Gu Nanan had never really been angry. He waved his hand and said,
“Alright, alright. I know you’re protecting your daughter-in-law, as if I were some evil father-in-law who bullies his son’s wife.
Besides, how could I joke about something as important as Tingzhou getting married?
Huo Jianzhong just called me. Tingzhou has already submitted his marriage application to him.”
Dong Fang and Gu Boyuan immediately exchanged glances.
The same joyful smile appeared on both of their faces.
Dong Fang quickly picked up the telephone, intending to call Gu Tingzhou, but Gu Boyuan reached out to stop her.
She looked at her husband in confusion.
Seeing the fatigue on his wife’s face, Gu Boyuan hurriedly explained,
“It’s already late. Let’s call Tingzhou tomorrow.”
Dong Fang glanced at the clock.
Sure enough, it was already eight o’clock in the evening.
It wouldn’t be appropriate to make the switchboard operator go and find her son at this hour.
Although she couldn’t call her son, that didn’t stop her from doing something else.
Turning to Gu Boyuan, she said,
“Old Gu, getting married is a major event.
Although I still don’t know anything about the girl’s family, no matter what their circumstances are, we absolutely can’t neglect her.
The bride price, the traditional wedding gifts, and everything else—we must prepare them all.”
“Of course.
It’s not easy for that boy to finally find a girl willing to marry him.
No matter what, we have to treat her well and not neglect proper etiquette.”
Before Gu Boyuan could answer, Old Master Gu spoke first.
After saying that, the old man hurried back to his study.
A short while later, he returned carrying a thick stack of cash and several ration coupons, handing them to Dong Fang.
“Take these and buy some proper things for my granddaughter-in-law.”
Dong Fang quickly refused.
“Dad, we already have enough. You…”
Before she could finish, Old Master Gu interrupted with a stern face.
“I’m giving these to my granddaughter-in-law, not to you.”
Left with no choice, Dong Fang accepted the money and coupons before bustling back to her room to retrieve her own savings book and ration tickets.
While the Gu family busied themselves preparing for the wedding, Lin Jiaojiao leisurely strolled through the night.
Step by step, she made her way back to the Lin family home.
Earlier, her uncle and aunt had tried to persuade her to stay with them for the night.
But their apartment was simply too small.
There wasn’t even enough room.
She couldn’t very well sleep on the floor together with her cousin and younger cousin.
Lin Jiaojiao had never been someone who liked to make do with uncomfortable situations, nor did she want to inconvenience them.
So she had naturally declined.
When she finally arrived at the Lin residence, she found the front door locked.
It was already late at night.
Ordinarily, everyone should have been asleep by now.
But after everything that had happened during the day, it wasn’t difficult for Lin Jiaojiao to guess where the husband and wife had gone.
Better that they weren’t home.
It would make things much more convenient for her.
Taking out a silver needle, she casually fiddled with the lock.
Within moments, it clicked open.
She tossed the padlock aside and pushed the door open without hesitation.
Following the original owner’s memories, she found the pull cord in the darkness and switched on the living room light.
The living room was spotless.
Naturally, that was all thanks to the original owner.
Like her uncle’s family, the Lin family lived in an apartment assigned by their work unit, though theirs was much larger.
It measured around sixty square meters.
Two bedrooms and one living room.
Needless to say, her scumbag father and stepmother occupied one bedroom.
Her stepsister, Lin Miaomiao, had the other.
As for the original owner…
She slept in the hallway connected to the living room.
Every night she laid wooden boards on the floor to serve as a bed.
Every morning she packed them away.
What made it even more infuriating was that this apartment had originally been allocated by the textile factory where the original owner’s mother had worked.
Calling Lin Fantong a scumbag father wasn’t an exaggeration in the slightest.
Besides wanting a good night’s sleep, Lin Jiaojiao had another purpose for coming back tonight.
She intended to take the household registration booklet while her scumbag father and stepmother were away.
Following the original owner’s memories, she headed straight for their bedroom.
As expected, the door was secured with a sturdy padlock.
She chuckled.
Were they really trying to prevent her from stealing?
Unfortunately for them, even futuristic electronic password locks would be child’s play for her.
She curled her lips in disdain.
After a few quick movements with her silver needle, the lock sprang open.
She tossed it onto the floor and walked inside.
Her eyes swept casually around the room before stopping beneath the bed, where a slightly raised floor tile was almost impossible to notice.
Smiling faintly, she crouched down and effortlessly lifted several bricks.
Underneath appeared to be nothing but dirt.
But she knew there was something hidden below.
The discovery had been made by the original owner while cleaning her stepmother’s room.
Lin Jiaojiao brushed away the soil with her hands.
Soon, the hidden object came into view.
It was an antique dressing box intricately carved with dragons and phoenixes.
It had been one of her mother’s wedding dowry items.
She easily unlocked it.
Inside were the household registration booklet, two large bundles of cash, and a collection of ration coupons.
There were grain coupons, cloth coupons, meat coupons, cooking oil coupons, sugar coupons, soap coupons, and even several coupons for a sewing machine, a wristwatch, and a bicycle.
In this era, when nearly everything required ration coupons to purchase, these were priceless.
Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Jiaojiao activated her spatial storage.
Everything vanished into thin air.
That’s right.
Lin Jiaojiao possessed a special space.
It wasn’t some cheat ability gained after transmigrating.
It was a Medical Space entrusted to her by the elders when she officially inherited leadership of her ancient family of physicians.
The space was bound directly to her soul.
No matter where her soul traveled, the Medical Space would always accompany her.
It was enormous.
Inside were advanced medical instruments, operating rooms, CT scanning equipment, ultrasound rooms, and virtually every medical facility imaginable.
Anything related to medicine could be found there.
In addition, it contained an armory filled with the latest generation of weapons.
Any one of them, if taken out, would be a terrifying existence.
Not only in this world, but even in the world she originally came from.
That was also one of the reasons countless members of her clan had fought desperately to become the family’s leader.
After storing everything inside the Medical Space, Lin Jiaojiao restored the room exactly as it had been before quietly leaving.
She checked the time.
It was already nine o’clock.
Her scumbag father and stepmother still hadn’t returned.
Apparently, they wouldn’t be coming home tonight.
That suited her just fine.
Peace and quiet.
Instead of leaving or sleeping in the hallway as the original owner always had, Lin Jiaojiao confidently walked straight into Lin Miaomiao’s bedroom.
She casually threw all of Lin Miaomiao’s belongings into the living room as if she were taking out the trash.
Then she took a clean set of bedding from Lin Miaomiao’s wardrobe and made the bed.
She also found a brand-new outfit that Lin Miaomiao had sewn but hadn’t yet worn.
After removing the patched-up clothes she was wearing, Lin Jiaojiao washed herself briefly before changing into the new clothes.
By the time she finished everything, it was already ten o’clock.
She locked the bedroom door from the inside, lay down on the bed, and closed her eyes.
The original owner’s body had always been weak.
After the exhausting events of the day, Lin Jiaojiao quickly fell into a deep sleep.
“Lin Jiaojiao, you damn little bitch! You worthless money-losing brat! Get your ass out here right now!”
A stream of vicious curses jolted Lin Jiaojiao awake.
She stared blankly at the ceiling for a long moment before fully remembering that she had transmigrated.
A loud series of bangs echoed against the door.
Frowning, she climbed out of bed and opened it.
The moment the door swung open, a human figure lunged straight at her.
Lin Jiaojiao calmly stepped aside.
The person completely missed her, stumbled forward, and crashed heavily onto the floor with a loud thud.
Immediately afterward came a woman’s agonized scream.
“Ouch! That hurt me to death…”