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

Chapter 1051 I promise I won't embarrass you.
Meanwhile, on the Xiao family's side, Old Master Xiao called early in the morning: "Tomorrow is the first snowfall and we're going back to our parents' home. We must prepare well and have a good family gathering. I asked someone to get some ingredients, and someone will deliver them to us early tomorrow morning."

Then, remembering something, he added, "By the way, should we find another cook?"

After all, the daughter-in-law was heavily pregnant, and the eldest granddaughter was only a few months along; neither of them were clearly capable of handling the situation.

Mr. Xiao did not refuse: "Then I won't stand on ceremony with you, Dad. Don't let me ruin these perfectly good ingredients."

He even laughed as he spoke.

After hanging up the phone, Grandpa Xiao dialed another number: "Oh, Master Sun, it's me, Xiao Yude."

"Oh, sir, it's been a long time!"

"Master Sun, I'm calling today because I need your help."

"You're being too polite. If it weren't for you back then, I would have lost my life long ago. Just tell me what's wrong."

"Well, my granddaughter is going back to her parents' home tomorrow, and I asked someone to find some ingredients for her. I was worried my family might not be able to figure it out, so I thought I'd check with you."

Before he could finish speaking, the person on the other end understood: "Sir, just tell me the address when you're going tomorrow, and I'll personally lead the team there. I promise I won't embarrass you."

Grandpa Xiao gave the address, then said worriedly, "With your health, you should take it easy. Bring an apprentice with you when you come."

"I just thought it's been a long time since I've seen you, so this is a good opportunity to get together."

“Alright, I happen to have some good tea here. I’ll invite you to taste it tomorrow.”

Grandpa Xiao knew that besides studying cooking, Chef Sun's only real pleasure was tea.

"Then it's settled."

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As soon as Qiu Shaofeng entered the courtyard of Guangming Village, he heard someone talking to him: "Qiushui, didn't your eldest daughter-in-law come back with you?"

Qiu's mother didn't stop working: "Isn't this a good opportunity to move the child to her parents' house while her sister gets married, so she can stay at her parents' house for a few more days?"

"I heard that the places she lives in the city aren't as spacious as those in our village. Will she be able to get used to living there with her child?"

Mrs. Qiu glanced at the woman who had spoken, knowing that she was deliberately being sarcastic: "Are you talking about your sister-in-law who married into the city and became a stepmother?"

The woman was clearly surprised by what Qiu's mother said: "My sister-in-law came back and said that some three generations of grandparents and grandchildren in their courtyard live in one room, and they all have to sleep in bunk beds. They can do *that* kind of thing with just a curtain between them. It's so shameful."

After finishing her work, Qiu's mother said, "Your sister-in-law also said that there are indeed families who want to marry into that family."

Qiu Shaofeng then chimed in: "Aunt Qu, Xia Qiu's family lives in their own courtyard in the city. It was a compensation from her grandfather to her father. Even Xia Qiu has her own room. What you're saying doesn't exist."

"Oh, Shaofeng's back. Why didn't you stay at your in-laws' house for a few days?"

“Aunt Qu, what a question you ask. I have to come back to earn food for my wife and son. I can’t be like your Er Kui, relying on your help to survive.”

"Why did you bring Er Kui into this, kid?"

After saying that, feeling a little embarrassed, he said as he walked out, "It's getting late, I have to go back and make dinner."

After everyone left, the mother and son both smiled.

Qiu Shaofeng shook his head and said, "Aunt Qu's habit of gossiping about people is probably something she'll never change in her lifetime. Don't you find her annoying?"

Mrs. Qiu laughed and said, "She just has a loose tongue, but she doesn't mean any harm. Besides, we're neighbors, so we can't just stop her from visiting because she's a gossip."

(End of this chapter)