Chapter 97 She Admits She Is Selfish
Tong Lu recalled what she was like when she was eighteen or nineteen years old. At that time, she lived a very bold and unrestrained life, saying whatever she wanted to say and doing whatever she wanted to do.
She smiled bitterly, there would never be such days again.
"I had a boyfriend before. He was a comrade-in-arms with Luo Yongnian, and they had a very good relationship." Tong Lu looked into the distance and whispered, "He was very handsome, especially when he smiled. He could melt my heart. He was also very hardworking. Before the mission, he told me that if he could make meritorious service this time, he would have a chance to be promoted to deputy battalion commander. Then my parents would not be so opposed to us being together. But he never came back."
Seeing her tears, Gu Yimin felt a little helpless and took out a handkerchief and handed it to her. Although he had known Tong Lu for a short time, she always looked cheerful every time he saw her. He didn't expect that she would experience something like this.
She has never loved anyone deeply, but thinking about the death of someone she deeply loves must be very painful.
"I'm pregnant," Tong Lu continued, "I found out the day before he left. I told him because I wanted him to have someone to worry about on the battlefield and not be so carefree. I still have me and the child waiting for him. But in the end, he still sacrificed himself saving others. Sometimes I hate him when I think about it, but even though I hate him, he can't come back."
Her tears flowed more and more violently. Gu Yimin didn't know how to comfort her, so she held her hand. Maybe she just needed someone to talk to.
Tong Lu wiped her tears and smiled, "Don't laugh at me, I'm not usually like this."
Gu Yimin held her hand and said softly, "You are very strong. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to do this to you."
Tong Lu held her hand in hers. "Zhou Cheng and I are not married, so the child will be born as an illegal immigrant. So..."
Tong Lu looked at Gu Yimin apologetically and continued, "Luo Yongnian came back from the battlefield and told me that Zhou Cheng told him about my pregnancy before he died and asked him to help me. He said I could come to him if I had any difficulties. Later, I told him about the fake marriage so that the child would not become an illegal resident, and he agreed."
Gu Yimin was shocked. It was the first time she had heard such a twisted and bizarre story. Fake marriage? There were such things as fake marriages in the world!
Tong Lu saw the shock on her face and added, "I know it's selfish to ask for this, but I have no other choice. My parents didn't agree with me being with Zhou Cheng in the first place. If they knew I was pregnant with Zhou Cheng's child, they would definitely ask me to have an abortion. I can't use my family connections to register the child."
Gu Yimin wanted to say, why are you telling me all this? Then she heard Tong Lu say again: "I hope you can understand Luo Yongnian. There is absolutely nothing between him and me. It's just a fake marriage. I know I am very selfish."
"That Tong Lu," Gu Yimin interrupted her and said, "I think you may have misunderstood. There is nothing between Luo Yongnian and me, or did he tell you something?"
If Luo Yongnian dared to tell others about the sweater she mailed to him, she would join Erhui and Xiaosi in trapping him!
"Need I say more? The way he looks at you is different." Tong Lu said, "You don't know, he's a very methodical person. He was stunned when he saw you that day."
Gu Yimin didn't believe her. If Luo Yongnian had liked her at all, he wouldn't have sent the sweater back. She stood up and said, "There's really nothing between him and me. You don't have to explain to me. Class is about to start. Let's go in."
Tong Lu didn't believe that there was nothing between Gu Yimin and Luo Yongnian. Whether she admitted it or not, he had already explained what needed to be explained.
She admitted that she was selfish, but she had to do it for her children.
After returning home from night school, Gu Yimin told Gu Erhui what Tong Lu had said to her, and then asked, "What would you do if you were Tong Lu?"
Gu Erhui thought for a moment and said, "I would choose not to have this child. Maybe it's because I can't understand the relationship between Tong Lu and her boyfriend. But rationally speaking, not having this child is the best choice."
"I think so too." Gu Yimin said.
Gu Erhui sighed, "Luo Yongnian is such a good man, but being a good person can be tiring sometimes."
Gu Yimin sat there stunned for a moment and said, "Perhaps we cannot understand the kind of bond between their comrades. Think about it, if a good friend died in front of us and left a last wish before his death, we would also find a way to fulfill it."
But just thinking about it makes me tired. It would probably be tiring to be with someone like this.
Gu Erhui nodded, "Indeed. We haven't experienced it, so we can't understand the heaviness of it."
The two sisters sighed again. The source of everything was war. If there was no war, there would be no such joys and sorrows.
No matter how regrettable and touching the whole thing was, it was someone else's business. The next day, Gu Yimin went to the store with Gu Erhui and Gu Xueqiang as usual.
The two sisters first called Gu Jianguo, who was already in Shenzhen, and told him how much goods they needed. After Gu Jianguo hung up the phone, he went to the factory to pick up the goods and then shipped them to Lizhou by train.
After finishing his work, he returned to the hotel and got some peanuts and wine with Han Deyi, and had a couple of drinks while chatting in the room.
"If you're going to be here often, staying in a hotel every day won't be a problem." Gu Jianguo said, "Why don't we buy a house?"
Han Deyi smiled and asked, "Why do you always think about buying a house?"
Gu Jianguo ate a peanut and said with a smile, "Of course you have to buy a house and land when you have money. Isn't that what all the wealthy landlords did in the past?"
Han Deyi thought about it and said, "Indeed, the house and land will never be sold, and the possibility of depreciation is not great."
"How about we go and see the house tomorrow?" Gu Jianguo said.
Han Deyi nodded in agreement. Gu Jianguo lay on the bed and laughed, "At first I wanted to buy a house in Kyoto, but now I want to buy one in Shenzhen."
Han Deyi: "Isn't there anyone in Kyoto?"
The next day, the two of them walked around Shenzhen and asked acquaintances for some information.
Of course, buying a house is a big deal, and the two of them are not in a hurry and can take some time to look around.
Back home, Wang Yueju started hiring people to renovate the house. Gu Jianguo was not at home, so Wang Yueju asked the three sisters and Gu Xueqiang for their opinions and finally decided on a plan.
The front and back yards were paved with cement, the house had wooden floors, and the walls were painted white. The cabinets were all made uniformly, and Gu Siqing suggested that they be built along the entire wall, reaching up to the roof.
Gu Siqing also offered suggestions for the kitchen cabinets, which were similar to those in later generations. As soon as she mentioned the style, Wang Yueju clapped her hands and said it was a good idea.
That day, the store had just opened when Tong Lu and Zhao Xue came. Zhao Xue wanted to sell some goods.
"The goods were sold out yesterday," Gu Yimin put a cotton cushion on the chair for Tong Lu to sit on, and then said, "But the new goods have arrived. My cousin went to pick them up and will be back soon. Please wait a moment."
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