bei Chen had already gone to the kitchen on his own initiative. On the last day of the lunar year, breakfast couldn't be neglected either.

  Looking at the ingredients dad took out of the refrigerator, I couldn't help but laugh and stare blankly, "Dad, are these all for breakfast?"

  "Starting today, it's considered the Lunar New Year, so we have to eat something good." This was Shanshan's first Spring Festival after marrying into the Gu family, and she would be spending it in the army. Gu Beichen couldn't help but feel a little guilty, so he could only do his best to give her and Xiaoxiao the best.

  The little devilish spirit tilted her head back and laughed, showing only her teeth but not her eyes. "As long as I'm with Daddy and Mommy, every day is a holiday."

  Gu Bei Chen was just about to praise her when the doorbell suddenly rang.

  "I'll go and open it." The little demon was so excited that he quickly ran to open the door.

  However, what she didn't expect was that there was a little boy about her age standing at the door, "Who are you looking for?"

  The little boy didn't say a word, turned around and beckoned to the person standing at the stairs, "Dad, there's someone at home."

  Gu Beichen followed the sound and came out, and the little boy's father also appeared at the right time. Judging from his expression, nothing good was going to happen.

  "Early." The person's name was Zou Jing, the leader of the assault battalion, and he was about the same age as Gu Beichen. They had enlisted in the same year and were old comrades-in-arms.

  "What's going on?" Gu Bei Chen naturally knew that Zou Jing wouldn't come to the Three Treasures Hall for no reason, but he didn't understand why he had brought a child with him.

  "I have something urgent to attend to, can you please help me take care of Xiao Ming for a bit?" Zhōu Jìng's tone sounded somewhat hurried, it seemed like he had indeed encountered some trouble.

  "Where is the child's mother?" Such a young child would certainly not be able to come to the troops alone, and Gu Bei Chen couldn't understand why Zou Jing had made such a request.

  Zou Jing reached out and touched his son's head, looking somewhat helpless. "We had a bit of a tiff, I was just about to go look for her." Although it was a family matter, since he had entrusted the child to someone else to take care of, there were some things that still needed to be explained clearly.

  "Let him stay here, he's about the same age as Xiao Xiao, they can keep each other company." Gu Bei Chen didn't ask any more questions and invited Xiao Xiao to bring her little friend into the house. "It's New Year's Day, family reunions are the most important thing, hurry up and find the child's mother, if you need anything, just give me a call anytime."

  Zou Jing's face was solemn as he nodded and bent down to whisper a few words to his son before hurrying downstairs with big strides.

  After entering the house, the little guy still had a cool expression, as if no one wanted to bother with him.

  She asked the little guest if he wanted to eat some snacks with a very polite face, but didn't get any response. The little girl was unhappy, "Dad, he's really impolite, we're talking to him and he doesn't even respond."

  Children at the age of seven or eight are most sensitive, and when parents quarrel, they don't feel good either. This point Gu Bei Chen can still guess, "He might have something on his mind, wait for your mom to come out and let her try to accompany him to chat."

  Zou Xiaoming seemed to be stimulated by the previous sentence, and after being silent for nearly three minutes, he finally opened his mouth to introduce himself: "My name is Zou Xiaoming, what's your name?"

  "My name is Gu Si Tian, and my nickname is Xiao Xiao." Xiao Xiao was never the kind of child who liked to nitpick, so since the other person had taken the initiative to introduce themselves, she wouldn't dwell on the cold treatment she had received earlier. "Have you eaten breakfast?"

  Zou Xiaoming shook his head woodenly, "Mom's not home, no one cooks."

  The little girl was oblivious to the disappointment on Xiao Ming's face, and pointed to her busy father in the kitchen with a proud tone, "In our family, it's always Dad who makes breakfast."

  "My mom says my dad can only lead troops in a charge, he can't do anything else." Xiaoming's head hung even lower, and his voice sounded even weaker. A child's thoughts are very sensitive and simple, after hearing the boastful laughter, he would think that his dad not being able to make breakfast is a very embarrassing thing.

  The little ghost finally realized Xiao Ming's emotional abnormality and hurriedly comforted him: "Being able to lead troops in a surprise attack is also a remarkable skill, you should be proud of him."

  "It's still your dad who is more formidable." Before coming, Xiao Ming had already heard his father say that his smiling father was two levels higher than his own father, which was something to be proud of.

  Gu Bei Chen warmed up milk for the two children and brought it over, hearing Xiao Ming's words couldn't help but interject, "Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses, there's no need to compare with others, what's most important is surpassing oneself."

