diff --git a/src/framework/models/BaseModel.ts b/src/framework/models/BaseModel.ts
index fc7ec20..ec1f07f 100644
--- a/src/framework/models/BaseModel.ts
+++ b/src/framework/models/BaseModel.ts
@@ -545,6 +545,11 @@ export abstract class BaseModel {
   private applyFieldDefaults(): void {
     const modelClass = this.constructor as typeof BaseModel;
     
+    // Ensure we have fields map
+    if (!modelClass.fields) {
+      return;
+    }
+    
     for (const [fieldName, fieldConfig] of modelClass.fields) {
       if (fieldConfig.default !== undefined) {
         const privateKey = `_${fieldName}`;
diff --git a/src/framework/models/decorators/Field.ts b/src/framework/models/decorators/Field.ts
index 183d926..8aa91e4 100644
--- a/src/framework/models/decorators/Field.ts
+++ b/src/framework/models/decorators/Field.ts
@@ -3,89 +3,82 @@ import { BaseModel } from '../BaseModel';
 
 export function Field(config: FieldConfig) {
   return function (target: any, propertyKey: string) {
-    // When decorators are used in an ES module context, the `target` for a property decorator
-    // can be undefined. We need to defer the Object.defineProperty call until we have
-    // a valid target. We can achieve this by replacing the original decorator with one
-    // that captures the config and applies it later.
-
-    // This is a workaround for the decorator context issue.
-    const decorator = (instance: any) => {
-      if (!Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(instance, propertyKey)) {
-        Object.defineProperty(instance, propertyKey, {
-          get() {
-            const privateKey = `_${propertyKey}`;
-            // Use the reliable getFieldValue method if available, otherwise fallback to private key
-            if (this.getFieldValue && typeof this.getFieldValue === 'function') {
-              return this.getFieldValue(propertyKey);
-            }
-
-            // Fallback to direct private key access
-            return this[privateKey];
-          },
-          set(value) {
-            const ctor = this.constructor as typeof BaseModel;
-            const privateKey = `_${propertyKey}`;
-
-            // One-time initialization of the fields map on the constructor
-            if (!ctor.hasOwnProperty('fields')) {
-              const parentFields = ctor.fields ? new Map(ctor.fields) : new Map();
-              Object.defineProperty(ctor, 'fields', {
-                value: parentFields,
-                writable: true,
-                enumerable: false,
-                configurable: true,
-              });
-            }
-
-            // Store field configuration if it's not already there
-            if (!ctor.fields.has(propertyKey)) {
-              ctor.fields.set(propertyKey, config);
-            }
-
-            // Apply transformation first
-            const transformedValue = config.transform ? config.transform(value) : value;
-
-            // Only validate non-required constraints during assignment
-            // Required field validation will happen during save()
-            const validationResult = validateFieldValueNonRequired(
-              transformedValue,
-              config,
-              propertyKey,
-            );
-            if (!validationResult.valid) {
-              throw new ValidationError(validationResult.errors);
-            }
-
-            // Check if value actually changed
-            const oldValue = this[privateKey];
-            if (oldValue !== transformedValue) {
-              // Set the value and mark as dirty
-              this[privateKey] = transformedValue;
-              if (this._isDirty !== undefined) {
-                this._isDirty = true;
-              }
-              // Track field modification
-              if (this.markFieldAsModified && typeof this.markFieldAsModified === 'function') {
-                this.markFieldAsModified(propertyKey);
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          enumerable: true,
-          configurable: true,
-        });
-      }
-    };
-
-    // We need to apply this to the prototype. Since target is undefined,
-    // we can't do it directly. Instead, we can rely on the class constructor's
-    // prototype, which will be available when the class is instantiated.
-    // A common pattern is to add the decorator logic to a static array on the constructor
-    // and apply them in the base model constructor.
-
-    // Let's try a simpler approach for now by checking the target.
-    if (target) {
-      decorator(target);
+    // Validate field configuration
+    validateFieldConfig(config);
+    
+    // Get the constructor function
+    const ctor = target.constructor as typeof BaseModel;
+    
+    // Initialize fields map if it doesn't exist
+    if (!ctor.hasOwnProperty('fields')) {
+      const parentFields = ctor.fields ? new Map(ctor.fields) : new Map();
+      Object.defineProperty(ctor, 'fields', {
+        value: parentFields,
+        writable: true,
+        enumerable: false,
+        configurable: true,
+      });
     }
+    
+    // Store field configuration
+    ctor.fields.set(propertyKey, config);
+
+    // Define property on the prototype
+    Object.defineProperty(target, propertyKey, {
+      get() {
+        const privateKey = `_${propertyKey}`;
+        return this[privateKey];
+      },
+      set(value) {
+        const privateKey = `_${propertyKey}`;
+        const ctor = this.constructor as typeof BaseModel;
+
+        // Ensure fields map exists on the constructor
+        if (!ctor.hasOwnProperty('fields')) {
+          const parentFields = ctor.fields ? new Map(ctor.fields) : new Map();
+          Object.defineProperty(ctor, 'fields', {
+            value: parentFields,
+            writable: true,
+            enumerable: false,
+            configurable: true,
+          });
+        }
+
+        // Store field configuration if it's not already there
+        if (!ctor.fields.has(propertyKey)) {
+          ctor.fields.set(propertyKey, config);
+        }
+
+        // Apply transformation first
+        const transformedValue = config.transform ? config.transform(value) : value;
+
+        // Only validate non-required constraints during assignment
+        const validationResult = validateFieldValueNonRequired(
+          transformedValue,
+          config,
+          propertyKey,
+        );
+        if (!validationResult.valid) {
+          throw new ValidationError(validationResult.errors);
+        }
+
+        // Check if value actually changed
+        const oldValue = this[privateKey];
+        if (oldValue !== transformedValue) {
+          // Set the value and mark as dirty
+          this[privateKey] = transformedValue;
+          if (this._isDirty !== undefined) {
+            this._isDirty = true;
+          }
+          // Track field modification
+          if (this.markFieldAsModified && typeof this.markFieldAsModified === 'function') {
+            this.markFieldAsModified(propertyKey);
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      enumerable: true,
+      configurable: true,
+    });
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/framework/models/decorators/relationships.ts b/src/framework/models/decorators/relationships.ts
index f2f90a7..649bbe3 100644
--- a/src/framework/models/decorators/relationships.ts
+++ b/src/framework/models/decorators/relationships.ts
@@ -91,72 +91,86 @@ function createRelationshipProperty(
   propertyKey: string,
   config: RelationshipConfig,
 ): void {
-  // In an ES module context, `target` can be undefined when decorators are first evaluated.
