Gu Weimin gave her a piercing glare: "Your issue is that you've got more hair than brains. Liu Mei's dad still holds power, he can help Xiaodong out in the future."
Chen Qiumei disagreed: "Xiaodong isn't serving in the military anymore, how can he help?"
"Local authorities will always show respect to the military. If Liu Mei's dad intervenes, how can others not give face? Besides, can you find another girl with a better family background than Liu Mei?" reasoned Gu Weimin.
Chen Qiumei nodded vigorously: "Right, you're correct." As long as Liu Mei treated her son well, she was good enough.
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Once Ji Xiangdong measured the size for the house to be constructed on the western plot, he began to hire people, purchase materials like beams, rafters, mud bricks, wheat stalks, thatched mats for roofing…
