People in the courtyard didn't know much about the Fan family, but they certainly knew Guan Guiling. After all, she was the woman Bai Fendou married. Who could forget that? When news of her recent troubles spread, people couldn't help but gossip and lament how fate had been unkind to her.
When it comes to fate, Zhao Guihua didn't quite agree. She had heard plenty from Ming Mei and couldn't trust Guan Guiling one bit. But since they were chatting, she didn't necessarily say Guan Guiling deserved it. Amidst the casual gossip, He Lan seemed to be in high spirits.
Perhaps it was because the Fan family was having a rough patch that lifted He Lan's mood. It wasn't that she was gloating; after all, who wouldn't feel a bit of schadenfreude when a rival suffers? Not setting off firecrackers to celebrate was already very restrained. Although everyone was gathered chatting, they were also busy with their own tasks.
