The mothers and grandmothers from several families did not know who Gu Yun Chu was. They knew which child belonged to which family, but they did not know their full names.
"She's from Commander Gu's family. Her father is Commander Gu of the Special Forces."
"Sixty-nine!"
Now everything makes sense, and I understand why my child was hit.
The most talked-about topic in the family compound these past two days has been Gu Jia's family matters, and they've also been talking about it quite a bit.
"Well, we only told you because we heard it from others. How could a young girl like her hit someone? I'm going to her house."
The older women in the family were unhappy. They weren't the ones spreading the gossip; they just felt it was unfair, so what's wrong with them chiming in?
"Stop it, you lot! Going to find someone else like that? Aren't you ashamed?"
The situation was similar in several families. Because several boys were keeping quiet, the news didn't spread, so Bonnie naturally didn't know.
The Gu family had already started their meal. Sanqi had prepared several elaborate dishes to reward his sister for her meritorious service in the fight.
Although Bonnie was curious as to why Sanqi had made so many delicious dishes, she didn't press her for details, since she had no say in matters of the kitchen.
Tomorrow is a day off, and Bonnie plans to go to the courtyard house to check on the vegetables in the garden and see how they are doing, and whether it's time to prune them.
The vegetables in the shed have been eaten up quite a bit, and the children will pick some back when they go to English class.
I'll go check tomorrow, pick them all, give some to friends, and let the empty space rest before planting another crop.
Also, Teacher Zhai got some lotus root seedlings, which are going to be planted in the water soon. After planting the lotus roots, we can start releasing the fish fry in a few days. There's a lot to do; I still need to check on the two rented courtyards and inspect the houses…
Gu Ye has been gone for almost twenty days, and we don't know what's going on or how long it will be before he comes back...
Bonnie fell asleep while thinking about it.
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