Su Yiyi’s feelings toward that educated youth were known to everyone in the family.
But the Su family were all sharp-minded people—especially Niu Guihua. As a mother, she could tell at a glance what kind of person that man was. At the very least, he was not someone suitable for building a life with, so she firmly opposed it.
Not to mention, that pretty boy had accepted so many things from her daughter, yet had never once expressed his stance in front of the Su family. Just that alone was enough for Niu Guihua to refuse to let him enter the Su family… ahem… to refuse to let them date.
Niu Guihua didn’t pressure her three daughters-in-law with these words, but none of them showed even the slightest disdain toward Su Yiyi. Instead, they all felt sorry for her.
The eldest sister-in-law, Yang Cuilan, said, “Yiyi, Mom is right. Zhenyang has a military allowance, and who knows, he might even get promoted in the future. That guy? He might end up working the fields with us his whole life.”
The second sister-in-law, Liu Xiumei, was more hot-tempered. Rolling up her sleeves, she said, “Yiyi, when I go back, I’ll beat that guy up and let you see—he’s a weakling, not even as tough as a woman!”
The third sister-in-law, Wang Shuzhen, added gently, “Yiyi, if you’re lacking anything or need something, write home. There are so many of us earning work points—you don’t need to worry.”
In her past letters, Su Yiyi had often mentioned that Gu Zhenyang didn’t hand over his allowance to her. Wang Shuzhen had kept that in mind. This time, she had even brought along all the private savings she had accumulated over the years, intending to secretly give it to her sister-in-law so she could live a better life.
“Mom, sisters-in-law, don’t worry. I’ve figured things out now. From now on, I’ll live properly with Zhenyang. I won’t think about anything else. And Zhenyang is a very responsible man—you don’t need to worry about me.”
Su Yiyi had thought it through clearly. If she wanted to properly deal with her relationship with Gu Zhenyang, she first needed her family to leave. Without time alone, she wouldn’t be able to have an honest conversation with him.
Whether it was divorce or continuing the marriage, she needed to see his attitude.
She wasn’t someone who would cling shamelessly. After all, it was the original owner who had married Gu Zhenyang, not her. Though she felt he was a decent man, she couldn’t possibly fall in love with him just based on inherited memories.
Divorce or staying together—either way, there had to be a clear decision.
She knew that in this era, military marriages couldn’t be dissolved so easily. If they could live well together, she wouldn’t mind continuing the marriage. But judging from the memories she inherited, that possibility was almost zero.
Divorce would be better. She had foresight and roughly knew how the world would develop. There would be plenty of opportunities in the future—like a bird soaring freely in the sky, she could live well on her own.
Seeing her resolute expression, Niu Guihua and the three sisters-in-law were somewhat doubtful, but still chose to believe her. After all, they knew Su Yiyi’s personality well—if she didn’t like something, no one could force her. Since she said it herself, she must truly intend to live properly now, and that was for the best.
Since Su Yiyi had to rest at home, dinner was bought back from the canteen by Gu Zhenyang.
The Su family had quite a large population: the elderly couple, three sons and their wives, plus eight grandchildren—sixteen people in total. Adding Su Yiyi made seventeen. The food he brought back came in large bundles.
With his father-in-law, mother-in-law, and brothers-in-law all present, Gu Zhenyang didn’t return to the barracks for dinner but stayed and ate with them.
There clearly wasn’t enough space in the courtyard to accommodate everyone. So after dinner, aside from Niu Guihua and Su Jianguo staying behind to keep Su Yiyi company, the rest were sent to a guesthouse by Gu Zhenyang.
Despite having already decided to divorce Su Yiyi, Gu Zhenyang didn’t show any impatience toward the Su family. On the contrary, he fulfilled every responsibility expected of a son-in-law.
It was truly impossible to find fault with him.
After sending the Su family to the guesthouse, Gu Zhenyang returned to the military.
There were only two rooms in the house. One was for Su Jianguo and Niu Guihua. If he went back, he would have to share a room with Su Yiyi—which he naturally wasn’t willing to do.
Left with just the three of them, Niu Guihua and Su Jianguo stayed by Su Yiyi’s side and talked with her for a long time.
She had been unconscious for several days and had only just woken up. She still couldn’t get out of bed. She had tried earlier, but her legs went weak the moment she stood—she would likely need another day of rest.
Su Jianguo also said quite a lot. Beneath their words, the couple’s hope was clear—they wanted Su Yiyi to live a good life.
This marriage had been arranged by Su Jianguo himself. Whether it was the Gu family’s character and upbringing or Gu Zhenyang himself growing up, he had always been very satisfied.
So although they had some grievances this time, they understood in their hearts that it couldn’t all be blamed on Gu Zhenyang.
In a relationship between two people, most of the problem likely lay with their own daughter—that didn’t even require much thought.
To reassure them, Su Yiyi agreed to everything.
There was also a deeper reason—she hadn’t felt this kind of familial warmth in a long time. No matter what they said, she just wanted to agree.
Compared to her past self, the original owner had been truly fortunate—to have so many family members who loved her. Even her sisters-in-law treated her with genuine care.
There was nothing to worry about on the family side. She had never worked a day in her life, only needed to focus on her studies. Her family had done everything they could to ensure she never had to labor in the fields.
Being the daughter of the production team leader, she had no shortage of marriage proposals. But once people learned of her long-standing engagement with the Gu family, they all withdrew.
Later, as her willfulness and arrogance became more apparent, people gradually felt she wasn’t as good as they had imagined.
Still, some people had ulterior motives. Seeing that she was the beloved daughter of the team leader, they figured that if they could win her favor, life in the production team would become much easier. And so, all those messy situations arose.
Only after finally convincing Su Jianguo and Niu Guihua that she would live properly with Gu Zhenyang did they return to their room to sleep. At last, Su Yiyi got some peace and quiet.
She had been here for several hours now, and finally had a moment alone.
Her mind was in chaos—she needed time to sort through her thoughts.
She wasn’t a god. Faced with something so unbelievable, how could she accept it so calmly?
If circumstances had allowed, she might have already cried her heart out. She had left behind the world she knew, the fortune she had built with her own hands—everything was gone.
Now she had to start over from scratch.
Sure, this era would soon become a time of great opportunity, where wealth was everywhere for the taking—but who would willingly give up a comfortable life to come here?