Chapter 698: Treated Differently

"G-goodbye, Sister Fu."

Wang Lihong watched her go, and Fu Mingxue even thoughtfully closed the door on her way out.

She could no longer hold back her tears, and they streamed down her face.

’The greatest kindness and help she had ever received in her life had come from Sister Fu.’

Her uncle was the village’s production brigade leader. Since nobody wanted to offend him, everyone kept their distance from her and her grandfather.

Moreover, the work assigned by the village was always the worst kind, which meant they earned the fewest work points.

On top of that, her grandfather’s health was poor from overwork, and he needed medicine year-round. The money they earned was barely enough to get by.

Although she was a skilled woodcarver, she could only do it secretly at night.

Besides, even when she finished a carving, she rarely managed to sell any.

A few years ago, she wouldn’t have dared let her uncle find out that she was going to the market to sell her woodcarvings.

Thankfully, for the past two years, she had finally been able to sell them at the market openly, which was how she met the greatest benefactor of her life.

’Without Sister Fu, she wouldn’t have even been able to afford a doctor or medicine for her grandfather.’

Although her grandfather eventually passed away...

’Her uncle nearly ruined her, but she never expected to run into Sister Fu again—’

’Sister Fu had even found her a job.’

At this thought, her tears flowed like a river.

She looked up into the distance with tear-filled eyes. "Grandpa, don’t worry. I’ll take good care of myself. And I’ll never let anyone bully me again."

"Oh, and Grandpa, I met Sister Fu. She’s given me a second lease on life. I will definitely repay her kindness in the future."

Meanwhile, Fu Mingxue couldn’t help but sneeze after getting into the car. "ACHOO—"

This made Qin Wenhao’s heart ache for her.

"Honey, it’s cold. You should put on another layer!"

Fu Mingxue shook her head. "I’m not cold."

’Besides, all her clothes were in her suitcase. Was she really going to rummage through it just to get something else to wear?’

’It wasn’t like she was that cold, anyway.’

Seeing this, Qin Wenhao didn’t press the issue and simply stepped on the accelerator.

By the time they reached the family compound, their speed had been much faster than usual.

As soon as the car stopped, some people in the family compound began to look over.

When they saw that Fu Mingxue was back, they were enthusiastic in their greetings this time.

"Mingxue, you’re back from your trip!"

You can’t slap a smiling face, as the saying goes.

Seeing them, Fu Mingxue merely gave a slight nod, not saying anything more.

The women of the family compound knew Fu Mingxue’s temperament. For her to even nod at them was enough to leave them feeling quite flattered.

How could they dare have any complaints?

Ever since Sister in law Liu was sent back to her hometown, they had understood one thing very clearly: Fu Mingxue was not someone they could afford to offend.

’Besides, why would they want to offend Fu Mingxue, anyway?’

’Fu Mingxue left early and returned late. Sometimes, she was away on business for so long that they wouldn’t see her for ages. She had never done a single thing to wrong them.’

’She never caused them any trouble.’

’So why should they go looking for trouble with her? Or make up rumors about her?’

’What the hell did it have to do with them whether she had children or not?’

The most important point was this—they had all been warned by their husbands.

Their husbands had forbidden them from bothering Fu Mingxue again. If there was a next time, they would be sent back to their hometowns too.

So, that was the real reason they didn’t dare.

Their next-door neighbor, Wang Xiang, heard the noise and came out too.

She was overjoyed when she saw Fu Mingxue had returned. "Mingxue, you’re back from your business trip?"

"Yes, I am." Fu Mingxue smiled warmly at Wang Xiang. This left the women from the compound who had just greeted her with very complicated feelings.

In the entire family compound, Wang Xiang was probably the only one who received such special treatment from Fu Mingxue.