Dinner ended in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere.
After Gu Jiahui left, Gu Yueji suggested taking a walk nearby to digest their food. After eating, Ren Jin was no longer sleepy, so he took her hand and walked outside.
Gu Yueji looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar street and told Ren Jin about her childhood memories one by one.
There used to be a bookstore there, which was her favorite place to go when she was in school. This supermarket used to be the only internet cafe in town. When her parents were pressuring her to get married after she finished her college entrance exams, she posted a plea for help on this internet cafe, which eventually attracted the attention of netizens and allowed her to avoid marriage and go to university.
"If no one had come to help me back then, I would probably be a mother of several children now, unable to go out to study, and I would never have met you in my life," Gu Yueji said, looking up at Ren Jin with emotion.
Ren Jin looked down at her and lightly pecked her lips. He wasn't one to wallow in sentimentality or reminisce about the past, nor would he consider the myriad possibilities of a situation, because none of that mattered.
At this moment, he is simply grateful to her from the past, grateful for her courage. It was not only her courage that gave them the opportunity to meet, but also that she made him a better person.
She didn't let herself get stuck in that quagmire-like village, living a life she didn't like. Instead, she had a different and more colorful future.
He was happy for everything she had now, including himself and their home.
“If no one had come to help you back then, you wouldn’t have gotten married. Even if you couldn’t go to university, you would have done everything you could to leave this place,” Ren Jin said, looking into Gu Yueji’s eyes with certainty.
Gu Yueji was stunned by his resolute words and focused gaze. When did he come to understand her, not only the present her, but also the past her?
Indeed, she was prepared at the time that even if she didn't get the admission notice and couldn't go to university, she would go out to work instead of staying in the village to get married and have children early.
Gu Yueji turned around, wrapped her arms around his waist, and asked, "Why did you suddenly come here?"
Ren Jin lowered his eyes and glanced at her, asking in return, "What do you think?"
Didn't we already discuss this at the hotel?
Gu Yueji pretended not to understand, "How would I know if you don't tell me?"
She just wanted him to say it again; she wanted to hear it again.
Ren Jin nodded knowingly, but said, "Nothing else, I came here to see if you really have a family back in your hometown, and if I have a chance to become a father unexpectedly."
Gu Yueji laughed in exasperation and lightly punched his chest.
He smiled and took her hand.
"What exactly is the situation at your home? Why do you refuse to go home?"
He came here to arrest them and take them back.
Gu Yueji sighed. Originally, if he hadn't come, she had planned to go home and tell him the details. Now that he was here, she had nothing to hide. As they strolled around, she told him how her parents had teased Gu Jiahui and what had happened in the past few days.
She didn't dare tell anyone that her mother wanted her to get a divorce and marry Sun Xiaoming. If she had, she wouldn't have dared to imagine what would have happened to him after he went to her house.
After listening quietly, Ren Jin concluded, "So you don't want me to go home with you because you're afraid your parents will ask me for money?"
Gu Yueji nodded.
Actually, she had considered giving Gu Jiahui some money for his wedding these past few days, which would have solved all the problems. However, one reason she hesitated to give him the money was that she was afraid her parents would ask where it came from and find out that she and Ren Jin were not poor. This would make the questioning about money endless.
She didn't want Ren Jin to get caught up in her family's mess, and she didn't want him to see her family like this and let it affect their marriage.
She cherishes their current home and wants to maintain it.
“If they find out we have money, they will definitely keep coming to us for money, and they might even come to G City to look for us.”
Gu Yueji found the shirts in his suitcase today. He must be thinking about meeting her parents. He brought all the expensive and formal shirts and coats she bought for him, plus his imported Land Rover. If he goes back to her house like this, his parents will definitely keep bothering them.
"Now that I'm here, I absolutely have to go to your house and meet your parents," Ren Jin stated his position. Then, after thinking for a moment, he added, "I'll go home with you tomorrow. You can leave everything else to me."
In fact, from the moment she saw him appear here, Gu Yueji was no longer worried. He would support her, which gave her a sense of security. Moreover, he might be able to take Jia Hui with him.
Thinking about what he had said to Gu Jiahui that evening, she asked him, "What kind of job are you planning to introduce to Jiahui? To your construction site?"
Ren Jin shook his head. "The work on my construction site is all hard work. Your brother isn't suited for it. I was thinking of having him help you."
Gu Yueji was taken aback. "Help me?"
Ren Jin gently patted her back, "Isn't Xiao Yao pregnant and preparing for her wedding? You have to manage the factory and do live-streaming sales, it's definitely not enough for one person. I've been looking for someone to help you. I chatted with Jia Hui tonight and thought he was quite suitable. He can find topics to talk about with strangers, and isn't he studying advertising? He can come up with more promotional ideas."
Gu Yueji thought he was just saying he would introduce Jia Hui to a job, but she didn't expect that he had already thought so much about it.
Hearing him say that, it's true. If Gu Jiahui is willing to work with her, he will share a lot of the burden. She and Gu Jiahui can split the profits equally. This way, she will definitely earn more than he does in the county town.
The more Gu Yueji thought about it, the more she wanted to persuade Gu Jiahui to leave home. "We'll go home tomorrow."
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