-  // We must ensure we only call Object.defineProperty on a valid object (the class prototype).
-  if (target) {
-    Object.defineProperty(target, propertyKey, {
-      get() {
-        const ctor = this.constructor as typeof BaseModel;
-
-        // One-time initialization of the relationships map on the constructor
-        if (!ctor.hasOwnProperty('relationships')) {
-          const parentRelationships = ctor.relationships ? new Map(ctor.relationships) : new Map();
-          Object.defineProperty(ctor, 'relationships', {
-            value: parentRelationships,
-            writable: true,
-            enumerable: false,
-            configurable: true,
-          });
-        }
-
-        // Store relationship configuration if it's not already there
-        if (!ctor.relationships.has(propertyKey)) {
-          ctor.relationships.set(propertyKey, config);
-        }
-
-        // Check if relationship is already loaded
-        if (this._loadedRelations && this._loadedRelations.has(propertyKey)) {
-          return this._loadedRelations.get(propertyKey);
-        }
-
-        if (config.lazy) {
-          // Return a promise for lazy loading
-          return this.loadRelation(propertyKey);
-        } else {
-          throw new Error(
-            `Relationship '${propertyKey}' not loaded. Use .load(['${propertyKey}']) first.`,
-          );
-        }
-      },
-      set(value) {
-        const ctor = this.constructor as typeof BaseModel;
-
-        // One-time initialization of the relationships map on the constructor
-        if (!ctor.hasOwnProperty('relationships')) {
-          const parentRelationships = ctor.relationships ? new Map(ctor.relationships) : new Map();
-          Object.defineProperty(ctor, 'relationships', {
-            value: parentRelationships,
-            writable: true,
-            enumerable: false,
-            configurable: true,
-          });
-        }
-
-        // Store relationship configuration if it's not already there
-        if (!ctor.relationships.has(propertyKey)) {
-          ctor.relationships.set(propertyKey, config);
-        }
-
-        // Allow manual setting of relationship values
-        if (!this._loadedRelations) {
-          this._loadedRelations = new Map();
-        }
-        this._loadedRelations.set(propertyKey, value);
-      },
-      enumerable: true,
+  // Get the constructor function
+  const ctor = target.constructor as typeof BaseModel;
+  
+  // Initialize relationships map if it doesn't exist
+  if (!ctor.hasOwnProperty('relationships')) {
+    const parentRelationships = ctor.relationships ? new Map(ctor.relationships) : new Map();
+    Object.defineProperty(ctor, 'relationships', {
+      value: parentRelationships,
+      writable: true,
+      enumerable: false,
       configurable: true,
     });
   }
+  
+  // Store relationship configuration
+  ctor.relationships.set(propertyKey, config);
+
+  // Define property on the prototype
+  Object.defineProperty(target, propertyKey, {
+    get() {
+      const ctor = this.constructor as typeof BaseModel;
+
+      // Ensure relationships map exists on the constructor
+      if (!ctor.hasOwnProperty('relationships')) {
+        const parentRelationships = ctor.relationships ? new Map(ctor.relationships) : new Map();
+        Object.defineProperty(ctor, 'relationships', {
+          value: parentRelationships,
+          writable: true,
+          enumerable: false,
+          configurable: true,
+        });
+      }
+
+      // Store relationship configuration if it's not already there
+      if (!ctor.relationships.has(propertyKey)) {
+        ctor.relationships.set(propertyKey, config);
+      }
+
+      // Check if relationship is already loaded
+      if (this._loadedRelations && this._loadedRelations.has(propertyKey)) {
+        return this._loadedRelations.get(propertyKey);
+      }
+
+      if (config.lazy) {
+        // Return a promise for lazy loading
+        return this.loadRelation(propertyKey);
+      } else {
+        throw new Error(
+          `Relationship '${propertyKey}' not loaded. Use .load(['${propertyKey}']) first.`,
+        );
+      }
+    },
+    set(value) {
+      const ctor = this.constructor as typeof BaseModel;
+
+      // Ensure relationships map exists on the constructor
+      if (!ctor.hasOwnProperty('relationships')) {
+        const parentRelationships = ctor.relationships ? new Map(ctor.relationships) : new Map();
+        Object.defineProperty(ctor, 'relationships', {
+          value: parentRelationships,
+          writable: true,
+          enumerable: false,
+          configurable: true,
+        });
+      }
+
+      // Store relationship configuration if it's not already there
+      if (!ctor.relationships.has(propertyKey)) {
+        ctor.relationships.set(propertyKey, config);
+      }
+
+      // Allow manual setting of relationship values
+      if (!this._loadedRelations) {
+        this._loadedRelations = new Map();
+      }
+      this._loadedRelations.set(propertyKey, value);
+    },
+    enumerable: true,
+    configurable: true,
+  });
 }
 
 // Utility function to get relationship configuration
diff --git a/tests/real-integration/blog-scenario/tests/basic-operations.test.ts b/tests/real-integration/blog-scenario/tests/basic-operations.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40d5f64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/real-integration/blog-scenario/tests/basic-operations.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,236 @@
+import { describe, test, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from '@jest/globals';
