Chapter 7, Chapter 7, 007...
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Yao Anhui slept quite well that night. She had thought she would have insomnia, but to her surprise, she slept soundly until dawn. The quality of her sleep was much better than before she came here, and much better than the original owner of this body.
Yao Anhui thought about it and figured it was probably the method she had used before going to bed last night that had worked.
Speaking of Yao Anhui's jinxed mouth, it was incredibly accurate, bringing about everything bad without any positive outcome. The reason she survived in the imperial harem was because she indiscriminately cursed her opponents, wishing them nothing, that they would get nothing they wanted, and that all their plans would fail...
However, since it's said that bad things often come true, one shouldn't speak carelessly. Otherwise, if the object of the curse has no ill intentions, it could very well harm oneself. This is why she was later affected by the curse.
Of course, the main reason she died was that she had lived long enough and felt that there was no point in continuing like this. So she used her death to drive a wedge between the child, the emperor, and his sweetheart. In short, she didn't die in vain.
But now, she doesn't want to die. She not only wants to live, but to live well. Plus, it seems her jinx has evolved. So, last night before going to sleep, she made a wish in her heart that no one who wants to harm her will succeed, and that everyone who has good intentions towards her will be doubly lucky.
I think I felt at peace, so I slept soundly.
However, the effects of their actions last night gradually became apparent. When they woke up early this morning, Lu Yuanqing and Jiao Jingming were fine, their complexions were normal, but Wu Chengan had two big dark circles under his eyes, clearly indicating that he hadn't slept well last night.
After Yao Anhui woke up, Lu Yuanqing and Wu Chengan went to wash up first. When they arrived, there was only one sink left. Lu Yuanqing went first and naturally took it. Wu Chengan saw that there was someone at the sink and planned to go to the toilet first. However, there was a long line at the toilet. He thought about turning back to wash up, but there was a line at the sink as well.
Nearly an hour had passed when Wu Chengan returned to the carriage. By then, Yao Anhui and the other two had already finished washing up and were having breakfast.
On the train, Wu Chengan was a bit unlucky, Jiao Jingming was fine, and Lu Yuanqing was much luckier. Yao Anhui saw all of this and their actions.
The three-day and three-night journey passed quickly, and Yao Anhui and her group finally arrived at the military region where Guan Kangde and his group were located.
Guan Kangde's wife, Xiang Jinghe, is a very beautiful woman. She also knows Yao Anhui's father, Yao Ruifeng, and they were comrades-in-arms back then. She is very grateful to Yao Ruifeng for carrying Guan Kangde out of the battlefield. Hearing that Yao Anhui was coming today, she came to pick her up.
"This must be Xiao Hui. You've changed so much in all these years. You look a lot like your father, but your face shape is more like your mother's, much softer than your father's." Xiang Jinghe held Yao Anhui's hand to show her affection.
Yao Anhui had naturally met Xiang Jinghe before Yao Ruifeng retired from the army, and the two families had frequent contact: "Aunt Xiang hasn't changed much, she's still the same as before, I recognized her at a glance." Yao Anhui smiled.
"Xiao Hui has become more and more eloquent in the years I haven't seen her. I love to hear nice things. Come on, let's not stand here at the gate. Auntie has prepared a meal and is waiting for you at home." Xiang Jinghe's smile became more and more sincere. Indeed, who doesn't like to hear nice things?
Although Xiang Jinghe was very grateful to Yao Ruifeng for saving Guan Kangde's life, to be honest, because of her straightforward personality and her status as a warrior who had fought on the battlefield, she didn't really like the kind of weak, parasitic woman. Therefore, she didn't get along very well with Yao Anhui's mother. As a result, the Guan and Yao families had only had frequent interactions before, but not close ones.
Xiang Jinghe's visit to the military region's main gate to pick up Yao Anhui today was more of a signal—a signal that she values Yao Anhui highly. Many people know that Yao Ruifeng saved Guan Kangde's life, and this cannot be hidden. If she doesn't value Yao Anhui enough, others might misunderstand that the couple are ungrateful.
