【Host, wake up! Sheng Ze Xi's matchmaker is here. If you don't wake up, she'll leave, and you won't be able to marry Sheng Ze Xi and have a child with him.】
Gu Jia Ning felt terribly cold, as if she had fallen into an ice cave, her soul trembling.
Her head ached terribly, the long and tragic memories of her previous life constantly washing over her.
Falling for a scoundrel, being used, missing her true love, infertility, family destruction, and dying in a fire.
Hatred and regret surged, but her eyelids were heavy, as if filled with lead. She wanted to open them, but she couldn't.
A mechanical voice in her head anxiously urged her to wake up. There were also various noisy sounds around her.
"Little sister, wake up! As long as you wake up, whatever you want, even a job, I'll agree."
"Why did this Old Gu family's daughter jump into the river? In this cold winter, even if she didn't drown, she would have frozen to death. What a tragedy!"
"What else could it be? It must be because of Wen Zhiqing. Everyone in Huaihua Village knows that Gu Jia Ning has caused so much trouble for Wen Zhiqing."
At this time, an aunt dressed as a matchmaker, with a red flower on her head and a red handkerchief in her hand, squeezed in.
After glancing at the unconscious Gu Jia Ning, she thought for a moment and then asked, "Girl, it looks like you know what happened. Tell me about it."
The aunt, who had been talking excitedly, saw a strange woman dressed as a matchmaker and immediately thought of something.
Seeing the expectant faces around her, she immediately said proudly, "Of course I know. My house is next to Old Gu's."
She lowered her voice, "Yesterday, Gu Family's eldest son passed the exam to become a worker at the steel factory. Gu Jia Ning wanted her eldest brother to give the job to Wen Zhiqing, but unfortunately, his sister-in-law didn't agree. So, Gu Jia Ning jumped into the river."
"Oh, so that's how it is."
"The Old Gu family has always spoiled Gu Jia Ning. Look at how heartbroken and guilty Gu Family's eldest son is. Once Gu Jia Ning wakes up, the job will definitely be given away."
"So, Gu Jia Ning likes this Wen Zhiqing?" the matchmaker asked.
"Definitely. Everyone in Huaihua Village knows about this."
The matchmaker stopped asking. Thinking of her purpose today, she sighed.
This flower already has an owner. This matter cannot be done.
Just as she was about to leave, a cold hand suddenly grabbed her calf, startling her.
She turned around and saw that Gu Jia Ning, who had been unconscious, had opened her eyes.
"Little sister, you're awake!"
"Finally awake! That's great!"
The matchmaker looked at the young woman. She was soaking wet, wrapped in her older brother's cotton-padded coat, her hair disheveled, and her face pale. She was so disheveled, yet still stunningly beautiful. She had an oval face, willow eyebrows, and almond eyes; delicate and charming. Her almond eyes were glistening with tears, instantly making people feel pity.
To be honest, she had introduced many marriages and had seen many city girls, but she had never seen such a beautiful one.
No wonder Sheng Ze Xi, an officer from the Northwest Military Region, traveled all the way here to find her to be a matchmaker.
With this girl's appearance, which young man wouldn't be moved?
The matchmaker looked up. The young woman's moist almond eyes seemed to hold stubbornness.
"It's Sheng Ze Xi who asked you to come to my house," the young woman's voice was weak but sweet, as if mixed with honey.
"Does he plan to have a blind date with me?"
After speaking, she took a deep breath, as if the two sentences had exhausted all her strength.
"Yes." The matchmaker nodded, quite surprised that the young woman knew that Officer Sheng asked her to arrange the matchmaking.
"If that's the case, I agree."
"Little sister, forget about blind dates for now. Big brother will take you home." Gu Yunting lifted her horizontally, pushed through the crowd, and ran home.
His handsome face was tense, and he muttered nervously, comforting Gu Jia Ning.
"Little sister, let's go home first to take a bath and change clothes. We can talk about anything else later."
"As long as you don't do anything foolish, I can give up the job."
"You can give it to Wen Zhiqing, Zhang Zhiqing, or anyone else."
"..."
Gu Yunting's anxiety and concern were noticed by Gu Jia Ning in his arms. Two lines of tears fell silently. In her previous life, after she jumped into the river, her older brother compromised and gave the job to Wen Zhuqing. This laid the groundwork for the quarrels between her older brother and sister-in-law in their later years. It seemed that after this incident, her older brother's luck ran out. Her intelligent and business-minded older brother failed in everything he did and became estranged from his sister-in-law.
On the way, other members of the Gu family arrived, having heard the news from the fields, the Village Committee, and home.
"Quickly, carry her home."
As soon as they entered the house, the mistress, Yao Chunhua, forced herself to remain calm, opened Gu Jia Ning's wardrobe, took out clothes and a towel, and said, "Eldest son, put Ning girl on her bed. I'll change her clothes. You go boil some hot water. She needs a bath later."
Father Gu glanced at his daughter, who was awake but soaking wet and disheveled, and quickly walked out, "I'll go get Old Zhang Tou."
Old Zhang Tou was Huaihua Village's doctor. People who fell into the water were afraid of developing a high fever.
Sister-in-law Yang Manman looked at her younger sister-in-law's pale face and wet hair, knowing the reason she jumped into the river, but her conscience couldn't bear it. She stamped her foot, "Mom, I'll make some ginger tea for my little sister to warm her up."
Second brother Gu Yun Nan brought out a hen from the chicken coop, one that was originally planned to be slaughtered a few days later.
Third brother Gu Yunzhou looked at his younger sister's closed door. Seeing that he couldn't help, he turned to leave, his fists clenched tightly. His younger sister jumping into the river must have been instigated by that Wen Zhiqing; that guy needed a good lesson.
Gu Jia Ning was helped by her mother to change out of her wet clothes, her body dried, and she was dressed in dry clothes. She also drank the ginger tea brought by her sister-in-law.
"In this cold winter, the river water can freeze a person to death, and yet you, you reckless girl, jumped in."
"Drink the ginger tea quickly to dispel the cold. When the hot water boils, take a hot bath. Your second brother slaughtered a chicken, and you'll have chicken soup later. Old man, why hasn't Old Zhang Tou come yet?" Yao Chunhua touched Gu Jia Ning's forehead with her rough hands. "I'm afraid she might develop a high fever."
"Coming, coming." As if hearing his wife's urging, Father Gu pulled Old Zhang Tou in, running.
Old Zhang Tou took Gu Jia Ning's pulse and prescribed several doses of Chinese medicine before leaving.
Yang Manman, "I'll go boil the medicine."
Her older brother came in with a bucket of hot water, pulled out a large wooden tub, poured the water in, and added some cold water. "Take a hot bath first."
When Gu Jia Ning finished her bath and her mother was tucking her in, second brother Gu Yun Nan brought in a bowl of steaming hot chicken soup.
The rising steam from the chicken soup blurred Gu Jia Ning's eyes. She remembered that at this time, her second sister-in-law was in confinement, and the chicken was supposed to be saved for her. But now...
Gu Jia Ning looked up, gazing at her family, full of anxiety and worry, showing no blame towards her. At this moment, the emotions she had suppressed in her past and present lives surged like a tide. She hugged her mother and cried loudly, "Mother and Father, I'm sorry, I was wrong, it was all my fault..."
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