"Come on, don't keep us in suspense! Hurry up and tell us!"
"Exactly! Out of everyone in the village, you always have your ear to the ground."
This older woman had a relative who washed vegetables in the commune's kitchen, so she always knew a thing or two about what was going on over there. Today, that relative had come to visit her, and the woman had casually asked about Gu Jiaojiao. Her relative had immediately relayed everything she had heard, her tone clearly unfavorable.
Figuring that Gu Jiaojiao definitely wasn't coming back, the older woman had rushed out to share the gossip. She deliberately started with only half the story, whetting everyone's appetite and basking in their flattery for a good while before finally speaking up.
