Chapter 732: Certainty

Lunch was delicious.

Fu Mingxue had nothing to do after eating, so she sat under the eaves and watched Qin Wenhao marinate the meat.

After all, she couldn’t just read nonstop! She needed some time to rest.

Qin Wenhao was busy marinating the meat. After that was done, he had to chop the meat for filling and knead the dough—there was really a lot to do.

The two little ones were peeling scallions. Being so young, they naturally weren’t very fast.

So, all you could see them doing was peeling scallions, on and on.

Of course, kneading dough was also very appealing to the two little ones, and they each took a piece of dough to play with.

That afternoon, the family’s steamer was never idle, constantly steaming all sorts of buns.

However, Fu Mingxue still joined in to make dumplings.

This time, Mrs. Fu didn’t stop her.

Dinner was a feast; Mrs. Fu made nine dishes.

There wasn’t just rice, but also steamed buns, filled buns, and boiled dumplings.

The family celebrated a joyous and harmonious New Year together.

The happiest of all were the twins.

The two little ones were quite sensible for their age, and they received several large red envelopes.

In the afternoon, Mrs. Qin had come over to give them some.

The New Year’s money she delivered was from herself, Qin Wenying, Qin Wenze, and the old madam, and even included envelopes from the other branches of the Qin family, who had asked her to pass them along.

So, the twins received a lot of red envelopes that afternoon.

However, the total amount from all those envelopes didn’t add up to what their mother gave them that evening.

Fu Mingxue had given them fifty yuan each, an unparalleled amount for that era.

Their maternal grandmother, paternal grandparents, and great-grandmother had all given them ten yuan each.

Qin Wenhao only gave the brother and sister five yuan each.

He didn’t give any to his nieces, Qin Yue and Qin Ruqiao.

Fu Mingxue did, though. She gave them five yuan each.

There were a few other children from the other family branches, and Fu Mingxue gave them two yuan each, following her mother-in-law’s lead.

The other relatives had also given two yuan.

This was probably the most relaxing New Year Fu Mingxue had ever had.

In the blink of an eye, it was the eighth day of the New Year. However, she had already gone back to work on the second day.

After all, she didn’t have to visit relatives. Besides, she wasn’t the only one working at the research institute; some people hadn’t even gone home for the holiday.

Her returning on the second was actually considered late.

"Honey, Mom and I will head out first. You’re leaving later, right?"

"Right, you two go ahead. I have to leave on the twentieth. Of course, if Mom wants to leave later, she can just go with me."

"No, I think I’ll go with my son-in-law!" With her son-in-law on the train with her, she would feel much more at ease.

After all, she was worried the children might get lost!

She had heard many stories about children being abducted on trains.

"That works too." Fu Mingxue had no objection.

Mrs. Fu looked at Qin Wenhao. "Wenhao, are we leaving on the tenth, then?"

Qin Wenhao nodded. "Yes. If that’s settled, we’ll leave on the tenth. I’ll go buy the tickets this afternoon."

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to stay a few more days, but his unit had called.

It seemed like there was a new mission, so he had to hurry back.

"Alright then, I’ll start packing this afternoon. By the way, will the children be starting kindergarten in the second half of the year?"

"Yes, they’ll attend one over there." Although Qin Wenhao hadn’t told his mother-in-law, he was certain his wife would get pregnant soon.

He had to make plans early.

Once the new baby arrived, his mother-in-law would have far too much on her plate.

Besides, it would be good for the two children to start kindergarten early anyway.

That afternoon, Mrs. Fu started packing her things. She discovered she couldn’t take a lot of it with her, which was a real headache.