Be in low spirits

Ye Fan still received the order to go to the front line to support. Before leaving, he found Liu Ma and told her some family matters. He also asked the servants in the kitchen to buy some fresh shrimps, made wontons by himself, put them in the refrigerator, and played with the children, just like a house husband.

When Gu Jinluo returned home after a meeting at the department store, it was a rare sight to see him at home, so she knew that it was almost time for them to leave.

Before going to bed, Gu Jinluo packed his things for him, handed the pocket watch to him, and reminded him again to return home safely.

Ye Fan pulled her to sit down and said, "Madam, you have worked hard over the years."

"How could that be? Didn't we agree not to say these things? It's not like we won't come back." She also knew that there were too many uncertainties in war, and many things could not go as promised.

"I just can't bear to leave my lady's gentle embrace." He held the person in his arms and buried his head in her neck. Perhaps it was because they had lived in peace for too long. Thinking about going to the front line, which would take more than one or two years, he couldn't sleep well without her by his side.

"Commander, why do you look so licentious! If the enemy gave you a woman on the battlefield, wouldn't you surrender?"

"It's useless to give you to others, but if the enemy can really give you to me on the battlefield, I might really surrender."

"You are always saying nice things. Was Dr. Jiang deceived by you?"

"Didn't Dr. Jiang explain that what he liked was my deep love for you?"

"Who knows whether you are truly affectionate or just pretending?" Gu Jinluo was actually a little coquettish because of his words.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. You should hand in your homework tonight." As he said this, he carried the person to lie on the bed.

"You...you said I insisted on it two days ago, and now you insist on it too." She thought this could be considered a win.

"Didn't you say before that you wanted to give Yun'en a brother or sister?" He pressed her under him and said, "When it comes to making excuses, how can his own wife compare to him?"

"I...you said you didn't want to have children...and you should be more restrained at your age." I couldn't argue with him, so I had to think about his health in a roundabout way.

"I don't know how long I have to abstain from sex. I should indulge myself tonight. I'm afraid that my wife will remember this and blame me for not fulfilling my duty as a husband." He didn't give her any chance to speak and covered her lips.

Even though they were an old couple, Ye Fan was still addicted to this lady. He could not suppress his physical joy. After having her, he never paid attention to other women.

Before leaving in the morning, Gu Jinluo told him to remember to write a letter home. Ye Fan remembered that his last letter was intercepted by someone and his notes were used by someone else. He hugged him and whispered, "Madam, I mark every letter. If there is no mark, it is not written by me. Don't write to others carelessly. Do you understand?"

Gu Jinluo nodded. Although the two had been married for many years, there were still many people who coveted the Gu family's property. Although not as many as before, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse, and there were still many people with ulterior motives.

Holding her face and giving her a big kiss, Yun En resolutely went to the battlefield. He waved to his father and shouted goodbye, "Dad."

From then on, only Gu Jinluo and Ye Yunen were left in the Gu Family Garden. The bigger the house was, the fewer people there were, and it seemed even more desolate.

When Aunt Liu served wontons in the evening, Ye Yunen asked first: "How do we eat wontons tonight?"

Aunt Liu said to her young lady, "Young lady, this was made by your uncle himself and is in the refrigerator. He asked me to make some for you every day."

Gu Jinluo tried one and found it somewhat similar to what they had eaten in the alley in Jinghua back then. "I don't know when I learned this from someone."

"My uncle said he will be back after you finish eating," Aunt Liu added.

Ye Yunen was delighted to hear this, and waved the spoon in his hand and said, "Yeah! Then I will eat wontons every day until my dad comes home."

"Silly boy!" Gu Jinluo touched his head, feeling a little sad, yet unable to bear to expose the lie.

A month after Ye Fan went to the battlefield, Gu Jinluo was found to be pregnant. Aunt Liu was very happy and began to bustle around preparing to take care of her. Yun'en also started to go to school.

In the six months after the frequent wars, Gu Lang sold his house in Jinghua and returned to Anjiang. Zhou Mengli also followed with her children, and the Gu family suddenly became lively.

Because of her pregnancy, after Gu Lang returned to Anjiang, Gu Jinluo handed over all business matters to him, took care of Yun'en's studies herself, and even taught the two children to play the piano when she had time.

