Chapter 196 Feudal Superstition
Gu Yihan's face turned extremely ugly from the noise coming from the neighboring courtyard.
I finally got a few days of annual leave, but I didn't get to sleep in until I naturally woke up even once in the morning.
Feeling wronged, she pulled the blanket up high and covered her entire head with it.
I covered my ears with both hands, ready to take a nap.
"Xiao Han".
Grandma Gu called out softly, but after listening at the door for a while, there was no response.
I carefully pushed open the bedroom door and peeked inside. I saw my granddaughter sleeping under the covers, and I frowned.
He tiptoed over and pulled her blanket down.
He muttered to himself, "Why does he cover his head when he sleeps? Doesn't he worry about his farts bothering him?"
Gu Yihan let Grandma Gu pull the blanket down.
His gaze was fixed on the ceiling, looking utterly dejected: "Grandma, I have to go to work tomorrow."
Grandma Gu was startled by her granddaughter's sudden voice and saw that her eyes were open.
He reached out and patted the blanket off her, saying irritably, "Why aren't you up yet after waking up?"
Gu Yihan slowly sat up and scratched her messy hair: "Grandma, can I wash my hair today?"
Grandma Gu glanced at her granddaughter and chuckled, "No."
Gu Yihan suddenly felt an itch on her scalp. Could someone tell her why she couldn't wash her hair until the fourth day of the Lunar New Year? She had to get up early for work that day!
In the courtyard
When Deputy Battalion Commander Wang's mother saw Gu Yihan come out wearing a brand-new cotton-padded coat, she smiled and asked, "Little Han, did you just get up?"
Then, as she lowered her eyes, a hint of disdain flashed across them. What a lazy woman, she didn't get up until the sun was already high in the sky.
Gu Yihan glanced at her, annoyed. It was Deputy Battalion Commander Wang's mother who woke her up this morning.
It was because Deputy Battalion Commander Wang bought a chicken for Zhang Xia, who was in postpartum confinement, to help her recover without her consent.
She was furious and stood in the yard yelling and cursing for over an hour.
Being neighbors with someone like that is torture!
Seeing that Gu Yihan ignored her, Deputy Battalion Commander Wang's mother didn't care; she also didn't have much to say to the young man.
He stepped forward, grabbed Grandma Gu's wrist, and began to pour out his grievances.
"Why can't young people these days endure any hardship?"
When Grandma Gu saw her granddaughter return to the living room with dumplings, she sighed and said, "The years have changed."
Deputy Battalion Commander Wang's mother curled her lip: "What do you mean by different ages? She's just lazy, doesn't want to endure hardship, and tries to imitate the behavior of a capitalist's daughter."
Grandma Gu smiled but didn't say anything. How could anyone else respond to what Old Mrs. Wang had said?
If she knew what her family eats every day, wouldn't she be incredibly jealous?
A short while
Lu Huailin and Lu Chenhao have returned from their outing.
When Grandma Gu saw the father and son, she immediately stood up and exclaimed, "Oh, you even know which way the front door faces!"
The little one, hiding under the blanket, had rosy cheeks and was giggling happily.
Lu Huailin glanced expressionlessly at Deputy Battalion Commander Wang's mother, then nodded slightly as a greeting.
Deputy Battalion Commander Wang's mother was still a little intimidated by Lu Huailin; she had never seen him smile when they met on the street.
"Haohao, shall I let your wife carry you to your mother?" Lu Huailin asked the little guy in his arms.
Seeing her son open his arms to Grandma Gu, she knew the little guy had agreed.
Upon hearing this, Deputy Battalion Commander Wang's mother pursed her lips. What would such a young child know? Did she need to ask for his opinion?
Grandma Gu, holding Hao Hao, looked at Deputy Battalion Commander Wang's mother and greeted her, "Young lady, would you like to come in and sit for a while?"
Upon hearing this, Deputy Battalion Commander Wang's mother waved her hand and said, "I have to go home and make chicken soup for that ancestor. I don't know if eating it will help him ascend to heaven."
