Chapter 27: Shock, confusion, and reluctance



It was almost time for dinner, and Li Xia had finally cooked all the dishes.

She didn't cook many dishes, but each dish was quite large. It was the first time for the family to entertain guests, so we couldn't be stingy. It would be embarrassing if the food was gone while we were eating.

"Mrs. Tao, let's take the dishes over. Weicheng, go see if everyone is here."

Li Xia took off her apron, and Gu Weicheng took it and hung it up.

"Well, I'll go take a look." Gu Weicheng said.

Deputy Head Yan and Hu Songlin arrived first. Hu Songlin asked, "Old Yan, why didn't your wife come with you?"

Deputy Head Yan scratched the back of his head and said with a silly smile: "Haha, she went to her parents' home."

Hu Songlin said strangely, "You're going to your mother's house again. You're not getting married, you're becoming a live-in son-in-law. Your wife goes to her mother's house every few days."

Deputy Regiment Commander Yan’s wife, Lin Jinghe, is a local. Her parents’ home is close to the military region, so Lin Jinghe always goes there.

As he went back to his parents' home more often, people inevitably made fun of Deputy Captain Yan, saying that he was not marrying a wife but becoming a son-in-law.

Deputy Captain Yan has a good temper and won't get angry with others because of such jokes.

Gu Weicheng still remembered what Hu Songlin said to Li Xia this morning about the collapsed bed, and said, "Don't laugh at Old Yan, you can't even be a live-in son-in-law."

This is a joke. He is already 26 or 27 years old and hasn't even found a wife, yet he says others are live-in sons-in-law.

Hu Songlin's face fell: "I say, Lao Gu, why do you always step on people's sore spots?

You are fine now, with a wife and children, but I am the poor one living alone in the dormitory, with no one to talk to at night."

"What are you guys talking about instead of going in and gathering at the gate?

"Xiao Gu, your Xiao Li should have cooked the food, right? I can smell the fragrance in my yard. If we don't start eating, my brats will drool all over the floor."

Captain Ma walked out of his yard. His home was nearby and he could reach the place in just two steps.

Ma Aidang popped his head out from behind him and said, "Dad, you're drooling a lot, too."

Ma Aimin: "My dad even fought with us for the fried chives and eggs that Aunt Li sent us yesterday. They were delicious."

Captain Ma is usually a very serious person when he is outside. He felt a little embarrassed when he saw his two sons talking about this.

He coughed awkwardly and changed the subject: "Xiao Li's cooking skills are really good. The dishes are much better than those made by my husband."

Hu Songlin also said: "I agree with this. My sister-in-law's cooking skills are indeed good. Old Gu is really lucky. When will this blessing come to me?"

Deputy Head Yan was the only one who had never tasted Li Xia's cooking. He couldn't help salivating when they said that. "Since you all said so, I'm going to have to taste my sister-in-law's cooking later."

"It seems that Captain Su and sister-in-law haven't arrived yet. It's okay, let's sit down first." Seeing that his comrades praised Li Xia's cooking skills, Gu Weicheng was actually happier than if he were praised himself.

The group walked into the yard and sat down. A large table was carried into the yard and all the dishes were served.

The men wanted to drink, so Gu Weicheng took out a bottle of wine.

"Weicheng, is everyone here?" Li Xia asked, glancing at the people in the yard.

"Captain Su hasn't arrived yet, but he will probably be here soon. Let's wait a little longer." Gu Weicheng said, letting Li Xia sit next to him.

He leaned close to Li Xia's ear and whispered, "What's wrong with your hand?"

He has good observation skills and he caught Li Xia rubbing her wrist just now.

"It's okay, I just got scalded accidentally. It's not serious. I've already rinsed it with cold water." Li Xia said.

Gu Weicheng was still worried: "I'll put some burn ointment on you later."

At this moment, Su Wenbin walked in and said embarrassedly: "I'm so sorry, I'm late, I'll punish myself with three cups later!"

"You must be punished, Lao Su. Being late is not your style!"

Su Wenbin glanced at Su Wenyan who was standing behind him. Being late was not his style, but he had a busy sister. When she was about to leave, she said her hair was messy, so she went back to tidy it up, and that's why she was late.

Su Wenyan didn't notice Su Wenbin's gaze, her attention was on Gu Weicheng.

The woman sitting next to Gu Weicheng is Li Xia?

Could it be a mistake?

Li Xia is just a country bumpkin. Shouldn't he be as rustic as the woman sitting next to Captain Ma?

How come she looks so young and beautiful, with such fair skin...

The most important thing is, didn't Zhou Qingshan come to see Gu Weicheng? If Gu Weicheng knew that Li Xia was cheating on him, shouldn't he be very angry and want to divorce Li Xia? Or even beat up this shameless woman?

Why do they look like they have a good relationship?

Li Xia said something but Gu Weicheng actually laughed!

He can actually laugh!

But when she and Gu Weicheng returned to the army that day, he had a cold face the whole time...

Su Wenyan's mind was in a mess, like a pot of paste.

Didn’t Zhou Qingshan see Gu Weicheng?

She originally thought that by coming here today, she could witness a joke of Li Xia being abandoned!

But things didn't develop at all as she imagined, and she didn't know what to do!

This is clearly her happiness! Why don't people who are supposed to die die?

"Wen Yan, Wen Yan, what are you thinking about? You are so engrossed!" Su Wenbin called Su Wen Yan several times before she came back to her senses.

Su Wenyan looked away in panic. Did she not show her thoughts just now? She smiled awkwardly: "Brother, what's wrong?"

"Let me introduce you. This is Captain Gu. This is Captain Gu's lover, Xiao Li, right? This is Deputy Captain Hu, you have met him, right?

This is Captain Ma and Mrs. Tao, this is Deputy Captain Yan. This is my sister Su Wenyan, who just came to the army a few days ago. "Su Wenbin introduced them one by one.

"Captain Ma, Deputy Captain Yan, Deputy Captain Hu, Sister Tao, Captain Gu... Hello, Sister Li."

Su Wenyan immediately showed a harmless smile and called people one by one. When she called Li Xia, she paused and said, "Sister Li is so beautiful. She doesn't look like she has given birth to a child at all."

Li Xia quietly looked at Su Wenyan, the heroine of the book.

She did not miss the emotion in Su Wenyan's eyes when she saw her.

There was shock, confusion, and unwillingness...

She could understand all of Su Wenyan's emotions at this moment. After all, it was written in the article that Su Wenyan was determined to marry Gu Weicheng after her rebirth.

It’s just a pity that this cannon fodder ex-wife did not die in the cold guesthouse at the beginning of the story as written in the original story, and did not bring her children to join the army.

So, Su Wenyan could not get what she wanted.

I hope the original heroine is an open-minded person, and can make new choices after a brief period of resentment.

After all, she is Gu Weicheng's wife now, and she also has An An, so there is no way and no possibility for her to give up this position.


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