Chapter 39: Chapter 39

After a meaningful chuckle, accompanied by heavy breaths, Comrade Gu suddenly increased the force in his hands, flipping over and pinning the person in his arms beneath him again.

At this moment, with no resistance, is he even still a man?

After a while, Gu Chen finally got up and tidied himself simply before holding the person in his arms again, his voice hoarse:

"Actually, you don’t need to get pregnant. If you can’t wait, having Zhang Ma come earlier isn’t impossible either." After some thought, Gu Chen still felt it was best to wait another year or two.

"Forget it!" An Ning lazily spoke from under the covers:

"With everything going on outside now, it’s better to be cautious."

Though called distant relatives, most people knew the truth. At this time, being careful was never a mistake.

Seeing that his wife had truly made up her mind, Gu Chen was genuinely moved.

But now, she was willing to get pregnant early and have a child so he wouldn’t have to suffer so much. How could he not be touched?

In the Sea of Consciousness, the system inside, which had seen its host’s plans early on, couldn’t help but bare its teeth:

"By the way, host, don’t you feel guilty lying ?"

If it hadn’t known its host would give birth early and then study at university, it might have believed Comrade Gu as well.

"What’s the big deal!" Eating the chicken soup and small wontons packed by someone early in the morning, An Ning felt no guilt at all:

"Didn’t Comrade Gu have a bad night last night?"

"The result is the same anyway. Isn’t it better to say a few nice things so both sides are happy?"

Forget it, it truly didn’t understand the human world.

Without hesitation, just after the beginning of 1969, the little one in An Ning’s belly had already successfully settled in. Because of this, the couple’s plan to return to the old residence in the capital at the end of the year was smoothly postponed.

However, the response from the capital was also quick. Within less than a week after a phone call, Zhang Ma, who was responsible for taking care of the couple, especially An Ning, had already packed and rushed over.

Along with her came various nutritional supplements, and even many fabrics for the baby’s clothes after birth. Compared to before, it was much more thoughtful and considerate.

An Ning only glanced at these and didn’t bother further.

In this kind of family, things were never in short supply.

She was too lazy to ask what their thoughts were about her marriage; after all, she wouldn’t even see them once a year.

When they married before, the capital side had also sent some things, but An Ning had managed affairs in the prince’s manor before. There was no way she couldn’t tell whether the other side was sincere or just pretending.

From their few communications, it was clear the cheap mother-in-law on the other side was a dignified person. Such a person, no matter how dissatisfied, would never show it or deliberately embarrass her by acting superior.

By the time university officially resumed in 1970, the little one in An Ning’s arms was already over half a year old and in the adorable "jade and snow" stage.

The little one’s name was Gu Zhiheng, nickname Ah Heng, and like Mingyu from the previous life, was almost maxed out on the appearance buff.

An Ning confirmed again that while genetic optimization was uncertain, appearance was definitely the first to light up. His big eyes, like black grapes, were sparkling; when he smiled showing his tiny baby teeth, it completely struck her heart.

Even Teacher Ye, who had insisted before on not wanting to marry, couldn’t help but attend matchmaking events twice. He even deliberately picked a good-looking one from the matches.

Teacher Ye held the little one with a face full of love:

"An Ning, I’ve figured it out. Intelligence isn’t necessarily inherited, but beauty definitely is. Both you and Director Gu are good-looking, so you had to produce such a handsome baby like Ah Heng."

"From now on, having me as the mom is already unfair to the baby; there’s no way I’ll find a hideous dad."

An Ning was speechless: "Who talks about themselves like that!"

To be honest, Teacher Ye wasn’t ugly, just had smaller eyes and a somewhat ordinary appearance overall. But he was a beauty enthusiast who always liked to hang out with good-looking people.

It wasn’t like in later generations with all kinds of magical cosmetics to cover up.

"Alright, enough of that." Ye Jingshu casually grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds and put them in his mouth:

"An Ning, did you know your sister Lu Qing got pregnant a few days ago too, but it seems the pregnancy isn’t going well? The Jiang family doesn’t seem to care much either. I heard there was a big scene before!"

"I heard it was the Jiang family causing trouble, making your cheap stepbrother Lu Xu lose his only job. Now the neighborhood committee is pressuring him to go back to the countryside?"

Teacher Ye said this deliberately to warn An Ning to be careful and not get entangled.

You have to know, Deputy Factory Director Jiang, or rather Director Jiang, was currently Gu Chen’s only supporter. Coincidentally, he worked in the finance bureau, which was under Comrade Gu.

Also, after that farce earlier, once Director Jiang learned An Ning’s identity, he was so scared he immediately distanced himself from his brother, fearing the boss would make things difficult for him.

He demonstrated in practice that no matter how important your brothers are, compared to your future, they are nothing!

This was also one of the reasons why the once imposing Deputy Factory Director Jiang had fallen so low.

"Don’t worry, who doesn’t know I’m not on good terms with those people at home? If they want to use my Gu Chen’s reputation to show off, someone has to believe them first."

When she got married, she didn’t even invite Jiang Yuhua and the others, not to mention her useless father.

Otherwise, the Jiang family wouldn’t dare to be so blatant.

But An Ning was not surprised by this result. When Lu Qing caused that mess, although she successfully married into the Jiang family and avoided hardship in the countryside, she was still trapped and had to marry the culprit while bearing the pain. It was obvious how much hatred that family held.

Moreover, both Jiang Hao and the Jiang family had high standards. From beginning to end, they had never regarded the original owner, nor Lu Qing’s family background, seriously.

However, to target Lu Xu when Lu Qing was pregnant—An Ning had to admit she underestimated how ruthless the Jiang family was.

This was clearly trying to kill two birds with one stone: even if Lu Qing lost her child, they definitely wanted to get rid of this cheap daughter-in-law.

Indeed, if they could treat the daughter of the benefactor who saved their lives this way, what decency could they possibly have?

Holding the little one in her arms, An Ning just listened and let it go—dog eats dog, just enjoy the show. She would rather spend time reading.

Not long ago, Minister Hao had already told her that the unit had applied for a university spot for her in this year’s batch.

Although people in the future said workers’ and peasants’ university students were worthless, the professors still taught the courses. Professor Ye had even told her early on that she would directly follow the professor’s project.

There was no way she wouldn’t learn anything.

Moreover, math was less about knowledge and more about cultivating deep thinking.

An Ning instinctively knew this would benefit her in the future.

What surprised An Ning was that before enrollment, the original cheap stepmother actually came to beg her:

"An Ning, as your aunt, I beg you, save your brother!"

"Your brother is only sixteen, and his body is so weak. How can he survive going to the countryside?"