Chapter 158: Response

The secretary's wife, hearing their conversation, could no longer sit still: "Listen, as soon as there's talk of wine, he gets excited."

She then turned to look at Liu Chuxue: "Miss Chuxue, your Uncle Fu's doctor friend said he can no longer indulge in alcohol as before; you young ones must not indulge him either."

Hearing this, Liu Chuxue said: "If that is truly the case, then health is indeed more important; we certainly cannot buy wine for Uncle Secretary anymore. I will make some delicious food later as a token of gratitude; even within a family, Uncle Secretary should not work for nothing."

The secretary's wife smiled: "We are all family; him helping out is only right."

Since others were being polite, she herself could not take it too seriously; even close brothers settle accounts clearly, let alone relatives only a few generations removed: "Uncle Secretary has worried over my family much these past days; showing my respect is only right."

Hearing this, the Secretary said: "Look, she is still studying; Miss Chuxue's words make one feel at ease."

The secretary's wife found it somewhat amusing: "You are of such an age, yet you act like a child; are you not afraid Miss Chuxue will laugh at you?"

The Secretary put down the work in his hands: "I am her third grand-uncle; she will not laugh at me."

For a moment, everyone in the courtyard laughed.

The Secretary thought of something: "Miss Chuxue, where do you plan to set up the mixing?"

Liu Chuxue had been waiting for this question: "Uncle Secretary, is there not a patch of empty land to the right of the homestead? And near my home, Uncle Lidong's house; I recall the mixing site was made right there; it is just convenient for us."

The Secretary thought for a moment and agreed: "Very well, then I will have them send their own coal ash there later."

With the matter settled, Liu Chuxue finally left and headed toward the village entrance.

She had deliberately chosen that location for two reasons: first, that place had previously been used as a site for mixing mud slurry, so with a little cleanup it could be used directly; second, it was not far from the new house, making mud transport convenient later, and for the east wing, they could simply pull the mud up to the top with ropes.

Most importantly, this location was elevated, allowing a clear view of the back wall of their old house; since the Eldest Branch currently could not gather enough money for the Ge family, they might resort to desperate measures.

Previously, the Eldest Aunt had said that the house where her parents lived, which the Third Branch had occupied before, had broken windows that were never repaired; they surely thought the bonus money won previously was hidden in that room; she was simply waiting for that.

When they reached the village entrance, Fu Yan Cheng had already driven the car out from the drying ground: "I apologize; I went to the Secretary's to handle some matters and arrived late."

Fu Yan Cheng started the car while smiling: "Not late; let us go now."

After a bumpy ride to the reservoir construction site, those people thought some leader had arrived; when they stopped and got out, several persons in charge at the site all ran over: "Who are you?"

The question had just left his lips when he saw Liu Chuxue: "Ah, I am not that..."

Liu Chuxue quickly stepped forward: "Yes, it is me, Liu Shanliang's daughter."

"How is your father?"

Liu Chuxue directly bowed to them: "My father has been discharged from the hospital, and the surgery was very successful; he will have the steel pins removed after half a year of recovery. Thank you for making an exception to advance the treatment costs to us; thank you."

The several persons in charge did not expect this Miss to actually thank them; it was false to say they were not moved: "It was something we ought to do anyway; as long as your father's leg is fine, we are at ease."

Liu Chuxue nodded: "Today I have come to settle the treatment costs."

At this, someone spoke up: "Then let us go to the office to discuss it."

Liu Renyi did not go inside; he simply guarded by the car.

Fu Yan Cheng, worried, followed closely behind Liu Chuxue.