Fortunate Eighties: The Bewitching Female Rival Who Tamed Her Husband with Skill-Chapter 72 - s Sold

Chapter 72: 72 Chapters Sold

Chapter 72: 72 Chapters Sold

“Triplets?”

The man’s brow furrowed into a character, his thin lips tightly shut, his face showing no hint of a smile.

Susu, annoyed, twisted the man’s waist harshly, not causing him any pain but hurting her own fingers instead.

She glared at him, fuming, “Lu Xiaoting! What do you mean? Why aren’t you smiling? And why the long face?”

Lu Xiaoting grabbed his wife’s little hand and massaged it, sighing deeply.

“Wife, I’m not unhappy. It’s just… I’m nervous and scared, I’m afraid you…”

Slap—

Before the man could finish, the back of his head was heavily smacked by his mother.

Mrs. Lu stared at her son, “What are you blathering about?”

Knowing her son was also worried about his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Lu softened her tone and patiently comforted him.

“Don’t worry without reason; the old traditional doctor said there’s no problem. From now on, take Susu to get her pulse checked every half a month.

Don’t spook your wife with your nonsense.”

“Wife, I’m sorry.”

Lu Xiaoting suppressed the fear in his heart and regained his usual composed and calm demeanor in front of his wife and son.

The family decided that very day to stay in the county until the delivery.

And no matter what, someone must stay by Susu’s side.

Mrs. Lu glanced at her son and immediately warned him to keep himself in check, lest his male instincts trouble Susu.

“Cough, cough.”

Lu Xiaoting choked on his mother’s words, a suspicious blush sneaking onto his wheatish complexion.

He cleared his throat. “Mom, I’m aware.”

“Hmph, what do you know.”

Mrs. Lu glared at the father and son, “Men are no good. Thinking of their moment of pleasure, couldn’t care less about their wives?

I find out if you’ve mistreated Susu, I’ll smack you with a big slap right away.”

Lu Xiaoting: “…”

Father Lu, implicated: “…”

Susu bit her lip, barely holding back her laughter, looking everywhere but at the pitiful, wistful faces of the men.

Watching Xiao Yu, who hovered close by her side, Susu smiled and patted the little guy’s head.

“Xiao Yu, have you finished your homework? If not, take it out and work on it.”

“Okay.”

The youngster and the smaller one on the kang bowed their heads deeply, their little faces extra serious.

Mrs. Lu was busy rummaging through boxes and cabinets for clothes and fabric, taking out anything that felt soft.

The end of the kang was already piled up like a small mountain of clothes and fabric.

Susu’s eyes widened in shock, “Mom, there’s no need for this many clothes and diapers for the kids, right?”

“You’ve never raised a child, you wouldn’t understand. Things dry slowly in winter; you need to prepare more diapers.

The little clothes need to be changed frequently when they get wet or dirty. And with three kids, I’m even worried this won’t be enough.”

Susu silently rubbed her stomach, which was as swollen as a balloon.

During this period, apart from preparing clothes and diapers for her soon-to-arrive grandchildren at home, Mrs. Lu was either seizing fabric from the supply cooperative.

“Mom, didn’t you go to buy fabric? Didn’t you get any?”

Susu looked at her mother-in-law’s empty hands and asked.

“I sent it to your aunt and elder sister-in-law, it gets done faster with three people. It’s better to prepare everything early; otherwise, I won’t feel at ease.”

Susu nodded, “That’s true, it’s just a bit of a hassle for Aunt and sister-in-law.”

“No worries, we’re family.”

Mrs. Lu waved her hand nonchalantly. Relatives are there to help each other, after all, and it was the elder sister-in-law and the younger sister who brought it up first.

“By the way, Susu, your dad won’t come back after work at noon; he’ll go straight to the store to keep an eye on things.”

“It should be ready in a day or two.”

…

In the blink of an eye, it was the opening day of “Su’s Braised Food” store in the county.

Banners for promotion had been hung nearby early on, and with word-of-mouth from loyal customers, a large crowd had gathered early in the morning.

For the first three days of the opening, everything was 20% off. Additionally, for every purchase over five yuan, half a pound of vegetarian dish and one meat dish were given for free.

Many people looked at the big characters posted on the wall, discussing among themselves how much they should buy.

“Mrs. Boss, it’s really great that you’ve opened a shop, it saves us the trouble when we sometimes can’t find what to buy.”

“Exactly, several times, by the time I go out, either the people have left, or it’s all sold out.”

…

“Ha ha ha, I still have to thank everyone for supporting our little store.”

“Everyone, please line up. Let’s take turns and try not to crowd.”

Once everyone had quickly lined up, Susu was helped by her mother-in-law to sit inside the counter.

“Just sit quietly, don’t come over here, Xiao Li and I can handle it.

With so many people, be careful not to get pushed around in your condition.”

Mrs. Lu gave anxious instructions, and seeing that Susu nodded in acknowledgment, she then went to greet the customers at the counter.

Susu hadn’t expected the new store to be so bustling, even busier than the opening day of the braised food store in the Provincial City.

Looking at the long queue outside the door, she felt a bit impressed. Even in the dead of winter, no one seemed to mind the cold, and they were willing to line up for a long time for the sake of buying braised food.

It seemed that the Chinese love for a bustling scene remained the same no matter the time.

Even in the dead of winter, the door of the shop was half open, and both Mrs. Lu and Wang Li were busy to the point of sweating.

In the blink of an eye, a few days passed.

The flow of people in the braised food store stabilized, and Wang Li alone was just enough to handle it.

With Mrs. Lu there, Susu didn’t need to strain herself with her big belly coming to the store.

However, whenever Mrs. Lu was not at home and went to the store, she would ask Aunt Wang next door to come over and accompany Susu.

It’s better to be safe than sorry.

On this early morning, while it was still pitch black outside, the big black dog in the yard suddenly started barking loudly.

“Woof woof woof—”

“Da Hei!”

“Woof woof woof—”

Mrs. Lu nudged her husband, her eyes half-closed, “Old man, put on your clothes and go out to see why Da Hei is barking so fiercely.”

Father Lu hurriedly put on his cotton jacket and pants, and wearing cotton shoes, he led the crazily barking Da Hei out of the yard.

“Who’s there?”

“Uncle, it’s me, Su Sanya, my sister’s younger sister.”

…

As soon as Susu opened her eyes, she saw a disheveled, skinny figure in tattered clothes standing like a human billboard.

“Sanyi?”

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It took a while for Susu to recognize her, it was her own younger sister, Su Sanya.

Hearing her elder sister’s voice, Su Sanya immediately burst into tears and sobs, blurting out a long string of words.

“Wait, slow down, don’t rush.”

Susu interrupted the crying girl, passing her a cup of tea at her side.

Su Sanya held the hot cup with both hands, sniffing her nose.

“Elder sister, dad and mom want to sell me to an old widower for 200 yuan, to marry me off to that old man.

I heard that old widower had two other wives before, both were beaten to death by him. I don’t want to die, I, I… Elder sister, I really had no choice.

I don’t want to be sold, I…I could only escape in the middle of the night while our parents were asleep. Elder sister, please save me, save me.”

Su Sanya said and then “thud,” she knelt on the ground, her head banging against the floor repeatedly.