Chapter 112: Divorce Jiang Baihe, and Mother Will Find You Another

""That's right, Guoguo is such a sweet and sensible child. I really like her, and I'd be happy to be her godmother. Honestly, I don't think of myself as some kind of lucky star, but if it's really like you say, and I am Guoguo's lucky star, then I'd gladly use my good fortune to protect her.""

Lucky star or not, Gu Jianing wasn't sure if she really was one.

But after dying and getting a second chance at life, even being able to bind to a childbearing system, she figured she must be pretty lucky.

As for Guoguo, she truly liked her. If she could, she would gladly share some of her luck with Guoguo.

Thinking about the glimpses of the future she'd seen, about the tragic fate of Zhang Shuwan and Guoguo in her previous life, she wondered if maybe she really was meant to be Guoguo's benefactor.

After all, in her last life, Guoguo was kidnapped and never returned.

But this time, things had changed because she was there to save her.

Back then, Zhang Shuwan also never got pregnant again, but now, thanks to her, she was expecting once more.

Everything was different because of her.

Gu Jianing thought, if she could, she wanted to use her abilities to help those who were kind and innocent in their past lives, but ended up with tragic fates.

That way, she wouldn't have wasted the second chance Heaven had given her.

When Zhang Shuwan saw how readily Gu Jianing agreed, she was moved to tears and thanked her over and over.

She even suggested that, when the time was right, they could have a formal tea ceremony with both families present, so Guoguo could officially recognize Gu Jianing as her godmother.

""Oh, by the way, Shuwan-jie, I'm pregnant too.""

Gu Jianing quietly shared her own news with Zhang Shuwan, explaining that it was still early days, so she hoped Zhang Shuwan would keep it a secret for now.

Zhang Shuwan was even happier when she heard Gu Jianing was pregnant too.

""Wow, both our families are just full of good news—this is wonderful!""

""I just wonder how Sister Jiang is doing..."" Zhang Shuwan suddenly thought of Jiang Baihe, since she had also come to Gu Jianing for treatment before.

Now that both she and Gu Jianing were pregnant, what about Jiang Baihe...?

Gu Jianing actually knew that Jiang Baihe was pregnant too, but she didn't say so directly. She just replied, ""Sister Jiang probably hasn't been to the hospital for a checkup yet. Once she does, she'll know if she's pregnant or not.""

""That's true. I hope we hear good news from her soon too.""

""But lately, Sister Jiang's probably not having an easy time..."" Zhang Shuwan hesitated.

""What do you mean?"" Gu Jianing asked.

Zhang Shuwan leaned in and whispered, ""Because Commander Chai's mother is here. I heard she came to pressure them about having a baby...""

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At this moment, in the family housing block.

Jiang Baihe hadn't been having a good time lately.

Because her husband's mother had come from their hometown.

To be honest, her mother-in-law, Old Lady Chai, was not an easy person to get along with. One of the reasons Jiang Baihe had chosen to come with her husband to the military base was to avoid living under the same roof as her mother-in-law. She wanted to be with Chai Jianguo and have a child with him as soon as possible, but she also really didn't want to stay back home with her mother-in-law.

The reason was simple.

Old Lady Chai had always preferred her first daughter-in-law—the woman was her own niece from her maiden family.

Back then, Chai Jianguo married her because his mother arranged it. He didn't have anyone he liked at the time, and since his mother introduced her and she seemed fine, he just went along with it.

But who could have guessed that woman would later run off with someone else?

Even then, because she was her mother's niece, Old Lady Chai still felt some affection for her. So even after what happened, Chai Jianguo didn't pursue the matter too deeply.

Later, when Chai Jianguo married Jiang Baihe, Old Lady Chai was not happy about it.

But that time, Chai Jianguo stood his ground and insisted on marrying her.

In the end, Old Lady Chai had no choice but to give in.

But over the years, every time they went home for the New Year, Old Lady Chai would pressure them to have a child. And as the years went by with Jiang Baihe still not getting pregnant, her attitude toward Jiang Baihe grew worse and worse. Every visit, she would make sharp, cutting remarks, and Jiang Baihe had shed countless tears over it.

This year, Chai Jianguo hadn't planned to go home, and Jiang Baihe was actually quite happy about it.

But then, just a few days before the New Year, Old Lady Chai suddenly showed up alone at the Northwestern Military District to spend the holiday with them.

What could Jiang Baihe do?

She couldn't exactly kick her out.

She could only let her stay.

But as soon as her mother-in-law arrived, Jiang Baihe's hard days began.

Before, when her mother-in-law wasn't around, Jiang Baihe was the one in charge at home. Now, with her mother-in-law there, she had to interfere in everything and boss Jiang Baihe around.

Whenever Chai Jianguo wasn't home, Old Lady Chai would make snide remarks, calling Jiang Baihe a hen that couldn't lay eggs.

Jiang Baihe was angry but didn't dare speak up. She'd cried countless times in secret, but never dared tell Chai Jianguo.

After all, that was his mother, no matter what.

Jiang Baihe could only pray that her mother-in-law would hurry up and go back home, or that she herself would get pregnant soon.

At the moment, Jiang Baihe was in the kitchen, cooking. She was just about to bring the dishes out when she heard her husband and mother-in-law talking outside.

On a whim, Jiang Baihe didn't go out right away, but quietly listened in.

Soon, her mother-in-law's voice drifted into her ears.

""Jianguo, what's so good about that Jiang Baihe? Sure, she's young, but what use is that? She still can't give you a child.""

""Mom, Baihe can do it. We've both been taking care of our health. Maybe soon we'll have good news.""

Old Lady Chai snorted. ""A hen that can't lay eggs—if she suddenly could now, that'd be a miracle. Who would believe it?""

""Mom!"" Chai Jianguo's voice sounded a bit stern.

""Jianguo, I'm just thinking of what's best for you. Do you realize how old you are now? Back in our hometown, men your age already have kids in their teens.""

""Listen to me, just divorce Jiang Baihe. I'll find you someone else.""

Hearing her mother-in-law's words, Jiang Baihe's face went pale, and her hands trembled as she held the dishes.

What would Jianguo say?

Thankfully, Chai Jianguo didn't let her down.

""Mom, that's enough. I'll say this just once: whether Baihe can have children or not, I will never divorce her.""

""You—you want to drive your own mother to an early grave!""

""Mom..."" Chai Jianguo's tone was full of helplessness.

""Fine, if you won't divorce Jiang Baihe, at least you need to have a child. How about this, I have a suggestion for you.""

""Xiaojuan, you know, she regrets what happened before. She's remarried now, but she still feels bad about what she did to you, so she wants to make it up to you.""

Jiang Baihe was no stranger to the name ""Xiaojuan""—that was Chai Jianguo's ex-wife.

""Xiaojuan has had two sons with her new husband.""

""She says, if you're willing, she's willing to have a son for you too, to make it up to you.""

Jiang Baihe's eyes widened. What did that mean? Was it what she thought it was?

And her mother-in-law kept going.

""If you don't want Jiang Baihe to know, after the child is born, you can just tell her you adopted him. Wouldn't that be perfect? That way, you get your own child to carry on the family line, and you can still stay with Jiang Baihe."""