Be in low spirits

He was a little sensitive when he heard the word "pregnant". He wanted to stand up, but his head hit the cabin cover. "Pregnant... I'm sorry! Is this true? Then we have to get married quickly. I... I really didn't mean it... You..."

He was in a panic, not knowing where to put his hands. His head was hit by the cabin cover again and again, and his face turned red, like a child who had done something wrong.

"If you really get pregnant, your father-in-law will be so angry that he will break your legs!" Looking at his reaction, I wanted to remain serious, but in the end I couldn't help laughing out loud.

Hearing this, he felt relieved and sat down calmly: "I remember you... didn't you say you would ask Su Yaoer for the prescription?"

"It's too late, we have to go back. I still think that recipe is unreliable, so let's talk about it after we get married, just in case."

Ye Fan rowed the boat to the shore, pulled the person up, and sent him back to the apartment.

"Then I can't come to see you at night? How can this be possible? I will go to Uncle San to ask about the marriage tomorrow. You should prepare well."

"What to prepare?" She had never been married and didn't know what to prepare.

"Get ready to be a bride, and remember to leave the door open for me at night. I promise not to let Aunt Liu know." He whispered to her.

"Didn't we agree to talk about it after we get married? You're looking for me just for those things, right?" She was a little angry and stomped her feet in a tantrum at the corner of the street.

"No! I promise not to do anything. I'll just hold you and sleep. Besides, I'm afraid of waking up Aunt Liu if I make any noise." After all, there were pedestrians at the corner of the street, so he could only hug her tightly and whisper in her ear.

She looked up and glared at him, doubting his sincerity.

"Really not, ma'am. And I just came back, and I don't have the energy. I just want to hold you and have a good sleep. I haven't slept well for more than half a month." Yuan had never coaxed a girl before, but he could always calm down in front of her.

"Really? Then bring me a portion of Zou Ji's sugar-roasted chestnuts tonight." Seeing that he was sincere, she didn't pursue the matter for the time being. Besides, there were many people on the street, so she grabbed his collar and hid under the door of the shop.

"Where can I find Zou Ji chestnuts for you at this late hour?"

"Then I don't care. If you can't do this, then don't come."

Seeing her approaching him, he just wanted to hold her in his arms and hug her.

At around twelve o'clock in the evening, he really climbed to the third floor of the apartment with the sugar-roasted chestnuts, went out to close Liu Ma's door, and returned to her room quietly to help people peel the chestnuts.

She lay on the bed, watching him peel chestnuts, and interrupted, "Are you really looking for Zou Ji's?"

"I went to find Master Zou to cook it himself early in the evening, and I even got the kerosene lamp from him." He was afraid that Aunt Liu would hear something, so he didn't dare to speak loudly.

Gu Jinluo moved a little, patted the bed sheet, and said, "Come up, I'll eat tomorrow. It's too late. Didn't you say you wanted to have a good rest?"

"Try it first. Didn't you say you wanted to eat it?" He handed the peeled chestnuts to her mouth.

"Eating in bed is dirty. I don't want it."

"Try it, I'll help you, hurry up." He was almost prying her mouth open.

After reluctantly taking a bite, he lay down on the bed, hugged the person and had a good sleep. Aunt Liu got up at five in the morning to make breakfast, which scared Ye Fan so much that he opened his eyes suddenly and wanted to lift the quilt and sneak out.

Gu Jinluo grabbed his hand in a daze and said, "Aunt Liu still needs to go out to buy groceries, don't worry."

He felt that he was a young general, and when did he become so cowardly that he had to knock on people's doors in the middle of the night for his wife and pay a large sum of money to ask them to roast a bag of chestnuts for him.

"Luoluo, why do we seem like we're having an affair?" He complained while hugging the person in his arms.

"Didn't I tell you not to come, but you insisted on coming?" She was still sleepy and a little grouchy, so her voice was a little louder.

Aunt Liu thought she was awake, so she knocked on the door and asked, "Miss, breakfast is ready. Master Lang called last night and told us he would not be back today."

"Yeah." She turned over and continued to sleep, snuggling into Ye Fan's arms.

After one night, Ye Fan was more determined that they should get married earlier, and they must get married.

After Aunt Liu left, he hugged her and said, "Luoluo, Gu Lang is not coming back today, do you want to go to the Ye Mansion to meet your future mother-in-law?"