  Cough cough, Gu Lao Da is really something, actually saying such profound and philosophical words to a 7 or 8 year old kid, can the kid even understand?

  Xiao Ming was clearly a bit bewildered, staring blankly with wide eyes.

  Gu Bei Chen also realized that his previous words seemed a bit too profound, and for a moment, he didn't know how to explain it in a way that would make Xiao Ming understand.

  Fortunately, there is a genius treasure in his family. When communicating with children of the same age, Xiao Xiao is even more fluent: "There are many people in this world who are more powerful than my father, but in my heart, he is the best, and no one can surpass him." This explanation is easy to understand, and it also praises Dad at the same time, which is a double gain.

  Xiao Xiang was laughing and chatting with Xiao Ming, Gu Bei Chen felt relieved, put down the milk and went back to the kitchen to continue busying herself.

  "I think so too, but... my mom doesn't think that way." Children from military families often have an innate admiration for their fathers, and Xiao Ming is no exception. However, his family has a picky mother, and since he was young, he has been influenced by her and also thinks that his father should do better.

  "My mom also thinks that my dad is the best." As she mentions her dear mom, a proud smile spreads across her face, "Of course, my mom is also the best."

  Thinking of his parents' quarrel last night, Xiao Ming's expression became even more despondent. "I wish my mom could think like that."

  Suddenly changing to a serious expression, he sighed like a little adult: "I should let my mommy give your mommy some lessons."

  "Is your mom a teacher?" The way little kids think is sometimes just that simple. In Xiao Ming's view, only teachers can give people lessons.

  "It's not like that, she's still in school." The little devil was still with a smug expression.

  "Ah?" Xiaoming was startled again, his eyes wide with surprise. "You're still in school, how can you be my mommy?"

  Just as he was about to retort, a gentle voice suddenly sounded from behind him, "Why can't I?"

  The little devil was eager to show off in front of his buddies and rushed over with a grin, "Mommy, you're done washing so quickly?"

  "Just a simple wash, won't take much time." Ye Shanshan casually replied, pulling Xiaoxiao back to the living room, "Who is this cute handsome guy?"

  "Sister is good, I am Xiao Ming." Suddenly, a beautiful and gentle sister appeared in front of him, and Xiao Ming's attitude also became much more enthusiastic.

  "Not sister, it's auntie!"

  Ye Shanshan's face turned red with embarrassment as she dryly laughed twice, "Hehe, I should be called Auntie."

  Xiao Ming scratched his head in embarrassment and stammered out the truth: "But... Auntie looks... really young."

  "No matter how small, she's still my mom, so you have to call her Auntie obediently." Xiaoxiao's attitude towards the issue of maternal hierarchy was as resolute as Dad's. No matter how old she was, since Dad married her, she was a senior!"

  "Don't be too harsh on others, they are guests." Ye Shanshan hastily pulled Xiaoxiao to sit down beside her and asked casually, "How old is Xiao Ming this year?"

  "Seven and a half years old, in second grade." The beautiful aunt smiled warmly, and Xiao Ming's face also gradually showed a smile.

  The living room and kitchen are close, and the enthusiasm of the little guy is also taken in by Gu Bei Chen. Ah, his family's Shanshan is indeed a versatile and lovable person, from the elderly to children, no one can resist her charm.

  "Then our family's Xiao Jiao should call you brother." Ye Shanshan said while handing the milk to Xiao Ming, "Xiao Ming hasn't had breakfast yet, drink the milk while it's hot."

  Xiao Ming was just about to answer when Xiao Xiao cut in, "Brother, there's no one at home making breakfast."

  Ye Shanshan didn't quite understand the situation at Xiao Ming's home, and continued with a smile: "Xiao Ming should also be coming to the troops with his mother, how could there be no one making breakfast at home?"

  "Last night... my dad and mom had a fight, my mom got angry and ran out, she didn't come back until this morning, now my dad is out looking for her, that's why he sent me here." Maybe because the pretty aunt in front of him spoke too softly and smiled too warmly, Xiao Ming was completely unreserved in front of her.

  Ye Shanshan immediately stopped smiling and looked apologetic, patting Xiao Ming's head, "Sorry, I didn't know something so unpleasant had happened at your home."

  Xiao Ming's face also lost its smile, holding the cup and sipping milk in small mouthfuls, staring blankly ahead, seemingly not wanting to talk.

  The atmosphere suddenly fell silent, and Xiao Ming's emotions didn't seem quite right. Ye Shanshan hastily changed the subject, "I'm going out to build a snowman with Xiaoxiao later, do you want to come along?"

