Chapter 8: Truly a Pack of Ungrateful Wolves

It wasn't just Liu Chuxue who spoke; her brother-in-law Qiu Shaofeng and the Qiu family's great-grandmother, a small-footed old lady who had just come out of the kitchen, had also spoken.

The great-grandmother glared at her second granddaughter-in-law: "Even with food in your mouth, you can't shut it? What does your sister-in-law's family business have to do with you? Behave yourself."

Liu Xiaqiu had no mood to deal with this sister-in-law who used her pregnancy to throw her weight around: "Chuxue, what happened?"

Liu Chuxue quickly explained the situation.

Hearing that her father's leg injury was severe and required treatment in the city, Liu Xiaqiu’s voice trembled: "How could this happen?"

Liu Chuxue feared she would get anxious: "Dad's leg injury is severe, but it's not untreatable. Since it's happened, we can only deal with it actively."

After listening to her sister, she wiped her face with her sleeve: Her sister was right. As long as Dad's leg could be treated, it was fine. Crying and wailing now was indeed unlucky.

The Qiu great-grandmother came over with her cane: "Xiaqiu, your sister came all the way over the mountain. Let her sit and have a bite."

Seeing kindness in the great-grandmother's face, Liu Chuxue couldn't stand the nasty words from the troublemaker and didn't want to make the Qiu family uneasy over a meal: "No need, Great-grandmother. I have to rush back to the commune clinic to relieve my mother. I just came to deliver the message to my sister and brother-in-law."

She looked at her sister: "Sister, settle things at home first. I'm leaving."

Smelling the food, she tried to suppress her rebellious stomach. If she didn't leave, she would lose face.

Leaving the North Suburb Farm and passing the farm reservoir, her stomach growled loudly.

Staring at the fish swimming by, she thought of various recipes from her past life and swallowed hard.

A cold wind blew, and she could only sigh at the fish swimming away.

Thinking of her bad luck, she couldn't help but sigh: She just wanted to try paragliding; how did she end up in this era where she couldn't get enough to eat? It was truly absurd.

Patting her growling stomach, she comforted it: "Stop calling. Once we get through today, I won't treat you poorly anymore."

Thinking of her plan, she quickened her pace.

Ge Xiulan's maiden home, Geli Village, was only separated from Liushu Village by a river. Since she couldn't appear in Liushu Village, she wanted to go to Geli Village first.

She knew a bit about Ge Xiulan's nephew from the original owner's memories. Since the Ge family lived on the edge of the village, it was convenient for her. Knowing the enemy was the key to victory; perhaps she could find clues at the Ge house.

When she arrived at the Ge house, the work whistle sounded, and the Ge family left the courtyard one after another.

Hiding behind a haystack, she watched for a long time but didn't see the culprit: Was that guy not home?

Just as she was thinking whether to keep waiting or go back to town, she heard from the Ge house: "Baocheng, why didn't you go to work?"

"Grandma, I have important business tomorrow morning, did you forget?"

"I'll go find the team leader to ask for leave for you later. Don't show any signs of trouble before it's done. Once it's done, remember your aunt's kindness."

"Don't worry, Grandma. I'll be sure to treat my aunt well in the future."

"But then again, the Chen family is too vicious. They want to break the engagement, so they set a trap for the girl."

"You can't say it like that. If the Chen family didn't want to break the engagement, how could we have this good thing?"

Liu Chuxue heard the conversation between the grandmother and grandson clearly. She never expected the culprit to be the Chen family, who had an engagement with the original owner. They were truly a pack of ungrateful wolves.

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 9 =====