Rebirth: She is Ready for a Counterattack!-Chapter 130 - 129: Child (First Update)

Gu Xiaoqing’s achievements once again gave Gu Ruhai and Li Xuemei a chance to brag.

Back when Gu Xiaocheng got into university, he was the talk of the village.

So many people came by to offer their congratulations.

Now, Li Xuemei tells everyone she meets that Gu Xiaoqing topped the county and is going to the city for a competition.

The people of Gu Family Village have been immersed in this news these days.

Many people are saying behind their backs that Gu Ruhai’s luck has turned; look at how not only their big tiled house is complete, but their children are also achieving great things one after another.

If this isn’t a turnaround in fortune, what is it?

Meanwhile, Jiang Xiulan and Gu Rushan have been worrying at home these days.

Jiang Caifa’s illegitimate child has finally been born.

Born in the county hospital, but unfortunately, it wasn’t the fat baby boy Jiang Caifa had been hoping for, but a six-pound baby girl. However, she looked as lovely and delicate as the widow, with fair skin, big eyes, and a small mouth, a real beauty in the making.

Sadly, beauties often have a tough fate.

No sooner had she been born than the young widow took a large sum of money from Jiang Caifa and left without even a glance at the child.

Jiang Caifa, being a big man, couldn’t take care of such a child on his own.

So he quietly asked someone to call Jiang Xiulan over.

Jiang Xiulan took care of the child in the county for a few days, but this couldn’t continue.

The child needs to be sent away eventually.

Jiang Caifa lost interest because the child was a girl, so he told Jiang Xiulan to go ahead and send the child away as originally planned.

Jiang Xiulan wanted to send her too.

But there needs to be an opportunity.

As the weather warmed, it stayed light later, and after dinner, villagers would sit outside in the street, chatting together.

Only when it got really dark would they disperse to go home.

This was done to save a few electricity costs.

Jiang Xiulan and Gu Rushan didn’t even have the chance to bring the child back.

They couldn’t just blatantly bring a child back, only for that child to appear outside Gu Ruhai’s house the next day—everyone would know it was their doing.

So the first step of bringing the child back without anyone knowing was a real challenge.

After waiting for a scarce opportunity for two days, Jiang Xiulan finally took advantage of the dark, sneaking back to the village with the child like a thief, hiding her at home.

They were anxious, scared the child might cry.

With such a young baby, if she cried, the neighbors, who lived quite close, would surely hear her.

Fortunately, the baby was well-behaved and slept without crying or fussing.

At most, she would let out a little whimper.

Late at night, in pitch darkness, Jiang Xiulan and Gu Rushan, carrying the child, snuck out.

They skulked all the way to Gu Ruhai’s doorstep, terrified by the barking dogs along the way.

They placed the child at Gu Ruhai’s door, then fled like homeless dogs. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

They didn’t care if Gu Ruhai would find the baby, nor were they afraid the child might be taken away by dogs overnight.

At the crack of dawn the next day, they both went out.

This was a rare thing.

Normally, the two of them wouldn’t get out of bed before ten in the morning.

They hurried out but tried to project a laid-back, nonchalant demeanor, casually chatting with people along the way, before slowly making their way to Gu Ruhai’s house.

When they arrived, Jiang Xiulan and Gu Rushan were dumbfounded.

The main door was tightly closed, guarded by an iron lock.

Clearly, no one was home.

And there was no sign of the child at the doorstep.

This not only made Jiang Xiulan anxious but worried Gu Rushan as well.

This was a person, not a dog.

If something had indeed happened, how could Jiang Caifa not come looking?

Where would they produce a child from to give to Jiang Caifa?

"It’s all your fault. You see, going in the dead of night! I said we should go early in the morning, but you wouldn’t listen. Now look at this mess. What do we do?"

Gu Rushan complained, but in a low voice—they couldn’t talk about this openly.

Jiang Xiulan pinched Gu Rushan’s arm hard, making him grimace. "You blame me? I was scared too. If the child cried inside our house and got discovered, no amount of explaining could save us."

They looked at each other, both unsure of what to do.

They couldn’t openly ask people.

Who do you ask?

They had no choice but to walk back, heads down and dejected.

Only to run smack into Aunt Zhang, who was taking Xiao Jie out for a walk.

Seeing Gu Xiaojie, Gu Rushan and Jiang Xiulan’s eyes lit up.

Here was the perfect answer.

Gu Rushan cheerily approached, trying to grab Gu Xiaojie. "Xiao Jie, come play at Uncle’s house. Let Auntie make you some scrambled eggs."

Satisfying a child is just a matter of coaxing them.

But as soon as those words were spoken, not only was Gu Xiaojie stunned, even Aunt Zhang was taken aback.

After all, she’d been caring for the child for over half a year and had run into Gu Rushan and Jiang Xiulan in the village more than once or twice. Was the sun rising in the west today?

These two usually acted like they didn’t even see Gu Xiaojie.

Not even a hello.

Not the least bit like an uncle and aunt.

Now they were looking at Gu Xiaojie like wolves eyeing a piece of meat—that couldn’t help but feel creepy.

"Oh, is the sun rising in the west today? This is truly a first for me."

This was directed at Gu Rushan.

Feeling a bit stifled, Jiang Xiulan pouted and stepped forward, "Aunt Zhang, he’s our eldest brother’s child. Isn’t it right for us as uncle and aunt to be good to him?"

This really made Aunt Zhang laugh.

These two sure knew how to talk.

"Oh, Xiulan my dear, look how you’re talking. Of course it’s right for an aunt to be good to the child, but for half a year you haven’t been, and today you suddenly think of being good to him. I’m afraid to agree to this. I’m looking after the child, and if an ill-intentioned person snatched him away, I couldn’t bear that responsibility."

With that, Aunt Zhang led Gu Xiaojie away, "Come on, let’s go play with Zhang Zijie."

Gu Xiaojie had already scampered off in a flash.

He was scared, thinking his uncle and aunt looked like they wanted to eat him up, and Gu Xiaojie wasn’t foolish. He could see it.

Not running would indeed be silly.

Watching Gu Xiaojie run away, Gu Rushan felt regretful—it was all that woman’s fault.

Giving Aunt Zhang a glare, he pulled Jiang Xiulan along and walked away with a face full of frustration.

Aunt Zhang loudly added, "Hey, big brother, leaving already? Not waiting for Xiao Jie to come back?"

Her laughter echoed throughout the village. (To be continued. If you liked this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)