Chapter 41: This Is My New Son-in-Law

The neighbors all stared wide-eyed as the person who’d just claimed to have had her bones broken took off running like the wind.

“Her bones sure healed fast!”

“I didn’t even break anything and I can’t run that fast!”

“Who would’ve thought Bai Siqi was such a habitual liar?”

“Hmph, she’s Bai Chunsheng’s kid—did you all really think she’d be any good? I always said that mother and daughter pair were no good, but you all refused to believe me.”

...

“Mingxue, your mother’s as sturdy as ever—she’s just like she was when she was young!”

Fu Mingxue: ...

She actually liked seeing her mom so lively.

Bai Siqi and her mother, terrified that Fu’s mother would come smash up their house, didn’t dare run home and instead bolted straight for the main street.

Fu’s mother chased them for two whole blocks.

She drew out all the residents along the street, who came out to watch the spectacle.

Fu’s eldest brother’s two sons, who had been planning to go cause trouble for Fu Mingxue and her mother, just happened to see their second aunt brandishing a rolling pin.

Seeing how fierce she looked, they immediately chickened out.

“Good grief, Second Aunt is way too tough—let’s just forget it.”

“Yeah, forget it, we can’t afford to mess with her!”

The brothers were in complete agreement—they were both afraid their second aunt, who was still fuming, might break their legs.

Meanwhile, Fu’s mother kept up a steady pace in pursuit—whenever she got close, she’d slow down a bit; if they got farther away, she’d speed up again.

It was like she was playing with a cat!

But as she passed the entrance to the supply and marketing cooperative, she suddenly stopped in her tracks.

“Son-in-law?”

Qin Wenhuo was surprised too.

His gaze landed on the rolling pin in his mother-in-law’s hand, and the corner of his eye twitched almost imperceptibly.

“Mom, you’re...?”

Fu’s mother: ...?

What a coincidence.

She kept her composure and said, “Oh, this? I just borrowed it. Planning to roll out some dumpling wrappers tonight.”

Then she noticed her new son-in-law carrying two huge bags.

Her pupils shrank—was her son-in-law planning to empty out the whole supply store?

“You—”

“Mom, I came empty-handed earlier, so I bought some things for you and Mingxue. Let’s go home and talk.”

“Ah, okay!” Fu’s mother agreed instinctively.

Then she quickly came to her senses, “Son-in-law, isn’t this a bit much? Can you return some of it? If you can, let’s go return it.”

“Mom, it’s not returnable. Besides, I bought all this for you and Mingxue. Come on, let’s go home.”

Fu’s mother noticed everyone was watching her, and knew this wasn’t the place to talk.

In a small place like this, news would spread like wildfire.

Still, this was her proper, legitimate son-in-law, so she wasn’t afraid of gossip.

When they got back, there were still some neighbors hanging around, and they were all shocked.

Who was this young man?

Why was he carrying so many bags to the Fu house?

“Mingxue’s mom, is he a relative of yours?”

Fu’s mother knew these people loved to gossip.

To keep them from making up wild stories, she said directly:

“This is my son-in-law. He and my daughter just got their marriage certificate today. Oh, and he’s the fiancé Mingxue’s father picked for her. He’s come to our house today.”

And honestly, seeing her son-in-law bring so many things over—she felt especially proud.

The neighbor who asked, and all those eavesdropping, were stunned by what she said.

What? Mingxue’s fiancé? No, her legal husband now?

“They got their marriage certificate that fast?”

“My daughter’s about to start university. If they didn’t register now, who knows how long they’d have to wait? Anyway, that’s enough chatting—I need to go cook for my son-in-law.”

The neighbors: ...?"