Fortunate Eighties: The Bewitching Female Rival Who Tamed Her Husband with Skill-Chapter 45 - Bowing in Thanks
Chapter 45: Chapter 45 Bowing in Thanks
Chapter 45 -45 Bowing in Thanks
“Little Lu’s wife is back.”
“Aunts, have you eaten?”
“We’ve eaten already, came down after we finished.”
…
“Xiao Xue, grandma will wash your face.”
As soon as Mrs. Lu’s words fell, the little girl hid behind her elder sister, with a muffled voice, “I don’t want Grandma, Mommy says Grandma doesn’t like me and elder sister.”
“Don’t talk nonsense, you need to listen and behave.”
Xiao Yu was anxious and nervously pulled her sister to apologize, afraid that Grandma would be angry.
“No, no, Xiao Xue isn’t lying; Mommy really said that.”
Seeing her granddaughter throwing a tantrum, Mrs. Lu felt a lump in her heart. It seemed her elder daughter-in-law truly raised the kids this way.
“Lu Xiaomei, you take the two kids and get them cleaned up; I’m going back to my room.”
Lu Xiaomei sighed. Her elder sister-in-law really should not have taught the children that way.
“Come on, Little Aunt will take you to wash your face and brush your teeth.”
…
She felt like something was stuck in her chest all night, neither moving up nor down, so Mrs. Lu simply went to the hospital.
At the hospital
Lu Xiaoting and Susu exchanged glances upon hearing Mrs. Lu’s words.
“You tell me, just one phone call from the eldest, and my old lady fears delaying for even a second. I rushed over to take care of their confinement but nothing I did was right. That’s fine.
But then, to end up teaching the children nonsense! When did I ever favor boys over girls? How could I possibly mess up taking care of someone during their confinement? This has upset me all night.”
Susu patted Mrs. Lu’s chest to comfort her.
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“The child is still young and hasn’t spent much time with you, so it’s normal for her not to be close. After living here for a few days, it will get better. Mom, you must not upset yourself too much.”
Lu Xiaoting’s voice suddenly rang out, “Don’t get upset anymore, if it really comes down to it, when my wife has our child, you can take care of the baby however you want.”
Susu blinked, her cheeks flushing red as she realized what he meant, and stared wide-eyed.
Mrs. Lu, who had just been upset, immediately shifted her gaze, taking her daughter-in-law’s hand with a face blooming like a chrysanthemum, as if she had already seen herself walking through the streets proudly with her grandson.
“Oh, just the thought of leading around my eldest grandson makes me so happy I could wake up from sleep laughing.”
Susu felt helpless and didn’t know whether to laugh or to cry, “Mom, it’s too early to tell, and how do you know it’s going to be a boy? What if it’s a girl? Won’t you be happy then?”
“It’s definitely going to be a boy; the Old Blind Man has never been wrong. You two hurry up; your father and I are waiting to hold our grandson.”
Mrs. Lu was smiling from ear to ear, delighted beyond measure.
Susu frowned; how could they take the words of a charlatan seriously?
Lu Xiaoting also timely intervened, “Mom, don’t put any pressure on my wife; I will be happy whether it’s a boy or a girl.”
“Happy either way, happy either way.”
…
For several days in a row, Susu led a simple routine of going back and forth between the Family Court, the hospital, and their flat, busy yet fulfilled.
The two sisters went from being reserved at first to enjoying every day.
Xiao Xue in particular initially followed her grandma around as she just began to walk, which amused and exasperated Mrs. Lu.
“Grandma.”
The little girl held a milk bottle in one hand, gulping down the malted milk eagerly, and reached out her little arms asking to be held by grandma.
Mrs. Lu tapped little Xiaoxue’s messy head, purposely keeping a straight face, yet the smile in her eyes was unstoppable.
With a slap on the little girl’s bottom, she scolded, “You little rascal.”
Xiaoxue, clutching her milk bottle, giggled without a hint of fear.
