Chapter 190: Rest Assured, Not Everyone Has Ears as Sharp as Mine

Before she could withdraw her gaze, she heard Fu Yan Cheng say, "Rest assured, not everyone has ears as sharp as mine."

Seeing him still showing off, Liu Chuxue couldn't help but roll her eyes at him.

Yet even this unladylike gesture seemed utterly adorable to Fu Yan Cheng.

Not wanting Fu Yan Cheng to travel by night, Liu Chuxue reminded her mother, "Mom, it's getting late. If we wait any longer, Fu Yan Cheng will have to travel in the dark."

Liu's mother suddenly felt embarrassed and quickly stepped back a few paces: "Look at me, I truly forgot about this. Comrade Fu, I'm sorry."

Fu Yan Cheng smiled at Liu's mother: "It's no trouble, it won't take long. Auntie, from now on just call me Yan Cheng or Xiao Fu. Calling me 'Comrade' feels too distant."

Liu's mother turned her head slightly to look at Liu Chuxue; seeing no objection from her, she agreed: "Alright, be safe on the road."

Having spoken, she waved to the few people inside the car and watched it drive away.

Now, the villagers who witnessed this scene all crowded around: "Zhao Lamei, where are your daughter-in-law Xia Qiu and her husband going?"

At this moment, Liu's mother actually felt quite honored: "Well, the house is nearly finished, so the young couple should be heading back. My Xia Qiu is pregnant now, and Liu Chuxue worried she wouldn't be safe on the mountain roads, so she asked Fu Yan Cheng to give them a ride along the way."

"Oh my, your Liu Chuxue is truly accomplished, finding such a capable partner. Even her older sister is benefiting from it."

"I've grown up this big and have never ridden in such a small car. Zhao Lamei, next time, could you ask Liu Chuxue's partner to let me ride in the small car too?"

"What are you thinking? You're not making things difficult for that daughter-in-law of Shan Liang? If you want to ride, get your own daughter to find a son-in-law who can drive."

Liu Chuxue didn't want to chat about these things: "Tonight we're preparing a celebratory meal for the uncles helping repair the house. Aunties and mothers, keep chatting while we head back to get busy."

Liu's mother also felt overwhelmed and quickly chimed in: "Yes, yes, yes. The dry rations are still steaming on the stove. Let's head back first."

Naturally, no one stopped them; after all, several women here had husbands helping at Liu Chuxue's house, and tonight they too would benefit, allowing their children to get some extra nourishment.

After a round of envy, someone said, "Why haven't we seen Qiang Zi's wife these past few days?"

"Aihua went back to her maiden home a few days ago and hasn't returned yet. How could you possibly see her?"

"The Liu family is full of chaos these days; going back to her maiden home is actually good, especially since she's still pregnant."

"What kind of situation is this?"

"If Ge Xiulan hadn't done that wicked thing, the Liu family wouldn't have fallen apart."

"Aihua must be over five months pregnant, right?"

"Six months."

"You remember that clearly."

"She's about the same stage as my maiden home's niece, so I remember clearly."

Just as they were speaking, they saw many people approaching from afar: "Hey, look over there, isn't that Qiang Zi's older brother-in-law?"

"Why is he coming at this time?"

"This situation doesn't look right. Why did he bring so many people?"

"Quick, quick, quick! Go tell Liu Shangang's family."

Though they said that, the gossiping light in everyone's eyes was impossible to hide.

Someone turned and ran into the Liu house, seeing Liu Shangan coming out: "Shangan, it's bad! Your Qiang Zi's older brother-in-law has brought people and is arriving any moment."

Hearing this from inside the room, Liu Jianqiang quickly propped himself up on the kang, not even bothering to put on his shoes properly, and stumbled out the door: "My older brother-in-law has brought people?"

The messenger quickly replied: "Yes, yes, yes, they are already outside, probably—"

Before she could finish speaking, Qu's older brother had already led his people into the courtyard.

(End of Chapter)