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

Chapter 473 We've benefited from his influence again, haven't we?

Chu Xue glanced at her mother. This steamed cake must have been sweetened with sugar. She was really generous with it. It seemed that she was very satisfied with Fu Yancheng as her future son-in-law.

While eating, Fu Yancheng praised, "I didn't expect millet flour steamed cake to be so delicious."

Chu Xue looked at him amusedly and said sourly, "There's sugar in this, how could it not taste good?"

Fu Yancheng quickly understood the meaning behind Chu Xue's sour words and looked at Liu's mother: "Auntie is still the best to me. I'll buy some candy and bring it over later."

Liu's mother quickly waved her hand: "Don't listen to her nonsense."

Chu Xue looked up and defended herself, saying, "I'm not talking nonsense. Usually when you make steamed cakes, you mostly mix cornmeal in them. Today, you specially added white flour, right? And before, you always added saccharin when you made steamed cakes. This time, you're being generous and just added white sugar."

Liu's mother was surprised that Chuxue had noticed, and looked at her with amusement: "Yes, yes, yes, I did mix in flour and sugar. You're just benefiting from Yancheng's influence."

Upon hearing this, Fu Yancheng smiled broadly and looked at Chuxue, saying, "I'll buy more white sugar in the future so that Auntie can put it in when she steams the cakes."

Chu Xue originally wanted to say, "Eat less saccharin in the future, it's bad for your health if you eat too much of it," but then she thought that people in the countryside now use saccharin instead of white sugar, and if she really said that, her mother would definitely scold her.

With her chopsticks, which she hadn't used yet, Liu's mother picked up a piece of cold sweet potato vine salad for Fu Yancheng: "Try this, I added a lot of sesame oil today."

Chu Xue deliberately said sarcastically, "Well, we're just basking in his coattails again."

Upon hearing this, Chunxiao looked up at Fu Yancheng and said, "Second brother-in-law, if you come often in the future, we'll benefit from your visit even more."

Mother Liu patted Chunxiao lightly: "What's wrong? Did I mistreat you before?"

Chunxiao quickly begged for forgiveness, "No, no, no, I just had a sweet tooth and wanted to eat more delicious food." After saying that, she finished the last mouthful of porridge in her bowl and said, "Mom, I'm done eating. I'm going to cut pig feed."

Liu's mother called out to her retreating figure, "Come back and do your homework as soon as you finish cutting pig feed, don't go running around outside."

Ever since Chuxue got the job at the steel rolling mill, Liu's mother has been keeping a close eye on Chunxiao's studies, hoping that she can also get a stable job in the future and find a good husband.

After dinner, Liu's mother refused Chu Xue and Fu Yancheng's offer to help wash the dishes: "Alright, you can go do whatever you need to do. I'll wash the dishes."

Chu Xue didn't insist either; in fact, she didn't really like washing dishes.

She glanced at the man standing in the sunlight: After they get married, it's best to leave the dishwashing to him.

She turned around, went back into the house to pack her things, and said, "Mom, we're leaving now. I'm going straight back to work at the factory. Call me if you need anything."

He handed a piece of paper with a phone number written on it to Liu's mother: "This is the phone number for our section chief's office. You can call this number if you need anything."

Mother Liu thought of something: "Wait a minute."

She went inside and took out the watch that the Fu family had given her: "Clothes make the man, and a saddle makes the horse. Now that you're working in the factory, this watch will make it easier for you to tell the time."

What she really wanted to say was that wearing this watch would make people look at her with more respect and prevent her from being bullied, but she was too embarrassed to say it in front of her future son-in-law.

After all, this thing that saves face was given to her by the Fu family, and she was too embarrassed to boast in front of Fu Yancheng.