+import { blogTestHelper, TestUser, TestCategory, TestPost, TestComment } from './setup';
+
+describe('Blog Basic Operations', () => {
+  let testUser: TestUser;
+  let testCategory: TestCategory;
+  let testPost: TestPost;
+  let testComment: TestComment;
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    console.log('🔄 Waiting for all nodes to be ready...');
+    await blogTestHelper.waitForNodesReady();
+    console.log('✅ All nodes are ready for testing');
+  }, 60000); // 60 second timeout for setup
+
+  describe('User Management', () => {
+    test('should create a user successfully', async () => {
+      const testData = blogTestHelper.generateTestData();
+      
+      testUser = await blogTestHelper.createUser(testData.user);
+      
+      expect(testUser).toBeDefined();
+      expect(testUser.id).toBeDefined();
+      expect(testUser.username).toBe(testData.user.username);
+      expect(testUser.email).toBe(testData.user.email);
+      expect(testUser.displayName).toBe(testData.user.displayName);
+      
+      console.log(`✅ Created user: ${testUser.username} (${testUser.id})`);
+    }, 30000);
+
+    test('should retrieve user by ID from all nodes', async () => {
+      expect(testUser?.id).toBeDefined();
+      
+      // Test retrieval from each node
+      for (const node of blogTestHelper.getNodes()) {
+        const retrievedUser = await blogTestHelper.getUser(testUser.id!, node.id);
+        
+        expect(retrievedUser).toBeDefined();
+        expect(retrievedUser!.id).toBe(testUser.id);
+        expect(retrievedUser!.username).toBe(testUser.username);
+        expect(retrievedUser!.email).toBe(testUser.email);
+        
+        console.log(`✅ Retrieved user from ${node.id}: ${retrievedUser!.username}`);
+      }
+    }, 30000);
+
+    test('should list users with pagination', async () => {
+      const result = await blogTestHelper.listUsers();
+      
+      expect(result).toBeDefined();
+      expect(result.users).toBeInstanceOf(Array);
+      expect(result.users.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+      expect(result.page).toBeDefined();
+      expect(result.limit).toBeDefined();
+      
+      // Verify our test user is in the list
+      const foundUser = result.users.find(u => u.id === testUser.id);
+      expect(foundUser).toBeDefined();
+      
+      console.log(`✅ Listed ${result.users.length} users`);
+    }, 30000);
+  });
+
+  describe('Category Management', () => {
+    test('should create a category successfully', async () => {
+      const testData = blogTestHelper.generateTestData();
+      
+      testCategory = await blogTestHelper.createCategory(testData.category);
+      
+      expect(testCategory).toBeDefined();
+      expect(testCategory.id).toBeDefined();
+      expect(testCategory.name).toBe(testData.category.name);
+      expect(testCategory.description).toBe(testData.category.description);
+      expect(testCategory.color).toBe(testData.category.color);
+      
+      console.log(`✅ Created category: ${testCategory.name} (${testCategory.id})`);
+    }, 30000);
+
+    test('should retrieve category from all nodes', async () => {
+      expect(testCategory?.id).toBeDefined();
+      
+      for (const node of blogTestHelper.getNodes()) {
+        const retrievedCategory = await blogTestHelper.getCategory(testCategory.id!, node.id);
+        
+        expect(retrievedCategory).toBeDefined();
+        expect(retrievedCategory!.id).toBe(testCategory.id);
+        expect(retrievedCategory!.name).toBe(testCategory.name);
+        
+        console.log(`✅ Retrieved category from ${node.id}: ${retrievedCategory!.name}`);
+      }
+    }, 30000);
+
+    test('should list all categories', async () => {
+      const result = await blogTestHelper.listCategories();
+      
+      expect(result).toBeDefined();
+      expect(result.categories).toBeInstanceOf(Array);
+      expect(result.categories.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+      
+      // Verify our test category is in the list
+      const foundCategory = result.categories.find(c => c.id === testCategory.id);
+      expect(foundCategory).toBeDefined();
+      
+      console.log(`✅ Listed ${result.categories.length} categories`);
+    }, 30000);
+  });
+
+  describe('Post Management', () => {
+    test('should create a post successfully', async () => {
+      expect(testUser?.id).toBeDefined();
+      expect(testCategory?.id).toBeDefined();
+      
+      const testData = blogTestHelper.generateTestData();
+      const postData = testData.post(testUser.id!, testCategory.id!);
+      
+      testPost = await blogTestHelper.createPost(postData);
+      
+      expect(testPost).toBeDefined();
+      expect(testPost.id).toBeDefined();
+      expect(testPost.title).toBe(postData.title);
+      expect(testPost.content).toBe(postData.content);
+      expect(testPost.authorId).toBe(testUser.id);
+      expect(testPost.categoryId).toBe(testCategory.id);
+      expect(testPost.status).toBe('draft');
+      
+      console.log(`✅ Created post: ${testPost.title} (${testPost.id})`);
+    }, 30000);
+
+    test('should retrieve post with relationships from all nodes', async () => {
+      expect(testPost?.id).toBeDefined();
+      
+      for (const node of blogTestHelper.getNodes()) {
+        const retrievedPost = await blogTestHelper.getPost(testPost.id!, node.id);
+        
+        expect(retrievedPost).toBeDefined();
+        expect(retrievedPost!.id).toBe(testPost.id);
+        expect(retrievedPost!.title).toBe(testPost.title);
+        expect(retrievedPost!.authorId).toBe(testUser.id);
