It's no wonder he thought that way. He put Gu Jingxi into the mindset of the Gu family. He felt that whether it was the Gu family in Beijing or the Gu family in Yuncheng, they were all upright people. Even if Gu Jingxi was deceived for a while, she would leave without hesitation after finding out. Moreover, now that Commander Gu had already asked her to give him a way out, why wouldn't she take it?

"We'll see tomorrow. I'm telling you, you're going to lose." Seeing his expression, Ruan Ruan could roughly guess what he was thinking, but she decided to wait and see what happened tomorrow. In fact, she hoped she was wrong.

That would be best.

In the time that followed, Huo Haocheng told her some gossip about the compound and some interesting things they encountered during their missions.

In order to see her legendary cousin as soon as possible the next day, the two of them went to bed as soon as it got dark and fell asleep before midnight.

The next day, the two ate breakfast early, and after calculating the time, they left with some food around 8 o'clock.

On the way, they saw Gu Jinghe and Dr. Jiang, who were also returning to their parents' home. After exchanging New Year's greetings, they parted ways.

Upon arriving at the Gu family home, they chatted with the uncle and Teacher Shen for a while and also helped check Xiaoming's homework.

The clock had already struck 10:30, and no one had come. Huo Haocheng thought that this person might not come back. Bored, he played with his wife's fingers when he heard a noisy chattering sound outside the yard.

"What's wrong?"

The family immediately came over to check.

Upon seeing them emerge, one of the women immediately shouted, "Commander Gu and Teacher Shen are out! Make way, everyone, let Gu Jingxi and her husband come over!"

Hearing his sister-in-law's shout, they knew what was going on. However, Huo Haocheng didn't expect that Ruan Ruan was right; Gu Jingxi really did come back with people.

As they stepped out of the courtyard, they saw Gu Jingxi and her husband Xiao Li surrounded by a group of older women, older women, sisters-in-law, and children.

After exchanging glances, Gu Jingxi's injuries were mostly healed, and her complexion was better than before. It seemed that she had told her in-laws that she had been forgiven by her own family these past few days; otherwise, Xiao Li wouldn't have come back with her today.

Seeing that they only brought back half a pound of brown sugar, a head of cabbage, and a few potatoes, Commander Gu's face turned red with anger. Teacher Shen, standing to the side, was no better off. It wasn't that they cared about your little things, but today was the New Year's return visit to your parents' home. Both of them were formal workers. Couldn't they afford to send a decent return visit gift to your parents' home?

Seeing that they were all silent, a few of the more straightforward older women noticed that what Gu Jingxi was carrying was in a transparent bag, which made it easy to see at a glance.

"Comrade Gu Jingxi, when you and your husband return to your parents' home, do you bring them a cabbage and a few potatoes?" It wasn't that she wanted to cause trouble. Commander Gu, as a leader of the military region, wanted their husbands and sons to have a good life, and no one would not want to curry favor with her. But this old lady was also straightforward. If her daughter came home for the holiday and brought her such a piece of junk, she would beat them out with a broom.

Upon hearing the older woman's words, Ruan Ruan couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Already embarrassed, Gu Jingxi couldn't keep her smile after hearing the laughter. "Mom, Dad, I'm so sorry. It's not that I didn't want to buy you something nice, it's just that I really don't have any money. Things aren't easy for us at home. These are things we barely had left. I hope you don't mind."

Commander Gu and Teacher Shen, whose faces were already pale, became even angrier after hearing her words. "What do you mean you really have no money? The two of you earn a combined salary of sixty or seventy a month. Even if you help out at home, the remaining money is enough for you two to live on. Now you come to tell me you have no money? Then tell me, you don't have any children, where did the money go?"

Commander Gu's gaze was now like that of someone who wanted to devour people, which terrified Xiao Li. Having done many petty thefts in his daily life, he was afraid of facing police officers and soldiers, let alone someone like Commander Gu who had fought on the battlefield.

She was so frightened that she pulled Gu Jingxi in front of her and dared not look at them.

"Dad, I'm sorry, I gave my salary to Xiao Li's younger brother." She didn't want to, but without her family's support, she had no choice but to give up her job in the face of coercion and enticement from her husband's family and the scolding from his wife.

They initially agreed that he would give her the job, but he would also give her 5 yuan a month as her secret stash. However, when it came time to get her salary, her brother would take the money and gamble it away, losing every single penny each time.

At first, his grandmother and mother would say a few words to him, but later, after it happened many times, they rarely said anything to him. Now, he has even given up all his work. There's no other way; without a source of income, the family's life is even more difficult.

The reason she was beaten was because her job was transferred to another company. She got angry and argued with him, and then her grandmother and mother-in-law beat her together.

Hearing her words, Commander Gu was so angry he laughed. "Then what are you all here for today?"

He didn't believe they would come to his door for no reason.

"Dad, could you please help me find a new job? Things are really tough for our family right now. My younger brother is of marriageable age, and my mother-in-law says she wants to move to a bigger house; we just don't have enough room here anymore."

In Gu Jingxi's eyes, since her father was willing to have Gu Jinghe deliver a message to her, it meant he had forgiven her. Therefore, as his daughter, it was no problem for him to help her find a new job.

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