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

Chapter 184 If you don't believe me, go back and ask him yourself.
Liu Ruhua sobbed as she recounted the incident: "The teacher said that this year's entrance exam for junior high school is different from before, and we have to be more focused. If we don't pass, we'll have to go home and earn work points. I wanted Chunxiao to let me copy some of her test paper during the exam, but Chunxiao refused."

Before she could finish speaking, Granny Liu pushed her away.

Before Granny Liu could even utter a curse, Old Man Liu took off his shoe and slapped her: "You brainless idiot, how dare you spout such nonsense?"

Liu Ruhua was completely unprepared and was slapped hard: "Master, why did you hit me?"

These words further enraged Old Man Liu. He was already holding back his anger, and now he finally found an outlet for it. He reached out and grabbed his granddaughter's arm, while using his other hand to hit her with his shoe, making a loud "smack, smack" sound: "I'll teach you to be so bad! The family spends money to send you to school, and you actually think of fooling us?"
"I'll beat you to death, you wretched creature!"

Liu Shangang, who had just returned from taking Liu Jianqiang and his brother to the clinic to change their dressings, stopped them when he heard this: "Dad, why did you hit her for no reason?"

Old Man Liu was indeed tired of beating her, so he stopped and pointed at Liu Ruhua's head: "Ask her what she did?"

Liu Ruhua realized her mistake and dared not say anything more, fearing that her father would beat her too.

Taking advantage of their inattention, she wiped away her tears and rushed out the door.

With everyone gone, the exhausted Liu Shangang didn't want to ask what had happened anymore; he just wanted to go back to his room and rest.

The family has now completely separated. Except for the youngest daughter, everyone else in the family is injured to some extent. These days, the family hasn't been able to work much. If this continues, let alone paying off the debt, they may even have trouble eating.

Thinking back to what I overheard at the village entrance, I became increasingly upset.

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Kyoto City
Today, Fu's parents brought the whole family back to the military compound: "Dad/Grandpa, we're back."

When Grandpa Fu saw them come in, he greeted them with a smile: "Oh, wasn't Yancheng supposed to be off today? I haven't seen him."

Before they could reply, they heard Aunt Fu, who came out of the kitchen, say, "That's right, why didn't he come over? I was thinking of introducing him to a girl."

Madam Fu didn't think her sister-in-law would introduce any good girls to her son: "Thank you for your trouble, sister-in-law, but Yancheng already has a girlfriend, so you should introduce her to someone else."

"You have a boyfriend? You're not kidding me, are you?" "I went to fawn over my boyfriend today, that's why I didn't come back with us."

"What a coincidence?"

Grandpa Fu was also somewhat skeptical: "Are they really dating?"

Mrs. Fu nodded: "Dad, it's true."

The old man was delighted: "Which family's daughter is she?"

Madam Fu sighed: "I asked him, but that boy said he'd know when he brought the person to me."

“I knew it was too much of a coincidence. You don’t even know who his girlfriend is. You’re not kidding me. I’m the eldest aunt of Yancheng. Would I harm him? Don’t forget we’re all members of the Fu family. We share the same fate.”

“Sister-in-law, I have no reason to lie to you about this. If you don’t believe me, you can ask him yourself later.”

The old man waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright. Now that Yancheng has found a partner, bring her over to meet the family sometime. Yancheng is not young anymore. If she is suitable, we can arrange the marriage."

"Okay, I'll talk to him about it later."

Sister-in-law Fu rolled her eyes: "Don't just find anyone to fool the old man."

If she hadn't come back with her husband to see the old man, she really wouldn't have wanted to come back and see her sister-in-law's face. Ever since she married into the Fu family, this sister-in-law had been comparing herself to her. She really didn't know what she was thinking every day.
She still vividly remembers the year she first entered the Fu family, when she gave birth to the Fu family's eldest grandson. She still remembers how proud she was.

After I gave birth to my eldest son, Yanming, things finally calmed down. But then we both got pregnant with our second child at the same time. I had a son, and she had a daughter. After that, we started making veiled accusations all the time. The competition between the two of us—or rather, the competition unilaterally waged by my sister-in-law—officially began.

(End of this chapter)