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

Chen Yulian was taken aback, but quickly accepted the explanation. "That's true. Before the fourth brother rose to prominence, the eldest brother had at least gone to university and had a bright future. Dad would always give him some face. Now that the fourth brother is so powerful, and Lu Mingqian is still coming back to cause trouble, it's no wonder Dad will spoil her."

"She's brainless. Dad has plenty of children and grandchildren; she's just one more. She's always causing trouble; who can stand that?"

As she spoke, Chen Yulian's lips curled into a disdainful smile. "In my opinion, Lu Mingqian is the dumbest person in our family. She harmed our second son and shows no remorse, always causing trouble and always rushing to the front. Look at how she protects Lu Minghui, as if she's protecting the Lu family's business from being seized by us for her brother's sake. She thinks she's so great and important. If her brother cared about the Lu family, would he have stayed away for so many years?"

"She did something wrong back then, and instead of coming back to apologize to her father and beg for his forgiveness, she keeps coming here to offend people. She has lived here for many years and has a father who is the president of the company, so her life must be much easier. Her precious younger brother has been around for so many years, and I have never seen him buy her anything. I don't know why she is so eager to do this."

Chan Yuk-lin is a woman who knows how to take care of herself. Even though she grew up in the countryside, she still thinks about herself.

Lu Mingqian often offended her father-in-law by speaking up for her younger brother, so what did Lu Minghui bring her this time? Other people's wives and children are dressed so elegantly, and Xu Li's coat was so beautiful. She had only ever seen such a beautiful coat in Qiao Wanqing's wardrobe.

So why didn't Lu Minghui buy one for his older sister too?

If Chen Yulian had such a capable younger brother, she would have asked him for it long ago.

Lu Mingkang glanced at her and smiled, "It's good that you know. In the future, you should have less contact with her and not give her any information about the fourth brother's family."

Chen Yulian's expression suddenly changed. She pursed her lips and said awkwardly, "I only said that because Fourth Brother offended me before and said such nasty things. When Eldest Sister asked, I just told her! Besides, I didn't say anything important. Isn't that something everyone already knows?"

Lu Mingkang said coldly, "Didn't you say anything important? You just told us everything you know, didn't you? If you hadn't spread it around, how would outsiders know that Fourth Brother is doing well? Aren't there enough relatives of yours who come to us for help when they're bored?"

Chen Yulian dared not speak.

Lu Mingkang continued, "You deliberately spread this around, just to let your eldest sister know, so she would come to her parents' house and cause trouble, and upset Mom, right? If you hadn't known that your fourth brother was living such a wealthy life in the army, Lu Mingqian might not have been so hasty this time, and things might not have escalated to this point. Mom hasn't even realized what's happening yet. Just you wait, it's good that Mingzhu is alright, but that kick she took wasn't light. If anything happens to her, Mom will definitely punish you after she realizes what's going on."

"I..." Chen Yulian's face changed. "I...I didn't know it would turn out like this! I didn't exaggerate as much as I told the outsiders, nor did I go into such detail. I only said that the fourth brother got a promotion and was allocated a house..."

Her voice trailed off as she spoke, "And...it even has a big yard..."

Lu Mingkang snorted, "You might not have told outsiders that much detail, but rumors spread like wildfire, and eventually they'll be exaggerated. When your older sister finds out, she'll most likely ask you to verify. You didn't tell anyone else, but you definitely told your older sister, right?"

Chen Yulian was completely speechless. She had just been happy that Lu Mingqian would be kicked out, but now she was worried that she would be in trouble.

When Qiao Wanqing woke up the next morning, she learned that Lu Mingzhu had returned in the middle of the night. Her injuries were indeed quite serious. The doctor prescribed medicine and advised her to take good care of herself, otherwise it might affect her fertility in the future. It would be best to go to a large hospital for another check-up.

Miao Cuiying was so angry that she really wanted to take some people to beat Lu Minghui up again.

When Qiao Wanqing got up, she saw that Lu's mother had red eyes from crying. She was decocting medicine in the yard. This was the herbal medicine prescribed by the doctor. Miao Cuiying was going to let her daughter drink a bowl first, have breakfast, and then take her to the city to see a doctor.

Qiao Wanqing went to Lu Mingzhu's room to check on her. Lu Mingzhu was still very young, about twenty-three or twenty-four years old, and very beautiful. Her eyebrows and eyes resembled Miao Cuiying's, and she had a bit of a heroic air about her. But at this moment, her face was very pale, and she was still asleep in bed.

Qiao Wanqing reached out and felt her pulse; he knew what was going on.

Seeing her check her sister's pulse, Lu Mingzhou asked doubtfully, "Do you know anything about medicine?"

Qiao Wanqing nodded and pulled him back to the room to talk.

"My maternal grandfather is a very skilled traditional Chinese medicine doctor. I learned some from him. Mingzhu's injury is indeed quite serious. If she doesn't receive proper treatment, she will definitely have difficulty having children. But don't worry, I should be able to treat her condition. When I was a child, my grandfather forced me to study pharmacology, and I have seen many ancient and precious medicinal prescriptions. I will have no problem taking care of her health."

"Really?" Lu Mingzhou excitedly grabbed Qiao Wanqing's hand. "You can cure her?"

Qiao Wanqing nodded, "Don't worry, there won't be any problems. But we still have to go through the procedures. She's been to a big hospital in the city, and if she sees a skilled doctor, it might alleviate her injury somewhat, but even so, her injury is still very serious. Remember to keep the diagnosis certificates for the subsequent treatments, and have the doctor write that it's more serious. Although I will use medication to treat her, keep all the prescriptions and all the receipts. After all, Lu Minghui is a soldier, and his behavior is quite egregious."

The rest doesn't need much explanation; Qiao Wanqing understood, and Lu Mingzhou certainly would too.

The sisters were fighting, and the outcome wouldn't be too serious. But Lu Minghui kicked one of them, causing serious injury. This behavior was truly despicable.

This is leverage we can use to talk to Lu Minghui and make him behave himself and stop making things difficult for Lu Mingzhou, otherwise he won't have a good time either.

Another point is that the current situation is actually a bit chaotic. A group of people who fell before will come back. Nobody knows if Lu Minghui's enemies are among them. Why did he come back at this time of year? Who knows what he wants to do with the money?

Knowing that his sister would be alright, Lu Mingzhou breathed a sigh of relief and hugged Qiao Wanqing tightly. "That's great, Wanwan, thank you. Leave the rest to me, don't worry about it, just focus on your pregnancy."

"By the way, Mingzhu had a stomachache when she came home last night. She took medicine and didn't fall asleep until almost dawn. Mom is still brewing medicine. Should she continue taking it?"

Qiao Wanqing nodded, "Eat it. She has both internal and external injuries. The doctor's prescription will definitely include some for treating the external injuries, and some for conditioning. There shouldn't be any problems after taking it. Even after we get to the city, we can continue taking the medicine prescribed by the doctor for now."

"I'll write you a prescription. You can get the medicine and take it when she gets back."