The old woman was furious at these words. "What nonsense are you talking about! My son hasn't found a partner because he wants to find someone he's compatible with. What does that have to do with me!"

She denies it, but her reputation in the family compound is already ruined.

"It doesn't matter whether you admit it or not, Aunt Wang. Anyway, it's your son who can't find a wife, not my son."

What Aunt Wang said wasn't entirely unreasonable. Although her son came from the village, he's now a battalion commander, and there are still girls who want to marry him.

But those people were either in poor conditions or from the village, so she didn't like them at all.

Grandma Wang wanted to find a woman in the city who could help her son, only in this way could she make up for all the hardships her son had endured.

Back then, she tried to get close to the political commissar's daughter, but the girl didn't even look at her son. Instead, she found herself a military doctor who was far superior to the battalion commander in terms of looks, family background, and ability. This made Aunt Wang so angry that she secretly said countless hurtful things to him.

Because of this, the battalion commander's reputation suffered.

"You! You! Don't you know anything about respecting the elderly and caring for the young? You have no manners at all!"

"What a joke! Do you think you're older or younger than me? You come here and immediately start causing trouble, and you expect me to respect you?"

Just then, the young soldier ran out and saw everyone arguing again. He was at his wit's end, but being young, he couldn't handle the situation. He could only urge everyone to get on the bus quickly, and then he got into the driver's seat.

Upon hearing the noise, everyone immediately scrambled onto the vehicle, fearing they would miss out on a good spot if they were even a moment too late.

In just about a minute, the previously crowded space was now empty except for Aunt Wang.

Aunt Wang secretly resented that the women in the family compound looked down on her because she came from the village.

She got into the car grumbling, and knowing that she wouldn't gain anything by continuing the previous conversation, Aunt Wang's critical gaze fell on Gu An'an.

"I heard you're Xiao Yuheng's wife?"

Gu An'an knew the other party was no pushover, but she wasn't afraid.

"right."

"Look at your delicate skin, it's obvious you're not someone who can endure hardship. But since you've become a military wife, you have to prioritize your husband and family above all else. Don't just focus on dressing up all day long, or people will call you a vixen behind your back."

Aunt Wang thought Gu An'an would be angry, but to her surprise, Gu An'an laughed out loud. With her dazzling face, she attracted everyone's attention, which only made Aunt Wang angrier.

Not content with just beating his son, the man surnamed Xiao has now found such a vixen. It will be even harder for his son to find her in the future. If he can't outdo this little vixen, where will his son put his face?

"What are you laughing at?" Does he have a good-looking face but not a very smart one?

"Auntie, which relative of Aheng's family are you?"

"Wait a minute, if you were an important relative, your family shouldn't keep quiet about it!"

Aunt Wang didn't understand what she meant at first, thinking she just wanted to know if she was related to the Xiao family. She immediately said with disdain, "I have no relation to the Xiao family. I'm from the First Battalion..."

She wanted to introduce herself, but Gu An'an interrupted her, "You're not a relative, yet you said those things. Do you really think you're my elder?"

The tone remained light and casual, yet a hint of sarcasm could be heard.

"I'm older than you, and you won't listen if I say something to you?"

Gu An'an smiled and said, "I really won't listen. To be honest, neither my parents-in-law nor I have ever said those words. I really don't know where you got the confidence to say them. Are you just trying to teach everyone? Do you want to teach everyone how to do things? If you're so capable, why don't you study hard and become a teacher? You should at least let your abilities be put to good use."

Before joining the army, Aunt Wang had always stayed in the village. Whether in the village or later in the army, she rarely had a match for her sharp tongue.

I originally thought Gu An'an was young and easy to deal with, but I didn't expect her to be so sharp-tongued. She immediately became angry.

"I'm doing this for your own good!"

"Thank you, but no need. You should save your kindness for your future daughter-in-law! My mother-in-law said that young people should dress up nicely and not care what others say."

“My mother-in-law also said that men are born to take care of women, and only in this way can the family be harmonious. The reason why I was willing to marry Xiao Yuheng is because my mother-in-law is reasonable. Aunt Wang, you should learn from my mother-in-law so that you can get a daughter-in-law sooner.”

Gu An'an's little mouth chattered, and bursts of laughter filled the carriage, especially from her sister-in-law who had argued with Aunt Wang earlier, who laughed the most unrestrainedly.

"Comrade Gu is right, Aunt Wang, you should learn from him."

The others weren't as exaggerated as her, but the expressions on everyone's faces weren't very natural.

If the car hadn't been still moving, Aunt Wang would have gotten out right away. "You, you've gone too far! You're ganging up on an old woman like me."

"You can't say that. It was Aunt Wang who started chatting with me first. I didn't curse or hit anyone. We were just having a simple discussion about how to conduct oneself in society. How can that be considered bullying?"

"Alright, alright, I won't say any more. Otherwise, if I upset Aunt Wang and she gets seriously ill, I won't be able to afford the compensation."

After saying that, Gu An'an closed her eyes. She was too lazy to pay attention to the other person anyway, but some people are good at bullying the weak and fearing the strong. If she really ignored her, the other person would just think that she was afraid of her and would jump around even more.

After showing off her skills today, not only Aunt Wang, but everyone else will have to think twice before speaking to her next time.

Gu An'an's prediction was correct. As soon as she closed her eyes, several ambiguous gazes fell on her, some with surprise, some with affection, and some with relief.

There was still snow on the road, so the car didn't go very fast. It was two hours later when they arrived in the county town. During this time, Gu An'an mostly dozed off, occasionally exchanging a few words with Liu Li beside her.

"Aunties and sisters-in-law, we'll meet here again at 2:00 PM. Please don't forget the time."

After dropping the person off, the supply truck drove away.

"An'an, where are you going? Do you want to come with me?"

Gu An'an was unfamiliar with the area, and Liu Li was willing to take her along. Gu An'an didn't hesitate and said, "I'll go to the supply and marketing cooperative."

"That's good, let's go together."

After saying that, Liu Li took the child's hand and walked towards the supply and marketing cooperative with Gu An'an, chatting and laughing.

"Pah! You little slut."