+        expect(retrievedPost!.categoryId).toBe(testCategory.id);
+        
+        console.log(`✅ Retrieved post from ${node.id}: ${retrievedPost!.title}`);
+      }
+    }, 30000);
+
+    test('should publish post and update status', async () => {
+      expect(testPost?.id).toBeDefined();
+      
+      const publishedPost = await blogTestHelper.publishPost(testPost.id!);
+      
+      expect(publishedPost).toBeDefined();
+      expect(publishedPost.status).toBe('published');
+      expect(publishedPost.publishedAt).toBeDefined();
+      
+      // Verify status change is replicated across nodes
+      await blogTestHelper.waitForDataReplication(async () => {
+        for (const node of blogTestHelper.getNodes()) {
+          const post = await blogTestHelper.getPost(testPost.id!, node.id);
+          if (!post || post.status !== 'published') {
+            return false;
+          }
+        }
+        return true;
+      }, 15000);
+      
+      console.log(`✅ Published post: ${publishedPost.title}`);
+    }, 30000);
+
+    test('should like post and increment count', async () => {
+      expect(testPost?.id).toBeDefined();
+      
+      const result = await blogTestHelper.likePost(testPost.id!);
+      
+      expect(result).toBeDefined();
+      expect(result.likeCount).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+      
+      console.log(`✅ Liked post, count: ${result.likeCount}`);
+    }, 30000);
+  });
+
+  describe('Comment Management', () => {
+    test('should create a comment successfully', async () => {
+      expect(testPost?.id).toBeDefined();
+      expect(testUser?.id).toBeDefined();
+      
+      const testData = blogTestHelper.generateTestData();
+      const commentData = testData.comment(testPost.id!, testUser.id!);
+      
+      testComment = await blogTestHelper.createComment(commentData);
+      
+      expect(testComment).toBeDefined();
+      expect(testComment.id).toBeDefined();
+      expect(testComment.content).toBe(commentData.content);
+      expect(testComment.postId).toBe(testPost.id);
+      expect(testComment.authorId).toBe(testUser.id);
+      
+      console.log(`✅ Created comment: ${testComment.id}`);
+    }, 30000);
+
+    test('should retrieve post comments from all nodes', async () => {
+      expect(testPost?.id).toBeDefined();
+      expect(testComment?.id).toBeDefined();
+      
+      for (const node of blogTestHelper.getNodes()) {
+        const result = await blogTestHelper.getPostComments(testPost.id!, node.id);
+        
+        expect(result).toBeDefined();
+        expect(result.comments).toBeInstanceOf(Array);
+        
+        // Find our test comment
+        const foundComment = result.comments.find(c => c.id === testComment.id);
+        expect(foundComment).toBeDefined();
+        expect(foundComment!.content).toBe(testComment.content);
+        
+        console.log(`✅ Retrieved ${result.comments.length} comments from ${node.id}`);
+      }
+    }, 30000);
+  });
+
+  describe('Data Metrics', () => {
+    test('should get data metrics from all nodes', async () => {
+      for (const node of blogTestHelper.getNodes()) {
+        const metrics = await blogTestHelper.getDataMetrics(node.id);
+        
+        expect(metrics).toBeDefined();
+        expect(metrics.nodeId).toBe(node.id);
+        expect(metrics.counts).toBeDefined();
+        expect(metrics.counts.users).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+        expect(metrics.counts.categories).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+        expect(metrics.counts.posts).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+        expect(metrics.counts.comments).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+        
+        console.log(`✅ ${node.id} metrics:`, JSON.stringify(metrics.counts, null, 2));
+      }
+    }, 30000);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/real-integration/blog-scenario/tests/cross-node-operations.test.ts b/tests/real-integration/blog-scenario/tests/cross-node-operations.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45ef03a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/real-integration/blog-scenario/tests/cross-node-operations.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,285 @@
+import { describe, test, expect, beforeAll } from '@jest/globals';
+import { blogTestHelper, TestUser, TestCategory, TestPost, TestComment } from './setup';
+
+describe('Cross-Node Operations', () => {
+  let users: TestUser[] = [];
+  let categories: TestCategory[] = [];
+  let posts: TestPost[] = [];
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    console.log('🔄 Waiting for all nodes to be ready...');
+    await blogTestHelper.waitForNodesReady();
+    console.log('✅ All nodes are ready for cross-node testing');
+  }, 60000);
+
+  describe('Distributed Content Creation', () => {
+    test('should create users on different nodes', async () => {
+      const nodes = blogTestHelper.getNodes();
+      
+      // Create one user on each node
+      for (let i = 0; i < nodes.length; i++) {
+        const testData = blogTestHelper.generateTestData();
+        const user = await blogTestHelper.createUser(testData.user, nodes[i].id);
+        
+        expect(user).toBeDefined();
+        expect(user.id).toBeDefined();
+        users.push(user);
+        
+        console.log(`✅ Created user ${user.username} on ${nodes[i].id}`);
+      }
+      
+      expect(users).toHaveLength(3);
+    }, 45000);
+
+    test('should verify users are replicated across all nodes', async () => {
+      // Wait for replication
