Chapter 115: Do You Think I'm a Fool?

At this moment, Uncle Liangzi's wife brought in a bowl of water: "Liu Chuxue, drink some water."

Liu Chuxue smiled and took it: "Thank you, Auntie, I really am thirsty."

Uncle Liangzi's wife laughed: "Auntie may not have much else, but water is plentiful."

After a few jokes, Liu Chuxue turned her gaze back to the paper, now having a clear idea in her mind.

Just then, Uncle Liangzi said: "The rest is manageable, but cement is hard to get."

Liu Chuxue raised her hand and scratched her temple: "I'll think of a way to gather the materials as soon as possible."

After saying this: "Uncle Liangzi, can you find someone to level the foundation for me first?"

Uncle Liangzi took the water his wife handed him and drank a large mouthful: "No problem. At noon, I already spoke with the villagers who previously built houses together. Tomorrow morning, they will go over, level the site, and then borrow the village's mule cart to haul stones from Shanghe Gully."

By the way, before breaking ground to dig the foundation, shouldn't you invite a respected elder to set off a string of firecrackers?"

Liu Chuxue didn't know much about this: "Then may I invite Uncle Zhi to come?"

Uncle Liangzi nodded: "That works."

"By the way, the stones for the foundation can be picked up at Shanghe Gully, but the half-meter exposed above ground probably can't use those stones, right?"

"Mm, for that you'll need to buy dressed stone from the quarry at Tanpi. They have pre-chiseled ones there, ready to use directly when the time comes."

"Good, I understand."

Uncle Liangzi saw a young girl shouldering so many worries: "How about I let my son Cunxiang accompany you?"

"Uncle, no need. I can go by myself."

With her current immense strength, combined with the martial arts she learned in her past life, whoever provoked her would be the one to suffer.

With matters settled, Liu Chuxue strolled back home.

As soon as she entered the house, her eldest brother's wife, Qu Aihua, stopped her while holding her belly: "Grandpa and Grandma want you in the main hall."

She knew they were likely going to compromise: "Okay."

As soon as she stepped through the main hall door, she saw Grandmother Liu rolling her eyes upward and Grandfather Liu with a gloomy face: "You called for me?"

Just then, Liu Jianqiang walked in holding a pen and a sheet of letter paper: "Grandpa and Grandma agree to your conditions. I will write the severance of kinship document now. I hope you keep your word; once you have the severance document, you must write the letter of understanding."

Liu Chuxue shrugged: "Then what about my compensation?"

The veins on Liu Jianqiang's hand gripping the letter paper bulged. Suppressing his anger, he gritted his teeth and said: "Liu Chuxue, are you sure you won't come begging to us in the future? Do you really want to take things this far?"

Liu Chuxue mocked: "The severance document is already signed. Are you sure that even if I beg at your doorstep in the future, you would help me?"

Upon hearing this, the few people in the room lost all hope of arguing: "Fine, five hundred yuan. We'll give it to you tomorrow morning."

"That works. As long as the money is in place, the letter of understanding will follow."

Liu Jianqiang put down the letter paper, scribbled a severance of kinship document in a few strokes, wrote his full name, and handed it to Liu Chuxue.

Liu Chuxue's face was full of mockery: "Do you think I'm a fool?

A severance of kinship document isn't written like this, and it must have intermediaries and witnesses. Don't think you can fool me. Don't think that once they get my letter of understanding they can be released; without my personal signature, this matter is not settled."

Grandfather Liu didn't want his children and grandchildren to continue suffering inside: "Do as she says. Tomorrow, go fetch your parents and younger brother back."

Liu Jianqiang wanted to say something more, but was stopped by Grandfather Liu's gaze.

As soon as Liu Chuxue stepped out of the main hall, Third Aunt followed her: "Liu Chuxue, wait a moment."

Liu Chuxue turned around: "Something wrong?"

Su Hongjuan lowered her voice: "I just wanted to ask, after you build the house and move away, how do you plan to handle this house?"

(End of this chapter)