Chapter 157 Notifying the Gatekeepers

Time passed slowly, and it was March of 1971.

Gu Yihan is five months pregnant. Lu Huailin went on a mission a little over a month ago, and the deputy battalion commander Wang, who lives next door in the courtyard, divorced Lan Cao.

"Xiao Han".

Zhao Ju's cheerful voice came from behind her. She pushed open the door to the accounting office and greeted Sister Min and Su Yonghong with a smile.

She walked up to Gu Yihan with a cheerful smile and asked in a low voice, "Xiaohan, are you ready? Let's go back together."

Gu Yihan tidied her desk and looked up at Zhao Ju, whose lips were curving upwards: "Isn't your Battalion Commander Shi coming to pick you up today?"

Zhao Ju immediately took Gu Yihan's arm, looking happy: "I've gone on a mission. Jianguo said that as long as I'm not on a mission, he should try to make time to pick me up."

Sister Min still liked Zhao Ju very much. Hearing her words, she said enviously, "Officer Zhao, your husband is so good."

Zhao Ju once happened to meet Min Jie's husband. He was fair-skinned and looked like an honest man. "Min Jie, your husband treats you very well too."

Min glanced at Su Yonghong, who remained silent, and raised her head proudly, saying, "That's right, the one in my family never hits anyone."

Gu Yihan: "..."

Zhao Ju was stunned when she heard this. Does not hitting people mean you're a good person?

Su Yonghong stood up, ignoring Min Jie's sarcastic remarks, and looked at Gu Yihan with a smile, saying, "My daughter is getting married soon, Xiaohan has come to share in the joy."

This time, it was Gu Yihan's turn to be stunned. What did Su Yonghong's daughter's marriage have to do with her?

Seeing that the other person was staring at him, he understood that Su Yonghong insisted on a result, so he could only awkwardly reply, "Sister Su, if I have time, I will definitely go."

Having received Gu Yihan's confirmation, Su Yonghong gave her a meaningful look: "Xiaohan will definitely have time."

She then glanced at Sister Min and smiled at Zhao Ju, saying, "Officer Zhao, I'm leaving now."

Gu Yihan picked up her handbag and prepared to go back.

As soon as Su Yonghong left the office, Minjie quickly walked to Zhao Ju's side, accidentally bumping into her and causing her to stumble.

Gu Yihan quickly reached out and grabbed Zhao Ju's arm. Even after the other person regained their balance, her heart was still pounding.

He quickly asked, "Sister Ju, how are you? Is anything bothering you?"

After Zhao Ju regained her footing, she kept patting her chest.

She was terrified. If it weren't for Xiao Han, she might have fallen and lost her baby.

Looking up at Gu Yihan, he said gratefully, "Xiaohan, I'm alright, thank you. If it weren't for you..."

Before she could finish speaking, Zhao Ju's tears began to flow.

Gu Yihan patted her shoulder, let out a breath, and reassured her, "It's good that you're not feeling unwell."

Seeing how worried Gu Yihan was about Zhao Ju, Minjie immediately apologized, even though she didn't know why: "Zhao, I'm sorry, I was in such a hurry that I bumped into you."

Gu Yihan glanced at Sister Min and sighed, "Sister Min, Officer Zhao is pregnant."

Upon hearing this, Min felt even more guilty and quickly walked to Zhao Ju's side, asking with concern, "Are you feeling unwell anywhere?"

Zhao Ju had a particularly bad impression of Min Jie at this moment. She was so clumsy and impulsive, and even though she was a grown woman, she still tried to squeeze in.

He replied dismissively, without any expression, "It's nothing."

Turning to Gu Yihan, he said, "Xiaohan, let's hurry up, it's getting late."

Gu Yihan glanced at Sister Min and hummed in agreement. She picked up her bag, and the two of them walked out of the office one after the other.

On the way back, Gu Yihan and Zhao Ju each rode a women's bicycle.

"Xiao Han, are those two people in your department at odds?"

Gu Yihan laughed when she heard Zhao Ju's question.

