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

Chapter 122 Consider this a dowry from our family to make up for your loss.
Her words contained a lot of information.

Xia Qiu asked first, "Building a house? Who wants to build a house?"

Chu Xue didn't hide anything: "Although Dad's leg is fine now, the doctor said he needs to come back and rest. You know the situation at home; living together inevitably leads to bumps and bruises, which isn't good for Dad's recovery."

Xia Qiu asked with a puzzled look, "You mean, our family is going to build a house?"

Seeing her expression, Chu Xue nodded with amusement: "Yes."

Xia Qiu blurted out, "Where did the money come from?"

When the people in the Qiu family courtyard heard Xia Qiu's question, they all stared at Chu Xue, which was what they were thinking as well.

Chu Xue knew that news of her reward would spread quickly: "I unintentionally helped the government a little before and received some rewards, which I'll use to build a house."

The courtyard erupted in excitement: "Really? He helped out a little and the reward is enough to build a house?"

Some, lacking any sense of boundaries, even stepped forward: "Xia Qiu, how much of an award did you get? Tell your auntie so we can be happy too."

Chu Xue smiled faintly and said, "Auntie, I won't say how much the reward was, but it's more than enough to build a brick house."

At this moment, Qiu Shaofeng, having received the news, rushed back: "Chuxue, how is my father-in-law?"

"The surgery was successful. I will go to the hospital to remove the steel nails in six months. But even if I recover, I will have to be careful in the future."

"That's good, that's good. Your sister and I were planning to go over there after we finished these few days."

Chu Xue then asked curiously, "Why didn't everyone go to work today?"

Qiu Shaofeng laughed and said, "Two families in my clan are getting married on the same day today, and many people are helping out at both families. They're all waiting to have their feasts."

Hearing this, Chu Xue realized how fortunate she was that she hadn't agreed to Qiu Jia's great-grandmother's offer; it would have been truly awkward if she had stayed for lunch. Seeing that it was getting late, she didn't linger any longer: "Sister, brother-in-law, I'll be going now. I need to rush back to help Mom cook."

After saying goodbye to everyone in the Qiu family courtyard, he left.

Xia Qiu escorted her all the way to the main road: "Sis, was what you said before true?"

"what?"

"About receiving an award."

"Yes, and they got quite a lot."

As she spoke, she released her mental energy to scan the surroundings, took out fifty yuan from her pocket (actually, she took it from her spatial storage): "Sister, keep this money, consider it our family's dowry for you."

Xia Qiu reached out to push him away, saying, "What are you doing? How can I take this money? Put it away quickly, don't let anyone see it."

Chu Xue simply stuffed the money into Xia Qiu's pocket: "Just take it. You've really made a lot of money, and it's a huge sum. Even if you build a house, you won't use it all. Just keep it safe, so you won't be caught off guard if something happens in the future."

Xia Qiu looked guilty. When her father went to the city for medical treatment, she couldn't afford to pay a single penny. If her younger sister hadn't been bold enough to find the construction site manager, her father's leg injury would have been delayed. "Sister, I... I can't accept this."

Chu Xue patted her hand: "Before the family was divided, the power was still in the hands of Grandpa and Grandma. The reason they were able to prepare those two quilts for you was because of the example set by your cousin Ru Xiang. Originally, Dad was thinking of scraping together fifty yuan for you to keep as a dowry, but he didn't expect something to happen."

"But it's not too late now. Keep this money safe and don't let anyone know. You can use it in case of emergency later."

Xia Qiu felt a warmth in her heart: "Xue, thank you."

(End of this chapter)