Accidentally Married to the Big Shot-Chapter 249 - Not Taking The Siblings
Chapter 249: Chapter 249: Not Taking The Siblings
Chapter 249: Chapter 249: Not Taking The Siblings
“Isn’t Mdm. Yan’s father-in-law and mother-in-law at home? You can only leave them home if there’s someone there, otherwise, if something happens, I won’t be able to take responsibility,” Su Meixi looked again at Bao Min’s coat.
“If you don’t want to, forget it,” Bao Min said.
With that, she turned around and left.
Su Meixi stood at the door, watching the back of Bao Min as she walked away quickly, disappearing in a flash.
Su Meixi always felt something was off.
Presumably, Bao Min wanted to create a story around the Fang siblings.
Su Meixi wasn’t afraid of Bao Min crafting stories, but she was worried about the two siblings, who were already dependent on others. She feared Bao Min might say something inappropriate to them, making them overly sensitive.
With this in mind, