Reborn in the 80s and Remarrying an Officer, Let the Ungrateful Cry!

Chapter 83: Chapter 83: First Impressions Are Very Important

Qin Wenhao turned and introduced her. "Mom, this is my wife, Fu Mingxue."

"Mingxue, this is my mom."

Fu Mingxue looked at her mother-in-law, who appeared quite young, as if she were only in her thirties.

She clearly took great care of herself.

"—Mom!" Her tone was poised, her expression natural.

Mrs. Qin walked up to Fu Mingxue with a smile and took her hand.

"Mingxue, Wenhao and I were planning to come see you this afternoon, but I didn’t expect the children to get sick."

Fu Mingxue asked with concern, "Mom, how are the children? Are they feeling any better?"

"The doctor gave them some medicine. Their fevers still haven’t gone down completely, but they should soon. I just hope it doesn’t come back tonight."

Mrs. Qin sighed. "The poor things have really been suffering."

Fu Mingxue nodded. "It’s true. They’re so young, being sick is especially hard on them."

Mrs. Qin believed that first impressions were truly important.

From the very first glance, she had taken a great liking to her younger son’s wife.

"Oh, right. Mingxue, this is your sister-in-law, and this is Aunt Li. Aunt Li looks after the two children."

Fu Mingxue looked toward the two women, who were a short distance away, and gave them a slight nod. "Hello, Sister-in-law. Hello, Aunt Li."

Aunt Li immediately replied, "Hello! To you as well!"

Lan Qingman snapped out of her surprise. She hadn’t expected her new sister-in-law to be so beautiful.

It was beyond anything she had imagined.

’I thought someone from a small town would surely be plain and unsophisticated.’

’Add to that a father who died young and a widowed mother—how good could her life have possibly been?’

’Even if she had a decent face, it would surely be dark and weathered. Or she’d be timid and unpresentable.’

’But who would have thought? Not only is she fair-skinned and beautiful with long legs—she’s actually even a bit taller and more willowy than me.’

’Her figure is slender and trim, too.’

’And from the moment she arrived, she hasn’t shown the slightest bit of timidity.’

’She’s so poised and graceful...’

With a slightly unnatural expression, she nodded. "—Hello, Sister-in-law."

Then she added, "Mom, since my sister-in-law—their mother—is here now, why don’t we head back and let her take over? She’s their mother, after all. It would be good for the children to start spending time with her."

With her younger daughter-in-law present, Mrs. Qin couldn’t glare openly at her elder one.

"You can go back first, then. I’ll stay here. Mingxue must be exhausted from the train ride today. She should go home and get some proper rest."

Lan Qingman knew her mother-in-law was a little displeased, and she gave an embarrassed smile.

Just then, Fu Mingxue spoke up. "Mom, I’m not tired. With both children sick, how could I possibly go home and sleep? Even if I went back, I’d be too worried to rest. I’ll stay and watch them. You and Sister-in-law should go home!"

How could Mrs. Qin agree? "Absolutely not. You’ve been on a train for days; you need to rest properly. The wedding is in just a few days, and you’ll have more than enough to be tired from then. You need to rest up."

"Mom, I’m fine. I took a sleeper car, so I mostly slept on the way here. Besides, I’m young; pulling one all-nighter is nothing. I wouldn’t be able to sleep if I went home anyway."

’Oh, the System gave me a mission!’

’Spend one night with the children, and the reward is ten jin of meat plus fifty yuan.’

’This is the first time the reward has been money.’

’Stay. I have to stay.’

’But what the hell does keeping the kids company have to do with a "Tiger Mom" system?’

’I don’t get it.’

At that moment, Qin Wenhao spoke up. "Mom, you and Sister-in-law should head back. My wife, Aunt Li, and I will be here. That’s enough."

Hearing her son say this, Mrs. Qin had no choice but to nod. "Alright, then. Just be sure to stay alert tonight. Your sister-in-law and I will head back for now."

"Oh, and have Aunt Li come back with us first. We’ll have her bring some food over in a little while."