Reborn before the famine, kicking away the scumbag's family and living a carefree life.

144. Celebration

Su Jinru: "These people are so awful! How could they do this!"

Dingxiang choked up: "They whipped him, burned him with cigarette butts, burned him with fire..."

Jin Gui: "Don't say that. It's just some superficial injuries. It will heal quickly. I'm in good health, so I'm fine."

Dingxiang: "How can it be okay? They haven't been given food for days, and the wound is oozing pus and they have a high fever. The doctor said if we had come a day later, they wouldn't have made it."

"Everything's alright now!"

Su Jinru changed the subject, saying, "Brother Jin Gui, do you want to eat something now? I made some chicken soup, would you like some?"

"I had the porridge you cooked at noon, and my stomach feels a bit better now. The doctor said I can eat a little bit."

"Then let's have some chicken soup first to warm our stomachs."

Dingxiang helped Jin Gui sit up, so he was half-lying down.

Su Jinru poured the chicken soup into a small bowl and had Dingxiang feed him with a spoon.

After drinking a small bowl of chicken soup, Jin Gui felt much better than before.

After eating a little more, Dingxiang helped him lie down again.

"Sister-in-law, you should eat it while it's hot! It won't taste good if it gets cold."

While Dingxiang was eating, Su Jinru told them that she had registered her marriage.

Upon hearing this, Dingxiang excitedly asked, "What kind of person is it that could make you change your mind, re-enter marriage, and start a new life?"

"Once Brother Jin Gui recovers, we will invite you to our wedding banquet, and then you will be able to see him."

Dingxiang's gossipy nature was aroused.

What does he do? How did you two meet?

“He is a soldier. We have known each other for more than five years, and he has helped me a lot.”

"Soldiers, you weren't introduced by Minister Ye, were you?"

Su Jinru shook her head: "I met him by chance."

"You've known each other for five years and are only now getting married. You're really something! He's also very patient."

Su Jinru smiled bitterly. It was a promise made three years ago. She couldn't blame him, nor could she blame her. It was just a cruel twist of fate.

"A soldier? Doesn't that mean he'll be separated from his family? Which unit is he in?"

He said he would take us to join the army.

"Go with him to the army? So, you're leaving here? Where are you going? When are you leaving?"

Dingxiang asked a series of questions out of curiosity.

"I don't know when I'll go. Maybe I'll leave once things are settled here!"

"I don't know where to go. He said it's a very far, desolate place."

Jin Gui: "It's good that you went. The army won't be so chaotic. Aru, you've found the right person at this time."

"The most important thing in life is to live a peaceful and safe life."

Su Jinru: "That's exactly what I think."

Su Jinru stood up and said, "Brother Jin Gui, you should rest and recover well. We'll invite you to our wedding banquet whenever you're fully recovered, so you need to get better soon!"

Dingxiang smiled and said, "Look, Aru has given you an order, so you can't ruin her good time."

Jin Gui: "Since you've said that, how could I not get better quickly?"

Everyone laughed.

Su Jinru left the hospital and returned home.

As soon as I entered, I heard Yuan Wenjie chatting and laughing with his son and daughter.

Seeing Su Jinru return, An Xin happily told her, "Mom, my brother's quota for going to the countryside has been cancelled. Dad got it done."

Su Jinru looked at Yuan Wenjie.

"Is this the kind of thing you meant by 'handling things'?"

"That was just a side trip; I also went to the Armed Forces Department."

"You went to the armed forces department?"

"Is it strange? It's normal for soldiers to go to the armed forces department whenever they need something, no matter where they are."

"Did you know Minister Ye before?"

"Yes, I know him! I used to travel to Nanyang County every month, not just for business, but also for other important matters."

Su Jinru didn't say anything more.

She knew that his acceptance of her distance and indifference was something she needed, and something he needed too.

They both have their own secrets.

She tried to cover it up by saying, "Let's eat! The food's getting cold."

An Xin: "I've kept the vegetables warm in the pot!"

Yuan Wenjie took out two bottles of wine.

"No feast is complete without wine. On this special day, let's all have a drink."

"An Xin, An Ran, do you drink alcohol?"

An Xin glanced at her mother.

"We have never drunk alcohol."

"It's okay, alcohol isn't a drug, a little won't hurt."

"Try all the flavors of life."

Su Jinru said, "If Dad says it's okay to have a little, then let's have a little! At home, it's okay to try it, but outside, we can't indulge ourselves, especially girls."

Yuan Wenjie: "Yes, yes, An Xin can drink at home, but not outside."

As they talked, everyone worked together to put all the dishes on the table.

Yuan Wenjie poured a small bowl of wine for everyone.

Four people sat around the table.

Yuan Wenjie raised his glass and said, "This is the first time our family of four has eaten together. Let me toast you all first. From today onwards, I have a home. This home is what you gave me. Thank you, wife, thank you, son, thank you, daughter. I am now a man with a wife and children."

After saying that, he tilted his head back and drank the wine in the small bowl in one gulp.

Su Jinru's eyes welled up with tears upon hearing this.

People of this age usually already have children.

Being a soldier in this era has it very tough.

Su Jinru said to Yuan Wenjie, "I also thank you. In the past few years, although you have not been by our side, everyone here knows that there is a male head of this family. He is a soldier and a responsible and dependable person. That's why we have been able to spend these years here in peace. Now, because of your sudden appearance, we have been able to avoid Anran being sent to such a far place at such a young age."

After saying that, Su Jinru also finished her drink.

An Xin looked at her mother in surprise.

"Mom, do you drink alcohol?"

"I can, but I haven't had it for many years."

Yuan Wenjie poured himself another cup, and then poured another cup for Su Jinru.

An Xin also raised her glass to Yuan Wenjie and said, "Dad, welcome home. Welcome to this family."

Yuan Wenjie was somewhat moved: "Good girl, you are exactly the kind of good girl I've always dreamed of."

An Xin picked up her glass to drink.

Su Jinru reminded her.

"Drink less, you'll choke when you first start."

An Xin took a small sip, savoring the taste as she slowly swallowed.

"A little spicy."

Yuan Wenjie: "Spicy is the right thing to do, that's the taste it should have."

"Life is mostly like plain water, but occasionally you need a bit of strong liquor to go with your food."

In the end, only An Ran remained, and everyone's attention turned to him without prior arrangement.

An Ran also raised her glass.

"Thank you, Dad. Because of you, our family is a complete and happy family."

"A family is complete when it has a mother and a father."