"It's so noisy, let's go to sleep." She felt it was so noisy and just wanted to sleep.

The chairman listened to Ye Liangyun's talk about Ye Fan's marriage application, but did not express his opinion. He only said: "The border war has been tense recently, and he should also experience some experience. Let him and Yang Lin prepare to go to the front line."

"Front line? After all, they are still young and have little practical experience. I'm afraid that might not be a good idea. How about finding an old general to lead them?"

"Mr. Pei is here. Let them set off in three days." The chairman gave the order.

Gu Lang received the news at the arms warehouse and was thinking about arranging for Gu Jinluo to return to Anjiang to take care of his bedridden uncle.

When he returned to the apartment for dinner that night, he took the chestnuts that Liu Ma had picked up and said, "The chestnuts in our restaurant are not delicious? Why do we have to buy them from these street stalls?"

She glared at Aunt Liu and said impatiently, "I'm not a child. Is it okay to just try it? And you can't just go into a girl's room. How rude of you to do that?"

"Do you still need me to come in? I've arranged a flight for you. You'll be heading back to Anjiang in two days. My uncle has been talking about you these past two days."

"Okay." She felt bored with the meal.

The next day, she took a rickshaw to find Yaoer and told her about her plan to return to Anjiang. While they were talking, Yang Lin also came and said that he had just received an order and they would go to the border to fight in a few days.

"Ye Xingzhi is going too?" Gu Jinluo had never heard him mention it before.

"Of course a new admiral has to go through some training. He probably didn't tell you because he hasn't had enough time. He should be trying to arrange your marriage right now." Yang Lin also heard this from Ye Liangyun's assistant.

"How long will it take you to go to war? Yao'er is here alone?" There are too many variables in a war, and the wedding cannot be held in the next few days, so we can only wait.

"It's hard to say, Yao'er. If it really doesn't work, I will arrange for you to live in the Yang Mansion. At least it will be safer, but you will have to suffer." Yang Lin held Yao'er's hand, and he was also worried.

"No, it's not right. Besides, if she joins your Yang family as a servant, she will not be able to marry into the family. Yao'er, follow me back to Anjiang. When we return to Jinghua, I will ask your brother to see if there is any suitable position for her." Gu Jinluo mainly wanted to find someone to accompany her. The most important thing was that if she went back and persuaded her father to accept this adopted daughter, wouldn't it be smooth sailing for her to marry into the Yang family?

"Ji Huai, don't worry about my affairs for now. Just go to war and come back safely. I can wait." Yao'er also felt that entering the Yang Mansion was unrealistic.

"Yao'er, don't worry. I'll have someone come to check on the old house regularly. You can pack up and fly back to Anjiang with me tomorrow. It's settled." Gu Jinluo took a sip of tea and wanted to see her nod.

"Okay, I'll go to Anjiang for a while. When you come back from the war, we will come back too." Yao'er looked at Yang Lin, then at her belly.

Yang Lin took a sip of tea, sighed, and said to Gu Jinluo: "Miss Gu, there is something I must confess to you."

His sudden seriousness made Gu Jinluo panic. Could it be that something went wrong when Ye Fan applied for marriage?

"Yao'er... is pregnant."

"What!" She was so shocked that she stood up, not knowing what to say for a moment. She knew that the folk remedy was unreliable.

"Luoluo, I want to give birth to this baby." Yaoer said to her while holding her belly, her eyes full of maternal radiance.

"But... I'm not saying that I can't let you give birth to this child... but... this child..." She didn't know what to say for a moment.

"I know it's not right, but he is the child of Ji Huai and I."

"Then you should come back to Anjiang with me, and you, Yang Lin! She is pregnant, and you still want to arrange her to be a servant in your Yang Mansion. What are you thinking? What if the child and the adults are overworked and something happens, and you are not around, what are you going to let her do?" She didn't understand whether she was angry with Yaoer or with Yang Lin's inaction.

In the afternoon, Ye Fan returned to the Ye Mansion and saw Gu Jinluo sitting on the sofa. He was surprised and happy, "Luoluo, I was just about to call you, why are you here?"

Seeing that he looked exhausted, Ye's mother quickly said, "You are such a grown-up, and you didn't even wash and change clothes after coming back from outside. How rude."

Ye Fan wanted to open his mouth to refute, but Gu Jinluo twisted his arm. He looked at his military uniform and thought that it was time to change into a new one.