B5SB -Chapter 160 When Two Joyous Occasions Clash

On her day off, Gu Yihan was lying in her warm quilt, sleeping soundly.

“Bang, bang, bang!”

Someone pounded heavily on the courtyard gate.

Hearing the noise, Grandma Gu worried it might wake her sleeping granddaughter. She quickly came out of the bedroom and hurried to the gate.

When she opened it, she saw a woman in her forties. She had never seen her in the residential compound before.

Looking at her in confusion, Grandma Gu asked softly, “Who are you?”

Su Yonghong saw that it wasn’t Gu Yihan who opened the door, but an elderly woman. Knowing this must be her grandmother, she smiled and said, “I’m Su Yonghong. I work with Xiao Han at the textile factory.”

Grandma Gu gave an “oh.” She had never heard Gu Yihan mention this person before.

Thinking it might be work-related, she asked, “Are you looking for Xiao Han about something?”

Seeing Grandma Gu standing at the gate without inviting her in, Su Yonghong felt displeased. A flash of annoyance crossed her eyes. With a blank expression, she said, “My daughter just married into Deputy Battalion Commander Wang’s family. What a coincidence—she and Xiao Han are neighbors. So I thought I’d invite her over at noon to share in my daughter’s good fortune.”

The more Grandma Gu listened, the darker her face became. Her chest heaved with anger. She stepped forward and shoved Su Yonghong aside, shouting, “How can you be so vicious?!”

Caught off guard, Su Yonghong staggered back. Just then, Auntie Chen from next door opened her door and saw everything.

Feeling humiliated in front of a stranger, Su Yonghong’s face turned ugly. She glared at Grandma Gu and demanded, “Why did you push me?”

Grandma Gu sneered. “Why? You still dare ask? Who invites a pregnant woman to a wedding to ‘share good luck’?”

Wasn’t that basically cursing her granddaughter? In local custom, it was bad luck for pregnant women to attend weddings.

After understanding what happened, Auntie Chen walked over and asked softly, “She invited Xiao Han?”

Grandma Gu shot Su Yonghong a glare and nodded.

Auntie Chen sized Su Yonghong up and saw her defiant look. Clearly, she had come here to bully people.

She said coldly, “At your age, don’t you know that two happy events can clash?”

How could Su Yonghong not know? Ever since Gu Yihan refused to help her, she had held a grudge.

Now, hearing this, she felt guilty. Her eyes darted away, not daring to meet Auntie Chen’s gaze.

Grandma Gu grew even angrier. She walked over and spat at her.

“Bah! Shameless thing, full of bad intentions.”

Su Yonghong was furious at their attitude and argued, “Xiao Han already agreed!”

This time, Grandma Gu didn’t even bother replying. She waved her hand dismissively.

“Get lost… get lost… get lost…”

After repeating it several times, she turned to Auntie Chen and complained, “Some people are rotten to the core. Relying on their age to trick ignorant youngsters.”

Su Yonghong was seething. She rushed forward, raised her arm, and swung at Grandma Gu.

Auntie Chen saw this and exploded.

An outsider dared to cause trouble here?

She stepped in, grabbed Su Yonghong’s wrist, and kicked her hard in the knee, forcing her to the ground.

Turning to Grandma Gu, she said, “This woman deserves a beating. Don’t let her off.”

Su Yonghong was stunned. She hadn’t expected this old woman to be so strong. No matter how she struggled, she couldn’t break free.

“Let me go, or I’ll report you for feudal superstition!”

When Grandma Gu heard this, her anger flared.

Report them?

Before she did, she’d taste Grandma Gu’s “iron palm.”

She had fought plenty of shrews back in Gu Village.

“Smack! Smack!”

Several loud slaps landed on Su Yonghong’s face, leaving her dizzy.

“I’ll let you report! I’ll let you be full of evil thoughts! I’ll let you try to harm my granddaughter!”

One slap for each sentence, until Su Yonghong saw stars.

Auntie Chen chimed in, “That’s right! What nonsense. You think military families are easy to bully?”

“Wuh… s-sorry… uh…”

Unable to escape, Su Yonghong could only mumble apologies through swollen lips.

“What are you doing?!”

An angry shout rang out.

Deputy Battalion Commander Wang’s newlywed wife had been crying anxiously after failing to find Su Yonghong. With no choice, he went out looking.

The moment he stepped outside, he was shocked by the scene.

He rushed over and skillfully pulled Su Yonghong out of their grip.

His face darkened as he looked at Grandma Gu and Auntie Chen.

“On what grounds did you beat her?”

Grandma Gu had never liked Wang’s family. Before his divorce, they fought constantly, never knowing peace.

Now it was worse—he had married into a family with such a malicious mother-in-law.

Auntie Chen wasn’t afraid of him. She sneered at Su Yonghong hiding behind him.

“So officials are allowed to set fires, but commoners aren’t allowed to light lamps?”

Grandma Gu followed up, “Your mother-in-law tried to hit me. Should I just stand there and let her?”

Deputy Battalion Commander Wang felt his temples throb. He glared at Su Yonghong.

“Mom, is what they said true?”

Su Yonghong shrank back, her chin trembling. The taste of blood filled her mouth.

“I… I didn’t mean to…”

His face turned livid.

Causing trouble on the wedding day—how unlucky.

“Mom, what happened?”

A weak, timid voice sounded.

Grandma Gu and Auntie Chen looked over.

It was a thin woman in an ill-fitting military uniform, skinny as a bamboo pole.

Zhang Xia walked over timidly, lowered her head, and whispered, “Mom, let’s go home first.”

Deputy Battalion Commander Wang glanced at Zhang Xia with irritation. She looked petty and weak—far inferior to Lan Cao.

He didn’t know what spell she had cast on his mother to force him into marrying her.

Snorting coldly, he said, “Your mother caused this mess. Clean it up yourself. Stop crying all day like someone owes you.”

With that, he turned and went straight home, slamming the door.

Grandma Gu and Auntie Chen exchanged looks, speechless.

Su Yonghong gripped Zhang Xia’s arm tightly.

“Let’s go. Home.”

Zhang Xia glanced at Grandma Gu and Auntie Chen, shrank back, and bowed deeply.

In a trembling voice, she said, “I’m sorry. It’s my mother’s fault. Please don’t hold it against her.”

Noticing her frightened eyes, Grandma Gu snorted.

“Don’t let me see her again. If I do, I’ll beat her every time.”

After saying goodbye to Auntie Chen, she pushed open the door and went back into the courtyard.