Chapter 29: You’re Weak and Still Insulting Me

Good thing she had been reborn.
Now she had a chance to make up for the regrets of her previous life.

While they were eating, Su Qingshuang proudly brought up their business.

“Big Brother, you have no idea how well Qiangwei and I are doing with our business! Our sales are pretty good!”

“If it keeps up like this, our clothes will definitely sell even better. Sooner or later, I’ll be a successful career woman!” Su Qingshuang beamed as she spoke.

Su Qingyi nodded after listening.
He was genuinely happy that his little sister was doing well, but after thinking for a bit, he said seriously, “People can be wicked. You two still need to be careful. Don’t flaunt your wealth—stay low-key. Never let others know you’re making money.”

“When someone is truly desperate, they’ll do things you wouldn’t expect. So you must be cautious.”

After hearing this, He Xiulan and Su Jianbin both nodded in agreement.
They had similar concerns, but were hesitant to bring it up for fear of upsetting Su Qingshuang.
Hearing Su Qingyi say it made it easier to accept.

“I heard Qiangwei, you’re living alone, right?” Su Qingyi asked casually. Gu Qiangwei nodded.

“If you’re living alone, then you need to be even more careful. If someone realizes how well your store is doing, they might start following you home at night.”

Just thinking about it made Su Qingyi frown.
“I’ve seen too many things like this. Living alone is too dangerous. Since you two are partners and get along so well with our family, why don’t you just move in with us?”

“If you live here with Xiaoshuang, at least you’ll have company. It’s just not safe for a young woman to be living alone!”

He Xiulan and Su Jianbin clapped their foreheads as soon as they heard that.
“Why didn’t your dad and I think of that? Our brains really aren’t what they used to be. We completely forgot Qiangwei lives alone, and their shop is doing so well. It’s bound to attract the wrong kind of attention.”

With how lively their store was every day, it was obvious they were making money. People would assume they brought their earnings home at night.

If they took the same route home, anyone waiting for them could easily rob them—and even just one of them would be a target.

Bad people wouldn’t think twice.

After hearing all that, Su Qingshuang’s eyes lit up.
“You’re right! Qiangwei, why don’t you just move in with us? That way we can go to work together!”

“It’ll be safer if we head home together in the evenings.”

“Sometimes we split up at the street corner and I get so scared walking alone. Thankfully, Dad sometimes comes to pick me up. But you don’t have anyone!”

Su Qingshuang grabbed Gu Qiangwei’s hand, acting cute, “Just move in, okay? Let’s live together and go to work together. Please?”

Looking at Su Qingshuang acting like that, and remembering what happened in her previous life, Gu Qiangwei nodded.
“I’d be troubling Uncle and Auntie, then.”

“What trouble?” He Xiulan said cheerfully.
“I just happen to be home a bit more during this period, but usually I’m out running the business. Your uncle is often away at military meetings.”

“If you come live here, you’ll be able to look after each other. We’d feel much more at ease!”

He Xiulan half-jokingly added, “Xiaoshuang can’t even cook for herself. If you come, you can help keep an eye on her—it’s us who should be thanking you!”

Everyone was in good spirits after this.

“We’ve gained another daughter—how is that a bad thing?” Su Jianbin laughed heartily.

Su Qingshuang hugged Gu Qiangwei’s shoulders with a bright smile.

The house was filled with warmth and laughter. Su Qingyi watched the cheerful faces of his parents and sister, and his lips couldn’t help but curl into a faint smile.

This was good.
A lively home made their parents happy.

He wasn’t usually one to speak much, but this was about his sister’s safety.

After saying what he needed to, he fell quiet.
But seeing the two girls smiling, Su Qingyi couldn’t help but think again: Two young women running a business would definitely attract attention.

What if he taught them some basic self-defense?

“Alright then,” he finally spoke while sitting on the sofa after dinner. “I’ll teach you two some basic self-defense. That way, if you run into trouble, at least you’ll know how to get away.”

Gu Qiangwei nodded in agreement.
That was what happened in her past life—Su Qingyi had taught them some defense skills.
But since he was usually stationed far away and only had short breaks, it wasn’t convenient for him to come back often.

So they didn’t get much training.
Because of that, when she and Su Qingshuang encountered a thug, they were completely helpless.

To make up for that regret, Gu Qiangwei decided she had to train seriously this time—and drag Su Qingshuang with her if needed.

They both needed to learn basic self-defense—at the very least, to be able to escape from a typical attacker.

Even if Su Qingshuang didn’t want to learn, Gu Qiangwei had to.
Only by learning could she protect her.

She was determined not to repeat the tragedy of her past life.

“But self-defense is so tiring! And you still have to exercise! Running like you every day? I really can’t take it!” Su Qingshuang wailed.

He Xiulan and Su Jianbin said nothing—they both felt it was necessary.

Gu Qiangwei took Su Qingshuang’s hand.
“I think we really should train. We’ll need to travel far for business someday. If we don’t know any self-defense, it’ll be dangerous if we run into bad people.”

Hearing this, Su Qingshuang finally gave in.

That afternoon, they followed Su Qingyi outside to run laps.

Su Qingyi ran fast, while Gu Qiangwei and Su Qingshuang lagged behind.

“You need to pace your breathing. Don’t try to run too fast yet—just adapt to the intensity. I’ll see where you’re at before setting a plan for you,” Su Qingyi instructed.

“If you want to learn self-defense, you need to build your stamina first.”

Seeing his sister looking like she wanted to give up, Su Qingyi added,
“You’re both going to the south to source materials, right? What if you have to carry a sack? You expect Qiangwei to carry it for you?”

“If you two can only bring back one sack of goods, what kind of business is that?”

His words were blunt but true. Su Qingshuang wanted to cry but kept running.

Su Qingyi finished two laps while the girls hadn’t even finished one and were panting heavily.

Seeing this, Su Qingyi shook his head in disbelief.

“With stamina like that, if you run into a bad guy, forget fighting—you probably wouldn’t even be able to run away!”

Su Qingshuang plopped to the ground. “But it’s so exhausting!”

“Tired or not, you have to keep at it. If you run every morning and night, your stamina will gradually improve.”

Su Qingyi was determined to train them.

“Start with the basics—do some push-ups, then a few foundational exercises. Once your endurance improves, we can move on.”

After saying that, he told them to start doing push-ups.
Su Qingshuang’s arms and legs were like jelly—she started crying after just a few reps.

Gu Qiangwei, on the other hand, pushed through and completed all 50 push-ups, then went on to do a few more exercises.

By the time they got home, their hair was soaked with sweat.
He Xiulan quickly handed them towels.

“Wipe yourselves down—what happened? Didn’t your brother say he was just going to teach you some basic self-defense?”

Before Su Qingyi could answer, Su Qingshuang cut in,
“My brother is such a brute! No sense of tenderness—he’s definitely not going to find a wife at this rate!”

Su Qingyi’s face flushed red on the spot.

“Comrade Gu could push through it—why couldn’t you? You’re the one who’s weak, and you still blame me?”