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

He glanced at his wife, whose face was sallow and full of resentment, and felt a surge of disgust.

He divorced his wife from his hometown and married this city girl, thinking she was a literate and cultured woman who could discuss national affairs with him and they could live in harmony. But what happened?

Forget about discussing national affairs, she can't even do the most basic housework and respect the elderly. She's always timid, silent, and resentful, as if someone owes her money. If it weren't for the fact that the family needs someone to take care of them, he would have divorced her long ago.

He heard about the Qiao family's situation and thought to himself, why don't I just divorce my wife and marry Qiao Wanqing?

Anyway, it's going to be hard for him to get promoted, so marrying Qiao Wanqing won't affect anything. At worst, he can just transfer back to civilian life. At his age, getting a young and beautiful wife isn't a bad deal for him.

As it turned out, she actually married Lu Mingzhou.

Aunt Li and Sun Xiaoqin continued to complain.

"Son! You have no idea how fierce that little bitch is! She even gave that leader a thorough dressing-down, but in the end, she didn't pursue the matter. I initially wanted to teach her a lesson, but after seeing how the leader reacted, I hesitated, afraid it would affect you. Then I saw that her house is right behind ours, and her yard is even bigger than ours. Didn't you say that housing in the military is allocated based on rank, with higher-ranking officers getting bigger houses? Is her husband even more formidable than you?"

Sun Xiaoqin said angrily, "Lu Mingzhou is so young, yet he's on par with my older brother. Isn't that impressive?"

Grandpa Sun, who had been silent until now, spoke up, "The way he acted the day he hosted the dinner was quite intimidating. He's so young, does he have some kind of background? Is his family very powerful?"

Commander Sun felt a lump in his throat. "He has no background. He's from the countryside, just a peasant."

Aunt Li was stunned. "How can she be so arrogant if she has no background? And she lives in a house that's bigger than ours? There are only two people in her family. My goodness, how spacious is it for just the two of them to live in such a big house? That should all belong to our Xiaoqin."

"If Xiaoqin marries into the family, the house will be ours. With so many children in the family, there will be a place for them to live. Your brothers back in the hometown can also come and join us. Then our family will be reunited."

Commander Sun glanced at his mother but didn't respond. Sun Xiaoqin, on the other hand, felt increasingly resentful. Her family was large, and although her eldest brother had been allocated a large house, it was still not spacious enough. If she could marry Lu Mingzhou, how comfortable would that be?

Brigade Commander Sun said, "Alright, I understand. You don't need to be afraid of Qiao Wanqing anymore. What can a little girl like her do? As for Lu Mingzhou, he has no background. He was just born a country bumpkin and got his current position by luck on the battlefield. If he doesn't have a background or anyone to promote him, it's possible that he won't be promoted for more than ten years. Don't worry about him."

"As for Xiaoqin, I'll think about whether there are any other good families."

Originally, Brigade Commander Sun thought highly of Lu Mingzhou, otherwise he wouldn't have wanted to marry his sister to him. But now, he felt that Lu Mingzhou was just so-so, and that his future was destined to be bleak after marrying Qiao Wanqing.

Therefore, he was not afraid of his family offending Qiao Wanqing, because Lu Mingzhou was nothing to fear.

Red Star Commune

Miao Cuiying's beloved son is getting married. After receiving the news, Miao Cuiying has been busy preparing to attend her son's wedding banquet.

Miao Cuiying was very dissatisfied as she sorted through the supplies she had acquired over the past few days.

"Sigh... this is hardly enough! My son finally got married, I can't let him down, this is hardly presentable!"

Standing to the side, Mr. Lu looked at the basket of eggs, the bag of rice, the bag of flour, a dozen or so pheasants and rabbits, seven or eight salted fish, two strings of salted meat, a jar of lard, three old hens, two roosters, and a lot of other dried goods...

"That's not enough! There are only two of them, and there are supplies in the city. What you take there will be enough for them to eat for several months."

Miao Cuiying glared at her husband. "What do you know? This time, our son is getting married. There are so many relatives, both ours and the bride's, who don't need to eat or drink? In the city, even a single scallion costs money, and everything is rationed. No matter how capable our son is, he can't possibly provide enough food for so many people all at once. This little bit of food might be gone in a few days. What will our son and daughter-in-law eat then?"

Mr. Lu: "..."

She rummaged through the household items she had prepared to bring: blankets, yarn, fabric, cotton, and all sorts of bottles and jars, some for food and some for practical use. She still felt it was too little. It was a rare opportunity to go, and there were so many people going too, with plenty of people to carry things. She couldn't miss this chance.

"I'll go find more people and get a lot more!"

After saying that, he rushed out in a hurry.

Meanwhile, Qiao Wanqing was also preparing for the arrival of her relatives. She went up the mountain again that day, and even went a bit further. The mountains on the outskirts of the city can only be described as hillsides. Only when you go further away do you feel like you're in a forest.

She was meant to be a cow or a horse in her past life, but in this life she's meant to be a rich young lady. Now that no one's watching over her, and she has boundless energy, she can't stay still all day and just loves to go out for a stroll.

With plenty of food at home and vegetables already planted, Qiao Wanqing, bored, decided to go up the mountain to chop firewood.

Winters in Beichuan are very cold. The family compound does not yet have heating. In winter, people rely on firewood or coal for heating and cooking. A small number of people with better conditions use coal, but most rely on firewood.

As you walk further out, the supplies in the forest become more plentiful. Seeing some mushrooms, you simply can't resist picking them. In my previous life, I struggled in the city and could only watch videos of people picking mushrooms on my phone to satisfy my craving. Now, experiencing it firsthand feels amazing. The sound of picking mushrooms is so relaxing.

After all the commotion until the afternoon, Qiao Wanqing checked the time and had no choice but to go back, otherwise it would be dark by the time she got home.

She happily carried her goods home.

I got back a bit late today. When I arrived at the family compound, it was just time for everyone to have dinner. Some of the people who ate earlier had already finished.

At this time, the family compound is the liveliest place, because everyone who goes to work has returned. After eating, they gather together to chat, and some are still carrying their rice bowls while wandering around.

When Qiao Wanqing appeared carrying a mountain of goods, the women in the family compound were quite surprised.

"My God, where did you get all this? There's so much!"

"That's terrifying, this girl is incredibly strong."

"With such a large physique, didn't you see that the Sun family, mother and daughter combined, were no match for her that day?"

Qiao Wanqing carried six large bundles of firewood and two large sacks full of mushrooms and wood ear fungus. She had no choice but to find the mushrooms' nests, picking them one by one. If she didn't need to clean the soil off the mushroom roots, she could have picked even more!