Chapter 793: Chapter 687

Gu Shaojun was also quite surprised. He frowned slightly and said, "I’ve told Shaozheng several times that he’s not a kid anymore and needs to be more discreet and composed. No matter how much he likes to have fun, he should rein it in. He’s always quick to agree, but then he turns around and does whatever he wants. See? Now there’s a problem. If Grandpa and Granny Gu find out, not only will he have to take responsibility for the girl, but he’ll be punished too."

"Then don’t you go telling the family, or I’ll be the one who spilled the beans."

"What do you mean, spilled the beans? We’re practically one person. Telling you is the same as telling myself."

Gu Shaojun paused for a moment. "The Pang Family? Pang Xiaoji and Gu Shaozheng? That seems... pretty good. This Pang Xiaoji... let me think. In my past life, during some holiday, my brothers came to the coastal city to see me. Shaozheng arrived and left in a hurry. He said at the time that something had happened to Pang Xiaoji and he had to go help Pang He. I think she went missing? I never heard him mention her again, so I guess they found her. If you think about it, they’ve known each other since childhood in both lives. They know each other well, so the family should approve. Mrs. Gu has always been worried about Shaozheng, too... And Pang Xiaoji is, at least, physically stronger than the woman Shaozheng married in our last life."

At the mention of this, Xiao Man immediately got gossipy. "I thought you only remembered bits and pieces from your dreams? How do you know about the situation with Gu Shaozheng’s wife from his past life?"

Gu Shaojun gave his young fiancée an amused look, indulging her curiosity. "She was Shaozheng’s wife, and they had a daughter—of course I know about them. The Shaozheng of my past life was even more reckless than he is now. He lived a life of utter debauchery, doing whatever he pleased. You could call him a wastrel, but he had a real talent for business and single-handedly propped up the Gu Family’s fortune. His marriage was a lot like Shaofeng’s—he was suddenly married. Based on what you analyzed for me before, Shaofeng was likely set up by his mother and Zeng Rong. But Shaozheng... he probably brought it all on himself. The story goes that it was a similar situation to this one with Pang Xiaoji. A group of them went on an outing, drank, and camped out. Then something happened, and Shaozheng got the girl pregnant. On top of that, she had a very weak constitution, and the pregnancy took a huge toll on her. She was an only daughter, and her doting parents couldn’t bear to see her suffer. They considered an abortion, but her body was too weak for the procedure, so their only choice was to try and carry the baby to term. She spent several months in the hospital. Under those circumstances, they had to get married first. The child was born with congenital issues and was extremely frail. I left Beijing after that, so I never saw her again, but I still remember what the little girl looked like. A child her age should have been happy and lively like Shaoying, running and jumping around, but she wasn’t. At two, she still couldn’t walk or talk. She just stayed cooped up in her room all day, listless and sullen. She was always taking medicine or getting injections. Enduring pain had become her normal state, and she never even cried. It was heartbreaking to see. Later, Shaozheng sent her abroad for treatment. I have no idea how she turned out. It would be wonderful if she could be reborn into our family in this life, but that seems unlikely. By this point in my past life, Shaozheng had already met that wife of his and their child had been born. But now, he’s still worried about his own health, going on about his ’three-year celibacy plan,’ and that girl hasn’t shown up. Instead, he’s gone and gotten tangled up with Pang Xiaoji..."

"So that girl wasn’t from Beijing? Has she shown up yet?"

"She was from Jiangnan. I think she was a distant relative of someone in Shaozheng’s social circle. Her father was also a famous figure in the business world. She and Shaozheng were complete strangers before she came to Beijing to stay with her relatives. Her cousins introduced her to the circle, and that’s how the two of them met."

Gu Shaojun paused, then said, "If you ever get the chance to meet her, give her a check-up. Help her get her health in order so she doesn’t get married and have another child like that one. It was truly painful to watch."

"Fine. When the time comes, you just point her out to me. I’ll use my best medicine on her. I’m afraid it won’t be effective if I do it for free, so I’ll just give her a discount. She was your former sister-in-law, after all," Xiao Man said, shooting Gu Shaojun a sly look.

Gu Shaojun chuckled and gently flicked her forehead. "We’d be doing it for that little girl from our family in the past life. And you—don’t let it slip. It would be difficult to explain in front of Shaozheng and the others."

As for the matter with Gu Shaozheng and Pang Xiaoji, Gu Shaojun followed Xiao Man’s suggestion and pretended to know nothing. He simply told Xiao Man where Gu Shaozheng was, and she sent him a message to let him know Pang Xiaoji’s decision. Gu Shaozheng soon returned to Beijing. After meeting with Pang Xiaoji, he went home and formally discussed his marriage with the family elders. Shaozheng wasn’t young anymore; it was time for him to settle down. When the Gu elders heard he was dating a girl from the Pang Family, they discussed it briefly at the dinner table and unanimously approved. Granny Gu and Mrs. Gu began to make arrangements, instructing Gu Shaozheng to treat the girl well, bring her home for a meal when he was free, and then set a date for the two families to meet and handle things accordingly.

This reaction was more or less what Gu Shaojun had expected.

When Gu Shaoling found out, she no longer threw tantrums or made cynical remarks in opposition as she had before. Secretly, however, she pouted. ’The older my brothers get, the dumber they become,’ she thought. ’Both of them are just fishing in their own pond. Why do they both have to pick someone they know to be their wife? They’ve known every single one of each other’s flaws since they were kids. There’s no mystery at all, and they aren’t even a good match. It’s so boring! What a waste of such great brothers. It’s like watching bright pearls get covered in dust.’

In the blink of an eye, the twelfth lunar month arrived, and the New Year was fast approaching. In January, Lu Jian Country and Yang Liu’er’s daughter, Lu Jiaojiao, celebrated her first birthday. The Lu Family held a banquet at the Jingyuan Hotel, which Xiao Man and Gu Shaojun attended. Their gift was a set of carved wooden animal toys and a peach-wood Amulet. Xiao Man personally tied the Amulet around Lu Jiaojiao’s neck. Yang Liu’er beamed, while Lu Jian Country’s gaze was deep, his heart recording the heavy favor he now owed.

The couple were both thrilled with the gift their precious daughter received, though they valued it for different reasons. Yang Liu’er knew the wooden carvings were Gu Shaojun’s handiwork. ’I admire him so much,’ she thought. ’He’s definitely going to be an incredible figure in the future. For my daughter to have a set of toys handmade by someone like that... what an honor! That’s something money can’t buy! And the Amulet from Xiao Man... who is Xiao Man? The final disciple of the Imperial Physician! My husband says she must have had some great fortuitous opportunity, that her skills go far beyond just medicine. Xiao Man gave me and Weiwei Amulets back then, too, and we’ve had nothing but smooth sailing for years. So, this Amulet she gave my daughter is even more precious. It’s something money absolutely, positively cannot buy!’

As for Lu Jian Country, who trained under the Gu Family, he had now broken through to the Postnatal Middle Layer as a Martial Artist and had also reached the Three Layers of Cultivation and Qi Refining. He could sense the true value of the Amulet and the wooden toys far better than his wife. ’It’s not just something money can’t buy,’ he thought. ’These are priceless, one-of-a-kind treasures!’

’Both the Amulet and the wooden toys are made of peach wood imbued with Spiritual Energy,’ Lu Jian Country thought with a sigh. ’I’d believe it if someone said this wood had grown for ten thousand years. The Amulet goes without saying, but even these small wooden animals... just carrying one of them when you go out could guarantee your safety! My daughter is truly fortunate. Her destiny is amazing!’

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