Chapter 735: Returning to the Family Compound

When they got off the train, someone from the unit was there to pick them up.

Mrs. Fu got in the car. As she looked at the scenery outside, she couldn’t help but feel a little sentimental.

’I’ve really been blessed by my daughter and son-in-law in this life, getting to live together with them.’

The car arrived at the family compound right at noon.

Everyone was at home making lunch.

So when the car pulled up and stopped in front of Qin Wenhao’s house, the neighbors were quite surprised.

Then they saw Mrs. Fu and the two children, whom they hadn’t seen for more than a year.

They all ran out to take a look.

"Wow, the two kids have gotten so tall!"

"Aunt Fu, you’re finally back! We’ve all been thinking of you this whole time you’ve been away!"

"That’s right. We all missed you while you were away. You’ve raised these two kids so well—they really look like they’ve been living in the big city."

...

Mrs. Fu was delighted to see them too and warmly exchanged pleasantries.

She was especially pleased when they showered the twins with compliments.

After greeting everyone, she said, "I can’t chat for long, you all. We haven’t been home in ages, so I need to get the place cleaned up first."

The people in the family compound were considerate enough not to disturb her.

Some even invited her and the children to their homes for a meal.

Mrs. Fu took it as a polite gesture, since she wouldn’t just show up at someone else’s home for a meal anyway.

Qin Wenhao and the soldier who drove them had already carried all the luggage into the house.

After entering the courtyard, Mrs. Fu gave it a quick look over.

She found that the courtyard was quite clean.

’It seems my son-in-law cleaned up before he left.’

"I’ll start by cleaning up—"

"Mom, I’ll take care of the cleaning. You should take the kids for a bath first! I think you can go to the unit’s bathhouse. There’s hot water now and no one will be there. It’ll be much more convenient to bathe there."

Mrs. Fu thought that was a good idea.

"Alright then, I’ll take the kids over to get them washed up."

She hurried to find some clothes.

Then she took the two children to the bathhouse.

The twins were curious about everything.

They had long since forgotten what it was like to live here.

While his mother-in-law was taking the two children to bathe, Qin Wenhao quickly finished cleaning the entire courtyard.

He also scrubbed the kitchen clean.

He even heated up the kang.

There wasn’t enough time to cook, and he didn’t plan on making this meal at home anyway.

So, he had someone bring them food from the mess hall.

Just as Mrs. Fu returned with the freshly bathed children, the person delivering the food arrived.

"Mom, let’s just have a simple lunch for now. We can cook a proper dinner tonight."

Mrs. Fu nodded. "Alright."

After all, the young soldier had already brought the food right to their door.

The meal included rice and steamed buns.

The two children hadn’t eaten anything good on the train, and now that they finally had a hot meal, they had a hearty appetite.

Just then, there was a knock on the main gate.

Qin Wenhao got up to open the gate.

When he saw it was Wang Xiang from next door, he was quite surprised. "Sister Wang, what’s this?"

"I made an extra pot of noodles for lunch. Since you all just got back, I thought you could have something hot to eat."

Wang Xiang had brought over a large bowlful.

"Sister Wang, there’s no need for this, really. We got food from the mess hall and we’re eating right now—"

"I know you got food. But this is nothing much, just a small bowl for each of you."

Without saying anything more to him, Wang Xiang walked right past him into the courtyard.

Qin Wenhao: ...?

"Aunt Fu, I brought you all some noodles. It’s not much, just something to warm you up."

Mrs. Fu quickly stood up. "Oh, you’re far too kind! Thank you so much!"