Chapter 235: If You Have Difficulties, Go to Sister Wang

"Auntie, I’m truly at my wit’s end. You’re the only ones I feel close enough to ask, otherwise, I wouldn’t be begging you like this. Don’t worry, I’ll pay you with money, coupons, and grain—"

As she spoke, Cui Meihong reached into her pocket—

Wang Xiang quickly stopped her. "Hey, this isn’t about money. Besides, even if I could watch your child, how could I possibly accept payment? What kind of person do you take me for?"

This was giving her a major headache.

Mrs. Fu was also frowning deeply.

’I thought this Cui Meihong was at least a reasonable person.’

’After all, she was smart enough to test into a teaching position, and she didn’t seem to favor boys over girls when it came to her own daughter.’

’Those two things alone made a good impression.’

’But now, what was this all about, trying to force her son on another family?’

’If someone is going to watch your child, they have to be willing. If they’re not, how can you just cry and beg?’

Just as she was about to speak, Fu Mingxue, who had been eating breakfast, came out.

She spoke before Mrs. Fu could get a word in.

"You’re part of a military family. If you’re having trouble, you should go to the administration. Oh, right, isn’t there a Sister Wang in charge of the housing compound? Why not go to her? Why come to us, people who have troubles of our own?"

Wang Xiang immediately chimed in, "Yes, yes, that’s right! Go find Director Wang. It’s her job to help us solve problems here in the family housing compound. Here, I’ll take you to her."

She enthusiastically grabbed a stunned Cui Meihong and began to lead her away.

Cui Meihong was stunned.

She didn’t want to go, but she had no choice but to follow.

Fu Mingxue watched them go, then coolly turned her gaze away.

Mrs. Fu sighed. "I really don’t know what she was thinking. She’s probably just frantic because her daughter was taken away."

"Mom, don’t waste your sympathy on others. If you’ve got that much to spare, save some for yourself. Speaking of which, what’s in that pot of yours? It’s boiled dry."

As soon as she heard that, Mrs. Fu suddenly smelled something burning.

"Oh no! My chicken soup—"

She dashed into the kitchen.

Fu Mingxue could only shake her head.

She turned and walked over to the twins.

"My darlings, Mommy’s going to be busy for the next couple of days, so I can’t play with you. But once things calm down, I’ll have plenty of time to spend with you."

"And then we can really get started on your lessons."

The twins exchanged a look.

’We understand you perfectly.’

’We’d rather you stay busy, Mom!’

Fu Mingxue was running late and didn’t have any more time to chat with the children.

She immediately wheeled her bicycle out, ready to go.

"Mom, I’m going to buy you a bicycle!"

’She hadn’t really thought through this whole bicycle situation.’

’How could the family manage with only one?’

’When she took it, it was inconvenient for her mom to go anywhere.’

Hearing this, Mrs. Fu came right out of the kitchen, her eyes wide. "What are you spending money on that for? I don’t want one."

Fu Mingxue was informing her, not asking for her opinion.

’Besides, she’d just had a new idea—she should get her mom a tricycle.’

’She could scrounge up some discarded parts from the bicycle factory.’

’Then she could just build one herself, right?’

’A tricycle has a cargo bed in the back. If her mom didn’t feel comfortable leaving the two kids at home, she could take them with her.’

’It would be so convenient for getting around.’

’Besides, one person can’t carry two children at once.’

’With a tricycle, she could just put the two little ones in the back and go wherever she needed to.’

’Tsk, I really am a genius.’

She got on her bicycle and rode quickly to the factory.

She hadn’t even made it to her office when Director Geng found her.

"Group Leader Fu, I heard you figured out the analysis?"

Fu Mingxue looked at him. "You heard? Who did you hear it from?"