Chapter 2076: Chapter 2095: Gan YuQin
"Hmm?" Shen Zian had already started making dumplings. Although she knew how, she wasn’t very skilled, so she worked slowly. But she was patient, carefully making each one look good, with white and plump dumplings sporting decorative edges.
"I just forgot to ask you earlier, did you confront the commander at the gate when you came in?" She actually wanted to ask if she cursed at the commander, but thought that was too blunt and might offend. Having finally eased tensions with Little An, she didn’t want to start another fight.
"No, I didn’t!" Shen Zian looked at Zhao Honglian with a calm expression. She knew what Third Aunt was worried about—afraid she had offended someone she couldn’t afford to.
"That’s good, that’s good." Zhao Honglian breathed a sigh of relief, relaxing entirely, "Everyone in the family courtyard just loves to gossip and stir up trouble."
Where there are people, there are conflicts. The family courtyard of the Third Regiment was large and had many accompanying spouses. While their husbands were comrades with good relationships, the spouses had little connection among themselves. Instead, due to differences in backgrounds, regions, and personalities, conflicts were endless.
Zhao Honglian didn’t have strong connections in the courtyard, only being relatively close to Xue Hongxing’s wife, often helping each other out and chatting.
Others were mere acquaintances, and she even had a quarrel with Gan YuQin, the wife of the battalion commander living in the next building. They both had city registration, knew each other as young girls, and had long been at odds. Rumor had it at the time when a matchmaker introduced Zhao Honglian to the battalion commander, Gan YuQin somehow found out, and on the day of the match meeting, Zhao Honglian was tricked and locked inside Gan YuQin’s house.
Gan YuQin replaced Zhao Honglian to go for the match meeting. At this time, being able to meet beforehand was already quite a privilege. Most were shy and reserved. Battalion Commander Li Yong was a simple man and, as it was a family introduction, naturally agreed.
When everything was made clear, Gan YuQin caused a fuss, claimed that Li Yong violated her innocence. Changing the situation was impossible, and eventually Gan YuQin married Li Yong, while Zhao, through another introduction, married Shen Weixing. This grudge Zhao Honglian could never swallow—not that she must marry Li Yong, but being manipulated and locked in a house.
After they both followed the army, they feuded even more, like roosters ready to fight.
Li Yong’s family was undoubtedly better off than Shen Weixing’s, and his position was much higher. Gan YuQin constantly flaunted, mocking Shen Weixing’s family for being poor and useless, always hitting Zhao Honglian’s sore spots.
Zhao Honglian’s tongue may be dull, and with her husband’s position not as high, she was always crushed by Gan YuQin.
No need to mention how much she hated it.
That afternoon, she also spread rumors around the courtyard that their rural girl relative had offended the commander at the gate.
It scared Zhao Honglian quite a bit, which made her even hate Gan YuQin more.
Zhao Honglian thought, her niece would be living here for a while and might run into Gan YuQin, so she had to warn her first. To prevent herself from being unknowingly used by Gan YuQin, or getting close to her.
So Zhao Honglian explained the situation.
Shen Zian was stunned hearing this, "There’s actually such a thing?" So Third Aunt was supposed to marry someone else, no wonder she ended up divorcing!