Sometimes when talking about business at the dinner table, Ye Yunen would say something surprising. Despite his young age, he has already demonstrated a great talent for business.

When his sister was born, Yun'en followed his uncle and paced back and forth at the door of the room. He looked mature beyond his years, quite similar to his father.

At dawn, the sun rose and my sister was born safely. Yun'en fell asleep on the stool while waiting. Gu Lang called the school to ask for leave for him. Aunt Liu held him back to the room and went to sleep.

Gu Lang held the child in his arms and coaxed him. Zhou Mengli was in the kitchen helping Aunt Liu prepare confinement meals. She said for no reason, "I also want to give Gu Lang a daughter, but unfortunately he doesn't want to."

"Master Lang is still young, and your sister-in-law has plenty of opportunities." Aunt Liu comforted her.

"In Gu Lang's heart, his sister has always been more important. Even though we are both married, in his heart, I, his wife, am not as important as his sister." She squatted beside the stove. It turned out that she had the child by force when he was drunk. Although he treated her well in the past few years and was responsible for the child, his heart was not with her after all.

"Sister-in-law, the young lady and Master Lang have been dependent on each other for many years, so it is understandable that they have a deep affection for each other. Moreover, it is impossible for a couple to always be as loving as they were at the beginning. Life has to be lived in this way. The young lady and Master Lang are still in love as they were at the beginning because they are separated from each other, and they also have to suffer from the pain of missing each other."

Zhou Mengli also knew that some things could not be forced, so she brought the confinement meal to Gu Jinluo's room. Seeing Gu Lang playing with the child made her feel that she should give him a daughter.

"Has the baby been named?" She sat down and fed the soup to Gu Jinluo who was lying on the bed.

Gu Jinluo took the bowl of soup and said, "I'll do it myself."

The child in Gu Lang's arms laughed. He happily held the child in front of them and said, "Look, she can smile at me!"

Zhou Mengli also stood up to amuse the child, but Gu Jinluo thought of Ye Fan. Although they occasionally received letters, no one knew when the war would end, and the day of their reunion was still a long way off.

"How about his last name Gu? Gu Yuezhi?" She didn't know when Ye Fan would be able to come back. If his last name was Gu, she would probably have to write a letter to ask.

"Yuezhi?" Gu Lang really couldn't like this Ye Fan. Isn't Yuezhi the same as Xinyuexingzhi? "No, she doesn't look like a girl at all."

"I think it's a good name. And the last name is Gu. Does your brother-in-law know it?" Zhou Mengli thought the name was very good.

"No, I'll write to you when I feel better. Or how about giving you a nickname first, let's call you Yueyue."

"Xiao Yueyue, I'm your uncle." Gu Lang accepted this nickname.

"I'm your aunt." Zhou Mengli also teased the child.

Ye Yunen woke up just before dinner time and started crying, saying, "Grandma Liu, I dreamed about my sister. Where is my sister? I want my sister!"

Aunt Liu carried him to Gu Jinluo's room to see his sister. When he saw his sister, he laughed again. Gu Jinluo laughed at him: "How come you need someone to hold you when you wake up? Aunt Liu is old, she will come over by herself next time."

Ye Yunen turned a deaf ear to him and just teased his sister, "I am your brother, Brother Yunen. Sister, do you know Dad? Dad is a great general, very impressive, but he likes to lie. We have finished eating the wontons, but he hasn't come back yet. You can't lie, understand?"

She was still a child herself, yet she was educating others. Her younger sister did not find a nanny, Gu Jinluo took care of her personally, and she also fed her in the middle of the night. Because she had to sleep with her younger sister, Yun'en had to sleep with her, so the three of them slept in the same room.

She wrote to Ye Fan to tell him that her daughter was born and asked him if she could be named Gu. After he knew her name was Yuezhi, he felt that Ye Yuejin didn't sound good either, so he agreed to give her the surname Gu, Gu Yuezhi.

When Yuezhi was one month old, Gu Jinluo brought the two children back to Jinghua to visit their grandmother. At that time, Ye's mother was very old and spent most of her time lying in bed recuperating. However, when she knew that her grandchildren were coming, she still asked the servants to wash them clean and dress them neatly to greet them at the door of Ye's mansion.

Seeing that her mother-in-law was helpless in the Ye Mansion, Gu Jinluo decided to bring the old woman back to Anjiang to take care of her.