Sheng Zexi understood his young wife’s current mood. He walked over silently, embraced her as she sat on the bed, and let her head rest against his chest.

Thinking of his own family, and then the Gu family…

Sheng Zexi thought, how could he not envy them?

But now, things were not bad either. He and Ningning were married. As the saying goes, a son-in-law is half a son. From now on, he was also a member of the Gu family.

After all, his mother-in-law had even made him a cotton-padded jacket.

“Brother Xi, my parents, brother, and sister-in-law have been so good to me. I don’t know how to repay them,” Gu Jianing’s voice carried a hint of sob.

Recalling her past life, Gu Jianing felt truly remorseful.

In her past life, she had been such a scoundrel.

Sheng Zexi gently stroked her smooth hair and said, “There will definitely be opportunities. Just like with your sister-in-law, aren’t you treating her now? There will be chances in the future.”

“Brother Xi, I… I can’t bear to leave home.”

“It’s okay. In the future, whenever there’s a chance, I’ll accompany you back. Or, when the opportunity arises, we can have your parents come to the northwest.”

“Write letters, make phone calls—you can do it whenever you want.”

After a long while, under Sheng Zexi’s comfort, Gu Jianing’s emotions gradually calmed down.

“By the way, after we get there, I’ll treat you too, okay?” Gu Jianing suggested.

Actually, as long as her sister-in-law got pregnant and she obtained that pregnancy holy pill, she could get pregnant even without treating Sheng Zexi.

But that would be hard to explain.

The best way was still to treat Sheng Zexi’s body.

That way, pregnancy would come naturally.

As soon as she finished speaking, Gu Jianing felt the man’s body stiffen, followed by a slightly distorted voice coming from above.

“Can I… really?”

“Of course, you have to believe in my abilities. Even if it’s just a try, it’s worth it.”

Sheng Zexi hugged Gu Jianing even tighter. “Then, after we get there, you can treat me.”

If possible, he still hoped to give Ningning a child, even if it was just one.

“By the way, here’s something for you.” Sheng Zexi handed his savings passbook to Gu Jianing.

Gu Jianing’s beautiful eyes lit up as she took it. “Do you mean that from now on, I’ll be in charge of the household?”

“Of course, it’s definitely you who will be in charge.” Sheng Zexi said without hesitation, then helped Gu Jianing open the passbook.

When Gu Jianing saw that there were nearly five thousand yuan inside, she took a slight breath.

This amount of money might not be much in modern times, but at this time, it was a fortune.

“Here, this is all the allowance I’ve saved over the years, plus some bonuses I’ve received occasionally.”

Then, Sheng Zexi took out a property deed. “This is a courtyard house in Beijing that my mother left me. It’s bigger than the one your grandparents gave you. If we have the chance to return to Beijing, we can live here.”

Another courtyard house in Beijing! Listening to Sheng Zexi’s description, Gu Jianing realized that this courtyard house was quite close to the Forbidden City.

In future generations, how many small fortunes would this be worth?

Indeed, life is full of watershed moments. Marrying the right husband is also a watershed moment.

She felt that after marrying Sheng Zexi, even if she didn’t strive for anything, she could live very well.

“You’re handing this over to me just like that? Aren’t you afraid I’ll squander it? After all, I’m quite good at spending money.” Gu Jianing glanced at him with her beautiful eyes, wanting to know his thoughts.

Although she had been reborn, her spoiled, beauty-loving, and work-averse nature hadn’t changed, and she had no intention of changing it.

Sheng Zexi directly embraced his subtly observing little wife, his chin resting on her soft hair, and said, “Don’t worry, don’t I know what you’re like? I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that. Once it’s given to you, it’s yours. Buy whatever you like, spend as you wish. If the money runs out, I’ll just earn more.”

Gu Jianing blinked, hugged Sheng Zexi back, looked up with bright eyes, and praised in a sweet voice, “Brother Xi, you’re so good.”

Gu Jianing felt that this was the kind of thing a capable man would say. As for those who weren’t capable, hmph, they would only blame their wives for spending too much and tell them to save.

The young couple hugged for a while, quietly enjoying the moment. After a good while, Sheng Zexi spoke.

“Alright, let’s wash up and go to sleep.”

“Okay.”

After washing up and lying in bed, they remembered that tonight was their wedding night.

At this thought, Gu Jianing immediately became nervous.

Sheng Zexi smiled, pulled his little wife into his arms, and covered them both with the quilt. “Don’t get your hopes up. I won’t touch you tonight. We have to catch the train early tomorrow morning, and it’s a three-day, two-night journey. It’s exhausting, so I won’t tire you out. When we get to the northwest, I’ll make up for tonight’s wedding night.”

Gu Jianing blushed at his words and tried to push him away.

“Stop talking nonsense. I’m not looking forward to it.” And what’s with all this talk about a wedding night? This man really knows how to be improper.

As Gu Jianing tried to push Sheng Zexi away, her hand touched his firm, powerful muscles, and the heat made her instinctively want to pull back.

Unexpectedly, Sheng Zexi grabbed her soft, boneless hand, gently pulled, and the petite Gu Jianing nestled back into the tall Sheng Zexi’s arms.

“Ah!” Gu Jianing was caught off guard, her voice sweet and coquettish, as if she was pouting.

Sheng Zexi looked down at the little wife in his arms. Her delicate face was as charming and rosy as a peach blossom, her almond-shaped eyes like a pool of autumn water, sparkling, captivating anyone who looked into them.

Her full lips glistened with moisture.

Sheng Zexi couldn’t resist and leaned down to kiss her.

Gu Jianing had to tilt her head back to receive it.

This was, in fact, their first kiss since they had met.

At this moment, the surroundings seemed to quiet down, so quiet that only the strong, increasingly rapid heartbeat of the two could be heard.

After a long while, Sheng Zexi finally let go.

By then, Gu Jianing was gasping for breath, her eyes already dazed.

It took her a while to recover.

“Alright, let’s sleep.” Sheng Zexi patted her back.

“Okay.”

Gu Jianing leaned against Sheng Zexi’s chest and closed her eyes. She thought she might not be able to sleep.

After all, it was the first time in two lifetimes that she had shared a bed with Sheng Zexi.

Unexpectedly, smelling the unique grassy scent of the man, Gu Jianing gradually fell asleep.

The next morning, when she woke up, it was still dark. Gu Jianing thought she had woken up early, but hearing the commotion outside, she realized that the family must have been up for a while, making final preparations for her and Sheng Zexi’s upcoming train journey.

Sheng Zexi was no longer by her side.

Gu Jianing got up and, taking advantage of Sheng Zexi’s absence, began to store some valuables in her system’s space.

Such as the passbook, money, tickets, property deed, and the box and case containing gold bars and jewelry…

Sheng Zexi probably wouldn’t ask, but even if he did, she could say that she had stored them safely.