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

Chapter 1719 What is my brother-in-law's attitude?
Today is a very significant day for the Fu family.

The families who came together became much more harmonious.

Even Hao Yanhong, the second sister-in-law who is usually very calculating, has become much more generous since she got a job, and she came back carrying large bags and small packages.

The triplets were overjoyed. Their older siblings took great care of them, playing with firecrackers and building snowmen in the yard, which was filled with laughter.

Even the neighbors couldn't help but say enviously, "The atmosphere for your New Year this year is really great. All your wives are vying to do the chores. You're having a good time now."

After a lively New Year's Eve dinner, everyone stayed here until the second day of the Lunar New Year before finally parting ways.

However, it was agreed that everyone would come over again at noon on the third day of the Lunar New Year, because Xiao Wan and her family of three would be coming back on the second day of the Lunar New Year and would be staying here until the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.

Fu Yancheng had to return to his unit on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, so he set the date for the gathering as the fourth day.

When Chu Xue and the others arrived at the Xiao family's house, Chu Xue immediately noticed that Xia Qiu was acting strangely: "Sister, what's wrong with you?"

Xia Qiu coughed lightly: "Is it that obvious?"

Chu Xue rolled her eyes at her: "What happened?"

Xia Qiu didn't want to bring it up, but Chu Xue had already figured it out, so she didn't want to hide it anymore: "I had someone else cover for me at that job."

When I went back this time, my in-laws said that the guy my sister-in-law had mentioned before has now started working in the city, and they are afraid that her marriage will fall through again.

They wanted me to give that job to my sister-in-law.

I can understand their thinking, after all, I'm currently in school, and someone else is covering for me. But what my mother-in-law was implying was that now that we've established ourselves in the city, we should help our younger siblings if we have the means.

Then she kept talking about my work, and guess what she said at the end?

Chu Xue laughed and said, "Could it be that you want me to give your job to your sister-in-law for free?"

Xia Qiu took a deep breath: "You were right. She said that since I'll be assigned a job after I graduate, it's not good to have someone else cover my shifts all the time. What if we can't get the job back later? It's better to give it to my sister-in-law as part of her dowry."

Chu Xue didn't rush to reply, but Xia Qiu continued, "Actually, my sister-in-law is really quite good. It's not that I can't give her this job, but as her sister-in-law, how can I possibly go over my parents-in-law's head?"

What angered me most was that when I asked my mother-in-law what her younger brother and sister-in-law would give as a dowry, she actually told me that our two families were not in the same financial situation, and they had to do what they could afford.

I used to think Qiu's mother was a nice person, but now I feel she has changed a lot.

But thinking about it, it's understandable. Her eldest son and his wife have moved to the city, and her eldest daughter-in-law has been admitted to university. It's understandable that she wants to consider her other children. But she shouldn't have set her sights on Xia Qiu.

They had just paid off all their work debts recently and said they were "debt-free," but now someone is eyeing her job.

Chu Xue asked, "What's my brother-in-law's attitude?"

Xia Qiu glanced into the courtyard: "His attitude was alright at the time, and he sided with me. He told his parents that it was definitely not acceptable for them to give their job as a dowry to their younger sister, since they weren't well-off and hadn't saved much money."
Because we didn't agree, my mother-in-law had a lot of complaints about us, and she didn't even pack any dried vegetables for us when she left.

Although I don't really care about those things now, I still feel uncomfortable.