Marrying a childless superior, she became pregnant and lived a carefree life in the 1970s.

Chapter 2 The Sharp-Tongued Officer
In her past life, how could she be so ruthless and heartless as to constantly sacrifice the interests of her family members who were so good to her in order to please Wen Zhuqing?

In her past life, after she jumped into the river and was pulled out, her older brother gave in.

She eventually married Wen Zhuqing as she wished, but that was the beginning of her nightmare.

Because she jumped into the river in the dead of winter, she became infertile. Feeling guilty for not being able to give Wen Zhuqing a child, she constantly sacrificed her family's and her own interests to help Wen Zhuqing.

Because of Wen Zhuqing, her family was almost destroyed. Her eldest brother and sister-in-law became a bitter couple, her second brother went to jail, her second sister-in-law died in childbirth, her third brother's college spot was taken by someone else, and he lost his light in his eyes. Her parents even died tragically while looking for her.

After squeezing her family dry, Wen Zhuqing faked her disappearance, kept giving her away, and used her beauty to gain his own benefits. In the end, in order to marry a beautiful and wealthy woman, he plotted to kill her in a fire.

Yao Chunhua, Old Man Gu, and the others had never seen their daughter cry so bitterly before. The Gu family cherished their daughter, who had been pampered since childhood, and they were reluctant to let her work on the ground. They wanted to give her everything good.

Seeing her crying like this, my heart ached, and I gently patted her back to comfort her.

"Don't cry, Ning girl, don't cry."

"Come on, drink the chicken soup first, then get some rest."

"From now on, whatever happens, we can discuss it properly as a family. Just don't do anything foolish again."

After a long while, Gu Jianing calmed down and was fed a bowl of chicken soup by her mother before lying down.

"Get some sleep. I'll wake you up when it's time for your medicine."

After carefully tucking the blankets in, Yao Chunhua led the rest of the Gu family away, gently closing the door behind her.

Gu Jianing was the only one left in the room.

Gu Jianing, who had just finished crying, had red eyes, but her eyes were full of relief.

Gu Jianing never expected that she would actually be reborn, and even reborn at the point in her previous life when she jumped into the river to get her older brother to give the job to Wen Zhuqing.

Gu Jianing recalled that in her past life, when she was about to be burned to death, she saw a dark green figure rushing into the sea of ​​fire without regard for anything else, and urgently calling out her name.

After death, Gu Jianing's soul saw that the person who rushed to her side was actually someone she had long forgotten—Sheng Zexi.

When her soul followed Sheng Zexi, she realized that Sheng Zexi, who was just a battalion commander when they first met, was now in a high position of power.

Listening to Sheng Zexi's story, she learned that on the day she jumped into the river, Sheng Zexi sent a matchmaker to the Gu family to propose marriage. Unfortunately, the matchmaker happened to witness her jumping into the river, and the rumors circulating in the village were all about her and Wen Zhuqing.

The matchmaker assumed she already had someone else in her heart, so she went back and rejected Sheng Zexi without even visiting his home.

Sheng Zexi left, and when she returned, she and Wen Zhuqing were already married.

Sheng Zexi was disheartened and has remained unmarried all these years.

Gu Jianing saw that Sheng Zexibei, who had carried her out of the fire, had multiple burns on his body, especially half of his face, which was disfigured. Even though he was old, he was still handsome, but he was now disfigured. It was a pity that even though he carried her out, she died. Sheng Zexibei made arrangements for her funeral and took revenge on Wen Zhuqing with ruthless means, bringing him down.

He died of illness and grief in his fifties, leaving only a will that he be buried with her...

At that time, Gu Jianing thought that although Sheng Zexi was arrogant and sharp-tongued, if she could do it all over again, she would be willing to give it a try with him. He was better than Wen Zhuqing, a wolf in sheep's clothing. Unexpectedly, her wish came true.

