Gu Mingzhou walked up to Lin Qingyan and reached out to take the luggage from her hands.

"Qingyan, you must be tired from the journey. Let me help you with your luggage."

Lin Qingyan subconsciously moved her luggage to the side to avoid his hand.

"Comrade, I don't know you well. There's a difference between men and women. I'm Comrade Lu's wife now. Please stay away from me."

"Qingyan, I didn't mean anything by it, I just wanted to help you with your luggage."

The next second, a suitcase slammed into Gu Mingzhou's head with such force that it almost knocked his head to the side.

Lu Zhengting strode over, his voice filled with anger, and warned him.

"Gu Mingzhou, what are you doing? Stay away from my wife, or I won't let you off the hook."

Gu Mingzhou was hit by someone, and it was Lu Zhengting, his love rival, who hit him, so he immediately got angry.

However, he couldn't afford to clash with Lu Zhengting over this. If they fought, not only would they be subject to military regulations, but they would also openly become enemies, making it even more difficult for him to get close to Lin Qingyan in the future.

He suppressed his anger and tried to keep his tone calm.

"Old Lu, you've misunderstood me. Qingyan and I are from the same hometown and have been friends since childhood. Can't I even help her with her luggage?"

Lin Qingyan said coldly, "Don't say that. I don't know you well, and we're not friends. I don't need you to help me with my luggage. Stay away from me."

Lu Zhengting stood next to Lin Qingyan, his eyes still blazing with anger as he looked at Gu Mingzhou: "Did you hear that? My wife doesn't know you. Stop trying to curry favor with her. Nobody wants your help. Go somewhere cool and stay away."

"Old Lu, you..."

Lu Zhengting showed Zhang, the battalion commander, no respect whatsoever.

Battalion Commander Zhang felt like he'd stumbled upon some juicy gossip. Gu Mingzhou and Lu Zhengting seemed to be rivals in love, and there was definitely something going on between the three of them.

Battalion Commander Zhang picked up Lu Zhengting's luggage from the ground and put it in the car. Lu Zhengting then took the luggage from Lin Qingyan's hands and greeted Lin Qingyan and Lin Zhiheng.

"Wife, Xiao Heng, let's get in the car."

"good."

Gu Mingzhou still wanted to mend relations with them, so he called out to Lu Zhengting, "Old Lu."

Lu Zhengting ignored him, and Lin Qingyan and Lin Zhiheng ignored him even more. The three of them got into the car together.

Once in the car, Lu Zhengting asked Battalion Commander Zhang, "What is Gu Mingzhou doing here?"

"He said his mom was coming today, so he hitched a ride with me to pick her up."

Lu Zhengting didn't care about Gu Mingzhou's mother at all; she was just an insignificant person to him.

However, his wife was engaged to Gu Mingzhou before, so it's unknown what her relationship with Gu's mother is like.

He didn't think these things were important, so he didn't ask his wife about them.

Lin Qingyan didn't really feel anything when she heard that Gu's mother was coming.

She had long since severed ties with them; they would be strangers to her if she saw them again.

Battalion Commander Zhang turned to Lu Zhengting and said, "Your application for a house has been approved. I've also spoken to Lao Sun and asked him to make the furniture according to your wishes. I reckon the cabinets and chairs are already finished."

"Thank you, Lao Zhang, I'm sorry to trouble you."

Battalion Commander Zhang smiled and said, "It's nothing. I'll just invite you to my house for a nice meal another day."

"No problem, I'll treat you to a meal anyway, so I'll let you sit in the seat of honor."

"You eat the same amount no matter where you sit, hahaha."

The four of them sat in the car, while Gu Mingzhou waited for his mother downstairs.

Twenty minutes later, Gu's mother also came out of the train station with her luggage.

Gu Mingzhou saw her and quickly waved his hand, "Mom, I'm here."

When Gu's mother saw Gu Mingzhou, she immediately walked towards him, complaining as she did so.

“Mingzhou, taking the train is too tiring. If it weren’t for coming to see you, and you and Sisi…”

Because she was out in the public eye, she ultimately didn't reveal that Gu Mingzhou and Lin Sisi were having a child.

Gu Mingzhou took the luggage from her hands. "Mom, let's not talk about it now. Let's hurry home to the family compound. You can rest there."

"Okay, let's go back."

Gu Mingzhou led her to the jeep. Hu's mother was carrying a bulging handbag, and it was unclear what was inside.

There's no room for luggage in the driver's or passenger's seats; you have to put it in the back.

Behind them, Lu Zhengting, Lin Qingyan, and Lin Zhiheng were already seated, and their luggage was neatly arranged.

Gu Mingzhou handed his luggage to Lu Zhengting, hoping Lu Zhengting would help him put it in the back.

"Old Lu, could you put this bag down for me?"

Lu Zhengting ignored him, not because he was selfish, cold-blooded, or heartless. Gu Mingzhou had just had ulterior motives towards his wife, so it would be strange if he helped him.

"Old Lu."

Lu Zhengting still ignored him, and Lin Qingyan and Lin Zhiheng were even less likely to help him.

When Gu's mother saw that her son was having trouble even putting down his luggage, she wondered who the people sitting in the car were and why they were treating her son like that.

She immediately wanted to go over and argue with the other person, and teach this kind of person with bad character a lesson.

But when she walked quickly to the car, she saw a familiar person.

When she suddenly saw Lin Qingyan sitting in the car, she thought she was seeing things.

The girl inside had fair skin and bright eyes. She not only looked very healthy, but was also much prettier than her daughter-in-law, Sisi.

Is this really Lin Qingyan?

She couldn't believe it.

That girl was frail and sickly from a young age, and always looked dark and thin. Even the doctor said she wouldn't live past eighteen.

This time, she went to the countryside where conditions were harsh, and she was sure that she would be worn down even more. She even thought that Lin Qingyan might not be able to endure the hardship and might have died in the countryside.

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