In the Gu Family courtyard, only Gu Muling and her mother were eating their meal. Due to the events of the past few days, neither of them felt like chatting or joking; they simply ate in silence, occasionally picking at their food.
Next door, Aunt Ma and her husband were bickering in hushed tones. Only a dirt wall separated the two homes, and with the walls being so thin and close together, they could hear bits and pieces of the conversation, though what the couple was saying sounded cryptic and puzzling.
"Mother, did you understand what they were saying? It was so vague, just like they were speaking in riddles." Gu Muling gave Madame Liu a look and whispered as quietly as she could. With gossip placed right in front of her, she simply couldn't help herself.
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