Chapter 604: Good Thing We Split Up—Otherwise, She

The mother and daughter began chatting intermittently: "A few days ago, the Ge family sent over thanks gifts; your father and I didn't want to accept them, fearing it might affect Yan Cheng, but they insisted on leaving them, so we had no choice but to take them."

Liu Chuxue heard this and said: "Since they sent it, accepting it is fine—after all, if not for Fu Yan Cheng, Ge Xiaosong's life might have been lost that day."

Her words were not an exaggeration.

Seeing her second daughter didn't object, Liu's mother relaxed: "Then take some with you when you leave, and later send them over to Yan Cheng."

Liu Chuxue asked at once: "What did they send?"

Liu's mother counted on her fingers: "Half a basket of eggs, one hen, and a bottle of wine."

Liu Chuxue patted the flour off her hands: "Keep them for yourselves—he eats at the canteen every day; I'll just tell him about it later."

As they chatted, the topic turned to the old family home: "Have your grandparents been causing you trouble lately?"

Liu's mother shook her head: "Since we cut ties, they haven't bothered us at all—which is strange, given their nature, I almost can't believe it."

Liu Chuxue only smiled and didn't mention what had happened before; the matter wasn't settled yet, so she'd hold off telling her parents, to spare them worry.

Let them keep their misunderstanding—it's fine.

Liu's mother suddenly remembered something and looked up: "Dongzi's wife gave birth to a girl; they say the delivery was difficult, and the doctor asked whether to save the mother or the baby. Your aunt didn't even hesitate—she said save the baby. The Qu family happened to arrive just then and heard it, and they went wild."

Since returning home, Dongzi's mother-in-law comes over to help when she has time; when she doesn't, Dongzi takes care of her alone—and your aunt hasn't stopped hinting and insinuating."

"Good thing we split the household—if we hadn't, she'd never have survived the lying-in period."

"Exactly."

"By the way, did Ding Zhiqing and Liu Jiandong hold a wedding banquet in the village?"

"No, I heard they got the marriage certificate. At first, Ding Zhiqing said she'd wait until she told her parents in Huicheng before holding the banquet, but it's been this long and nothing's happened."

Liu Chuxue's lips curled: If she depended on Ding's father, there'd be no chance—after all, his punishment outcome should've been announced by now.

As she guessed, Ding Youwen's punishment was announced: labor reform in Daxibei.

His wife couldn't swallow this humiliation; the moment the verdict came, she divorced him immediately. Her son Ding Sujun went from heaven straight to hell, and in rage, he published a public notice severing ties with Ding Youwen.

Jiang Huiwen, though despised by her husband's family, was saved by her sons, who used connections to spare her life—though she still had to suffer the punishment.

The Wang family had already decided: a few days after her release, they'd send her back to her original hometown and let her fend for herself.

Liu Chuxue thought she'd have to find a way to meet Jiang Huiwen when she returned; she needed to extract from her the truth about her father's origins.

This couldn't be delayed—she'd better return to Huicheng sooner rather than later, or she might not even find the woman, given how disgraceful her actions were; the Wang family probably wished she'd vanish.

The original female lead without a patron, the original male lead unable to seize opportunities—she was genuinely curious about how it would all end.

The mother and daughter worked quickly, and soon many leek pancakes were baked.

Liu Chuxue ate two pancakes right there in the kitchen, packed the five remaining ones into an aluminum lunchbox, loaded the items she'd brought back from Dongbei, pushed out her bicycle, greeted her father who was just returning with water to wash his face, and left.