B5SB -Chapter 226 Dirty

After finishing her water, Hu Shan leaned over the desk and rested for a while.

Feeling that her heartbeat was no longer as rapid as before, she turned her head and gave Gu Yihan a faint smile.

“Xiao Han, I’m feeling much better now.”

Seeing that Hu Shan’s complexion had improved, Gu Yihan finally felt relieved and nodded.

“Mm.”

She casually placed the cup on Hu Shan’s desk, then walked to the office door. When she looked up, she saw Cheng Bo getting out of his car.

“Officer Gu, what’s wrong with my wife?” Cheng Bo asked anxiously as he walked over.

Gu Yihan stepped aside to make room and said, “Officer Cheng, you’d better ask Sister Shan yourself.”

She didn’t know Hu Shan’s exact condition. If she said something wrong, it wouldn’t be good.

Hearing this, Cheng Bo glanced at Gu Yihan standing at the door, then walked straight past her and hurried to Hu Shan’s side. He bent down and touched her forehead.

It wasn’t hot.

He then carefully examined her complexion and found that it was no different from when she left home in the morning. Only then did he let out a sigh of relief.

He complained, “Officer Min really talks nonsense. She said you were in bad shape and nearly scared me to death.”

Hu Shan was feeling much better now and waved her hand.

“It’s fine.”

“Sister Shan, you were so uncomfortable just now that you didn’t even have the strength to speak,” Gu Yihan added worriedly.

She knew Hu Shan felt better only because she had drunk the water from her space. It could relieve symptoms but couldn’t cure anything.

Hearing this, Cheng Bo immediately grabbed Hu Shan’s arm and carefully pulled her up from the chair.

“Let’s go. We’re going to the hospital.”

Hu Shan didn’t want to go. She felt fine now and refused.

“Cheng Bo, I don’t want to go to the hospital.”

His face instantly darkened.

“No.”

He didn’t care much about whether she felt comfortable or not, but the child in her belly had to be safe. There couldn’t be the slightest mistake.

Hu Shan glared at him and said irritably, “It’s nothing. Aren’t all pregnant women like this?”

A trace of impatience flashed in Cheng Bo’s eyes.

Suppressing his temper, he explained patiently, “Wife, I’m doing this for your own good. After all, you’re pregnant.”

Hu Shan turned to look at Gu Yihan and asked, “Xiao Han, did you have this kind of situation when you were pregnant?”

Gu Yihan shook her head.

“Sister Shan, you should still go to the hospital. At least it’ll put Officer Cheng at ease.”

Seeing that Gu Yihan was also persuading her, Hu Shan pursed her lips.

“Alright, I’ll listen to you.”

She then grabbed Cheng Bo’s arm and left the office with him.

Before leaving, Cheng Bo said to Gu Yihan, “Officer Gu, thank you.”

Gu Yihan nodded gently.

She didn’t want anything to happen to Hu Shan either.

Not because she was especially kind-hearted.

When the Revolutionary Committee came, apart from He Shengli, only Hu Shan had stood up for her, even though she was afraid.

After work, Gu Yihan pushed her bicycle out of the textile factory gate and looked up to see He Shengli pushing his bike across the road.

She walked over with a smile.

“Xiao He, thank you for today.”

He Shengli looked at her and shook his head.

“Sister-in-law, it was Captain Lu who told me to keep an eye on things at the factory these days.”

Hearing this, Gu Yihan felt as if sunlight had poured into her heart. It was warm and comforting.

Family Compound

At the Courtyard Gate

After saying goodbye to Gu Yihan, He Shengli rode off on his bicycle.

Deputy Battalion Commander Wang’s mother stood at her doorway and smiled.

“Oh, Xiao Han, you’re off work?”

Gu Yihan glanced at her and at Zhang Xia, who was holding a baby.

“Auntie, I won’t chat today. I have to go home and help take care of Haohao.”

After speaking, she pushed the door open, went inside, and closed it in one smooth motion.

Wang’s mother shot a glance at Zhang Xia beside her and sneered.

“Both of you are wives. Why is Commander Lu’s wife able to earn money, while you can only spend it?”

Zhang Xia withdrew her envious gaze and looked at the old woman’s sharp, mean face.

She had long had enough of her.

Every morning at five, the old woman would knock on their bedroom door, waking the baby. When the child cried, she wouldn’t comfort her—instead, she would curse and say that mother and daughter were money-losing burdens.

Taking a deep breath, Zhang Xia snapped back, “If you want Gu Yihan to be your daughter-in-law, you should first see whether she’d even look at your son!”

Wang’s mother’s face immediately darkened.

“What do you mean by that?!”

Zhang Xia sneered.

“They’re both soldiers. Lu Huailin is a regimental commander. Your son is just a deputy battalion commander.”

“As long as she’s not blind, any woman would choose Lu Huailin.”

Did she really think her son was some prized catch?

If Zhang Xia’s reputation hadn’t been ruined and she hadn’t been unable to find a suitable match nearby, she wouldn’t have deliberately clung to Wang’s mother back then, married in without even asking for a single cent of bride price.

Now she regretted it deeply.

After a long while, Wang’s mother finally reacted and stared at her in disbelief.

“You broom star! How dare you look down on my son?!”

“I never said that. You said it yourself,” Zhang Xia replied coldly.

Then she carried her daughter and walked back into the courtyard.

“You—”

Wang’s mother pointed at her retreating figure, so angry that she couldn’t speak for a long time.

The Lu Family Living Room, Gu Yihan sat on the floor playing building blocks with Haohao, teaching him to recognize the colors.

“Xiao Han, Wang’s daughter-in-law is finally standing up for herself!”

Gu Grandma called out excitedly as she gestured animatedly and walked over to sit beside her granddaughter.

She eagerly shared the gossip she had just overheard.

Seeing her grandmother vividly imitate Wang’s mother and Zhang Xia’s expressions and movements, Gu Yihan couldn’t help laughing.

She asked softly, “Grandma, where did you eavesdrop?”

“Of course, leaning over the wall,” Gu Grandma lifted her chin proudly.

“With how blind those two are, I listened for so long and they didn’t even notice me.”

Seeing how happy her grandmother was just from overhearing an argument, Gu Yihan knew she had been bored lately.

Ever since Haohao was born, Gu Grandma had hardly visited neighbors anymore.

“Grandma, Haohao is growing up. Later you can take him out to play. You don’t have to stay cooped up at home all the time.”

Gu Grandma waved her hand.

“No need. The kids in the compound are filthy.”

She knew her granddaughter liked cleanliness. Every night before bed, she washed Haohao’s bottom.

Gu Yihan smiled.

“It’s fine. Kids are always messy. Letting him interact more with others is good for him.”

Gu Grandma shot her a look.

“I don’t believe you.”

“Next thing you know, you’ll scrub his bottom raw every night.”

Gu Yihan smiled awkwardly.

She really couldn’t understand her grandmother.

Her grandmother insisted that babies’ poop didn’t smell and didn’t need washing.

But to Gu Yihan, it stank terribly—enough to knock someone out.