Thinking of Zhang Xia at home, she felt angry and walked out of the courtyard cursing.
At this moment, Gu Yihan was sitting on the sofa reading the newspaper to pass the time.
There are so few entertainment options these days.
"Xiao Han, what do you think Grandma Wang is thinking?" Grandma Gu asked as she walked with Lu Chenhao in her arms.
"Before having the child, he treated Zhang Xia so well. How come he's like a completely different person after having the baby?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Yihan looked up at Grandma Gu and smiled, saying, "What if a daughter-in-law who doesn't cost money runs away if you don't treat her well?"
Grandma Gu was stunned for a moment upon hearing this. She quickly walked to her granddaughter's side, holding the child, and asked suspiciously, "Didn't you spend any money?"
Gu Yihan took the little guy who was gnawing on a bone from Grandma Gu's arms and kissed his cheek.
He chuckled and said, "No wonder I didn't hear you howling. Who gave you this smelly teething toy?"
Grandma Gu spoke very quickly and anxiously, "Xiao Lu said it was given to him by Brigade Commander Zhang's wife."
Gu Yihan chuckled at her grandmother's gossipy look and said with a smile, "Zhang Xia didn't ask for a bride price, and her family didn't give her any dowry either."
I overheard Minjie and Sujie arguing about it.
She also cursed Su Yonghong, saying he would regret it later because his daughter's family wouldn't provide a dowry or support her, and she would be bullied to death by her husband's family sooner or later.
Grandma Gu stared wide-eyed in shock: "How come I heard from the military wives in the family quarters that they gave a lot of dowry?"
"There are also many single young soldiers who are jealous of Deputy Battalion Commander Wang, who is a second-time bride and has married a young girl."
Gu Yihan smiled and did not refute it; it was all hearsay.
Grandma Gu thought of Deputy Battalion Commander Wang's mother, her stingy face: "She married such a cheap wife! How can she still be so stingy!"
“Zhang Xia even gave birth to their granddaughter.”
Gu Yihan subconsciously looked around, and after realizing she was in her own home, she stopped trying to hide her thoughts.
He chuckled softly, "So you want Zhang Xia to serve you like a beast of burden during the day and like a chicken or duck at night, huh?"
Grandma Gu: "..."
The next day
Gu Yihan failed to wash her hair in time and could only ride her bicycle to the textile factory with a head of greasy braids.
Pushing open the office door, I saw that the three of them had the same hairstyle as me, and I instantly felt better.
Hu Shan looked at her hair with disgust: "You're always destroying the Four Olds, why don't you destroy this Water God?"
Upon hearing this, Minjie and Su Yonghong's expressions changed drastically, and they said in unison, "Hu Shan, what nonsense are you talking about!"
Gu Yihan had just put her handbag into the drawer when she was startled by the two men's angry shouts.
She was quite far from Hu Shan and didn't hear what the other person had just said.
After realizing what had happened, Hu Shan's face paled slightly, and she whispered, "I, I..."
Min was furious. Luckily, everyone in the office knew each other, otherwise, if this got out, no one would escape unscathed.
"Watch your mouth from now on. It's one thing to harm yourself, but don't harm your unborn child!"
Su Yonghong glanced at Hu Shan and echoed Min Jie's words: "You're still young and don't know what's important. If someone reports you for practicing feudal superstition, the Little Red Guards will turn your house upside down!"
Hu Shan thought of the large yellow croaker that her family had given her as part of her dowry, and she was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat.
She quickly apologized: "Sister Min, Sister Su, you are all so kind. Please just pretend I just farted."
Su Yonghong and Sister Min exchanged a glance and snorted coldly, "Don't worry, we're all in the same office, we won't report you."
Hu Shan nodded repeatedly, saying thank you, but she was still worried.
She planned to hide the large yellow croaker in her house or send it back to her parents' home after she got home.
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