+      await blogTestHelper.sleep(3000);
+      
+      for (const user of users) {
+        for (const node of blogTestHelper.getNodes()) {
+          const retrievedUser = await blogTestHelper.getUser(user.id!, node.id);
+          
+          expect(retrievedUser).toBeDefined();
+          expect(retrievedUser!.id).toBe(user.id);
+          expect(retrievedUser!.username).toBe(user.username);
+          
+          console.log(`✅ User ${user.username} found on ${node.id}`);
+        }
+      }
+    }, 45000);
+
+    test('should create categories on different nodes', async () => {
+      const nodes = blogTestHelper.getNodes();
+      
+      for (let i = 0; i < nodes.length; i++) {
+        const testData = blogTestHelper.generateTestData();
+        const category = await blogTestHelper.createCategory(testData.category, nodes[i].id);
+        
+        expect(category).toBeDefined();
+        expect(category.id).toBeDefined();
+        categories.push(category);
+        
+        console.log(`✅ Created category ${category.name} on ${nodes[i].id}`);
+      }
+      
+      expect(categories).toHaveLength(3);
+    }, 45000);
+
+    test('should create posts with cross-node relationships', async () => {
+      const nodes = blogTestHelper.getNodes();
+      
+      // Create posts where author and category are from different nodes
+      for (let i = 0; i < nodes.length; i++) {
+        const authorIndex = i;
+        const categoryIndex = (i + 1) % nodes.length; // Use next node's category
+        const nodeIndex = (i + 2) % nodes.length; // Create on third node
+        
+        const testData = blogTestHelper.generateTestData();
+        const postData = testData.post(users[authorIndex].id!, categories[categoryIndex].id!);
+        
+        const post = await blogTestHelper.createPost(postData, nodes[nodeIndex].id);
+        
+        expect(post).toBeDefined();
+        expect(post.id).toBeDefined();
+        expect(post.authorId).toBe(users[authorIndex].id);
+        expect(post.categoryId).toBe(categories[categoryIndex].id);
+        posts.push(post);
+        
+        console.log(
+          `✅ Created post "${post.title}" on ${nodes[nodeIndex].id} ` +
+          `(author from node-${authorIndex + 1}, category from node-${categoryIndex + 1})`
+        );
+      }
+      
+      expect(posts).toHaveLength(3);
+    }, 45000);
+
+    test('should verify cross-node posts are accessible from all nodes', async () => {
+      // Wait for replication
+      await blogTestHelper.sleep(3000);
+      
+      for (const post of posts) {
+        for (const node of blogTestHelper.getNodes()) {
+          const retrievedPost = await blogTestHelper.getPost(post.id!, node.id);
+          
+          expect(retrievedPost).toBeDefined();
+          expect(retrievedPost!.id).toBe(post.id);
+          expect(retrievedPost!.title).toBe(post.title);
+          expect(retrievedPost!.authorId).toBe(post.authorId);
+          expect(retrievedPost!.categoryId).toBe(post.categoryId);
+        }
+      }
+      
+      console.log('✅ All cross-node posts are accessible from all nodes');
+    }, 45000);
+  });
+
+  describe('Concurrent Operations', () => {
+    test('should handle concurrent likes on same post from different nodes', async () => {
+      const post = posts[0];
+      const nodes = blogTestHelper.getNodes();
+      
+      // Perform concurrent likes from all nodes
+      const likePromises = nodes.map(node => 
+        blogTestHelper.likePost(post.id!, node.id)
+      );
+      
+      const results = await Promise.all(likePromises);
+      
+      // All should succeed
+      results.forEach(result => {
+        expect(result).toBeDefined();
+        expect(result.likeCount).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+      });
+      
+      // Wait for eventual consistency
+      await blogTestHelper.sleep(3000);
+      
+      // Verify final like count is consistent across nodes
+      const finalCounts: number[] = [];
+      for (const node of nodes) {
+        const updatedPost = await blogTestHelper.getPost(post.id!, node.id);
+        expect(updatedPost).toBeDefined();
+        finalCounts.push(updatedPost!.likeCount || 0);
+      }
+      
+      // All nodes should have the same final count
+      const uniqueCounts = [...new Set(finalCounts)];
+      expect(uniqueCounts).toHaveLength(1);
+      
+      console.log(`✅ Concurrent likes handled, final count: ${finalCounts[0]}`);
+    }, 45000);
+
+    test('should handle simultaneous comment creation', async () => {
+      const post = posts[1];
+      const nodes = blogTestHelper.getNodes();
+      
+      // Create comments simultaneously from different nodes
+      const commentPromises = nodes.map((node, index) => {
+        const testData = blogTestHelper.generateTestData();
+        const commentData = testData.comment(post.id!, users[index].id!);
+        return blogTestHelper.createComment(commentData, node.id);
+      });
+      
+      const comments = await Promise.all(commentPromises);
+      
+      // All comments should be created successfully
+      comments.forEach((comment, index) => {
+        expect(comment).toBeDefined();
+        expect(comment.id).toBeDefined();
+        expect(comment.postId).toBe(post.id);
+        expect(comment.authorId).toBe(users[index].id);
+      });
+      
+      // Wait for replication
+      await blogTestHelper.sleep(3000);
+      
+      // Verify all comments are visible from all nodes
+      for (const node of nodes) {
+        const result = await blogTestHelper.getPostComments(post.id!, node.id);
