Unable to endure the hardships of rural life, she returned home to arrange a marriage with a militar

In the middle of the night, Granny Jiang's wails were very loud. Soon, lights came on in several houses nearby. Gu Jun heard the noise and got out of bed. Shu Yun was also woken up by the noise. She reluctantly opened her eyes and snuggled into Gu Jun's arms, asking in a daze, "What's wrong?"

Gu Jun patted her on the back. "It's okay. Something might have happened to the Jiang family next door. I'll go check on them. You should go to sleep first."

"Okay, go and come back soon." Sleep is more important than anything else, so Shu Yun buried herself deeper into the blankets and fell asleep completely after saying that.

Gu Jun put on his clothes and walked outside. By this time, the Jiang family had already been surrounded by a large number of people.

The Gao family from next door, including Battalion Commander Gao and Tian Xiufen, were also there. Gu Jun asked, "What's wrong?"

Battalion Commander Gao: "They must have eaten something bad. They need to be taken to the hospital as soon as possible."

Granny Jiang was in excruciating pain, covered in sweat, when suddenly she found herself in a dreamlike scene, colorful and bizarre. Then she saw several familiar faces with smiles that made her grit her teeth.

Someone took the military vehicle and was about to carry Granny Jiang into it when suddenly, Granny Jiang shrieked, "Shu Yun, you little whore, how dare you smile at me? I'll fight you to the death!"

She reached out and slapped the soldier who was helping her get into the car across the face, turning his face black.

Jiang Fuchang was almost afraid to look at Gu Jun's face. "Gu, Commander Gu, why don't you go back first? We should have enough manpower."

Gu Jun didn't say much, nodded, and left.

Although the two families didn't get along well and even had some disagreements, they were still neighbors, so it was only right to help each other out if needed. But he really didn't expect that his wife would still be cursing his daughter-in-law with such foul language. If it weren't for the fact that she was still sick and he could easily slap her, there would be no need for him to stay in the Jiang family.

Shu Yun was half asleep last night. The next day, Gu Jun prepared breakfast for her and then left. She hadn't had a chance to ask about what happened last night when Tian Xiufen arrived around noon. She asked, "Sister-in-law, what happened at the Jiang family last night? I was half asleep and didn't hear anything."

Tian Xiufen: "Didn't Xiao Gu tell you?"

Shu Yun: "What?"

Tian Xiufen drank a large glass of water before telling Shu Yun about what happened last night. "Grandma Jiang had a stomachache in the middle of the night, and we all went to help her. We didn't expect her to faint from the pain, and she was still swearing at you. You didn't see how bad your Xiao Gu's face looked."

Shu Yun said helplessly, "I have a huge grudge against her, such a huge grudge that she would still curse me even after she fainted from pain. It's not like I made her suffer."

Shu Yun was speechless. If she had known this would happen, she shouldn't have made Gu Jun get up in the middle of the night.

Tian Xiufen continued, "Oh, that old woman is so narrow-minded. I followed her all the way to the hospital, and I couldn't stop her from hurling insults. She cursed almost everyone in the family compound, including me. If we hadn't already boarded the military vehicle, I would have gotten off. Why stay up all night listening to her curses?"

Tian Xiufen then became gloating, "Several soldiers on the bus, like Xiao Sun and Xiao Li's wife Jiang Pozi, were all cursed. They looked terrible. Jiang Fuchang and Kong Ping's heads were practically hanging to the ground. They were practically sewing Jiang Pozi's mouth shut."

Shu Yun asked, "Does anyone know what she ate that caused her stomach upset?"

Tian Xiufen: "Poisonous mushrooms. People are hallucinating from eating them, which is why they're talking nonsense. But at least they've spoken their minds. Now see who in the yard will listen to them anymore."

Tian Xiufen shook her head. She had been busy since last night and was feeling a bit exhausted. After talking with Shu Yun for a while, she went home to catch up on her sleep.

When Granny Jiang woke up in the hospital, Jiang Fuchang had returned to his unit. Kong Ping was holding the child and watching over her in the ward. As soon as Granny Jiang woke up, she started making a fuss about wanting to go home, saying, "Hospitalization costs so much money every day, you spendthrift woman."

Ignoring Kong Ping's advice, she pulled out the needle and strode back with a proud and defiant air.

However, she was already unwell, and after walking for a short while, she became dizzy and unsteady on her feet. She then tripped and fell into a ditch. If Kong Ping hadn't arrived in time, she would have lost her life.

Originally, Granny Jiang would have recovered after a few days of IV fluids, but now she has fallen and broken her leg, so she has to stay in the hospital even if she doesn't go to bed.

Old Mrs. Jiang was still making a scene when the ward door opened and Jiang Fuchang walked in with a dark face. "Didn't you want to go back? Fine, I'll take you back. Go back to your hometown. Anyway, A-Ping is almost fully recovered now and can take care of the child. Mother, you can go home."

Now, Granny Jiang dared not cause any more trouble, but Jiang Fuchang made up his mind to send Granny Jiang back to her hometown once her leg was healed.

Sun Chaomei didn't have any outpatient clinics this morning, and the first thing she did when she arrived at the office was to pick up the latest newspaper and read it.

Suddenly, she stood up abruptly, startling the doctor sitting next to her. "What's wrong? Why are you so jumpy so early in the morning?"

Sun Chaomei looked at the newspaper again and again, "It's in the newspaper?"

The young doctor leaned closer curiously, "Who's in the newspaper?"

Sun Chaomei pointed to a section of the newspaper that took up a whole page, "Isn't this the drawing by Shu Yun? She even asked for my advice back then."

"Really?" the young doctor leaned closer to look. "She even drew comic books?"

Sun Chaomei felt inexplicably proud. "Yes, it's been published. I'll have to buy a copy to support it next time I go to the city."

"What are you all talking about? It's so lively!" Huang Ju walked in with a smile.

"Director Huang."

Huang Ju and the dean of their hospital were old classmates and comrades-in-arms. Huang Ju was in poor health and was a frequent visitor to the hospital, and all the doctors knew her.

Sun Chaomei handed her the newspaper. "Look, Shu Yun's comic strip has been published, and the first aid diagram she drew at the end was even featured in the newspaper and praised."

Huang Ju took the newspaper, glanced at the report, and felt a pang of regret that such a talented person hadn't been recruited into their propaganda department. They'd just ended up with someone who was just there to eat and drink. The thought made her heart ache.

She asked Sun Chaomei, "Does Xiao Sun know that Comrade Shu Yun's job has been finalized yet?"

Sun Chaomei shook her head. "It shouldn't be yet."

Huang Ju's mind started to wander, and she decided to apply to her superiors again to see if they could add another spot for her.

She had a good plan, but when she got back, she was scolded severely. The head of the propaganda department threw a propaganda poster on the ground and said, "Look at the kind of work you're doing! You don't even do proper review of propaganda documents. Where is your sense of rigor?"

Huang Ju picked up the poster from the ground with a grim expression. It was indeed from their department, but there were many mistakes in the poster, not only in the composition and layout, but also in the typos, and even in the statistical data that Huang Ju could spot at a glance. This made her face turn extremely pale.