Chapter 260: What a Formidable In-law

"Whether you meant to or not, what you did was inappropriate. Alright, let’s drop it for now. No matter what, the child is what’s important."

"We’ll just say you were worried about the child."

Mrs. Fu’s words made Sister Wang furious again.

But she couldn’t very well lose her temper.

She forced a smile. "—I was just so worried about the child. Look, he’s flushed red from the fever. If something were to happen to him, how could I possibly face his parents..."

Mrs. Fu sighed. "He’s just a little one, so you really do have to be careful—You were a bit too careless. How did he end up with a fever?"

Sister Wang: ...? ’What does she mean, *I* was too careless?’

Her face flushed red with anger again.

Just then, a car drove up.

It had arrived with unprecedented speed.

And just as the car stopped, Fu Mingxue arrived on her bicycle, screeching to a halt.

"Director Wang, what are you standing around for? The car is here! Don’t waste any more time. Hurry up and get in, take the Hao Family’s child to the hospital! Oh, right, did you bring any money? If not, I can have my mom give you ten yuan for now—"

She turned and shouted to Mrs. Fu, "Mom, hurry and get ten yuan for Director Wang. Saving the child is what’s important."

Director Wang cut in quickly before Mrs. Fu could reply, "Don’t bother, I brought money—"

’If I said I didn’t bring any money, how could I manage this family compound in the future?’

"Then hurry and get in the car. By the way, is there anyone free to go along? We can’t let Director Wang handle this all by herself. When she gets anxious, she can’t think straight. If two people go, at least one of them will have a clear head to get things done."

Sister Wang’s face turned dark, then ashen, then purple with rage.

She’d now been branded as a dimwit by the mother-daughter duo.

The people in the family compound might have their petty schemes, but many of them also had a strong sense of justice.

Immediately, several people stepped forward. "I-I’ll go with her."

"I’ll go too."

Fu Mingxue quickly said to the first two who had spoken up, "Then both of you, get in the car! We can’t waste any more time."

After hearing that, the two of them quickly got into the car.

"Director Wang, you should get in too. With them along, it’ll be more convenient for you. Besides, this car is much faster than my bicycle, and the child won’t be exposed to the wind. You can rest assured!"

Sister Wang: ...?

She didn’t want to say another word.

With a taut face, she clutched the child and got into the car.

As soon as she and the child were in, the driver immediately stepped on the gas—

Fu Mingxue watched the car drive away before slowly retracting her gaze.

Then, she pushed her bicycle home.

Mrs. Fu, however, hadn’t come back inside yet. She was sighing to the crowd from the family compound that hadn’t dispersed.

"It’s not easy raising a child, and you have to be even more meticulous when you’re looking after someone else’s. Otherwise, wouldn’t it just break the parents’ hearts?"

"When Director Wang came running to my house earlier, she gave me quite a scare. Instead of getting a car from the military base, why did she run all the way to my house for a bicycle? If the child gets hit by a cold wind, won’t his illness just get worse?"

...

In the courtyard, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law could still hear Mrs. Fu’s words from outside.

Mrs. Qin smiled. "Your mother is really something else."

Fu Mingxue agreed.

"By the way, what was going on with that woman just now?" Mrs. Qin had originally thought the child belonged to her.

But from the sound of it, that wasn’t the case!

Fu Mingxue gave her a brief explanation.

Mrs. Qin: ...?

’Everyone in this family compound is so difficult to get along with!’

"It’s a good thing your mother is here."

Otherwise, her kind and simple daughter-in-law would have been bullied.