Fu Mingxue believed she had a bright future ahead of her.
After leaving the school, she remembered she had to visit the Qin family soon.
This time, there weren’t any particularly nice gifts in her space.
So she rode her bicycle to a store.
When she got home, she saw her mom bustling about.
Not only was the clothesline strung across the yard full of laundry,
but the yard itself seemed even tidier than when she had left.
Her mom was even out hoeing the small vegetable patch.
Seeing her mother working without a break, Fu Mingxue’s mouth twitched.
"Mom, don’t you ever rest? Isn’t the house already quite clean?"
"It’s clean enough, but there’s still a lot to tidy up. By the way, did you get everything sorted out at the school?" Mrs. Fu asked.
Fu Mingxue nodded. "Yes, it’s all taken care of. I start classes tomorrow. We’ll head over to the Qin family’s place at four-thirty."
"Alright." Mrs. Fu mulled it over. They couldn’t go empty-handed. "What should we bring?"
She tried to think of what she could take from the things she had brought with her.
If all else failed, there was still time to go out and buy something.
Fu Mingxue quickly said, "Mom, I’ve already got it covered."
Hearing this, Mrs. Fu was surprised. "What did you get?"
Fu Mingxue pointed to several mesh bags hanging from her bicycle.
"See? I bought them at the store. I got two bottles of Maotai, some health supplements, and two cartons of cigarettes. I also got some candy and cookies for the children."
Mrs. Fu thought that sounded about right.
She had considered everyone in the Qin family, young and old.
’Wait, is someone missing?’
"Then you didn’t buy anything for your sister-in-law?"
"I bought a bolt of fabric for her. I didn’t get any food, though. She’s pregnant, and if she ate something I gave her and had a bad reaction, wouldn’t that just be my good intentions backfiring?"
’She has terrible morning sickness right now, so what could I even buy for her to eat? If something went wrong, wouldn’t I get the blame?’
’It’s a thankless task that could easily end badly—no way I’m doing that.’


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