Chapter 57: Coming Clean

Bai Siqi was gone.

After thinking it over, Mrs. Bai realized her son had come out on top this time.

She still hated Fu Mingxue and her mother with a passion.

Besides, Fu Mingxue would have to get married and have children sooner or later. No matter who she married, she’d have to give birth, wouldn’t she?

She decided she’d go to the west side of town that evening to find that matchmaker, Granny Wang.

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Fu Mingxue had no idea that Bai Siqi and her mother were already scheming up new tricks to harm her.

She went out for a stroll, then found a quiet corner to take out the rewards she’d stored in her space.

She carried the things home.

Her mother was at work today.

She planned to make lunch.

Braised pork and steamed white rice.

She saw there was still some napa cabbage at home, so she decided to stir-fry that as well.

When Mrs. Fu came home, she was greeted by the sight of the food laid out on the table.

She was stunned. “Where did you get the meat? I remember you didn’t have any meat coupons left. Besides, the butcher’s shop usually sells out by seven in the morning. If you went so late, how did you manage to get any?”

“And this rice—this looks just like the special supply rice. Where did you get it?”

Fu Mingxue: …?

She’d let her guard down.

It had been so long, she’d honestly forgotten about these things.

“—Mom, I bought it on the black market. I happened to get lucky and ran into someone selling it. As for the rice, an auntie was selling it—she only had a jin left, not enough for her family, so she decided to sell it for cash to buy coarse grains.”

Mrs. Fu thought that made sense.

Even if it were her, if she had special supply rice, she’d sell it too.

How else could you make ends meet if you didn’t pinch every penny?

Wait a minute, did she raise a spendthrift daughter?

She glared at her. “Why did you buy all this?”

“Mom, let’s eat something nice for a change! If we don’t eat the good stuff ourselves and don’t spend our money, won’t it just end up feeding someone else? Let’s just enjoy it ourselves and not be stingy.”

They weren’t short on money anymore.

There was the compensation Song Yan paid for Bai Siqi, and the money Qin Wenhuo managed to get back from Old Lady Fu—that was more than enough for her to spend.

Besides, she hadn’t spent a cent on this meat and rice—they were rewards.

“All right, Mom, it’s cold out. If you keep fussing and don’t eat, the meat will get cold and won’t taste as good.”

Mrs. Fu shot her a look. “How could meat ever taste bad? Even if it’s frozen, it’s still delicious.”

Forget it, it was rare to have such a good meal—she wouldn’t say more.

Mother and daughter sat down to eat.

Mrs. Fu was a bit surprised by her daughter’s cooking. “You did a great job with this braised pork!”

Had she been sneaking off to learn how to cook behind her back?

Fu Mingxue: …?

Heh, of course it was good—she’d spent all her time in her previous life cooking at home.

For those three picky eaters, she’d racked her brains and tried every trick in the book to make delicious food!

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“Mom, when do you get off for the holiday?”

“Very soon—probably around the 25th. The factory will hand out New Year’s supplies then.”

Besides what the factory gave, she’d have to buy more herself.

After all, this year her son-in-law would be coming to celebrate the New Year with them.

No matter what, they couldn’t let things look shabby.

……

After two days on the train, Bai Siqi was looking rather disheveled.

When she saw Song Yan, he was both surprised and delighted. “What are you doing here?”

“I came to see you—and to tell you something important.”

Bai Siqi didn’t even bother to tidy herself up. She hurriedly told him about her rebirth.

Song Yan was dumbfounded.

“You—you must be exhausted from the train ride. Why don’t you get some rest first?”

Bai Siqi was furious when she heard that.

“Song Yan, do you not believe me? Everything I just said is true! In our previous life, we were together all along. It was only in our old age that we remarried and got our marriage certificate again. Our three kids all turned out great!”"