Despite knowing that Qi Taiguo could likely be transferred to border defense, the decision to go or not, and where to go, was not theirs to make, but rather up to the arrangements of their superiors.
Therefore, life had to go on as usual because people still needed to wear clothes and eat. Just because one might be transferred far away, did that mean life should not continue?
However, the rumor that Qi Taiguo might have to guard the border somehow spread. During the full-month celebration of Chunhua's daughter Yuer, the topic was brought up.
Chunhua's household wasn't very wealthy, and for their daughter's full-month celebration, they didn't throw a lavish banquet but simply invited a few close families over for a meal—men at one table, women at another, even using the space of Cheng Su and Guiying's home.
The one who started the conversation was none other than Hualing.
