Reborn into the 70: Turning Adversity into Her Dazzling Path

Chapter 7: Chapter 7: Sister-in-law

Gu Chunhai cleaned up the pieces of porcelain and then served another bowl of rice to Gu Lingling.

Gu Juan watched him coming and going, and although she was angry inside, she also remembered Wang Meili’s words, to treat Gu Lingling better when Gu Chunhai was at home.

Besides, she still needed Gu Lingling to help her write a letter.

She would deal with Gu Lingling properly once Gu Chunhai left; daring to resist, how audacious!

And the broken bowl, just wait, once Gu Chunhai leaves, her mother would definitely give Gu Lingling a good talking to, Gu Juan thought smugly.

In the afternoon, Gu Lingling took another nap, and after sweating a lot, she finally felt much better.

She put on her clothes and got up from the kang, not knowing where Gu Juan had gone off to play.

Whenever school was on break, Gu Juan wouldn’t return home until it was dark and time for dinner. No wonder even though she was just a few months younger, she had been held back a grade and was still in middle school.

Taking advantage of the good light in the room, Gu Lingling got up to write a letter.

On the kang was a kang cabinet, most of its red paint had peeled off, and it was said to be the only dowry Yao Ruanqian brought when she married into the family.

She was writing a letter, not helping Gu Juan write a love letter; she was writing to Gu Haojun.

Gu Haojun had been in the army for four years without returning home, and Gu Lingling had never written him a letter.

Now reincarnated, she missed her cousin very much. Despite being Wang Meili’s biological son, he had always protected and cared for her.

When writing the letter for the first time, Gu Lingling thought she wouldn’t know what to say, but surprisingly, the words came naturally when she started writing.

As she wrote, tears started to fall, and Gu Lingling quickly wiped them away.

After finishing the letter, she hid it and then spread out paper to help Gu Juan write a love letter. During this time, Gu Juan came in once, glanced at the letter Gu Lingling wrote, and left satisfied.

Once Gu Juan left, Gu Lingling threw the love letter into the kang hole and burned it.

Without this letter, she wanted to see how Wang Meili would slander her then.

Based on memories from her previous life, her aunt Gu Chunmei, who lived in the city, would come back and properly put Wang Meili and Gu Juan in their places.

The reason was simple: both Gu Chunmei and Wang Qingfeng’s mother worked at the suburban transformer factory, but the two never got along well.

This time, Wang Qingfeng’s mother had caught something on Gu Chunmei and mocked her fiercely.

In the previous life, Wang Meili had shifted the blame onto Gu Lingling.

Originally, Gu Chunmei had treated Gu Lingling well because of how Yao Ruanqian had helped her get a job, but because of this incident, she started to become distant.

Gu Lingling was lost in thought when the door to the yard was suddenly pushed open from the outside, ”Mom, I’m back.”

It was Gu Chunmei’s voice.

Gu Lingling wrapped herself in her clothes and got off the kang, ”Auntie, Grandma went to Uncle’s house and isn’t at home.”

”Lingling, what’s wrong with you?” Gu Chunmei put down what she was holding and walked over, ”Are you sick?”

”I’m almost better.” Gu Lingling tried her best to smile at Gu Chunmei.

This really startled Gu Chunmei. Her niece usually appeared indifferent whenever she returned, always with her head down and not speaking to anyone. What was going on today, did the sun rise in the west?

”Auntie, come in and sit for a while, Dad and the others will be back soon.” Gu Lingling kept her head down as she led Gu Chunmei into the house, ”Auntie, I... can I ask you something?”

”This child, no need to be polite with your aunt, what’s the matter? Tell auntie what you want, and auntie will buy it for you,” Gu Chunmei said with a smile.

She now earned dozens of yuan a month at the transformer factory, and with her husband Li Laishi’s salary, they had over a hundred yuan a month, and she never forgot who helped her get this job.

If it weren’t for this job, she wouldn’t have met someone as good as Li Laishi, let alone have the good life she had now.

”I miss my brother, and I’ve written him a letter. Auntie, can you help me send it to him?”