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

Miao Cuiying and Lu Mingzhu immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Miao Cuiying helped Lu Mingzhu to the health center to see a doctor. Lu Mingyue accompanied them, since there was also Lu Mingqian outside. They were worried that they wouldn't have enough people and would be taken advantage of, especially since her sister was still injured!

Lu Mingzhu is Miao Cuiying's eldest daughter. She is younger than Lu Mingzhou, but older than Lu Mingyue and Lu Mingyu.

Lu Mingzhou went to the main room. Miao Cuiying helped her daughter take a few steps when Qiao Wanqing suddenly came over and whispered, "Mom, let Second Brother carry Second Sister. Second Sister is so badly injured, how can she walk? That was a kick from a grown man, a trained soldier at that. A woman kicked like that could even vomit blood."

Miao Cuiying immediately understood and had Lu Ming'an carry her daughter to the health center.

The commotion caused by the Lu family was actually heard by many neighbors, but since it was Lu Mingqian who was cursing, everyone was used to it.

Upon seeing Lu Mingzhu being carried out by Lu Ming'an, someone immediately came up and asked.

"Oh dear, what happened? What's wrong with Mingzhu?"

Miao Cuiying's eyes reddened and tears fell. "She was beaten by that ungrateful older brother of hers. He hasn't come back for so many years, but this time he insisted on coming back when my Mingzhou came back to visit his family. Mingqian came to cause trouble, and Mingzhu and Mingqian started fighting. Lu Minghui, a grown man and a soldier, kicked Mingqian right away."

"My Mingqian fell to the ground and couldn't get up. Tell me, did I owe these two ungrateful people something in my past life? They've ruined my Ming'an like this, and now Mingzhu has been beaten too."

"That kick was to the stomach! How can you hit a woman's stomach like that? What would happen to my Mingzhu if she got seriously injured?"

Everyone was immediately shocked. "What? Minghui hit him? This... oh my, his face is so pale, quickly take him to the hospital."

"Yes, yes, yes, this is outrageous! What's a grown man like him doing interfering in a fight between women?"

"Even if you intervene, you can't just hit people! He's a grown man, can't he even separate two women? And he's a soldier!"

"Yeah, that was way too ruthless!"

"These two siblings were never good people from a young age; they're vicious!"

If you were to ask who the villagers would side with, it would definitely be Miao Cuiying.

After all, Miao Cuiying has always lived here. She is cheerful and generous, and works at the supply and marketing cooperative. People often have to trouble her. Besides, although the mastermind behind what Lu Mingqian did when she was a child was Old Madam Lu, Lu Mingqian was also involved. Over the years, she has come to her parents' home to cause trouble from time to time. Such a young child is so vicious. From that time on, Lu Mingqian's reputation has been ruined.

"Quick, get him to the hospital right away! This is outrageous!"

Everyone was urging Lu Mingzhu to be taken to the health center. Lu Mingqian, who was cursing in the street, was dumbfounded. Lu Mingzhu had been beaten so badly.

That's true. Her brother is a grown man. It would be strange if he wasn't seriously injured after that kick.

She felt relieved at this moment. The resentment she had felt from being suppressed by Miao Cuiying and her two daughters had dissipated a lot. It would be best if Lu Mingzhu was left with aftereffects from the kick, and that she would not be able to have children in the future. Let's see if her in-laws still want her.

In the main room, Lu's father was eating. When Lu Minghui came in, he just stood there without saying a word.

Mr. Lu glanced at him. "What? You want to question me? Otherwise, who are you trying to impress by standing here silently?"

Lu Minghui angrily said, "Dad, this whole thing is clearly their fault, are you just going to stand by and watch?"

"You don't blame your older sister at all?"

Lu Minghui retorted angrily, "What did my eldest sister do wrong? Isn't it a fact that you've favored them all these years? My eldest sister was just trying to protect me. As an older sister, she didn't do anything wrong."

Mr. Lu looked at him with deep eyes, "Wasn't it right to harm the second son back then?"

Lu Minghui retorted, "How long has it been? You always give the same excuse, repeating the same thing over and over again for so many years, is it meaningful?"

"Besides, my sister was just a child back then, what did she know?"

Mr. Lu slammed his fist on the table and stood up. "Just because someone is young doesn't mean you're not responsible? If I let my own children ruin your two kids too, does that mean I'm not responsible?"

Lu Minghui frowned. "My grandmother did this back then, it had little to do with my sister. Why don't you go and settle accounts with my grandmother?"

"Your grandmother's debts were settled back then."

"You've already settled accounts with my sister back then. They've beaten her and cursed her, what more do you want? Besides, no matter what, it's a fact that we are your children, and it's also a fact that you favor them."

Thinking of all this, Lu Minghui felt indignant and full of grievances. "All these years you've ignored us, your mind was only on that woman. Did you ever care how my sister and I lived back in our hometown? You took them off to enjoy a life of luxury, did you ever think about how my sister and I were supposed to live as dependents?"

"Now that we're all grown up, did you ever care about your eldest sister getting married? You arranged a job for Mingzhu and prepared her dowry, but what have you given my eldest sister?"

Mr. Lu stared intently at his eldest son, who hadn't returned for many years. He realized that his eldest son was heading in the worst possible direction, just as he had feared.

"I didn't worry about how you all grew up. I didn't worry about how you got into university. When your older sister got married, I gave her a dowry just like before..."

"Where does the eldest sister have as much as Mingzhu? Why does she..."

"Mingzhu has a share in her mother's dowry. Didn't you disown this stepmother? Why do you want her dowry now?" Father Lu's face turned red with anger. So many years have passed, and what happened back then can't be undone. Doesn't he feel any pain?

That was his own son. His son was ruined. Shouldn't he feel heartbroken?

"Your stepmother has always had a job and received a salary. It's her business whether she gives her daughter a dowry. Your mother died, and she died early. Your grandmother bears a lot of responsibility. After all these years, why don't you hate your grandmother?"

"When I married your stepmother, didn't you both feel closer to your grandmother? You didn't believe anything your stepmother said, but you believed everything your grandmother said. In the end, you even harmed your brother just to control your stepmother. Wasn't she your dear grandmother? Why do you suddenly feel like you're living under someone else's roof?"

Lu Minghui opened his mouth, his face still full of resentment.

Mr. Lu sat down again, took a big gulp of wine, and snorted coldly, "Since you did it, you have to admit it. You ruined someone else's child, and it's your own fault that she no longer cares about you."

"Besides, she wasn't your biological mother to begin with. She took care of you at first out of respect for me, but you were ungrateful and treated her like an enemy, even harming her children. Why do you expect her to hold no grudge against you?"