The next day, Fu Lan returned home again.
Because Fu Hong had to go to work, she deliberately chose to go back around lunchtime.
Grandma Fu was very surprised to see Fu Lan suddenly return and asked, "Why are you back again today?"
Fu Lan pouted: "Don't want to see me come back? Then I'll leave." After saying that, she turned around and made as if to leave.
Grandma Fu quickly pulled the person back: "Hey, hey, I was just saying, why are you so angry?"
The old lady complained, but her eyes couldn't hide her joy: "You didn't even tell me you were coming back, and we didn't prepare any food at home."
Fu Lan didn't take it to heart: "I'll just go back to my own home and have a simple meal. I'll prepare whatever dishes I usually have."
“How can that be? You rarely come back.” Grandma Fu said, then muttered under her breath, “You’re not even married yet, but you act like you’ve been married for ages.”
Fu Lan, with her sharp ears, overheard this and couldn't help but interject, "Yes, whose fault is it?"
Grandma Fu was a little embarrassed: "It's my fault, it's my fault, okay? Living with Xiao Xing for so long has made him more and more eloquent, I can hardly keep up with his arguments anymore."
"Alright, stop talking. She was always thinking about Xiaolan when she wasn't back, and now that she's back, she keeps nagging about her." Grandpa Fu couldn't stand it anymore and scolded his wife.
Grandma Fu was displeased upon hearing this and glared at her husband: "I'm her grandma, what's wrong with saying a few words to her?"
Grandpa Fu said helplessly, "Then you can continue. Be careful not to make the girl angry and run away. She might never want to come back."
Grandma Fu immediately fell silent, after all, there was a precedent to follow.
The old lady's face fell, and she turned and went back into the house.
Fu Lan frowned as she looked on. Oh no, the old lady is angry.
Seeing the worry on Fu Lan's face, Grandpa Fu patted her hand reassuringly: "It's alright, your grandma has a fiery temper, I'll go and coax her and she'll be fine."
As the old man spoke, he prepared to follow him into the house. Before he could make a move, Grandma Fu quickly came out of the house again. She happened to hear Grandpa Fu say that he wanted to "coax" someone, and immediately looked over warily: "Who are you trying to coax? Do you have a lover outside? You old geezer, at your age, you're still pulling this stunt?"
Grandpa Fu was startled and quickly shook his head: "No, no, you can't just make things up. I told Xiaolan I was going to go in and coax you. I'm so old, where else can I find a lover? You're the only one in my life, I only dream about you."
Grandma Fu blushed with embarrassment and glared at Grandpa Fu, saying, "What nonsense are you talking about in front of the children?"
Fu Lan: "..."
Fu Lan wisely looked away. She hadn't seen anything.
Grandpa Fu breathed a slight sigh of relief, then looked at Grandma Fu cautiously and asked, "Are you not angry anymore?"
Grandma Fu stared at him with a puzzled look: "When did I get angry?"
Grandpa Fu: "..."
"Then why did you turn around and go back inside just now?" Grandpa Fu asked, puzzled.
Grandma Fu gestured to the money and tickets in her hand: "Xiao Lan rarely comes back, shouldn't we order a couple more dishes?"
As she spoke, the old lady stuffed the money and tickets in her hand into Grandpa Fu's hand: "Go to the state-run restaurant and buy two meat dishes."
Grandpa Fu counted them; there were three pieces. He looked at Grandma Fu ingratiatingly and nudged her with his arm, saying, "Give me one more piece, the wine at home is all gone."
Grandma Fu objected: "Didn't we buy several bottles last time? You didn't secretly drink them all, did you?"
"How could that be? Last time our in-laws came, they took them all away," Grandpa Fu said, insisting on not taking the blame.
Grandma Fu's face fell again as she thought about what happened that day. Her grandson-in-law was indeed a good man, but his in-laws were absolutely awful. If Fu Hong hadn't been still hesitant and hadn't given her a definite answer, she would have already been preparing to find someone else to introduce her to.
Grandma Fu took out two more yuan from her pocket and gave them to Grandpa Fu: "Keep the extra as your own private savings."
Grandpa Fu accepted the reply with a smile: "My wife still loves me the most."
"What a jerk." Grandma Fu glanced at him sideways, curled the corners of her mouth, and turned away to go back to the kitchen to busy herself.
Grandpa Fu smiled and looked at Fu Lan, saying generously, "Come on, Lan, Grandpa will use the extra money to buy you candy."
Fu Lan couldn't help but think of her childhood, when her parents had passed away and her grandfather would save his money from cigarettes and alcohol to buy her candy. Her eyes reddened.
She quickened her pace and took Grandpa Fu's arm: "I want to eat stir-fried candy."
"I'll buy it for you, Grandpa will buy it for you," Grandpa Fu agreed.
When Fu Hong got home from get off work, she saw her front door wide open and her grandmother standing there expectantly. She immediately greeted her with a smile and asked, "Grandma, what made you think of waiting for me at the door today?"
"We weren't waiting for you, we were waiting for your grandpa and Xiaolan," Grandma Fu said.
Fu Hong: "..." It turns out she was just being delusional.
"Xiao Lan is back again today?" Fu Hong asked in surprise. She didn't go inside, but simply stood at the door and waited with Grandma Fu.
"Hmm." Grandma Fu nodded. "I asked your grandfather to go to the state-run restaurant to buy two dishes. I don't know where that old man and your sister went. It's been more than half an hour and they still haven't come back."
As soon as she finished speaking, Grandma Fu saw Grandpa Fu and Fu Lan returning from afar.
"Finally back!" Before she could even feel happy, Grandma Fu noticed the large and small bags the grandfather and grandson were carrying, and her expression quickly turned tense: "Where have these two been? Did they go to steal or rob?"
Fu Hong's eyes flickered. She knew that Fu Lan had made a lot of money following Xing Zhaozhao, but she hadn't mentioned it to the old folks at home. As the older sister, she couldn't bring herself to say it. Just as she was struggling to come up with an excuse to explain to the old lady, she saw Grandma Fu rushing towards Grandpa Fu and Fu Lan with a fierce expression.
Fu Hong's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly chased after him.
Grandpa Fu was happily carrying the gifts his granddaughter had given him when he saw Grandma Fu coming towards him. He was about to show off to her, "Old lady, look, Xiao Lan gave you..."
Before he could finish speaking, Grandma Fu grabbed his arm and pinched it: "You old fool, what kind of good deeds have you been up to with Xiaolan? Where did these things come from?"
“No, this is…” Grandpa Fu tried to explain.
Before he could finish speaking, Grandma Fu interrupted him again: "Shut up! We're still outside. How dare you talk like that? What if someone hears you and sends you to the police station? Come back with me right now." With that, she immediately grabbed Grandpa Fu and pulled him towards the house.
Grandpa Fu was speechless: "..." Where did this old woman get so much drama today?
Fu Lan looked at her sister who was coming to greet her, completely bewildered: "What's going on?"
Fu Hong suppressed a laugh and took Fu Lan's hand: "I'll tell you when we get back."
Grandma Fu saw the sisters lagging behind and called out anxiously, "What are you dawdling for? Come back quickly!"
"Okay," the two sisters quickly agreed and hurried home.
As soon as the door closed, a person came from the direction Grandpa Fu and Fu Lan had come from. He looked around furtively, and after making sure no one was around, he pressed his ear to the door. The young face was none other than Dong Cheng's younger brother, Dong Cang.
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