Reborn in the 80s: She Rewrites Life with Radiance
Chapter 39: Making a Phone Call

Chapter 39: Chapter 39: Making a Phone Call

At noon, after lunch, the two sisters-in-law of the Gu Family took the children back for a nap.

Gu’s father also went back to his room to sleep, leaving only Gu Yi and Gu’s mother.

In the morning, because Gu Yi’s sisters-in-law were there, Gu’s mother didn’t have the chance to ask how things were with her and Ye Hao.

Now that no one else was around, Gu’s mother thought it was a good time to ask.

"Yiyi, how did it go with Ye Hao this time?"

"It went well, he even took leave to accompany us out to play."

Seeing Gu Yi couldn’t stop smiling when talking about Ye Hao, Gu’s mother guessed that their relationship was going well.

"So, have you decided against the idea of separating from him now?"

Guessing was one thing, but Gu’s mother’s heart was still uneasy until she heard it directly from Gu Yi.

Gu Yi saw her mother’s cautious expression and held her hand.

"Mom, don’t worry. This time, I managed to resolve my own concerns. In the future, I’ll live well with Ye Hao, so you don’t have to worry about me."

"This time we went there just when he was busy, but he still took leave to accompany us. He even gave me his bonus and allowance. With him being so good to me, I have to respond in kind..."

Gu Yi recounted all the things she and Ye Hao had done together in the past few days to Ye’s mother.

Seeing her daughter’s smile, her heart finally settled.

As the saying goes, a man fears entering the wrong career, a woman fears marrying the wrong husband. She just feared her own actions as a mother might destroy her daughter’s life.

As Gu Yi was speaking, she suddenly remembered what she had forgotten.

When Ye Hao saw her off to the bus, he gave her a slip of paper with the military’s phone number on it, reminding her to call him when she got home.

She was so tired yesterday and visited the Gu Family today that she completely forgot about it.

"Mom, Ye Hao asked me to call him when I got home, and I forgot. I’ll go to town now to make the call."

Gu Yi stood up to leave as she spoke.

"The sun is so bright, why not go later?"

"It’s okay, Mom. I’ll come back after I make the call."

"Why don’t you stay a bit? Your dad bought so many dishes you like."

Gu’s father specially went to buy Gu Yi’s favorite dishes for lunch.

"No, Mom, tell Dad when he wakes up that I won’t stay for dinner. My brother will have to take me back later, take a nap, and I’ll be off."

With that, Gu Yi hurried off, imagining Ye Hao’s potentially aggrieved face waiting for her call. The thought quickened her pace.

Fortunately, Gu Yi kept looking at the slip of paper on the bus out of boredom and memorized the number. Otherwise, she would have had to return to the Ye Family to fetch it.

By the time Gu Yi reached town, it was almost two o’clock, and Ye Hao’s afternoon training was about to start.

She quickly found a phone booth to call Ye Hao.

After three rings, someone answered. Gu Yi gave her name and said she was looking for Ye Hao. The person on the other end said they would fetch him and asked her to call back later.

Gu Yi hung up and called again five minutes later.

This time, as soon as the phone rang once, someone answered.

"Is this Gu Yi?"

"Yes, it’s me. I’m sorry, I was so tired yesterday that I went home immediately after getting off the bus, and today I went to my mom’s place. Sorry for not calling earlier."

Upon hearing Ye Hao’s voice, Gu Yi quickly explained.

"No worries, was your journey smooth?"

Though Ye Hao felt concerned and a bit disappointed not to receive a call yesterday, his emotions eased instantly upon hearing Gu Yi’s voice.

"Smooth, my brother picked us up when we got to town."

"I waited for your call all day yesterday."

Ye Hao said this in a conversational tone, but Gu Yi could sense a hint of grievance in it.

"I know, I promise it won’t happen again, okay? When you come back, I’ll cook something nice for you as compensation, okay?"

"Am I that easy to appease?"

Ye Hao held the phone, a smile in his eyes, looking gentle.

If his subordinates saw him like this, their jaws would probably drop.

Gu Yi could even predict Ye Hao’s expression from her side of the call. Although she hadn’t interacted like this with Ye Hao in her past life, in this life, they seemed to have already entered the mode of an old married couple.

They were particularly in sync about many things.

"What kind of compensation do you want then?"

"Anything is fine?"

"It depends on whether I’m capable of doing it."

"You can definitely do it."

"Alright, go ahead then."

"I haven’t thought about it yet, you’ll owe me for now, and I’ll tell you when I think of something."

"Can we do that?"

"Of course! When you express apology, your attitude must be good first of all."

"Alright, alright, I’ll owe you for now."

In the end, the two of them ended up laughing together.

"As long as you made it home safely. I need to head to training, I’ll write to you later. Don’t work too hard at home, I’ll be back in a while."

"Okay, take care of yourself there too. Go to your training, goodbye."

They exchanged a few parting words and then hung up the phone.

Gu Yi paid and then headed back to the Ye Family.

When Gu’s father got up and didn’t see Gu Yi, he asked Gu’s mother.

"Where’s Yiyi? Is she sleeping?"

"No, she’s gone."

Gu’s mother thought about Gu Yi’s hurried look at noon and felt slightly annoyed. A good daughter, once married, truly belongs to another family.

"What’s wrong? Did she upset you?"

Seeing Gu’s mother’s expression, Gu’s father guessed if Gu Yi did something wrong, wondering why she left when she said she’d stay for dinner.

"She said she forgot to call Ye Hao and hurried off, couldn’t even be stopped."

Upon hearing this, Gu’s father laughed. So that was it. People get like children with age, getting upset over something so trivial.

"Think about it. Isn’t it good that Yiyi’s in a hurry? It shows her relationship with Ye Hao is better than before. Your daughter cares now."

"You were worried about their relationship before, constantly worried. Now that they’re getting along well, you’re still unhappy."

"I’m not unhappy, I just fear that our silly daughter will care too much and end up being looked down upon."

"Nonsense, you’ve been worrying about nothing. Besides, don’t you know your daughter well? If Ye Hao hadn’t shown something, would she be acting so positively? Your daughter is just like you—a hawk who won’t let go until she sees the rabbit."

"Who’s like a hawk who won’t let go until she sees the rabbit."

Gu’s mother finally laughed.

"Alright, stop teasing me. I know it all, I just want the best for her. Forget it, everyone has their fate. Your daughter’s gone, but we still have our son and daughter-in-law, I’ll get dinner ready."

As Gu’s mother spoke, she got up to prepare dinner in the kitchen.

When Gu Yi returned to the Ye Family, Ye’s mother and Ye Qian were cooking peanuts.

"Sister-in-law, why are you back so soon?"

Ye Qian was talking about the trip to the military with Ye’s mother and mentioned how Gu Yi made money by matching outfits for people.

As they were talking, Ye Qian looked up and saw Gu Yi returning.

When Ye Qian spoke, Ye’s mother also noticed Gu Yi’s flushed face from the heat.

"With such a hot sun, why’d you hurry back? You must be exhausted, sit down and rest. Qianqian, get your sister-in-law some water."

Gu Yi looked at Ye’s mother and Ye Qian, and the atmosphere was getting more and more harmonious.

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