Wu Lingling glanced sideways at the women who were still talking about Gu Jin, and whispered to Gu Jin to point out the identities of those who were talking about her one by one.

Gu Jin didn't care, "Who are they and why do they criticize me? I don't care at all."

Wu Lingling chuckled, "Miss Gu's open-mindedness makes those people even more ugly and narrow-minded. Their criticism of you is either jealousy or prejudice. You really don't need to care."

Originally, no one was around Gu Jin, but Wu Lingling came over, causing Wu Rouxi to look sideways frequently, and said in a dark voice, "She will take advantage of every opportunity to be attentive."

Long Mi glanced at her and said, "A sister like you is much smarter than you."

Wu Rouxi was dissatisfied, "It's just a little cleverness. She always does things to please and fawn over her. She even asks for marriages."

Gu Jin turned her head and looked at Wu Lingling, "It's okay for me to sit here by myself. You can go back. You don't have to accompany me."

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Wu Lingling's face, but her eyes remained calm, "I... just wanted to thank Miss Gu. Something happened during Miss Gu Xiaoling's wedding last time. You didn't doubt me. I'm very grateful. I've always wanted to find an opportunity to thank Miss Gu in person.

"

Gu Jin's eyes were clear, "You didn't do it, so of course I won't look for you. I have nothing to thank you for."

Wu Lingling saw Gu Jin's alienation, and she was a little cautious, "Actually, I don't know anyone familiar with this soot. I have been sitting here for a long time before you came. Can you let me sit with you for a while?"

Gu Jin's eyes flashed with astonishment, and she nodded slowly, "Of course."

Wu Lingling smiled, and her smile was unexpectedly happy.

Gu Jin pushed the snack over and asked, "Are you hungry?"

Wu Lingling pinched a piece of pastry and put it in her mouth, raised her head and smiled, "It's very sweet."

Gu Jin drank the water with sugar, "I heard that you and Zhai Fang are engaged. Congratulations on getting your wish."

Wu Lingling lowered her eyebrows, "Isn't Miss Gu not optimistic about me and Zhai Fang?"

"Don't you like it?" Gu Jin asked back.

Wu Lingling nodded inconspicuously, her eyes dim, "When you like someone for the first time in your life, you will inevitably be a little impulsive and have no hesitation. In fact, I am also quite afraid. I am afraid that in the future, I will be like those people just now, living in resentment.

Becoming mean and scary.”

Gu Jin put down the quilt and looked sideways at the woman's gentle and gentle eyebrows. From this angle, she looked a bit like Gu Xiaoling.

She thought for a while and said, "People are not static. Zhai Fang is a smart person, and Miss Wu is equally virtuous and smart. Maybe you will be different. After all, there is still such a long way to go."

Wu Lingling raised her head, her eyes twinkling, "Thank you, I will work hard."

"Um."

At this time, someone else came in where they were staying, and everyone stood up and greeted each other.

Gu Jin turned around and saw a woman in her sixties, with half a century of hair, a cold face, a slightly raised chin, and a high air.

There were people following the woman, all of them arrogant.

Wu Lingling whispered, "She is Mrs. Zhang from the Northwest Military Region."

Northwest Military Region? Gu Jin had heard Shen Qingsong mention it before that the veteran of the Northwest Military Region and his deceased biological mother’s grandfather were brothers from the same mother.

He is also Shen Qingsong's maternal uncle. Although the Zhang family is no longer in charge of the Northwest Military Region and has retired from this position, it still has a very important position in China. During the Anti-Japanese War, their Northwest Military Region contributed a lot of effort.

Wu Lingling continued, "The Zhang family is no longer what it used to be. It is said that the current commander of the Northwest Military Region is Mrs. Zhang's son-in-law. This year Mrs. Zhang suddenly came to Beijing and said she was here to celebrate the New Year."

Gu Jin understood. No wonder he looked aloof. He must have been used to being domineering in the northwest.

The famous ladies who came to attend the banquet in Beijing were all afraid of Mrs. Zhang and did not dare to make any noise. They all sat upright. The women who were talking about Gu Jin just now came forward one after another, hugging each other, holding each other on their faces.

It's all about trying to please and fawn over.

Mrs. Zhang sat down while being surrounded by everyone. She glanced at Gu Jin across from her and looked at her, a little dissatisfied, "Who is this?"

Gu Jin stepped forward and said, "Mrs. Zhang, I am your niece-in-law Gu Jin."

After all, she is an elder, so she should still have the proper etiquette. Wu Lingling was beside her, supporting her slightly, and nodded respectfully to Mrs. Zhang.

The woman laughed disdainfully, "So you are Qiao Zesen's daughter-in-law. The Qiao family is really in decline. In the end, a bastard came back to take charge of most of the Qiao family's property. She even helped him become a teacher and married him.

She is a country girl who has completely disgraced our Qiao family."

Gu Jin suddenly raised his head.

Mrs. Zhang's words probably hit the minds of some people present, so they immediately aroused a burst of quiet ridicule.

The man next to the old woman who was wearing a lady's suit and looked like a housekeeper glared angrily at Gu Jin and scolded, "You are really rude. What are you looking at? You can also look directly at our wife."

Of?

As expected, she is a woman from the countryside who doesn't understand any rules and is still a nephew-in-law. This is your grandma. It's your first time to see grandma. Don't you know how to kneel down and pay homage to your great-grandma? Look at what you look like standing there."

Wu Lingling frowned and looked at Xiao Jin, and couldn't help but say, "Gu Jin is pregnant now and has difficulty moving, so she didn't come forward to pay her respects. Please don't blame Mrs. Zhang."

"It's just a pregnancy. What woman is delicate if she's not pregnant? Don't forget your origins when you get into the Qiao family and pretend to be a pampered young lady." The woman shouted coldly again.

Mrs. Zhang also snorted, "Although it has been opened now, we are not ordinary people. The wealthy and aristocratic families are the most disciplined. We cannot tolerate those unscrupulous people who break the rules that China has left over the years.

."

In a room full of famous ladies from Beijing, Mrs. Zhang and the woman next to her didn't even give Gu Jin any face.

But Gu Jin just stood there, blushing in embarrassment without being told, and keeping his face calm.

After they all finished speaking, they sneered, "Rules? Rules mean cats and dogs appear out of nowhere and dare to talk nonsense in front of me?"

The expressions of Mrs. Zhang and the woman suddenly changed. Mrs. Zhang even stood up, pointed at Gu Jin and shouted angrily, "You damn girl who doesn't understand the rules, you yellow-haired girl who doesn't know the heights of the world, you actually called us cats and dogs, you

Do you know who we are?"

There was silence in the room for a moment. No one seemed to have expected that Gu Jin would dare to contradict her. The hands and feet of those who had said bad things about Gu Jin were trembling with excitement and their eyes were shining.

They wished that Mrs. Zhang would be angered and beat Gu Jin out directly.

It was obvious that Gu Jin had no enmity with them. He had never even met before today, and now it was as if he had met his old enemy in his previous life.

Gu Jin's back was straight, with an awe-inspiring aura, and he was not afraid at all. "The ancients said that the superiors are kind and the inferiors are filial. This sentence means that the elders are kind, and the younger generations will be respectful.

I don't think I was disrespectful to you, but Mrs. Zhang and this... this housekeeper, when they came in, they insulted and cursed my husband and me. I want to ask who you are?

Even if I don’t understand the rules, I still know that China has no rules about insulting a soldier who has contributed to the country and a family member of a soldier who is pregnant with a child."
Chapter completed!