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

She thought that the more than 10,000 yuan in savings given to her before was enough. After all, although Lu Mingzhou had a high position, you could tell from his usual lifestyle that he was not a frugal person.

Being able to save over 10,000 yuan in this situation is already quite good.

Unexpectedly, he gave these to her.

It's a thick stack of bills, worth at least five thousand yuan, plus a stack of tickets.

This is definitely not his salary; it must be money he earned from other sources. Judging from his tone, he has more, and even more.

Qiao Wanqing hesitated and asked, "Is this money... alright?"

Lu Mingzhou thought for a moment, "It should be fine."

Qiao Wanqing: "..."

What kind of answer is that?

"Explain yourself."

Lu Mingzhou touched his nose. He didn't want his wife to know that he was a ruthless person, so he could only say, "Anyway, this money wasn't obtained by me through illegal means, so it's quite safe. Just don't go out and make a fuss about it. Just spend it secretly."

"I always have my own channels. In this day and age, there are many people who are rich but unlucky."

He deliberately steered the conversation in that direction, knowing that Qiao Wanqing understood what he meant. Anyway, it was impossible for him to tell her directly that he had killed Bai Zhengxiong, at least not right now; he also had to maintain his image.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Qiao Wanqing didn't press him further. Indeed, everyone has their own channels. With so many unfortunate rich people around, it wouldn't be impossible for him to make some extra money if he wanted to.

"Then I'll accept it. Be careful in the future. We have enough money. Your future is the most important thing."

Lu Mingzhou immediately smiled and said, "I know, my wife."

"Go take a shower!"

"oh!"

Lu Mingzhou happily took his change of clothes and went to take a shower.

Qiao Wanqing counted the money outside; it was exactly five thousand yuan, no more, no less.

At this moment, in the Red Star Commune, Miao Cuiying looked at her spoils of war over the past few days and finally nodded in satisfaction. Now that's more like it!

She rarely gets to visit her son, so she has to bring him enough food and supplies. Judging from her tone, her daughter-in-law's family must be well-off. Girls raised in wealthy families usually don't know how to manage money and can spend it all. Her son will have to support his family, raise his children, and support his wife in the future. He'll need money for everything, so as his mother, she has to prepare more things for him to ease his burden!

Chen Yulian, the third son's wife, watched with envy. She felt heartbroken thinking that so many things were given to the fourth son. She thought her mother was too biased!

"Mom, you're taking all this stuff to Fourth Brother? What will our whole family eat then? Fourth Brother lives in the city and is an officer; what good food doesn't he have? There are so many little kids in the family, all your grandchildren. You can't be so biased!"

Miao Cuiying's good mood instantly vanished, and she angrily retorted, "What business is it of yours if I'm preparing things for my son? You have the nerve to say I'm biased? I raised all those kids in your family for you, and you have the nerve to say I'm biased? Go cook, you have no right to speak here!"

Miao Cuiying was dissatisfied with her daughter-in-law, who had no redeeming qualities except for her pretty face. She spent her days idly wandering around, gossiping about everyone, and was good for nothing but stirring up trouble.

Chen Yulian was very dissatisfied with her mother-in-law's attitude. She had been married into the Lu family for twelve years, had given birth to seven children and five grandsons, and was the Lu family's greatest contributor. In any other family, she would have been praised to the skies, but in the Lu family, her mother-in-law always looked down on her, which was simply outrageous.

"Mom, how can you say that? I'm part of this family, and I'm the one who gave you five grandsons. Can't I even say something? The fourth son is away from home most of the year and hasn't been able to take care of you. He's a military officer with a high salary and can have everything he needs in the city. Yet you still give him so much money. Don't you think we can make a living with so many people in the family?"

"We work hard in the countryside while he lives a life of luxury in the city, and in the end we have to subsidize him? Isn't that a bit too much?"

Miao Cuiying was furious. "Shut up! If I ever hear you ruining Fourth Brother's reputation again, I'll separate from you and kick you out."

"You're always running around, how much work have you actually done? You still have the nerve to say you're working hard? I'm the one who subsidizes the most in the family, otherwise, with your lazybones, how could you have raised so many kids? Get out! If you don't like it, then let's separate the family. Third son, go and call your father back, I want to separate the family..."

Chen Yulian was startled. Although she felt that her mother-in-law would not separate from them, she was still a little worried. Her in-laws had such high salaries, and the longer they stayed at their husband's house, the more benefits they would gain.

"Get out of here and cook!" Miao Cuiying yelled when Chen Yulian remained silent.

Chen Yulian pouted, came out of the main room, and ran to the kitchen. In the kitchen, the second son's wife was cooking. Standing at the door, she said, "Second sister-in-law, is the food ready? Mom wants you to hurry up, everyone's waiting to eat. Oh, and steam a few eggs for me, the Lu family's eldest grandson is waiting!"

After saying that, he walked away leisurely.

This second sister-in-law married a mentally challenged man and had two daughters, but she wasn't afraid of him at all.

Back in her room, she looked at Lu Laosan sleeping on the bed and shook him awake. "Lao Si's wedding is such a big event, and Mom invited so many people. Why can't I go? I want to go too. Buy me a ticket. I don't care. I'm going with you."

Qiao Wanqing had already finished making the red dress she would wear for the wedding. She had received a telegram from her aunt and even a telegram from Lu Mingzhou's hometown. She knew they would arrive in the next couple of days. She went to the dock again and brought back a bunch of ingredients.

However, as soon as they returned to the residential compound, on the main road between the two residential areas, they heard a series of sharp and piercing sounds.

"Qiao Wanqing! Qiao Wanqing! Stop right there, stop right there..."

Qiao Wanqing turned around and saw Bai Xue's somewhat crazed face. She rushed over and grabbed Qiao Wanqing's hand. "You're not allowed to leave! Who told you to marry Lu Mingzhou? Who told you to marry Lu Mingzhou?"

Bai Xue screamed almost frantically, "You seduced him on purpose, didn't you? You must have seduced him to get rid of your family's guilt, right? Otherwise, with such a bright future, why would he marry the daughter of a wicked family like yours?"

"Shut up!"

Qiao Wanqing's face was cold, and she was quite angry.

She didn't want to talk about family matters. If she hadn't been worried that Chen Jin's mother, Zhou Lan, would have come out to smear her, she wouldn't have brought it up herself beforehand. But since she was the one who brought it up, she could naturally avoid the important issues and obscure the key points. As long as she dragged it out, her family would be completely safe after these few months.

But now, Snow White has come over and gone crazy!

Qiao Wanqing looked at Bai Xue's ferocious face with some suspicion, wondering what was wrong with her.