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

After the wedding, both sides went home, and Qiao Wanqing's life returned to complete peace.

Having money in hand, and not in a hurry to find a job, the two were newly married and had no children. Lu Mingzhou left early and returned late, not coming home for lunch, and sometimes not even coming home at night when he was busy. Qiao Wanqing lived a very free life.

Having been reborn into the body for twenty years, this was the freest period of her life, so free that she was almost bored out of her mind.

Bored, Qiao Wanqing stayed home writing a novel, and would often check on the vegetables she had planted. The vegetables she had planted earlier had already sprouted, and Qiao Wanqing frequently watered them, checking on them several times a day to see if they had grown.

Fortunately, there was the magic spring water. Each time she diluted a little water and poured it on her plants, they grew very well. The vegetable gardens around her yard were lush and green, and she felt a great sense of accomplishment.

In May, the first batch of seedlings was ready to eat. She thinned out a batch of seedlings and took them to the city to find her mother.

When she arrived at the textile factory's residential compound, she found that her father was also busy planting vegetables, while her mother, Xu Hui, had gone to work and had not yet returned.

The three-bedroom, one-living-room house, with a balcony, is now filled with all sorts of flower pots and baskets by my dad, and vegetables have even sprouted inside.

Qiao Wanqing laughed heartily. "Dad, that's great! I've only ever seen you grow flowers before, I never thought you could grow vegetables too!"

Qiao Yanshuo was overjoyed to see his beloved daughter. "Of course! What can't your dad do? I used to do research, and now I can grow vegetables. Look how well they're growing! I can raise you two siblings so well, how could I not manage these vegetables?"

Qiao Wanqing: "..."

Seeing her father's enthusiasm, she decided not to argue with him about the matter. Qiao Yanshuo saw the vegetables his daughter had brought, the roots still covered in soil, and the small basket was full of vegetables. He asked in surprise, "Did you buy these? Why are they all vegetables?"

Qiao Wanqing said proudly, "These are the ones I planted. They were thinned out. I brought them over for you to try."

Seeing that her vegetables had grown so big, Qiao Yanshuo said happily, "Yours have all grown so big? You can plant these; they'll grow really fast after transplanting."

Qiao Wanqing shrugged. "I was too excited when I planted them, so I planted them in every available space in the yard. Now there's no room left to plant them."

Qiao Yanshuo: "..."

Give it to me!

Qiao Yanshuo took them and planted some of them in his own flowerpot.

Qiao Wanqing handed him the basket and let him do whatever he wanted. She sat down on the sofa, picked up some melon seeds, and put them in her mouth.

"Dad, are you settling in well here? How's work, Mom?"

"I'm used to it. You know your mom's abilities. This kind of work is no problem for her. I just stay at home doing housework, buying groceries, and cooking for her. I'm doing quite well."

"I was always busy before and didn't have much time to spend with your mother, and I never took care of her like this before. It's great now."

Qiao Wanqing snorted coldly, "My mom used to have it much harder than you. Back then, she had to work and take care of the kids. You don't have any kids bothering you now, how comfortable is that?"

Qiao Yanshuo laughed, "That's true. You must be feeling good now. You seem incredibly lazy. I've never seen you like this before."

Qiao Wanqing rolled her eyes. "I used to want to be lazy too, but you guys wouldn't allow it!"

Thinking back to his daughter's past, Qiao Yanshuo chuckled. "You were young then. Children should study hard. Would you have achieved what you have now if you hadn't studied? Did your aunt bring you money this time?"

Qiao Wanqing paused, then asked in surprise, "She told you?"

"No, but they borrowed resources from me before when they were abroad, so of course I know what you two are up to."

"If you know, you know," Qiao Wanqing said, not really caring.

She had only earned a little pocket money, and it didn't matter to her family even if they knew.

"It's a pity there's nowhere to spend the money now."

Qiao Wanqing looked forward to the arrival of her freedom, but at the same time regretted the failure of the old man's policies. For the people's last charge, it ended just like that!

She really wanted to see him, but unfortunately she had no chance and could never see him.

Qiao Wanqing fell silent.

I had lunch at home, chatted with my dad, and then went home in the afternoon.

The area in the yard suitable for planting vegetables had already been used up, so Qiao Wanqing, having nowhere else to grow, took a hoe and cleared the land outside the yard as well. There was still quite a large area under the outer yard wall; after clearing it, she could transplant a lot of seedlings.

Sun Xiaoqin, who had just been showing off her new clothes outside, saw Qiao Wanqing digging in the ground and immediately came running over, hands on her hips, looking smug. "Oh, didn't you marry a capable brigade commander? What's wrong? So poor you can't afford to eat and have to resort to farming?"

Qiao Wanqing turned to look at her. Sun Xiaoqin was wearing a beautiful new dress, new leather shoes, and makeup. It has to be said that clothes make the man. Although Sun Xiaoqin was not particularly beautiful, she was not ugly either. With a little dressing up, she could still look quite pretty.

This girl is amazing. After living in the family compound for a while, Qiao Wanqing has gained a preliminary understanding of the people in the compound. The Sun family is actually very sexist.

But this girl is doing very well. It's impossible that it's entirely because the Sun family wanted to use her for a marriage alliance.

She had previously been determined to marry Lu Mingzhou, but after learning that Lu Mingzhou had married her, she began to hate him. However, despite her hatred, she didn't stop herself from looking for other men.

When Lu Mingzhou's approach proved unsuccessful, they immediately replaced him, which was quite decisive.

Qiao Wanqing actually found it quite fun.

After all, she was a time traveler. In her previous life, she had read so many novels set in different eras and always felt that the world was full of people obsessed with romance. But when she was transported here, she hadn't seen a single one of them yet.

Of the girls who liked Lu Mingzhou, at least three were people she had met: Bai Xue, Xu Yanran, and Sun Xiaoqin, who was standing in front of her.

Bai Xue is proud and has high aspirations but low abilities. She treats Lu Mingzhou as a backup option. Xu Yanran looks down on the Lu family because of their low social standing and treats him as a backup option among backup options. This guy in front of her is also clamoring to marry Lu Mingzhou. He even came to fight her for this before. But after all this, less than two months later, he's already looking for someone else all over the world.

"Have you found a rich partner?"

Sun Xiaoqin was taken aback, thinking Qiao Wanqing was bragging about marrying Lu Mingzhou. She raised her chin and said fiercely, "Don't try to brag to me about that! Let me tell you, I, Sun Xiaoqin, will definitely find someone even better than Lu Mingzhou, and that'll make you furious!"

Qiao Wanqing: "..."

"There are plenty of men in the military who abandon their wives. Lu Mingzhou is still so young; who knows, he might not like you anymore and divorce you in a few years. What will you do then?"

Qiao Wanqing: "..."

"I've seen plenty of capitalist bastards like you, who love to curry favor with the powerful and wealthy, and live a life of extravagance and debauchery. You won't have a good end."