+        expect(result.comments.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(3);
+        
+        // Verify all our comments are present
+        for (const comment of comments) {
+          const found = result.comments.find(c => c.id === comment.id);
+          expect(found).toBeDefined();
+        }
+      }
+      
+      console.log(`✅ Created ${comments.length} simultaneous comments`);
+    }, 45000);
+  });
+
+  describe('Load Distribution', () => {
+    test('should distribute read operations across nodes', async () => {
+      const readCounts = new Map<string, number>();
+      const totalReads = 30;
+      
+      // Perform multiple reads and track which nodes are used
+      for (let i = 0; i < totalReads; i++) {
+        const randomPost = posts[Math.floor(Math.random() * posts.length)];
+        const node = blogTestHelper.getRandomNode();
+        
+        const post = await blogTestHelper.getPost(randomPost.id!, node.id);
+        expect(post).toBeDefined();
+        
+        readCounts.set(node.id, (readCounts.get(node.id) || 0) + 1);
+      }
+      
+      // Verify reads were distributed across nodes
+      const nodeIds = blogTestHelper.getNodes().map(n => n.id);
+      nodeIds.forEach(nodeId => {
+        const count = readCounts.get(nodeId) || 0;
+        console.log(`${nodeId}: ${count} reads`);
+        expect(count).toBeGreaterThan(0); // Each node should have at least one read
+      });
+      
+      console.log('✅ Read operations distributed across all nodes');
+    }, 45000);
+
+    test('should verify consistent data across all read operations', async () => {
+      // Read the same post from all nodes multiple times
+      const post = posts[0];
+      const readResults: TestPost[] = [];
+      
+      for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+        for (const node of blogTestHelper.getNodes()) {
+          const result = await blogTestHelper.getPost(post.id!, node.id);
+          expect(result).toBeDefined();
+          readResults.push(result!);
+        }
+      }
+      
+      // Verify all reads return identical data
+      readResults.forEach(result => {
+        expect(result.id).toBe(post.id);
+        expect(result.title).toBe(post.title);
+        expect(result.content).toBe(post.content);
+        expect(result.authorId).toBe(post.authorId);
+        expect(result.categoryId).toBe(post.categoryId);
+      });
+      
+      console.log(`✅ ${readResults.length} read operations returned consistent data`);
+    }, 45000);
+  });
+
+  describe('Network Metrics', () => {
+    test('should show network connectivity between nodes', async () => {
+      for (const node of blogTestHelper.getNodes()) {
+        const metrics = await blogTestHelper.getNodeMetrics(node.id);
+        
+        expect(metrics).toBeDefined();
+        expect(metrics.nodeId).toBe(node.id);
+        
+        console.log(`📊 ${node.id} framework metrics:`, {
+          services: metrics.services,
+          environment: metrics.environment,
+          features: metrics.features
+        });
+      }
+    }, 30000);
+
+    test('should verify data consistency across all nodes', async () => {
+      const allMetrics = [];
+      
+      for (const node of blogTestHelper.getNodes()) {
+        const metrics = await blogTestHelper.getDataMetrics(node.id);
+        allMetrics.push(metrics);
+        
+        console.log(`📊 ${node.id} data counts:`, metrics.counts);
+      }
+      
+      // Verify all nodes have the same data counts (eventual consistency)
+      const firstCounts = allMetrics[0].counts;
+      allMetrics.forEach((metrics, index) => {
+        expect(metrics.counts.users).toBe(firstCounts.users);
+        expect(metrics.counts.categories).toBe(firstCounts.categories);
+        expect(metrics.counts.posts).toBe(firstCounts.posts);
+        
+        console.log(`✅ Node ${index + 1} data counts match reference`);
+      });
+      
+      console.log('✅ Data consistency verified across all nodes');
+    }, 30000);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/real-integration/blog-scenario/tests/jest.config.js b/tests/real-integration/blog-scenario/tests/jest.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..795c320
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/real-integration/blog-scenario/tests/jest.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+module.exports = {
+  preset: 'ts-jest',
+  testEnvironment: 'node',
+  roots: ['<rootDir>'],
+  testMatch: ['**/*.test.ts'],
+  transform: {
+    '^.+\\.ts$': 'ts-jest',
+  },
+  collectCoverageFrom: [
+    '**/*.ts',
+    '!**/*.d.ts',
+  ],
+  setupFilesAfterEnv: ['<rootDir>/jest.setup.js'],
+  testTimeout: 120000, // 2 minutes default timeout
+  maxWorkers: 1, // Run tests sequentially to avoid conflicts
+  verbose: true,
+  detectOpenHandles: true,
+  forceExit: true,
+};
diff --git a/tests/real-integration/blog-scenario/tests/jest.setup.js b/tests/real-integration/blog-scenario/tests/jest.setup.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfa0f32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/real-integration/blog-scenario/tests/jest.setup.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Global test setup
+console.log('🚀 Starting Blog Integration Tests');
+console.log('📡 Target nodes: blog-node-1, blog-node-2, blog-node-3');
+console.log('⏰ Test timeout: 120 seconds');
+console.log('=====================================');
+
+// Increase timeout for all tests
+jest.setTimeout(120000);
+
+// Global error handler
+process.on('unhandledRejection', (reason, promise) => {
+  console.error('Unhandled Rejection at:', promise, 'reason:', reason);
