1970s: My childhood sweetheart ran away, and I turned around and married the wildest chief.

Qiao Wanqing frowned. Although her courtyard gate wasn't bolted, it was closed. This old man came in without even knocking or calling out to anyone, and then he just walked straight into her kitchen without any regard for her safety.

If it weren't for the fact that she was constantly nourished by the spiritual spring water, which gave her a more acute hearing, most people would have been startled by him!

Qiao Wanqing's voice carried a hint of displeasure, "Sir, who are you looking for?"

The old man suddenly saw such a beautiful young girl come out, paused in his steps, and stared at Qiao Wanqing for a long time without coming back to his senses.

Qiao Wanqing was even more annoyed; that look was disgusting. So she raised her voice and said in a harsher tone, "Sir, who are you? What are you doing in my house? Why didn't you knock before coming in?"

The old man was initially amazed by Qiao Wanqing's appearance, but upon hearing her unpleasant tone, he immediately became displeased.

"You don't even recognize me? No wonder, you're new here, right? I remember this house was uninhabited before. Oh right, were you cooking just now? Was there meat? My grandson is hungry and wants some meat. Give him some. Kids are just greedy; they want everything they see."

That matter-of-fact tone!

Qiao Wanqing was somewhat surprised. Usually, this kind of spoiled grandson, unreasonable and extreme character is played by an old lady, while the old man is usually taciturn and hides in the background, only acting as a beneficiary. It is really rare to see an old man rushing to the front.

Qiao Wanqing thought that the person in front of her was either really stupid, not knowing to hide behind the scenes and enjoy the good life, but leaving the villain to the old lady.

Either they've become so arrogant that they no longer need to maintain a persona.

The former hides behind the scenes as a beneficiary, and sometimes at least pretends to be a good person and plays the role of a loving father.

The latter may not even realize that it is evil, and have become so arrogant that they take it for granted that they are local emperors or de facto rulers.

Qiao Wanqing looked him up and down. The old man was wearing a nearly new military overcoat and leather shoes. He was plump and had a ruddy complexion.

The little boy he was holding was also chubby and plump, clearly indicating that his family was well-off.

There aren't many fat people these days.

Qiao Wanqing has never been a pushover. Having struggled her way up from the bottom in her previous life, she was destined not to be bullied. In this life, raised by the gentle and ruthless Grandpa Xu, she would never be able to be bullied and still speak politely to people.

"Who are you? Why should I know you? You come up here asking for meat, and you're so arrogant. Even landlords and rich people don't act this way. Whose family are you? I'm going to ask the organization, whose father is so domineering, just barging into people's homes and acting like a big shot, demanding meat for him? Are they so poor they can't afford it?"

The old man was taken aback. Ever since his son became a high-ranking official, no one had dared to speak to him like that for a long time, especially since the person in front of him was a young girl.

He knew young people of this age best; most of them were shy, especially the young girls, who were incredibly timid. When scolded by an elder like him, they would only dare to cry with red eyes, and would never dare to talk back.

Realizing what he had done, he immediately turned red with anger and snapped, "You brat, how dare you talk to me like that? I'm your elder, do you...do you even know who my son is? He..."

"Who is your son? Tell me. He lives in this residential compound, so he must hold a high position. My husband definitely knows him."

The old man was taken aback and paused for a moment.

Yes, those who can live here all hold relatively high positions.

He had been here for a while and knew that the military allocated housing according to rank. His son was of a high rank, so he was allocated a small building here, big enough for his whole family to live in. The front rows were also courtyards, but not buildings; those were for regimental commanders and deputy regimental commanders.

The building in front of him looked bigger than his house, and the neighbor next door seemed to be the deputy division commander's house.

The old man hesitated, but he was used to being arrogant. He felt embarrassed to be outdone by a little girl. Besides, even if this was the deputy division commander's house, he was afraid of offending the deputy division commander. This little girl was not the deputy division commander, so why was she talking to him in such a tone?

"I want meat! I want meat! Go get me some meat right now, or I'll have my dad beat you to death!"

The little boy couldn't wait any longer and started shouting.

Just then, Lu Mingzhou entered with a group of people. As soon as he reached the door, he heard the little boy's words. He frowned, "Wanwan!"

Seeing Grandpa Sun standing to the side, Lu Mingzhou frowned even more deeply. He had heard that this old man was a very difficult person to deal with. Why was he in his house? His wife was the only one at home. What was this old man doing here?

"Grandpa, what are you doing here?"

Before Grandpa Sun could speak, Qiao Wanqing spoke first, "He ran in by himself. You're finally back. I was home alone, cooking in the kitchen, when I suddenly heard footsteps in the yard. I went out to see what was going on, and this old man just pushed the door open and came straight to the kitchen. It startled me. He came in and immediately ordered me to serve meat for his grandson. I don't even know who he is!"

Grandpa Sun said angrily, "You brat, how dare you talk like that? My grandson is just a child, what's wrong with him wanting to eat some meat?"

Lu Mingzhou's face turned cold. "Sir, she's my wife, not some nobody's brat."

The military has a strict hierarchy and management, and people here are very respectful to their superiors. Leaders must have authority.

There's no way around it. Soldiers are duty-bound to obey orders. If leaders lack authority and subordinates don't respect them enough, over time, everyone's morale will crumble, there will be many troublemakers who simply won't listen to commands, and that would be terrible.

So over time, everyone in the military gradually got used to it. While the families of subordinates weren't exactly respectful to the families of their superiors, they at least couldn't be offended. That was everyone's habit.

In Lu Mingzhou's view, Grandpa Sun's behavior was a challenge to his authority.

Feeling utterly humiliated by the two young men's insults, Grandpa Sun retorted angrily, "You all have absolutely no respect for an elder like me! Do you even know who I am? My son..."

"Your son is Brigade Commander Sun, and he lives right in front of my house, right? I'm the same rank as your son."

Grandpa Sun: "..."

All his anger suddenly caught in his throat, and he couldn't say a word. His eyes were filled with shock as he looked at Lu Mingzhou.

On par with his son?

How is that possible?

His son was nearly fifty years old when he finally reached this position, and he was already a dragon among men. This young man in front of him looked to be at most thirty years old. How could he possibly be on the same level as his son?

Does he have connections?

Yes, it must be related to family, otherwise how could it be?