Chapter 156: Turns Out He Overthought It

After Liu Jianqiang roared, he ignored the expressions of the few people in the courtyard and walked straight out.

Seeing his eldest grandson about to leave, Old Liu asked, "Qiangzi, where are you going?"

Liu Jianqiang, his voice thick with anger, replied, "To fetch my wife."

He had decided: let whoever wants to handle it handle it; he would not get involved again.

Liu Ruxiang, naturally, was also frightened by today's commotion; she had never seen family members fight so violently in all her life. Holding her frightened son, she said, "Mom, Maidong is scared. I'll take him back first."

But no sooner had she finished speaking than Liu Shangan said, "You've seen the family's situation. We can't gather the three hundred yuan to repay your uncle's family. There will be no peace in this house until it's settled. See if you can borrow some from your in-laws."

Liu Ruxiang hadn't expected the fire to burn onto her: "Dad, the Zhang family hasn't divided their household. My husband isn't the eldest son, so he has little say in the Zhang family anyway. Borrowing money probably won't work."

Ge Xiulan, hearing this, flew into a rage: "You haven't even tried it; how do you know it won't work?"

Old Liu looked at his eldest granddaughter: "If there were any other way, we wouldn't put you in this position. If it really comes to it, ask Xiaoguang to borrow some from families he knows well. The family will repay it once we have money; just have him help with the temporary cash flow."

Since Grandpa had spoken, Liu Ruxiang could only agree: "Grandpa, I understand. I'll tell Xiaoguang as soon as I get back and ask him to find a way, but I can't guarantee whether we'll be able to borrow it."

Ge Xiulan glared at her daughter: "Liu Ruxiang, can't you be more supportive? The family is in difficulty right now. As the son-in-law of the Liu family, shouldn't Zhang Xiaoguang lend a hand?"

"Mom, you're a daughter-in-law yourself; why don't you consider my situation?"

"My second uncle had such a huge incident before, yet Xia Qiu didn't bring a single cent to the family!"

"She's been married half a year with no sign of pregnancy; of course her in-laws won't value her. What's the point of comparing yourself to her?"

"Besides, are the two families in the same situation? Think carefully. Only when your natal family is well can you be well. Only when your two brothers are doing well will your backbone be strong."

"Xia Qiu doesn't even have a brother to stand up for her; of course she wouldn't dare ask her in-laws to borrow money."

As she spoke these words, mockery was written on her face.

Fortunately, Chuxue didn't hear this; otherwise, she would have slapped her across the face.

Over in the new room, Chuxue just remembered she hadn't gone to the construction site to get reimbursed.

These past few days, since returning, there hadn't been a single peaceful day; she had completely forgotten about it.

Seeing it was still early, she said, "Dad, since there's nothing going on right now, I'll head over to the reservoir construction site."

Liu's mother, sitting nearby, slapped her thigh: "Exactly. We almost forgot this. We should go now; otherwise, if too much time passes, something might go wrong."

If it weren't for the money from the reward, she probably would have gone already.

Fu Yan Cheng, seeing she was going to handle business, said, "I'll drive you. If anything happens, I can lend a hand."

Liu's father had intended to refuse, but Liu's mother spoke first: "That's good. With Comrade Fu going with you, we'll feel more at ease."

However, after she finished speaking, she waved to Liu Cunyi on the roof: "Cunyi, come down for a moment."

Liu Cunyi, like a monkey, quickly slid down from the roof: "Auntie, what is it?"

Liu's mother pointed at Chuxue: "Accompany Chuxue to the reservoir construction site."

Fu Yan Cheng had thought he could spend some time alone with the little girl, but he had overthought it.

Still, being able to accompany Chuxue made him quite happy; after all, once they returned today, he would have to go on another mission, and it might be a long while before he could come back.