Reborn in the 70s: Pampered by Regiment Commander-Chapter 1308 - 860: Speculation

The first watch.

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Chuxia and Zhao Yulan chatted for a little while longer after lunch at the Qi Family before deciding to leave. Old Madam Qi anxiously grabbed Zhao Yulan’s hand: "It’s rare for you to visit, why are you in such a hurry to leave? If you’re tired, why not rest in the guest room for a bit? We can chat again in the afternoon, alright?" She hastily added, "Yinzhi mentioned that you two would be coming, so I thoroughly cleaned the guest room inside and out, and aired out the bedding too. The bed is a double bed, so it won’t be a problem for you two to take a nap together."

Zhao Yulan hesitated and glanced at her daughter. The Qi Family doesn’t usually have many guests, and it’s hard to find someone to talk to. It’s normal for Old Madam Qi not to want them to leave, but Zhao Yulan knew her daughter was eager to return and tell Old Master Wan about Wan Yuqiong’s mother-daughter situation. She also wanted the truth to be revealed to Old Master Wan sooner rather than later, but she didn’t want to disappoint Old Madam Qi either. It was a real dilemma...

Chuxia stood up smiling, looking at Zhao Yulan with a grin: "Mom, even if you don’t want to nap, Aunt still needs her rest. How about we chat with Aunt once she wakes up?"

Did her daughter mean... that she agreed? After a brief hesitation, Zhao Yulan quickly stood up: "Alright, I’ll go have a nap too. Aunt, where’s the guest room?"

Old Madam Qi’s eyes squinted with a smile as she got up to lead them to the guest room.

"Aunt, this is the master bedroom, isn’t it?" Chuxia could tell with just one glance. This definitely wasn’t any guest room; it was evidently Old Madam Qi’s room. Surely, Old Madam Qi intentionally let them use this room.

Startled, the old lady hurried to explain: "I’ve cleaned this room thoroughly, and all the bedding and pillows have been replaced with new ones."

"Aunt..." Chuxia looked at her helplessly, "Do you think I’m that fussy? Of course, I know you changed all the bed linens. I meant that I’m grateful you gave us your room.

I and my mom won’t insist on staying in the guest room. Given my situation right now, it’s not practical to squeeze onto a single bed with my mom. Maybe you and my mom could rest here, and I could have the guest room to myself.

Yes!" Chuxia clapped her hands suddenly, "Mom, you and Aunt can stay here. You can chat with Aunt until you’re tired and then sleep, and I can have my own room and sleep as long as I want. Does that sound good?"

Zhao Yulan looked at Old Madam Qi seeking her opinion.

"Alright, that works too." After quick consideration, Old Madam Qi agreed. She truly clicked with Zhao Yulan, and she also thought it was better for a pregnant woman to have her own room for resting.

Chuxia, now extremely fatigued, fell asleep within five minutes of lying down. When she woke up, it was already 2:30 in the afternoon. She calculated that she had slept for a whole hour and a half.

Yawning, she slowly sat up to clear her mind before getting up to leave. But suddenly her footsteps halted, as she faintly heard Zhao Yulan’s sobbing!

She quietly moved to the door, pressed her ear against it, and heard Old Madam Qi comforting her mother: "Yulan, if I knew it would upset you so much, I wouldn’t have talked about those old matters.

Honestly, I was heartbroken back then, didn’t even want to live anymore. But as the years passed and I look back now, it’s not such a big deal.

Everyone has their own ideas, and if others want to live a good life, we shouldn’t hold them back, right? If I had ended up with someone like that, I might not have made it this far.

I know, many think it’s pitiful that my brother and I are both single, but truly, we’re not worse off than others.

We may not have families or children, but we haven’t been deprived of warmth. On the contrary, if I were married, the man might not have the patience to care for me, given my semi-disabled condition.

And my brother, well, you’ve seen his temper. Unless he met someone with an exceptionally good nature, he wouldn’t be comfortable in a relationship. We siblings understand each other’s strengths and weaknesses, so we don’t have conflicts or friction living together.

In life, you can’t have everything perfect; gaining some things means losing others. We’ve gained more compared to what we’ve lost."

"Aunt, I know all of this, but thinking about the hardships you endured when you were young saddens me..."