Xu Ke’s heart was a mess.
She wanted to go in and check on things right away, but after taking a few steps, she backed away.
No, she couldn’t just waltz into a state-owned restaurant.
If that bitch Rong Yan recognized her... it would be inconvenient for her to act later.
After all, she really wanted to know how Qin Ye and that bitch Rong Yan returned to the city.
Were they just visiting relatives? Or had they returned to the city because they had been admitted to university?
If it were the former... that would still be okay!
But if it were the latter... then it was definitely not something she would be happy about.
That bitch should spend her whole life living in the countryside, doing endless farm work, aging faster than everyone else... It would be perfect if she got beaten up several times a day by a man!
And not like now, dressed in fine clothes and dining at a state-owned restaurant.
She took a deep breath, making sure her twisted face wasn’t seen by others.
Although she couldn’t go in now, she could wait outside and see what happened... Maybe she had recognized the wrong person, and that woman wasn’t the bitch Rong Yan.
That was the last bit of hope in her heart.
After about half an hour or so, just when her patience was almost exhausted, she saw the group led by Rong Yan coming out.
When she saw Rong Yan’s face... as well as Qin Ye and his twin siblings, the last shred of self-deception vanished completely.
Her eyes instantly filled with ferocity, that bitch... why didn’t she just die back at Qin Family’s Team?
Stepping out of the state-owned restaurant, Rong Yan felt a strong malice and looked around, but she didn’t see anyone.
Qin Ye, walking beside her, felt her unease and quietly asked, "Wife, what’s wrong?"
The malice Rong Yan had felt seemed to have disappeared as if it had been just her imagination.
"It’s nothing, let’s go!"
They all walked home carrying their food...
After they were out of sight, Xu Ke finally emerged from the corner.
Jealousy glittered in her eyes.
That bitch Rong Yan... she actually looked even better than when Xu Ke had left.
The pain of her nails digging into her palm brought her back from her envy, and with a cold laugh, she thought it didn’t matter what reason that bitch had for coming back, she would not let her have an easy time of it.
Thinking this, Xu Ke turned around and walked away expressionlessly...
Rong Yan had no idea Xu Ke knew she had returned to the city with Qin Ye, and even if she did, she didn’t care.
As they walked home through the alley, they attracted the gazes of their neighbors again.
"You’re back?" Madam Rong, who was cleaning, stopped when she saw them.
Qin Ye immediately came over to take the broom from her hand, "Mother, you go eat. I’ll take care of this."
Madam Rong was indeed feeling a bit hungry, "All right."
After all, if she were to clean up by herself, it would probably take half the day.
The meals were brought back by Rong Wenming, and they had brought their own containers to carry the food.
"Yan’s mother, here, I brought you your favorite dish: stir-fried smoked pork with cabbage. I cooked this especially for you."
As Rong Wenming spoke, he had already laid out the food containers he had brought back on the stone table in the courtyard.
Madam Rong said as she walked over, "Didn’t I ask you to just bring anything back? What’s the need to cook especially?"
But when she walked over and saw the variety of dishes on the stone table, the corners of her mouth couldn’t help but lift... Clearly, she was pleased.
There was no helping it. She had grown tired of eating dry provisions on the three-day train ride, and her finicky appetite had almost had enough; she needed something delicious.
"I’m going to clean the room." Rong Yan’s room was on the second floor, and she wanted to go clean it up so that it would be ready to sleep in that night.
Madam Rong thought of something and immediately said, "That bed won’t do, it’s too small. Since your father can’t really do any work anyway, he might as well go to the market to see if he can find a bed... Have him buy one."
"No need! We’re not going to stay here for many days anyway; we’ll be moving to the new house." Rong Yan still planned to clean the courtyard within the next few days and then move the family over.
There were more rooms over there, and they were more spacious. Most importantly, it was closer to Jing City University.
Madam Rong thought about it and agreed. If they were really going to move there so soon, then it really wasn’t necessary to waste money on a bed. Just as she was about to voice her agreement,
Wenming, who was beside her, spoke up, "Let’s buy a bed! It won’t cost much, and at least we’ll be comfortable for the next few days. I’ll go to the second-hand market and see. Maybe I can get one at a bargain."
Madam Rong didn’t have anything to disagree with when he put it that way.
"Alright, hurry on then."
Wenming looked at her, "Give me some money! I can’t buy anything without money." They left the management of their money to Madam Rong, and Wenming never handled it.
Madam Rong was aware he didn’t have any money on him, and if he did, it wouldn’t be more than five yuan.
So she put down her chopsticks and was about to get some money...
However, Rong Yan, who came out of the house, was a step faster, handing fifty yuan directly into Mr. Rong’s palm.
"Mom, don’t bother, I’ll give it to Dad. Also, ask him to buy some more vegetables when he comes back."
"This, this is too much, just ten yuan will do..." Wenming tried to return the extra money.
"Keep it! We will probably need to buy a lot of things these next few days. Just hold onto it." Rong Yan didn’t let him refuse and also took out various coupons, "Take these too, otherwise, just having money won’t be enough to buy anything."