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

Chapter 170 Internal Strife
Liu's mother pulled her eldest daughter aside and shared a lot of her experience with her.

Chu Xue looked at Liu's father: "Dad, are you going to the bridal chamber again today?"

Liu's mother didn't want to stay in the old house because the noise from the main house was bothering her. She said, "I think I'll move to the new house instead."

As Chu Xue packed her things, she said, "We don't have many brambles left, not enough for you today."

Qiu Shaofeng, unsure how to react, asked, "Thorns? What are we going to do with them?"

Chu Xue's hands didn't stop moving: "After we move to the new house, we'll have to buy everything again. Dad has been weaving a lot of baskets and drying trays these past few days, and he's used up almost all the brambles he had stored up before."

Qiu Shaofeng immediately replied, "Then I'll go up the mountain to cut them later."

Chu Xue didn't stop them, after all, the new house was indeed lacking in many things, and with Liu's father having something to do, he wouldn't have any wild thoughts.

Directing her brother-in-law to carry Liu's father to the cart outside, they went ahead to the new house.

Seeing that Liu's mother was still talking to her daughter about pregnancy precautions, Chu Xue didn't disturb her. She went straight to the kitchen and, after tidying up, said, "Mom, eldest sister, let's go over there too."

When the mother and her two children came out, they saw the third couple standing at the door listening to what was happening from the eldest family's side.

The couple seemed a little awkward when they saw them.

Xia Qiu greeted them politely, and the mother and her two children walked outside.

Although the eldest son's family kept their voices down, Chuxue heard them clearly: "Father, the money we borrowed before was from door to door by Aihua and me. Now that you still have money, why can't you pay back some of it first?"

"You saw it, I just gave your uncle three hundred yuan. The rest of the money is for your brother to get his teeth fixed."

"He's not getting gold teeth, why would he need so many?"

"It seems like the job is out of the question, and the marriage can't be delayed any longer. The cost of getting dentures and finding a partner might not even be enough with two hundred yuan." Liu Jianqiang didn't expect this outcome: "Dad, you've really broken my heart. If I had known you would do this, I shouldn't have borrowed money from others."

Liu Shangang never expected his eldest son to say such a thing: "What do you mean by that? Do you regret getting me out of here?"

Liu Jianqiang was furious: "We begged so many people to borrow that money, and we promised to pay it back as soon as we had the money. How can my wife and I face the world after doing this?"

Liu Shangang fell silent for a moment. He only knew that his eldest son and his wife had borrowed money from the villagers, but he didn't know the specifics. Now that his eldest son had lost his temper, it was clear that what he had said earlier was true: "But, this money is not enough."

"Haven't you heard the saying 'If you borrow diligently and repay diligently, it's easy to borrow again'? If you don't repay a single penny, and you use the money to get Dongzi dentures, do you think you can hide that from us?"

Seeing that her father remained silent, she said, "Aihua is still living at her parents' house. If we really do what you want, I'm afraid neither of us will be able to live like this anymore."

Liu Jiandong, who had been silent until now, said angrily, "Brother, what do you mean by that? You think you can just stop living if you help me get my teeth fixed?"

Liu Jianqiang didn't want to give in to him either: "If it weren't for you, would the family be in this state?"

"You still have objections now?"

"Am I not miserable enough already? Why are you getting angry with me?"

"We had such a good life, but because of you, our family has not only lost face, but we're also drowning in debt. Why do you think I'm angry?"

"Can you blame me? Did I want to become like this?"

"Your sister-in-law and I knew nothing about what you did before, but we were implicated and have no face to show our faces. Do you think we can blame you?"

(End of this chapter)