Chapter 195: This Is an Uprising?
Fu Mingxue was a little surprised, but not entirely.
After all, the child was so young. And the river water was even colder this early in the morning.
The child was probably in the water for a while. Otherwise, Qin Wenhao wouldn’t have spent so long doing chest compressions when he was rescued.
"When the child gets out of the hospital, we should send something over."
"Of course I know that. Sister Wang came by today to give us a thank-you gift, and I didn’t accept a single thing. How could I possibly take that!"
Mrs. Fu wasn’t the greedy type.
Of course she wouldn’t just accept gifts from people.
Besides, her son-in-law was a soldier. He’d saved a life, yet she, his mother-in-law, was accepting thank-you gifts? Wouldn’t that just give people reason to talk behind her back?
Fu Mingxue didn’t pursue the topic. It was getting late, and she still needed to go back to her room and study for a couple of hours.
She had so many books to get through—physics, mathematics...
There was simply too much to learn.
The next day, Fu Mingxue was jolted awake by the sound of crying and shouting outside.
No, to be more precise, she was woken up by the crying from next door.
She checked her watch and saw it was already six o’clock.
So, she got out of bed.
Once she was out in the courtyard, she lowered her voice and asked her mom, "What’s going on? Why are they fighting again?"
’If they could move, she would.’
Mrs. Fu pursed her lips.
"That Old Fei woman next door got her daughter-in-law a janitor job. The one at the school. I have no idea how that old hag managed to get it."
"She has a job now? That’s great!" Fu Mingxue thought a job was much better; at least the woman wouldn’t have to stay at home all day.
’After all, she has a wicked mother-in-law at home!’
"What’s so great about it? That poor daughter-in-law... After working all day, she still has to come home to do the laundry and cook. That damned old hag doesn’t lift a finger. Yesterday, she was so busy doting on her grandson that she let her little granddaughter get scalded with boiling water. When the girl’s mother got home from work last night and saw how badly her daughter was burned, she was furious, of course."
"And so, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law started fighting."
Fu Mingxue’s eyes lit up.
’Good for her. That wicked mother-in-law deserved a lesson.’
"They had one fight yesterday, and another one last night before you came home. Then this morning, that old hag started cursing up a storm, and the two of them went at it again."
Fu Mingxue listened carefully. The one wailing dramatically seemed to be the wicked mother-in-law.
’So the daughter-in-law next door is finally fighting back?’
"Never mind them. Go wash up and brush your teeth so you can eat breakfast."
"It’s fine, I’ve got plenty of time today. Mom, don’t you forget how fast my bike is now."
"Right, right, very fast," Mrs. Fu said, rolling her eyes. "It’s also a real power-guzzler."
It costs several yuan a month just to charge it.
Who can afford that?
"Mom, it’s not expensive. As long as I’m just going back and forth between the factory and home, it’s only about three yuan a month."
Mrs. Fu: ...?
’Three yuan isn’t expensive?’
’That’s only because her daughter’s salary is high.’
’For any other family...’
’...people only earn about thirty yuan a month.’
’Some even make just over twenty.’
She didn’t want to talk about it anymore.
"I’m going to see if the two kids are awake."
Fu Mingxue went to wash up—and heard the old woman next door wailing even louder.
’Tsk. She should hit her a few more times.’
Just as she was eating breakfast, there was a knock on the door.
Fu Mingxue put down her chopsticks and went to open the door.
She was a little surprised to see the young wife from next door.
"What’s the matter?"
Cui Meihong looked ill at ease. "—Mr. Fu, I... I was wondering if I could borrow five yuan from you?"