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

Chapter 317 Chasing the Wind, Do You Want to Get Beaten Up?
The first snow arrived home after lunchtime.

As she entered, Liu's mother asked, "Have you eaten?"

Chu Xue put down her basket: "Is there still nothing to eat? Hurry up and get me some."

Liu's mother misunderstood her words and asked with a worried look, "Is your sister alright?"

Chu Xue waved her hand: "My sister is doing very well. Her brother-in-law is getting married the day after tomorrow, so let's go there early."

"Then what are you doing?"

Chu Xue then recounted what had happened on her way back.

After hearing this, Liu's mother asked, "You mean the child you saved is the same child you saved at the city hospital before?"

Chu Xue went inside and poured herself a bowl of water: "Yes, it's him."

A look of sympathy flashed across Liu's mother's face: "This child has had too many misfortunes. What happened this time? Could it be that he was implicated by his family again?"

Chu Xue shook her head: "I don't know, and it's not appropriate for me to ask."

Liu's mother thought about it and agreed: "I made braised noodles for lunch. Luckily, I brought you some. It's already this late and you still haven't come back. I thought you ate at your sister's."

“Grain is so precious these days, not to mention they haven’t separated yet, I don’t want to cause trouble for my sister.”

At this point, she recounted what had happened to the Qiu family. Just then, Liu's father returned from outside. Upon hearing her words, he thoughtfully remarked, "I heard from Siqiao in the village that a market in the city is going to be demolished and rebuilt. I'll go with him later to see if we can collect some scrap metal."

Chu Xue was a little confused, thinking: What's going on? We were talking about my older sister, how did my dad suddenly bring up collecting scrap metal?
Not understanding, he asked, "Why would you collect scrap metal?"

Father Liu sat down on the threshold of the main room: "Save it up. When you all get married and your husbands' families separate, we'll prepare the kitchen and stoves for you."

Chu Xue suddenly remembered that when the Fourth Grandmother's family, who lived in front of the old house, divided their property, the families of all the daughters-in-law did send pots and pans over. However, the number of items sent varied depending on the family's circumstances. It seemed that it was a custom for the families of the daughters to send pots and pans when they divided their property. After hearing this, Chu Xue went straight into the kitchen and ladled out a bowl of braised noodles: "It smells delicious."

Liu's mother laughed: "These green beans are in season now. If you like them, Mom will cook them for you again in a few days."

Chu Xue smiled and nodded: "I like to collect the green beans from the braised noodles and eat them all together."

He then laughed.

She had only taken a few bites when she heard Chunxiao's voice: "Zhuifeng, you stop right there."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Zhui Feng rushed in carrying a rabbit in his mouth.

After entering the yard, I put the rabbit right at the kitchen door. Its tail was wagging happily, clearly looking for praise.

This made everyone laugh.

Chunxiao, panting heavily, ran with a stick in her hand: "Zhuifeng, do you want to get beaten up?"

Seeing his youngest daughter's accusing look, Liu's father asked, "What's wrong? Zhuifeng caught a rabbit for you to eat, why are you so angry?"

Chunxiao put her hands on her hips and said, "I already told Peng Kangli to give this rabbit to her, but this guy just wouldn't listen. He grabbed the rabbit and ran off, and he wouldn't respond no matter how I called after him."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xue's smile vanished: "Why would you give away the rabbit that Zhui Feng caught?"

Chunxiao said matter-of-factly, "I've already bragged to them that my family's 'Wind Chaser' can catch wild animals."

Chu Xue immediately sensed there was more to this than met the eye: "And then?"

(End of this chapter)