Zhang Qin couldn't help but choked up and said: "Mom, this is a happy thing, please stop crying. Look at the three younger siblings, their faces are all pale with fright."
Li Xiulan let go of Chen Lishu and nodded repeatedly while wiping her tears: "Lishu, it's a good thing. It's a good thing."
Chen Lishu was so worried by everyone. Why did she cry like this for such a good thing?
"Mom, what happened?"
"Xingdong, it's the third oldest Xingdong who has sent a letter. He also said that he will come back to see us after a while." Li Xiulan said, taking out the letter she received and stuffing it into her hand.
"Look at it quickly. I said Xingdong must be fine. Those nonsense talkers. The fortune tellers said back then that the third child in our family would live a long life. How could he be gone?"
Gu Shoufu opened his mouth when he heard her words. He didn't know who it was at first, so he wanted to hide in bed and cry when he thought about it.
It's better this time, my son is fine, and my daughter-in-law is smart and capable. The family has hope for the future.
When he thought that his son was still alive and well, a smile finally appeared on Gu Shoufu's dark face.
Chen Lishu didn't know how she got back to her house. When she learned that Gu Xingdong was still alive, she was completely confused.
Gu Xingdong was not dead, not only alive and well, but also became an officer. She clearly remembered her previous life and didn't hear about Gu Xingdong's return until she left the village.
Why is the person not dead? Then what should she do now? She married for the sake of freedom, but now she is about to come back.
They were several years apart in age, and she couldn't remember anything about Gu Xingdong before he joined the army. What's more, she didn't know anything about his temperament.
The family members were probably afraid that mentioning it would make everyone feel uncomfortable, so they rarely mentioned Gu Xingdong after she came to the door.
The two haven't obtained a marriage certificate yet, and Gu Xingdong doesn't know about her existence. How about going back to her parents' home directly?
Then Chen Lishu shook her head again. Whether she responded actively or passively, in today's society, the Chen family will become the focus of discussion. It is unimaginable how many looks and criticism a divorced woman will suffer. Otherwise, she would not have gritted her teeth in her previous life.
She persisted for so long. Even if they got divorced in the end, she never came back.
Besides, she has six younger sisters. With her as a divorced sister, don’t think she is a good family anymore.
After the initial panic, Chen Lishu gradually calmed down.
In fact, the situation was not as bad as she imagined.
Gu Xingdong is a soldier, so he must be away from home all year round. No matter whether he is good or bad, it will not have much impact on her. She can still do business, study, and take college entrance exams. If she has the ability, if she really can't survive, then
There is nothing to worry about leaving her later.
There were a lot of rumors in the countryside, so she took her entire family to the city.
But, what if he has gotten married after so many years? Then all her previous thoughts were in vain.
Thinking of this, Chen Lishu sat down on the chair, spread out the crumpled letter paper that she had been holding in her hand and slowly unfolded it.
It wasn't until I read all the content that I gradually let go.
Gu Xingdong first explained in the letter why there had been no news. It turned out that he was sent on a mission. Then he asked some about his family situation, and said that he would take leave to visit relatives after the training camp for a while.
If there was no mention of marriage, then there probably wasn't any. This made Chen Lishu sigh a little relieved. When she saw that she would come back to visit relatives in a while, her delicate brows furrowed slightly.
"Knock knock——"
There was a sudden knock on the door, and Chen Lishu stood up and opened the door.
Gu Xingping grinned when he saw her: "Congratulations, third sister-in-law." She said and winked playfully.
She was happy when there was news about her third brother, but she was happy for her third sister-in-law.
Chen Lishu didn't know what expression to reply to her, and finally she pursed her lips and smiled: "Little sister, what do you want from me?"
"My parents asked you to write a reply to your third brother and mail it to me tomorrow when I go to school. There is such great news at home today, and my mother said she would take leave from work in the afternoon. She went to buy groceries. The family will celebrate in the evening.
"
Ask her to write a letter to Gu Xingdong?
Chen Lishu subconsciously refused. What can two people who don’t know each other have anything to say?
"Little sister, it's not like you don't know that I haven't even graduated from elementary school. I don't know how to write letters. It's better for you to write them."
Gu Xingping didn't know that she was unwilling, and thought she was shy. She smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, aren't you reading my old books during this time? This is a good time to practice writing. You don't know my third brother's temper."
Very good. He will definitely not laugh at you."
Chen Lishu still refused: "Forget it, little sister, just write it."
Seeing her insistence, Gu Xingping had no choice but to nod.
In the middle of the afternoon, the news that Gu Xingdong was still alive spread throughout Qingshan Village.
"Have you heard? The third son of the Gu family didn't die outside at all. He was a good soldier. I heard he was still an officer."
"How can you make sense of this? It's really the fate of the person. At the beginning, we all thought that the daughter of the old Chen family was definitely going to be a widow. What about now?"
When Chen Mantun heard what everyone said, he was very excited. His daughter was in her prime. She was thinking that she would have to go to Gu's house after work later.
Lu Chengming listened to the discussion of those educated youths and hated him half to death.
"Cheng Ming, what are you thinking about?" Zhao Hong jokingly patted Lu Chengming on the shoulder from behind. Unexpectedly, the other party gave her a cold look.
"What, what's wrong?" Zhao Hong was a little confused. In the past, when he did this, he would always reply with a smile: "I miss you."
Why are you looking at her like that now? "I didn't think about anything."
Lu Chengming stared at her round face, and suddenly thought of Chen Lishu's pretty and fair face. He suddenly lost all interest and continued digging the ground with his pickaxe.
In the Gu family, Li Xiulan felt wind at her feet, so she quickly went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some dried tofu and peanuts, and started cooking when she got home. Since her son's letter, she felt that her whole body had endless energy.
During dinner, Gu Shoufu specially asked his grandson to get two ounces of wine. The two of them sat together and happily took a few sips.
Chen family and Wu Chunmei cried hard again when they heard the news about Gu Xingdong's letter. They were all happy for their daughter.
After dinner, the couple couldn't wait to go to Gu's house after giving orders to the children.
When the in-laws met, they would inevitably burst into tears with excitement. Chen Mandun and his wife sat there until dark before going home.
Gu Xingdong's letter was like a pebble thrown into the hearts of two families. Although there were ripples, after a night of settling, the next day it was still normal to eat and work as before.
Gu Xingping went to school early in the morning and took the letter she had written to the commune post office for mailing.
Not long after, Gu Xingdong received a reply from home. After opening it, he frowned unconsciously when he saw the contents of the letter.