Jiang Lin obediently stood up and chased after him, while Jiang Ruyu let out a long sigh.

Guan Jin wasn't like this back then. Although she was aloof, she was sincere. How did she become like this? Even if Jiang Lin couldn't tell her about the system, which made her angry about Jiang Lin sending her things every month, she still sent him things every two months.

Whether it's the cured meat, pickled vegetables, and salted duck eggs that I made myself, or the toys and clothes I sent to my two little nephews, can't I at least let her see them?

Given how things have turned out, Jiang Lin is unlikely to back down. Jiang Ruyu looked at her two bewildered nephews and felt extremely distressed.

The child is still young, and Jiang Lin is so busy. If things get to the point where it's irreversible, it will be a huge blow to everyone involved.

This incident affected the festive atmosphere of the New Year. It was only after the children jokingly mediated that the dinner table was filled with laughter again.

Jiang Lin left after the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. Coincidentally, before he left, Jiang Hui and Han Ling's admission notices arrived. They still don't know how many points they scored.

The two people who received the admission notices opened them with trembling hands. The notices were just pieces of paper of different textures, with Yenching University written at the top and "Student Admission Notice" below.

Then the main text reads: "To Comrade Jiang Hui, the Revolutionary Committee of Yanjing No. 2 Middle School: You have been admitted to our school by the Yanjing Higher Education Admissions Committee and are hereby approved to study Nuclear Physics in the Department of Physics. Please enroll on February 22, 1978."

At the bottom are the signatures of the Yenching University Revolutionary Committee and the official seal of Yenching University.

Han Ling's admission notice was the same as Jiang Hui's, except that Han Ling was admitted to the Chinese Language and Literature major in the Department of Chinese Literature.

Jiang Ruyu and Zheng Yang were overjoyed, and Jiang Lin was also happy for his brother and sister-in-law.

Jiang Hui hugged the admission notice with great joy, treating it like a precious treasure, while Han Ling, with tears in her eyes and a smile on her face, put the notice away.

Jiang Hui also made sure Han Ling sent a telegram to her parents to tell them that they had been admitted to university. Han Musheng and Jiang Wenxin were overjoyed to know that their daughter and son-in-law had been admitted to university, while Han Tong and Han Ye felt immense regret upon learning this.

Jiang Lin was leaving the next day, and this time he wouldn't allow the children to take them with him: "Sister, brother-in-law, brother, sister-in-law, please take care of the children for me for a while. I'll come back to pick them up after I've settled things with Guan Jin when I get back."

Jiang Ruyu looked at Jiang Lin seriously and said, "Marriage is not a game. You need to think this through."

Jiang Lin gave a bitter smile: "Sister, I know that if I could, I wouldn't get a divorce, but you know my personality. If she continues like this, I won't tolerate it."

After Jiang Lin returned, he did not immediately go to find Guan Jin. Guan Jin stayed at her parents' home for a long time, but Jiang Lin did not come to invite her back. She was both angry and afraid. Looking at her sister-in-law's mocking eyes, she felt extremely uncomfortable.

Guan Jin's mother, Zhao Yafang, pulled her daughter into the house: "I heard that Jiang Lin has returned, but he didn't bring Jiang Chuan and Jiang Zhou back. What exactly happened between you two? Tell me clearly."

Guan Jin's eyes flickered, and she spoke vaguely: "What do you mean, what happened? We just had a quarrel. What couple doesn't get angry and argue?"

Zhao Yafang could tell from her daughter's reluctance to look at her that she wasn't telling the truth: "Guan Jin, our family is not what it used to be. Your father and I have both retired, and your brother is just an ordinary doctor. On the contrary, Jiang Lin is becoming more and more successful. I met with my former comrades this time, and they mentioned that Jiang Lin will be promoted again soon. Did you know that?"

Guan Jin pouted: "Even if he gets promoted, he'll only be a deputy regimental commander. There are plenty of deputy regimental commanders in the military hospital. So what? Do I have to fawn over him? He was wrong to begin with. What married man is always thinking about sending things to his married sister? If she doesn't apologize properly this time and promise not to distance herself from his bloodsucking family, I will never go back."

Zhao Yafang shook her head at her daughter: "It's fine if you don't want him to support his family, but you have to talk to him nicely and win him over. You can't do whatever you want, but you're just making a scene with him like this. Doesn't he, a grown man, have any pride?"

"Why didn't I talk to him properly? He just kept saying I didn't understand anything, and how much his family had sacrificed for him. They're just ordinary workers, what could they possibly sacrifice for him? It's his family members who, seeing he's doing a little bit successful, are like leeches clinging to him. If I had said anything..."

"Shut up! Are you out of your mind? Or are you still half asleep and confused? Is this how I always teach you?" Guan Jin's father, Guan Yong, ran into his son-in-law, Jiang Lin, on his way home. He was initially pleased that his son-in-law had given his daughter face by personally picking her up, but as soon as he entered the house, he heard his daughter's words. Seeing Jiang Lin's frosty expression, he felt a jolt in his heart and quickly interrupted his daughter's nonsensical behavior.

Guan Jin looked up and first saw her father. She frowned, as if she wanted to say something, but then she saw Jiang Lin behind her father. She froze for a moment, then leaned back on the sofa indifferently.

"Oh, it's a rare treat to have Battalion Commander Jiang grace us with his presence. I thought you weren't planning on coming and were going to divorce me instead. What, are you having second thoughts now? Have you forgotten what you said at your house before? Weren't you being really stubborn?"

Guan Jin felt inexplicably uneasy, but she still said some harsh words, insisting that Jiang Lin bow down to her in front of her parents so that she could save face.

Jiang Lin's eyes darkened. He looked at Guan Jin's still radiant face and couldn't understand how a person could change so much in just a few years.

“You’re right. I originally thought marriage wasn’t a game, and besides, we have a child together. We should sit down and talk things over.”

Seeing that Jiang Lin seemed to have a premonition that what he was about to say was not good, Guan Yong quickly pulled him inside: "Jiang Lin, Guan Jin has been spoiled by me and her mother since she was a child. She said some nonsense. Don't take it to heart. Your mother and I will educate her properly. As the old saying goes, it's better to tear down a temple than to break up a marriage. Marriage is a major event for a lifetime. You can't just decide whether to get a divorce or not so easily. It will also affect your future."

Jiang Lin turned to his father-in-law and smiled: "You're right, but I've made up my mind. Guan Jin and I are no longer suitable to be husband and wife. He wants me to stop contacting my family, stop sending things, and ideally have no contact at all. That's absolutely impossible. My family is my bottom line, and she has crossed that line time and time again."

Guan Jin suddenly stood up, pointed at Jiang Lin, and said in a sharp, shrill voice, "Jiang Lin, don't push your luck. Family is your bottom line, but am I not family to you? Where do you put me?"