Chapter 516: Impossible to Pay for Someone Else's Mistake with One's Own Future

The father-in-law and son-in-law chatted while eating, getting along quite harmoniously.

Liu's father felt he had little ability; for his daughter to find such a capable man was truly burning high incense for them, yet he had no thought of currying favor, only wishing to exchange sincerity for sincerity so that the man before him would treat his second daughter well in the future.

At this, Chunxiao leaned over with a face full of schadenfreude, saying, "Second Sister, you don't know; since that embarrassing incident last time, the old house hasn't had a moment's peace. That Ding Zhiqing initially didn't want to register her marriage with Dongzi, but the eldest aunt feared she would grow wings and fly away, so she stubbornly refused.

That Ding Zhiqing dragged it out for several days; when she could drag it out no longer, she reluctantly went to the commune to register. But from that day on, the old house argued every three days and two days, sometimes the first and third branches fighting, sometimes the first branch causing trouble themselves; in any case, it was lively, and the courtyard of the old house had become the fixed dining spot for the commune members."

Having finished speaking, she burst into loud laughter.

Liu's father glared at her, and Chunxiao quickly restrained herself a bit.

However, seeing Liu's father turn to speak to his future second son-in-law, she whispered again, "That Liu Shukin who always seeks trouble for you isn't having a good time either; she says she absolutely won't marry Cheng Laizi, but she can't withstand her father agreeing, and Cheng Laizi's mother is also terrified this matter will fall through again; if it weren't for needing to go back to gather money, she would have sent Cheng Laizi to Liu Shukin's house that very day."

Fu Yan Cheng appeared to be chatting with his father-in-law the whole time, yet he was listening to the two sisters' conversation.

Liu Chuxue picked up a piece of beef and put it into Xiao Wanli's bowl: "Mom, is there any of the beef Fu Yan Cheng brought last time left?"

Liu's mother smiled and pushed the plate of tomato stewed beef toward her: "Last time Fu Yan Cheng sent meat over, you left before eating a single bite, so I saved a piece for you, salted it, and had your father hang it down in the well."

At this, Chunxiao interjected: "Mom is truly biased; we only ate two meals, and even then, one meal had only such a tiny piece cut, three pieces of meat per person were gone; aside from this piece saved for today, the rest was all made into mushroom beef sauce, one cup each for you and the future second son-in-law, and a cup was prepared for the eldest sister; the three of us just dipped the remaining small half-bowl into two-grain mantou for a meal.

I said I would go deliver it to the eldest sister when Sunday off came, but Mom wouldn't allow it, insisting that the sauce hung in the well wouldn't spoil, and that whenever Dad had time he could send it; how much she must distrust me, fearing I would steal a bite on the way."

While speaking, those white eyes rolled so much that Liu Chuxue couldn't help but want to laugh.

Liu's mother reached out and poked her little daughter on the forehead: "It's not that I don't dare rely on you; with that gluttonous look of yours, one slip and you might really do something like stealing a bite halfway."

Chunxiao covered her forehead where it had been poked: "You really don't trust me like that?"

Liu's mother was too lazy to argue further with her: "Alright, hurry up and eat."

After finishing the meal, Fu Yan Cheng did not forget the main matter: "Liu Chuxue, I'm going to make a phone call."

Hearing his words, Liu's father said: "Yes, yes, yes; if we aren't going back, we must inform the family."

Seeing his father-in-law had misunderstood, Fu Yan Cheng explained: "It's not calling the family, it's..."

As he spoke, he looked at Liu Chuxue.

Liu Chuxue then recounted the matter of the brother-in-law, the eldest aunt, and the younger sister coming to the door: "Asking a question is fine, but if her younger brother-in-law truly breaks the law, Fu Yan Cheng cannot help; don't say it's a relative eight poles away, even if they were close relatives, it's impossible to pay the price for someone else's mistake with one's own future."

Although she didn't fully understand the word 'pay the price' Liu Chuxue used, she understood the meaning behind her words.

Liu's father spoke first to express his stance: "What she said is right; Dad agrees."

Liu's mother naturally stood on her daughter's side.