Chapter 623: They’re Young, There’s Plenty of Time for Them to Eat

When Mrs. Fu saw them return, she immediately went to bring out the meal she had prepared.

"The timing is perfect. I knew you’d be chatting for a while, so I held off on making dinner."

"Grandma, we’re home! Did you miss us?"

Mrs. Fu gently pinched Qin Keke’s little cheek. "Of course I did! I missed you so much! You and your brother go wash your hands first. We’re about to eat."

"Okay, Grandma."

The siblings went to wash their hands.

Fu Mingxue walked over and sat down at the dining table.

She beamed at the large spread of dishes on the table.

"Mom, did you really prepare a whole chicken? See, you do love me."

Mrs. Fu rolled her eyes at her.

’She’s a grown woman, how can she be so shameless? Who goes around talking about love so casually?’

"I was originally going to make you some chicken soup, but there wasn’t enough time, so I figured braised chicken would be just as good."

Fu Mingxue nodded in agreement. "It’s great. I love it."

After washing their hands, the two children nimbly scrambled onto their chairs.

Mrs. Fu put a chicken drumstick on each of their plates.

Unexpectedly, however, the siblings both moved the drumsticks from their plates into their mother’s bowl.

This took both Mrs. Fu and Fu Mingxue by surprise.

Qin Yue immediately said, "For Mommy."

Qin Keke quickly chimed in, "Mommy works hard! Mommy should eat it."

Qin Yue added, "Daddy said the drumsticks are for Mommy. We can just have the other pieces, they’re yummy too."

Fu Mingxue was incredibly touched. "Oh, my precious darlings, Mommy hasn’t spoiled you for nothing. Your daddy is absolutely right. Well then, Mommy will eat them."

She picked up a drumstick and started to eat.

Mrs. Fu: ? ... ?

’Wait, how can you have the nerve to eat your children’s drumsticks?’

’Under normal circumstances, shouldn’t she give the drumsticks back to the two kids?’

But Fu Mingxue was no ordinary person. She ate the drumstick with astonishing speed—relishing every single bite.

The corner of Mrs. Fu’s mouth twitched.

’Is... Is this right?’

All in all, it was a very heartwarming meal.

Fu Mingxue ate until her belly was full and round.

She leaned back. "Mom, your cooking is just delicious. I love it."

Hearing their mother, the twins copied her and offered their own praise:

"Grandma’s cooking is yummy."

"Keke loves it."

Mrs. Fu: ...

’I can see that.’

’I did make four dishes and a soup, after all.’

’And they ate until the plates were wiped clean, not a drop of sauce left.’

Still, she was delighted.

She began clearing the table to wash the dishes.

Qin Yue rushed to help. "Grandma, I’ll do it—"

Mrs. Fu quickly stopped him. "Don’t, Grandma can do it herself. Your mommy bought you some presents, go take a look."

The siblings had washed their hands and eaten as soon as they got home, so they had almost forgotten about the presents.

Now that their grandma had brought it up, they were suddenly buzzing with excitement.

"They’re in your room. Hurry and go!"

The siblings immediately ran to their room—

Fu Mingxue started to get up to help with the dishes.

Mrs. Fu swatted her hand away. "I don’t need you for a few dishes."

Seeing this, Fu Mingxue didn’t insist on helping anymore.

She thought about how rarely she was able to come back and the pitifully small amount of time she got to spend with her children. "Then I’ll take the two kids out for a walk—" she said.

Mrs. Fu shot her a look. "Go for a walk where? It’s almost dark. Just stay home and play with them for a while; you don’t need to go out."

’It’s the Qingming Festival, what is she thinking, taking the kids out so late at night?’

Fu Mingxue had no idea what her mother was thinking, but staying in was fine too. ’The two kids have new things to play with right now; they’re probably completely fascinated with them!’

She went into the children’s room.

Seeing them playing with their respective toys, she asked with a beaming smile, "Do you like them?"