Chapter 138: Look at How Stingy You Are

Because of that little incident, the rest of the journey went much more smoothly.

Although that mean old woman still scolded and hit her daughter-in-law a couple more times, she kept her voice down, so Fu Mingxue and her mother just ignored it.

If the woman herself didn’t fight back, what could outsiders like them say?

Around noon, Fu’s mother got ready to fetch some hot water.

Thinking of the two kids, she’d brought a thermos onto the train.

When Fu Mingxue saw her mother carrying the thermos, she took it right away. “Mom, I’ll go. You just watch the kids.”

Fu’s mother nodded. “Alright, go and come back quickly.”

Fu Mingxue not only took the thermos, but also grabbed the two baby bottles.

When she got to the hot water station on the train, she rinsed the bottles first, then filled up the thermos with hot water.

She quickly brought everything back.

“Give it to me, I’ll make the milk for the babies,” Fu’s mother said, already having taken the formula out of their bag.

Fu Mingxue handed it over.

As soon as they mixed the formula, the smell of milk filled the air.

The two kids across from them stared hungrily.

The older one even started crying, “Grandma, I want some too!”

That mean old woman might not care for her daughter-in-law or little granddaughter, but she clearly doted on her grandson.

Now that her precious grandson was crying and fussing, she couldn’t stand it.

She pinched her daughter-in-law, signaling her to go ask for some.

The young woman immediately understood, her face flushing bright red with embarrassment.

She turned her head away, gritting her teeth and pretending not to notice.

She couldn’t bring herself to lose face like that.

The old woman was furious and pinched her even harder—but the unlucky daughter-in-law still refused to listen.

This made her even angrier.

At this point, her precious grandson started crying even louder, “Grandma, I want some, I want some too—”

The old woman was truly out of options.

So she shamelessly turned to Fu’s mother and said, “Hey, sister, you’ve got so much formula. Could you spare a little for my grandson?”

Fu Mingxue was speechless.

How could someone be so thick-skinned?

Fu’s mother: …?

What the hell! Where did this old hag get the nerve? Did she forget how she was yelling at them earlier?

Fu’s mother shot back bluntly, “How shameless can you be? Can’t you see how little my two kids are? You’re even eyeing the food for babies this young?”

Formula is expensive! If the kid across from them was still a baby, she might have been kind enough to give a little.

But he was already five—old enough to know better. Throwing a tantrum over someone else’s food was just bad upbringing.

The old woman was furious.

“Look how stingy you are! What’s the big deal about giving a little from such a big can?”

Fu’s mother sneered, “Fine, we’re stingy. If you’re so generous, there are people outside who can’t even afford to eat—why don’t you give your money to them?”

The old woman glared. “Why should I give my money to them?”

“Then why should I give you my kids’ milk? Stop bothering us.” Fu’s mother was thoroughly fed up.

The old woman was about to explode, but when she met Fu Mingxue’s icy stare, she shrank back and fell silent.

“Fine, don’t give it to us.”

“Come on, sweetie, don’t cry. We won’t drink that stuff. Grandma will give you some candy—”

She pulled a piece of candy from her pocket.

The little boy’s eyes lit up at the sight of it, and he immediately stopped crying.

Three days on the train had left everyone in the compartment exhausted.

When the train finally announced their stop, Fu’s mother let out a sigh of relief. “Daughter, is this our stop?”

“Yes. Mom, let’s get off. You hold the kids, I’ll carry the two bags.”"