Married to Officer, Pregnant Specialist becomes the Winner!-Chapter 211 - 210: In This Life, Gu Jia Ning Especially Values Family
"The two times they met, even though it was the middle of winter, the siblings were wearing such thin clothes..."
Qin Zhihong and Du Lan listened carefully to Gu Jia Ning’s account.
As soon as they started listening, they furrowed their brows.
They had been sending money back home.
But why were the two children still needing to go up the mountain to collect medicinal herbs, needing to exchange herbs just to buy enough grain to get through the winter?
The Northwest region, how cold it was in winter, they knew well.
Yet the two children were dressed so inadequately.
So where did the money they sent go?
And Granny Qin had actually contracted tuberculosis!
Qin Zhihong’s heart sank.
That was his mother, he knew, he hadn’t been home for eight years, hadn’t returned, hadn’t even sent a word, it was his filial failure.
But, great love and little love couldn’t both be fulfilled.
He longed for the project in hand to be completed soon, so he could return home gloriously, bringing honor to his mother.
But if his mother was already in trouble, then, then...
Tears also streamed down Qin Zhihong’s face, filled with guilt.
It wasn’t until Gu Jia Ning said she personally treated Granny Qin’s tuberculosis that the couple’s emotions slightly improved.
However, as Gu Jia Ning went on to talk about Qin De colluding with postal staff to embezzle the money they sent back, the couple’s hearts sank again.
Especially when they heard that later Gu Jia Ning said Qin De even planned to sell Qin Tian, the expressions on their faces were even more sorrowful.
Qin Zhihong and Du Lan hadn’t expected that all these eight years, the wages they sent back home promptly every month, hadn’t actually reached their family. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖
With the elders, the young ones, how did their family manage to get by these past eight years?
No wonder, no wonder Qin Tian and her brother had to go up the mountain to gather herbs in the dead of winter.
No wonder, Granny Qin fell ill with no money for medical treatment.
"It’s my unfilial duty, I’m not worthy to be a son, nor worthy to be a father." Qin Zhihong was filled with self-reproach.
Du Lan also felt she was unfit to be a mother.
When they left, the siblings were so young, just two years old, and she had the heart to leave them behind like that.
"Doctor Gu, thank you, thank you." Coming to terms with the situation, Qin Zhihong and Du Lan stood up and bowed to Gu Jia Ning in gratitude.
They knew, if it hadn’t been for Gu Jia Ning’s help, by the time they returned home, who knows what condition their mother and children would have been in.
Perhaps, their mother would have died from tuberculosis.
With their mother dead, their son sold, the fate of their remaining daughter might not have been any better.
They thought, if all their family were gone.
What meaning would their persistence over the years still hold?
So, Gu Jia Ning was their savior.
Grandpa Sang hadn’t expected that he just took two highly talented young colleagues, who had just come from the Northeast Region, home as guests.
He didn’t expect his granddaughter-in-law would have such a connection with them.
This, could be considered fate.
In order not to let Qin Zhihong and Du Lan worry, Gu Jia Ning also spoke about the current situation of Qin Tian and the two siblings.
Knowing the money was retrieved and the embezzler was caught, sentenced, and the Qin family’s life was improving.
Qin Zhihong and Du Lan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Doctor Gu, I heard you’re going back to the Northwest Military Region soon, can A Hong and I write a letter for you to take back with you?" Du Lan pleaded.
Now, although they had come to Beijing, they were there to work on a project at the Beijing City Weapons Research Institute.
Until the project had results, they couldn’t contact their family, much less return home.
But both were confident, it would take at most half a year before they could return.
"Of course." It was just a small favor, Gu Jia Ning naturally wouldn’t refuse.
Surely Qin Tian, Qin Qing, and Granny Qin would be very happy to receive the letter.
Thus, Qin Zhihong and Du Lan didn’t leave the Sang family until they finished writing the letter, handed it to Gu Jia Ning, and carefully instructed her.
"Ningning, when you return to the Northwest Military Region, if you have time, look after the Qin family a bit more," Grandpa Sang instructed.
"I know, Grandpa."
Grandpa Sang also felt deeply about the plight of Qin Zhihong and Du Lan’s family.
He asked Gu Jia Ning to look after the Qin family not only because of the contributions of Qin Zhihong and Du Lan, known only to fellow researchers like himself, knowing how difficult it was for them, and certainly also challenging for their family,
But also because Qin Zhihong and Du Lan contributed to the country, and their family, as their support, as their strength to persevere, should be well taken care of.
Furthermore, as young and talented individuals, this project was led by the couple.
When the project was completed, those above would surely reward them.
The future was limitless for the Qin family couple.
Aligning themselves with them would only bring benefits, not harm.
Gu Jia Ning carefully put away the letter Du Lan gave her.
Just holding the letter, she felt some emotion.
Undoubtedly, Qin Zhihong and Du Lan were great people, but in this lifetime, if it weren’t for her help, the Qin siblings remaining in the Qin Family Village, along with Granny Qin, would have ended up like the future vision she saw.
By the time Qin Zhihong and Du Lan returned home in glory, they would see only three graves.
Gu Jia Ning couldn’t imagine how Qin Zhihong and Du Lan would feel then.
But...
Gu Jia Ning thought, if it were her, she reckoned "sorrow" wouldn’t suffice to describe it.
Especially in this lifetime, Gu Jia Ning valued family ties immensely.
She found it hard to believe that if something happened to her family in this lifetime, she would go mad.
"Perhaps I’m still a rather selfish person."
Selfishly, she just wanted to take good care of her little family, just wanted her loved ones to live well.
As for greater contributions...
That would only be on the premise that her family’s well-being was assured.
She also didn’t consider herself a great person; the idea of sacrificing little love for great love, Gu Jia Ning felt she couldn’t do it.
"Ningning, Xiao Xi called."
Just as Gu Jia Ning was pondering, Grandma Sang’s voice came from outside, promptly interrupting her thoughts.
He finally called!
Today, Gu Jia Ning had been waiting for Sheng Zexi’s call all along.
"Well, Grandma, I’m coming."
Putting the letter away, Gu Jia Ning left the room and quickly picked up the phone.
On the other end, Sheng Zexi’s magnetic voice sounded, perhaps from rushing over, he was somewhat out of breath, and his voice carried a bit of urgency.
In the quiet of the phone line, the sound of his breathing was exceptionally clear and incredibly captivating.
This involuntarily brought to Gu Jia Ning’s mind those nighttime moments.
Her ears couldn’t help but burn at the thought.
"Ningning, did you need something from me?" Sheng Zexi asked from the other end of the line.
When his training ended, and he heard that Gu Jia Ning had called him twice and asked him to call her back immediately afterward,
Sheng Zexi knew there must be something important that prompted Gu Jia Ning to urgently seek him.
This made Sheng Zexi a bit anxious.
So, even before he went home, he ran straight to the communication center to call Gu Jia Ning.
