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

Grandpa Lu's attitude was quite good. He really liked this outstanding grandson, and his tone was very loving. "It's good that you can come back to see Grandpa. We have everything we need at home. You don't need to bring anything every time you come."

"Is this your wife?"

Lu Mingzhou stepped back, smiling as he introduced, "Yes, her name is Qiao Wanqing, Wanwan, this is my grandpa and grandma!"

Qiao Wanqing smiled and said, "Hello, Grandpa and Grandma!"

Lu Mingzhou then introduced the other elders, "This is my eldest uncle, this is my second uncle..."

He introduced them one by one, and Qiao Wanqing followed suit, greeting them one by one, "Hello, Uncle, hello, Second Uncle..."

Lu Mingzhou didn't recognize some of the younger generation, but he did recognize the more important elders, so there was no misunderstanding.

Finally, Lu Mingzhou pointed to the woman next to Old Madam Lu, "This is my aunt!"

"Hello, Auntie!"

As I called out along the way, most people were still very friendly, at least on the surface.

After all, he is the most outstanding descendant of the Lu family besides Lu Minghui, so most people still give him face. Lu Minghui has a university degree and only reached this position at the age of thirty-five, while Lu Mingzhou did not go to university and reached this position at the age of twenty-eight. It would be strange if the Lu family did not value him.

Grandpa Lu looked at Qiao Wanqing with joy in his eyes. He didn't know his granddaughter-in-law's family background, but judging from her demeanor, he knew she was no ordinary person. With his grandson marrying such a wife, he might have a better future, and the Lu family would also be proud of her.

"Where are your parents? Why didn't they come?"

Lu Mingzhou replied, "Mingzhu was kicked by Lu Minghui and was seriously injured. My parents took her to the city for treatment."

Old Master Lu frowned.

"Minghui hit Mingzhu? He's badly injured?"

Lu Mingqian didn't mention this.

Lu Mingzhou replied, "It's very serious. He hit her hard. That kick was aimed at crippling Mingzhu. The doctor said that Mingzhu's lower abdomen injury was too severe, and she may lose her fertility in the future. Since he couldn't cure her here, my parents were unwilling to give up, so they took Mingzhu to the city for treatment early this morning."

Everyone was shocked!

"My God! Is it that serious?"

"Minghui went too far, she's still his sister..."

Lu Mingqian was so angry she almost exploded. "You're lying! It was clearly you and your sons who ganged up on my brother and me because of your numbers! Minghui and I are still injured!"

As she spoke, she cried to Grandma Lu, "Grandma, look at these injuries on my body. They were all inflicted by Miao Cuiying and her daughter. There were so many of them, several of them ganged up on me. Minghui only came to protect me, and he was beaten up by his brothers. Even Minghui's wife was beaten beyond recognition."

"Minghui's family has been kicked out and is now living in a guesthouse. Dad even tried to kick me out of the house in front of so many neighbors. All of this was instigated by Miao Cuiying. For so many years, she has wanted to kick my siblings and me out of the house. Fortunately, she is the only one who holds power in that family."

Lu Mingqian knew that the old lady had a grudge against Miao Cuiying. Years ago, Miao Cuiying had beaten her up in front of the whole village, and the old lady had lost all face. Lu's father was the highest-paid man in the Lu family, but he didn't give the money to the old lady; instead, he gave it to Miao Cuiying. The old lady must hate Miao Cuiying to death.

Grandma Lu looked at Lu Mingzhou, waiting for his explanation.

However, Lu Mingzhou didn't speak and showed no intention of explaining. Anger gradually rose in the old lady's old eyes because she knew she was being ignored.

Old Master Lu was aware of the feud between the two groups. His purpose differed from that of the old lady; he was more concerned about the future of the Lu family's descendants.

"Minghui really hit him? Just one kick? No other moves?"

Lu Mingzhou nodded, "Yeah, just one kick and Mingzhu was done for."

Old Master Lu's face turned ugly.

He knew that Lu Minghui was doing it on purpose, and he also felt dissatisfied with the siblings.

Many people are like this; they dislike children who are too aggressive. Back then, Lu Mingqian dared to harm Lu Ming'an at such a young age, and her methods were so vicious. At that time, the old man disliked Lu Mingqian.

Lu Minghui was also implicated to some extent, because the old man knew that Lu Mingqian had done those things back then, but he was too young to participate.

That's how parents are. With so many children in the family, if a relative's child is ruthless, they'll immediately keep their own child away from him. It's an instinctive reaction.

Although the old man is a grandfather, and Lu Mingqian is not considered a relative's child, it's almost the same, after all, he has so many other grandchildren.

Now, Lu Minghui, a soldier, has rendered Lu Mingzhu infertile with a single kick; this is absolutely intentional.

The two sides had argued, fought, and made a fuss so many times before, but nothing serious ever happened. Now that he's back, he's ruined one of his granddaughters. It's no wonder Old Master Lu is happy.

After so many years of nurturing, she had never contributed to the family. Yet, upon returning, she crippled his granddaughter. The old man's face was grim at that moment.

Lu Mingqian said angrily, "Grandpa, you can't just listen to his side of the story. So many of them ganged up on us, how could we not fight back? Lu Mingzhu was definitely faking it, it's not that easy..."

"Shut up!" The old man glared at his granddaughter.

Old Master Lu was somewhat flustered at the moment. After a moment of silence, he said to everyone, "That's enough for today. You can all go back. Mingzhou, you stay."

The group exchanged glances. Was the old man going to speak with Mingzhou alone?

Everyone came here to meet Lu Mingzhou's wife. As for Lu Mingqian, she's caused so much trouble that they've long since stopped caring about her. Anyway, it's not really their business.

As everyone gradually left, the house became more than half empty, except for a few female relatives who remained with the old lady.

The old man got up and was about to leave when he said, "Mingzhou's wife, you go back first."

Lu Mingzhou was still worried and said, "Grandpa, my wife is pregnant. I'll take her home and come back to talk to you later."

He wouldn't leave Qiao Wanqing here alone. It's fine if she stays by his side, but it's absolutely unacceptable if they're separated.

Aunt Lu said, "You two go and talk it over. Your wife stays here; she hasn't even had a proper chat with your grandmother yet!"

Grandpa Lu turned his head, glanced at Aunt Lu, then at the old lady, and said in a cold tone, "You two aren't even close, what's there to talk about? If you have anything to say, talk to your grandson. What does a young girl who just married into the family know?"

He said to Lu Mingzhou, "Then take her home. Come over later; I have something to tell you."

"good!"

"stop!"

Grandma Lu, who had been silent all along, finally spoke.

"Leave your wife here; I have something to say to her." This was said to Lu Mingzhou.

Lu Mingzhou remained silent, and the couple stayed silent. Old Master Lu said coldly, "What do you want to say? Say it now."