Reborn in the 80s: She Rewrites Life with Radiance
Chapter 27 Preparing to Depart

Chapter 27: Chapter 27 Preparing to Depart

Although running back and forth is tiring, and Liu Qing is someone trustworthy introduced by Li Gang, Gu Yi still can’t be at ease.

She would still go to the store every day to check it out, and if there was something she thought needed change, she’d directly tell Liu Qing.

Since there weren’t any soft furnishings involved and no layout adjustments in the store, Liu Qing was quite fast with the work.

By the day before Gu Yi was about to leave, the store was basically ready, just waiting for the cement to dry so it could be painted white.

Seeing there was nothing else to do, she told Liu Qing to finish up and hand the keys to Li Gang, then went home to pack for the trip to B City the next day.

When she got home, she saw Ye Qian was also packing, and Ye’s mother was getting things ready as well.

But it was too hot, and there wasn’t much to bring anyway, so Ye’s mother prepared some extra peanuts to share with Ye Hao’s comrades.

Gu Yi packed three sets of clothes, two skirts bought last time were included.

She planned to wear pants the next day for convenience when getting on and off the bus, when Ye Qian excitedly came in with a skirt.

"Sister-in-law, do you think this looks good on me for tomorrow?"

"It looks great, you look good in anything, but tomorrow we’ll be on the bus, surrounded by people, and we’ll be getting on and off a lot. Wearing a skirt might not be convenient; maybe save it for when we get to B City."

Ye Qian was at her best age, and the floral dress looked particularly nice on her, but Gu Yi still didn’t agree on wearing it on the road the next day.

"Fine, I’ll wear it when we get there, to show off to my brother, who always said I was ugly when I was little."

"Alright, when we get there, dress up beautifully and blind your brother with your looks."

"Yes, yes, exactly." The two got even more excited suddenly, and now Ye Qian really saw Gu Yi as her own sister, believing everything she said was right and she admired everything she did.

While the family was preparing, far away in B City, Ye Hao also received a letter from Gu Yi.

He read it several times to confirm that Gu Yi and the others were coming, and calculated the time—arriving the afternoon after tomorrow.

At first, he wasn’t too bothered, but the more he thought about it, the more nervous he got.

He learned about everything Gu Yi was doing at home through letters written by Ye Qian.

He didn’t know about others, but his sister Ye Qian he understood—she had always been proud and straightforward, rarely praising others.

A few months ago, when he first got married, Ye Qian still called Gu Yi silly, saying she had no mind and couldn’t tell when she was being taken advantage of, and even criticized her for being timid.

But in recent months, every letter praised what Gu Yi did this or that.

How could a person change so drastically, Ye Hao found himself very curious about his wife.

The next day, Ye Hao walked along thinking about how to pick them up the next day.

He considered borrowing a car or taking the bus back. A bus ride from downtown to the base was an hour long, and given that they’ve already been on a long journey, and it’s their first visit, making them take a bus again seemed too slow.

Subconsciously, Ye Hao didn’t want Gu Yi to have a bad impression of this place and planned to apply for a car from the base.

As he was pondering, Li Yifan came walking from the opposite direction.

"What’s up, Ye Hao? You look troubled."

Ye Hao saluted him.

"Captain, I’d like to request leave for tomorrow afternoon and apply to borrow a car from the base."

"Requesting leave and borrowing a car, what are you up to tomorrow?"

Ye Hao was always serious about daily training and rarely took leave lightly; he was the least likely to trouble others, let alone borrow a car from the base.

Hearing Ye Hao’s words, Li Yifan was intrigued—what could possibly break Ye Hao’s usual habits?

"My wife and sister are coming over tomorrow afternoon."

Ye Hao figured Li Yifan would know sooner or later, so there was nothing to hide.

But he didn’t even realize how naturally he spoke of his wife, as if he had said it countless times before.

"Oh, your wife’s coming—that’s good news! Your leave is granted. I happen to be heading to a meeting downtown at noon tomorrow. When’s your wife arriving? If the timing works out, you can come back with me."

Li Yifan noticed Ye Hao seemed happy mentioning his wife, showing he cared more than he had when he first reported getting married.

Back then, Ye Hao had stated it was arranged by the family, hiding any joy.

He always wondered if Ye Hao had feelings for Yang Lin but didn’t accept her due to her family background.

It seemed his assumption was wrong about the family-arranged marriage.

"They’re arriving at 1 PM."

"I’ll finish my meeting at 12:30, then I’ll head to the station to pick you up. You should just head to the station after your morning training."

Li Yifan calculated the timing—it was perfect.

"Alright, thank you, Captain." Ye Hao said, grinning, without being formal with Li Yifan.

"Oh, you’re being polite today, is this really the Ye Hao I know? Haha!"

Though they were superiors and subordinates, they were more like brothers, used to joking around.

Ye Hao then ran to the base guesthouse to book two rooms; he had everything ready on his end, and Gu Yi and the others were about to set off.

Since it was an overnight trip, Gu Yi took some time during the day to visit the Gu Family.

The Gu Family knew Gu Yi was catching the train that night, and Gu’s mother stuffed 20 yuan into her hands and packed the peach crisps she bought for the journey.

Gu Yi kept declining, but Gu’s mother threatened to get mad if she refused, so she finally agreed.

The main purpose of her visit was to notify Gu’s mother that she planned to stay there for three days.

When she came back, they would definitely have lots of things, so she suggested her older and second brothers could come pick them up since they would be arriving at the town at around 5 PM.

"Alright, I’ll tell your brothers tonight. Yiyi, since you’re going so far, why not stay longer so Ye Hao can properly accompany you."

Gu’s mother hoped they would take this opportunity to strengthen their feelings for each other.

"Mom, Ye Hao’s in the army; it’s not like at home where we’re free. He has daily training and can’t take much leave. Also, the store is waiting; I plan to open it at the start of the school year when parents are dropping their kids off—it’ll be busy, business won’t be bad, so I can’t stay too long."

"You have so many ideas every day, alright, manage it as you see fit, but you and Ye Hao should get along well, don’t spend day after day thinking pointless things—every family lives through ups and downs."

Gu’s mother, seeing she couldn’t persuade her more, didn’t push further but still hoped her daughter wouldn’t be stubborn and could have a good relationship with Ye Hao.

"Alright, Mom, I know, you’ve said it many times."

Gu Yi knew she wouldn’t change her mom’s views any time soon.

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