Free Web NovelChapter 57: Chapter 57: Confession
Bai Siqi left.
Mrs. Bai thought it over. In the end, her son’s argument had won out.
She, too, utterly detested Fu Mingxue and her mother.
Besides, Fu Mingxue would have to get married and have children eventually.
What difference did it make who the father was?
She decided to go find that Wang Po on the west side of town this very evening.
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Little did Fu Mingxue know that Bai Siqi and her mother had already cooked up a new scheme to harm her.
She went for a walk, found a deserted corner, and then took out the rewards she had stored in her space.
Carrying the items, she returned home.
Her mom had gone to work today.
She planned to make lunch.
Braised pork and steamed white rice.
Seeing they still had napa cabbage at home, she decided to make a stir-fry with it too.
When Mrs. Fu got home, she saw the meal laid out on the table.
She was stunned. "Where did this meat come from? I remember you don’t have any meat ration coupons. What’s more, the butcher is usually sold out by seven in the morning. How could you have possibly gotten any meat, going so late?"
"And this rice—it looks like special-grade grain. Where did you get it?"
Fu Mingxue: ...?
’I’ve been careless.’
’Too much time has passed; I’d actually forgotten about that.’
"Mom, I bought it at the black market. I happened to get there at just the right time. As for the rice, some lady was selling it. She only had a single jin. It wasn’t enough for her family, so she was selling it to get money for coarse grain."
Mrs. Fu thought that made sense. freewebnσvel.cѳm
Even she would have sold special-grade grain like that if she’d had it.
How could one get by without being meticulous with their calculations?
Wait a minute... my daughter is a spendthrift.
She immediately shot her a glare. "Why did you buy all this?"
"Mom, let’s eat something nice for a change! If we don’t eat these good things and don’t spend the money, isn’t it just going to end up spent on someone else, filling their stomach instead? Let’s just enjoy it ourselves now. Don’t be so reluctant to spend."
’Our family isn’t short on money anymore.’
’The compensation money Song Yan paid on Bai Siqi’s behalf, and the money Qin Wenhao clawed back from Old Mrs. Fu—it was more than enough for her to use.’
’Besides, the meat and rice hadn’t cost her anything at all; they were rewards.’
"Okay, Mom, it’s cold. If you keep dawdling and don’t eat, this meat will get cold and won’t be as good."
Mrs. Fu shot her a look. "How could meat ever taste bad? Even if it gets cold, it’s still delicious."
Oh, well. It was rare to have such a delicious meal, so she decided not to say any more.
The mother and daughter sat down to eat.
Mrs. Fu was a little surprised by her daughter’s culinary skills. "You did a great job with this braised pork!"
’Did she go and learn how to cook behind my back?’
Fu Mingxue: ...?
’Heh, of course it’s good. In my past life, I spent all my time at home, after all.’
’For those three picky, ungrateful brats, I had to rack my brain and come up with all sorts of new recipes just to get them to eat!’
* * *
"Mom, when does your holiday break start?"
"Soon. Probably around the twenty-fifth. The factory will be distributing New Year’s goods then."
’Besides what the factory gives out, I’ll have to buy more.’
’After all, my son-in-law will be coming to our home to celebrate the New Year this year.’
’I can’t have things looking shabby, no matter what.’
...
A two-day train ride left Bai Siqi looking rather grimy and exhausted.
When she saw Song Yan, he was both surprised and delighted. "What are you doing here?"
"I came to see you, and I have something important to tell you."
Without bothering to straighten herself up, Bai Siqi quickly told him about her rebirth.
Song Yan was left completely stunned.
"Are... are you just tired from the train ride? Why don’t you get some proper rest first?"
Bai Siqi became furious at his words.
"Song Yan, are you doubting me? Everything I just said is true! In our past life, we were always together. We only remarried in our later years, and our three children all grew up to be very successful."
