Anning stood up and said to Xu Pengju and Mrs. Xu, "Uncle, Aunt, I’m going back to my room first. You should also rest early and take good care of yourselves."
Mrs. Xu smiled and said, "You must be tired too. Go back to rest soon."
After Anning left, Mrs. Xu said to Xu Pengju, "Ningning is truly a sensible and well-mannered child, and she’s really nice to our Baobao, just like a real sister."
Xu Pengju nodded, "Just like her father. Back when Brother He and I took the rural examination together, if it wasn’t for Brother He desperately saving , I wouldn’t be here today."
It turned out that the reason why He Juren entrusted Anning to Xu Pengju was because he had a life-saving debt to Xu Pengju, which is why he felt relieved to entrust her.
Xu Bao’er, lying in bed, heard this clearly.
After hearing this, she wanted to cry.
She really didn’t know how to face Xu Pengju now.
She wanted to bla Xu Pengju, but everything he did was for her own good and out of fatherly love. However, this fatherly love ended up ruining her life.
Yes, Xu Bao’er had co back to life.
Thinking about the things she experienced after marrying into the Xiao Family, she felt full of sorrow and truly wanted to have a good cry.
She also thought of the affection Anning had for her, and felt ashad, sowhat uncertain about how to face Anning.
In her previous life, when she married into the Xiao Family, she only found out about the marriage switch after entering the bridal chamber.
At that ti, she felt she had wronged Anning.
She had never expected her father, who treated Anning like his own daughter, to harbor such intentions, to actually switch Anning’s rightful marriage.
At that ti, Xu Bao’er also knew that the Xiao Family was much better off than the Yue Family.
Her entrance into the Xiao Family was ant to be a blessing, while Anning was ant to suffer at the Yue’s.
She thought about switching the marriage back, and she even discussed this with Xiao Yuan.
Xiao Yuan and Anning were childhood friends who grew up together; how could he not recognize that she wasn’t the daughter of the He Family? He also agreed to switch it back.
However, they both couldn’t overco the wish of their elders.
That night, neither of them could sleep, and early the next day, Xiao Yuan took Xu Bao’er to the Yue Family, intending to bring Anning back, but before they could even leave, the He Family sent soone to tell Xiao Yuan and Xu Bao’er that Anning and Yue Zhong had already consummated their marriage, and now she belonged to the Yue Family, and the marriage couldn’t be reversed.
At that mont, Xiao Yuan’s face was ashen.
Xu Bao’er also felt terribly upset, and she deeply felt that she had wronged Anning and Xiao Yuan.
At that ti, Xu Bao’er realized why Anning had ended up in the bridal chamber with Yue Zhong—it was all for her.
Anning, being such a clever girl, must have realized after the marriage swap that it was deliberately arranged by the Xu Family. But over the years, the Xu Family treated Anning very well, and she and Xu Bao’er were like sisters, so for gratitude and for Xu Bao’er, she accepted the switched marriage.
At that ti, Xu Bao’er cried a lot, incessantly apologizing to Xiao Yuan, saying she was sorry for them.
Xiao Yuan had no other choice.
He could only accept this marriage, and afterward, he started their life together with Xu Bao’er.
Originally, things were fine, but Xiao Yuan was not a steady person. He couldn’t stay at ho and liked to go out; he also made a lot of questionable friends, had people set him up with gambling, and was taken to brothels when he was drunk.
With one step leading to another, Xiao Yuan beca more and more unrestrained, eventually leading to their ruin.
The Xiao Family was ruined, and Xu Bao’er’s dowry was all squandered by Xiao Yuan, who then turned to Xu Pengju asking for money.
Xu Bao’er thought at that ti, was this retribution?
When the Xu Family also fell into decline, both families were almost reduced to begging on the streets, still, Anning, holding no grudge for the past matters, continuously offered help.
By then, Anning had beco a first-rank wife, and Yue Zhong gained increasing importance in the court. Anning had soone send money to both the Xu Family and Xiao Family in Qingyuan County, even found the County Magistrate to ask for extra care for them. Under Xu Pengju’s revitalization, the Xu Family managed to pick themselves up again.
What about the Xiao Family?
Xiao Yuan still couldn’t change his bad habits, using money for gambling as soon as he had so. Xu Bao’er was weak and couldn’t persuade him; later, when Xiao Yuan ca ho drunk one night, he fell into a river and drowned, and Xu Bao’er remained a widow for life.
Thinking about these things, Xu Bao’er felt like crying without tears.
"Baobao, your mom and I are leaving first, you rest well. We really need to drink our dicine and recuperate, okay?"
Xu Pengju’s voice pulled Xu Bao’er back from her mories.
Looking at her father, who looked at her with nothing but love, Xu Bao’er couldn’t even bring herself to hate him.
No matter what, Xu Pengju was a loving father. Even though he might have wronged Anning, he never did anything to wrong Xu Bao’er, and knowingly going against his conscience to disregard the life-saving favor, he did it for his only daughter.
Even if others had a thousand reasons to bla Xu Pengju, Xu Bao’er couldn’t harbor any resentnt.
With tears in her eyes, she nodded, "I understand, father. I’m feeling much better now; don’t worry."
Xu Pengju smiled, left with Mrs. Xu.
Once they were gone, Xu Bao’er breathed a big sigh of relief.
She let the maid help her lie down.
After lying down, Xu Bao’er began to ponder.
Since heaven has given her a chance to do it all over again, this ti she definitely couldn’t repeat the mistakes of her previous life...
After thinking for a while, Xu Bao’er started to hesitate.
This ti, should she let Xu Pengju switch the marriage?
Logically, this ti she should be alert, preventing Xu Pengju from switching the marriage. She should marry into the Yue Family, and Anning should marry into the Xiao Family.
But then, Xu Bao’er thought about how the Xiao Family was a pit of fire. She had suffered all her life, and if the marriage wasn’t switched, Anning marrying into the Xiao Family would also suffer hardships and lead a life of widowhood.
anwhile, Yue Zhong would later rise to a high rank, and although marrying into the Yue Family might an a few hard years initially, the situation would get progressively better. Anning in her previous life enjoyed a lifeti of prosperity and wealth because of it.
She clearly knew the Yue Family would be better, but seed cruel to push Anning towards the Xiao Family.
Xu Bao’er started to agonize, wondering what she should do.
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