"Xiaobao is not my biological daughter."
Xu Ruantang was slightly stunned, her eyes widening in disbelief. "What?"
After a moment, Xu Ruantang turned her gaze to Xiaobao and nodded knowingly.
No wonder.
Xiao Bao doesn't look like Chen Ji at all.
Then she quickly looked up and said, "You...you didn't have to say it, I understand."
It also expresses sympathy.
Thinking about it this way, Chen Ji seems even more miserable. Not only was his wife pregnant with another man's child, but she also lost her life because of giving birth to another man's child.
He not only became a father unexpectedly, but he also became a single father unexpectedly.
Chen Ji must be in a lot of pain. No wonder he was so depressed before, and he didn't even want to properly treat the wound on his leg.
Xu Ruantang looked at him with pity. After thinking for a while, she came up with her best words of comfort: "Take it easy. If you want to get by, you have to be a little cuckolded."
Green is great!
Green and healthy!
Chen Ji recognized every word Xu Ruantang said, but when put together, he couldn't quite understand it.
"What green?" Chen Ji sighed heavily and turned to walk back.
He walks with long strides and fast pace, so Xu Ruantang has to jog to keep up.
That figure looked so forlorn that Xu Ruantang couldn't help but ask, "Do you love her?"
If you love her, you must accept everything about her!
Is there an advertising slogan like that?
Chen Ji suddenly stopped in his tracks. "Xiao Bao is my comrade-in-arms' daughter."
He tried to explain, but Xu Ruantang's imagination ran wild, and he suddenly felt that there was no limit to how bad things could get.
“Xiao Bao is the daughter of my comrade-in-arms and his fiancée. Xiao Bao’s mother suffered a severe hemorrhage during childbirth and died.”
Xu Ruantang blinked blankly, then understood a few seconds later.
"You've never been married?!"
On the way back, Chen Ji was still holding Xiao Bao, and he did most of the talking while Xu Ruantang listened.
Once home, Xu Ruantang went into the kitchen and started making flower cakes while daydreaming.
It turns out there was no second marriage as stated in the letter of introduction. If it weren't for Xiao Bao and the military order, Chen Ji would never have married Xu Ruantang.
Xiao Bao's mother's name is Gao Ying, and his father's name is Gao Baoliang.
The two were neighbors from the same village and grew up together. Later, Gao Baoliang joined the army and they lost contact.
Later, when Gao Ying's family had a mishap, she went to the military base to ask Gao Baoliang for help.
Gao Ying was lucky. Gao Baoliang agreed without hesitation, brought Gao Ying's parents to the city, and even used all his savings to help her father get medical treatment.
Happy stories are all the same, and the two naturally ended up together. However, just as Gao Baoliang was preparing to apply for marriage, an urgent task came down from above.
He said to her, "Wife, I'll take a vacation when I get back, and we'll go back to the village to have a wedding banquet. I'll marry you in a grand and glorious way!"
She said, "I'll wait for you!"
Xu Ruantang felt a little depressed, and unconsciously kneaded the dough with more force.
Only at that moment did she truly realize that it's not that the rope breaks at its thinnest points, but rather that the thinnest points are inherently easier to break.
Later, Gao Ying waited and waited, but Gao Baoliang never returned. She went to the military base many times, but was turned away each time.
She never gave up and waited at the entrance of the military area every day.
Instead of Gao Baoliang, Chen Ji arrived, bringing with him the devastating news of Gao Baoliang's accident.
During the mission, Gao Baoliang chose to sacrifice himself, leaving the chance of survival to Chen Ji, who was shot and unconscious.
He disappeared and was never found. Everyone said he had died.
Gao Ying's excessive fear directly led to her baby's premature birth, and she herself did not survive.
Although Chen Ji didn't say it, Xu Ruantang knew that he felt very guilty and blamed himself for everything.
After the accident, he took care of Xiao Bao. At that time, his injuries had not yet healed, but he took the initiative to assume the responsibility of a father.
Gao Baoliang's parents died early, and he grew up in the village eating food from many families. Gao Ying's parents gave him the most love and care.
After the accident, Gao Ying's parents were overwhelmed with grief over the loss of their daughter. Gao Ying's father, whose health was already poor, deteriorated further.
They are struggling to take care of themselves, let alone have the energy to look after their baby.
Because Gao Ying had not yet married Gao Baoliang, Xiao Bao was not considered a martyr's orphan, and his identity could not be made public.
During that time, rumors spread throughout the army because of Chen Ji's sudden appearance of a daughter. Chen Ji resolutely chose to retire from the army and return to Dahe Village alone to take care of Xiao Bao.
Xu Ruantang still didn't quite understand why Chen Ji had kept it a secret for so long, but suddenly revealed it.
Isn't he afraid she'll blab about it?
She quickly realized that Chen Ji was extending an olive branch to her, hoping she would join the army!
He trusted her character and thought she was a good person with professional ethics!
Xu Ruantang was somewhat smug, and had to admit that Chen Ji was a discerning person!
After making the rose cakes, she returned to the house, lifted the curtain, went in, and said directly to Chen Ji, "I've made up my mind, I'm willing to go with the army!"
Actually, she had already thought it through when she woke up this morning; she was just a little reluctant to part with Aunt Wang and her vegetable garden.
Her decision to follow Chen Ji wasn't entirely selfless; the allure of a stable job was enough to tempt her.
She was bound to move to a big city sooner or later, and Chen Ji's unit was located in a big city.
After Xu Ruantang finished speaking, she went next door to deliver some flower cakes, took something from Aunt Wang's house, stood in the yard and chatted loudly with Aunt Wang for a few words before leaving the Wang family.
She said to Aunt Wang, "Auntie, I'm leaving with Chen Ji in a few days."
Aunt Wang was a little surprised and hurriedly asked, "Where are we going?"
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