  "Good." This trick worked, and Xiao Ming's attention was quickly diverted.

  The two good kids quickly finished their milk, and the morning cartoon show was just starting, so after adjusting the TV for them, Ye Shanshan went to the kitchen.

  "How much do you know about what's going on at Xiao Ming's home?" It was already the Lunar New Year, but something like this had happened at Xiao Ming's home, and Ye Shanshan couldn't help but feel worried for the child, so she thought of asking her husband a thing or two.

  "He and his dad joined the army in the same year, and he was just promoted to a full-time position last year. His mom can't help but have some thoughts about it, and the couple has been arguing about this a lot lately. This time is especially serious." After all, as old comrades-in-arms, Zou Jing's family situation is something that Gu Bei Chen knows a bit about. However, knowing is one thing, but as the saying goes, "it's hard for an honest official to mediate in domestic disputes", and he can't intervene in their marital conflicts.

  "Grown-ups quarrel, but they also drag the child into it. Poor Xiao Ming." Ye Shanshan was born with a kind heart, and when she encountered this situation, she couldn't just ignore it or turn a blind eye to it.

  "Every family has its own difficult-to-recite scriptures, and not every woman is as easily satisfied as you. Xiaoming's mother also wishes for her husband to become a dragon, which isn't wrong either." On the issue of Zou Jing's family problems, Gu Beichen basically maintained a neutral attitude, not taking sides with anyone. Some things are indeed difficult to distinguish between right and wrong.

  Ye Shanshan didn't quite agree with his view: "It's true that one should strive to become a dragon, but also need to be mindful of one's own strength. If Xiaoming's dad has already done his best, he should get affirmation and encouragement. Promotion is something that should be viewed with a calm mind, being able to reach your current position at the age of thirty is already a minority, being too eager for quick success may backfire."

  "Are you flattering me?" Cough cough, someone is really good at changing the subject.

  "You're so beautiful!" Ye Shanshan pretended to be displeased and gave him a white eye, remained silent for a moment, then put on a determined and serious expression: "I don't care how many stars are on your epaulette at all. Your safety is more important than anything else. If one day we quarrel, it must be because you didn't take good care of yourself and got hurt accidentally!"

  As a military wife, Ye Shanshan's expectations were completely different from those of Xiaoming's mother. What could be more important than life safety and physical health compared to making achievements and getting promoted?

  Gu Bei Chen's heart was moved, he took her small hand and placed it on his lips, lightly kissing it. "Don't worry, for you, I will cherish my body even more and try not to get hurt."

  "I don't want 'try my best', I want a guarantee!" Ye Shanshan also disliked the word "try" just like Xiao Xiao.

  Gu Beichen smiled helplessly, unsure of how to respond. Who can guarantee that something won't happen with 100% certainty?

  "I hope Xiaoming's parents come back soon, it's the New Year after all. Leaving a child at someone else's house isn't right either." Although having Xiaoming around meant Laughter had another playmate, today was still a special day and Ye Shanshan hoped that Xiaoming's parents' conflict would be resolved soon.

  Gu Bei Chen personally prepared a sumptuous breakfast, enough for another child to eat. However, looking at Xiao Xiao's happy family, Xiao Ming couldn't help but think of his own parents, and if they could be as loving as Xiao Xiao's father and mother, he wouldn't have to spend New Year's eating breakfast in someone else's home.

  Xiao Ming's downcast expression was noticed by Ye Shanshan, who thought that since he was a guest, and this child looked so pitiful, she should show him more care. When the pastries were served, she would always give Xiao Ming one first before giving one to Xiao Xiao. This "favoritism" did not sit well with her own little princess, who complained, "Who is your real child?" The sweet rice porridge couldn't shut up the sharp-tongued little girl, who had a habit of speaking her mind whenever she felt dissatisfied.

  "This is also something to fight for, brother is a guest after all." Xixi's mouth was pouting so much that it could hang a teapot, Ye Shanshan had no choice but to pick up the bowl and feed her spoon by spoon. "Are you satisfied now?"

  It's fine for now, but if brother stays at home all day today, mommy will be divided in half, and the situation earlier will definitely happen again. This is obviously not what Xiao wants to see. "When will Brother's dad and mom come to pick him up?"

  "Auntie, after breakfast, can you send me back?" Xiaoming, who was also sensitive to the atmosphere, felt Xiao Xiao's hostility and decided to leave on his own initiative.

  "How can this be, there's no one at your house, what are you going to do when you go back?" Ye Shanshan naturally wouldn't agree, "Didn't we say we were going to build a snowman? The snow is already getting smaller, isn't it just right?" However, she also knew that the problem still lay with Xiaoxiao, who didn't express her opinion, and Xiao Ming wasn't having fun here either, "Xiaoxiao, what do you think?"

