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

Chapter 827 The enemy agent escaped halfway.
Although the old lady of the Wu family was a meticulous person, she also had her own little shrewdness.

The person who approached her probably didn't expect that the old lady had such keen observation skills that she noticed the mole behind his earlobe.

After several days of investigation, the police actually found the person and made some significant discoveries through their pursuit.

However, when Old Master Xiao learned who was behind it all, he simply couldn't believe it.

That person turned out to be his classmate from his youth. They had studied at the same private school and had always had a good relationship, occasionally keeping in touch even now.

To his surprise, the man turned out to be a spy.

News came from the Public Security Bureau that the enemy agent had escaped on the way to the bureau while Grandpa Xiao was on his way there.

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When the lunch break bell rang at the steel rolling mill, Chu Xue had just finished packing her things and was about to leave when Wang Minmin from the office asked, "Why didn't you bring a lunchbox?"

Chu Xue slung her crossbody bag over her shoulder: "I have something to do at noon today."

When she got downstairs, Duan Ruirui was already waiting for her: "Shall we go eat first, or go to the department store first?"

Duan Ruirui, a self-proclaimed foodie, cheerfully linked arms with Chu Xue: "Eating is the most important thing in the world, so of course we should eat our fill before we get on with our business."

Chu Xue glanced at the gray sky and said, "Okay, let's go eat something delicious first, and then go buy yarn."

As they exited the factory gate, Duan Ruirui asked, "How is my aunt doing? Do you think I should take some supplements and go visit her?"

Chu Xue knew she meant well: "Let's not do it for the next few days. I think you can come to see her at home after she's discharged from the hospital in a few days."

These past few days, my sister-in-law has been in a bad mood because she lost her child, and she was even more upset when she found out that this incident was related to her husband's family and her sister-in-law's family.

Duan Ruirui sighed: "Losing two children within a year, my aunt is really unlucky."

If it weren't for the jade pendant from the Xiao family, her aunt wouldn't have suffered so much. But she had already pledged ownership to that pendant, and now that this had happened, she really didn't know what to say. She felt incredibly guilty, but she couldn't tell anyone. If she didn't, the jade pendant would remain just a legend; if people knew that the jade pendant was truly extraordinary, she feared she would never have a peaceful day again.

All she can think about now is that the police will do their best to catch the person who pulled the dirty tricks behind the scenes as soon as possible.

The two arrived relatively early and entered the state-run restaurant. Duan Ruirui was a little excited: "First Snow, there's shredded pork with sweet bean sauce. Shall we have rice for lunch?"

"Okay, it's up to you."

A serving of shredded pork with sweet bean sauce, a serving of shredded potatoes, and two bowls of rice—that's all you need.

The two chose a seat on the side: "First Snow, what color yarn are you planning to buy?"

Chu Xue had quite a few industrial vouchers on hand, and thinking that her family members had never been able to afford sweaters before, she decided to buy more yarn so that everyone could have one for the Lunar New Year this year.

That's what she was thinking, but she didn't say it out loud: "Let's go see if there are any colors I like."

She hadn't expected to buy them all today, so she thought she'd go take a look first.

Duan Ruirui glanced at the food outlet every now and then, making Chu Xue want to laugh: "Have you decided which color to buy?"

Upon hearing the question, Duan Ruirui looked away, a blush crossing her face: "Red."

When Chu Xue saw his expression, she thought, "Is good news on the horizon?"

Duan Ruirui, who had been smiling, said, "My dad had agreed before, and we were thinking of having both families meet and choosing a date before the new year. But then my aunt had this incident, and I don't know if we can still proceed as planned?"

(End of this chapter)