Free Web NovelChapter 41: Chapter 41: This Is My New Son-in-law
The neighbors stared, dumbfounded, as the woman who’d claimed she’d had her bones broken took off at an astonishing speed.
"Her bones—they sure do heal fast!"
"My bones are fine, and I can’t even run that fast!"
"I can’t believe Bai Siqi is such a compulsive liar!"
"Heh, she’s Bai Chunsheng’s kid. What did you expect? I told you that mother and daughter pair were rotten to the core, but you all refused to believe me."
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"Mingxue, your mom’s in as good a shape as ever! Just like when she was young, ha!"
Fu Mingxue was at a loss for words.
She enjoyed seeing her mom so full of life.
Terrified that Mrs. Fu would break down their door, Bai Siqi and her mother didn’t dare run home. Instead, they bolted toward the main street.
Mrs. Fu relentlessly chased the mother and daughter for two full streets.
The commotion drew out everyone who lived on the street to watch the bizarre spectacle.
Eldest Fu’s two sons, who had been planning to go and cause trouble for Fu Mingxue and her mother, happened to see their Second Aunt brandishing a rolling pin.
Seeing how ferocious their Second Aunt looked, they immediately chickened out.
"Good heavens, Second Aunt is too terrifying. Let’s just forget it—"
"—Forget it. We can’t afford to mess with her!"
The two brothers were in complete agreement—they were both terrified their furious Second Aunt would break their legs.
Mrs. Fu, however, kept up the chase at a steady, unhurried pace. Whenever she got close, she would deliberately slow down.
When they started to pull away, she would speed up again.
She was toying with them like a cat with a mouse!
However, as she passed the entrance to the supply and marketing cooperative, she suddenly screeched to a halt.
"S-Son-in-law?"
Qin Wenhao was just as surprised.
His gaze fell to the rolling pin in his mother-in-law’s hand, and the corner of his eye twitched almost imperceptibly.
"Mom, are you—"
Mrs. Fu froze.
The timing couldn’t have been worse.
Without batting an eye, she said, "This? I just borrowed it. I’m planning on making some more dumpling wrappers tonight."
Then she noticed the two large bags her new son-in-law was carrying.
Her eyes widened. ’Did my son-in-law just buy out the entire cooperative?’
"All this—"
"Mom, I came empty-handed earlier, so I bought a few things for you and Mingxue. Let’s go home first before we talk."
"—Ah, okay!" Mrs. Fu agreed instinctively.
Then she snapped back to her senses. "Son-in-law, you... you bought way too much! Can we return it? If we can, let’s go get a refund."
"Mom, it’s non-refundable. Besides, I bought all of this for you and Mingxue. Come on, let’s go home first."
Mrs. Fu noticed everyone was staring at them and knew this wasn’t the place to talk.
In a place this small, the gossip was guaranteed to spread and get twisted into who-knows-what in no time.
But then again, this was her legitimate, official son-in-law. She had nothing to fear from gossip. freewēbnoveℓ.com
When they returned, the neighbors who were still lingering around were once again completely stunned.
Who was this young man?
And why was he carrying bag after bag into the Fu family’s home?
"Mingxue’s mom, is he a relative of yours?"
Mrs. Fu knew these people just loved to gossip and run their mouths.
To keep them from spreading all sorts of wild rumors, she announced directly:
"This is my son-in-law. He and my daughter just got their marriage certificate today. That’s right, my son-in-law is the fiancé Mingxue’s father arranged for her, and look, here he is today."
And it had to be said, with her son-in-law showing up carrying so many gifts—it gave her a great deal of face.
The neighbor who had asked, as well as the others who had been straining their ears to listen, were utterly shocked by Mrs. Fu’s words.
What? Mingxue’s fiancé? No—her husband, already officially married? freēwēbnovel.com
"—Why register the marriage so quickly?"
"My daughter is about to start college. If they don’t register now, they’ll have to wait forever, won’t they? Okay, I can’t stand here chatting. My son-in-law is here, I have to go start cooking."
The neighbors were speechless.
