B5SB -Chapter 223 The Revolutionary Committee

After Gu Yihan dropped Li Duo off at the family compound, Li Duo jumped off the bicycle, waved goodbye to her, and headed toward the residential building.

At the entrance of the small courtyard—

Su Nian was sitting on a chair with her daughter in her arms, smiling as she watched her son chase and play with Tiedan.

“Why is it so lively today?” Gu Yihan asked with a smile.

Hearing her voice, Tiedan suddenly stopped, almost falling over.

After steadying himself, he ran over happily. “Auntie, you’re back from work!”

Gu Yihan smiled, patted his head, took six White Rabbit milk candies from her pocket, and handed them to him.

Tiedan took them obediently. “Thank you, Auntie.”

Then he ran over to Zhou Jianghe and another boy, giving each of them two candies.

“Zhou Jianghe, Dabao! Auntie gave these to us!”

The two boys immediately ran over to Gu Yihan and said in unison, “Thank you, Auntie!”

Su Nian couldn’t help laughing. “Alright, stop bothering Auntie. Go play.”

Tiedan, being very perceptive, pulled Zhou Jianghe and Dabao away to play.

Su Nian stood up, took Gu Yihan’s arm, and led her to sit on a chair by her door.

Smiling, she said, “Your Haohao was taken out for a walk by Commander Lu’s guard.”

“No need to rush home.”

Gu Yihan glanced at her bicycle and smiled. “Grandma doesn’t know I’m back yet.”

Thinking of how Grandma Gu happily tended the courtyard and looked after the child every day, Su Nian looked at Gu Yihan with envy.

“Xiaohan, Grandma Gu treats you so well.”

Gu Yihan raised her brows proudly. “Of course. She’s always been good to me.”

She knew very well that without her grandmother’s protection, she might have been abused badly by Zhang Cuihua before growing up.

Without her grandmother’s support for her education, she wouldn’t have escaped that ignorant village.

After giving birth, without her grandmother’s help, she wouldn’t be living so easily now.

After thinking about it carefully, she suddenly realized—

Her greatest “cheat code” in life wasn’t anything else.

It was Grandma Gu.

Su Nian sighed. “I really envy you. You have family by your side.”

“Unlike me. Ever since I got married, going back home for the New Year feels like visiting someone else’s house.”

Gu Yihan looked at her in surprise and smiled. “Your identity changes after marriage.”

In this era, even in families that didn’t favor sons over daughters, once a daughter married out, she became a guest when she returned.

“When I got married, my parents gave me a lot of dowry. My brother and sister-in-law weren’t happy,” Su Nian said gloomily.

“It’s not that my parents don’t care about me. My identity just changed. I’m no longer their daughter—I’m Zhou Jun’s wife. Every time I go back, I’m just staying temporarily and have to watch my brother and sister-in-law’s moods.”

Gu Yihan laughed. “Giving you such a big dowry means your parents really love you.”

In both love and family relationships, one thing never changes—

Where there is love, there is money.

Su Nian shot her a look. “You don’t understand.” I’d rather they gave me less money and coupons. Then my brother and sister-in-law wouldn’t be so angry. Besides, I don’t even like money and coupons. I like gold and jade. These things are cheap now. I’d rather have more of those.”

Gu Yihan was speechless.

She didn’t know whether Su Nian was showing off or not.

Creak.

Grandma Gu opened the door. When she saw her granddaughter’s bicycle at the entrance, her anger flared.

She had been worrying at home, afraid something had happened on the way.

“Xiaohan! It’s already this late. Why aren’t you home yet?!”

Hearing her shout, Gu Yihan subconsciously checked her watch.

Six o’clock.

She hurriedly stood up and smiled at Su Nian. “Sister Su, I’ll go first. We’ll chat next time.”

Before Su Nian could reply, she jogged over to her grandmother, hugged her arm, and acted spoiled.

“Grandma, I was wrong.”

Grandma Gu huffily pulled her arm away and glared at her. “Hurry up and come inside!”

Gu Yihan pushed her bicycle and followed her grandmother home with a grin.

Watching their interaction, Su Nian felt extremely envious.

When she was pregnant, she had wanted her mother to come and help for a while. Her mother had refused without hesitation.

The Next Day, after breakfast, Gu Yihan opened the courtyard gate.

She saw He Shengli waiting outside with his bicycle and immediately felt relieved.

“Sister-in-law, you go first. I’ll follow behind,” He Shengli said with a smile.

Gu Yihan nodded gratefully.

She hadn’t expected that when he brought Haohao back yesterday and she casually asked if he was free, he would immediately say:

“Sister-in-law, until Commander Lu returns, I’ll take you to and from work.”

At the Textile Factory, Gu Yihan entered the accounting office and greeted Hu Shan, Sister Min, and Wang Guihua with a smile.

“Xiaohan, is that guy who sent you to work this morning married?” Hu Shan asked curiously.

Gu Yihan froze for a moment. “How did you know?”

Hu Shan smiled smugly.

“Cheng Bo and I were riding behind you. His eyes never left your surroundings.”

Gu Yihan felt embarrassed.

Hu Shan could really be a paparazzi.

He Shengli wasn’t even that close to her.

She never looked around while riding, nor did she observe strangers’ gazes.

“Is he a soldier? Is he married?” Hu Shan continued.

Gu Yihan smiled slightly on purpose.

“He’s my husband’s guard. Even if he’s not married, you don’t stand a chance.”

Hu Shan glared at her, then laughed.

“I’m not interested in him.”

“My Cheng Bo is way better than those rough soldiers who don’t know how to pamper their wives.”

When Wang Guihua heard that he was her husband’s guard, her eyes flickered.

She guessed her husband must be at least a regiment commander.

With a meaningful smile, she said, “Soldiers are pretty reliable. They won’t try to take over an only child’s family property.”

Hu Shan didn’t think much about it. “Sister Guihua, why do you think so differently from others?”

Noon

After lunch, Gu Yihan returned to the office and greeted Hu Shan, who hadn’t gone to the cafeteria.

She walked straight to her seat.

Before she could put her lunchbox into the drawer—

Four or five young men wearing red armbands from the Revolutionary Committee suddenly flooded into the office.

The leading youth swept his sharp gaze over Gu Yihan and Hu Shan and shouted coldly:

“Who is Gu Yihan?”