B5SB -Chapter 164 Typist Hu Shan

The next day., Gu Yihan was sitting at the dining table, eating breakfast, when Zhao Ju’s voice rang out from the entrance of the courtyard.

“Xiao Han, Xiao Han!”

Hearing Zhao Ju, Gu Yihan hurriedly stuffed the peeled egg into her mouth in a few bites. In her rush, she choked on the yolk.

“Cough, cough!”

Grandma Gu quickly picked up a bowl of porridge and brought it to her lips while patting her back, saying worriedly, “Why are you being so careless?”

Outside the courtyard, Zhao Ju was still calling her name.

“Xiao Han…”

Gu Yihan took small sips of porridge and finally swallowed it down. Seeing her grandmother’s anxious gaze, she smiled.

“Grandma, I’m fine now.”

She quickly went back to the bedroom, grabbed her shoulder bag, and came out.

“Grandma, I’m heading out first.”

Grandma Gu stood up and followed her, grumbling unhappily, “That Zhao Ju really has no sense. Who rushes people so early in the morning?”

Gu Yihan pushed her bicycle and patted her grandmother’s arm.

“Grandma, go back inside and rest.”

With that, she opened the courtyard gate.

When Zhao Ju saw her come out, she was overjoyed.

The two rode their bicycles side by side out of the residential compound. Zhao Ju looked at Gu Yihan mysteriously.

Hehe, she laughed.

“Xiao Han, guess how Qiao Shuhui is doing now?”

Gu Yihan glanced sideways at her and asked casually, “Sister Ju, have you seen her?”

Zhao Ju finally found someone to share gossip with. Only with someone who knew Qiao Shuhui did she feel like talking.

“Commander Lin’s mother is taking care of her during confinement. She cries and screams every day. Ever since she moved into the family building, it hasn’t been peaceful.”

Gu Yihan was stunned.

Wait—wasn’t Qiao Shuhui already divorced? How could she still live in the family building?

She asked doubtfully, “Is Commander Lin getting back together with her?”

Zhao Ju looked disgusted.

“No. Who knows if Qiao Shuhui got kicked in the head by a donkey. She insists that her son was ‘cursed to death’ by her daughter. She won’t even let the baby girl have a sip of milk. The poor child cries from hunger all day. It’s miserable.”

Gu Yihan was shocked.

Qiao Shuhui was a transmigrator from the future, yet she believed in such superstition and favored boys over girls.

She couldn’t help recalling her own early days in this world.

Zhang Cuihua hadn’t fed her either. If not for Grandma Gu’s protection, even with her space, she wouldn’t have survived so easily.

She sighed.

“Doesn’t anyone in the family stop her?”

Zhao Ju immediately became animated.

“Commander Lin’s mother found out and was heartbroken. She didn’t even care that Qiao Shuhui’s wounds hadn’t healed. She slapped her several times, stopped her from touching the baby, and kicked her out.”

Gu Yihan was speechless.

Qiao Shuhui had been dealt a good hand, yet she played it terribly.

“Ah—!”

Zhao Ju suddenly screamed, startling Gu Yihan.

Gu Yihan glared at her.

“What are you yelling for?”

Zhao Ju looked at her hesitantly.

“Did Commander Lin give you a thank-you gift?”

Gu Yihan was confused. What did her scream have to do with that?

Seeing that Gu Yihan didn’t deny it, Zhao Ju continued, “Xiao Han, you don’t know. When Qiao Shuhui found out he gave you a gift, she went crazy for days.”

Gu Yihan didn’t respond.

She had never taken Qiao Shuhui seriously.

Since Commander Lin’s mother wouldn’t let her take care of the child, she definitely wouldn’t agree to a remarriage. Without remarrying, Qiao Shuhui wouldn’t be able to return to the family compound.

Soon, the two arrived at the textile factory. After parking their bicycles, they went to their respective departments.

At the Accounting Office, Gu Yihan pushed open the door, returned to her seat, took out yesterday’s unfinished newspaper from the drawer, and continued slacking off.

Office work in this era was really too leisurely.

With her savings growing, she had become lazier and didn’t feel like writing anymore.

“Xiao Han, our factory is hiring again. Did you know?”

Hearing Sister Min’s voice, Gu Yihan looked up and shook her head.

“I didn’t know.”

Creak.

Hearing the door open, Gu Yihan, Sister Min, and Su Yonghong all looked toward the entrance.

Zhao Ju walked in with a young woman and smiled.

“This is our factory’s new typist, Comrade Hu Shan.”

Hu Shan stepped forward and greeted them with a smile.

“Please take care of me in the future.”

Sister Min looked puzzled and asked bluntly, “A new typist—what does that have to do with our department?”

Gu Yihan: “…”

Su Yonghong: “…”

Zhao Ju winked at Gu Yihan.

“Right now, only your office still has an empty seat.”

“So Secretary Jiang arranged for Comrade Hu to stay here temporarily. Once the new department building is finished, she’ll move.”

Gu Yihan glanced at the dusty desk in the corner that had been unused for a long time.

Zhao Ju then introduced everyone one by one.

When Hu Shan heard the order of introductions, her gaze flickered slightly toward Gu Yihan.

She then smiled at Sister Min and Su Yonghong.

“Hello, Sister Min. Hello, Sister Su.”

Sister Min and Su Yonghong exchanged glances, then nodded.

“Don’t be so formal, Officer Hu.”

When Hu Shan looked at Gu Yihan, she hesitated.

She wasn’t sure whether to call her “Sister” or by name—Gu Yihan looked far too young.

Zhao Ju laughed and patted Hu Shan.

“Just call her Officer Gu, Xiao Han.”

Hu Shan quickly caught on.

“Xiao Han.”

Gu Yihan smiled and nodded.

“Sister Shan.”

After finishing her task, Zhao Ju said goodbye and left.

Hu Shan walked to the corner desk, looked at the dust-covered surface, frowned, and turned around to leave.

After she disappeared, Sister Min complained, “What is this? Why do they shove any Tom, Dick, and Harry into our department?”

Sister Su glanced at Gu Yihan and echoed, “Exactly. Who knows what kind of monster she is. She probably came in through connections.”

Sister Min lowered her voice.

“Xiao Han, what do you think? Is this Hu Shan easy to get along with?”

Gu Yihan stood up, picked up her water cup, and shook her head apologetically.

“Sister Min, I’m thirsty.”

Then she walked straight out.

Gu Yihan had just finished filling her cup when she ran into Secretary Jiang coming from the opposite direction, holding a large object.

“Officer Gu.”

Secretary Jiang greeted her with a smile.

Gu Yihan curiously looked at the machine in his arms.

She had never seen such an old-fashioned thing before.

Pretending to ask casually, she said,

“Secretary Jiang, what’s that?”

Secretary Jiang replied proudly,

“This is a high-end item—a typewriter.”

Gu Yihan: “…”