Chapter 69 Some Regrets

In the letter, Gu’s mother first expressed her surprise at Shen Zhiyu’s pregnancy with twins. Then, she talked about her own experiences during pregnancy and told Shen Zhiyu that she loved both sons and daughters. She also mentioned many things about when she was pregnant with Gu Ye. Next, she said that she originally wanted to come over to take care of Shen Zhiyu, but Chen Cuijuan had already come over without telling her. She also felt that having more people around would be bad for Shen Zhiyu’s confinement, so she wouldn’t come.

Finally, she said that it was not easy for Chen Cuijuan, her daughter-in-law, to come and take care of them, so they could give her more money. But the young couple just had a child and had a lot of expenses, so she asked Gu Ye to be more careful with his money.

At the end, she also said that her two nephews Huzi and Baozi missed him very much and were looking forward to their little brother. She also said that they all liked the chili peppers he had sent back last time. “We know you are married now and are not as close to your family as before. We all understand. Mom and Dad are still healthy. You know we are thinking of you. Just write us a letter from time to time so we know you still care about us.”

 Gu Ye and Shen Zhiyu never thought that having a baby and having their elders come to help take care of them was something they were entitled to. So in previous letters, they had only mentioned it implicitly, saying that they could come to visit if they had time. They even prepared themselves for the possibility that their family wouldn’t be able to come and they would have to find someone in the production team near the garrison to help them.

Of course, they were grateful that they came, but even if Gu’s mother didn’t come, Shen Zhiyu wouldn’t feel anything. In this world, nothing is ever taken for granted. But in Gu’s mother’s letter, she was being sarcastic about Chen Cuijuan coming without telling her, implying that Chen Cuijuan had her own motives and reminding them to be wary of her trying to get money from them. She also subtly accused Gu Ye of being unfilial for becoming distant from his family after getting married and reminded him that even though he was about to have his own biological child, he shouldn’t forget his family’s sons. Shen Zhiyu was heartbroken after reading it. Not to mention Gu Ye.

Chen Cuijuan knew that it was inappropriate for her to say anything at this time, and she was also afraid that if she said anything, it would upset Gu Ye. In this family, if the head of the household was unhappy, everyone else would be unhappy too. Although Shen Dahe usually listened to her in their own home, most families in the village and even in the military family compound were like this. Chen Cuijuan was worried about her daughter and didn’t know what to say.

She simply pretended not to know anything and quietly went to pack the things her daughter needed for the hospital. She sighed inwardly. She also regretted letting her daughter marry Gu Ye. Although she knew before that Gu’s mother was not as kind as she appeared, at the time, she was just thinking that her daughter had finally woken up and wouldn’t hang herself on the crooked tree of Jiang Wenbin, so she quickly grabbed Gu Ye, who seemed to be the best in every way, as her son-in-law. She completely forgot that having a smiling tiger for a mother-in-law was more troublesome than having a straight-talking troublemaker. What if Gu Ye was gullible and easily swayed by his parents and only cared about his parents and not his own family?

 Then her daughter’s life would be miserable. But now her daughter was about to give birth. Even if Chen Cuijuan was worried, she couldn’t say anything. Saying it would only make her daughter feel worse. She sighed again. She could only try to do more, at least while she was there, her daughter’s life would be comfortable. As for the future… she would worry about it later. She wasn’t the kind of person who would worry about things that hadn’t happened yet.

Anyway, she and Shen Dahe were still healthy. No matter what, her husband was the captain of the production team. When the time came, she would take her daughter and grandchildren back to the team. With them backing her up, who would dare to say anything? She would tear their mouths apart! That night, Gu Ye couldn’t sleep either.

He lay in bed and sighed several times. Shen Zhiyu couldn’t pretend not to hear anymore. She simply opened her eyes and slowly turned over to face him. “Can’t sleep?” In late pregnancy, Shen Zhiyu couldn’t sleep lying down, so she could only sleep on her side.

Gu Ye liked to hug her, but he was afraid of bumping her stomach from the front, so he usually slept behind her, hugging her from behind. Now that Shen Zhiyu turned over, Gu Ye was startled and quickly helped her turn over, feeling guilty. “Did I wake you up?”

 “No, I wasn’t sleeping.” The man pursed his lips, looked at her, and didn’t speak. His brow bones were prominent, his nose bridge was straight, and he had a strong and resolute face. But now, the way he looked at her was like a homeless dog on the roadside, making Shen Zhiyu’s maternal instincts surge. She awkwardly moved closer to him and reached out to stroke his brow. “Why are you frowning? It’s not good-looking. You’re already so much older than me, if you keep frowning, people will think you’re twenty or thirty years older than me.”

 Gu Ye: “…” All the sadness and sorrow he had felt that night was gone with her words. He even had a moment of self-doubt. “Do I look old?” That wasn’t true. He exercised regularly, his skin was bronze, and he looked like a normal adult male in his twenties or thirties. When he took off his clothes, his muscles were tight and his lines were smooth. It was just that he always had a serious expression, and his aura was too strong. But he couldn’t say that now. She shrunk her neck. “You don’t look old, not at all. It’s late, let’s go to sleep.

” Gu Ye: “…Okay, I’ll try.” The next day, the man continued to help his wife get dressed and then dressed himself. Last night, he was like a stray dog on the roadside, pitiful and helpless. Today, he had completely transformed into a big bad wolf. If she hadn’t seen it with her own eyes last night, if someone else had told her that Gu Ye was pitiful, she wouldn’t have believed it. But Shen Zhiyu didn’t know that the change in Gu Ye’s heart was even greater than what she saw. Most men marry wives for three main reasons. Material needs, which Gu Ye had himself.

 Emotional needs, which Shen Zhiyu, despite her occasional childishness and domineering nature, had hit the nail on the head for Gu Ye, who had grown up watching his parents favor his older brothers. His wife was throwing a tantrum in front of him, why? Because she cared about him, right? When he was in a bad mood, Shen Zhiyu would also soften her tone and coax him. And then there was the matter of the two of them. In short, she was perfect in every way. Gu Ye liked everything about her, and he would even laugh foolishly in the middle of the night.

The man beside her suddenly laughed foolishly, and Shen Zhiyu rolled her eyes.

 “You’re so boring!” Gu Ye laughed even harder.

“Yeah.” Shen Zhiyu: “…”