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The sun was high in the sky when the door to the new house finally creaked open.

Lu Qingshan walked out feeling refreshed, stretched, and his joints cracked.

Wang Guifen was adding firewood to the stove when she heard the noise. She quickly poked her head out, her face beaming with joy.

"You're awake? I've kept your food warm in the pot."

Lin Xiulan followed behind, her cheeks still flushed, her head down, her voice barely audible.

"daughter."

"Hey! Come on in and eat."

Wang Guifen happily agreed, wiped her hands on her apron, and was about to go get the food.

A heartwarming breakfast was enjoyed.

After the meal, Lu Qingshan didn't rest, but went straight to Li Erniu's house.

Not long after, a deafening roar of engines came from afar and came to a stop at the entrance of the Lu family compound.

It was that Jiefang brand truck.

The villagers were instantly alarmed, and everyone craned their necks to look outside.

"What...what is Qingshan up to this time?"

"My goodness, this truck can practically drive right up to my doorstep!"

Li Erniu and several other young men who had received favors from Lu Qingshan were already moving things out of the Lu family's storeroom.

A whole bunch of brand new Dacron fabric.

Bags of snow-white high-gluten flour.

Half a pig with fat hanging from it.

There are also packages of brown sugar, rock sugar, and White Rabbit milk candy.

The items were loaded onto the truck like a flowing river, and soon they were piled up into a small mountain half the height of the truck.

The villagers watching were so wide-eyed they almost popped their eyes out.

This is even more extravagant than Chinese New Year!

Lu Qingshan dusted off his hands and shouted into the room.

"Xiulan, let's go. We're going back to our parents' home."

Lin Xiulan changed into a brand new red cotton-padded jacket and walked out quickly. She was stunned for a moment when she saw the car full of gifts.

Lu Qingshan pulled her and got her into the passenger seat of the truck.

Amidst the envious gazes of the villagers, the truck roared, kicked up a cloud of dust, and drove in a grand procession toward the Lin family's house.

In the Lin family courtyard.

Lin's mother was eating melon seeds, plotting with Lin Yaozu how to squeeze some more money out of their married daughter.

"When Xiulan comes back later, you should play the poor card and say that you've taken a fancy to a girl and you're just short of the bride price."

Lin Yaozu's eyes lit up.

"Yes! We'll say we want 'three turns and one sound' (referring to a radio, a watch, a bicycle, and a speaker). She's a daughter-in-law of the Lu family now, and Lu Qingshan is so rich, he'll definitely give it to her!"

As they were talking, the loud engine roared to the door.

When the two stepped outside, they were instantly stunned by the steel behemoth at the door and the mountain of gifts piled up inside.

Lin's mother dropped her melon seeds all over the ground.

A greedy glint appeared in Lin Yaozu's eyes.

He let out a strange cry and was the first to pounce on it, scrambling onto the truck bed with both hands and feet. He grabbed a piece of sky-blue polyester fabric and refused to let go.

"Mine! This cloth is mine! Make me new clothes!"

Hearing the commotion, Lin's father came out as well. Looking at the scene, he puffed on his pipe, his eyes darting around.

Lu Qingshan jumped out of the car, walked around to open the passenger door, and carefully helped Lin Xiulan out.

Lin's mother immediately put on a smiling face, ran over in three steps, and grabbed Lin Xiulan's hand.

"Oh, my dear daughter, you're finally back!"

Her eyes kept glancing at the truck.

"Look at Qingshan, he's spending so much money. Why bring so much stuff home when you're just going home?"

"Xiulan, you're really living a good life now. Qingshan is so capable; he even bought a house in the provincial capital. You mustn't forget your family in the future."

Lin Xiulan simply withdrew her hand.

"daughter."

Lin Yaozu jumped off the car with the fabric in his arms, rushed to Lin Xiulan, and threw the fabric on the ground.

"Sister! You've married so well, don't forget your little brother!"

"I also want the 'three turns and one sound'! A bicycle! A sewing machine! A watch! A radio! I can't do without any of them!"

He puffed out his chest, displaying a righteous and shameless demeanor.

"If you don't give it to me, I'll go to the village every day and cause a scene. Let's see if you and Lu Qingshan will still have any face left in Hongshitun!"

Lin's mother immediately chimed in.

"Your brother is right! That's the rule! There's no way the older sister would eat the meat while the younger brother only gets the soup!"

The air in the courtyard suddenly turned cold.

Lu Qingshan raised an eyebrow, just about to speak.

Lin Xiulan broke free from her mother's grasp and took a step forward.

She raised her head, her gaze coldly fixed on her mother and brother for the first time.

"The things in the car are a small token of our appreciation from Lu Qingshan as the new son-in-law and me as the daughter to the family."

Her voice wasn't loud, but it was exceptionally clear.

"But the three turns and one ring are my own dowry, the result of my man's life to cherish me, and no one can take them."

Lin's mother was stunned.

She never expected that Lin Xiulan, who had always been at her mercy, would dare to talk back.

After realizing what had happened, she plopped down on the ground and started slapping her thighs and wailing.

"Oh my god! This is outrageous! I raised a heartless wretch!"

"Once a daughter gets married, she forgets her parents and doesn't even care about her own brother!"

Seeing this, Lin Yaozu also started cursing and reached into the car to grab things.

"You traitorous wretch! I'm bringing all your things here today!"

Lu Qingshan's eyes turned cold.

He took a step forward without saying a word.

The murderous aura emanating from someone who had hunted black bears and wild boars in the mountains, like a cold knife, instantly enveloped Lin Yaozu.

Lin Yaozu's outstretched hand froze in mid-air. When he met Lu Qingshan's eyes, his legs went weak, and cold sweat poured down his back. He couldn't utter a single word.

Looking at her mother throwing a tantrum on the ground and her terrified, unruly younger brother, Lin Xiulan's last shred of hope for family affection vanished completely.

She turned around and calmly walked into the main room.

A moment later, she came out, holding two brand-new ten-yuan "Great Unity" bills in her hand.

She walked to the stone table in the courtyard and slammed the money onto the table with a "thud".

"Here's twenty yuan."

"This is the last time I'm sending money home."

Her gaze swept over the stunned Lin's father, the Lin's mother whose wailing sound was stuck in her throat, and the Lin Yaozu who dared not move.

"From now on, I will be a daughter-in-law of the Lu family and the head manager of the Lu family."

"Every penny I earn must be considered first for the Lu family and for my man."

After saying that, she turned around and took Lu Qingshan's arm.

"Let's go."

The two got into the truck without looking back.

Lin Xiulan spoke her last words to her father, who was still standing there in the courtyard in a daze.

"Father, I've put the things down for you."

The truck started up again and roared away.

All that remained were the extravagant gifts scattered throughout the courtyard, and the stunned Lin family members, whose plans had completely fallen through.

Lin Yaozu realized what was happening and frantically tried to chase after him.

"My 'three turns and one sound'!"

"Snapped!"

A crisp sound.

Lin's father slapped Lin Yaozu hard across the face, causing him to stumble and fall to the ground.

"You bastard! Haven't you embarrassed yourself enough already!"

On the truck.

Lin Xiulan leaned on Lu Qingshan's shoulder, watching the scenery rushing past the window, and tears finally streamed down her face silently.

It wasn't sadness, it was a sense of relief.

Lu Qingshan didn't say anything, but simply reached out and gently patted her back.

He spoke in a low voice only after the car had driven out of the village.

"Why are you crying?"

"Let's take a few days off, and then come with me to the forest farm in the spring."

"And then you'll be the deputy section chief's wife."