1970s: A hot-tempered wife who accompanied a soldier to the military compound and made a fortune.

Chapter 113 Irony
When Chunxiao heard that they were going to measure the land for their house in the afternoon, she said, "Mom, I'll take the afternoon off and go with you."

Liu's mother tapped her forehead lightly with her chopsticks: "Stop causing trouble. Midterm exams are coming up soon. If you fail, see how I deal with you."

Chunxiao stuck out her tongue. She wasn't as good at studying as her second sister, so she didn't have the right to be presumptuous. She could only obediently pick at the noodles in her bowl.

Because they had to work in the afternoon, the Party Secretary and his team went there early.

Before going out, Chu Xue specially found a pack of Xiangshan cigarettes from her space and put it in her pocket. After arriving at the location, she opened the pack and distributed it to the men who came to help: "Have a smoke. I'm sorry to have taken up your rest time to come and measure. Thank you for your hard work."

Uncle Liangzi, who had come along, laughed and said, "See, you still have to study. That makes everyone feel good."

The Party Secretary took out a match to light his cigarette, and didn't forget to borrow a light from the village chief next to him: "Chu Xue is so straightforward in her work, here's a cigarette for everyone, let's get started."

They were all experienced workers and worked very efficiently, quickly measuring out the land for their homestead.

At this moment, Liu's mother stepped forward: "Secretary of the Party Committee, Village Chief, our family has also been allocated land. Shouldn't you take this opportunity to set aside some private plots for us?"

The Party Secretary nodded: "It is indeed a matter."

The village chief glanced at the remaining space behind the house plot and looked at the Party Secretary: "Uncle Da Gui, there's still space left behind the house."

The Party Secretary looked over there and said, "Here's an arrangement: I'll give you an extra half meter of space later. You can work hard to clear the wasteland yourselves."

The village chief agreed, since the area was overgrown with weeds and it would indeed take time to clear the land.

Liu's mother naturally had no objections. Although her husband needed someone to take care of him, he wasn't indispensable. The land would definitely be cleared before the vegetable seedlings were planted.

Soon, the private plot of land was also measured out.

After everyone left, Chuxue looked at the plot of land that had been allocated to her and said, "Mom, this way, we can also make use of that long, thin strip of land that's left outside. Even if we can't grow anything there, we can clear it out and plant pumpkins, gourds, loofahs, and green beans along the edge. We can just put trellises on them." Mother Liu laughed and said, "That's what I was thinking too. Anyway, there's only that long strip left, and we can't possibly give it to another family."

The villagers heard the news as soon as the measurements were taken, and soon the Liu family also learned that the second branch of the family was going to build a new house.

Granny Liu cursed in the courtyard, spittle flying everywhere: "He clearly has plenty of money in his pocket, yet he still tries to cheat his own uncle. He's truly heartless."

"A whole family of heartless bastards who have no regard for family ties. Who would dare to do business with you?"

When Liu's mother and Chuxue returned, they happened to hear these words.

Liu's mother's expression changed immediately, and she was about to rush up to argue with her mother-in-law, but Chu Xue stopped her.

After Chu Xue entered the courtyard, she said, "Grandma, nobody in the village is stupid. What you said wasn't an insult to our second branch of the family; it's a true reflection of Uncle's family. I'm so sorry to have troubled you."

"What nonsense are you spouting, you heartless bastard?"

"When it comes to being heartless, no one can compare to my eldest aunt. And when it comes to being utterly devoid of conscience, the eldest son's family is no less so. If they had any regard for family ties, they wouldn't have done such heinous things. With parents like that, my second cousin and my cousin are going to suffer in the future. Which family would want to marry into such a family?"

"Grandma, with such a loud voice, are you afraid others won't know what despicable things my uncle's family has done?"

After saying that, he burst into laughter.

Granny Liu was furious, pointing her finger at her and shouting, "You, you, you!"

(End of this chapter)