Chapter 166 Consoling Myself

Family compound

On her way back from her private plot, Battalion Commander Wen's wife, Wang Erya, happened to meet Gu Yihan, who was riding her bicycle back.

She smiled and raised an arm in greeting: "Commander Lu's wife."

Gu Yihan stopped her bicycle when she saw Battalion Commander Wen's wife, Wang Erya, and glanced at the tools Wang Erya was carrying to turn the ground.

With a smile, she asked, "Sister Wang, are you going to till the land?"

She had a very good impression of Wang Erya's family; they even lent her rain gear last time.

Grandma Gu also liked to chat with Battalion Commander Wen's mother, telling her about interesting things that happened in the family compound.

Battalion Commander Wen's wife, Wang Erya, was always very happy whenever Gu Yihan called her Sister Wang.

Military spouses who have good relationships with their husbands usually address them as "sister-in-law" or "brother/sister-in-law" based on the rank of the men in their families, and rarely by their surnames.

Wang Erya smiled and nodded. Since the other party treated her so specially, she was quite accommodating.

He also became more affectionate in addressing Gu Yihan, saying, "Xiaohan, a female comrade came to the family compound today and said she was your older sister."

Gu Yihan was stunned upon hearing this: "Sister?"

Wang Erya looked at Gu Yihan and nodded repeatedly: "That woman doesn't look like you at all, and she seems a bit mentally unstable."

Gu Yihan thought for a while but still couldn't figure out who it was. The main reason was that her cousin from Gujia Village and Gu Meng were both married and wouldn't come looking for her.

After hearing Wang Erya say that he was mentally unstable, she had even less idea who he was.

After a moment's thought, he replied, "I don't have a sister."

Wang Erya breathed a sigh of relief, finally putting her mind at ease. She had been worried that the other person really was Gu Yihan's sister.

Then he glanced at Gu Yihan's protruding belly and said worriedly, "You're pregnant, so if you run into someone who's not quite right in the head, you should stay away."

Gu Yihan understood Wang Erya's good intentions and replied with a smile, "Thank you, Sister Wang."

After saying goodbye to Gu Yihan, Wang Erya carried the tools for turning the soil and headed home.

When Gu Yihan returned home, she was quite surprised to see Deputy Battalion Commander Wang's mother sitting in the yard, as this was the first time she had seen her visit.

She saw Gu Yihan smiling and said, "Xiaohan is back."

Gu Yihan nodded and smiled, giving a soft "hmm".

Hearing the noise, Grandma Gu quickly came out of the kitchen and asked with concern, "Are you tired today?"

Gu Yihan looked at Grandma Gu. Ever since her belly grew bigger, Grandma Gu had become increasingly concerned, asking about her every day.

Smiling, she replied to Grandma Gu, "Sitting in the office isn't tiring."

Deputy Battalion Commander Wang's mother smiled broadly, like a chrysanthemum, and chimed in, "Your Xiaohan is really capable; she can make money."

"Unlike my daughter-in-law, who, besides cooking, only knows how to serve me at home every day."

Gu Yihan: "..."

Grandma Gu glared at Deputy Battalion Commander Wang's mother and said irritably, "It's all because you have good taste. You married a filial daughter-in-law who doesn't want you to do anything."

After parking her bicycle, Gu Yihan went straight back to the living room and sat on the sofa to rest.

A moment later, Grandma Gu came in, sat down next to her granddaughter, and asked softly, "Are you hungry? Shall we eat together when Xiao Lu comes back?"

Gu Yihan nodded, then looked at Grandma Gu: "Deputy Battalion Commander Wang's mother is gone?"

Grandma Gu nodded with a smile: "Her daughter-in-law has a gentle personality. She does whatever she's asked to do and is extremely obedient."

Gu Yihan didn't think too much about it. With such a strong personality, Deputy Battalion Commander Wang's mother had to find a daughter-in-law who lacked her own opinions.

If you find someone with a strong personality, you'll inevitably clash every few days, with one big argument and the other small one.

"Grandma, Wang Erya said someone came to the family compound today pretending to be my sister." Gu Yihan laughed as she finished speaking.

Grandma Gu's face stiffened upon hearing this, and she tightened her grip on her granddaughter's hand.

Looking at Grandma Gu's face, Gu Yihan had a bad feeling and asked with difficulty, "Grandma, who's here?"

Grandma Gu didn't dare to look up into her granddaughter's eyes. She knew she shouldn't hide it from her, so she whispered, "It's Gu Meng."

“She came once before, but Grandma didn’t want you to be upset because of her, so she didn’t tell you. She just gave her the money for the ticket and sent her back.”

Gu Yihan didn't say anything, but she felt uncomfortable, even though Grandma Gu came to the family compound.

I still give her money and coupons regularly every month, just so that Grandma Gu can have the confidence to buy whatever she wants.

Originally, Gu Yihan didn't care where the money went. She didn't mind spending it on Grandma Gu at all, but she wouldn't be happy to spend a single penny on Gu Meng.

When Grandma Gu saw that her granddaughter was not speaking, she thought she was angry, so she quickly told her in detail that Gu Meng had already divorced and wanted to stay in Kuncheng.

Then he added, "This time, Grandma didn't give us anything, and we told her not to come looking for us again."

Gu Yihan composed herself and smiled at Grandma Gu: "Grandma, don't go out to see Gu Meng anymore."

"My granddaughter is worried that she might hurt you because she doesn't know her own strength."

Grandma Gu looked into her granddaughter's eyes and solemnly promised, "Xiao Han, from now on, Grandma will tell you everything and will never hide anything from you again."

The room was completely silent.

The grandfather and grandson subconsciously stopped mentioning Gu Meng, until Lu Huailin's shout broke the silence.

"Wife...wife."

Grandma Gu glanced at Lu Huailin, who had just stepped into the living room, smiled, stood up, and walked straight towards the kitchen.

After greeting Grandma Gu, Lu Huailin plopped down next to Gu Yihan.

He cupped her face in his hands and gave her a quick kiss: "Honey, good news."

Gu Yihan was in a slightly better mood than before. She glanced at Lu Huailin and asked irritably, "What good news?"

Lu Huailin put his arm around his wife's arm and whispered, "Many military wives will be working on the new production line in your factory."

Gu Yihan was speechless. What kind of good news was this? It had nothing to do with her!

Lu Huailin knew that his wife was thinking simply and didn't take credit for this at all.

He sighed and said, "Because of you, three military wives in our regiment can work as factory workers in textile factories."

Gu Yihan didn't think much of it and casually said, "That's good."

Looking at the time, I realized that Grandma Gu had been gone for quite a while. Worried that she might overthink things by herself, I stood up, but Lu Huailin stopped me.

"Honey, what do you need? I'll go get it."

Thinking of Grandma Gu, Gu Yihan couldn't help but say with concern, "I'll go check on the kitchen."

Upon hearing this, Lu Huailin realized that Grandma Gu had been gone for a while. He carefully pressed his wife down onto the sofa.

"I'll go take a look."

After saying that, he walked out of the living room and headed towards the kitchen.

Grandma Gu was cooking dumplings while wiping away tears, feeling that she had upset her granddaughter.

When Lu Huailin stepped into the kitchen, he saw Grandma Gu wiping away tears and assumed she had been bullied in the family compound.

With a stern face, he asked, "Grandma, who bullied you?"

Grandma Gu was startled by the sudden sound and hurriedly wiped her face.

He quickly explained, "No one bullied me; something just got into my eye."

Seeing that Grandma Gu didn't want to talk about it, Lu Huailin didn't press her for details and quickly started tidying up in the kitchen.