Marrying a childless superior, she became pregnant and lived a carefree life in the 1970s.

Chapter 42 Tears of Parting

After finishing his work, Sheng Zexi came in carrying a basin of hot water, with a towel slung over his shoulder.

"I guessed you were already awake. Come and wash up, then go have breakfast."

"Okay." Gu Jianing took the hot towel that Sheng Zexi had wrung out and began to wash up.

This time, the entire Gu family was present for breakfast, a rare sight to see them all together, though the atmosphere was somewhat quiet, and everyone's eyes held a sense of reluctance.

No matter how reluctant I am, when the time comes, I still have to leave.

Sheng Zexi loaded all the bags and packages prepared by the Gu family into the jeep.

"Father, Mother, brothers and sisters-in-law, please take good care of yourselves." Gu Jianing, with tears in her eyes, hugged each of her family members and said goodbye.

"Go on, go on, have a good time with Xi."

Through her blurry, tear-filled eyes, Gu Jianing finally got into the car. The car door slowly closed, and Sheng Zexi started the car.

The car slowly moved forward.

“My Ningning…” Yao Chunhua subconsciously chased after her, and Old Man Gu followed behind her, both of them with tears streaming down their faces.

Yao Chunhua's pent-up emotions suddenly burst forth, and she sobbed uncontrollably, "Ningning has never left us. I... I'm so worried about her."

A mother worries when her son travels a thousand miles.

Yao Chunhua was worried.

I worry that she's so far away, she might not have enough to eat or wear, and she might not be able to take good care of herself.

She was worried that Ningning might be bullied when she couldn't see her, but she wasn't by Ningning's side. How could she stand up for her?

"My dear Ningning."

Gu Yunting and the others couldn't hold back their tears either.

"Alright, old woman, don't cry. Xi is a good boy, he will take good care of Ningning." Old Man Gu comforted his wife, but he was also feeling bad.

But no matter how good her husband is to her, are her parents as good to her as they are to her?
Every child is the apple of their parents' eye; they can't bear to part with them, it hurts so much.

In the jeep, Gu Jianing turned around and looked back through the window, seeing her parents chasing after her, crying.

She couldn't hold back her tears either, and they streamed down her face.

"Mom and dad..."

Gu Jianing desperately tried to control the urge to stop the car and turn back.

He could only silently pray in his heart: "Father, Mother, Brother, and Sister-in-law, you must take good care of yourselves. I will also take good care of Brother Xi."

Sheng Zexi felt very sorry for his young wife when he saw her crying her eyes out.

"Or, I can turn back, and you can talk to your parents again..."

Gu Jianing shook her head. Her family members were long gone, their figures blurred by tears.

She choked up, "I'm fine, I just can't bear to leave. Let's go, otherwise, I'm scared, I'm scared I won't want to leave."

After saying that, she gazed at Sheng Zexi with red eyes.

This time, Sheng Zexi was almost in tears; he couldn't leave without wanting to.

After driving for a while, Sheng Zexi stopped the car, hugged Gu Jianing, and comforted her gently. Gu Jianing knew that she would definitely have to go with the army, but she just couldn't bear to leave her family for the time being.

"Don't cry, you won't be pretty if you cry."

Gu Jianing immediately stopped crying and glared at him fiercely.

"Okay, okay, I was just talking nonsense. You're still the prettiest even when you're crying."

Sheng Zexi wasn't just saying that; his beloved wife was crying, her face streaked with tears, which really broke his heart.

Gu Jianing finally stopped crying, and the car restarted.

Sheng Zexi watched his wife, who had been quiet for a while, pick up her cosmetics and start touching up her makeup, and he was both amused and exasperated. But this was better than crying.

After Sheng Zexi left with Gu Jianing, a car from Beijing picked up Sang's maternal grandparents.

On Grandpa Sang's side, at the National Weapons Research Institute in Beijing, they've never seen Old Master Sang take such a long leave before. Old Master Sang is an important researcher at their weapons research institute; the current projects can't function without him.

Meanwhile, while Sheng Zexi was in the city, he picked up another person and got into his car.

The man's name was Zhou Yu. He was Sheng Zexi's former comrade-in-arms, but he was wounded on the battlefield and transferred to civilian work. He was assigned to be the director of a department store in the city.

Originally, if Sheng Zexi hadn't pulled him back during that mission, he wouldn't have just been injured and had to be transferred to another job; he would have been killed outright.

Therefore, he was very grateful to Sheng Zexi.

The two became good brothers.

This Jeep was borrowed by Sheng Zexi from Zhou Yu.

The military always retires some old vehicles, and this vehicle was bought by Zhou Yu and later modified.

This time, when Sheng Zexi came here and heard that he needed to use a Jeep, Zhou Yu lent it to him without hesitation.

Now that Sheng Zexi is taking Gu Jianing by train to join the army, this jeep should be returned to its rightful owner.

When they arrived at the train station, they took a car, and Zhou Yu drove the jeep back.

Gu Jianing remembered Zhou Yu; she had even attended their wedding banquet yesterday.

Soon, the car arrived at the train station.

The train station was crowded and the air was somewhat stuffy. Gu Jianing frowned slightly.

He pulled the red towel up, covering most of his face.

Sheng Zexi carried all the large and small bags, especially the large and heavy items like blankets and meat, on his back, while Gu Jianing carried the lighter items.

Zhou Yu also helped them carry their things and offered to help them get on the train.

In those days, trains didn't have special waiting rooms, so Zhou Yu, who was seeing someone off, could still board the train, as long as he got off before it departed.

"Ningning, walk behind me, hold my hand, and don't let go, okay?" Sheng Zexi instructed.

He was holding things in both hands, so he couldn't hold his wife's hand; otherwise, he definitely would have held her hand to feel at ease.

Even if I can't hold your hand, I'll still give you my detailed instructions.

He walked ahead to clear the way, with Gu Jianing holding onto his clothes in the middle, and Zhou Yu bringing up the rear, the two of them protecting Gu Jianing in the middle.

"Okay, I understand," Gu Jianing replied obediently.

The three got on the bus, which became even more crowded, filled with people and things.

Fortunately, there was the tall and strong Sheng Zexi leading the way, and Zhou Yu bringing up the rear; otherwise, Gu Jianing really wouldn't have dared to squeeze onto the train by herself.

Actually, Gu Jianing had ridden a green-skinned train in her previous life, but the experience was indeed unpleasant.

At this moment, Gu Jianing also tried her best not to think about those things.

After passing through several carriages, they finally arrived at the sleeper berths they had purchased.

The two sleeper berths, one above the other, were theirs, but when they arrived, they found that three young men had already taken them.

"Comrade, this is our position," Sheng Zexi said expressionlessly.

Perhaps it was the military uniform Sheng Zexi was wearing, or perhaps it was the arrogant look in Sheng Zexi's eyes that made him seem unapproachable.

So the three young men immediately got up and left.

Sheng Zexi patted the upper and lower bunks to make sure there was nothing dirty before letting Gu Jianing sit down.

After all, he knew that his wife was delicate and clean, and it was a bit of a hardship for her to accompany him to the far northwest to join the army and squeeze onto this green train.

(End of this chapter)