Chapter 71: Both Jianguo and I Are Fine—So Why Haven’t We Had a Child After Four Years?

Just as Jiang Baihe was still reeling from shock, the next words out of Gu Jianing’s mouth left her completely stunned.

“I’m guessing what’s been worrying you is that you and Commander Chai still haven’t had a child, right?”

As soon as she said this, Chai Jianguo immediately looked up at her, but then seemed to think of something and regained his composure.

It was Jiang Baihe who, after a brief daze, followed Gu Jianing’s lead and said, “You’re right, sister-in-law.”

“I’m not sure if Xiaosheng ever told you about me and Jianguo, so let me explain…”

Jiang Baihe and Chai Jianguo were actually each other’s second marriage.

To be precise, Jiang Baihe was marrying for the first time, while Chai Jianguo had been married before.

They were from the same village, but there was almost a whole generation between them. By rights, Jiang Baihe shouldn’t have married Chai Jianguo.

When Chai Jianguo first got married, Jiang Baihe was still just a child.

Back then, Chai Jianguo’s wife was a girl from the neighboring village. Because Jianguo was in the army and hadn’t yet reached the rank that allowed his wife to live with him, she had to stay in their hometown, and they rarely saw each other.

It wasn’t until four years ago, when he was promoted to company commander and his family could finally join him, that things seemed to settle down.

As for why Chai Jianguo ended up marrying Jiang Baihe, who was a whole zodiac cycle younger than him, it all started with Jianguo once saving Jiang Baihe’s life.

At first, it was just a debt of gratitude, something Jiang Baihe always remembered.

But as she grew older, Jiang Baihe gradually fell for this soldier uncle.

When Chai Jianguo was ready to remarry, the 17-year-old Jiang Baihe declared without hesitation that she wanted to marry him.

Of course, there were some twists and turns along the way, but in the end, they ended up together. It’s been four years now, and this year Chai Jianguo was promoted to company commander.

However, after four years of marriage, they still hadn’t had a child. It was a source of pain for both of them.

They had gone for check-ups, but the doctors couldn’t find anything wrong with either of them.

“Sister-in-law, I just don’t understand. When we went to the hospital, both Jianguo and I were told we were fine. So how is it that after four years, we still don’t have a child?” As Jiang Baihe spoke, tears began to fall.

She truly wanted to give Chai Jianguo a child. At his age, not having children had attracted a lot of gossip. Of course, some people talked about her too, but Jiang Baihe didn’t care about those remarks. What she cared about was Jianguo. In her eyes, he was so noble and great—she couldn’t bear for others to look at him differently because of this.

Chai Jianguo put his arm around Jiang Baihe’s shoulders to comfort her, his lips pressed into a thin line. How could he not see how anxious his wife had become, especially in the past year or two?

But they’d done all the check-ups, and since no cause could be found, there was nothing they could do.

However…

Chai Jianguo turned his gaze to Gu Jianing. “Zexi’s wife, you called us here alone. I’m guessing you’ve found the problem, haven’t you?”

Gu Jianing nodded, impressed by his keen observation—truly a soldier’s sharpness.

“That’s right.”

With that, Gu Jianing looked at Jiang Baihe and said, “Sister Jiang, the problem is with you. The reason you haven’t been able to conceive is because your fallopian tubes are blocked.”

Blocked fallopian tubes?

What’s that?

Jiang Baihe, who had only finished primary school, looked completely bewildered.

Gu Jianing quickly explained to them.

“…In your case, the tubes are blocked. If the passage is blocked, nothing can get through, so naturally, you can’t get pregnant.”

Actually, in modern times, this is a fairly common issue for women and is a major cause of infertility.

But in this era, medical knowledge is limited, and the equipment for such examinations is very outdated.

Usually, women with blocked fallopian tubes experience lower abdominal pain or painful periods.

But Jiang Baihe had never had any such symptoms, which is why nothing showed up during her hospital check-ups.

“So the problem is with me… it’s me, it’s me…” Jiang Baihe murmured, and then finally broke down in tears.

“Jianguo, I’m sorry, it’s all my fault, it’s my fault.”

Chai Jianguo hugged her and comforted her, “Don’t cry, this isn’t your fault. Don’t cry. Since Zexi’s wife has found the cause, maybe she can treat it.”

At this point, Chai Jianguo finally started to believe in Gu Jianing. After all, she’d managed to diagnose something the hospital doctors couldn’t.

Jiang Baihe also came to her senses. With tears still on her face, she rushed to grab Gu Jianing’s hand and pleaded, “Sister-in-law, can you treat me? If you can, please help me. As long as I can have a child, I’ll do anything. Jianguo and I will both be forever grateful to you.”

Seeing the hope in their eyes, Gu Jianing said, “I can treat it. We just need to set a time for the treatment.”

“Okay, okay!”

Outside, the others didn’t know exactly what had happened inside, but they could tell that Sister Jiang’s emotions had run high—she’d been crying and laughing.

When she finally came out, there were still tear stains on her face, but her expression was much more relaxed, as if a long-standing burden had finally been lifted.

Sheng Zexi hadn’t gone in, but he’d been listening for any commotion, ready to rush in if Gu Jianing called for him.

But this time, it seemed Ningning had handled things smoothly.

“Baihe, what happened?” Sister Yu, who was close to Jiang Baihe, immediately came over to ask as soon as she came out.

Zhang Shuwan also looked over.

Jiang Baihe wiped her tears and, not hiding anything from Sister Yu and Zhang Shuwan, pulled them aside and told them what had just happened.

Sister Yu was amazed. “I never expected Jianing to have such skills! Baihe, if she can really cure you, that’s wonderful. You must give it a try.”

“Yes, I will. She said we just need to set a time for the treatment.”"