Chapter 380: Shouldn’t They Avoid Arousing Suspicion?

When Fu Mingxue got home, Mrs. Qin was already there.

After a moment’s thought, she decided to make a trip to the Qin family’s home.

After all, she was leaving tomorrow.

She had to go say goodbye to the Qin Family.

So she rode her bike over to the Qin family’s home.

They were still having dinner.

When Mrs. Qin saw Fu Mingxue arrive, she immediately beckoned her over. "Mingxue, come have a bite."

"Mom, there’s no need. You all go ahead and eat. I’m already full. I’m just going to head upstairs for a moment."

They still kept Qin Wenhao’s room for him here.

"Alright, you go on ahead!"

The Qin Family ate rather quickly.

Fu Mingxue came downstairs half an hour later.

"Grandpa, Grandma, Mom, Dad, I think I have to head back tomorrow."

"So soon? Why not stay another day? You’ve been in Beijing for over a month, but you’ve been going to class or working overtime every single day. You haven’t had a single day to rest. You should take tomorrow off. That way, we can go to the store and buy some things for you to take back with you."

"Mom, work is really busy back home, so I have to go back. I won’t have much to do on the train, so I’ll just consider that my rest."

Mrs. Qin immediately replied, "How can that be the same? You can’t get a good night’s sleep on a train, not even in a sleeper car. Oh, right, have you bought your ticket yet?"

"Xiao Zhao is buying it for me. I’m sure he’ll get one."

Train tickets shouldn’t be hard to get at this time.

Seeing that the ticket was already being taken care of, Mrs. Qin knew she couldn’t press the issue.

Fortunately, she had already bought some things.

"Mingxue, wait here a moment. I bought some things for you to take back."

With that, she went into another room.

Mr. Qin, for his part, asked Fu Mingxue a few questions about her work and advised her not to work so hard.

He told her to maintain a good work-life balance.

Gao Lan just listened from the sidelines.

She couldn’t get a word in edgewise.

Watching her father-in-law’s concerned expression, she couldn’t help but feel a pang of bitterness.

After all, her father-in-law was usually so stern. He was never as gentle as he was today—in fact, ’amiable’ would be a better word.

He hadn’t even cracked a smile at her wedding a few days ago.

But now, his laughter was hearty.

And he was doting on Fu Mingxue—something she had never experienced.

’It really was true. He showed a completely different side to the people he liked versus the ones he didn’t.’

The two elders were the same way.

Their smiles were especially warm at that moment.

Just then, Mrs. Qin returned, carrying a large package.

"Mingxue, in here are some clothes for the two children, plus two sets for your parents. Oh, and two sets for you. I also bought some milk powder, since it’s more convenient to get it here."

Looking at the large package, Mr. Qin couldn’t help but say, "That’s quite a lot of stuff you bought. Won’t that be a hassle for Mingxue? I think we should just mail it."

Mrs. Qin rolled her eyes at him.

"Do you think I didn’t consider that? Our Wenhao is away on a mission, and Mingxue will be incredibly busy with work when she gets back. When would she have time to go pick up a package? I’ve checked, and it’s not that heavy. Mingxue can manage it. Tomorrow, we’ll see her off at the station and help her carry this onto the train. That way, it won’t be too much of a burden."

Qin Wenze immediately spoke up, "Mom, I can take Mingxue to the station tomorrow."

Hearing this, Gao Lan couldn’t help but glance up at him.

She didn’t say anything, though.

’But,’ she thought, ’it would be better for a brother-in-law and his sister-in-law to keep a little distance. To avoid arousing suspicion!’

Of course, that was a thought she could never say out loud.

If she were to say that, the Qin Family would likely think she wasn’t being gracious.