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

Chapter 242 naturally guessed that this matter was not simple.

Liu's mother and Chu Xue exchanged a glance; they hadn't expected Qu Aihua to pull such a stunt.

Mother Liu spoke first: "Aihua, I understand why you came here today. To be honest, we have no problem with you and Qiangzi, but there is absolutely no possibility of reconciliation between us and your in-laws. We don't want to cause any more trouble, so please understand."

Qu Aihua never expected that her usually tolerant second aunt would have such a tough day: "Second aunt, I understand. But my parents-in-law and I have separated our households. From now on, we'll treat each other as ordinary villagers."

Since things had come to this point, Liu's mother couldn't say anything more, so she led her into the house for a walk.

Qu Aihua originally wanted to help, but Liu's mother dared not ask and politely declined.

Qu Aihua made this trip because she saw that the second wife's family had risen to power and she didn't want to antagonize them. As for making peace, she knew it would be difficult. She came today to express her attitude.

She realized that Chu Xue was a capable woman. Even if she couldn't be on good terms with her husband for the sake of the child, she absolutely couldn't let the second wife put them on opposite sides.

Having achieved their purpose for coming today, they didn't want to cause any further trouble and quickly took their leave.

After a quick lunch, Chu Xue found two baskets and called Fu Yancheng to go up the mountain together.

Fu Yancheng was very outgoing and greeted everyone he met along the way, which made Chu Xue feel a little uncomfortable, so she quickened her pace into the mountains.

Once everyone was out of sight, Fu Yancheng's lips curled into a smile: "Why are you walking so fast?"

Chu Xue was too lazy to argue with him and directly changed the subject: "The pond we're going to is a bit far, and besides, we'll be casting a net, it'll be too late and affect your return to the city."

Fu Yancheng retorted, "Who said I was going back tonight?"

Chu Xue was stunned: "Aren't you going back?" Fu Yancheng said seriously: "Our relationship is already public knowledge in the village. Now that there's something going on at home, I have to stay and help. If I go back tonight, I'll have to come back tomorrow. It's too much trouble to come back every time."

That makes perfect sense. Chu Xue isn't a native, and since he said his family would come to propose marriage in a few days, she didn't object: "Whatever you say."

Fu Yancheng was overjoyed to see that Chu Xue hadn't chased him away.

Thinking of something, he looked around and moved closer to Chu Xue, saying, "I've had someone send Yan Qingshuang, who caused your death, and Ge Baocheng, who knocked you unconscious, to the farm."

Chu Xue asked with a curious look, "Where were they before?"

Fu Yancheng's face flashed with sarcasm: "The Chen family used their connections to try and get Yan Qingshuang to serve her sentence in prison. There's a cloth shoe workshop there, where she's sheltered from the wind and sun, and they even arranged an easy job for her."

"How did you manage to transfer people to the farm?"

Fu Yancheng chuckled and said, "She feels she has someone protecting her, so naturally she's prone to offending people."

Chu Xue understood now: "That's good, thank you for standing up for me."

After taking credit, Fu Yancheng reached out and took Chu Xue's hand: "That kind of person with impure thoughts should suffer a bit, otherwise I won't be able to quell my anger."

Meanwhile, Yan Qingshuang, who was discussing the matter, was racking her brains trying to figure out why she had been sent to the farm after having a small argument with someone. She was doing well at the shoe factory.
By the time the Chen family received the news, the person had already been sent there. Chen Jiefang tried to use his connections to smooth things over, but it was too late.

However, Chen Jiefang was not stupid, and naturally guessed that this matter was not simple.

(End of this chapter)