CHAPTER 390: CHAPTER 390 HU FAMILY’S PLOT

Tang Chuxia knew it wasn’t wise to expose someone else’s weaknesses, but facing her younger brother who had been trying to escape, she felt there was no other way.

Fortunately, her eldest brother and sister-in-law had resolved their issues, and now it was their own turn to deal with their matters.

"The flood will recede soon, what are you planning to do?"

Tang Chuxia asked Tang Jianbing, noticing that her younger brother had still not given up on joining the military.

"I still want to join the army!"

With a family full of soldiers, why couldn’t he?

Tang Chuxia kindly reminded him, "Little brother, it’s not that I think you can’t match our three brothers, but doesn’t someone need to stay home and take care of our parents?"

Tang Jianbing was not convinced. Why him?

Actually, Tang Jianbing knew why. If they traced the reason, it would go back to his childhood.

Compared to Tang Chuxia, who was born with problems, Tang Jianbing wasn’t that unfortunate, but he had his own issues. He was timid and later, stuck to playing only with Tang Chuxia.

It wasn’t because he particularly wanted to accompany Tang Chuxia, but merely because he didn’t want to play with other boys.

After his three brothers joined the military one after another, he became even more resistant to enlistment, especially thinking about the nighttime drills and hardships his brothers endured, Tang Jianbing consistently maintained he wouldn’t join the army.

Madam Tang also thought that if all four sons joined the military, it was indeed unnecessary; if the youngest son didn’t like the army, then he needn’t join, as he could still sustain himself at home.

Now that Tang Jianbing suddenly wanted to join the army, Tang Chuxia knew it was because of Yu Meiyu’s incident that had severely upset him, making him consider enlistment. But she guessed he would give up if he took more time to think carefully about it.

"You just look down on me!"

Tang Jianbing asserted confidently.

Tang Chuxia was speechless and said, "Since little brother feels this way, how about this, eldest brother is at home, just let him train you for a week, and then you can join the army!"

Who could stop him then? Mainly, it was unlikely he would succeed.

However, Tang Jianbing had an inexplicable self-confidence, thinking that since all three brothers were soldiers, it wouldn’t be a problem for him either.

Tang Chuxia sighed.

"Alright, it’s a deal. If I can endure for seven days, you’ll talk to our parents for me!"

Tang Jianbing looked excitedly at Tang Chuxia.

Tang Chuxia shrugged: "Sure!"

She wasn’t the type to drag things out. It was just joining the military, so be it!

At worst, let the eldest brother supervise him, he definitely wouldn’t let him run into major trouble; minor issues could be ignored.

Having figured this out, Tang Chuxia went back to rest, but she didn’t expect that when she talked to her eldest brother the next day, he said, "I must rejoin my unit immediately, I have a mission!"

His leave was canceled suddenly, and a car was waiting for him outside.

However, before leaving, Tang Jianguo told Tang Jianbing, "If you just want to experience seven days, don’t look for me, find your brother-in-law, he’s retired now, and he can take care of you!"

Tang Jianguo patted Tang Jianbing on the shoulder, got in the car, and left without even going back inside to inform his elder sister-in-law, showing that both were indeed very upset.

After sending off the eldest brother, it really was just Tang Jianbing and Tang Chuxia left, apart from the Zheng family’s children.

Madam Tang saw that the floodwaters had receded and felt it was time to go back home and clean up, hoping the damage wasn’t severe.

Zheng Duoqing and others were directed by their grandmother to join Madam Tang in cleaning up, more hands made lighter work.

The group arrived triumphantly at the Tang house, which was in better condition than expected. Thanks to their home’s elevated foundation, it wasn’t deeply flooded, evidences on the wall indicated it was soaked to a maximum depth ofApproximately half a meter.

Though it was only half a meter, there was still a lot of mud, making it feel unsettling just walking into it.

In their housing compound, many families were not well-off.

Glancing over, Tang Chuxia noted their house was relatively better off.

"By the way, have you heard?"

A neighbor approached them as they cleaned the main entrance, still wearing rain boots and covered in mud, clearly having cleaned for a while.

"What’s the matter?" Madam Tang responded, following her lead.

"It’s about Hu Mingcheng’s family; they said the flood unearthed things hidden in their cellar, and now everyone knows they had so many antiques!"

It seemed the news had spread everywhere; otherwise, even the neighbors wouldn’t have known.

Hearing Hu Mingcheng’s name again made Tang Chuxia feel somewhat dazed; it took her a long time to come back to reality, as if it had been ages since she last thought about him.

It seemed Hu Mingcheng had disappeared from her life for a long time.

"What antiques?"

Madam Tang was curious. After all, to eliminate feudal superstitions, many antiques were destroyed and smashed—didn’t the Hu family always claim to be the cleanest and free of any disorderly things?

How did they have antiques?

Tang Chuxia tried to recall the plot in the novel, but unfortunately, she couldn’t remember clearly and couldn’t find relevant events.

However, after Hu Mingcheng married Wanqiu, their life indeed improved instantaneously.

She guessed those antiques must have played a significant role.

Madam Tang scoffed, "Not showing wealth openly, how dare they secretly keep those things without being watched?"

The neighbor became even more excited.

"How could they not be watched? I heard those antiques were the treasures that foreign devils intended to send abroad, and I don’t know by what stroke of luck the Hu family managed to hide them. Now I hear if they hand them over to the state, they could receive a big reward!"

Regarding this matter, Tang Chuxia guessed that given Hu Mingcheng’s character, he would probably be reluctant to donate them but might give one or two away, just to keep appearances.

But Tang Chuxia didn’t expect the Hu family to drag her into it.

At the end of the day when elder sister-in-law was cleaning, Mrs. Hu arrived with some people to find Tang Chuxia.

"I don’t think there’s anything we need to talk about?"

Tang Chuxia was directing Tang Jianbing to wash the yard when she saw Mrs. Hu.

Hu Mingcheng had already been severely dealt with, yet his mother still dared to come over, which really annoyed Tang Chuxia.

"Tang Chuxia, I know you don’t like me, but were those items you gave to my son?"

Tang Chuxia: ...

She felt Mrs. Hu might be out of her mind.

How long had it been?

She had forgotten this person existed, and now she was back.

"Are you sure it was me who gave them to your son? I think my brain is still alright. If you said Wanqiu gave them to you, I might agree, but saying it was me, that’s a bit too much!"

Tang Chuxia emphasized.

She hadn’t dealt with the Hu family, yet they had the nerve to come after her.

"Nonsense, it was you. Comrades, if you are going to arrest someone, arrest her!"