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

Chapter 89: The Battle Begins Directly

Everyone had asked what they needed to ask, and knowing they couldn't keep blocking the cart, they all stepped aside, and the oxcart continued forward.

They hadn't gone far when someone said, "Just watch, the Liu family is probably in for a lot of trouble this time."

"This family has already split up, what's all the fuss about?"

"Are you stupid? The Shanliang family is back. They'll find out about those rumors about Chuxue sooner or later. They'll definitely come after the eldest son's family."

"To be honest, that woman Ge Xiulan is really vicious. She's my own niece, how could she have the nerve to spread those words?"

"Indeed."

"You can't blame them. Chu Xue herself is useless and doesn't even want people to talk about her."

How can you talk like that?

“I misspoke. If we keep it a secret, any family that marries a daughter-in-law like that will be miserable. If you ask me, everyone should be grateful to Xiulan.”

"That's utter nonsense. If she can treat her own niece like that, how can she treat others well? I think she's deliberately doing this. She has a daughter of her own, how can she be so wicked?"

The Liu family of three naturally overheard some of what they said.

Liu's mother jumped off the oxcart and ran straight to the Liu family home. Chu Xue did not stop her.

For the past two weeks, they've had good food, and with the nourishment from the water in the spatial pool, Liu's mother's health has improved significantly. She won't suffer any losses when facing Ge Xiulan.

Most importantly, they needed this excuse to make a decision with the Liu family.

Soon, Liu's mother entered the house, her face full of anger. She went straight to the house of the elderly couple, Liu.

She was disappointed to find no one inside.

She turned around and found a stick of suitable thickness in the yard, then picked it up and went out the door.

Just then, the oxcart arrived. Fearing that Liu's mother would suffer, Chuxue quickly helped Liu's father into the house, saying, "Dad, you stay home and rest. I'll go out and take a look."

Mr. Liu was extremely anxious, but his leg was injured: "Xue, go quickly and protect your mother."

Old Quantou then came in carrying two small burlap sacks: "Your luggage."

Chu Xue thanked him and rushed out. On her way back into the house, she whispered her decision to Liu's father.

Although Liu's father looked very unhappy, he didn't say anything to object, which Chuxue interpreted as agreement.

When Chu Xue chased after her, Liu's mother had already found Ge Xiulan and was hitting her with a stick: "Ge Xiulan, how could you be so vicious? What have we, the second branch of the family, done to offend you all these years that you would do this to Chu Xue?"

Caught off guard, Ge Xiulan was hit several times with a stick: "Zhao Lamei, are you crazy?"

Liu's mother showed no sign of stopping: "I'm crazy, I've been driven crazy by you all. Chuxue is your own niece, and you think you can ruin her reputation with just a few words? You're not a human being. You have a daughter too. If I treated your daughter like that, you'd go crazy too."

Ge Xiulan had thought of everything, but she never expected that Zhao Lamei, who was usually good-natured, would directly hit someone with a stick: "You've killed someone! My God, Liu Shangang, are you dead? Don't you know to come and stop this crazy woman?"

Liu Shangang wanted to get his hands on her, but there was a difference between men and women, and she was his own sister-in-law. If something happened between them, people would criticize him relentlessly.

In her anger, she shouted at Liu's mother, "Zhao Lamei, stop it! How dare you hit someone in broad daylight? Is there no law anymore?"

The village secretary, who had heard the commotion nearby, rushed over and shouted at the women who were watching the scene, "Why aren't you going up and pulling them apart?"

In that short time, Ge Xiulan didn't get any advantage; Liu's mother really went all out.

Even though Ge Xiulan kept dodging, she was still hit a few times with the stick, and she grimaced in pain: "Uncle Secretary, you have to stand up for me! Zhao Lamei came up with a stick and started hitting people. So many people saw it and can testify for me."

Actually, there was no need to ask; the Party Secretary already knew why Zhao Lamei did this: "You from Shanliang, you tell me."

Liu's mother pointed at Ge Xiulan and said, "Ask her what she has done?"

Chu Xue then walked up to Liu's mother and said, "Secretary, you must have heard the rumors in the village, right?"

Upon hearing this, the Party Secretary's face showed an unnatural expression. As the Party Secretary, he did bear some responsibility for this matter. He should have stopped the rumors as soon as they started, but he hadn't paid much attention to them at the time and didn't expect them to spread so wildly.

Before he could explain, Chu Xue continued, "My reputation may not concern you, but for me and my parents, it is an irreconcilable feud."

Then he looked at Ge Xiulan and said, "Auntie, I heard those rumors came from you. What do you mean by me not coming home all night? Explain yourself. If you can't give me a clear answer, don't blame me for sending you to the police station."

These words were spoken loudly and with a cold expression, clearly not a joke, which immediately made Ge Xiulan panic. But things had already come to this, and she had no choice but to ruin this brat's reputation: "I didn't lie, it's a fact that you didn't come home that night."

(End of this chapter)