Rebirth: Solely Cherished by the Devoted Commander

Chapter 157: Chapter 157 It’s Almost New Year

The lunchbox in her hand was suddenly thrown to the ground. She couldn't care less and rushed over, all the

grievances she had suffered before turned into tears. She hugged Gu Juntao and cried intensely, feeling

extremely wronged. Gu Juntao held Yang Hongying tightly, ignoring the laughter of the students around them

and the shocked teachers, and kissed her hard.

The two of them registered their marriage certificate that afternoon. Gu Juntao told her that he had applied for a

transfer to a government job with no real responsibilities and took Yang Hongying away immediately because he

didn’t want her to suffer in such a place.

Gu Juntao was determined this time: "I will never leave you again. I've taken a big step forward, and | hope you

can take a small step too. Stop avoiding me."

Yang Hongying sobbed and agreed: "I'm sorry, Jun Tao. You only retired for my sake."

"No need to apologize! | was never an excellent soldier; | could never advance based on my abilities anyway,

and | don’t really care about that. As long as we can be together and enjoy a simple life, | don’t want to be

involved in other people's affairs."

Yang Hongying was naturally happy and hugged Gu Juntao, crying continuously.

She grew up spoiled, and she had suffered too much during this time; everyone around her bullied her, secretly

calling her a widow. She didn’t eat or sleep well.

Gu Juntao felt even more sorry for her and immediately took her back.

Nowadays, she acted recklessly and revealed everything truthfully: "Grandpa, Dad, Mom, | know I've

disappointed you with what I’ve done, but | can’t give her up. If you can accept me, I'll bring her back for the

New Year. If you can’t, then I'm sorry, but I'll cback alone in the future. Please stop hurting Yang Hongying;

I'm the one who insisted she marry me."

Wang Guihua trembled all over, tears streaming uncontrollably: "Why? Are you really going to hurt your mother

like this just for a divorced woman? Do you know how high my expectations are for you? Are you stabbing a knife

into your mother’s heart? Did | raise you so well just for you to marry a widow?"

"Mom, I've grown up, and | have my own thoughts. Stop forcingto do things | can’t do. I'm sorry for

disappointing you, but I'll make it up to you in the future." Gu Juntao bowed and then turned to leave.

"Stop!" Gu Zishan shouted, "The New Year is just around the corner, where are you going?"

"But if you don’t accept me..."

"You've already registered your marriage, can you just not accept it? Tell Yang Hongying to cover for a meal

tomorrow."

"No!" Wang Guihua said anxiously, "You can’t agree to that!"

"What else can be done if you don’t agree now? Should they divorce? Do you want Gu Juntao to beca man

with two marriages?"

Wang Guihua held her handkerchief and sobbed uncontrollably. She knew there was no way there would be a

divorce, but to accept this kind of daughter-in-law, she just couldn't bring herself to be satisfied!

Gu Dongfang said, "Juntao, you've made your decision and have an idea for yourself. We can’t control you, but |

hope this is the last tyou make us sad. Do you understand?"

Gu Juntao knew this meant that his grandpa had forgiven him, and he quickly responded with a smile, "Yes! |

understand, Grandpa. Hongying is a good girl. With time, you'll see."

"Since she’s already part of our family, ask Mr. Yan and Yan Kai if they would like to cover, if they don’t

mind, to have a meal together!"

"Okay, | understand. I'll go tell her right now." Gu Juntao breathed a sigh of relief. No one mentioned hosting a

wedding for them, but Gu Juntao didn’t care about that anymore. As long as they accepted his wife, it was better

than anything else.

Wang Guihua suddenly stood up and ran into her room. Without closing the door, they could hear her crying out

loud. No one spoke, and Gu Zishan simply sighed.

These two sons, he couldn't control either of them!

The atmosphere for the Wang Family’s New Year was doomed to be unpleasant.

Bai Fanglan’s side wasn’t much better. Mainly because Wang Hu and Father Wang were not home. These past

few days, she helped her mother-in-law clean rooms, wash clothes, change bedspreads and curtains, make

dumplings, steam buns, and fry meatballs, exhausting her to the point of tears.

Her household skills were really inadequate, and Mrs. Wang didn’t say much about it. After all, Bai Fanglan was

an accomplished scholar who spent all her tstudying, and she was quite accommodating. However, even

with that, Bai Fanglan couldn't handle it.

At night, she fell rigidly onto her bed, staring at the ceiling, feeling nothing but regret in her heart.

Wasn't it good forto be the young lady of the Bai Family? Why did I insist on marrying into the Wang Family,

where my husband is indifferent to me, hasn't even called once in all these days, and has no feelings forat

all? My father-in-law doesn’t care about anything, and my mother-in-law is only focused on makinga good

wife and mother. I'm going crazy.

But since it’s the path | chose, | can only continue walking it.

The next morning, Mrs. Wang called her to get up: "We should buy sSpring Festival couplets and

firecrackers, also sgifts, maybe stobacco, alcohol, and tea to sell. You'll have to visit the relatives with

me, since Wang Hu and your father-in-law aren't here this year, it’s just the two of us."

Bai Fanglan felt like her whole body was falling apart but didn’t dare to lie in bed for too long, so she got up with

Mrs. Wang.

After a simple breakfast, they went to the market. It was the most bustling time, with every family out shopping

for the New Year. Bai Fanglan stood among the crowd and saw many farmers carrying mountain goods and

holding chickens, ducks, and fish.

They wore simple smiles and seven smoked traditional tobacco pipes.

A trace of disgust flashed through her eyes. Why are you all joining in the fun? There are already too many

people in the city, and now you’re all coming here! How annoying.

Just then, someone tapped her on the shoulder, and when she turned around, she saw a girl in a red cotton-

padded jacket standing in front of her, looking a bit haggard, but still dressed quite fashionably.

She hesitated for a moment, thinking she had seen her somewhere before.

"Sister, do you remember me? I'm Sun Lijuan! Sun Chan's sister." f neew,eb .c(o)(m)

This time, Bai Fanglan remembered. She had previously given the news, letting her and Zhao Xiuxia know about

Sun Chan’s whereabouts, and they went to X City to cause a scene. Afterwards, Sun Lijuan got clever, and since

she’s a doctor, she went to the hospital to find Bai Fanglan, but Bai Fanglan simply said she was busy and left. It

was evident that her attitude was cold, so Sun Lijuan wisely left.

From then on, the two had not seen each other until now.

Bai Fanglan forced a smile. She wasn’t familiar with her and didn’t want to say much, only saying, "I'm

accompanying my mother-in-law to buy New Year's goods. | won't disturb you."

"Oh, Sister Bai, you're married? What does your husband do? Is he doing well?"

Bai Fanglan hummed in response, very indifferent, not wanting to answer.

Sun Lijuan was selling chickens today because her family was very poor, and for her to buy a new set of clothes

for the New Year, Zhao Xiuxia took a few chickens from hto sell, but business wasn’t going well, so Sun

Lijuan was a bit frustrated, not expecting to see Bai Fanglan here.