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

Chapter 25 What did my man do wrong that you have to humiliate him like this?
The Party Secretary had always looked down on this fifth brother from the same clan. He knew his character all too well. Liu Shanliang was a junior he had watched grow up, and the boy was honest and kind, so he naturally wanted to take care of him. "Fifth brother, tell me how you plan to divide this family property?"

After a moment's thought, Old Man Liu spoke up: "Over the years, I haven't saved much money supporting this large family. Apart from the house and grain, there's really nothing to divide."

He did want Cai Er to leave with nothing, but if he dared to do that, the village probably wouldn't tolerate him: "The house where the second son and his wife used to live belongs to them, and the grain is distributed according to the number of people. We can't give him the iron pot in the house, so we'll give them two clay pots, and the bowls and chopsticks are also distributed according to the number of people."

Before Liu's mother could react, the village chief spoke up: "Old Liu, is your second son not your biological son? It's one thing not to divide the money, but to only give him one room in the house is unacceptable. Where are your two granddaughters supposed to live?"

Granny Liu then jumped out and said, "Anyway, a girl will get married sooner or later. The second wife doesn't have a son, so what's the point of taking up so many houses?"

Mother Liu's eyes reddened with anger: "What did my husband do wrong that you have to humiliate him like this?"

The old Party Secretary said with a dark face, "Fifth brother, over the years, besides working in the village, the second brother has also gone out to find work during the off-season. I'm afraid it's not appropriate for you to divide it like this."

Having been embarrassed by his third cousin, Old Man Liu felt ashamed and quickly tried to make amends, saying, "The eldest son of the main branch is also of marriageable age soon, and we'll need to prepare a wedding house for him. When the second son and his wife get old, they'll also need the eldest son to help them with their wedding. So it's all the same whether we give it to them sooner or later."

Liu's mother immediately exploded: "What kind of father curses his own son to have no descendants? Is my man even your biological son?"

The noise was so loud that it almost startled the people watching from the wall outside, causing them to fall over.

Without giving Old Man Liu a chance to refute, she said, "If we divide things like this, does that mean we, the second wife, won't need to support you in your old age? After all, you, as my parents, were the ones who abandoned my husband first?"

Granny Liu was furious when she heard this: "You really dare to say anything! Tomorrow I'll tell the second son to divorce you. My family can't afford to keep a shameless, unfilial, and disloyal troublemaker like you." These words directly angered Liu Chuxue: "Grandma, you were the ones who were unkind first. My father is still lying in the commune clinic. How can you turn around and accuse me in front of everyone?"

Liu's mother was furious, but her daughter said that a small act of impatience could ruin a great plan.

In these times, reputation is of utmost importance. If not for any other reason, then for the sake of his daughters, he must not let the second wife bear this bad reputation.

Old Man Liu was even more furious when he heard Chu Xue's words: "You're just a greenhorn, what right do you have to speak?"

Granny Liu glared at Chu Xue with murderous eyes: "You're everywhere, get out of my way."

Seeing that the time was right, Liu Chuxue said, "It's a fact that our second branch of the family doesn't have any boys. My older sister is married, my younger sister is still young, and the only able-bodied man is in the hospital due to an injury. If I don't stand up for him, I'll be bullied to death."

Old Man Liu laughed in anger: "I never thought that my second son, such a blockhead, would give birth to such an eloquent daughter. She hasn't even grown wings yet, but she already dares to talk back to her elders. She's really quite something."

Fearing that it would ruin her daughter's reputation, Liu's mother quickly interjected, "If you don't feel the needle yourself, you won't feel the pain. If it were your own father lying in the hospital, he would probably be frantic with worry."

(End of this chapter)