Jiang Yuan didn't even look at them, but just held Xu Ningyan's hand: "Since we're here, and it's already this late, let's stay here for the night."
Seeing that Xu Ningyan seemed somewhat reluctant, she softened her voice: "Auntie wants to have a heart-to-heart talk with you—"
Well, Jiang Yuan has already humbled herself so much, she can't very well refuse.
More importantly, she worried that the moment she stepped out of the military family compound, her life might be in danger!
Waaah, I kind of regret it!
I was so angry and carried away that I lost control! I went too far and attacked everyone in the Gu family indiscriminately, including Gu Yong, the army commander!
The old saying is true: you shouldn't be too soft-hearted towards men! Being soft-hearted towards men will bring you bad luck for life!
Jiang Yuan felt sorry for Gu Yong; he'd been unlucky for over a decade!
She only felt a tiny bit sorry for Gu Zhiyuan, but she still stood up to Gu Yong's family.
Who knows what awaits her next?
Thinking about it this way, and considering that I had exerted too much effort just now, all that energy and breath dissipated, and I felt a bit tired and listless.
Seeing Xu Ningyan like this, Gu Zhiyuan felt a pang of heartache.
The girl's performance today left him in awe.
He never expected that this small body could possess such great energy and unparalleled cursing skills!
The Gu family has been stripped bare of all pretense, and it's likely that no one in the Gu family will be able to get a good night's sleep tonight.
He had guessed some of Xu Ningyan's worries. If his mother, Jiang Yuan, hadn't been there, he would have patted the girl's head and asked her, "Don't you trust me at all?" If he wasn't absolutely sure, why would he have brought Xu Ningyan home?
Of course, there are ways to prevent Gu Yong from, and dare not, from attacking Xu Ningyan!
Jiang Yuan led Xu Ningyan up to the third floor, and the Gu brothers naturally followed.
Once they reached the third floor, Gu Zhixing, who had been suppressed by Gu Zhiyuan for half a day, couldn't help but give Xu Ningyan a thumbs-up in admiration: "Sister-in-law, you are truly a heroine! In all these years, this is the first time I've seen my dad get so angry and powerless after being scolded! Sister-in-law, you'll be my idol from now on! Can you teach me how to scold someone so effectively that it hits their lungs, how to scold someone without using any vulgar words, and how to scold someone so hard that they're half-dead with anger and can't even talk back?"
"By the way, sister-in-law, do you know any other young ladies like you? Introduce me to one, please! If I had a wife like that, I'd take her and we'd spend every day making snide remarks and causing chaos, making it impossible for the Gu family to stay here!"
Gu Zhiyuan flicked his forehead: "Shut up! Mom's divorcing him anyway. We can live anywhere after the divorce. Why do you have to make yourself miserable here?"
He then said to Jiang Yuan, "Mom, don't worry, even if you divorce him, you won't have trouble finding a place to live! I've already secretly bought a small courtyard and renovated it! After you get divorced, you and my younger brother can move into my courtyard!"
This is because they're afraid Jiang Yuan won't divorce him.
Gu Zhixing also realized, "Right, right! We can stay anywhere else after leaving this godforsaken place. But you're something else, brother. Where did you get the money? We can't touch our father's money, and those people have squandered all of our mother's money!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuan's slightly upturned lips immediately flattened, and a hint of sadness and regret flashed in her eyes.
Gu Zhiyuan quickly gave Gu Zhixing a push, gave him a look, and then said, "A-Ning, then you talk to my mother. Thank you for your trouble!"
Xu Ningyan nodded, wanting to complain, "I'm not tired, I'm just miserable!"
They entered Jiang Yuan and Gu Yong's room.
The room was large and furnished with ordinary furniture, but a few unexpected touches revealed the hostess's taste and love for life.
There's also a terrace outside, where various roses are planted. When the wind blows, a faint fragrance of roses wafts in from outside.
After Jiang Yuan came in, she first took off the bed sheets and duvet cover and changed them into clean ones.
She then took out a brand new set of pajamas from the closet and handed it to Xu Ningyan: "Just make do with these tonight, wear my clothes. I only wore them once after buying them, so please don't mind."
Xu Ningyan had no reason to complain. She took the clothes and, following Jiang Yuan's directions, went into the bathroom connected to the room to wash up.
The unfamiliar environment, coupled with the fact that it was Gu Yong and Jiang Yuan's room, made Xu Ningyan feel extremely uncomfortable. She quickly took a shower, changed her clothes, and was about to come out.
Then they heard someone knocking on the door. Jiang Yuan opened it, and Gu Yong's voice came through: "Jiang Yuan, don't close the door yet, listen to me! I know you've suffered a lot because of me all these years! I also know you resent me now! That's why you want a divorce!"
"But Xiaoyuan, can you really give up the decades of affection we've built as husband and wife? Yes, I've felt guilty all these years and have been biased towards the eldest son and his family, causing you and your children to suffer a lot! But you know, I, Gu Yong, only recognize you, Jiang Yuan, as my wife in this lifetime! We've gone through so many ups and downs over these decades, and our children are all grown up. If we were to get a divorce now, wouldn't people laugh at us?"
“Even if we don’t think about others, we should at least think about the third and fourth brothers, right? Let’s forget about the third brother, he’s bewitched by that country girl, but the fourth brother doesn’t have a girlfriend yet! I’ve already found someone for him, the youngest daughter of the Chief of the General Staff, she’s about the same age as our fourth brother, and she seems to have feelings for him too.”
"But if we get a divorce, I'm afraid this marriage will fall through! Xiaoyuan, even for Lao Si's sake, we can't get a divorce, can we?"
"I know what's bothering you, and I know I was really a jerk in the past! I, Gu Yong, have wronged you! You've suffered all these years! I'll change from now on! Isn't that enough?"
“From now on, the eldest brother and the others will pay for their living expenses every month. After I receive my salary, I will give you the rest after helping my comrades, okay? You won’t have to spend a single penny on this family! I won’t subsidize the eldest and second eldest brothers anymore. Let’s save money, and all the money we save will go to the third and fourth eldest brothers, okay? I’ve wronged you before, and I will use all the money I have left to make it up to you, okay?”
"Don't worry, I definitely won't let the third and fourth sons suffer! I've been retired for a few years now, and I'll still have a pension. Besides supporting our parents, I'll give all the rest of my money to the third and fourth sons! And the fourth son's job, didn't he say he didn't like it? Where can he switch to? I'll find a way to help him!"
"I'll change everything! I'll treat you and the three of you well from now on! Jiang Yuan, please forgive me, okay? You know me, I was really good to the eldest brother and the others before because I felt guilty and wanted to make up for it! In my heart, you are my only wife, the woman I, Gu Yong, want to grow old with and be buried with in death! I neglected you before because I thought we were one as husband and wife. After I make up for my guilt, I can live the rest of my life with you in peace, without anyone else in between!"
"But I forgot, you're my wife, and you need me to cherish you, take care of you, and love you! I'm so sorry! I've been so foolish all these years, hurting you for someone else! But Xiaoyuan, I really can't live without you, I can't leave you! Don't force me to kneel down and beg you—"
He was so humble and pleading!
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