Xiang Jinghe is a person with a strong sense of national righteousness. She is grateful to Yao Ruifeng for saving Guan Kangde's life and will repay this kindness, but she is afraid that Yao Anhui is a person who cannot make sense.
Now that Yao Anhui has come to the military region, whether it's finding her a job or introducing her to a potential husband, she's now associated with Guan Kangde. If Yao Anhui is a good person, it will be a wonderful story; if she's not, and something happens to her, it might even implicate Guan Kangde.
After all, given the current chaotic situation, some founding generals have been sent to labor camps, where saying the wrong thing could be fatal.
However, no matter how worried Xiang Jinghe was, she still agreed to Guan Kangde bringing the person over. Even without Yao Ruifeng saving Guan Kangde's life, they would have lent a helping hand simply because their comrade's orphan had been bullied.
Because the original owner's mother was a parasitic flower that could only rely on her husband for survival, Xiang Jinghe, with her straightforward personality, couldn't stand being around such people. Therefore, she was always worried that Yao Anhui would also have the same personality, which would affect their future relationship.
Fortunately, Yao Anhui was poised and generous during their meeting today, without showing the petty and stingy manner that Xiang Jinghe had feared. This put Xiang Jinghe at ease for a while, though she would know for sure whether she could truly relax after spending more time together.
Xiang Jinghe took Yao Anhui home arm in arm, with Wu Chengan, Lu Yuanqing, and Jiao Jingming following behind. Xiang Jinghe glanced at them and then thought of Yao Anhui's beautiful appearance. Although she was pretty, she spoke with a generous and poised manner. She realized that these three bachelors were interested in her.
Xiang Jinghe was happy to see this happen. She had known for a long time that Guan Kangde wanted to arrange blind dates for Yao Anhui. Anyway, it was bound to happen sooner or later, so she naturally had no objection to Lu Yuanqing and the other two coming to her door.
After all, these three are already among the best young men in the military region, especially Jiao Jingming, who is good-looking, comes from a good family, and is also very capable. He has become a battalion commander based on his military merits at the age of only twenty-something. He is still young, and it is unknown what position he will hold in the future.
Lu Yuanqing is also quite good, and his skills are top-notch, even surpassing Jiao Jingming in this aspect. He won first place in the recent all-army competition and has accumulated enough military merits. According to Lao Guan, he will be promoted to regimental rank upon his return. In terms of future prospects, Lu Yuanqing and Jiao Jingming are actually quite similar. However, Lu Yuanqing's family background is not as good as Jiao Jingming's. Like Yao Anhui, Lu Yuanqing's parents have both passed away. If these two become a couple, they will have no one to help them in whatever they do in the future.
If Xiang Jinghe were to say that Jiao Jingming is more suitable for marriage, then besides his personal abilities and character, his good family background would be helpful to his career. Also, his youngest son wouldn't have to live with his parents, and if the young couple had a child in the future, he could help take care of things like the postpartum period.
Lu Yuanqing is not as good as Jiao Jingming, but he is capable and has a trustworthy character. Apart from his family being unable to help him, he has no other shortcomings.
As for Wu Chengan, Xiang Jinghe would not even consider him. Not only is Wu Chengan over 30 years old, almost a full twelve years older than Yao Anhui, but he also has a widowed mother and has adopted his older brother's daughter.
Although some people say that older men are more caring, what good family would choose a son-in-law so much older than their daughter? Especially when there are better options.
Besides, older, more experienced people know that children raised by widows, especially those who are widows' only children and have raised them all by themselves, and who are also very controlling, should not be married off.
It's not that children raised by widows are bad; it's just that most controlling women, especially widows, tend to be very dependent on their sons. It's hard to describe in words, but in the kind of families that Jinghe knows, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is often not harmonious.
Wu Cheng'an was unaware that Xiang Jinghe had removed him from Yao Anhui's blind date list after only a brief meeting, and Yao Anhui had even ruled him out long beforehand.
At this moment, the three of them were diligently escorting Jinghe and Yao Anhui back to the Guan family.
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