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

Chapter 406 Establishing the Master-Disciple Relationship
Old Man Liu sighed and said, "However, this matter may not be so easy. Let alone whether the eldest son and his wife agree, the second son may not agree easily either, not to mention that we have now severed ties."

"So what if we sever ties? I don't believe they won't be tempted. They were eager for it before."

"But it's obvious to anyone with eyes what it's for. Even if Shanliang wanted to, I'm afraid his wife and those girls wouldn't agree."

After all, if Dongzi were to be adopted, there would be another person vying for the inheritance.

"You know how much they wanted a son before. With such a good opportunity presented to them, I don't believe they wouldn't be tempted."

"But with relations so tense right now, who will talk to them, and how will they do it?"

"So, what do you say, do you agree or not?"

"Of course I have no objection."

"That's fine. You're in charge of convincing the eldest son and his wife, and then explain things clearly to Dongzi. I'll have someone talk to the second son."

Seeing that Old Man Liu nodded, she smiled smugly: "Let me tell you, as long as Second Brother agrees to adopt Dongzi, I will make Chuxue give up her job to Dongzi sooner or later."

"I'm afraid it's difficult. Don't forget that Chu Xue's partner is no ordinary person. I saw her from afar before. She was wearing a military uniform with four pockets. Moreover, her parents came with her on the day of the marriage proposal, which means they like this daughter-in-law."

"With such a good in-law family, she's more afraid of any bad rumors spreading. Don't worry."

Old Man Liu thought about it and agreed: "Alright, I'll talk to the eldest son and his wife and Dongzi about this later."

*
Chu Xue arrived at the office ten minutes early today. After all, she was a newcomer, and she was willing to show at least some respect to her seniors.

After wiping the entire table, I carried the two thermos flasks from the office to the water room.

As soon as Hong Chunmei entered the office, she saw Chu Xue walk in with a thermos: "Did you go to get water?" Chu Xue smiled at her: "Yes."

Seeing that no one else was in the office, Hong Chunmei pointed to the form posted on the wall: "From now on, just do what you're supposed to do, understand?"

Chu Xue looked at the form, which was the office duty roster. Apart from Section Chief Li Xiaoyan, the remaining six people each took one day: "So which day will I be on duty from now on?"

Hong Chunmei smiled and said, "I'll tell them in a bit that you'll be a mobile staff member from now on. If anyone takes leave, you can fill in."

Chu Xue knew that Sister Hong was protecting her in a roundabout way. After all, taking leave would result in a deduction of salary, and these days, unless there was a major event in the family, it was rare to take leave.

Chu Xue sincerely thanked Hong Chunmei before sitting back down in her seat.

Soon after, the other people in the office came in one after another.

When Section Chief Li arrived, Hong Chunmei said, "Section Chief, when I came today, Chuxue had already cleaned up and brought back hot water. Before, the six of us were scheduled to be on duty for a whole week. Now that we have Chuxue, I suggest that she be a substitute. If anyone needs to take leave, she can fill in. What do you think?"

Section Chief Li knew exactly what Hong Chunmei meant, and after only one day, he was already protecting her: "Okay, we'll do it your way."

Chu Xue was very grateful to Hong Chunmei, not expecting her to directly mention it to the section chief: "Thank you, section chief, thank you, Sister Hong."

Li Xiaoyan smiled and looked at her: "So, have you finished looking at what your master gave you yesterday?"

Her words sealed their relationship.

She did it on purpose. Hong Chunmei meant well by not letting the newcomer become an apprentice yesterday, but just based on Hong Chunmei's protectiveness of the little girl, she deserves to be the master.

(End of this chapter)