Chapter 105: So It Won't Be Remembered by Others

If not for the fact that these times aren't as free as the future, she would have wanted to take her parents and younger sister to live in the city.

But let's take it step by step; in a few months she will graduate from high school, and since she can't take the university entrance exam right now, she must think of other ways out.

Seeing the matter settled, Liu's mother said, "I'll go make food first; after we eat, we'll go repay the borrowed money."

"Daughter is right; having this money in hand is just a trouble magnet."

They say children from poor families grow up to manage the household early; that saying is absolutely correct. Look at how Chunxiao has tidied this house; she even knew to ask Aunt Cuihong's family to help rebuild a small stove in the side room, which saved them the trouble.

Liu's mother moved quickly; after eating, she told Chunxiao to tidy up, then left the house with Chuxue.

This left the Liu family, who had been watching the second branch and waiting for them to finish cleaning up so they could go block them, coming up empty: "Chunxiao, where are your mother and second sister?"

Chunxiao, naturally guarding against them, seeing it was the eldest sister-in-law of the main hall, said, "This isn't it; my second sister got some rewards and went to repay the external debts borrowed to treat my father's illness."

Upon hearing this, the old woman Liu, who had been secretly following, almost burst into curses, but Liu Jianqiang, following behind her, pulled her back: "Grandma, if you don't want my parents to be well, make a scene right now."

Qu Aihua didn't expect the second aunt and Chuxue to move so fast; clearly they had just been seen eating, and in the blink of an eye they were out the door.

But since she had already come over, she said, "Oh, you're busy; I'll go in and check on second uncle."

However, the moment she finished speaking, she heard a voice coming from the doorway: "Come to see your second uncle empty-handed? Truly worthy of being Ge Xiulan's daughter-in-law; not a single penny to spare."

Qu Aihua didn't expect anyone to arrive at this moment; seeing the person who entered carrying a basket, her face instantly turned white.

She cursed the old woman Liu dozens of times in her heart; originally they had agreed to bring a few eggs over, but at the last moment she said it was better to keep them for themselves to eat, which was a huge loss of face.

The person who came was none other than Aunt Cuihong, who had been helping take care of Chunxiao these past few days; Chunxiao shook the water from her hands: "Auntie, you're here, come in quickly."

"Where is your mother?"

"My mother and my second sister went to Uncle Liangzi's and a few other families to repay the money."

"Oh my, you just got back; what's the harm in repaying it a day later? Don't you know to rest a bit?"

Thinking of something, she glanced toward the Liu family side: "True, leaving it there makes one uneasy; better to repay it early and have peace of mind, so it won't be remembered by others."

She knew about the theft at the Liu family; who knows if those shameless ones were eyeing Chuxue's rewards.

Aunt Cuihong took out a jar of canned food and twenty eggs she had brought: "Shanliang, this time your incident really troubled Zhao Lamei and the children quite a bit. Since you've split the household, you must take better care of your own small family from now on; Zhao Lamei has had it hard these years."

Liu's father naturally knew this was someone standing up for his daughter-in-law: "Sister-in-law, I know; these years, it's thanks to you for taking care of my Zhao Lamei."

"Zhao Lamei and I share a friendship forged in life and death; treating her well is what should be done."

This was no lie; a few years ago, the two went up the mountain together to find mountain goods, but encountered a lone wild boar. During the escape, troubles arose one after another, and they supported each other all the way to safety; since then, their bond has been ironclad.

Since Liu's mother wasn't there, she didn't stay long: "Alright, you rest well; I should be going back now."

Chunxiao, acting like a little adult, thanked her and saw her off to the main gate: "Aunt Cuihong, take care; come play sometime."

"Good, go back now."

Chunxiao watched the person walk away, and the moment she turned around, she saw the old woman Liu heading toward the second branch's room; she immediately ran after her.

(End of this chapter)