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

Chapter 23 states that the Liu family is heartless, not that the second branch of the family is unfilial.
Old Man Liu looked up at Chu Xue. He hadn't expected that the calmest person at this moment would be his granddaughter. Listen to what she said; appearances can be deceiving.

Thinking of what the doctor said yesterday, he took a deep breath and made a decision in his heart: "You know the situation of the second son's family. They really are willing but unable to help."

Upon hearing this, Liu's mother was overcome with grief: "Father, is Dongzi's job more important than my husband's leg?"

Old Man Liu's face darkened: "You heard what the doctor said. Even if we go to the city, it's impossible to fully recover. Since that's the case, the family can only look forward and look to the future. Only when Dongzi gets better can our whole family get better."

Liu Chuxue suppressed her anger: "Since this is the master's choice, we have no objection, so we will rely on ourselves and find a solution. But what did Grandma do? She chased after him and made a scene to stop him. Is this what a mother should do?"
"I seriously doubt if my father is even your biological son?"

She said that on purpose, and then stared intently at Old Man Liu's face.

This old man is really good at pretending. After a brief moment of panic, he immediately calmed down: "Your grandma was confused for a moment and didn't think straight. She's just afraid that your brother Dongzi's job will fall through."

Liu Chuxue cursed inwardly: What a cunning old fox.

Liu Chuxue wasn't going to give him a chance to change the subject: "So, what you mean, Master, is that we can borrow money from families we get along with, and you've agreed?"

Old Man Liu hadn't expected Chu Xue to be so difficult: "Since you're willing to give it a try, the family naturally won't stop you."

Chu Xue pressed her advantage, pressing directly, "So, is the public school going to pay back the money my mother borrowed?"

She wanted him to make a choice in front of those people who were climbing over the wall to watch the spectacle; to put it bluntly, she was forcing him, no, forcing the Liu family to propose dividing the family property.

Granny Liu was the first to object: "The money was borrowed by you, what does it have to do with the public school?" "So, you're saying my father's legs are really not going to be taken care of by his grandparents, and they're just going to let him fend for himself?"

Ge Xiulan was afraid that her father-in-law would agree to the debt under pressure to save face: "Your father's leg will be a bottomless pit in the future. There are old people and young children in the family. It's not right to ignore them and do everything for him."

At this moment, the third aunt, Su Hongjuan, who had been silent all along, seemed to be kindly reminding her: "Second sister-in-law, my second brother's leg can't be delayed. In the current situation, it would be better if you separated and came over on your own. That way, you can do whatever you want and make your own decisions, saving you time."

As soon as she said this, Granny Liu quickly gave her eldest daughter-in-law a wink.

Ge Xiulan immediately understood and deliberately said, "What are you saying, Third Sister-in-law? If we were to separate the second branch at this time, wouldn't the villagers say that our Liu family is unkind? You should stop making things worse."

Originally, she was unwilling to separate the second branch of the family at this time, since her nephew's request had not yet been fulfilled.

But when she saw Chu Xue and Xia Qiu appear together, she realized that their efforts had been in vain. Not only were they not able to help their nephew, but their attempt to tarnish the girl's reputation was also doomed. It seemed they would have to think of another way.

When Liu's mother heard what her two sisters-in-law said, she knew that the matter had been settled. The reason she didn't act decisively was to let everyone see that it was the Liu family that was heartless, not the second branch of the family that was unfilial.

Now that we've achieved our goal, what are we waiting for?

My daughter is right. We must take this opportunity to settle things with the Liu family so that they can live in peace from now on.

(End of this chapter)