Rebirth: Solely Cherished by the Devoted Commander novel Chapter 481

Chapter 481: Chapter 508: Yang Hongying’s Doubts

Yang Hongying stayed at the Yan Family’s house for a day. As she was leaving, she encountered a guest who came to offer New Year’s greetings. She didn’t recognize him, so she just nodded, but the person smiled and said, "You must be Gu Juntao’s wife? We were comrades before, I’m Liu Gang."

He spoke very appropriately and teased the little Nannan beside her, handing over a handful of chocolates.

Yang Hongying asked Nannan to thank him, then smiled and exchanged a few words before leaving.

On the way home, Yang Hongying told her husband, "That person seems to be a colleague of Gu Junming, because I heard him mention your elder brother talking with my brother."

"Really? What’s his name?"

"Liu Gang?"

Gu Juntao frowned, "Oh, so it was that person."

"What, do you know him?"

Gu Juntao chuckled, "I worked with him before I left the army. He wasn’t a great person. At first glance, he seemed very honest, coming from the countryside, and he could endure hardships, all focused on climbing up. But over time, you’d find it’s not like that. I lost several promotion opportunities to him silently, but when you meet him, he has a way of making you unable to get angry. My brother should be careful when dealing with him and not be taken advantage of."

Gu Junming has many good qualities but is too kind-hearted and too official, easily leaving gaps for this opportunist to exploit, which cannot be left unguarded.

"Really? He seemed all smiles and even considerate in his speech."

"The more someone is like that, the more you should watch out." Gu Juntao has grown rapidly these past few years since getting married and having kids, understanding things he didn’t before.

During those years in the army, due to his mother’s pampering and being too young and naive himself, he got tricked many times. That’s why he had no chance for promotion.

And his growth is all thanks to the sharp-minded Yang Hongying. The office’s public and hidden machinations, Yang Hongying could give him hints and solutions after hearing them once. Is this what they call soft on the outside but strong inside?

Thinking of this, Gu Juntao looked at his wife with increasingly passionate eyes.

Yang Hongying, pondering her husband’s words, inadvertently glanced up and blushed.

"What are you looking at?"

"You’re so beautiful."

"Stop it. Our daughter is sleepy, let’s put her to bed." Nannan couldn’t keep her eyes open on the way home, now already asleep on the sofa, so the couple carried her to her little room.

Yang Hongying then noticed her mother-in-law was gone, and curiously glanced at her husband.

Gu Juntao laughed, "Don’t worry, I used my trump card to trick mom away."

"What trump card?"

"Of course, it’s my dad. Mom won’t listen to others, but my dad can handle her. Sweetheart, didn’t I do well?" Gu Juntao has figured out that his mom always sought trouble because she wasn’t loved by her husband. If she got her husband’s affection, she wouldn’t bother with their family.

Yang Hongying smiled without saying anything.

Gu Juntao kissed her cheek, "Let’s sleep, I miss you so much."

Yang Hongying thought, this man is becoming more and more unruly.

The two sweetly spent the night together. Before sleeping, he thought he must tell his elder brother, otherwise, it wouldn’t be good if this person targeted him. Liu Gang has his eyes on Yan Kai’s side, which is not good news.

Yang Hongying’s voice was a bit hoarse, "What are you thinking about, not sleeping yet?"

Yang Hongying smiled and nodded.

"Have you eaten yet? I’ll make you some dumplings," Gu Juntao said, rushing to the kitchen, not waiting for them to refuse.

With Wang Guihua gone, the four young people were having a good time.

Three-flavor dumplings, with a few Jiangnan-style dishes, combining southern and northern tastes, were truly delicious.

Sun Chan, only a few months into her pregnancy, wasn’t experiencing morning sickness but was eating quite a lot. She ate more than twenty dumplings and a whole dish of radish cakes, along with various other dishes.

Yang Hongying noticed something was amiss. While washing dishes, she pulled Sun Chan aside and whispered with a smile, "Are you pregnant?"

"Yeah," Sun Chan whispered with a smile, "Don’t mention it yet; it’s still less than three months."

"Got it. You must have had a tough time in the countryside without heating."

"No, my mother-in-law treats me very well, getting up every day at four o’clock to warm the bed for me."

Yang Hongying smiled as she talked, feeling extremely envious of Sun Chan.

Her mother-in-law treated her so well, even better than a biological mother, but her own mother-in-law... Thinking of Wang Guihua, Yang Hongying felt a headache.

Sun Chan and the others, worn out from visiting Gu Juntao’s house, didn’t go to the parents’ place and went home to rest. Gu Junming prepared the things for his in-laws, planning to visit them the next day.

Who would have thought that that very evening, Yang Dongfeng and Zhao Jieyun would show up?