Chapter 403: Unnecessary

Wang Xiang knocked on the door. Seeing it wasn’t shut tight, she pushed it open and went inside.

Just then, Mrs. Fu was coming out of the main room.

When she saw Mrs. Fu, she hurried over. "Auntie, I heard the two kids got sick again last night. How are they doing now? Are they feeling any better?"

Mrs. Fu replied, "They’re better. We wouldn’t have come home otherwise."

"Oh, Auntie, if the children were sick last night, why didn’t you give me a call? I could have lent a hand."

"It’s fine. My daughter happened to be getting off work, and we ran into Director Xie as we were leaving the military base. He was the one who took us to the hospital, and he was also the one who brought us home this morning."

"As long as they’re okay! Auntie, if you need anything in the future, you have to call me. I live right next door, so I’m just a shout away."

Mrs. Fu nodded. "Alright."

"Okay then, Auntie. You’re busy, so I won’t get in your way."

With that, Wang Xiang left.

Mrs. Fu went straight to the main door, closed it, and slid the bolt shut.

She was quite busy and had no time to entertain others from the family compound.

Before she could even mix the milk formula, there was another knock on the main door.

Mrs. Fu: ...?

’Someone else is here already?’

When she opened the door and saw Cui Meihong from next door, she was somewhat surprised.

After all, their two families rarely interacted these days.

Just then, Cui Meihong asked with a look of concern, "Auntie, I heard your two children had a high fever. They’re alright now, aren’t they?"

Since the woman had come out of concern for the children, Mrs. Fu couldn’t just give her the cold shoulder.

She said, "They’re fine now!"

Cui Meihong sighed in relief. "That’s good to hear. By the way, I brought something for the children to eat. You just got back from the hospital, so I figured you wouldn’t have any food in the house. This is some congee cream I made this morning. It’s the best for kids!"

"Thank you, but there’s really no need. The children have already had breakfast, and they aren’t hungry right now. You should give it to your own kids. Anyway, I still have things to do, so I can’t chat."

Without a care for what the other woman might think, Mrs. Fu shut the main door.

Cui Meihong’s expression stiffened.

She hadn’t expected her to reject even something like congee cream.

’Is she looking down on me?’

’Or is she just that wary of me, not wanting to have anything to do with my family?’

Feeling a little dejected, she carried the warm thermos home.

Meanwhile, Mrs. Fu finished mixing the formula and went back into the room.

She handed one bottle to each of them.

Fu Mingxue looked at her mother. "Who was that just now?"

"It was Cui Meihong from next door. She brought over some congee cream for us, but I turned it down."

’If it had been Wang Xiang, she would’ve accepted it.’

’But that woman from the Hao Family... better not. Whether she’s being friendly or not, I don’t want to get involved with them.’

’Putting everything else aside, Cui Meihong’s son is a real handful.’

Fu Mingxue had thought the voice sounded like Cui Meihong’s. She just hadn’t expected it to actually be her.

"Mom, you did the right thing. There’s no need to accept things from others."

’If we accept a gift now, wouldn’t we have to give one in return later?’

’And I really don’t want to do that.’

Seeing that the two children were drinking their formula and everything was fine, she said to Mrs. Fu, "Mom, can you watch the kids for a bit? I’m going to go take a shower."

Mrs. Fu was well aware of her daughter’s particular habits and nodded immediately. "Alright, hurry up and go."

However, she also needed to get started on lunch.

The children were fine now, so she didn’t need to watch them every single second.

"You two be good and drink your milk, Grandma is going to make lunch! Call for Grandma if you need anything, okay?"

Qin Hao nodded quickly.

Qin Keke nodded along with him.

Mrs. Fu cherished how well-behaved the two children were.

After patting both children on the head, she went out to the kitchen to cook.

She thought for a moment. ’I’ll start by making some porridge for the children.’