As soon as she put the little one down, she saw Brother and elder sister carrying their little stools, and the little girl eagerly followed.
As Sister Huang Ying began to wash vegetables in a large basin, she remarked, “Aunt, you’re truly blessed. Your grandkids are so well-behaved. Unlike my kids, always up to no good—don’t give them a spanking for one day, and they’re up on the roof removing tiles.”
Seeing the three siblings together, Mrs. Lu’s face was all smiles.
“Old saying goes, ‘At seven or eight even the dog will detest.’ Except for our eldest, these three siblings were quite the handful growing up. Not to mention anything else, their clothes would tear every other day. Back then, you couldn’t even keep up with patching them.
Don’t look at our second son now, so stable and serious. Before he was seventeen or eighteen, he was always having his brothers’ backs, getting into fights every other day. When it came to Lu Xiaoting from the textile factory, everyone knew who he was.
Not for anything else, that lad could even make the county’s hooligans submit. None dared to bully his brother and sisters. Hearing they were related to Lu Xiaoting was enough to keep others from messing with them.”
Sister Huang was shocked, “I never would’ve guessed. Aunt, don’t laugh at me, but I find Lu Gong’an rather intimidating. Feels like he has an aura that’s pretty scary.”
Yang Erniu nodded vigorously, “Aunt, me too.”
“But Aunt, you really know how to raise kids. All of your children have formal jobs, and now Xiaomei is about to take the college entrance exams…”
That was the scene Susu walked in on.
Mrs. Lu was discussing child-rearing wisdom with Sister Huang Ying, while the newly-married Yang Erniu listened with earnest, occasionally nodding.
“Aunt.”
“Elder sister-in-law.”
Susu scooped up Xiaoxue, who had her hair tied up in a little tuft, while Xiao Yu and Xiao Yu as her protectors followed on either side.
The three who had been deep in conversation finally noticed.
Sister Huang couldn’t help but say, “Oh my, Aunt, I forgot to mention, the skill with which you found a daughter-in-law is truly exceptional.”
Pride was written all over Mrs. Lu’s face as she recounted how the family’s fortunes improved after her second son’s wife entered the home.
Huang Ying and Yang Erniu were momentarily stunned, exclaiming their amazement.
Susu shook her head, disregarding the three who were immersed in their heated discussion.
“Xiaomei, could you run to the hospital at noon and bring lunch for your second brother and third brother? I need to check the accounts and calculate last month’s wages.”
“Okay, elder sister-in-law, I got it,” Lu Xiaomei said, covering the pot.
Two large pots bubbled away, making the whole hall steamy.
Seeing Lu Xiaomei sweating profusely, Susu felt somewhat guilty, “Thank you for all your hard work, Xiaomei.”
Lu Xiaomei chided, “Elder sister-in-law, why say that? I couldn’t be happier to help. Besides, you’re not giving me wages for nothing.”
Distracted by recent events, Susu had forgotten to ask Lu Xiaomei about her high school exam results until then, so she inquired.
“I haven’t received the admission letter yet, but I put down our home address. If there’s any news, dad will definitely call to inform us.”
…
Susu looked at the ledger showing 1,263.52 yuan, her smile growing wider.
After removing the forty yuan for Sister Huang and Yang Erniu’s first month’s wages, as well as the wages for Sister Hong and Xiao Sun, and accounting for the costs, the net profit was close to seven hundred yuan—a very decent figure.
After all, only Sister Hong and Xiao Sun were in sales up until now.
Sister Hong, with 101.5 yuan in hand, her eyes welling up, bowed repeatedly in gratitude.
Xiao Sun wasn’t much different, holding the money and grinning ear to ear, saying thank you to Sister Su again and again.
Susu was both amused and overwhelmed by the two, turning to face Sister Huang and Yang Erniu who were grinning from ear to ear.
Unable to bear the four of them taking turns bowing and thanking her, assuring her over and over, Susu made sure they kept their money safe and quickly excused herself.
