In the next few days, people did come over with things in hand, but Cheng Su followed Qi Taiguo's suggestion. She went to school for classes during the day and stayed behind closed doors when she returned. Even if someone came over, she had her sister-in-law block them, claiming she was unwell and needed to nurture her pregnancy.
After a few days like this, everyone knew Cheng Su was deliberately avoiding them, and rumors quietly spread around the compound, saying she was putting on airs or something like that.
Hualing heard about it too—her husband Chen Shouwang was on the list, so naturally, those women who also found themselves in similar situations banded together to criticize Cheng Su.
Some of the nastier ones even said things about how she couldn't even give birth properly; even though Hualing was a mother herself, she couldn't stand it and retorted back, leading to several small arguments. So later, when she saw Cheng Su, she made some sarcastic remarks.
