Chapter 525: Envy

Chuxue glanced sideways at Fu Yan Cheng, feigning petulance: "Alright, enough boasting; if I say you're fat, you puff up. Hurry up, or I'll be late."

Fu Yanwan dared not nag further: "Then take care on the road, Fourth Sister-in-law. When I return to the city someday, I'll come to the factory to visit you."

Chuxue naturally would not refuse, after all, she liked her sister-in-law's personality.

Once they left, Fu Yanwan carried her willow basket back to the dormitory.

Someone in the dormitory said enviously: "Yanwan, did your Fourth Brother come to bring you good food again?"

Fu Yanwan had not forgotten her mother's warning not to be too showy: "Yes, he just happened to pass by and stopped in to see me."

She lived in the innermost room; opening her cabinet, she shielded it with her body to open the basket, revealing a jar of chili peppers, a jar of mushroom beef sauce, scallion pancakes still warm, plus two melons and several bright red tomatoes.

She had just quickly placed the jar of mushroom beef sauce into the cabinet when someone approached from behind: "Let us see what he brought you?"

Sun Juanjuan feared they would get on Yanwan's nerves: "Alright, better not look, lest it stir up our hunger pangs; I have nothing presentable to exchange with Yanwan."

Yanwan naturally knew her friend was helping her; she turned and gave Sun Juanjuan a look saying, "You are the smart one": "Everyone come look; if there's anything you want to eat, let's exchange and share."

The few who had already gathered saw the contents: "Yo, these scallion pancakes smell so good."

Qin Weilan, who lived opposite Yanwan, simply could not resist the temptation of the pancake aroma: "Yanwan, may I trade two apples for two pieces to taste?"

Fu Yanwan smiled and nodded: "Sure."

Qin Weilan was just as fond of eating as she was, but this person had extremely strong principles and never took advantage of others; with her opening the way, even if others had any thoughts, they had to drop them.

After all, no matter how much they wanted to eat, if they had nothing to exchange, it was Bai Da, and besides, there weren't many pancakes to begin with.

To avoid seeing it, everyone in the dormitory quickly packed up, took their lunch boxes, and left the dormitory for the cafeteria.

Fu Yanwan did not call out to Sun Juanjuan, knowing that if she called her now, she would not stay.

She brewed a cup of malted milk powder and enjoyed a delicious meal with the fragrant scallion pancakes, thinking that her time in the countryside had indeed benefited greatly from her Fourth Brother; not only had she received care from her Fourth Sister-in-law and her eldest sister's family, but even her Fourth Sister-in-law's natal family, though slightly farther away, remembered her from time to time; in the future, she must repay the kindness and treat her Fourth Sister-in-law well.

Fu Yan Cheng and Chuxue left the Zhiqing point and soon arrived at the Qiu family home.

When they arrived, the Qiu family was just preparing to eat breakfast.

An elderly neighbor who had gone out early to collect cow dung saw the jeep stop not far from the Qiu family gate and shouted excitedly toward the Qiu courtyard: "Qiu Shaofeng's family, your natal sister has arrived."

Xia Qiu, who was helping her mother-in-law make breakfast in the kitchen, came out upon hearing this, and the rest of the Qiu family also emerged from the courtyard at the sound.

Before Xia Qiu reached the main gate, Chuxue and Fu Yan Cheng had entered the courtyard: "How do you have time to come over? Have you eaten?"

Chuxue glanced at her own sister's belly: "Sister, stop bustling about; Mom asked me to bring you some things. We'll just check on you and leave; I still have to rush back to the factory to work."

Xia Qiu frowned slightly: "Tomorrow is the fifteenth of August; aren't you on holiday?"

Chuxue smiled: "No, yesterday the factory distributed holiday benefits; fortunately, our section isn't busy, so the section chief told us we could leave early once we finished our current tasks. Yan Cheng happened to be going that way, so he gave me a ride back to the village."