Chapter 147: The Way Things Unfolded Left Them Stunned

“Hey, honey, where are you going?” Fang Wanrong returned home with their youngest son, only to see Sheng Xinhao hurrying out the door. She couldn’t help but ask.

Sheng Zeyu also called out, “Dad!”

Sheng Xinhao glanced at them and replied casually, “It’s nothing, I’ve got something to do. I’m heading out.”

Fang Wanrong knew about Sheng Xinhao’s current position, so she didn’t press for details. She could only watch as his figure quickly disappeared from sight.

Of course, in the days that followed, whenever Fang Wanrong thought back to today, she regretted it bitterly.

If she had known Sheng Xinhao was going out to transfer the family house to Sheng Zexi and give him money, she would have done everything in her power to keep him at home.

Meanwhile, over at Grandpa and Grandma Sang’s place, after hanging up the phone, the elderly couple were still in a daze.

Grandma Sang sighed, “Who would’ve thought? We were just talking about hoping Xiao Xi would have a child, and now Ningning’s pregnant—with twins, no less! I told you, Ningning is a good girl, a lucky star.”

“That’s true,” Grandpa Sang agreed.

“It’s just that Sheng Xinhao—he’s actually scheming to get Xiao Xi and Ningning divorced. Hmph! We absolutely mustn’t tell him about Ningning’s pregnancy. Let’s see how he feels when his own son and grandkids refuse to acknowledge him.”

Grandpa Sang nodded in agreement, but inwardly he was thinking: in half a year, his wife would be going to the Northwest Military District to take care of their granddaughter-in-law. What was he supposed to do then? He didn’t want to be left alone in Beijing, working by himself.

He’d have to think of a way to go with her.

Meanwhile, after Sheng Zexi hung up the phone, he told Gu Jianing on the way home that Grandpa and Grandma wanted Sheng Xinhao to transfer the Sheng family’s old courtyard house to him, and give him half of his savings too.

Gu Jianing’s eyes lit up when she heard this. Her grandparents were really sly—no, wait, not sly, wise!

They’d managed to trick Sheng Xinhao so neatly.

Not bad at all. Whether it was the house or the money, she liked both.

As for Sheng Zexi mentioning that Sheng Xinhao wanted them to get divorced, she didn’t take it to heart at all.

After all, there was no way Sheng Zexi would divorce her.

Besides, when she married Sheng Zexi, she already knew his relationship with his father was strained. She never expected to gain her father-in-law’s approval, nor did she care about it.

It’s always nice to have family blessings for a marriage, but if not, so be it.

After she hung up with Gu Jianing, the Gu family returned home.

They immediately noticed something was off with Gu Yunzhou—he didn’t look too happy.

Once they got home, Old Man Gu asked, “Yunzhou, did Ningning say something to you?”

As soon as he asked, everyone turned to look at Gu Yunzhou.

Startled, Gu Yunzhou said, “Dad, how did you know?”

Yao Chunhua shot her youngest son a glance. “We raised you. We can tell what you’re up to just by looking at you.”

Gu Yunzhou: ...Did she have to put it that way?

“Ningning did say something, but let’s wait until lunchtime when big brother gets back from the factory. I’ll tell everyone then.”

“Alright.”

Soon, it was noon. After lunch, the Gu family closed the door and gathered together. Gu Yunzhou shared what Gu Jianing had told him—that Wen Zhuqing harbored ill intentions toward Old Man Gu and Sister-in-law Yang Manman.

“Ningning said he might act within three days. We must keep a close eye on Wen Zhuqing.”

“That Wen Zhuqing again!” At the mention of his name, Yao Chunhua was furious. She vividly remembered how her daughter used to chase after Wen Zhuqing and even jumped into a river for him.

She hated Wen Zhuqing with a passion.

Luckily, after Ningning woke up from that incident, she came to her senses, married Sheng Zexi, moved to the Northwest with him, and now she was pregnant.

“That incident with the pigsty—wasn’t that Wen Zhuqing’s doing? Now he’s back again. Is he targeting our family?”

Old Man Gu’s face darkened. “Looks like making him shovel manure last time was too light a punishment.”

Back then, although there was no concrete evidence that Wen Zhuqing was behind the pigsty incident, everyone knew.

So, as village chief, Old Man Gu used his authority to assign Wen Zhuqing to manure duty.

“Now, let’s analyze why Wen Zhuqing would target Dad and Manman, and not anyone else,” Gu Yunting said, frowning.

No one in the Gu family doubted Gu Jianing’s words.

There was a reason for this.

Back when Gu Jianing was just under two years old, at the end of 1958, she had a fever that lasted two days and nights.

While she was feverish, little Gu Jianing woke up in a daze, grabbed her parents’ hands, and—though she could barely talk—said something that startled Old Man Gu and Yao Chunhua.

What she said was shocking—life or death matters.

They thought she was just delirious from the fever, talking nonsense.

But little Gu Jianing insisted they listen, or she’d cry her heart out.

Old Man Gu and Yao Chunhua doted on her, and since they had some savings, they agreed.

When little Gu Jianing saw the cellar full of grain, she was satisfied.

Later, she fell asleep, her fever broke, and when she recovered, she’d forgotten all about it.

But what happened next left everyone stunned.

Those three years—no one in the Gu family likes to recall them even now.

Fortunately, thanks to that cellar full of grain, the Gu family survived those years intact.

While many families lost loved ones, the Gu family remained whole.

Gu Jianing may not remember, but everyone else does.

It was her words that saved the whole family.

Later, during her teenage years, something similar happened again—Gu Jianing’s warning saved Old Man Gu and Gu Yunting from near death.

That’s why the Gu family spoils Gu Jianing so much.

And why they believe everything she says, without question.

Even though she’s far away in the Northwest Military District, thousands of miles apart, as long as Gu Jianing says something, they believe her.

So, the Gu family began analyzing why Wen Zhuqing would target Old Man Gu and Yang Manman.

Gu Yunzhou, always the sharpest, spoke up. “It’s simple—Dad is the head of our family and the village chief. His position keeps Wen Zhuqing in check. If Dad weren’t the village chief, Wen Zhuqing would have a free hand.”"