Marrying My Bestie's Ferocious Brother - He Calls Me His Baby!-Chapter 108: Mr. Gu Is Going to Take the College Entrance Exam Too?
Beijing... further study?"
Gu Yanshen’s voice was extremely hoarse, like it had been sanded down.
His bloodshot eyes were filled with bewilderment.
"I can’t do it."
He shook his head, like an abandoned big dog.
"I only know how to fight, to kill the enemy."
"Books... I haven’t touched them for over a decade."
He pointed to his head.
"In here, there’s nothing but tactics and maps, no room for anything else."
Lin Wan Yi looked at him this way, saying nothing.
She just calmly placed the child in her arms gently into his embrace.
The child’s soft little body, carrying the scent of milk, pressed against his firm chest.
Gu Yanshen’s body stiffened.
He instinctively held the child tighter, his movements clumsy and stiff.
Lin Wan Yi stood up and took the two lightweight papers from the table.
One was for Tsinghua, the other for Beijing University.
She slapped the papers in front of Gu Yanshen.
"Gu Yanshen, look at me."
Her voice was not loud, but it carried an undeniable force.
Gu Yanshen slowly raised his head.
"That study spot isn’t meant for you to top the exams."
"It’s for officers with outstanding military achievements, to gold-plate."
"Your military medals are your greatest confidence!"
Lin Wan Yi extended a finger, prodding his chest.
"The cultural subjects are just a threshold, a qualification."
"As long as you pass, no one expects you to be first."
Gu Yanshen looked at her, his lips moved.
"But... I..."
"No buts!"
Lin Wan Yi interrupted him.
"I, Lin Wan Yi, was able to get into Tsinghua and Beijing University."
Her chin slightly lifted, carrying a hint of pride.
"You, Gu Yanshen, are my man."
"How could my man not even pass a small internal test?"
She bent down, leaned close to his ear.
"From today on, I am your instructor."
"Learn however I teach."
"If you dare slack, I’ll..."
She paused, her gaze sweeping over the child in his arms.
"I’ll take our son to Beijing to find a university professor."
Gu Yanshen’s pupils constricted sharply.
He suddenly held the child tighter, like a beast afraid of having its beloved toy snatched away.
He stared fixedly at Lin Wan Yi.
"You wouldn’t dare!"
Lin Wan Yi smiled.
She reached out a hand to stroke his stubbled chin.
"So, will you do it?"
Gu Yanshen looked into her eyes, seeing mischief and determination.
Then he looked down at the son sleeping soundly in his arms.
That was his vulnerability.
And also his armor.
A passion he had never experienced before surged from his feet to the top of his head.
He wasn’t doing it for himself.
He was doing it for this family.
For his wife and child!
"Fine!"
He suddenly stood up, startling the child in his arms, who whimpered softly.
He clumsily patted the child, but his voice was firm.
"I’ll do it!"
"For you and our child, I’ll brave any danger!"
He extended his long arms, drawing Lin Wan Yi and the child closely, tightly, into his embrace.
The next morning.
The commander’s office.
The commander was humming a little tune, sipping hot tea.
With a "bang," the door was pushed open.
Gu Yanshen, in a neatly pressed military uniform, walked in.
His face was cleanly shaven, his eyes seemed to be ablaze with two flames.
"Report!"
The commander was startled and almost choked on his tea.
"You brat, trying to scare me to death?"
Gu Yanshen approached his desk and saluted crisply.
He took out a neatly folded paper from his pocket.
"Commander, this is my application for further study."
"I am applying to take the further study assessment at Beijing National Defense University this time!"
"Clang!"
The commander’s enamel mug fell straight to the ground.
Hot water and tea leaves splattered everywhere.
The division commander was at a loss.
He widened his eyes and pointed at Gu Yanshen’s nose, as if watching a monster.
"You? Gu Yanshen?"
"You’re going for further studies?"
The commander walked around him twice, clicking his tongue in disbelief.
"Did I hear that right? You stubborn mule!"
"In the past, when the military district gave out three spots, I begged everyone to let you go, but you wouldn’t go!"