He began, "Well, how should I put it? They had a really good relationship before the New Year, but after the New Year, this is what you see."

Zhao Ju was extremely curious; how could their previously good relationship suddenly turn sour? "What's the reason?"

Gu Yihan didn't want to discuss Su Yonghong and the others; she remembered that Zhao Ju's mother-in-law was still in the family compound.

Thinking of this, she asked, "Sister Ju, is your mother-in-law still in the family compound?"

Zhao Ju's expression of disgust was clear, and the tips of her fingers gripping the bicycle turned white.

Gu Yihan didn't hear Zhao Ju's reply, so she didn't ask any more questions. The two rode side by side until they approached the family compound.

Zhao Jucai snorted coldly: "The day after she found out she was pregnant, Jianguo sent her back to her hometown."

Gu Yihan wanted to ask Zhao Ju who would take care of her during her postpartum period, but before she could ask, she was startled by Qiao Shuhui's scream.

"How desperate are you for men? You had to seduce Lin Yifei, you slut."

Gu Yihan and the other woman exchanged a glance and said in unison, "Let's see?"

The two of them then looked toward the source of the sound.

Zhao Ju gasped, asking incredulously, "Xiao Han, is that Qiao Shuhui? How did she get so fat?"

Gu Yihan frowned as she looked at the two of them, then nodded and hummed in agreement.

Lin Xiao crossed her arms and looked at the bloated Qiao Shuhui with disdain: "Don't you even look at yourself? Just looking at you makes me want to vomit."

"Still thinking about Commander Lin? He must be dreaming!"

Upon hearing this, Qiao Shuhui's chest heaved with anger. Despite her large pregnant belly, she walked briskly to Du Xiao's side, raised her arm, and slapped her.

Du Xiao never expected that this ugly woman would dare to hit her. Ever since she was hit by Qi Yanran last time, she hated people who would resort to violence at the slightest disagreement.

"Smack."

Du Xiao, a member of the performing arts troupe, was agile and slapped Shu Hui across the face with a backhand.

"Who do you think you are, daring to hit me? You care so much about Commander Lin."

After being hit by Du Xiao, Qiao Shuhui felt a sharp pain in her stomach and broke out in a cold sweat.

Lin Xiao didn't care about Qiao Shuhui's life or death, and snorted coldly: "I will make you watch Commander Lin marry me with your own eyes."

Gu Yihan felt that something was wrong with Qiao Shuhui, and suddenly noticed that she was covering her stomach with her hand.

"Sister Ju, hurry up, Qiao Shuhui is about to give birth, let's go find the soldier at the gate."

Zhao Ju was startled by Gu Yihan's words and didn't even have time to ask her how she knew she was about to give birth.

Family compound entrance

Gu Yihan nimbly stopped her bicycle, found the gatekeeper who had taken Grandma Gu there last time, and called out, "Comrade."

Hearing the shout, the guard saw it was Gu Yihan and asked with a smile, "Sister-in-law?"

Gu Yihan, panting slightly, pointed to the left side outside the door and said anxiously, "Commander Lin's ex-wife is over there. She seems to be about to give birth."

Upon hearing this, the guard frowned and quickly whispered a few words to the other soldier beside him.

Gu Yihan watched the other soldier turn and run away before she breathed a sigh of relief.

He greeted the soldier guarding the gate, then pushed his bicycle to the entrance and waited for Zhao Ju.

"Xiao Han, how did you know Qiao Shuhui was about to give birth?" Zhao Ju asked curiously as she pushed her bicycle over to Gu Yihan's side.

Gu Yihan responded calmly: "Intuition."

Zhao Ju paused, pushing her bicycle, and muttered under her breath, "Qiao Shuhui isn't a good person. There's no need to help her."

Gu Yihan turned her head to look at Zhao Ju: "Putting her aside, the child in her belly is innocent. Let's just consider it as doing good deeds for the baby in our belly."

Zhao Ju looked at Gu Yihan, opened her mouth as if to say that the other party had been wary of her, but in the end she didn't say it.

For the rest of the journey, neither of them spoke, and they walked in silence toward their respective homes.