Watching her swaying, arrogant figure as she walked away, Hu Bin, who had failed in his mission and lost both his wife and his army, punched the wall in anger.

He nearly coughed up a mouthful of blood.

One hundred yuan, a full one hundred yuan lost in one day, his gloomy eyes sharply piercing the new house.

His fists clenched tightly under his sleeves. If it weren't for the fact that he wanted Da Ya to get pregnant as soon as possible and have a son to give to her brother, Hu Bin would have kicked the door down and kicked the Ye guy out right now.

After walking a distance, Ruan Xianxian suddenly turned around. In the darkness, her expression was not visible, only her faint voice could be heard.

"If you don't return the remaining 260 within three days, I'm going to make a scene."

Hu Bin was furious. Wasn't this a big fuss, both during the day and at night?

What other trouble could she cause?

Hu Bin didn't believe she could destroy the Hu family, but he felt a vague unease in his heart.

260 is not a small amount, and the Hu family can afford it, but... why?

As dawn breaks, the early-rising rooster leaps onto the high stack and crows loudly, announcing the start of a new day.

So, Ye Guo, who was harassed and had dark circles under his eyes, pushed open the door and saw Hu Bin sitting on the threshold, who hadn't slept all night.

He tried to jump up, but his legs gave way...

Hu Bin didn't help his son-in-law up, seeing how weak he looked.

His voice was hoarse as he spoke, "Yesterday was the wedding, and Ruan Zhiqing caused trouble twice, once during the day and once in the middle of the night, you know that, right?"

Ye Guo looked uncomfortable. He hadn't expected that the man surnamed Ruan would not only play funeral music on his good day, but also come knocking on his door in the middle of the night.

He was terrified at the time, but Da Ya used a trick to get him to continue...

He wanted to deny it and say he didn't know, but when he met his father-in-law's calm yet ruthless gaze, he nodded awkwardly, "I heard some."

"So what do you think?" Hu Bin asked.

What could Ye Guo be thinking? He couldn't be happier that someone would pay off his debts for him, and marrying Hu Daya might very well be part of the Hu family's intention to help him pay off his debts.

Don't underestimate Hu Bin just because he's a farmer with no real power, whom his teammates respect by calling him "Old Village Chief."

When he was in school, he heard people say that before and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, including during the Cultural Revolution, village chiefs with cunning were extremely wealthy.

They plundered the scraps and edges that the red-armband-wearing villagers hadn't noticed during the raids, enough to feed the village chief.

He suspected his father-in-law was hiding something, which he could tell from the fact that he shared some of the steamed cakes with Hu Daya in the new house yesterday.

He lowered his head and said in a muffled voice, "I'll do whatever Dad decides."

The sound of "Dad" eased Hu Bin's pent-up frustration considerably, but he still had to suppress it as he took a puff of his pipe.

“Write a letter or send a telegram to your family and ask them to make up the difference. It would be too embarrassing for Ruan Zhiqing to come knocking on your door again, don’t you think?”

He said? He said his stepmother wished he and his brother would die in the countryside. Upon hearing the news, she would not only not give them a penny, but might even throw them a good celebration.

She knew in her heart that she couldn't let Hu Bin know the true situation at home.

He gave a wry smile, "To be honest, if I want to take Daya to the city to live a good life in the future, I can't have any stains on my record."

Writing letters, telegrams, or making phone calls home was out of fear of giving anyone ammunition against me that could be detrimental to my future.

If he has to say something, he won't. Unless he's dealing with a troublemaker, neither soft nor hard approaches work. Otherwise, Ye Guo's brain is at home.

His words were reasonable and well-founded, and Hu Bin could not find any fault with them. Besides, since the money had already been paid, he was determined to keep his son-in-law firmly in his grasp.

He shared his thoughts, "Yesterday, Ruan Xianxian issued an ultimatum: the money must be returned within three days, or she will cause trouble."

I'm going to borrow some money from the clan to help you plug the hole."

The money needs to be returned, but I don't want to take what belongs to my family.

They say they'll lend it, but what they really mean is they want it.

Ye Guo was overjoyed, but Hu Bin changed the subject, "However, there's something I need to tell you today."

“You know about Da Bao’s situation. If your first child with Da Ya is a boy, Dad wants him to take the surname Hu and be adopted by your older brother.”

Upon hearing this, Ye Guo was not surprised at all; on the contrary, he was overjoyed.

Who would want a child born to that ugly woman? The man surnamed Hu couldn't be happier, so the father and son quickly made the decision.

To prevent any unforeseen circumstances, he also followed Ruan Xianxian's example and had Ye Guo write a letter of commitment, promising that his first son would be surnamed Hu and would be adopted by Hu Dabao.

Ye Guo went to work happily. A while later, Hu Daya, her face flushed, came out of the room. Hu Bin smiled.

How was your night?

"It's just so-so. He can't match my brother in terms of time and energy."

Hu Daya revealed an expression of unsatisfied desire.

Hu Bin tapped his pipe. "Go wash up and cook. Don't forget to appease your brother even after you get married."

A fool with superhuman strength always has more energy than others. Since he doesn't work or go to the fields, he has nowhere to vent his excess energy, so he resorts to beating people.

By chance, my son experienced the wonderful taste of that kind of thing.

From then on, there was a proper place to vent my excess energy.

As for how Hu Daya managed to deceive Ye Guo on her wedding night...

Before the Cultural Revolution, people could learn about sex through classic books, but after the Cultural Revolution, works such as "Jin Ping Mei" were burned to the ground.

Many naive young people, who only know bits and pieces from their elders and have no practical experience, believe that bloodshed means it's their first time.

In the dark, it's not difficult to fake bloodstains.

Xiang Hongjun was also fooled by similar methods back then.

Ye Guo was unaware of how his sister had taken care of him after he went to work; he only knew that Hu Daya had taken him too many times last night, leaving him weak in the knees.

Before noon, Hu Bin had visited all the families in his clan. He borrowed 150 yuan from his mother's family alone, and 10 or 20 yuan from the other family. He quickly raised 300 yuan.

The wife's family has many young men, and since they often go hungry, they have to go out and find work. When he came to her family, he paid her money very readily.

After dinner, Ruan Xianxian was quite surprised when she received the remaining 260 yuan.

Hu Bin was the first to express his willingness to make peace. He sat on the stool that Ruan Xianxian had brought for him in the backyard and said, "Life is tough these days, and nobody wants to turn down money."

With the election of a new brigade leader imminent, Uncle greatly hopes to gain the support of Ruan, the educated youth.

In other words: Help me get to the top, and you'll reap the rewards later.

After going through many twists and turns, it took Ruan Xianxian a while to realize what was happening.

A meaningful smile appeared on her lips. "Uncle, don't worry, I'll give you a surprise before the selection."

Hu Bin stood up with a smile, "With you saying that, I can finally put my mind at ease."

Turning their heads, the smiles on their faces vanished simultaneously.

Ruan Xianxian hurriedly ate half a basket of cherries to calm her nerves. Before embarking on this path, she repeatedly warned herself that she would never touch money she shouldn't.

For example: kickbacks in the shadows.

For example: the benefits someone gives her when they ask her for a favor.

For example: filial piety...

If she wanted money, wouldn't she just steal or rob someone?

system:【? ? ​​? 】

So, Ruan Xianxian, who had her own set of bottom lines, immediately released the news...

The Hu family offended her and tried to corrupt her revolutionary stance. She was not comfortable entrusting the bamboo weaving work to the commune where such a black sheep existed.

We're preparing to collaborate with other communes.

The next day, the five production brigades of Dingziku Commune panicked upon receiving the news...