+});
+
+// Clean up console logs for better readability
+const originalLog = console.log;
+console.log = (...args) => {
+  const timestamp = new Date().toISOString();
+  originalLog(`[${timestamp}]`, ...args);
+};
diff --git a/tests/real-integration/blog-scenario/tests/package.json b/tests/real-integration/blog-scenario/tests/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94eda93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/real-integration/blog-scenario/tests/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+  "name": "blog-integration-tests",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "Integration tests for blog scenario",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "jest --config jest.config.js",
+    "test:basic": "jest --config jest.config.js basic-operations.test.ts",
+    "test:cross-node": "jest --config jest.config.js cross-node-operations.test.ts",
+    "test:watch": "jest --config jest.config.js --watch",
+    "test:coverage": "jest --config jest.config.js --coverage"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "axios": "^1.6.0"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/jest": "^29.5.0",
+    "@types/node": "^20.0.0",
+    "jest": "^29.5.0",
+    "ts-jest": "^29.1.0",
+    "typescript": "^5.0.0"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/real-integration/blog-scenario/tests/setup.ts b/tests/real-integration/blog-scenario/tests/setup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9cc2dce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/real-integration/blog-scenario/tests/setup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,306 @@
+import axios, { AxiosResponse } from 'axios';
+
+export interface TestNode {
+  id: string;
+  baseUrl: string;
+  port: number;
+}
+
+export interface TestUser {
+  id?: string;
+  username: string;
+  email: string;
+  displayName?: string;
+  avatar?: string;
+  roles?: string[];
+}
+
+export interface TestCategory {
+  id?: string;
+  name: string;
+  description?: string;
+  color?: string;
+}
+
+export interface TestPost {
+  id?: string;
+  title: string;
+  content: string;
+  excerpt?: string;
+  authorId: string;
+  categoryId?: string;
+  tags?: string[];
+  status?: 'draft' | 'published' | 'archived';
+}
+
+export interface TestComment {
+  id?: string;
+  content: string;
+  postId: string;
+  authorId: string;
+  parentId?: string;
+}
+
+export class BlogTestHelper {
+  private nodes: TestNode[];
+  private timeout: number;
+
+  constructor() {
+    this.nodes = [
+      { id: 'blog-node-1', baseUrl: 'http://blog-node-1:3000', port: 3000 },
+      { id: 'blog-node-2', baseUrl: 'http://blog-node-2:3000', port: 3000 },
+      { id: 'blog-node-3', baseUrl: 'http://blog-node-3:3000', port: 3000 }
+    ];
+    this.timeout = 30000; // 30 seconds
+  }
+
+  getNodes(): TestNode[] {
+    return this.nodes;
+  }
+
+  getRandomNode(): TestNode {
+    return this.nodes[Math.floor(Math.random() * this.nodes.length)];
+  }
+
+  async waitForNodesReady(): Promise<void> {
+    const maxRetries = 30;
+    const retryDelay = 1000;
+
+    for (const node of this.nodes) {
+      let retries = 0;
+      let healthy = false;
+
+      while (retries < maxRetries && !healthy) {
+        try {
+          const response = await axios.get(`${node.baseUrl}/health`, {
+            timeout: 5000
+          });
+          
+          if (response.status === 200 && response.data.status === 'healthy') {
+            console.log(`✅ Node ${node.id} is healthy`);
+            healthy = true;
+          }
+        } catch (error) {
+          retries++;
+          console.log(`⏳ Waiting for ${node.id} to be ready (attempt ${retries}/${maxRetries})`);
+          await this.sleep(retryDelay);
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (!healthy) {
+        throw new Error(`Node ${node.id} failed to become healthy after ${maxRetries} attempts`);
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Additional wait for inter-node connectivity
+    console.log('⏳ Waiting for nodes to establish connectivity...');
+    await this.sleep(5000);
+  }
+
+  async sleep(ms: number): Promise<void> {
+    return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
+  }
+
+  // User operations
+  async createUser(user: TestUser, nodeId?: string): Promise<TestUser> {
+    const node = nodeId ? this.getNodeById(nodeId) : this.getRandomNode();
+    const response = await axios.post(`${node.baseUrl}/api/users`, user, {
+      timeout: this.timeout
+    });
+    return response.data;
+  }
+
+  async getUser(userId: string, nodeId?: string): Promise<TestUser | null> {
+    const node = nodeId ? this.getNodeById(nodeId) : this.getRandomNode();
+    try {
+      const response = await axios.get(`${node.baseUrl}/api/users/${userId}`, {
+        timeout: this.timeout
+      });
+      return response.data;
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (axios.isAxiosError(error) && error.response?.status === 404) {
+        return null;
+      }
+      throw error;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async listUsers(nodeId?: string, params?: any): Promise<{ users: TestUser[], page: number, limit: number }> {
+    const node = nodeId ? this.getNodeById(nodeId) : this.getRandomNode();
+    const response = await axios.get(`${node.baseUrl}/api/users`, {
+      params,
+      timeout: this.timeout
+    });
+    return response.data;
+  }
+
+  // Category operations
+  async createCategory(category: TestCategory, nodeId?: string): Promise<TestCategory> {
+    const node = nodeId ? this.getNodeById(nodeId) : this.getRandomNode();
