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

Chapter 20 How could your heart be so vicious?
“Her method isn’t bad either. I’ve been troubled by this issue too. This way, it’s a win-win situation. It allows people to have money for hospital treatment, which not only buys time for the injured to have surgery, but also buys time for their families to find ways to raise money. It’s not breaking any rules on our end.”

Soon, Liu Chuxue went to the finance department to sign and received the 100 yuan advance payment from the construction site. Although it didn't meet her expectations, it wasn't a wasted trip. With this money, she could at least take the person to the city hospital to start treatment.

As for the costs during treatment, she'll find another way.

After they left the construction site, Xia Qiu was still dizzy: "Chu Xue, did we get the money already?"

Liu Chuxue hummed in agreement, but did not stop walking, after all, a tough battle still awaited them in Willow Tree Village.

Xia Qiu felt something was off: "Chu Xue, I was too nervous just now and didn't understand what you were saying to them at all?"

Worried that her mother wouldn't be able to handle things alone, Liu Chuxue quickened her pace and explained somewhat absentmindedly, "The construction company said that since Dad wasn't injured during working hours, they will only cover half of the medical expenses."

Liu Xiaqiu hurriedly ran to catch up: "I know that, but Mom said yesterday that the doctor at the health center said that if we go to the city hospital to treat the leg, it might cost two or three hundred yuan. What will you do with this hundred yuan?"

Chu Xue knew she had misunderstood: "This money is just an advance from the construction site. Once the treatment costs exceed two hundred, the construction site will still cover half of the remaining costs."

Xia Qiu understood now, but her mood also became heavy. She thought that even if the construction site covered half of the cost, they still couldn't afford the other half of the treatment. Her face was full of worry.

Seeing her like this, Liu Chuxue said, "Sister, there's no hurdle you can't overcome, so you don't need to worry too much."

The families we visited yesterday all have a good relationship with our parents, so they should be willing to lend us some money. Combined with what Dad had saved up privately, that should be enough to tide us over for a while. After that, we'll just have to wait and see, and think of other solutions later.

Before the two even entered the village, they heard a commotion and, worried, started to jog. Before they got close, they heard Liu's mother's angry voice: "How can you, as her aunt, say such slanderous things about your own niece?"

"I misspoke because I was worried about her."

"Did you say something wrong? You wanted to ruin her. How could you be so vicious?"

"Zhao Lamei, who are you calling vicious?"

As Ge Xiulan spoke, she reached out to push Liu's mother.

Previously, the village chief and his men had searched for Liu Chuxue but had not found her. They had to send two people to the Qiu family in the northern suburbs to inquire, while the others took another road and hurried back while searching for her, since it was almost time to go to work.

When Ge Xiulan returned to the village, she learned that her second sister-in-law was going door to door borrowing money from the villagers. Her mother-in-law was leading the younger generation of the family to stop her, so she rushed over in a hurry.

Ignoring whether she would lend her money or not, she blurted out that Liu Chuxue hadn't come home all night. Liu's mother, not one to tolerate such behavior, changed her usual temper and lost her temper with Ge Xiulan for the first time.

Just as a major battle was about to break out, Liu Chuxue's voice came from behind the crowd of onlookers: "Mom, what happened?"

When everyone recognized Liu Chuxue, they immediately erupted in anger. One of them, not afraid of stirring up trouble, asked, "Chuxue, your aunt said you didn't come home last night. Where did you go?"

(End of this chapter)