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

Chapter 834 They Made Their Move

Chu Xue carried the dried seafood that Ji Kunlan had sent her into the main room: "I received a call from Fu Yancheng this afternoon. My uncle's former unit will send people over in the next few days to verify the whereabouts of the pension and subsidies. I went to Du Juan's place."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Lamei became excited: "When will the troops arrive?"

Chu Xue put down what she was holding: "I don't know exactly when, but it'll probably be in the next few days."

Zhao Lamei frowned slightly: "If there's any news, let me know in advance, and your father and I will come over."

She couldn't do anything else, but staying with her niece and giving her courage was good, since the child had been severely suppressed by her adoptive mother's family back in her hometown.

After saying this, Zhao Lamei thought of her sister-in-law who was still in the hospital: "Chuxue, I stewed some fish and steamed some rice. Please take some to the hospital quickly. Your sister-in-law has suffered a lot this time, so she needs to be well nourished."

Although she had only spent a brief time with her sister-in-law on the day of their family reunion, she could tell that her sister-in-law was not a difficult person and was very close to her, so she wanted to reciprocate.

Chu Xue gave a soft "Mmm": "Okay, I'll go right now."

Zhao Lamei turned around to prepare: "You eat first, and then I'll take your aunt's food."

At this moment, Chunxiao came out of her room: "Mom, I'm going with my sister. That way, we can look after each other when we come back."

Chu Xue looked over and said, "I can go by myself. You should go read your book and circle the parts you don't understand. I'll explain them to you when I get back. The final exams are in a little over a month."

That's true, but Chunxiao just felt that her second sister didn't want to take her along. However, thinking about the exam, it was exactly what she wanted. She really wanted to get good grades and prove that she was no worse than her classmates.

Chu Xue didn't say anything more. She went into the kitchen, ate her meal quickly, then took out her bicycle, packed the food her mother had prepared, and went out.

Zhao Lamei knew Chu Xue's skills, but still instructed her, "Be careful on the road and come back early."

After watching the first snow fall into the distance, he turned around and went back into the house.

Chunxiao pouted: "Mom, it's one thing for my second sister not to want to take me along, but she has to make up excuses."

Zhao Lamei rolled her eyes at her youngest daughter: "If you have a problem with it, why didn't you bring it up when your second sister was around? What's the point of nagging me now?"

One sentence left Chunxiao speechless.

Zhao Lamei knew her youngest daughter was thoughtful, but she didn't want her to say anything else unpleasant: "I don't need your help with anything, go read your book."

Chunxiao felt a little uncomfortable, but she didn't dare to say anything. She thought to herself: One day I will surpass my second sister and see if you will still put her first in everything.

Thinking about how her classmates ostracized her, she became even more determined to study hard and integrate into the class as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, she stopped worrying about her second sister not taking her there and turned back to her room.

After riding my bike for a short while, the wind picked up outside, which made me shiver. I thought of the cotton I had planted in my space before, and it seemed that I would have to find an opportunity to bring some home in the next few days.

The family is still wearing their old cotton-padded clothes, which are knotted and not very warm. They're only okay for the next few days, but when the coldest days of winter come, they'll definitely be shivering from the cold.

I really don't know how the original owner's family used to get through the winters. Now that it's her turn, she absolutely can't get through the winter like this.

Thinking about things, I went to the hospital.

When she arrived at the ward with her things, she saw her aunt Zhang Haitang there: "Aunt, you're here too?"

Zhang Haitang saw the basket in her hand and immediately understood. Chu Xue looked at the cabinet next to her aunt's hospital bed, but there was no sign of food being delivered: "Aunt, my mom asked me to bring you some food."

As she said this, she was a little puzzled and couldn't help but look at her aunt beside her, asking for her opinion with her eyes.
Zhang Haitang knew that her husband's niece was capable, so she didn't treat her like a child. She leaned closer to her and whispered, "Your uncle has brought his wife's family over."

Chu Xue immediately understood: "They made their move?"

Zhang Haitang nodded slightly: "I only rushed over after receiving a call from your uncle just before I was about to get off work. I was just about to go out to buy food for your aunt."

As Chu Xue walked towards her aunt's bedside, she said, "Auntie, I can watch over my aunt here. It's getting late, why don't you go and have some food first? We can discuss anything else later."

Zhang Haitang knew she probably couldn't leave for a while: "Okay, then I'll go eat first."

After saying that, he looked at his sister-in-law and said, "Don't worry, Dad and your older brothers will take care of everything."

Xiao Nianchun's eyes were swollen, and Zhang Haitang, afraid that she would cry again, said, "You know your own situation right now, so you mustn't cry anymore."

After saying that, he walked out.

Xiao Nianchun was worried about her older brother and husband, fearing that this matter would affect their future: "Chuxue, my aunt can't eat right now."

Chu Xue ignored her and took out the food from the basket: "Aunt, health is the foundation of everything. Right now, you should take good care of yourself and not let my grandfather, uncle, and aunt worry."

Xiao Nianchun remained silent for a long time after hearing this.

Just as Chu Xue was about to try to persuade her again, she heard Xiao Nianchun say, "You're right. They're not the ones who're wrong; those disgusting bastards brought it on themselves."

Perhaps she had come to a realization, or perhaps she genuinely didn't want her family to be distracted while dealing with those messy matters. When she saw the food that had been opened, she paused for a moment and said, "This was all prepared by your mother. She's pregnant."

My eyes welled up with tears again.

Chu Xue quickly said, "Auntie, you can't cry anymore, or you'll ruin your health."

Xiao Nianchun gave a soft "Mmm": "Okay."

Chu Xue heard the sob in her voice: "Aunt, we are all your support. A family should take care of each other. It is most important that you are well."

Xiao Nianchun nodded, took the rice Chu Xue handed her, tried hard to suppress the tears in her eyes, and picked up a piece of stewed fish.

It has to be said that Zhao Lamei's cooking is really good. The aroma of the food spread quickly, making the other people in the ward glance at Xiao Nianchun from time to time.

They were all adults, and even if they were really craving it, they were too embarrassed to ask.

Seeing that her aunt had listened to her advice, Chu Xue poured a bowl of fish soup out of the thermos: "Aunt, have some fish soup with you."

Seeing the fish soup and stewed fish pieces, Xiao Nianchun said, "You've made your mother work so hard."

Chu Xue saw that she looked guilty and said, "If Auntie treats my mom better in the future, then her sacrifice will be worth it."

Chu Xue knew her aunt was a good person, but she said it on purpose, because in the future, it would be more important for the two of them to get along well.

Xiao Nianchun nodded emphatically upon hearing her niece's words, thinking to herself: With my second sister-in-law being so generous, she will definitely treat me even better in the future. She is not an ingrate and will not think that all of this is what she should do. It takes people to treat each other well to last.

(End of this chapter)