+    const response = await axios.post(`${node.baseUrl}/api/categories`, category, {
+      timeout: this.timeout
+    });
+    return response.data;
+  }
+
+  async getCategory(categoryId: string, nodeId?: string): Promise<TestCategory | null> {
+    const node = nodeId ? this.getNodeById(nodeId) : this.getRandomNode();
+    try {
+      const response = await axios.get(`${node.baseUrl}/api/categories/${categoryId}`, {
+        timeout: this.timeout
+      });
+      return response.data;
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (axios.isAxiosError(error) && error.response?.status === 404) {
+        return null;
+      }
+      throw error;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async listCategories(nodeId?: string): Promise<{ categories: TestCategory[] }> {
+    const node = nodeId ? this.getNodeById(nodeId) : this.getRandomNode();
+    const response = await axios.get(`${node.baseUrl}/api/categories`, {
+      timeout: this.timeout
+    });
+    return response.data;
+  }
+
+  // Post operations
+  async createPost(post: TestPost, nodeId?: string): Promise<TestPost> {
+    const node = nodeId ? this.getNodeById(nodeId) : this.getRandomNode();
+    const response = await axios.post(`${node.baseUrl}/api/posts`, post, {
+      timeout: this.timeout
+    });
+    return response.data;
+  }
+
+  async getPost(postId: string, nodeId?: string): Promise<TestPost | null> {
+    const node = nodeId ? this.getNodeById(nodeId) : this.getRandomNode();
+    try {
+      const response = await axios.get(`${node.baseUrl}/api/posts/${postId}`, {
+        timeout: this.timeout
+      });
+      return response.data;
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (axios.isAxiosError(error) && error.response?.status === 404) {
+        return null;
+      }
+      throw error;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async publishPost(postId: string, nodeId?: string): Promise<TestPost> {
+    const node = nodeId ? this.getNodeById(nodeId) : this.getRandomNode();
+    const response = await axios.post(`${node.baseUrl}/api/posts/${postId}/publish`, {}, {
+      timeout: this.timeout
+    });
+    return response.data;
+  }
+
+  async likePost(postId: string, nodeId?: string): Promise<{ likeCount: number }> {
+    const node = nodeId ? this.getNodeById(nodeId) : this.getRandomNode();
+    const response = await axios.post(`${node.baseUrl}/api/posts/${postId}/like`, {}, {
+      timeout: this.timeout
+    });
+    return response.data;
+  }
+
+  // Comment operations
+  async createComment(comment: TestComment, nodeId?: string): Promise<TestComment> {
+    const node = nodeId ? this.getNodeById(nodeId) : this.getRandomNode();
+    const response = await axios.post(`${node.baseUrl}/api/comments`, comment, {
+      timeout: this.timeout
+    });
+    return response.data;
+  }
+
+  async getPostComments(postId: string, nodeId?: string): Promise<{ comments: TestComment[] }> {
+    const node = nodeId ? this.getNodeById(nodeId) : this.getRandomNode();
+    const response = await axios.get(`${node.baseUrl}/api/posts/${postId}/comments`, {
+      timeout: this.timeout
+    });
+    return response.data;
+  }
+
+  // Metrics and health
+  async getNodeMetrics(nodeId: string): Promise<any> {
+    const node = this.getNodeById(nodeId);
+    const response = await axios.get(`${node.baseUrl}/api/metrics/framework`, {
+      timeout: this.timeout
+    });
+    return response.data;
+  }
+
+  async getDataMetrics(nodeId?: string): Promise<any> {
+    const node = nodeId ? this.getNodeById(nodeId) : this.getRandomNode();
+    const response = await axios.get(`${node.baseUrl}/api/metrics/data`, {
+      timeout: this.timeout
+    });
+    return response.data;
+  }
+
+  // Utility methods
+  private getNodeById(nodeId: string): TestNode {
+    const node = this.nodes.find(n => n.id === nodeId);
+    if (!node) {
+      throw new Error(`Node with id ${nodeId} not found`);
+    }
+    return node;
+  }
+
+  async waitForDataReplication(
+    checkFunction: () => Promise<boolean>,
+    maxWaitMs: number = 10000,
+    intervalMs: number = 500
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    const startTime = Date.now();
+    
+    while (Date.now() - startTime < maxWaitMs) {
+      if (await checkFunction()) {
+        return;
+      }
+      await this.sleep(intervalMs);
+    }
+    
+    throw new Error(`Data replication timeout after ${maxWaitMs}ms`);
+  }
+
+  generateTestData() {
+    const timestamp = Date.now();
+    const random = Math.random().toString(36).substring(7);
+    
+    return {
+      user: {
+        username: `testuser_${random}`,
+        email: `test_${random}@example.com`,
+        displayName: `Test User ${random}`,
+        roles: ['user']
+      } as TestUser,
+      
+      category: {
+        name: `Test Category ${random}`,
+        description: `Test category created at ${timestamp}`,
+        color: '#ff0000'
+      } as TestCategory,
+      
+      post: (authorId: string, categoryId?: string) => ({
+        title: `Test Post ${random}`,
+        content: `This is test content created at ${timestamp}`,
+        excerpt: `Test excerpt ${random}`,
+        authorId,
+        categoryId,
+        tags: ['test', 'integration'],
+        status: 'draft' as const
+      } as TestPost),
+      
+      comment: (postId: string, authorId: string) => ({
+        content: `Test comment created at ${timestamp}`,
+        postId,
+        authorId
+      } as TestComment)
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+export const blogTestHelper = new BlogTestHelper();