Chapter 136: Departure
"You’re here! Come on in." Mrs. Qin enthusiastically took the child from Mrs. Fu’s arms.
This was Mrs. Fu’s second time visiting the Qin family.
After going inside, she greeted the elder Mr. and Mrs. Qin.
Lan Qingman didn’t show up. Qin Wenze, fearing she would say something shocking again, had simply sent her to the Lan family’s home beforehand.
He didn’t want to be embarrassed again.
Even though Lan Qingman was furious, there was nothing she could do about it.
Both families greatly enjoyed the meal at the Qin residence.
As they were leaving, Mrs. Qin pressed another thousand yuan into Fu Mingxue’s hand.
"Mingxue, working out there is hard, and we can’t help you much from here. You must take this money."
"Mom, I can’t—" Fu Mingxue tried to refuse.
She was genuinely embarrassed to take it.
But Mrs. Qin gave her no chance to refuse.
"Take it. If you don’t, we’ll all be upset. Besides, this is just a small token from us. When you’re away from home, you need money for everything."
Fu Mingxue could only accept it. "Thank you, Mom. And thank you, Grandpa, Grandma, and Dad."
’This family, aside from that troublesome sister-in-law, is really wonderful.’
"Don’t mention it! Just take it and use it with peace of mind. If it’s not enough, I’ll give you more later. Be alert on the train tomorrow. Now, I’ll have Wenze drive you back so you can get to bed early tonight."
"Okay." Fu Mingxue didn’t refuse.
After Qin Wenze dropped them off at home, he drove away.
The next morning, Fu Mingxue discovered that her father-in-law, mother-in-law, and even her older brother-in-law, Qin Wenhao, had all come.
"Dad, Mom, Big Brother, what are you all doing here?"
"You’re leaving today, so of course we had to come see you off. The old master and old madam wanted to come too, but I talked them out of it."
Fu Mingxue quickly said, "They really don’t need to see us off. A car will be here to pick us up in a little while."
"Someone picking you up doesn’t stop us from seeing you off."
Mrs. Qin helped load the luggage into the car.
Just then, Xiao Yang’s car arrived.
Seeing that it was about time, Fu Mingxue had her mother get in the car, holding the two children.
The Qin family also drove to the train station, and they only left after she and her mother had boarded the train with the two children.
The train started to move.
Although this was only Mrs. Fu’s second time on a train, she couldn’t hide her nervousness.
After all, her son-in-law had been with them last time.
But this time, it wasn’t just the two of them; they also had two children in tow.
’The responsibility is immense,’ she thought. ’I can’t let anything happen to the children.’
"Mom, why don’t you take the children and sleep on the lower bunk? I can take one of them with me to the upper bunk."
"Alright." Mrs. Fu nodded.
However, she wasn’t in a hurry to climb up just yet.
Sitting across from them was also a mother and daughter.
They had children with them, too, except theirs were of different ages, one older and one younger.
The older one was about five, and the younger one was two or three.
"Auntie, where are you all headed?"
The young woman asked curiously.
"Home," Mrs. Fu said simply.
’She couldn’t just spill her life story because someone asked.’
The older woman sized up the mother and daughter for a moment, then asked, "Where are you headed?"
"Home," Mrs. Fu said simply.
’She couldn’t just spill her life story because someone asked.’
The other woman was clearly a chatterbox. "Are you mother and daughter-in-law, or mother and daughter?"
"Mother and daughter. Are you two mother and daughter-in-law?" Mrs. Fu asked in return.
The woman nodded. "We are. I’m taking my daughter-in-law to see my son. Oh, by the way, my son is a soldier in the army. It’s a shame you’re not heading the same way, otherwise my son could have picked you up too when he comes to get us."
"My son is very successful, you know. He’s a colonel."
The young woman couldn’t help but correct her, "Mom, he’s a lieutenant colonel."
Those were not the same rank at all.