After putting away the bankbook and ration coupons, she placed them back in the small box and locked it.
Ning Wanwan began thinking about her current life. First of all, she and Ji Yunting had a military marriage, so getting a divorce was out of the question.
Fortunately, according to the original owner’s memories, Ji Yunting was exactly her type.
His features were rugged and handsome, his height was impressive, and the contours of his arms showed through his short sleeves. He was the very definition of a masculine man. She just didn’t know what his abs looked like.
Even without love, as long as married life was satisfying, it might not be so bad.
The original owner had the same personality as Ning Wanwan. Although she and Ji Yunting had both grown up in the military compound, there was a nine-year age gap between them.
By the time the original owner had grown up, Ji Yunting and her older brother had already joined the army. She and Ji Yunting had only met a few times and were not familiar with each other, so she did not have to worry about being exposed by the little details.
There was even less reason to worry about Ji Jingxuan. He had previously lived with Old Master Ji. It was only after the old man passed away two years ago that he moved in with Ji Yunting.
At that time, the original owner was living at school. A year ago, she had returned to her hometown, so the two of them had never met.
If she really couldn’t get along with Ji Yunting, she could discuss a divorce with him. After all, she had money and ration coupons.
As for school, it was currently May. Ning Wanwan planned to return to her studies next semester.
The original owner had been studying foreign affairs, a subject she had needed to deal with in her previous life as well.
Moreover, she had considered switching to foreign affairs in her previous life. This would be a chance to fulfill that old dream.
Just then, someone knocked on the door.
“Come in.”
The door opened, revealing Ji Jingxuan, the male lead of the book. At eleven years old, Ji Jingxuan was still an adorable little boy.
Based on the memories of the original owner’s interactions with Ji Jingxuan over the past three days, he was a cheerful and sunny young boy. By this point, he already knew the truth about his parentage.
When he first met the original owner, he had asked whether he should call her Auntie or Mom. The original owner had chosen Mom.
At home, he even helped her with the housework and was always polite.
In fact, the book had mentioned that the only maternal love the male lead ever experienced in his life was during those three days he spent with the original owner.
“I’m hungry.”
The boy stood in the doorway, looking a little aggrieved.
When Ji Jingxuan went to school, he ate breakfast and lunch in the school cafeteria. For dinner, Ji Yunting took him to restaurants.
When Ji Yunting was away, he would eat at a restaurant outside the military compound. Ji Yunting would pay the bill when he returned. The same arrangement applied during school holidays.
The original owner could cook, but her skills were limited to making sure the food was cooked through. The taste was terrible. During the three days since she had arrived, she hadn’t cooked a single meal.
Ji Jingxuan had attended school during those three days, and in the evenings, the original owner had taken him to restaurants.
Today was Saturday. Ji Jingxuan had waited for a long time, but his young stepmother still hadn’t called him to go out for a meal. Unable to hold back any longer, he had come to knock on her door.
“Uh, I forgot it was the weekend. I’ll go cook something right now.”
Ning Wanwan knew how to cook. After all, she had been an orphan in her previous life and had worked part-time to support herself since college. Cooking for herself was the cheapest way to get by.
Besides, there were plenty of cooking tutorial videos in the modern era, so her culinary skills were actually pretty good.
“Mom, there’s nothing at home,” Ji Jingxuan reminded her.
“Uh…”
Ning Wanwan was taken aback both by hearing an eleven-year-old child call her Mom and by his reminder.
“Then wait a moment. I’ll change my clothes, and we’ll go out to eat.”
She was still wearing a white nightgown.
“Okay.”
Ji Jingxuan nodded obediently and closed the door behind him.
Watching him walk away, Ning Wanwan guessed that the reason he had accepted the original owner, and her in turn, so quickly was that he deeply longed for a mother’s love.
Ji Yunting was very busy and had almost no time to spend with him. The fact that the child had grown up without going astray was largely thanks to the years of guidance he had received from Old Master Ji.
Ning Wanwan quickly changed her clothes and went downstairs.
To her surprise, there was a television and a refrigerator in the living room, though she wasn’t particularly surprised by their presence.
After all, Old Master Ji had been a commander before his retirement, and Ji Yunting was a deputy division commander.
As soon as Ji Jingxuan saw Ning Wanwan coming downstairs, he hurried over to her.
“Let me see what’s in the refrigerator first. After we eat, we’ll go out and buy some groceries.”
She smiled at him as she spoke.
In her previous life, she had always liked children, especially well-behaved ones like him.