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

Chapter 1142 Exposed
Seeing that Qi Shufang had fainted, the old lady turned to the little boy again: "Ali, tell Grandma Qi in detail what you saw earlier."

Upon hearing this, the child called Ali looked up at the adults behind him. Seeing them nod at him, he said loudly, "Just now, this bad woman brought Xiangbao to the beach to play. She kept instigating Xiangbao to chase the waves. Sibao and I reminded them that the waves were big and dangerous today, and told them to stay away from the beach."

The nasty woman rolled her eyes at us and said we were meddling.

When Si Bao saw that she wouldn't listen, he reminded Xiang Bao'er again before we left.

Fourth Brother said he was going to pick oysters and have Grandma grill them for us. Xiao Ying and I were sent back to get the tools. On our way back, we saw that wicked woman scattering marbles over there and telling Xiang Bao'er to go pick them up herself.

The old lady never expected this woman to be so heartless, and angrily slapped her thigh, saying, "She's trying to kill me!"

Everyone looked at Qi Shufang, who was lying on the beach still dizzy, with disgust.

Chu Xue then learned from Aunt Jiao, who had just arrived, that the child who fell into the sea was named Xiang Bao'er, the old lady's granddaughter. The child's mother had an accident while on business in the city with her husband last winter and ultimately could not be saved.

Last month, my son-in-law, who works in town, brought a woman over, saying that he wanted to remarry her in order to better take care of Xiangbao'er, after being introduced by someone.

At this point, Chu Xue understood everything. The woman the old lady's son-in-law married was Qi Shufang, who had been expelled from the family and could not return to Beijing.

Because of what Qi Shufang had done, the Fu family and the Qi family had essentially broken off relations. In order to protect the other descendants of the Qi family, Old Master Qi naturally abandoned Qi Shufang.

According to Fu Yancheng, the Fu family did not directly target Qi Shufang, but instead targeted Qi's descendants. This was to tell the Qi family that they had failed to discipline Qi Shufang, which allowed her to cause trouble time and time again. Since they did not discipline her properly, they should let them know the consequences of their indulgence.

According to Fu Yancheng, apart from Qi Xiuyan, who was in the army and wasn't greatly affected, all the other members of the Qi family were impacted. In any case, promotions were impossible for them in the short term. Qi Shufang's father was the most severely affected, becoming a regular clerk. As for why Qi Shufang was here—whether it was her own doing or the Qi family's doing—that would only be known after they returned to Beijing.

Just as she was getting to the point, someone shouted, "It's Yunhai! He's caught Xiang Bao'er!"

The beach was filled with shouts and cheers, but most people were worried. After all, catching the person was only the first step; getting them safely back to shore was the priority.

At this moment, Grandma Qi's children and grandchildren who were out working heard the news and rushed over. Two of them, who were good swimmers, also rushed into the sea: "Grandma, don't worry, we will definitely bring Xiangbao back safely."

But now the waves were getting bigger, and everyone gathered on the beach was getting anxious.

Seeing that things couldn't continue like this, Chu Xue decided to find a way to help them. She looked at Aunt Jiao and said, "Auntie, where can I find some longer bamboo poles? Could you find a few to use as spares?"

Before Aunt Jiao could speak, a young woman standing next to her said, "I have some in my yard, I'll go get it right now."

Just as the woman was about to run away, Chu Xue said, "If you have any thick hemp rope at home, bring one too. I need it."

After the woman responded, she hurriedly ran home.

(End of this chapter)