To please others? It's better to please yourself.

When Shen Yue came to his senses, he realized that everyone passing by glanced at him.

He could feel the envious and distressed look in the eyes of the male comrades, even though he was quite a distance away from his boss.

He was initially puzzled, but when the cigarette butt burned his hand, it finally dawned on him. Damn it! His plan to smoke for a month was gone in an instant!

Feeling sorry for him, Shen Yue quickly stubbed out the last half of his cigarette and put it in his shirt pocket.

If he wants to get promoted now, he not only needs to improve his business skills, but also needs "stability"—stability at home.

After this promotion, if he wants to stay in the military, he will have to work hard for the next few years.

Either Gu Panpan takes the children away from the military region, or the two reach a consensus.

I wiped my face and went upstairs!

……

"Mom, you should go back! The two children are still young and need someone to look after them. Besides, they can't stay at someone else's house all the time." Shen Yue went up to her mother and persuaded her to leave.

Seeing that things were manageable for now, Mrs. Shen said, "Alright, then I'll head back. The child is still young, and he'll cry and make a fuss later."

After seeing off Shen's mother, Shen Yue returned to find Tang Huiqi busy at work.

Tang Huiqi had been the head nurse of the gynecology department for many years and was used to taking care of postpartum women and newborns. With her around, Shen Yue felt at ease.

"Sister Tang, as you can see, I'm really too busy to handle everything here," Shen Yue told Tang Huiqi, expressing his true feelings.

"That was my mom, but she wasn't like this when she first came two years ago!" Shen Yue scratched his hair and continued.

"Her hair has all turned white now, and I can't do anything to help her. I have to go out in the next few days, so I can only trouble you now!"

Tang Huiqi waved her hands repeatedly, "No need to be so polite, I didn't work for nothing!"

"Besides, I retired last month and at first I thought I could finally relax and not have to be busy anymore. But I couldn't stand it after less than half a month. I always feel empty inside."

"Since you asked, I agreed immediately!" Tang Huiqi replied with a smile.

Shen Yue didn't take it seriously.

At Tang Huiqi's age, everything she does is for the sake of her children and grandchildren.

He learned from his inquiries that Sister Tang's youngest son wanted to join the army. As long as she could take good care of her wife and children, he figured he could get it done for her by asking someone to help.

But since the other party's words were nice, he accepted them.

"Sister Tang, I had time to go back and change. I'll come back to relieve you tonight." Shen Yue was dirty, and he didn't dare sit on any of the other hospital beds.

"Go back and rest for a while, your eyes are all red. I've worked at this hospital for so many years, I know all the doctors and nurses well, don't worry!"

After Shen Yue left, Tang Huiqi took even better care of the children, her eyes fixed on them without blinking.

People came and went in the ward from time to time, chatting, but Tang Huiqi ignored them.

She only asks for help when she is truly dedicated to doing things well and taking the lead.

……

The next day, only Gu Panpan in bed 12 remained in the ward; everyone else had left.

Yesterday, with all the people coming and going and the noise, she wasn't woken up. She must be exhausted!

"How are you? Are you feeling better?" Tang Huiqi noticed Gu Panpan as soon as she woke up.

"I'm feeling better." His voice was a little hoarse.

Shen Yue brought over a cup of brown sugar water and fed it to her.

"Glug~ Glug~" Gu Panpan drank all the water in one go.

"What would you like to eat?" "How about millet porridge with an egg?"

Gu Panpan nodded.

Tang Huiqi closed the ward door and went to the cafeteria to get her food.

Shen Yue pulled up a chair and sat down by the hospital bed. He looked at his wife, who seemed a little more energetic, and said, "Yesterday, I asked the doctor about your condition. Although you had a safe delivery, you had a lot of bleeding, but thankfully it was stopped in time."

"But you still need to rest more and take good care of your health in the future."

"Hoo—" Shen Yue let out a heavy sigh and continued, "Now that you're rushing to give birth to these two children, will they make you feel more at ease? Is this what you wanted, risking your health and your life for?"

"I know you're afraid that if Mom goes back, she won't come back and won't be able to help you. Besides, the two of them helped raise three children for the second son's family, and you're not happy about that!"

Gu Panpan's eyes reddened as she listened to Shen Yue's words. Tears welled up in her eyes.

"Yes, nobody in this world wants to be taken advantage of. But Gu Panpan, you have to understand. In this life, no one can be calculating in everything, constantly calculating, and never giving an inch!"

"Even if it were the King of Heaven himself, he couldn't say he's never yielded to anyone or suffered a loss, could he?"

"Every time you do something, do you have to make it so unpleasant that it's awful, unbearable, and disgusting?"

"Do you realize that every time you try to be clever, your tricks and schemes are so obvious that everyone can see right through them? It's embarrassing for you! If you don't have the ability and the brains, don't go looking for trouble."

"At least, when people talk about you, they can still describe you as honest and upright."

Gu Panpan's face flushed red upon hearing this. If she had truly possessed intelligence and resourcefulness before her rebirth, she wouldn't have ended up in such a miserable state!

Gu Panpan had to admit: her life had changed, but her mindset hadn't!

"Is this a home, with all this commotion? Do you expect us to pull out all those 'Thirty-Six Stratagems' every day when we come home?"

Shen Yue had to admit he was lucky. If he had just gone out of his way to visit his comrade's mother, he would have ended up with a wife like her.

Damn it, he'd rather break ties with his comrades or have his legs broken than go!

"When you have plans, can't you ask me? If you can live on your own, why are you clinging to me like this?"

"Since you're planning to be with me, can't we discuss things calmly? Do we always have to escalate problems and situations to an unmanageable level? Like this pregnancy, you impulsively ruined yourself like this. Don't you value your own life?"

Now that he'd started, Shen Yue decided to be blunt. If that still didn't work, then he'd get a divorce even if he didn't wear his military uniform!

"You're not in love with me. So where do you get the confidence to make me open my heart? Nobody's a fool!"

"There are millions of people in the world, and every family lives a different life. Even if we don't have love between us, can't we just settle down and live our lives practically?"

"This is life, not a story!"

Gu Panpan's face was flushed, and she was filled with regret.

To be honest, the two of them haven't really spoken for a long time since her image collapsed last time. It's not that she hasn't tried to win him back, but Shen Yue simply doesn't believe her anymore.

In her previous life, Gu Panpan lived to be 76 years old, and before she died, she also suffered greatly from stomach cancer. In this life, the moment she opened her eyes, it was time for her to force Shen Yue to marry her.

For an elderly person who has lived a whole life, love doesn't come easily. She no longer demands those ethereal things; she only cares about practicality.

Shen Yue was neither a naive young man who had never seen the world, nor was Gu Panpan a beautiful woman with high intelligence and skillful methods.

Gu Panpan tried to trick Shen Yue with something she didn't even believe in or had, and naturally, her plan backfired.