Chapter 1829: How Do You Plan to Thank Me

But just as she reached the school gate, she saw them climbing into a jeep parked nearby.

Before she could quicken her pace, the vehicle had already sped off in a cloud of dust.

Furious, she clenched her fists so tightly that her nails dug into her palms without her even feeling the pain; she truly could not understand why this Xiao Chuxue was so difficult to deal with.

Liu Chuxue looked at Kong Yizhang, who was driving: "Brother Kong, why is it you who came?"

Kong Yizhang smiled and said: "Your Fu Yan Cheng called me this morning, inviting me to lunch at your home; I had just arrived when he assigned me this task."

Liu Chuxue laughed: "Is it just you? Did Sister-in-law not come?"

Kong Yizhang glanced into the rearview mirror, twisting the words on his lips: "That girl standing behind the car—is she your classmate? Her gaze is far too eerie."

At these words, all three people in the car turned to look back in unison.

Fu Yanyan and Hao Jingchun only managed to make out who was standing there: "It's Jiang Wenxing; why is she standing there?"

Liu Chuxue, however, was different; she clearly saw the reluctance in Jiang Wenxing's eyes.

Kong Yizhang glanced at Liu Chuxue sitting in the back: "What's wrong? Did you have a falling out?"

Liu Chuxue waved her hand: "No, she and I are not close at all."

Hearing this, Fu Yanyan chimed in: "We really aren't close to her; that person is like a white lotus, twisting every sentence three ways around; we are not cut from the same cloth."

After driving for a while, they happened to pass a state-run non-staple food store, prompting Fu Yanyan to quickly shout for a stop: "Please pull over ahead; we need to run an errand and will be right out."

Upon hearing this, Liu Chuxue knew exactly what she intended to do: "Brother Kong, no need to listen to her; we lack nothing at home, so please don't spend unnecessarily."

Hao Jingchun immediately retorted: "You may not lack anything, but it's improper for us to show up for a free meal empty-handed; if you try to stop us, then I suppose we won't go at all."

Under their intense insistence, Kong Yizhang still pulled the car over to the roadside.

The two moved quickly enough; at this hour, meat was out of the question, especially since they lacked meat coupons, but spotting eggs, they bought one jin, and since Fu Yanyan held a one-jin sugar coupon, she added a jin of White Rabbit creamy candies—a gift that was by no means light in the current times.

It did not take long before the two emerged.

With the gifts already purchased, any further protest from Liu Chuxue would have been mere affectation.

Since the distance was not too great, they soon arrived home.

As soon as they stepped out of the car, three little ones rushed out to greet them: "Mom."

The moment Fu Yanyan and Hao Jingchun got out of the car, they exclaimed: "Oh, my three little treasures, don't just think of your mom; look at us too!"

Le Bao tilted her head: "The auntie who brings delicious food?"

Hearing this, Fu Yanyan burst out laughing: "Yes, you still remember me."

Fu Yanyan directly lifted the little one into her arms, while Hao Jingchun scooped up Kang Bao, who had charged forward from behind: "Oh, you've gotten much heavier; looks like you've put on some flesh."

Liu Chuxue picked up Fu Bao, who had charged to the very front: "Son, where is your father?"

The little one pointed toward the courtyard: "Grilling meat."

Following the direction of his pointing finger, she saw a barbecue grill set up over there, warming Liu Chuxue's heart; she had casually mentioned one day, 'I want to eat barbecue.'

He had asked offhandedly then, never expecting that today he would actually put it on the agenda.

Fu Yan Cheng happened to emerge from the kitchen just then, smiling at Liu Chuxue: "Wife, you're back?"

Liu Chuxue gave a soft "Mm."

Stepping a few paces closer, she whispered: "I didn't expect you to remember; good performance, thank you."

Fu Yan Cheng leaned his head forward, speaking in a voice only the two of them could hear: "How do you plan to thank me?"

Liu Chuxue had not expected him to be so bold; she used her finger to push his face away: "Focus on doing your job properly; don't let praise go to your head."