Chapter 107: When Was the Mission Completed?
At that moment, Mrs. Fu remembered something.
"Mingxue, I’m not going back to work. I’ll stay and look after the children for you two."
It was a decision she’d come to after taking care of the children for the past two days.
Her daughter had to go to school, and her son-in-law was so busy with work.
Rather than hiring someone to watch the two kids, she might as well do it herself!
At least she could rest easy.
And her daughter and son-in-law would have peace of mind.
Fu Mingxue was a little shocked to hear this. "Mom, why the sudden change of heart? I thought you liked your job."
"Isn’t looking after the kids a job, too? Besides, I hadn’t thought about it before, since I hadn’t seen the babies yet. It’s different now. They’re so little; I have to be the one to watch over them."
"I’m their grandmother, aren’t I? And besides, even if I quit my job, you’ll still have to support me, right?"
Fu Mingxue quickly said, "Mom, I’m just worried you won’t be able to handle it on your own."
"A fussier pair might be a handful, but these two are so well-behaved. I can manage by myself. There’s no need to waste money hiring someone else."
"The money I save you is just as good as money I’ve earned, isn’t it?"
It all balanced out.
’Besides, even if I did go to work, wouldn’t I just end up giving my salary to my daughter anyway?’
Fu Mingxue didn’t bring up the topic of paying her.
She knew she’d get an earful if she did.
"Mom, if you’ve made up your mind, that’s fine. But honestly, staying home will be more tiring than your job. If you ask me, you’d be better off going back to work."
Taking care of children was no simple task.
It was mentally and physically exhausting.
And you still had to make three meals a day.
Going to an office was a cakewalk in comparison.
"Alright, enough trying to persuade me. This is how it’ll be for now! My son-in-law isn’t here, so it’s the perfect time for me to look after the two kids. By the way, when do you have to go register at the school?"
"The sixteenth."
"That’s still several days away! Good. You can use this time to get familiar with the two of them."
Fu Mingxue remembered she had things to do in the afternoon, so now was a good time to go see the children.
"Mom, I’m going to go see them."
’And I’ll teach them to say "Mama" while I’m at it—hasn’t that speaking task been completed yet?’
She glanced into her ’space’ with her consciousness—and her eyes flew wide open.
’Wait a minute.’
’Why does it show the task as completed?’
The one thousand yuan had been deposited.
And five cans of formula had dropped as a reward.
Plus, three bolts of different colored fabric.
’Oh my god, when did it get completed? How?’
"Mom! Mom! Did the twins start talking last night?"
Hearing her shout, Mrs. Fu thought something terrible had happened.
But when she heard what it was about...
She couldn’t help but glare at her. "What are you shouting so loud for? There are babies in the house. Don’t you go scaring them."
"Mom, did the twins talk yesterday?"
"Does calling me ’Grandma’ count?"
Fu Mingxue: "Of course it counts! Wait, they called you Grandma?"
"They did! Both my precious darlings said it last night." If the babies hadn’t called for her, she wouldn’t have been so firm in her decision today.
Fu Mingxue was jealous.
’Why didn’t they say "Mama" first?’
Wiping the jealous look off her face, she said, "I’m going to go see them."
She went to her mom’s room in the west wing.
Just as she arrived, she saw the twins were already awake, their eyes open.
She hurried over to them. "My darlings, come on. Mama. Ma-ma..."
The twins’ eyes sparkled, but they only stared at her.
Fu Mingxue: ...?
’Why the different treatment?’
’Oh well, it doesn’t matter if they don’t say it. I got the reward anyway.’
"Come on, Mommy will get you dressed. Then we’ll have some formula." ’Five whole cans as a reward. We’ll never be able to finish it all.’