Chapter 273: Shouldn’t the Family Be Paying for This?

Mrs. Fu went back to the kitchen.

Originally, she had only made enough for themselves.

Now that her son-in-law was home, she had to make some lighter dishes for him.

By the time she finished cooking, he still hadn’t returned.

"Mom, can we eat yet? I’m starving." Fu Mingxue came out of her room.

"Your husband isn’t back yet. Let’s wait for him a little longer."

Fu Mingxue said bluntly, "Didn’t you make separate, lighter dishes for him? It’s perfectly fine for us to eat our food first."

"Besides, who knows when he’ll be back?"

Mrs. Fu shot her a look. "Can’t you just wait a little longer?"

"No, I’m hungry. I have to go work overtime later!"

The moment Mrs. Fu heard she had to work overtime, she wouldn’t dare make her wait any longer.

"Then you go ahead and eat."

"Mom, let’s eat together! We don’t need to wait for Qin Wenhao."

Mrs. Fu wouldn’t listen.

She wasn’t that hungry anyway.

’Why should I eat first?’

Seeing how stubborn she was, Fu Mingxue didn’t press the issue.

But she still added, "Mom, if you don’t eat, my food won’t taste as good eating alone. I’ll probably eat one less bowl."

Mrs. Fu: ...?

’What, am I that important? I can affect her appetite?’

Fortunately, Qin Wenhao returned just then.

Seeing her son-in-law, Mrs. Fu immediately went up to him.

"Son-in-law, you’re back! Hurry, sit down and eat."

Qin Wenhao nodded. "Okay."

Then he looked at Fu Mingxue. "Honey, I’m taking the eight o’clock train back to Beijing City tonight."

"You’re leaving tonight?" Fu Mingxue had thought he would be leaving tomorrow at the earliest.

"Yeah, I already had Zhao Liang buy the tickets. I might be gone for a few days this time."

Of course, Qin Wenhao hoped she would go with him.

But he knew it was impossible.

Not to mention the two children at home, her job was probably very busy as well.

Fu Mingxue looked apologetic. "I’m sorry, I can’t go with you. Take care of yourself on the train."

Qin Wenhao immediately replied, "Honey, you don’t have to apologize. It’s enough that I’m going. There’s no need for you to come along too."

Mrs. Fu didn’t know what to say.

"—Well then, I’ll pack you some food to eat on the train."

Fu Mingxue said bluntly, "Mom, don’t go to all that trouble. He can just buy a meal on the train. It’ll be hot, too!"

Qin Wenhao also nodded. "Mom, Mingxue is right. They have food at the train station, I can just eat there."

Mrs. Fu paid no mind to either of them. She already knew what she was going to prepare.

"Let’s eat first."

Mrs. Fu brought all the dishes to the table.

"You two eat first. I’m going to go boil something."

’Forget everything else, he can at least take some hard-boiled eggs to eat, right?’

"Don’t worry about my mom, let’s just eat. Oh, right, I have to go to my night shift later, so I can’t see you off."

"You don’t have to. Director Xie is sending a car to take us to the station. And, he was worried, so he’s having Zhao Liang go with me."

Fu Mingxue was much more relieved to hear that Zhao Liang was going with him.

The two of them started eating.

After Fu Mingxue finished eating, she went back to her room and took a stack of cash out of her space.

She counted it; it was at least a thousand yuan.

This was the bonus money from her work unit last time; she hadn’t deposited it into her savings account.

After all, her space wasn’t large, but it was the most reliable place to keep things.

"Take this money for the road. It should be enough, right?"

Qin Wenhao was very touched. He hadn’t expected his wife to give him so much money.

"It’s enough, it’s too much. I’ll just take two hundred."

Fu Mingxue shoved all the money into his hand.

"You’ll need more money when you’re away from home. Besides, you’ll have to ask people for help this time!"

Qin Wenhao: ...?

’Shouldn’t the family be paying for that?’