Chapter 77: Arriving in the Capital

The three of them squeezed onto the train.

They were all in the same carriage.

“This is nice,” Fu’s mother said, quite pleased with the sleeper berth.

She felt very safe.

“Mom, you sit here. If you want to sleep, just lie down.”

“Alright.”

It was Fu’s mother’s first time on a train, and she found it all quite novel.

……

After three days and nights on the train, even Fu’s mother was completely exhausted.

When the train finally arrived, she was still a bit nervous.

“Mom, let’s hurry and get off!”

Mother and daughter each carried two parcels, while Qin Wenhuo had three on his back.

Fortunately, most of their luggage had been shipped ahead; otherwise, they really wouldn’t have been able to manage it all.

“Mom, someone will be there to pick us up when we get out of the station. Grandpa already knows our train number and has sent someone to wait for us at the exit.”

“That’s really too much trouble for our in-laws.”

Fu’s mother instinctively straightened her clothes.

But there was still a huge crowd squeezing to get off the train.

Someone almost stepped on Fu’s mother’s shoe and nearly knocked it off.

As soon as the three of them exited the station, someone came up to greet them. “Wenhuo-ge!”

It was Qin Wenhuo’s younger cousin.

He saw Fu Mingxue and her mother and immediately guessed who they were, so he called out, “Hello, Auntie! Hello, Sister-in-law!”

His voice was so loud that it startled Fu’s mother. “You, hello—”

Fu Mingxue: …? Why did that sound so strange?

“Mom, this is my cousin, Qin Wenshu. He’s a bit of a live wire.”

Fu’s mother quickly said, “That’s fine!”

Qin Wenhuo said, “Let’s get in the car first.”

“Wenhuo-ge, the car’s over there. Let’s go.” Qin Wenshu ran ahead to open the car door.

They walked over, and Fu Mingxue let her mother get in first before getting in herself.

Once the car started moving, Fu Mingxue finally spoke up. “Qin Wenhuo, can we go to my place first?”

As soon as she said this, Fu’s mother chimed in, “Yes, let’s go home first and drop off our things. Then we can go visit the in-laws.”

She was a mess right now—hair disheveled and smelling bad. How could she go meet the in-laws like this?

Just thinking about it made her embarrassed.

At this moment, she was really glad her daughter had bought this house.

The mother and daughter’s words surprised the two men in the front seat.

Especially Qin Wenhuo, who was momentarily stunned. He turned around to look at the two women in the back seat. “Mom, do you know the address?”

How would Fu’s mother know?

Fu Mingxue immediately gave the address.

Qin Wenhuo: …?

That wasn’t far from his own house.

Qin Wenshu was also surprised. That house was a siheyuan—a traditional courtyard house. He hadn’t expected his cousin’s wife to have a home in the capital too.

“I know that address.”

But if they were going there first… He looked at his cousin. The family was waiting at home.

Qin Wenhuo said, “Alright, let’s drop you off first.”

“—Okay!”

“Let’s drop us off first. You go home and let them know we’ll come by later.”

“Sure.”

After about forty minutes, they arrived.

“This is the place, right?”

“Yes,” Fu Mingxue replied. She’d long since memorized the address by heart.

Once she confirmed, Qin Wenhuo got out of the car and unloaded their parcels.

Fu Mingxue took out the key and opened the gate to the courtyard house.

As soon as Fu’s mother got out and saw the house, she felt dizzy with disbelief.

Heavens, her daughter Mingxue had bought such a big house all by herself?

“Wenhuo-ge, I’ll go home and let the family know.”

Before Qin Wenhuo could say anything, Fu Mingxue spoke up, “Qin Wenhuo, you should go home too. We won’t come over today. My mom and I will visit your family tomorrow.”

Fu’s mother quickly agreed, “Yes, we’ll come by tomorrow.”"