Chapter 138: Get Out of My Sight

When Liu Chuxue returned, she saw quite a few people gathered in front of the main gate: "Mom, what's going on?"

Liu's mother was surrounded by people: "Chuxue, Xiao Fu had someone send over a little puppy."

Liu Chuxue walked closer and saw clearly the little dog in her arms: "It's a little wolfhound."

After saying that, she glanced around: "Where's the person who delivered the dog?"

Liu's mother handed the puppy to her daughter: "I figured the person had come all that way, so we ought to at least have them stay for a meal before leaving, but they said they still had things to do."

Liu Chuxue understood what Liu's mother meant: "It's fine. Either way, we owe them a favor, so we can pay it all back together later."

At this moment, Physician Hu reached out and touched the puppy's head: "This little dog is quite spirited."

Liu Chuxue smiled as she looked at the puppy in her arms: "It's the offspring of a military dog."

"No wonder."

Outside was noisy and rowdy, and Ge Pozi in the courtyard felt uneasy. Following the principle of "if I'm not happy, you can't be happy either," she started cursing right away: "What are you all making a fuss about? Are you going to let people have any peace or not?"

Once the crowd heard Ge Pozi picking a fight, they all dispersed.

The moment Liu Chuxue and her mother stepped into the courtyard, they heard Ge Pozi hurling invective at them by indirection: "Never a day of peace and quiet."

Liu's mother, seeing her daughter about to speak, quickly got in first: "Day after day, can't stand to see others do well—a bunch of black-hearted, rotten-lunged things."

Ge Pozi, so angry she turned around ready to fight Liu's mother, was grabbed and pulled back by Ge Xiulan: "Mom, just stop making trouble, my nephew is still inside!"

Ge Pozi's anger had nowhere to go: "Look at the way they are. You think that dead girl will agree? You might as well go dream on."

Ge Xiulan's face was full of worry. Her brother had said that if her nephew really ended up with a criminal record, then she needn't bother returning to the Ge family—they'd act as if they'd never had a daughter like her.

She knew the second branch was still in a fit of anger, but she still wanted to give it a try. She hadn't found an opportunity all day, and now she absolutely couldn't let her mother-in-law escalate the conflict—otherwise she might not even get a chance to speak up.

Seeing that the second branch had really started work on building a house, Ge Pozi felt terribly upset inside, but for the sake of face she couldn't go over and make trouble. Added to that was Old Man Liu's warning to her, and she was nearly suffocating from the grievance: "If it weren't for you doing that rotten thing, the family wouldn't have come to this. Get out of my sight."

Liu Chuxue naturally heard their mother-and-daughter-in-law conversation clearly, but what the hell did it have to do with her.

The moment the mother and daughter stepped into the house, Chunxiao came rushing back in a whirlwind: "Mom, Second Sister, I heard someone sent a puppy to our house?"

As soon as the words fell, she was already inside. Seeing the puppy in Liu Chuxue's arms, she pounced straight at it: "This dog is so cute."

Thinking of something, she looked up: "Second Sister, let's give this puppy a name."

Liu Chuxue saw how much she liked it: "Then I'll leave it to you."

Chunxiao was delighted now: "Alright, I'll definitely give it a resounding name."

At this moment, Liu's father spoke up and asked: "Xue, how did it go? Is the matter settled?"

Liu Chuxue nodded: "My Uncle Lao Wu agreed, said he'd come over after eating. I just went by the new house—Uncle Liangzi and the others have already put up a shed using corn stalks."

Liu's mother let down the apron she had tied up: "Food will be ready soon. Once I tidy up, I'll go with Chuxue to have a look, and we'll bring the puppy along too."

Liu's father nodded and looked at Liu Chuxue: "Did you agree on the wages?"

"I did. At first my Uncle Lao Wu wouldn't hear of it, saying you'd always helped his family. I said if he wouldn't take the wages, I'd go find someone else, and only then did he agree."

"That's fine then. Your Uncle Wenyang's leg needs painkillers every day, so this can help subsidize things a little."