Chapter 151 Grandma Gu's Advice
The next morning
Gu Yihan opened her eyes in a daze and was startled to see a face so close to hers. Without thinking, she slapped the face.
Lu Huailin was stunned by his wife's subconscious action, feeling that Gu Yihan had been quite annoyed with him these past two days.
After Gu Yihan fully regained consciousness, she glanced at the other person's face. Fortunately, there were no handprints, otherwise, if Grandma Gu saw them later, she would have to explain.
She sat up and prepared to get out of bed and get dressed.
Lu Huailin hugged Gu Yihan from behind and whispered, "Even if you sentence me to death, you have to let me know what crime I committed."
Gu Yihan knew that her mindset was wrong, and she also knew that it was wrong to take her anger out on Lu Huailin. In this era, it was impossible not to get married.
Unless she marries an only child, no one can guarantee that she won't encounter a sister-in-law like Fang Yi.
Even if she marries an only child, she still has to accept the fate of having a son, otherwise her parents-in-law will not agree and family conflicts will still occur.
Gu Yihan said irritably, "I hate your sister-in-law, I hate your mother's attempts to smooth things over. On the surface she's very nice to me, but she's actually biased towards your sister-in-law."
Sending your sister-in-law back to her parents' home during the Lunar New Year was just a show for me, and in the end, it made your brother and sister-in-law resent me.
"It's as if our return to Beijing has disrupted the harmonious atmosphere of their family."
After hearing this, Lu Huailin's anxious heart finally calmed down, and he finally understood the reason.
It's better than leaving him completely in the dark and making him guess even if he can't figure it out.
"Wife, you can't take your anger out on me for your sister-in-law's matter."
“My husband and I are one. My sister-in-law will not tolerate anyone who threatens her interests.”
"She wished I would never get married and would die on a mission, so that no one would fight her for the things in the house."
"Since my wife doesn't like the atmosphere in Beijing, we don't have to go back anymore. We can solve any problems that arise, okay?"
Gu Yihan broke free from Lu Huailin's embrace, her face expressionless. "That's your mother, that's your sister-in-law. If I hadn't married you, I wouldn't have known them."
Lu Huailin's heart skipped a beat, and he felt a chill run down his spine. He quickly took his wife's hand and, regardless of whether it was his fault or not, admitted his mistake first: "It's my fault, it's all my fault."
Gu Yihan pulled her hand away, ignored him, silently picked up her cotton coat, put it on, and left the bedroom.
Lu Huailin felt incredibly wronged. What was all this about? He'd almost lost his wife after just one trip back to Beijing.
For the next few days, Gu Yihan continued her one-sided cold war, spending her time at home chatting with her grandmother except for work.
After Grandma Gu became familiar with the family compound, a lot of gossip started circulating.
"Do you know a regimental commander in the military region named Lin Yifei?"
Gu Yihan paused in her dumpling-making. She hadn't heard Lin Yifei's name in a long time, and asked in confusion, "I know him, so what?"
Grandma Gu's hands never stopped scooping out dumpling wrappers.
He whispered in Gu Yihan's ear, "His ex-wife got into a fight with Du Xiao from the art troupe, and she almost lost her baby."
Gu Yihan looked up and asked incredulously, "That's strange, how could these two start fighting?"
Grandma Gu shook her head and clicked her tongue: "I heard that before the New Year, Du Xiao from the cultural troupe and Lin Yifei went on a blind date at a state-run restaurant, and his ex-wife caught them."
Gu Yihan thought of Qiao Shuhui's suspicious and anxious attitude towards Lin Yifei, and guessed that there would be more trouble to come.
Grandma Gu sighed, glanced at Gu Yihan, and tentatively said, "That ex-wife of Commander Lin is something else. If you're married, you should live a good life together. How can you just get a divorce like that?"
Gu Yihan was taken aback, then realized that Grandma Gu's words had a hidden meaning and were probably meant for her.
Seeing that Gu Yihan remained silent, Grandma Gu patiently persuaded her, "Xiao Lu told me everything. You suffered a lot of grievances during those days in Beijing."
Gu Yihan kept her head down, wrapping dumplings, without saying a word.
Seeing this, Grandma Gu put down the rolling pin, took Gu Yihan's hand, walked to the sofa and sat down, patting her hand.
"Grandma doesn't know many words, and she doesn't understand any profound principles."
"Grandma just wants to ask you, if you don't marry Xiao Lu, can you meet someone with better prospects than him?"
Gu Yihan was stunned by Grandma Gu's question; she had never thought about this before.
She thought about it carefully and realized that there really wasn't anyone with better conditions than Lu Huailin.
Grandma Gu ignored her granddaughter's reaction and continued, "Even if you don't marry Lu Huailin, you could never marry anyone else as happily as you married Lu."
“Your mother-in-law isn’t around to interfere in your life, but other people’s sisters-in-law and mothers-in-law are basically there every day.”
“If your mother-in-law or sister-in-law say a few sarcastic things that don’t really hurt you, would you really call for a fight? This isn’t the old society.”
"You just have to relax and ignore what the other person says, like it's nothing."
Gu Yihan remained silent; she understood all these principles.
Grandma Gu held her granddaughter's hand tightly, worried that Gu Yihan might impulsively get a divorce.
"Even teeth and tongue sometimes fight, let alone several strangers with their own thoughts."
"No one will live or do things according to your ideas."
Grandma Gu raised her hand and lovingly stroked Gu Yihan's hair, looking earnestly into her granddaughter's eyes and saying, "Grandma is getting old."
"I don't have many years left to live. While I can still move, I'll take care of your children for a few years."
Gu Yihan's nose tingled, tears welled up, and she choked out, "Grandma still wants to see her great-grandson get married and have children."
Grandma Gu felt sorry for Gu Yihan and held her head in her arms, patting her back and gently comforting her, "Little Han, you are still young and don't understand. No one in this world has a smooth life."
"To put it bluntly, even the top leader of the country cannot guarantee that he will not suffer the slightest grievance."
Gu Yihan was startled and repeatedly warned, "Grandma, you can't say things like that in the future. This period is too sensitive."
Grandma Gu smiled and nodded: "Xiao Han, if you can find someone better than Xiao Lu among the people you know now, and who is willing to marry you, Grandma will support your divorce."
Gu Yihan was stunned by her grandmother's advanced thinking. Wasn't this just like finding a backup plan?
Lu Huailin, who had just reached the living room door, was also startled by Grandma Gu's words. She was instigating his daughter-in-law to find a male vixen.
He felt even more wronged. Was he really that bad?
Gu Yihan quickly shook her head. Her social circle was simple, and she didn't know any outstanding men.
A smile flashed in Grandma Gu's eyes as she said, "Since there isn't one, for the sake of the child in your belly, you should live a good life with Xiao Lu."
"If you really can't stand him, you can treat him as a free laborer, let him work for you for free, and let him make money for you to spend."
"You can be the housewife yourself, controlling the family's finances. How comfortable is that?"
Gu Yihan was about to reply that she could when she noticed a figure at the living room door and guessed that Lu Huailin was eavesdropping at the door.
She changed what she was going to say: "Grandma, let's see how he behaves in the future."
When Lu Huailin heard his wife relent, he breathed a sigh of relief. He had clearly sensed these past two days that his wife didn't want to live with him anymore.
I must treat my wife better from now on, even better.
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