Chapter 201: Causing a Sensation
Fu Mingxue scoffed. "Next time, I won’t let you off so easily."
Mrs. Hao: ...?
’So, not only did I get beaten for nothing, but I was also forced to apologize?’
In the end, she got nothing out of it and couldn’t even get out of paying back the five yuan.
’Instead, not only did I completely lose face, but I also lost a front tooth?’
’Damn it all, how am I supposed to get this tooth fixed?’
That’s right. Mrs. Fu had also forced her to pay back the five yuan that Cui Meihong borrowed.
After the other residents of the family compound saw this scene,
they decided one thing—from now on, they could provoke anyone but this mother-daughter duo. They were simply too formidable.
The old one was incredibly strong.
The young one had a sharp tongue. As expected, educated people were even more terrifying.
Seeing the matter resolved, Sister Wang quickly told everyone to disperse.
Then she quickly left as well.
She never wanted to mediate between these two families again. She hoped Hao Rong’s mother would remember today’s lesson and stay quiet from now on.
After all, their next-door neighbors were not to be trifled with.
Fu Mingxue paid no mind to what others thought or how they looked at her.
She returned to her own yard, ready to wheel her bicycle out and head to work.
Seeing she was about to leave, Mrs. Fu asked, "What time will you be back tonight?"
"I might be late tonight. I don’t know the exact time. Mom, you don’t have to wait up for me. Just don’t bolt the main gate."
She had been spending a lot of time on her power device these past few nights, which had caused her to run late.
"Alright," Mrs. Fu nodded.
At that moment, many people in the military family compound still hadn’t dispersed.
At first, when Fu Mingxue wheeled her bicycle out, no one paid much attention.
But when someone saw her get on the bike and ride it without pedaling, they were stunned.
"Hey, look at Qin Tuan’s wife’s bicycle!"
The others were unconcerned.
’It’s just a bicycle, isn’t it? What’s there to see?’
Although some of them couldn’t afford one, it wasn’t as if no one in the family compound had one.
Plenty of families owned bicycles.
"Quick, look! She isn’t pedaling her bike!"
As soon as those words were spoken, many people turned to look—
Whoa, it was true!
They didn’t see Fu Mingxue pedal at all.
"What’s going on? How can she ride so fast without pedaling?"
"It’s amazing! That just reminded me, I think her bike has a big headlight on the front, too."
"That bike is so fast! Look, in the blink of an eye, she’s already far away."
...
Fu Mingxue had no idea what a sensation her modified bicycle was causing back in the family compound.
After all, just owning a bicycle was a big deal these days.
But for a bicycle to move at a speed comparable to a small car—that was an absolutely novel sight.
Someone couldn’t contain their curiosity and wanted to ask Mrs. Fu what was going on.
Mrs. Fu just shook her head. "I have no idea! My daughter leaves early and comes home late for work every day. We barely have time to talk."
’Want to pry for information? Heh, not a chance.’
As Fu Mingxue was leaving the military base, Director Xie happened to be passing by and also saw her bicycle.
He was quite amazed as well.
’What’s with Qin Tuan’s wife’s bicycle?’
—
Unfortunately, by the time he thought to greet her, her bicycle had already zipped far into the distance.
Director Xie: ...?
’I’ll have to ask about it later.’
However, when Fu Mingxue reached the factory gate, she started pedaling. She was at her destination, after all, so no one noticed anything unusual.
But when she left the factory last night, her headlight was very bright, so the person on duty in the security department had noticed.
This time, that Captain Fang even took a few extra glances.
As Fu Mingxue passed by, he couldn’t help but comment:
"Mr. Fu, that’s a rather unique bicycle you have there—"