Chapter 140: What a Coincidence

The young daughter-in-law quietly protested, “Mom, she’s not a scammer—”

Mrs. Hao shot her a glare. “Be quiet! How is she not? They all said they weren’t here to join the army families, so how come they got picked up by someone in a car? Son, when you get back, you must look into this properly.”

Hao Rong: …?

He couldn’t help but look at his wife, silently asking what was going on.

His wife gave him a troubled look.

“Mom, just let it go. If someone came to pick them up, that means they were expected. Let’s just head home.”

He went to pick up their luggage.

Although Mrs. Hao was still fuming—those two lowlifes, what makes them worthy of riding in a car?—there was nothing more she could do about it for now.

——

Two and a half hours flew by in a flash.

But to Fu Mingxue, it still felt like a long journey.

The bumpy ride was even less comfortable than taking the train.

“Sis-in-law, we’re here. This is our base. Please wait here for a moment while I go check in.”

The car stopped at the guard post.

Fu Mingxue knew they needed to register, so she waited patiently.

Yang Ming finished quickly.

He got back in the car. “Sis-in-law, all done. You won’t have any trouble coming and going from now on.”

Fu Mingxue thanked him. “Great, thank you!”

Finally, the car drove inside.

When they reached a small courtyard in the family housing area, Yang Ming stopped the car.

“Sis-in-law, this is the place. You can get out now.”

Fu Mingxue replied, “Okay,” and opened the door to get out.

Yang Ming immediately handed her a set of keys. “Sis-in-law, these are the keys to the courtyard.”

Fu Mingxue took the keys and unlocked the main gate.

Yang Ming helped carry their luggage inside. “Sis-in-law, I’ll leave your things here. If you need anything else, just come find me. I’m with Team Nine.”

Fu Mingxue nodded. “Okay, thank you so much for today.”

Yang Ming said there was no need to thank him, then left.

“Daughter, this courtyard is really nice.” Fu’s mother, who had been silent, looked around the house, liking it more the longer she looked.

The main thing was, the courtyard was quite spacious—she could plant some vegetables in the open area at the front.

And there were several rooms in the house.

Plenty of space for the whole family.

“Mom, let’s check out the rooms first, put the baby down, and then do some cleaning.”

Fu’s mother agreed, “Yes, good idea.”

Just then, a voice called from outside, “Are you family of Commander Qin?”

Fu Mingxue turned at the sound and saw a woman in her thirties. “Yes, I’m Qin Wenhuo’s wife. How should I address you, big sister?”

“I’m Wang Xiang, I live in the courtyard to your left—we’re neighbors! I didn’t expect Commander Qin’s wife to be so pretty. You must be exhausted from the trip. Let me help you clean up.”

Fu Mingxue quickly declined, “Sister Wang, that’s not necessary. My mom and I can—”

“We’re neighbors from now on, no need to be polite! I’ll go grab a broom.”

Before Fu Mingxue could say anything else, Wang Xiang bustled off.

A moment later, she came back, broom in hand, just as energetically.

Fu Mingxue: …?

Fu’s mother: ?

Well, this neighbor seems like someone we can get along with.

The mother and daughter couldn’t just stand by and watch someone else do the cleaning, so they went inside, put the baby down, and joined in.

Luckily, since Qin Wenhuo had lived here before, the house wasn’t too dirty.

All three of them were efficient, and the place was soon spotless.

Just then, a somewhat familiar voice came from the neighboring courtyard: “Mother, we’re finally here—”"