Although Ding Ma, who is over seventy years old, has some gray hair, she is still healthy and energetic thanks to the medicine prescribed by Li Chu. She has no worries and has been living a very comfortable life all these years.

"Mom, I've already eaten."

"You two are really something. We tell you to come home for meals, but you just don't want to because it's too much trouble. Can you really manage eating in the cafeteria every day?"

“Mom, Dad and I eat early in the afternoon. If we wait for you to come back to eat, it will disrupt your routine, which is not good for you.”

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"You always think too much," Aunt Ding said with a smile, patting Li Chu's hand as he supported her arm.

For over twenty years, Ding Ma has been extremely satisfied with her son-in-law; even her own son, whom she raised for decades, has not been as good as this son-in-law.

Ding's mother never imagined that her silly daughter could bring back such a wonderful son-in-law from a simple study trip.

It's true what they say, sometimes fools have all the luck.

"Mom, where's Dad? Did he go out for a walk?"

"Your dad went to play chess in the back alley after he finished eating."

Li Chu glanced around the yard and asked, "Where are Jianguo and his family?"

"Chen Na took the child back to her parents' house for a couple of days. Jianguo is sleeping inside right now. He drove all night last night and only got home this afternoon. Xiao Chu, you came here to see Jianguo, right?"

"Yes, Qiu Nan told me that Jianguo wanted to ask for my opinion on some things."

"Please sit down and pour yourself some water. I'll call him. He should get up soon; if he stays up any longer, he won't be able to sleep tonight."

As soon as Aunt Ding finished speaking, Ding Jianguo's voice came from the west wing.

"Mom, no need to call me, I'm up and coming out right away. Brother-in-law, please have a seat."

"It's alright, there's no rush to build a nation."

Li Chu responded, then sat down on the stone bench in the courtyard and poured himself a glass of water.

"Mom, please sit down too."

"I'm not sitting here anymore. I'm doing needlework inside. By the way, where's Qiu Nan?"

"Oh, Qiu Nan just took the two dogs out for a walk since she had nothing else to do."

Ding's mother smiled as she looked at the two dogs that were now obediently lying at Li Chu's feet.

"Xiao Chu, when you have your puppies, give me two to take as well."

"No problem, Mom. How about I leave these two for you?"

Li Chu kicked the fifth-generation dog at his feet.

"I don't want this. It's too big for me. It's not fun."

"Okay, I'll give you two when you have your next baby."

Ding Jianguo then got dressed, washed his face, and came out.

"Mom, please make me a bowl of noodles, I'm starving."

"Okay, Xiao Chu, would you like some more?"

"Mom, you can do it for Jianguo."

"Jianguo, your sister told me someone asked you to help sell goods?" After Ding's mother walked into the kitchen, Li Chu looked at Ding Jianguo sitting opposite him and asked.

"Hi~" Ding Jianguo touched his nose a little embarrassedly: "It's like this, brother-in-law, nowadays a lot of people bring goods from the south to sell, like electronic watches and cassette tapes, they're really cheap over there. They can easily make a lot of money by reselling them here, so I... hehe!"

"Hehe," Li Chu chuckled, looking at his brother-in-law's expression. "You must have done it before, right?"

"Uh..." Ding Jianguo didn't expect his brother-in-law to hit the nail on the head, and he was embarrassed and didn't know what to say.

Suddenly, Li Chu, who had been smiling just moments before, changed his expression abruptly, staring solemnly at Ding Jianguo without uttering a single word.

Being stared at like that by his brother-in-law made Ding Jianguo feel uncomfortable all over, as if there were thorns under his buttocks, making it impossible for him to sit still.

"Sister...brother-in-law..."

"Ding Jianguo, tell me the truth, have you been messing around outside?" Li Chu asked in a low voice.

"No...no..."

"Heh..." Li Chu chuckled contemptuously: "No? Then tell me, why would you want to make that kind of money? You don't know what the consequences would be if you were caught bringing goods back from the south, do you?"

Do you think that just because you're the captain of the district grain bureau's motorcade, you're something special?

Before his brother-in-law could say anything, he waved his hand again: "Tell me, who is the other person? Where is she now? How long have you two been together? Do you have any children?"

"No..." Ding Jianguo had only uttered one word when he was so frightened by his brother-in-law's sharp gaze that he dared not speak again.

"Jianguo, you can't be unaware of why several people were hit on the head last year, can you?"

Li Chu's words sent a chill down Ding Jianguo's spine, and he dared not make up any more lies.

"Alright, don't say anything now. Mom will be out in a bit. If you don't want to upset her, shut up and explain everything to me after dinner."

"I understand, brother-in-law."

While Ding Jianguo was eating, Li Chu pretended to take out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, lit one, and put it in his mouth.

To be honest, he doesn't know what to do either.

He had never encountered anything like this in either of his lives, nor did he have any experience in dealing with it.

While Ding Jianguo was eating, he caught a glimpse of his brother-in-law lighting a cigarette out of the corner of his eye.

In his memory, his brother-in-law seemed to have quit smoking after marrying his sister.

The bowl of fragrant noodles with soybean paste in front of him tasted like cardboard, so he hurriedly stuffed it into his mouth, washed the bowl, and sat back down.

Seeing his brother-in-law looking like a wronged child, Li Chu felt a surge of anger.

"Tell me, what exactly happened? Are you planning to divorce Xiaona?"

The mother-in-law was in the living room, and they didn't dare to speak too loudly in the yard; they could only lower their voices.

"Brother-in-law, that's impossible. How could I possibly divorce Nana?"

"So what are you going to do now? Where is that woman from?"

"It's...it's our bureau, next to...next to...next to the supply and marketing cooperative."

Holy crap, people say that rabbits don't eat the grass near their burrows, but you've gone and eaten it right at the entrance of your workplace.

Are you afraid others won't know or what?

Li Chu felt like he was about to have a stroke.

Is this brother-in-law some kind of idiot?

He took a deep breath and asked again, "How long has it been?"

"It's been almost a year."

"Phew..." Li Chu exhaled, resting his elbows on the stone table and supporting his forehead with his hand.

"Is that woman pregnant?"

"She doesn't have a brother-in-law; she's already had a tubal ligation."

"Hmm?" Li Chu suddenly looked up at his brother-in-law.

"She's not a girl?"

“No,” Ding Jianguo shook his head blankly, “her husband was…” He gestured with his hand to indicate the number eight.

"Did this woman ask you to get a divorce or anything?"

"No, that's not true. She's just a temporary worker at the supply and marketing cooperative. Her monthly salary is only about eighteen yuan. She also has to support a daughter. Her husband has almost ruined the family. They're desperately poor. The only reason she's with me is because I can give her some money every month."

"Sigh~" Li Chu didn't know what to say when he heard this. He thought to himself, how could his brother-in-law be short of money? He was even thinking of getting involved in the business of reselling goods.