Chapter 119 Pranking the Mother-in-Law
2 p.m.
After finishing her lunch, Gu Yihan strolled slowly toward Zhao Ju's family building.
Wenjuan was taking a walk downstairs in the family building when she spotted Gu Yihan.
She greeted him with a smile, "Commander Lu's wife, are you here to see Zhao Ju?"
Gu Yihan smiled slightly at Wen Juan: "Yes."
Then Wenjuan opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something but didn't, but didn't say anything.
This completely baffled Gu Yihan, who asked her in confusion, "Is something wrong with Zhao Ju's family?"
Wenjuan glanced at Gu Yihan awkwardly and said, "It's nothing, it's just that Zhao Ju's mother-in-law came."
Gu Yihan thought to herself, "Is Zhao Ju's mother-in-law here again?"
She smiled and chatted with Wenjuan, saying, "Thank you, Sister Wenjuan."
Wenjuan was taken aback. Usually, the military dependents in the family compound were addressed according to their husbands' ages and positions.
She never imagined that Commander Lu's wife knew her name and even called her "sister".
Wenjuan was so happy that she told Gu Yihan, "Then you should go upstairs quickly. Zhao Ju is almost done with her postpartum period and is bored all by herself."
After saying goodbye to Wenjuan, Gu Yihan went straight upstairs.
Before even reaching Zhao Ju's house, Gu Yihan heard the moans of Battalion Commander Shi's wife.
Several military wives were standing in the hallway, whispering among themselves, "Ever since that old woman came, our floor has never been quiet."
Another military wife deliberately shouted loudly, afraid that Shi Jianguo's mother wouldn't hear her: "That's right, it's making so much noise that the children at home can't sleep well at night."
"This might be retribution for doing too many heinous things."
Just then, Zhao Ju's door suddenly opened.
Shi Jianguo's mother came out looking haggard and shouted angrily, "You wretched women, do you have any compassion at all?!"
The military wife, who deliberately spoke loudly, retorted, "Compassion?"
"You keep yelling all day, making it impossible for all the men in the building to get a good rest. Don't you ever think about us?"
"Hmph, you're such a nice person? You sleep like a pig during the day, but you're a handful at night."
Shi Jianguo's mother's face flushed red, speechless with anger, and she pointed at the other military wives: "You..."
Taking advantage of a lull in their argument, Gu Yihan went straight into Zhao Ju's house.
Zhao Ju was sitting on the wooden sofa drinking brown sugar water when she heard footsteps.
She turned around and saw Gu Yihan's eyes light up. She exclaimed with delight, "Xiaohan, you're here!"
Gu Yihan looked her up and down; she looked quite well. "Why is your mother-in-law here again?"
Zhao Ju got up and pulled Gu Yihan to sit down next to her.
She said happily, "Come on, coming here means you'll have someone to do the work for free."
Gu Yihan looked at Zhao Ju with suspicion and asked, "So you've forgiven her?"
Zhao Ju glanced at Gu Yihan and sneered, "Forgive? How could that be?"
"Since she's so good at pretending, why can't I?"
Zhao Ju whispered in Yi Han's ear, "Shi Jianguo's mother likes to wear other people's clothes. I'll pretend I don't see it and let her wear them."
"But I smeared wild peach fuzz from the mountains on her underwear and sprinkled water with water that had been soaked with yam peel on her underwear."
Gu Yihan shuddered at the thought of the fuzz on a peach.
When Zhao Ju saw Gu Yihan's actions, she couldn't help but laugh: "Hahaha, you said that her private parts are so itchy all day that she's scratched them raw."
"I smeared it on all her underwear."
“Even if she changes into new underwear at night, it doesn’t help; in fact, it makes her even itchier, and she moans in the middle of the night from the itching and scratching.”
“The family quarters were not soundproof to begin with, and now she has offended the families of everyone on this floor.”
Hearing the argument outside, Gu Yihan asked Zhao Ju softly, "You'd better not get caught. What if she goes to see a doctor?"
Thinking of her lifeless son, Zhao Ju said coldly, "I even encouraged her to go."
"It's a pity, she felt that her place was too private and was too ashamed to go there."
"Xiao Han, you don't know, she scratched both of her buttocks raw."
"She can't tell her son about that place, so she can only cause trouble at home all day long."
Zhao Ju then grasped Gu Yihan's hand and looked at her with a smile: "Since you are destined to live with Shi Jianguo in this life..."
"If Shi Jianguo's mother can pretend, why can't I? I want to make her grow old alone and cause a rift between mother and son."
Gu Yihan wasn't good at comforting people, and she saw Zhao Ju's ugly expression of laughing through tears.
She could only step forward and hug Zhao Ju, gently patting her back: "You don't have to smile if you don't want to."
Zhao Ju's tears fell one by one onto Gu Yihan's neck.
She smiled and said, "Xiao Han, you see, Shi Jianguo only believes what I say now, even if it's a lie."
"I'm living a wonderful life now, so carefree. It's great that I even have a free nanny at home."
Gu Yihan was chatting with Zhao Ju about everyday things when Shi Jianguo's mother came in, limping.
She saw Gu Yihan sitting on the wooden sofa, pretended not to notice her, and went straight back to her bedroom.
A cold glint flashed in Zhao Ju's eyes, but then she warmly pulled Gu Yihan into a conversation.
After leaving Zhao Ju's house, it was getting late. Gu Yihan had only been gone a short while when a torrential downpour suddenly began.
Gu Yihan could only find the nearest courtyard and stand under the eaves at the entrance to take shelter from the rain.
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