A domineering country girl flirts with her son, and Commander Huo can't resist.

Huo Jiyun didn't know what Qiao An was thinking, but since Qiao An was so sure, she must have her reasons.

Listen to your wife, you can never go wrong.

Tian Yongfu was taking stock of the accounts. It was the end of the year, and the brigade still had to distribute grain and money to each team.

This year's harvest was poor, and the brigade was short of money. Tian Yongfu's eyebrows were almost squeezed together.

"Secretary Tian, ​​Qiao An is here again, followed by Huo Shoutian and his wife."

Upon hearing the report, Tian Yongfu's pen trembled, leaving a blot of ink on the paper.

"Oh my little darling, I'm afraid you're going to cause some big trouble again today?"

Tian Yongfu is most afraid of Qiao Anlai's brigade.

Every time she comes, she manages to cause a huge uproar that shocks the entire village.

But no matter how domineering she is, she wouldn't actually take a knife and attack her in-laws, would she?

Tian Yongfu put down his pen and quickly left the office.

"Uncle Tian." Qiao An walked over with Huo Jiyun by the arm.

Tian Yongfu already knew Huo Jiyun's identity; the fact that a regimental commander had emerged from Lianchi Village was a great joy.

If he hadn't known that Huo Jiyun was recuperating at home, he wouldn't have ordered the villagers not to disturb him.

I reckon the threshold of Qiao An's house will be worn down by the crowds lately.

"Why are you here?" Tian Yongfu asked, glancing past Qiao An and towards Huo Shoutian and Liu Huying behind him.

The expressions on their faces seemed normal.

Perhaps he's overthinking it.

"Uncle Tian, ​​we would like to ask you to be our witness today."

Qiao An nodded, "Huo Jiyun's parents want alimony, so let's come to the brigade to sign and seal the document to avoid any misunderstandings later."

Huo Jiyun had long since separated from the family and no longer had a homestead or private plot in the village.

They will not inherit Huo Shoutian and Liu Huying's property in the future, and according to the village rules, they are not entitled to receive any money from them.

Moreover, Tian Yongfu knew exactly how much money Huo Jiyun had wired to them over the years, all of which had been embezzled by those two old ruffians and given to their youngest son.

Now they actually have the nerve to ask Huo Jiyun for alimony.

Thinking of this, Tian Yongfu looked at Huo Shoutian and Liu Huying with some disdain and contempt.

"You two are just too kind-hearted. If it were me? Humph..."

Tian Yongfu's single "humph" summed up everything.

Huo Shoutian and Liu Huying felt a little embarrassed, but what did losing face matter when it came to money?

They arrived at the brigade office, where all the village officials were present.

Such matters often require officials to act as witnesses.

In front of them, Qiao An asked Huo Shoutian and Liu Huying, "How about twenty yuan a month for alimony?"

Just as Huo Shoutian was about to agree, Liu Huying nudged him with her elbow.

"No way! It has to be thirty. The second son is a high-ranking officer in the army, earning so much salary every month, do you think he'd care about this little bit?"

Huo Jiyun's lips tightened into a straight line.

Although he was a regimental commander, the Northwest Army's salary was not high. Even with various subsidies and bonuses, it was only sixty yuan a month, and he could only make ends meet at the end of the year.

Thirty yuan is half of my salary.

He agreed to wire them thirty yuan because he had a wife and two children with him.

But now Liu Huying dares to ask for so much without even opening her mouth.

"Okay, thirty it is," Qiao An agreed before Huo Jiyun could.

Huo Jiyun was stunned for a moment. In his impression, Qiao An was not someone who would suffer a loss.

Why did she give it to them when they asked for thirty?

Huo Jiyun had no idea that his salary would increase many times over in another year.

With the country providing strong support to the Northwest, the treatment of soldiers in the Northwest Army has increased several times over.

Rather than attracting the Huo family's covetousness by then, it's better to settle this matter now.

It's not just Huo Jiyun.

Huo Shoutian and Liu Huying were also stunned.

