At the military's group wedding, my best friend and I swapped husbands.

Chapter 114 is truly shameless!

Next to the military camp was a small primary school for soldiers and children from nearby villages. It was just a few mud-brick houses.

When the two walked over, it was lunchtime, and children were walking out in twos and threes, laughing and playing.

Su Wanwan and Lin Weiwei stood on a nearby earthen slope, watching the children.

There were boys and girls, ranging in age from six or seven to twelve or thirteen. Most of their clothes were patched, but their little faces were rosy and they were full of energy.

"Look at that one," Lin Weiwei pointed, "the one with the two little braids, isn't that Anar?"

Su Wanwan looked in the direction she was pointing and, sure enough, it was Anar.

She was carrying an old cloth schoolbag and walking quickly with her head down, followed by several girls of similar age.

Just as the two were about to go over and say hello, they saw that the girls suddenly surrounded Anar.

"Anar, your backpack is bulging, what's in it?" A tall girl reached out to grab her backpack.

Anar quickly hugged her schoolbag to her arms: "It's nothing..."

"What do you mean, nothing! I saw it! You were sneaking something in there this morning!" Another short-haired girl reached out and snatched it.

The backpack was ripped open, and the contents fell out.

The contents of the bag were sanitary napkins that Lin Weiwei had given her yesterday.

"What's this?" The tall girl picked it up, tore open the cloth bag, and revealed the sanitary napkins that had been sewn inside.

She held it in her hand, turning it over and over, a look of disgust on her face. "Huh, what is this thing? It's all white and has straps?"

Several girls nearby gathered around to look, pointing and whispering.

"That's so strange..."

"Anar, you're using this?"

"What's this for?"

Anar's face flushed red, and she reached out to snatch it back: "Give it back to me!"

The tall girl raised her hand high, preventing Anar from reaching it, and said with a teasing smile, "Tell me, what is this? I won't give it back until you tell me clearly."

The short-haired girl suddenly remembered something, her eyes widening: "Hey! I heard my mother mention... that thing women use... is it like this?"

As soon as she said that, the other girls realized what she meant, and their gazes toward Anar changed instantly.

"Anar, you're using this?"

"You...you're on your period?"

"Oh my god, how could you bring the school here..."

"Shameless!"

The murmurs grew louder, Anar's eyes reddened, she lowered her head, and her fingers gripped the hem of her clothes tightly.

"Give it back to me..." she whispered, her voice barely audible.

"What do you mean 'return'?!" The tall girl threw the sanitary napkin on the ground and stomped on it. "It's filthy! You're filthy too! If you've touched this, don't touch us!"

The other girls joined in the commotion:

"Exactly! Stay away from us!"

"Don't play with us anymore!"

"It's filthy!"

Anar looked at the trampled sanitary napkin, and tears streamed down her face.

"What are you doing!"

Lin Weiwei couldn't hold back any longer. She rushed over, shoved the tall girl aside, and bent down to pick up the sanitary napkin from the ground.

Su Wanwan also came over, pulled Anar to her side, and stood in front of her.

The girls were startled by the sudden appearance of the two adults and took a few steps back.

The tall girl recognized Lin Weiwei and Su Wanwan as being from the family compound. A little guilty, she still stubbornly insisted, "We...we didn't do anything! She brought dirty stuff to school herself!"

"Dirty stuff?" Lin Weiwei's chest heaved with anger as she held up the sanitary napkin in her hand. "Do you know what this is? This is a sanitary napkin! Girls use it when they have their periods. It's clean, hygienic, and prevents illness! Your mother hasn't used it? Your older sister hasn't used it?"

Her voice was quite loud, and the children who hadn't gone far heard it and all looked over.

The girls blushed and looked at each other.

The short-haired girl muttered softly, "But... but I can't bring it to school... it's so embarrassing..."

"What's shameful about it?" Su Wanwan spoke, her voice gentle but clear. "Menstruation is a normal thing that every girl goes through as she grows up, as normal as eating and drinking. Using clean things to clean yourself is taking care of your body, what's shameful about it?"

She looked at Anar and patted her head: "Anar did the right thing, she knows to use clean things to protect herself. You shouldn't laugh at her, you should learn from her."

The girls were speechless, looking at each other in bewilderment.

The tall girl stubbornly insisted, "But...but the adults don't let us talk about this...it's not proper to say it..."

"That's the adults' fault," Lin Weiwei said directly. "Remember this: menstruation isn't dirty or shameful. You'll have it too someday, and then you'll know how important it is to use clean things. Wood ash and rags are what make you more susceptible to illness."

After she finished speaking, she took Anar's hand and said, "Come on, let's go home."

Su Wanwan glanced at the girls, said nothing more, and followed them away.

Even after walking quite a distance, I could still hear hushed conversations behind me:

"They really dare to say that..."

"If my mom knew I brought this up, she'd beat me..."

"But what they said seems to make sense..."

Lin Weiwei was furious and tightened her grip on Anar's hand.

When she got home, Anar's eyes were still red.

She took out the remaining sanitary napkins from her bag and handed them to Lin Weiwei: "Weiwei-jie... here, take these back."

Lin Weiwei was taken aback: "What's wrong? Go ahead and use it."

Anar shook her head, her voice trembling with tears: "I dare not use it... They all say... that using this is shameless... If my father finds out, he will definitely scold me..."

Lin Weiwei and Su Wanwan exchanged a glance, their hearts heavy.

Su Wanwan took the sanitary napkin, pulled Anar to sit down, and said softly, "Anar, listen to your sister. This isn't shameless; it's to protect you. Think about it, if you use dirty things and get sick, have a stomachache, or a fever, wouldn't that be even more painful?"

Anar lowered her head, her fingers twisting the hem of her clothes.

"But...but everyone feels ashamed..." she whispered, "We can't even mention it..."

Lin Weiwei sighed and squatted down in front of her: "Anar, what others think is their business. But your body is your own, and you have to learn to take care of it. This thing your sister gave you is clean and good for your health. Don't worry about what others say; your own comfort and health are the most important things, understand?"