Chapter 4 Never Have Expectations of Others
An hour later, it was already past lunch time. Everyone was so hungry that they were dizzy and finally had the chance to rest on the spot.
Zhu Mingqing had a sore throat and severe sore calves.
"Madam, drink some water." Fen Tao felt very distressed when she saw Madam's pale face.
Luo Huai silently handed her a mouthful of dry food.
Seeing that he didn't say a word, Zhu Mingqing took it silently.
She chewed the dry biscuit, and the moment she swallowed it, it stung her throat and made it hurt even more.
When I thought of the food in the space, tears of grief and anger came to my eyes.
It’s bearable to be without supplies, but it’s impossible to use mountains of gold and silver!
Woohoo...it hurts so much!
She had to find a way to get these things through.
Song was taking care of the old princess and the children while resting. Then she looked at Zhu Mingqing who was being taken care of, especially seeing her clean and beautiful face, she suddenly felt unbalanced.
"Father, I'm so tired. Let my sister-in-law take care of mother."
She spoke weakly and her face was pale, while the red marks on Zhu Mingqing's neck were particularly conspicuous. Old Prince Luo turned to his third daughter-in-law and said, "Old Third's wife, come here."
Wu had heard the voices from this side a long time ago. In the past, her second sister-in-law loved to show her courtesy to her mother and was the one favored by her mother the most.
If you want to get rid of it now, you’re dreaming!
She said frankly: "Father, mother doesn't like me. She likes my second sister-in-law to take care of her the most."
Seeing this, Old Prince Luo was helpless and wanted to say something, but the old princess suddenly moved her eyes.
"Mother." Song was so excited that others gathered around.
The old princess slowly opened her eyes, drank some water, and then looked around: "Are we out of the city already?"
Song nodded with tears in her eyes: "Yes, we are out of the city. Mother finally woke up. It's worth it for Wenhong and I to be tired."
Hearing this, Wu rolled her eyes.
Seeing them sweating profusely, the old princess felt distressed. "Okay, mother will wake up and make it up to you."
As she spoke, she turned her gaze to Zhu Mingqing and said in a commanding tone:
"Old man, come and take care of me."
Song couldn't hide the smile on her face: "Sister-in-law, why don't you move? Don't you want to take care of mother?"
If it were normal times, Zhu Mingqing would still be in the mood to play with them, but at this moment...
She rolled her eyes inelegantly: "No!"
The two decisive words stunned the Luo family.
The old princess' eyes widened, and the pain in her body subsided. "What did you say?"
"Sister-in-law, you are so unfilial. The road ahead is still long, aren't you afraid..." Song threatened directly.
Zhu Mingqing just closed her eyes and rested. She was free to use whatever tricks she had. She was really not afraid of anyone!
The atmosphere became tense.
Liang He heard the noise and shouted, "Shut up, everyone! If you don't want to rest, get up and get going!"
The surroundings suddenly became quiet.
However, this reminded Zhu Mingqing that the road ahead was long and arduous, and she didn't want to continue to be entangled with these people. It would be great if she could get rid of them.
Just as I was thinking about it, another shocking statement came from here.
Luo Feng whispered to his eight-month pregnant wife, "Go and see Grandma."
Wu Yunyun was really obedient and prepared to get up.
Luo Huai disapproved: "Brother, sister-in-law is not easily tired now."
Zhu Mingqing: “…”
calm!
"Don't go!" She held her eldest daughter-in-law's arm and looked at Luo Feng with cold eyes: "Your grandmother has always loved you, so you should go and feel sorry for her too."
Luo Feng tapped his calves to relieve the pain and pretended not to hear anything.
But Luo Xiao also smiled and said: "Yes, big brother, it's time for you to show your ability."
Luo Fu agreed very much and urged, "Brother, go quickly."
Others also looked over curiously, and Luo Feng was embarrassed and could only walk over slowly.
The old princess smiled with relief, then glared at Zhu Mingqing fiercely.
The boss is gone, and you still dare to take advantage of me. I want to see how you, an orphan and a widow, will survive the hard days ahead.
…
The sun was setting, a cool breeze was blowing, and the scorching temperature at noon finally dropped a little.
"Third brother, I'm so hungry." Luo Fu rubbed her rumbling stomach with a look of pain on her face.
Luo Xiao took out the dry and hard biscuits left over from lunch and asked, "Do you want some?"
Luo Fu said disdainfully: "I can't eat it."
"Just bear with it for a while, and you can have soup for dinner later."
Zhu Mingqing thought all the way about how to get along with these two children. When Luo Fu was ten years old, she was forced to fall into the water by Luo Dan, the second wife. Luo Xiao was not a person who would suffer a loss, so he took Luo Fu to stop Luo Dan and let Luo Fu beat him up.
This incident caused a big uproar at the time. The old princess severely punished the two children of the first wife, but was very caring towards the second wife.
The original owner, as a mother, not only did not comfort the two children, but also accused them of causing trouble and scolded them severely.
The two children have been estranged from their original owner since then and have not called her mother for two years.
He was exiled when he was just a teenager. Today's children are probably still playing with iPads in the air-conditioned room.
Zhu Mingqing rarely felt compassion and quietly took two pieces of cake from the space and handed them over.
"Eat it."
Just as Luo Fu was about to reach out her hand, she was immediately slapped by Luo Xiao and pulled back.
"Don't eat it. Who knows what she's up to? What if it's poisonous?"
Luo Xiao had long given up hope for this mother who wished they didn't exist. Perhaps she would be happy if they died on the road to exile.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Mingqing quickly calmed down.
Well, she is a goody-goody.
Luo Huai's face darkened: "Third brother, apologize."
Luo Xiao curled his lips, mumbled something in a low voice, and then pulled Luo Fu away.
Luo Huai paused, thought for a moment and then said, "Don't mind it, they are just..."
Zhu Mingqing raised his hand to interrupt him, very calmly: "I don't care."
It's not her biological child, so he can eat it or not. She is doing her best by risking being discovered to deliver food to him.
Looking at his mother's calm expression, Luo Huai fell silent.
My mother didn't care about them before, and it's the same today, but I always feel like something has changed.
Speaking of which, Zhu Mingqing is also a cold-hearted person. He grew up in an orphanage, was admitted to a military academy, and joined the special forces before graduation. In the past ten years, he has carried out countless missions and met countless people.
Apart from her comrades, she never had any expectations of anyone else.
She originally wanted to take care of these children since she was able to do so, but if they didn't appreciate it, she naturally wouldn't show her kindness unnecessarily.
Next, everyone continued on their journey, as if they would not stop until the sun set.
The weather was so hot that it made people feel uneasy, and Zhu Mingqing was also very thirsty. Fortunately, there was a large water tank in the space.
While no one was paying attention, she quietly filled half of the water bag.
"Madam, I have some water here, please drink some." Seeing the madam's dry lips, Fen Tao hurriedly handed her the water bag.
Fen Tao bought the water bags in Beijing, three in total.
One for her, one for Zhu Mingqing, and the remaining one for the children.
Although they really didn't want to share one, they didn't have time to be particular at the moment.
Luo Fu directly extended her hand: "Fen Tao, I'm thirsty."
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