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

Xu Li comes from a well-off family. She wears an expensive wool coat and brand-new leather shoes. Although she is over thirty years old, she is very well-maintained, with a fair and tender face, and does not look like a woman in her thirties at all.

Lu Mingqian looked at her younger brother and sister-in-law, who was only a few years older than her but looked more than ten years younger, and felt a little displeased.

Her brother works so hard outside, and all the little salary he earns is spent by this woman. She's been married into the family for so many years, and all she's given him is a son and a daughter. What a spendthrift woman!

"That's what the third brother's wife said. She asked about the fourth brother's position in the family compound, and that's what they told her. I also asked the children who came with her. They said that the fourth uncle's family lives in a large apartment building with all kinds of furniture and appliances. The yard is bigger than the surrounding yards, and there's a TV. There are eight or nine rooms upstairs and downstairs."

"They also said that the bed in the room where the fourth brother and that vixen lived was particularly big and soft, and the quilt was also very soft, unlike the ones we use in the countryside. The third brother's wife said that their wardrobe was full of clothes, and that woman had a lot of beautiful clothes."

"Mom and Dad, the third son and his wife have three children, my eldest uncle's family, my younger brother and sister, and even that woman's three relatives are all staying at their house. And it's not even full. You guys are in the army, so you should know better than me what kind of treatment they're getting."

Xu Li frowned. This treatment was indeed not something an ordinary battalion or regimental commander could receive, but Lu Mingzhou was still so young. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be possible!

Are the conditions in the Northern Military Region that good?

This goes without saying; Lu Minghui and Xu Li understood it too. Of course, not everyone could have such good conditions; it was only a privilege enjoyed by a small minority.

It wasn't like there weren't people in their unit who received such treatment. Lu Minghui himself was allocated a very good house, but after hearing this description, he felt that his house was probably not as good as Lu Mingzhou's.

This made Xu Li and Lu Minghui very uncomfortable.

After a long silence, Lu Minghui finally said, "I understand. It's getting late, and Dad should be back soon. Eldest sister, you should go back first. Otherwise, if Dad finds out you made things difficult for fourth brother, he'll probably scold you again."

Lu Mingqian said angrily, "I'm not leaving. This is my home. Why should I be kicked out? I'll stay here and see what he can do to me!"

In the courtyard, Chen Yulian had been keeping an eye on Lu Minghui's house. She knew that the two of them didn't get along with their mother-in-law and would definitely make a move when they came back. She wanted to know what the two siblings were talking about and how they would deal with Lu Mingzhou.

Not long after I approached, I saw Lu Mingzhou carrying a large package into the main house, and then shortly after, her children came out with candies and snacks.

Her eyes lit up. It must be that the fourth son brought back something good. She had the most children in the family, and whenever there was something good in the family, her branch of the family always got the most. She wanted to go in and see what was there, but she couldn't leave Lu Minghui here for the moment.

Anyway, most of the good stuff will end up being hers, so she should listen to what Lu Minghui has to say first!

She still remembers what Lu Mingzhou said about the Lu family being in charge and telling her to get out of the family last time they were in the family compound!

After listening for a long time, she didn't hear anything useful. Lu Mingqian's voice was quite loud, so she heard some of it, but she couldn't hear anything from Lu Minghui's side.

She was getting anxious and upset when she saw that Lu Mingzhou had actually come out, and those two good-for-nothings from the second wife were also holding delicious food. She frowned, since she couldn't hear anything anyway, she might as well go and see what good things they had!

Seeing Lu Mingzhou leave, she pulled her eldest son aside and asked, "Dabao, what good things did he bring back? How much did he bring?"

Da Bao, being older, spoke fluently and replied, "Milk candy, hard candy, biscuits, sponge cake, and I also saw malted milk powder, I think there were two cans, and several cans of other food! There was also yarn, fabric, and what looked like a military overcoat and leather shoes in the bag, but I didn't see anything else."

Chen Yulian's eyes lit up even more. "Where are those things?"

"I gave it to Grandma!"

Chen Yulian rushed excitedly towards the main house. Just as she entered the gate, Miao Cuiying came out, and the two almost bumped into each other.

Miao Cuiying was very dissatisfied with her impulsive and irresponsible daughter-in-law, but since she had given birth to so many children, she couldn't really do anything to her.

"What are you doing? Can't you see?"

Chen Yulian laughed and said, "Oh, Mom, I didn't mean to. I just heard Da Bao say that his fourth uncle brought back a lot of good things for his nephews. I was just curious, so I came to take a look."

"Mom, Fourth Brother hasn't been back for years. This time he's coming back, he'll definitely bring something to show his respect to you and Dad, right? Before he got married, we just assumed he was careless, but now that he's married, his wife certainly won't be unfilial, right? What did they bring? You can share some with your grandsons!"

Miao Cuiying retorted angrily, "That's because my son and daughter-in-law are being filial to me. Get out of here! Go to work if you have nothing else to do, or you won't get any more meals."

Chen Yulian frowned. "Mom, you only have these few grandsons, all of whom I gave birth to. These are your real grandsons! If you don't give your good things to your grandsons, who will you give them to?"

Miao Cuiying shoved Chen Yulian, "Stop coveting my things. I've subsidized you so much over the years, and you're still not satisfied? If you're not satisfied, then get out! Nobody's stopping you!"

She pushed the person aside and left.

She had already locked the items in the closet and locked the door, so she wasn't worried that Chen Yulian would steal them.

Lu Mingzhou returned to his room and saw his wife sleeping soundly. He smiled and watched her for a while, thinking about how his wife used to have so much energy, always full of energy. Now that she was pregnant, she liked to sleep even more.

Fortunately, there was no other reaction, otherwise my wife would have suffered.

He settled the four guards who had come to protect him at the commune's guesthouse, then took off his coat, hugged his wife, and fell asleep.

When Qiao Wanqing woke up, she was alone on the kang (a heated brick bed). She checked her watch and it was just past four o'clock.

She got up, took a clean set of clothes from her bag, and put them on.

This is her habit: clothes she wears when going out, especially on the train, even if they were just washed before boarding, she will wash them again afterwards, because she always feels there are a lot of bacteria outside.

She put on a simple jacket and pants. There was hot water in the room, so she washed her face and went to brush her teeth.

As soon as I came out with my toothbrush cup, I saw Lu Mingzhou and his father sitting in the yard talking. The sun was still out, and it was warm and cozy sitting in the sunlight.

Qiao Wanqing went over to greet Lu's father, "Dad!"

Mr. Lu nodded and hummed in agreement.

Lu Mingzhou walked over. "Awake? How are you? Still tired? Dinner's almost ready, are you hungry?"