"No, Dad doesn’t know that I was stolen as a child either, don’t tell him, it’s good just as things are now." He Zhilan shook her head.
On the night they came back from their aunt’s house, He Dongxue asked what He Zhilan had spoken about at length with their uncle during the day. When He Dongxue asked, He Zhilan divulged her affairs.
About Gu Family, about Gu En, and everything she had experienced in the capital during that period, she told it all to He Dongxue, even the fact that she had divorced He Teng.
After hearing what He Zhilan had to say, He Dongxue took quite a while to process it all, looking at He Zhilan, "Why did you divorce my brother? And why keep so much from me and dad? Every time I hear from your phone calls and letters, it seems like you’re doing great in the capital, but in fact, you’ve had it worse than any movie character I’ve seen, you almost lost your life!"
He Dongxue became puzzled. Why did He Zhilan and He Teng divorce? After struggling with that question, He Dongxue continued, "Sis-in-law, if your biological parents treat you like that, just disown them! They have nothing good about them except for their money and power. They pressure you and force you with my brother! It’s good to disown them. In our house, dad loves you so much, he never allows you to be wronged. Before you came back, he would talk about you every day. He was planning to butcher the chicken for you as soon as it got big enough!"
"Yes, you’re good, dad’s good, brother’s good too. I will be sure to keep the divorce a secret, no one can know! I will remarry your brother before dad finds out!" He Zhilan reminded.
He Dongxue sighed and nodded, "I don’t know what my brother is thinking, why hasn’t he remarried you?"
"I think, it probably has something to do with my identity as Gu Zhilan, but that’s okay, I’ve got time on my side. Let’s see if your brother can outlast me! Your brother’s EQ is low, believe it or not, I’m going to make him my husband again eventually!"
"Believe! How could I not believe?" He Dongxue giggled quietly, "Then I’ll be waiting! I only recognize you as my sis-in-law, don’t disappoint me and make me change to calling someone else sis-in-law!"
He Dongxue’s acceptance letter didn’t keep the He Family waiting for too long. In late July, the notification arrived, and He Dongxue had her wish fulfilled by being enrolled at the Capital’s First Military Academy!
Although the First Military Academy was less prestigious than Capital University, it was still one of the top institutions of higher learning in the country. The two girls from the He Family had both entered universities, and this news quickly spread around the neighbouring villages. These days, wherever the father of the He Family went, people would ask about it, and whenever he talked about his two daughters, he was filled with inexhaustible pride.
However, in the midst of all the joy, He Dongxue couldn’t help but feel a bit upset.
"Sis-in-law, with my going to the capital, dad will be left alone at home. When I was in high school, I lived on campus, but at least I could go home and stay with dad every weekend!" He Dongxue sighed. "Actually, I had intended to apply to a university within the province when I filled out the college applications, this way I could be closer to home. Even if I can’t get home every weekend, at least I could return once a month, and I’d be able to return home whenever there were short or long holidays. But dad told me that if I could get in, he’d rather I go to the capital to be with you and big brother, as that’d give him more peace of mind."
This just goes to show, there’s a kindhearted parent behind every child. He Zhongguo’s intention was to do the best for his three children, but he never considered the loneliness he would feel, living alone at home and possibly not seeing his children for half a year since they’d be studying in the capital.
The two sisters sighed, each with a heavy sense of reluctance in their eyes.