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

He changed his clothes and hurried to his workplace, eager to see the Qiao family's faces as they begged him for forgiveness.

He was the director of the Beichuan Shoe Factory, which had a telephone. As soon as Xu Erjiu arrived at the factory, he immediately called Qiao Dabo.

Uncle Qiao Zhengrong answered the phone quickly. When he learned that the caller was Second Uncle Xu, anger flashed in his eyes, and his voice was cold, "What is it?"

Uncle Xu frowned at the cold voice. How come it was completely different from what he had expected?

He said bluntly, "What else could it be? It's about the Bai family. Wanwan is a very stubborn girl. I told her to think about her parents, but she was unmoved. This child doesn't even care about her own parents. We can't let her keep making a scene like this."

"She scratched Yanran's face. I've taken her to several doctors these past few days to prevent scarring. So many days have passed, what are you all thinking?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end.

"You want to send Wanwan away?" Uncle Qiao asked directly.

Uncle Xu: "..."

That's what I think, but I can't say it so harshly.

"I don't want this to happen. I watched Wanwan grow up, and I feel sorry for her too. But we've raised her for so many years, and now that the family is facing its survival, shouldn't she do her part for the family?"

Qiao Zhengrong sneered, "It was the Qiao family that raised her for many years, not your Xu family. If you like selling your daughter for personal gain so much, then send your Xu Yanran over there. She is the one your Xu family raised."

"You..." Uncle Xu was surprised that Qiao Zhengrong was still so defiant even at this point. "Are you crazy? Why are you still throwing a tantrum at a time like this? They've already been arrested. If it weren't for your niece, things would have escalated to..."

Uncle Qiao didn't want to waste words with him at all. Bai Zhengxiong was probably already in the ground, and this guy still hadn't received the news. What was he doing?

"Second Brother Xu, I'm only being polite to you because of Old Master Xu. Don't think you're something special. Let me tell you, Wanwan is my Qiao family's daughter. If the family is really facing a life-or-death situation, it's because we men are useless. Sending more daughters won't help."

"Besides, the Qiao family is doing just fine, far from being in a life-or-death situation. You know perfectly well what you've done. Once Old Master Xu finds out, he'll definitely break your legs. Let me tell you, my Wanwan is doing just fine over there. If you dare to cause her any trouble, I'll absolutely not let you off the hook!"

Snapped!

Qiao Zhengrong hung up the phone.

Uncle Xu was startled. He was stunned when the phone was hung up. It took him a while to react.

When I came to my senses, I jumped up and down.

"Outrageous! Absolutely outrageous! You all think you're so tough, huh? I don't care anymore, let's see what you do in the future!"

Back in Beijing, Uncle Qiao hung up the phone, still feeling like he hadn't had enough of cursing, and was thinking of calling back to give him a few more words of abuse.

He was making a phone call when his aunt, Liang Yue, walked in. Seeing how angry he was, she asked, "What's wrong? Why are you so angry?"

When Uncle Qiao saw her come in, he put down the phone, snorted coldly, and said, "Second Brother Xu, I don't know what this guy has been up to these past few days. He didn't even know Bai Zhengxiong was dead. He called and said he wanted to send Wanwan away, and even tried to curry favor with me. He spouted a bunch of high-sounding nonsense. He's just taking advantage of the fact that our family doesn't have anyone in Beichuan who can step in, and he wants us to beg him to send Wanwan to the Bai family."

Liang Yue was also very angry about this. Although Qiao Wanqing was not her daughter, she was still a legitimate granddaughter of the Qiao family. If she could be treated so badly, what about her daughter?

"Ignore him. That family deserves to be taught a lesson. Now that Grandpa Xu is alright, he'll definitely get what's coming to them."

The other children in the Xu family are all quite good, except for the second son, Xu, who likes to jump around and cause trouble.

"Let's not talk about him anymore. Anyway, Grandpa Xu will take care of him. Wanwan's marriage this time was too rushed. We need to prepare more dowry for her so that she can take it with her when she has her wedding."

"Now that the second son and his wife are both unemployed, Wanwan has lost power over there. The Lu family isn't exactly a big family either. Soon the news will spread, and the Chen and Gao families might even cause her trouble. If we don't go and support her, I'm worried she'll be bullied in the future."

Thinking of the Chen and Gao families, Uncle Qiao's face also darkened. They were old friends, yet the Qiao family didn't give them any face at all when they got into trouble. Even if they didn't agree to the marriage, they shouldn't have just stood by and watched.

There's no need to continue this relationship.

"You can prepare some things for her to take to the wedding. Prepare some small, valuable items first, and we can talk about the rest later. Write down a list for me to see, and then take it to Wanwan. As for the Bai family, Grandpa and I will handle them."

Aunt nodded, "Okay, I'll go prepare."

The second son spends most of his time on scientific research and even went abroad before, so most of the Qiao family's assets are in the hands of their eldest son's branch. A lot of it was spent on war in the early years, but some was still left. Now that Qiao Wanqing is getting married, their eldest son's branch has to show their appreciation.

After the feast, Qiao Wanqing's life settled down. It had been raining for the past few days, so there should still be plenty of mushrooms on the mountain. With nothing else to do, she picked up her tools and went up the mountain again. With her previous experience, she harvested more each time.

The yard was covered with drying mushrooms and wood ear fungus. We also caught over a dozen rabbits and pheasants. As our courage grew, we ventured further afield. With the use of the spiritual spring water, the number of rabbits and pheasants increased. We killed them all, either air-drying them or preserving them with salt.

Lu Mingzhou got off work a little early that day. When he got home, he saw his delicate little wife digging in the corner. In the past few days, Lu Mingzhou felt that he had a new understanding of this girl. He used to think that she was born into a prestigious family and should be a delicate young lady. He thought that if he married her, she would probably not like to do housework and would cost a lot of money. He was mentally prepared for that. He did not expect that the reality was completely different from what he imagined.

The girl kept the house in perfect order. Although there were only the two of them at home and not much housework to do, she was still very busy. She went up the mountain every day, and the yard was full of dried mushrooms and wood ear fungus, as well as some herbs. There were more than a dozen pheasants and rabbits, and the fish in the water tank had increased significantly. There was also a lot of dry firewood in the woodshed, all of which she had gathered in the past few days.

Now, she doesn't go up the mountain anymore; she's started digging in the ground!

She has an inexhaustible amount of energy every day, and you can't see any signs of her being delicate at all!

No, that's not right. At first glance, she still seems delicate. After all, she has fair and tender skin, which makes it clear that she has never suffered any hardship.