Chapter 442: See You Next Year

Mrs. Fu immediately said, "Just some local specialties to take back for the in-laws. You can’t find things this good in Beijing City."

In reality, much of it was mushrooms she had bought and sun-dried herself, along with some other mountain delicacies and dried meat.

Fu Mingxue: ...?

Just then, Qin Wenhao quickly chimed in, "Ma, if those are for them, they don’t need it."

But Mrs. Fu was not to be persuaded. She held her ground. "Ah, don’t you two worry about it. We have to bring these. Some are for gifts, and we’ll eat some ourselves for the New Year."

Qin Wenhao would never dare talk back to his mother-in-law.

Since he saw she had made up her mind, he didn’t dare say anything more.

"Alright, we’ll take it then. I’ll drop you all at the train station. Just be careful when you get off the train after you arrive in Beijing. I’ll have Qin Wenshu come pick you up."

Fu Mingxue: ...?

’Fine, you all can decide then.’

’Luckily, she didn’t have much luggage; she’d already put the important items in her space.’

’If she didn’t have to keep this space a secret, she would have loved to just put everything inside so they could all travel light.’

"Honey, hurry and wash up so you can eat breakfast! We have to leave at seven."

"Alright." Fu Mingxue went to wash her face and brush her teeth.

Perhaps the two little ones knew they were going on a long trip and riding a train today, because they were very excited as well.

They had gotten up bright and early.

Mrs. Fu had dressed them in a new set of clothes.

The two children looked particularly clean and festive.

This was because there were several red cotton threads adorning their outfits.

Red strings were also tied around their little wrists.

They finished their breakfast early, then started buzzing around Mrs. Fu.

One moment they were helping her get one thing, the next they were helping her with another.

When it was finally time to go, Fu Mingxue saw each of the two little ones dragging a net bag filled with toys.

"You two, don’t tell me you’re planning on bringing those too?"

’There were already two adults to watch two children, and their luggage consisted of four fertilizer sacks plus a suitcase.’

"Mommy, can’t we bring them?" Qin Keke asked, blinking her big, beautiful eyes.

Her hands, however, were gripping the net bag for dear life.

Fu Mingxue wasn’t about to be swayed by her cuteness, even though she was, in fact, devastatingly cute.

With a heart of stone, she said, "You can’t."

When Mrs. Fu saw the little one’s lip begin to tremble, her heart ached. "What’s wrong with taking them? It’s not like this little bit is too much to carry. Don’t you worry, Grandma will let you bring them."

Fu Mingxue raised an eyebrow and said just one thing: "If you bring those, then the new toys I was planning to give you... well, those will be gone!"

The words had barely left her mouth when the two kids turned, dragging their net bags, and immediately went back inside.

Mrs. Fu: ...?

The two little ones quickly came running back.

"Mommy, my brother and I aren’t bringing them anymore."

Qin Keke tilted her head up, her small, rosy face filled with anticipation.

Her brother was also looking at their mother, his eyes shining brightly.

The two siblings knew full well—the toys their mother gave them were always the best, one-of-a-kind things that nobody else had.

Not even their dad would have them.

Looking at her well-behaved little ones, Fu Mingxue couldn’t help but chuckle. "Good."

"Alright, we should get in the car."

Mrs. Fu loaded the luggage into the car, trip after trip.

Fu Mingxue got the two children into the car.

She sat in the front seat with one child on her lap.

Mrs. Fu sat in the back, holding the other child.

There was simply too much stuff; the car was practically bursting at the seams.

The commotion, which looked for all the world like they were moving house, was quite considerable.

The people in the family compound also knew they were heading back to Beijing.

Wang Xiang, of course, came to see them off. She took out some wrapped flatbreads.

"Here are some meat pies for you to eat in the car."

Mrs. Fu had no choice but to accept them. "Thank you, dear! See you next year!"

Qin Wenhao started the car.

Wang Xiang and the others from the family compound watched them drive away.