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

Chapter 15: To save her man's leg, she needed to seize the moral high ground.
Liu Chuxue could understand her thoughts: "Sister, it's not that we're going to separate the family now, but that Grandpa and Grandma are forcing us to. If we don't separate, what will happen to Dad's leg?"

Seeing that she was still wavering, he said, "If I'm not mistaken, my aunt will be starting the show early tomorrow morning. Do you think we can survive if we don't separate the family?"

Seeing that her eldest sister's face had turned pale, Liu Chuxue sighed: "Our second branch didn't see a single penny of the dowry you received when you got married. Instead, it benefited the eldest branch, who used it to help my eldest cousin get a wife. I don't want my marriage to be manipulated and used by them."

As the two were talking, Liu's mother hurried over, carrying a small bundle: "Mom, did you bring all the important things out?"

Mother Liu tightened her grip on the bundle in her arms and nodded slightly. In truth, the second branch of the family didn't have anything of value. The bundle contained only their best sets of clothes and the twenty-one yuan and thirty cents that Liu Shanliang had secretly saved from selling wild animals on the black market.

This was Chu Xue's suggestion; we must take out all the valuables in the house tonight to avoid a falling out tomorrow and a passive situation.

Liu's mother also realized that her in-laws were determined not to care about her husband's leg injury and only wanted to buy a job for the eldest son of the main wife. Once the news of the mother and daughters borrowing money in the village tomorrow morning came out, the other members of the Liu family would definitely not be willing to share the debt. Just as the second daughter analyzed, they probably wouldn't even need to bring up the matter of dividing the family property.

Liu Xiaqiu glanced in the direction of the Liu family home, somewhat worried about her younger sister: "Mom, is Chunxiao settled in?"

Following her gaze, Liu's mother looked towards the Liu family's direction: "When I left, I had already told her to rest on the kang (heated brick bed)."

The mother and her two daughters walked quickly towards the edge of the village. The fact that they went to such lengths so late must mean that Liu Chuxue had a purpose.

On the way, Liu Chuxue went over the matter with them again, and also explained in detail what would happen tomorrow. By the time the two understood, they had arrived at the entrance of the health center.

Seeing that the light in the gatehouse was still on, Liu Chuxue gave her mother a wink.

This was also part of her plan. The old man guarding the gate was a member of their Willow Tree Village family. He had been wounded in the army and, after his discharge, had been assigned to guard the gate of the health center. As the mother and her two daughters approached, Liu's mother greeted them from inside the house, saying, "Seventh Uncle."

Liu Laoqi saw that it was the mother and her two daughters and asked, "Why are you here so late?"

Upon hearing the question, and recalling her in-laws' heartlessness, Liu's mother's eyes instantly reddened: "I originally wanted to go back and discuss with my family about going to the city to get my husband's leg checked, but I never expected..."

She didn't hide anything from the Liu family. Her second daughter had already told her that if she wanted to keep her husband's leg, she had to occupy the high ground in public opinion. Although she didn't quite understand, she knew her daughter wouldn't harm her.

The reason I went back to the village today is to make things easier for tomorrow.

After listening, Liu Laoqi sighed and said, "Don't worry too much. Even if your family doesn't care, there's still the reservoir construction site. If all else fails, like you said, you can borrow from the villagers. We'll always find a way."

After saying that, she looked at the two sisters standing beside her and said, "You two sisters should try to persuade your mother more. Don't let her get anxious or upset. There's always a way out."

The two sisters replied, "Yes, Seventh Grandfather."

After exchanging a few more pleasantries to make sure Liu Laoqi remembered them, they walked towards the ward.

As they approached the veranda outside the ward, Liu Chuxue whispered, "We've done everything we needed to do today. Tomorrow morning, Mom, you should go back to the village and talk to Grandpa and Grandma. Then, go and borrow money in a big way. My sister and I will go to the reservoir construction site and see if they can pay us a lump sum upfront."

(End of this chapter)