  "Alright, we'll play with brother together, but... mommy can't neglect me." Actually, Xiao Xiao doesn't really dislike little Ming's brother. In the compound where her family lives, there is only one child of similar age to hers, and having him as a companion makes playing more fun, but on the condition that he cannot snatch away things that originally belong to her!

  "Got it." The child's way of thinking was inevitably a bit unreasonable, and Ye Shanshan didn't bother to argue with her.

  However, thinking carefully, although Xiao Xiao is not her biological father's daughter, some of her strange temperaments are indeed similar to his. This father-daughter pair treats her as their private property; they dislike it when others look at her more than twice and don't allow her to be nice to others, which really makes one laugh and cry at the same time.

  By the time breakfast was over, the snow outside had completely stopped, and the snow on the ground had accumulated to about fifteen centimeters, which is indeed suitable for building a snowman or having a snowball fight.

  Gu Bei Chen rarely had a good mood, after putting away the bowls and chopsticks, he went downstairs to play in the snow with a big kid and two little kids.

  Ye Shanshan was clever and skilled with her hands, Xiao Xiao had many ideas, and Gu Beichen was good at manual work. In less than half an hour, three snowman prototypes appeared in the snowy ground.

  Laughing heartlessly and excitedly pulling Xiao Ming to show off, "Can you tell who each of these three snowmen are?"

  "The middle one that is a little smaller is you, the left one with big ears is your dad, and the right one with a pointed nose is Aunt Xue Xue." The three snowmen have such obvious characteristics, anyone who has eyes can guess, Xiao Ming is so smart, naturally guessed it at once.

  "Correct!" The little demon laughed with a curved eyebrow and eyes, happily untying the scarf from his neck to tie it around Little Snowman's neck. "Dad and Mommy also untie your scarves, we are the Superman trio!"

  A family of three was busy and happy, while poor little Ming couldn't get a word in edgewise.

  On a day like today when families gather together, children who don't have their parents by their side are really pitiful.

  Ye Shanshan couldn't bear to watch anymore, so she quickly pulled Xiaoxiao aside. "Xiaoxiao, be good and consider other people's feelings. Look at Xiao Ming alone over there, he looks so lonely. His parents entrusted him to our care, we should bring him along and play together, right?"

  Three little snowmen, vivid and lifelike, smiled happily, and the inexplicable worry in her heart also dissipated. Mom was right, she couldn't ignore others' feelings just because she was happy, she was a good girl, of course, wouldn't let mom down, "Little Ming brother, we can also make a set of three for you and your parents, okay?"

  "I...I won't." Xiao Ming suddenly became so enthusiastic that he felt a bit honored and surprised, his expression also showed a few shades of shyness.

  "It's okay, we'll help you do it together." Laughing and excited, Xue pulled Xiao Ming to another area with deeper snow, "What are your dad and mom like?"

  "Is it possible for me to inherit my dad's tall stature and my mom's big eyes?"

  "It doesn't matter, we can just write our names on the snowman, that way we can tell who's who at a glance." Xiao Ming is also considered a clever child, but compared to Xiaoxiao, he's clearly not in the same league.

  But all that doesn't matter anymore, kids playing together is the most important thing, as long as they're happy. When they play to their heart's content, they won't think about those unpleasant things and their mood will improve too.

  Suddenly, several vivid snowmen appeared in the courtyard, and passersby stopped to watch. Even Vice-Principal Xue was attracted over, "Whose masterpiece is this?"

  Gu Beichen smiled and stepped forward, bowing politely, "You're overpraising me, it's not a masterpiece, just something the kids did for fun."

  "After these two came to your house, they haven't been showing off less." Looking at the two bright figures in the distance, Xue Boyun, who had spent many years in the army, couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion. This place snows every year, but no one has ever thought of building a snowman in the snowy ground. Although they are just a few lifeless decorations, they have also added a bit of festive atmosphere to the usually cold and quiet family courtyard.

  Xue's words were all true, and Gu Beichen could only smile wryly and drop it.

  Ye Shanshan soon discovered that her husband was standing with a superior one level higher than him, and hastily pulled Xiao Xiao and Xiao Ming over to greet them, "Hello."

  Xue Boyun smiled meaninglessly and said, "It's really true that hearing a hundred times is not as good as seeing once."

  Ye Shanshan thought that the big leader was talking about last night's party and became somewhat embarrassed, not knowing how to respond.