Reborn as a Happy Wife in a Rural Family-Chapter 41: Accepting

Gu Qingli gave her a fierce glare as she entered, carried her to the bed, and quickly covered her with the quilt.

"Why must you do this? You’re making things difficult for yourself and for us. Isn’t there a place for you in this vast world?"

Jueqing’s lips were purple from the cold. She curled up tightly, gritting her teeth, and her stubborn gaze somewhat moved Gu Qingli.

Strictly speaking, Jueqing was still a child, younger than Gu Qingli herself, yet her determination was so strong. It was no wonder the Secret Sect had trained her as an assassin.

Gu Qingli sighed inwardly and shook her head. Her heart softened. Fine, so be it. The enmity with the Secret Sect was already established, so whether Jueqing stayed or not didn’t change much. If she wants to stay, let her. Besides, I have my own plans. She would not sit idly by waiting for death, nor would she easily give her life away as she had in her previous life.

Gu Qingli went out, returned with a bowl of hot water, and helped Jueqing drink it.

Of course, she had added Spiritual Spring Water to it, along with her homemade poison. As long as Jueqing didn’t betray her, the poison would not activate.

Taking precautions was essential.

"You can follow me," Gu Qingli said. "But from now on, you must not be so careless with your body. Your body is your most important asset."

"Miss, are you... are you going to take me in?" Jueqing, in her excitement, tried to sit up, but her body was still too stiff, and she immediately fell back onto the bed. ƒгeewёbnovel.com

Gu Qingli teased, "If I didn’t take you in, wouldn’t you be determined to kneel here until you die?"

Jueqing lowered her head in embarrassment, then suddenly looked up. Her voice was hoarse as she pleaded humbly, "Miss, as long as you let me stay, this servant will do anything. This servant truly doesn’t want to be an assassin for the rest of her life."

Gu Qingli nodded and said coolly, "Alright, I promise you. But you must understand what is most important while staying by my side: no betrayal, no stabbing me in the back. Otherwise, your fate will be worse than falling into the hands of the Secret Sect."

Despite the light tone, Jueqing felt a shiver run down her spine, as if thorns were pricking her back.

Jueqing vowed, "Miss, if this servant ever does anything so vile as to harm you, may this servant suffer a terrible death! And may this servant be cast into the eighteenth level of hell afterward!"

Gu Qingli smiled and nodded, accepting this venomous oath.

Xiao Yunjing, who had been listening outside, heard this. His lips curved into a smile, and he quietly withdrew. This outcome was as he had expected. Li’er’s actions were indeed clever. Jueqing is like an unstable bomb. If she isn’t given a sliver of hope for survival, and if she were to do something desperate out of recklessness, it would indeed be difficult to guard against her. You can guard against a normal person, but it’s hard to guard against an assassin who has gone mad. However, regardless, he wouldn’t be so quick to trust Jueqing, nor would he let his guard down. His experiences from his past life had taught him that the people most likely to hurt you are often those closest to you.

"Alright, lie down for now," Gu Qingli said, patting the girl now known as Wuqing. "There will be things for you to do when you’re better. Don’t worry, the tasks I’ll give you won’t involve murder or arson. We are respectable people, and we do respectable things."

"Mm-hm, Miss, rest assured, this servant understands. From now on, this servant is Wuqing."

"Alright then. You’ll be Gu Wuqing."

"Yes, this servant is Gu Wuqing." Tears streamed down Wuqing’s face. From her earliest memories, she had been training in the Secret Sect. The brutal training went on day after day, year after year. She was like a puppet, striving for that slim hope of survival.

When she finally managed to leave that gloomy place, she realized the world outside was not as she had imagined. Back then, she often thought how wonderful it would be if she, too, could live in the sunlight. Unfortunately, they were all dogs of the Secret Sect, its killing puppets, devoid of self, not even knowing who their parents were. One day, she encountered a girl much like herself, who had saved her. She thought, if a girl living such a difficult life could fight so tenaciously to survive, why couldn’t she strive for the life she desired? Finally, the opportunity arose, and she seized it with all her might. The Young Miss was her hope, her redemption, her heart’s true home. Perhaps this sense of belonging had already taken root two years ago.

Gu Qingli watched her cry silently. If I were in her shoes, I probably wouldn’t have been able to endure it. She’s so young yet has experienced things most people never will. Although I haven’t experienced it myself, I’ve often read descriptions of it in novels from my past life. Any assassin who survived such inhuman training must have crawled out from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. One could only imagine what such a scene would be like. Even just thinking about it made my skin crawl.

Gu Qingli sighed again. Ah, poor Gu Wuqing! Some people spend their lives healing from their childhood, while others have a childhood that heals their entire life. Wuqing clearly belongs to the former. Let her cry it out.

"Li’er, eat something." Just then, Xiao Yunjing came in with two bowls of porridge and placed them on the table. Gu Qingli noticed an egg poached in each bowl.

Gu Qingli smiled and squeezed his hand. Xiao Yunjing’s gesture meant he accepted her decision to take in Wuqing.

"Do you want to eat by yourself, or shall I feed you?" Gu Qingli asked Wuqing cheerfully.

"Miss, this servant will eat by herself." Wuqing wiped away her tears. How could I dare let Miss feed me? Xiao Yunjing’s gaze alone could kill me.

"Alright then." Gu Qingli picked up her bowl to leave, but Xiao Yunjing immediately took it from her and carried it back to the main hall.

In the main hall, everyone was still eating. Seeing Xiao Yunjing return with another bowl, Xiao Han quickly made space.

"Third Daughter-in-law, how is that young lady now?" Ms. Jiang asked Gu Qingli with a smile as soon as she sat down. This daughter-in-law of mine becomes more pleasing to the eye the more I look at her. Sigh, she’s just too thin; she needs more nourishment.

"Mother, Wuqing is fine now. From now on, she’ll be a member of our family. Father, Mother, Eldest Brother, Second Brother, Second Sister-in-law, do any of you have any objections?"

"No, no objections at all!" Ms. Jiang quickly waved her hand, smiling, then glanced at Mr. Xiao. He gave a helpless nod.

"We don’t have any either," Eldest Brother Xiao, Second Brother Xiao, Ms. Yang, and Ms. Wang all shook their heads in agreement. Even the three children signaled they had no objections.

It’s not like they’d dare to object anyway, given Third Brother’s temperament... He’d beat you until you didn’t dare! As for assassins or whatnot, let them come. They could always use the practice to hone their skills. They’d almost welcome it if assassins showed up. They just hadn’t expected Gu Qingli’s background to be so complex.

Seeing that no one objected, Gu Qingli felt her spirits lift, a warmth spreading through her heart, as if she were being cherished in the palm of someone’s hand.

I feel like crying, what should I do? Wuqing, I hope you won’t disappoint everyone for accepting you like this. If you do disappoint them, I will personally take your wretched life.

"Hurry and eat," Xiao Yunjing said, lovingly ruffling her hair.

"Mm-hm!"

The family enjoyed a cheerful breakfast together.

At noon, it was naturally Gu Qingli who went to the kitchen to cook. She prepared a large pot of delicious food to thank everyone.

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