After she died in her previous life, Sheng Zexi did many good deeds in her name and accumulated a lot of merit. In addition, her remorse and strong desire to have children attracted the fertility system, which bound her to the system and brought her soul back to the present.

Perhaps due to physical exhaustion from jumping into the river, or perhaps due to excessive grief and the release of too many emotions, Gu Jianing was utterly exhausted. In her warm bed, her eyelids grew heavy, and she fell asleep.

My last thought before falling asleep was that the matchmaker probably wouldn't reject Sheng Zexi this time.

"Don't worry, host, you should get some rest. The matchmaker definitely won't reject you outright." As the mechanical voice echoed in her mind, Gu Jianing was already fast asleep.

The matchmaker, who was being thought of by Gu Jianing, left the gifts that Sheng Zexi had asked her to bring to the Gu family home after she arrived. Seeing that the Gu family was too busy with Gu Jianing to pay attention to her, she said goodbye and left.

By this time, having already left Huaihua Village, they spotted a green jeep parked by the roadside in the distance, and a tall man in a dark green military uniform leaning against it, a cigarette dangling from his lips. They quickened their pace.

"Officer Sheng," the matchmaker called out, waving her hand.

The man, who had been lazily glancing at his watch, suddenly looked up. His features were distinct, his eyes were dark, his face was sharp, his eyebrows were slightly raised, giving him a slightly unruly look, and his jawline was superior and smooth. He was about 1.9 meters tall, with a tall and slender figure, a straight back, and a belt that accentuated his lean waist. Below his waist, a pair of long, straight legs were wrapped around his waist.

Upon closer inspection, the man's collar was slightly open, giving him a somewhat languid and relaxed appearance.

Upon seeing that it was Wu, the matchmaker he had sent to the Gu family to propose marriage, he quickly stood up straight, stubbed out his cigarette, abandoned his leisurely demeanor, pursed his lips and became serious, and strode closer with long strides, his steps revealing an urgency he himself was unaware of.

"Aunt Wu, how is it?" The man's voice was deep and magnetic.

Before Wu, the matchmaker, could catch her breath, glanced at Sheng Zexi and muttered to herself, "It seems that Officer Sheng's heart is set on that girl from the Gu family. I just don't know if it's worth it."

She didn't keep him in suspense, saying, "She agreed, it's just..."

Seeing the matchmaker hesitate, Sheng Zexi, whose joy had just begun to spread, frowned. "Is there something else?"

The matchmaker hesitated for a moment, but in the end, she told the story she had heard in Huaihua Village: Gu Jianing liked Wen Zhiqing and even jumped into the river to get her older brother a job.

"...When I first arrived, that girl had just been pulled out of the river. I don't know how she ended up agreeing to meet you, but the whole village was talking about how she liked that educated youth, Wen. I reckon it's true. But you, comrade, will have to judge for yourself."

No sooner had she finished speaking than the matchmaker noticed the man, whose eyebrows had been slightly raised, suddenly lower his gaze, revealing a hint of coldness, and a mocking smile playing on his lips. "That stupid girl, is she blind or has water in her brain? She actually fell for an educated youth and even jumped into the river for him. Does she think she doesn't have enough water in her brain?"

Matchmaker: ...This officer is handsome, but his mouth is too sharp. If a young girl were in front of him, he would definitely make her cry.

"Will Officer Sheng still be here for the matchmaking tomorrow?" Wu the matchmaker asked tentatively.

"Yes, of course I'll go. I'll pick you up tomorrow."

"That's a good feeling."

Relieved to receive a definite reply, Wu the matchmaker left happily.

Sheng Zexi easily got into the car with a lift of his leg. His dark eyes were fixed on the direction of Huaihua Village. His hands were on the steering wheel. Just as he started the engine, he seemed to remember something, turned the steering wheel, and made a 180-degree turn towards the county town. The rear of the car kicked up a wisp of dust. It was a bit rushed. Soon, the car disappeared from sight.

(End of this chapter)