"You said you couldn’t leave your soldiers!"
The commander slapped the table.
"What’s going on now? Is the sun rising from the west?"
He leaned in close to Gu Yanshen and sniffed with a gossip-filled expression.
"No... you haven’t been drinking."
Gu Yanshen’s face darkened.
"Commander, I’m very sober."
"Sober?"
The commander suddenly slapped his thigh, having an epiphany.
"I get it! It’s for your wife, isn’t it!"
"You brat, you’ve finally come to your senses!"
The commander was smiling so broadly that his eyes were barely visible.
"Alright! Approved! I’ll approve it for you!"
He took a thick stack of materials from the drawer and slapped it onto Gu Yanshen’s chest.
"But let me remind you, this assessment is a military district-wide selection, and it’s not easy."
"Battle achievements are one thing, but if you don’t pass the cultural subjects, I can’t vouch for you."
"There’s only a month left until the assessment."
Gu Yanshen held that stack of materials like he was carrying a thousand-pound burden.
"Yes! I promise to complete the task!"
From that day on, the entire military compound noticed a peculiar sight.
Mr. Gu had gone mad.
During the day, he trained his soldiers on the training ground until they howled like ghosts and wolves.
At night, as soon as he got home, he would lock himself in his room and never come out.
At first, everyone thought the couple was having a tiff.
Until one night.
Sister in law Zhang got up at night and passed by the Gu Family’s window.
She heard Gu Yanshen’s loud and strong voice from inside.
"Force is the cause of changing the state of an object!"
"The fundamental contradiction of capitalism is the contradiction between social production and the private ownership form of capitalist production materials!"
Sister in law Zhang was so frightened she almost sat down on the ground.
The next day, the entire compound had heard the news.
Mr. Gu was going to take a university exam!
"Oh my God, Mr. Gu is already so capable, and he’s still going to take a university exam?"
"I heard his wife forced him to take it!"
"Really? Lin Wan Yi is so amazing? She can even manage the living Yama?"
"It’s not just managing, I heard if Mr. Gu gets a single fact wrong, Lin Wan Yi won’t let him sleep in bed!"
"Goodness... this isn’t just marrying a wife, it’s like marrying a living Bodhisattva and a tigress combined!"
In the midst of the gossip, Gu Yanshen suffered with joy.
During the day, he was the iron-willed commander who had the final say.
At night at home, he became an elementary school student.
Lin Wan Yi sat at the desk, holding a small wooden stick.
"I explained this question three times yesterday, why did you get it wrong again?"
Gu Yanshen gripped his pen, sweating profusely on his forehead.
"I... I forgot."
Lin Wan Yi tapped the desk with the stick.
"I’ll explain it one last time."
"If you still can’t remember..."
Gu Yanshen immediately sat up straight, like a soldier waiting for inspection.
"I promise to remember! Wife instructor!"
Lin Wan Yi looked at his tense demeanor and couldn’t help but smile.
She poured a glass of water mixed with spiritual spring water and pushed it in front of him.
"Have a sip of water to refresh yourself."
"Let’s continue."
Gu Yanshen’s eyes brightened instantly.
A month’s time flew by.
The night before the assessment.
Gu Yanshen was still diligently writing under the desk lamp.
His eye sockets were sunken, and a blue stubble sprouted on his chin.
Lin Wan Yi looked at him with heartache.
She quietly walked away and carefully took an item out of an inconspicuous wooden box on the bedside.
It was a slice of ginseng cut so thin it was like a cicada’s wings.
Under the lamp, it shimmered with a jade-like luster.
She walked to Gu Yanshen’s side and gently placed the ginseng slice into his mouth.
An indescribable fragrance and sweetness instantly dissolved in his mouth.
Just by smelling it, he felt all the fatigue in his body being swept away.
Gu Yanshen looked at her in shock.
Lin Wan Yi reached out and gently smoothed his furrowed brow.
"Honey."
Her voice carried an unprecedented solemnity.
"The reunion of the whole family depends on this battle!"
