Gu Xiaobei was stunned. She was unwilling to go and look for help again. Last time when she did, Xiangmin blamed her for being too slow. Now, with the ground covered in ice and snow, and her being pregnant, who would be at fault if she slipped and fell? Thinking this, she just stood rooted to the spot.
Li Fengmei quickly stood up and said, "Chunling, you go get the instructor, I'll go check it out. Sister-in-law, you better not go." She directed her final words towards Gu Xiaobei.
Gu Xiaobei nodded in agreement, and Ge Chunling ran off to find Guo Huaqiang, who was on duty.
Ding Guihua and Li Fengmei went to Guo's house to check on Xiangmin.
After dinner, Xiangmin once again got into an argument with Ding Guihua. With both of them in the room, they could hear the laughter from Xiaobei's house next door. Ding Guihua mocked her, "Look at yourself, not even a single soul has come to give you their New Year's blessings."
