1970s: A hot-tempered wife who accompanied a soldier to the military compound and made a fortune.

Chapter 625 Chance Encounter
Upon hearing the news of Fu Yan's injury, Chu Xue panicked. She hadn't even reacted when the person on the other end of the phone called her "sister-in-law".

I only remembered this after I rode my bike out of the village.

He gripped the handlebars with one hand, raised the other, and smacked himself on the forehead, a look of unease flashing across his face.

She and Fu Yancheng aren't married yet, so calling her "sister-in-law" is a bit premature and makes people feel awkward.

With something on my mind, I unconsciously quickened my pedaling speed.

Soon they arrived at the commune clinic and saw Grandpa Seven sitting there playing chess with someone: "Grandpa Seven."

Liu Laoqi looked up and saw Chuxue: "Why are you here again?"

Chu Xue parked the car next to him and said, "Seventh Grandpa, I have an urgent matter to attend to in the city. I'll leave the car here with you for now, and my dad will come and get it later."

Old Liu didn't press the issue, waving his hand and saying, "There's no need for him to come all the way here to get it. I'll ride it back for him tonight."

Chu Xue didn't stand on ceremony with Liu Laoqi: "Alright, thank you very much, Grandpa Qi. I'll bring you something delicious next time I come back."

Upon hearing this, Liu Laoqi chuckled and said, "Alright then, Grandpa Liu will be waiting."

Leaving the clinic, Chu Xue jogged towards the main road outside. The bus to the city that morning had already left, so now she could only try to flag down a passing vehicle for a ride.

I jogged to the intersection, but I couldn't see a single car, not even an oxcart.

Knowing that the autumn harvest in each village was nearing its end, I understood the situation.

She didn't want to wait, so she decided to walk while waiting for the bus.

Half an hour passed and they still hadn't encountered a single car, so they started to get a little anxious and quickened their pace.

Just as she was thinking that she might have to walk back to the city today, she heard a car coming this way, and she quickly looked back.

In the distance, a jeep was seen approaching, kicking up a trail of dust as it sped along.

She didn't care about being kind or embarrassed, and raised her arm to stop the car.

The car didn't slow down at all; instead, it sped past her, leaving her with a mouthful of dust, which made her so angry she wanted to curse.

She covered her mouth and nose with her arm and quickly stepped back a few paces to the side of the road. To her surprise, the car drove quite a distance before turning back.

As Chu Xue looked over, someone in the back row stuck their head out and said, "Chu Xue, my girl."

Chu Xue looked up and saw the person sitting in the car: "Sister-in-law Gu."

The person sitting in the car was none other than Li Xiaoya, the daughter-in-law of Deputy Director Gu of the steel rolling mill: "Yes, it's me."

He then pushed open the car door and said, "Get in quickly."

I'm so sorry, I was scammed once before, so I'm afraid to give rides to strangers again, that's why I didn't stop.

Hearing her explanation, Chu Xue looked surprised: "Is that so?"

Li Xiaoya waited until Chu Xue got into the car and closed the door before saying, "That's right. I kindly gave someone a ride, but when she got out of the car, the woman fell to the ground and insisted that she hadn't stood up properly before the car started moving, which is why she fell and got hurt."

To avoid further entanglement and to prevent delays in our itinerary, we had no choice but to pay them ten yuan to settle the matter.

Chu Xue thought to herself that once bitten, twice shy, and didn't want to talk about it anymore, so she asked, "Where have you been?"

Li Xiaoya then said, "My sister-in-law's mother-in-law is from Changping. I received her call yesterday. Her mother-in-law's mother went up to the roof to collect the dried vegetables and accidentally fell off the ladder, breaking her leg. She asked us to help send her mother-in-law back to Changping."

We set off before dawn this morning, and I never expected to run into you on the way.

The two chatted casually: "How are you doing? Are you getting used to life at the factory?"

Chu Xue smiled and nodded: "Yes, my colleagues are all very nice to me."

“Originally, when you first arrived at the factory, I wanted to invite you to my home for dinner. But my father-in-law said that since you had just arrived at the factory, he was afraid that if he invited you to his home rashly, someone with ulterior motives would see it and spread rumors, so we had to give up the idea.”

Chu Xue didn't think Li Xiaoya was lying; on the contrary, she felt that Director Gu was indeed thinking of her: "Thank you for thinking of me."

Li Xiaoya smiled and said, "It will be three months soon, and with today's ready-made excuse, let's have dinner at home next weekend. If anyone asks, just say we met on the street and we hit it off."

She naturally wouldn't refuse someone's kindness: "Okay."

(End of this chapter)