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

Chapter 32 Calculation
Ge Xiulan's mind was buzzing: "Mom, you've misunderstood. You don't know, my parents-in-law didn't give money to treat the second son's leg, and the mother and daughters of the second wife went crazy, wanting to make the whole village know about it. My father-in-law got angry and separated the second wife from the family."

"What? The family has split up? How can you speak up for your nephew now that the family has split up?"

As expected of a mother and daughter, they thought the same thing: "Mom, don't worry, I definitely won't let Baocheng stay a bachelor."

Granny Ge's face was full of doubt: "You've come up with a solution?"

Ge Xiulan glanced out the window and gave her nephew a wink.

Ge Baocheng was smart enough to immediately understand his aunt's meaning. He went outside and stood at the door to prevent the conversation inside from being overheard.

Seeing that the door was closed, Ge Xiulan took her mother's hand and whispered, "Except for that brat Chunxiao, everyone from the second branch of the family went to the hospital. Anyway, as long as we ruin that brat Chuxue's reputation, they can keep their promise. So why not take advantage of their absence to solidify those things?"

That way, when Chuxue returns to the village, even if she has a hundred mouths, she won't be able to explain herself; the fact remains that she didn't go home that night.

Granny Ge said somewhat displeasedly, "But this has nothing to do with our Bao Cheng, unless you can give up that job spot?"

Ge Xiulan was surprised that her family dared to say anything: "Mom, what are you thinking? My husband, Shangang, knows about this too. If I really give the job to Baocheng, do you think he'll let me off the hook?"

Granny Ge didn't hear what she wanted to hear, and her head started to ache again. She covered her forehead and groaned.

Ge Xiulan quickly said, "Once that girl loses her reputation, it won't be easy for her to find another husband. Besides, we live in the same courtyard. With me keeping an eye on things, we'll always have a chance to protect her. It's just a matter of waiting a little longer." Just as the mother and daughter reached an agreement, they heard a commotion outside the courtyard: "Village chief, you've seen my family's current situation. Don't even think about letting this go after such a huge loss."

“That’s not what I meant. I just wanted to resolve this in the village so as not to cause trouble for the police. Besides, that thief even took most of your firewood and the large stones you were preparing to build the house. What kind of thief do you think could be so capable?”

“But we’ve walked through most of the village and haven’t found a single clue. We can’t just keep waiting like this, or we’ll probably never find the thief.”

The eldest son of the Ge family also agreed with the village chief's deduction. The thief must be a villager. Otherwise, it would be impossible to transport so much stuff out in such a short time. Besides, there are always elderly people chatting under the old locust tree at the entrance of the village. It's impossible that they couldn't have seen it.

As they were talking, the second son of the Ge family returned with his younger sister and brother-in-law: "Big brother, village chief, how did it go? Did you find anything?"

Boss Ge shook his head with a sullen face.

The village chief was somewhat embarrassed, after all, he was the one who stopped the Ge family from reporting the incident to the police, and now they hadn't found a single clue, so he was indeed quite embarrassed.

Before he could speak, he heard Ge Xiuqiao, the youngest daughter of the Ge family, say in an unfriendly tone: "The village chief stopped my older brothers from calling the police. If the items are not found, are you going to compensate them?"

Upon hearing this, the village chief's face turned very ugly, and his words were filled with anger: "I'm only thinking about the village's reputation, what kind of talk is this?"

(End of this chapter)