Chapter 661: Not a Machine

Mrs. Qin sneered, "Me, rush to pay for you? So I suppose what you took last time wasn’t money? You sure know how to dream, just like your brother. The only thing you two know is how to leech off me."

Qin Wenying: ...?

She immediately tried to butter her up. "That’s only because you’re such a benevolent mother. Otherwise, how would we dare! By the way, the house is amazing, and all the furniture is there. Let’s go see it tomorrow!"

Mrs. Qin glared at her. "Not going."

"C’mon, let’s go, please—"

Mrs. Qin: ...? ’Where was this enthusiasm before?’

’Would it have killed her to mention something as huge as buying a house?’

’I could have helped check it out, maybe haggled the price a bit.’

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The next day, Fu Mingxue woke up very early.

When she came out, she saw her mother hanging clothes to dry in the courtyard.

"Mom, you’re up way too early!"

"What do you mean, early? I slept a lot last night, so of course I’d be up early. Alright now, hurry up and go wash your face and brush your teeth. I’ve already left breakfast on the table for you."

Hearing this, Fu Mingxue casually asked, "Mom, what’s for breakfast?"

"Millet porridge and meat buns."

"When did you find time to make meat buns?"

"This morning. It doesn’t take much effort."

Fu Mingxue was genuinely impressed.

While she was still sound asleep, her mother had already gotten so much done.

"Mom, I really should buy you a washing machine!"

Mrs. Fu naturally disagreed. "Why waste money on that? Is it because you have too much money, or because you think I can’t do it anymore?"

"I’m just worried you’ll get tired—"

"Ha! So now you feel sorry for me? If you really felt sorry for me, you’d stop making me angry in the future. Now, go wash your face and eat your breakfast. You don’t need to worry about things at home."

Fu Mingxue: ...?

’When have I ever made her angry?’

’Forget it.’

She walked over to the tap to brush her teeth and wash her face.

She was halfway through her breakfast when she heard a commotion from the two children’s room.

Just as she was about to get up and check, Mrs. Fu came in. "You don’t have to. I’ll go get them dressed."

Although the two little ones insisted they could dress themselves, Mrs. Fu figured it would be faster if she did it for them.

Seeing this, Fu Mingxue had no choice but to sit back down.

By the time she saw her mother lead the two children out, she had already finished her breakfast.

"Mommy, good morning!"

"Mommy, good morning!"

The two little ones ran over to greet her.

"Good morning, my babies!"

The two little ones were overjoyed to be called her babies.

They loved it most when their mommy called them her babies.

After all, aren’t babies a mother’s greatest treasures? They were the ones Mommy loved most.

Mommy had never called Daddy ’baby’.

Currently at his military base, Qin Wenhao sneezed several times.

He thought for a moment—his wife must be thinking of him.

Unfortunately, he didn’t have any leave right now, so he couldn’t go and be with his wife.

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As soon as Fu Mingxue arrived at the university, she ran into many students from her department. They were delighted to see her.

One after another, they greeted her.

"Teacher Fu!"

"Teacher Fu, you’re here!"

"Teacher Fu!"

...

Fu Mingxue looked at their happy faces and nodded.

It was quite nice being at the university; she really liked this kind of atmosphere—so full of youthful energy.

She didn’t go to her own office first, heading instead to Director Zheng’s office.

"Director Zheng."

Director Zheng was also happy to see her back.

"You just got back yesterday. Why didn’t you take a day off to rest at home today?"

"Director Zheng, are we the kind of people who can take a day off?"