Chapter 1368: Eldest Sister, Why Are You Hitting Me?

Xiao Fu was startled by Liu Chuxue's words: "Fu Yan Cheng got hurt — is it serious?"

Liu Chuxue told it straight: "Something fell on him during the disaster relief, his whole back took the brunt of it. He just got out of the hospital and is home recuperating, so I haven't had time to go back to the city either."

Xiao Fu gave a few reminders, then hung up the phone.

After work, the moment he got home, Chunxiao was the first to greet him: "Dad, did you call my second sister?"

Xiao Fu propped up his bicycle: "Have your eldest sister and her husband come back yet?"

Chunxiao shook her head: "Not yet. What do you want with them?"

Xiao Fu didn't answer her and went straight into the house.

Xiao Mu noticed he was back earlier than usual today: "You're home?"

Xiao Fu gave a slight nod, picked up his eldest grandson: "Are there any ration tickets left at home?"

Xiao Mu's face was full of puzzlement: "What tickets?"

Xiao Fu briefly explained Fu Yan Cheng's injury: "I was thinking, who from the family should go over tomorrow. With an injury that serious, he needs some good nourishment. Chuxue is pregnant too, and we can't help out even a little, but we still have to show we care."

Xiao Mu frowned at this. She did still have some tickets, but those were meant for her son: "They probably aren't short on nutritional supplements. How about we line up early tomorrow to buy a watermelon and bring it over."

Xiao Fu was about to lose his temper when he heard voices outside the courtyard. Looking through the window, he saw his eldest daughter and her husband walking in together. He stopped nagging Xiao Mu: "Bring out all the tickets at home, let me see which ones we can use."

No matter what plans Xiao Mu had, seeing her husband's stern face, she could only open the cabinet and take out a box: "They're all here."

Xiao Fu took out a few non-staple food coupons and a few industrial coupons: "While the supply cooperative is still open, I'll go buy some nutritional supplements. We'll talk about the rest when I get back."

Seeing him come out of the house, Xia Qiu asked in surprise: "Dad, why are you back so early today?"

Xiao Fu briefly explained the situation: "I'm heading to the supply cooperative. We'll talk in detail when I get back."

Xia Qiu's face was full of worry. Her brother-in-law was a capable man and treated her younger sister well, but his job really did carry too much risk. Ever since the two of them started dating, this was already the second time he'd been hurt, not counting the serious injury Liu Chuxue had taken before they even got together.

Xiao Fu went to the supply cooperative, catching them right at closing time, and bought two bottles of canned goods, one tin of malted milk powder, and two jin of pastries before settling the bill and leaving.

The moment he stepped into the courtyard, Chunxiao came up to greet him: "Dad, why'd you buy so much good stuff?"

She reached out to take the package of pastries from Xiao Fu's hands: "What'd you buy? A package this big must be two jin, right?"

Saying so, she was about to open it.

Xia Qiu displeasedly slapped her hand away: "What are you doing?"

Chunxiao glared at Xia Qiu in pain: "Eldest sister, why are you hitting me?"

Xia Qiu frowned: "You tell me why I hit you. Dad bought this to take to the army tomorrow to see your second brother-in-law."

Chunxiao muttered unhappily: "There's at least two jin here. If I eat one piece, no one will even notice."

Xiao Fu's face went cold: "How old are you now? Can't you be a little more sensible? If you're hungry, doesn't your mom have food at home? Why do you have to touch these?"

Chunxiao hadn't expected that just because she wanted a piece of pastry, her own dad and eldest sister would give her such a hard time: "I just wanted a piece of pastry. Is it really necessary to treat me like this?"

Xia Qiu let out a heavy sigh: "Whether it's two jin or one jin, pastries like these come in fixed quantities. If you received a pastry that was missing a piece, how would you feel?"