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

Bai Wei looked at the girl in front of her, her face streaked with tears, and laughed sarcastically. "Now you know how to cry? Where were you all this time? I told you to marry a rich kid, but you looked down on them because they had no future. You liked Lu Mingzhou, and I told you to find a way to pursue him. Maybe the Bai family could help you achieve your goal. But what happened? You complained that Lu Mingzhou's status wasn't respectable enough, that he wasn't as glamorous as a rich kid. You wanted to wait and see if Lu Mingzhou could advance further in the next few years. You thought you were young, that you hadn't enjoyed being fawned over by those rich kids, and that it wouldn't be too late to get married in a few more years. By then, even if Lu Mingzhou was already married, you could make him divorce his wife, right?"

"You refused to marry him, but Qiao Wanqing did. She's a pampered heiress from a prestigious family, spoiled since childhood, and came back from abroad. She was willing to marry whenever she felt like it, so she avoided the situation. You're unwilling, you're too proud, you wanted to wait for Lu Mingzhou to pursue you. Now look what's happened, the Bai family has lost Qiao Wanqing as a pawn and Bai Zhengxiong as a key general, so they're rushing to use you as a replacement. Are you satisfied now?"

Bai Xue cried her heart out, "No... Auntie, I was wrong, I really know I was wrong, please save me, I'll marry those rich kids, I'm willing to marry them no matter if they have jobs or future prospects, I'll listen to you obediently from now on, please save me, save me..."

Bai Wei suddenly grinned and laughed heartily, "You want me to save you? Sure! I'll arrange for you to go to a remote place, to the harsh frontier, to find an ordinary military officer to marry, and live a good life with him, have children, do laundry and cook for you. Are you willing?"

Bai Xue froze again.

frontier?

A bitterly cold place?

Bai Wei laughed even louder, until tears streamed down her face.

"Hahahaha... You don't want to, do you? I knew you wouldn't!"

Bai Wei's face was incredibly beautiful. Even with such a loud laugh and such a dramatic expression, her face didn't falter, and there wasn't even a wrinkle at the corner of her eyes. This beautiful face, however, was now filled with tears of joy. As if she could see right through Bai Xue, she said with certainty, "I know you don't want to, you definitely won't. That place is so harsh, so far away, so far from the city, so far from the worldly hustle and bustle. How could someone as stunningly beautiful and radiant as you be content to be an ordinary person?"

"You've never suffered since you were a child. The Bai family has always been very generous in spending money on you. You're used to being fawned over and living a life of luxury. How could you possibly give all of that up to be an ordinary woman? Hahaha, I knew you wouldn't want to."

Bai Wei laughed for a long time, and the laughter frightened Bai Xue. She felt that her usually beautiful and generous aunt was a little creepy at this moment.

"Since you're unwilling, then listen to your family's arrangements. Go to bed and serve that old man well. At least you'll still have wealth and status, won't you?"

……

With the wedding date approaching, the members of the Lu family who had come to attend the wedding finally arrived.

At Comrade Miao Cuiying's insistence, the group arrived in a large group, carrying many bags and packages.

Lu Mingzhou sent someone to pick them up. By the time they arrived at the family compound, it was almost dinnertime, and Qiao Wanqing was at home preparing dinner. Lu Mingzhou hadn't finished get off work yet, so he sent two jeeps to pick up everyone and their luggage.

When they arrived at the family compound and saw the large bags of luggage, Qiao Wanqing was dumbfounded.

"Sister-in-law, everyone's here, we'll head back now!"

The speaker was Zhang Huaizhu, Lu Mingzhou's orderly. Qiao Wanqing quickly thanked him politely and took out the wedding candies she had prepared to distribute to them. Zhang Huaizhu initially refused, but Qiao Wanqing stuffed them into his hands, saying, "Take these. It's a happy occasion at home, so sweeten your mouth."

Zhang Huaizhu didn't refuse the brigade commander's wedding any longer. He took the wedding candy and left with his entourage.

The Lu family members stood in the courtyard, and seeing such a large yard and such a nice building, they were momentarily stunned and couldn't quite come to their senses.

Miao Cuiying glanced at the house a few times, then her gaze fell on Qiao Wanqing. Her eyes almost closed into slits with laughter. Goodness, no wonder her son valued it so much, it's really beautiful!

Who wouldn't be confused by this?

She couldn't help but grin, and stepped forward to grab Qiao Wanqing's hand. "Girl! You're so beautiful. I've lived this long, and this is the first time I've ever seen such a pretty girl."

Qiao Wanqing put on a shy expression, "You...you must be my mother-in-law? My name is Qiao Wanqing, but my family calls me Wanwan."

Miao Cuiying was overjoyed. "Oh, what a lovely name!"

She happily pulled Qiao Wanqing to introduce them. There weren't too many people from the Lu family today, but there were still quite a few: Mr. and Mrs. Lu, Lu Laosan and his wife, along with their three children, as well as Mrs. Lu's youngest son and daughter, Lu Mingzhou's eldest uncle and aunt, a cousin, and his younger uncle.

Lu's mother introduced them to her one by one, "This is your third brother."

"Third Brother!" Qiao Wanqing called out.

"This is your third sister-in-law!"

When Lu's mother introduced Chen Yulian, her expression was obviously a little unnatural. She hadn't planned to bring this daughter-in-law along, but she had actually gone to the train station early and bought her own ticket, especially since she had brought three children with her, which made Miao Cuiying quite angry.

As soon as Lu's mother introduced someone, Qiao Wanqing would call out to them. After recognizing them, she quickly poured tea for everyone. The group carried all their things into the house and sat on the sofa to rest. They were all quite tired after such a long train ride.

Qiao Wanqing took out some candy and peach shortbread for the children. The children were originally listless, but when they saw such a big house and candy and snacks, their spirits immediately lifted. They ran around the house with the food in their hands.

This house is so beautiful; it's the first time they've ever seen such a nice house.

In the kitchen, Qiao Wanqing looked at the supplies scattered all over the floor and really didn't expect them to bring so many things.

"Mom, you brought way too much. There are still quite a few people back home, aren't there? These..."

"It's alright!" Miao Cuiying waved her hand generously. "Our family's situation has improved a lot in recent years. The harvest from the fields is also good, and we don't lack food. In the city, you have to pay for even a single scallion. How can it be as convenient as our countryside? It's rare for you to come all this way, and there are so many people here, so I'll bring you a little more."

"Besides, we're staying here for a few days. So many people need to eat and drink. If we don't bring more food, are we going to eat all of your supplies? What will you eat after that? If we weren't so full, I would have liked to bring more so you wouldn't have to spend money buying food."

Qiao Wanqing: "..."

What an amazing old lady!

There was a half-full bag of rice on the ground, weighing about fifty or sixty pounds. There was a little less flour, but still about thirty pounds. This was all refined grain. It was not easy to get refined grains in the countryside. Only in recent years, when conditions have improved a little, have there been more refined grains.