"What? Xiaolan bought it?" Grandma Fu exclaimed in surprise.
As soon as she finished speaking, she realized something was wrong; her voice had been too loud. She quickly lowered her voice, looked at Fu Lan with confusion, and asked, "Where did you get so much money?"
Besides buying extra dishes from the state-run restaurant, there were also alcohol, cigarettes, milk powder, and canned fruit. These were things she couldn't buy with just three yuan, and the old man didn't have that much savings.
"Did you give it to me?" Grandma Fu asked, looking at Fu Hong.
“I did give it to her…” Fu Hong hesitated as she looked at Fu Lan. Whether or not to say something was up to her.
“My sister did give me some, but I earned all the money to buy these things myself. They were bought to show my respect to Grandpa and Grandma, so you can rest assured,” Fu Lan said earnestly, looking at Grandma and Grandpa Fu.
Grandma Fu looked at her incredulously: "You earned that? How did you earn it?"
Fu Lan hesitated for a moment: "What I'm telling you, you absolutely must not tell anyone else."
"Don't worry, I'm not the kind of person who talks nonsense. Even if it's Sister Qin next door, I promise I won't tell anyone," Grandma Fu said confidently.
Thinking of the old principal's family next door, Fu Lan's lips twitched. There was no need for that; the neighbors already knew.
“I made some beautiful clothes and asked Sister Xing to help me secretly sell them,” Fu Lan said.
When Fu Lan mentioned Xing Zhaozhao, Grandma Fu was stunned. She couldn't help but think of the old principal's family next door. The two old people were sick and despondent, and they were about to die. One day, Xing Zhaozhao came to visit, and suddenly they both got better. She heard that the two families had even become godparents, and their lives were getting better and better.
Grandma Fu's heart skipped a beat, and she nervously swallowed hard, asking Fu Lan, "So, is it the neighbor next door also...?"
Fu Lan nodded: "Grandpa Qin is skilled in making incense..."
Grandma Fu couldn't help but swallow again: "I didn't expect her to be so remarkable, her courage is extraordinary..." Indeed, if she weren't brave, how could she have dared to go to Qingxi Town to help them rescue Xiaolan?
"Won't there be any danger?" Grandma Fu asked, looking at Fu Lan with concern.
Fu Lan shook her head and said, "It's alright, we've been doing this for a long time."
Grandma Fu's eyes lit up, and she asked, "How about I help you make them too? I'm just sitting at home doing nothing anyway. You can trust my skills; you learned from me. It'll help you and your sister save up more for your dowry."
Fu Lan thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll go back and ask Sister Xing if there's anything else you need."
"Then hurry back!" Grandma Fu urged Fu Lan excitedly.
Fu Lan: "..."
"I haven't eaten yet, Grandma." Fu Lan looked at the old lady speechlessly.
Grandma Fu only then realized what was happening and chuckled sheepishly, "Look at me, I almost forgot." Then she immediately urged, "Don't just stand there, hurry up! Old man, go get the dishes, Xiao Hong, get the rice. Get moving!"
After being directed away by Grandpa Fu and Fu Hong, Grandma Fu looked at the milk powder and canned food that Fu Lan had bought with great affection: "You should save your money properly. Why buy so much stuff? It's such a waste, especially this milk powder. We don't have any children at home, and it's expensive."
Fu Lan smiled and said, "This is for you and Grandpa. It's good for your health. You and Grandpa are the only two family members left for my sister and me. You don't want to leave us too soon and make us orphans, right?"
Grandma Fu's eyes reddened, and she hugged Fu Lan tightly: "Good child, Grandma's eyesight used to be bad, and I almost caused a big disaster, which hurt you terribly. Fortunately, you are okay now. Grandma knows she was wrong. In the future, if anything happens, I will definitely listen to you and your sister more."
Fu Lan hugged the old lady tightly, nodding and choking back tears, "Yes."
Grandpa Fu and Fu Hong came out of the kitchen with the food. Seeing that Grandma Fu and Fu Lan had reconciled, they both smiled with relief.
"Alright, dinner's ready." Fu Hong brought the food to the table and greeted them with a smile.
Grandma Fu and Fu Lan then let go of each other and sat down at the table together.
"Why did you suddenly decide to come back today?" Fu Hong asked Fu Lan curiously while eating.
“I’ve come to see you, sister,” Fu Lan said.
Fu Hong paused, chopsticks in her hand, and asked, "Looking for me? What's up?"
"Have you thought it through? Are you really still planning to marry someone like Dong Cheng's family?" Fu Lan asked Fu Hong seriously.
Upon hearing Fu Lan mention this matter, Grandpa Fu and Grandma Fu looked at Fu Hong with concern, wanting to know her answer.
Fu Hong pondered for a moment, as if she had finally made up her mind, then nodded emphatically and said, "I've thought it through, I'll marry you."
Fu Lan became anxious and asked, "Why? With family members like that, you'll never have peace and quiet after you marry into that family."
Grandpa Fu and Grandma Fu looked at Fu Hong with worried expressions, but because of what happened to Fu Lan before, they didn't dare to interfere too much.
“Changing to someone else might not be any better. Acheng said he can handle it, and I believe him.” Fu Hong said, then paused for a moment, looked at Fu Lan, and said, “Besides, I’ve thought about it carefully. We can’t rely on him alone. I have to stand on my own two feet. The Dong family is bad in the open, which is much easier to deal with than dealing with a two-faced old woman.”
Fu Hong laughed as she spoke, then looked at Fu Lan and said, "Grandpa and Grandma are getting old. After you get married, if anything happens to you, I, as your older sister, want to support you. If I can't even handle them, how can I support you?"
“Sister…” Fu Lan looked at Fu Hong with emotion and choked up. However, thinking about what Xing Zhaozhao had told her about what Fu Hong might experience after marrying Dong Cheng, she couldn’t help but worry. Although Dong Cheng did keep his promise while he was alive, he died early and left the mess at home to her sister.
Fu Lan hesitated for a moment, then tentatively asked Fu Hong, "Sister, if—and I mean if—you married Dong Cheng, and later his younger brother and sister got into serious trouble, and Dong Cheng worked himself to death to help them, leaving you and your child behind, would you still marry him?"
Fu Hong raised her eyebrows and glared: "He wouldn't dare! Now that we're married, he's mine. He'll die for me, even if he has to. He'd rather die for his troublesome younger brother and sister than even think about it."
As she spoke, Fu Hong narrowed her eyes slightly: "However, his good-for-nothing younger brother and sister really need to be dealt with properly. If they can't be dealt with, they should be sent far away to avoid being implicated..."
Dong Cang, who was pressing his ear against the door and trying to hear nothing, suddenly felt a chill run down his spine and had a bad feeling.
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