Chronicle of the 70s-Chapter 414 - 387: Extra Story II

I was saved by her. I thought I must repay her someday, but there was never a chance.

Later on, she appeared again, beaten and having had several miscarriages as she escaped back to Li Family Village. At that time, I heard that she was the daughter of the Li Erfu family who had eloped with someone a few years ago, only to come back claiming she had been sold by her birth mother and uncle.

The whole village knew about the uproar, and no one believed her, especially since the Li Erfu family even intended for her to go back to Wang Xiwang’s house and be the wife of that fool.

I had planned to help her, but by the time I got back, I heard she had jumped into the river.

After being reborn, I found this girl to be quite different from the timid one in my previous life.

In order to repay the kindness of my past life, when I learned that she had disappeared again, I found her and notified her third brother, who was the only one who cared about her.

However, knowing that Wang Xiwang’s family was tough to deal with, and that a few young men would not be able to rescue her easily, I got help from the people of the Armed Forces Department.

She was rescued, and to my surprise, she actually jumped down from the attic. If she hadn’t landed on me, she might have broken her legs, making me even more doubtful that this girl was the same person from my past life.

After that, things started to change, becoming more and more different from my last life, especially this girl’s fate. She was actually adopted by Li Huai Ren, and although he had a bit of influence over it, it was mostly the girl’s impact on Li Huai Ren’s judgment. I had interacted quite a bit with Li Huai Ren in my previous life and knew him well—he’s hard to sway once he’s made up his mind.

So, we became neighbors, and I discovered that this girl was definitely not the same as the cowardly Li Xianglu from my past life. I began to take notice of her.

Firstly, her cooking was really delicious, and she could fish like a pro. Especially that motion of slapping the fish - she wouldn’t have had such skill without four or five years of experience.

The more I discovered, the more surprised and pleased I was. Indeed, it was a pleasure, and no wonder Li Huai Ren chose this girl; she was very kind.

The more we interacted, the more we became an inseparable family. When I went out to forge relationships, I would always think about the foods she liked, subconsciously saving up cloth tickets for her.

With her arrival, my father, my brother, and I were all changing. That dim-witted younger brother of mine from the past life also gradually changed under her gentle influence, no longer rash and impulsive.

Watching the girl as she grew up, I felt an indescribable emotion - compared to the brief marriage of my past life, my interactions with her were far more thrilling.

Yes, I was moved. Like her, I took things slow, and we gradually liked each other more, always considering one another’s feelings.

And she fascinated me even more when she discovered the map hidden in the sewer by Li Huai Ren. It was a map based on tomb-robbing signals, incomprehensible to most, but she easily understood it, which surprised me all the more.

Because I had confirmed that this girl was not Li Xianglu from my previous life, she must be like me, either reborn or possessing some other soul. Though it sounded incredible, I trusted my judgment.

If we had gradually come to like each other during our days in Li Family Village, then the moment that truly cemented our affection was in Shanghai. I bought us matching watches, just like the young people did in my previous life. Sure enough, she was delighted and a bit shy, but she accepted.

The night I can’t forget was our overnight journey back to Guanzhong in a truck, keeping each other warm. She was so close, and I heard my heart pounding like a drum, which assured me even more of my feelings.

Indeed, many things in this life have changed, starting with my father returning to the capital first, arranging a job. It was this girl’s reminder that allowed my father to rush back in time, thwarting any attempt by my uncle, who sneakily returned to the capital thinking of replacing my father’s position. It was a good thing she was there.

Next, everything went as it did in my previous life. The college entrance exam began, and I brought back many books for her to study. Unexpectedly, her academic foundation was not bad at all, even better than my brother’s.

In order to change my brother’s fate, I had him change his college choice from the past and sent him to school in Shanghai, away from the capital’s disturbances. I never expected that my uncle and his family would still not give up.

Thankfully, she was there, and the person who got stabbed was promptly saved, clearing my brother of any vague murder suspicion.

Afterward, things went smoothly. We were both admitted to Shoudu University; she majored in economics, and I stayed with law. This lifetime, I planned to propose good legal initiatives early on to improve the country’s laws sooner.

Before starting university, my first priority was not to build relations or make money but to get our marriage certificate quickly. She was so wonderful, and once at the university, I feared she might fall for someone else. So I brought up marriage with my family.

Luckily, it went relatively smoothly, and we got our marriage certificate, then wed two years later. At that moment, I was truly grateful - fate had been good to me, granting me a second chance at life and bringing such a beautiful soul into my world.

What surprised me the most was that my dim-witted younger brother from my past life got married to a girl from the Lu Family and joined the army. But that wasn’t such a bad thing. Given my brother’s innocence and how easily he could be framed, being in the army was somewhat reassuring.

She got pregnant, and this was my first child across two lifetimes. Oh, not one - she was expecting twins. It was odd since neither our family nor the Li Family had a history of twins.

The day she gave birth genuinely scared me. I had read many reports that childbirth for women was like traversing through the gates of hell, especially because her amniotic fluid was severely low, necessitating an emergency cesarean.

At that moment, I held her hand tightly, and in the nick of time, I saw my mother’s ring, which kept appearing and disappearing.

I’d known early on that this girl had a peculiar ability to store objects. I never exposed her, because with my protection, she could possess it without worry.

But I didn’t expect her to have such a connection to my past self. After she finished her confinement period, we talked about our past lives.

She gradually recalled her previous existence, where she had been harmed by a pocket watch I gave her. However, I had no regrets. Thank goodness she was with me in this life.

Holding our third son and looking at my wife’s face, filled with grievance and disbelief on the bed, I laughed. To hold your hand and grow old with you – that is enough for this life.