Even Tian Yongfu stared at Qiao An with some disbelief.

Qiao An's reputation has spread throughout the entire Lianchi Village; everyone says she's a domineering young wife.

When did you become so easy to talk to?

That's thirty yuan!

The strongest laborers in the village can earn a maximum of twelve yuan a month.

Tian Yongfu even subconsciously reminded Qiao An, "Qiao An, they're talking about a monthly alimony of thirty yuan."

Joanne waved her hand and said, "I know, I agree."

She looked up at Huo Jiyun again, "Honey, do you agree?"

Calling him "husband" made Huo Jiyun feel really good.

He looked into Qiao An's eyes; the whites of her eyes were clear, her pupils were bright and sparkling, and when she winked at him, there was a sly smile on her face.

"I agree." Huo Jiyun nodded emphatically.

"Uncle Tian, ​​sign and put your fingerprints in front of everyone in our brigade. No one can deny it," Qiao An said with a smile, holding Huo Jiyun's arm.

Huo Shoutian and Liu Huying were even more anxious than she was.

"Yes, yes, let's sign and put our fingerprints on it now!"

Tian Yongfu thought to himself that he had lost his mind, walked to his desk, and wrote three copies of the alimony certificate with a flourish of his pen.

Qiao An glanced at it and asked Tian Yongfu to rewrite it.

"Uncle Tian, ​​we should be more cautious."

"It is written that from this day forward until the death of Huo Shoutian and Liu Huying, a monthly alimony payment of 30 yuan shall be made. If one of them dies, the alimony payment shall be reduced by half."

Upon hearing this, Tian Yongfu agreed that her writing was indeed more detailed.

"It seems that working at a police station is quite an eye-opening experience."

Liu Huying suddenly discovered that Qiao An could actually read?

Didn't she used to not recognize anything?

But compared to this discovery, Liu Huying was more concerned about the second half of what Qiao An said.

"What does 'half off alimony' mean?" She didn't quite understand, but she noticed the words "half off alimony".

"Why should it be halved?"

Tian Yongfu glared at her irritably. "What I'm saying is, if you die first, Huo Jiyun will give Huo Shoutian fifteen yuan every month."

Liu Huying understood. She wanted to refute, but then felt that she didn't have any valid point.

She looked at Huo Shoutian, who shook his head.

After Tian Yongfu rewrote it, Qiao An and Huo Jiyun signed it without hesitation.

Huo Jiyun and Liu Huying followed closely behind.

In front of all the cadres of the brigade, they pressed their fingerprints and affixed the brigade's official seal, and that was the end of it.

Each of the two families received a copy, and the team kept a copy; no one can cause trouble.

Qiao An put away the papers and looked at Liu Huying and Huo Shoutian with a half-smile.

Thirty yuan a month seems like a lot now, but in the future, thirty yuan won't even be enough for a meal.

After leaving the brigade, Huo Jiyun and Qiao An went to Tian Yongfu's house to pick up the child.

On the way, Huo Jiyun finally asked the question that had been on his mind.

"My monthly salary is only sixty, isn't giving them thirty too much?"

Qiao An laughed and patted him on the shoulder. "You're so silly. Your salary will increase a lot in the future. Thirty is nothing. And now that it's fixed at thirty a month, if I make money in business, they can't do anything about it even if they're jealous."

Huo Jiyun suddenly realized.

But how would Joan know that her salary would increase?

Others may not know, but his salary has remained unchanged for the past four years.

It doesn't matter, as long as Joan is happy.

Just like she said, this way, her business would be successful and her parents wouldn't be able to cause any more trouble.

As for money, he can just save it.

Aunt Liu handed the child to her and told her that the steamed buns, pies, and dumplings she was going to deliver tomorrow were all ready and were in the kitchen.

She only had time to go to the kitchen after Qiao An and Huo Jiyun brought the children home.

Inside were steamers of buns, large bowls of meat pies piled up like small mountains, and dumplings arranged neatly.

Aunt Liu was a clean person; she covered all her food with a cloth.