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

Chapter 136 Why Speak Such Plain Truths
The accountant's daughter-in-law naturally knew what her daughter had done before, but she was very angry that Liu's mother had said it so bluntly in front of so many people: "She shouldn't have talked about other people's business, but it's also a fact that Chuxue was abandoned, isn't it?"

These words infuriated Liu's mother. Just as she was about to argue, she heard Chu Xue's voice: "Aunt Quanwen, what you said is wrong. Chen Weiping and I only have a verbal engagement. We haven't exchanged betrothal gifts or discussed marriage. How can you say that I was abandoned?"
Besides, given the Chen family's character, I, Liu Chuxue, would never approve. Even if they didn't break off the engagement, I would never agree to it. What are the facts you're talking about?"

The accountant's wife didn't know how to respond for a moment. She glared at Chuxue angrily, then hurriedly left with her daughter, silently holding a grudge against Chuxue and her daughter.

It seems she's been an accountant's wife for too long and has gotten carried away.

The original book mentions that after the reform and opening up, the accountant gave his son a large sum of money to partner with a friend to buy the land where the county meat processing plant was located. They built commercial buildings in the back and shopping malls in the front, making a fortune.

For generations, my family has been farmers toiling in the fields. How could they possibly come up with such a large sum of money without something fishy going on?
Hopefully, the accountant won't retaliate against her family because of what happened today, otherwise she'll definitely come to investigate their background.

When Liu's mother saw her return, she hurriedly asked, "Why are you back? Didn't you go to the brick factory?"

“We ran into Uncle Nine on the way. He happens to have some free time these days, so I came back to get the furniture drawings I had done before and will work overtime to make them these few days.”

"Then you should hurry up and go. Your Ninth Uncle's carpentry work is the best in the surrounding villages. I'm afraid he won't be here for more than a few days before someone comes knocking on his door again."

With Fu Yancheng's help, things went very smoothly. Because the commune had put in a good word for them, the factory manager was very enthusiastic and immediately had someone help load the bricks onto the truck.

After lunch, Fu Yancheng didn't rush to leave. He helped Uncle Liangzi and the others move the stored river sand and quicklime to the homestead. Only after seeing that everything was alright did he leave.

Before leaving, he left Chuxue his contact number and address: "If you encounter any problems that you can't solve, you can contact me."

After spending a day with him, Chuxue felt that he was a nice person, and since he was being so kind, she didn't feel comfortable refusing.

The Liu family is busy with house repairs.

The Chen family, however, was shrouded in gloom. Old Master Chen had been brought home, but he was partially paralyzed and would require constant care. Chen Weiping, after what had happened, was ultimately shunned by his colleagues; he felt everyone was keeping him at arm's length, and no one wanted to be with him, leaving him utterly dejected.

Meanwhile, Hu Liru, taking advantage of her pregnancy, frequently clashed with her sister-in-law Miao Xiaohe. Her older brother, unable to bear it any longer, called Chen Weiping to the backyard and gave him a good scolding, leaving Chen Weiping in a miserable state.

As for Chen Jiefang, although everyone respectfully called him "Deputy Director Chen" when they saw him, they talked about him behind his back quite a bit. He was naturally aware of this, but what could he do?

Despite his efforts to pull strings, he was unable to secure the release of his wife, Yan Qingshuang, and had no choice but to leave her to her fate. The family's former glory was gone forever.

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On the other side, Fu Yancheng, who went to return the car, was teased by his childhood friend: "You look so lovestruck, tell me honestly, is something going on?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Quick, quick, what's going on? Tell me, brother!"

"It's all still up in the air, so I have no comment."

"Sigh, are we still brothers?"

"If you don't want to be me, that's fine too. I've filled up the gas tank. Here are the car keys. Thanks."

"Hey, don't go! You should at least reveal some information."

(End of this chapter)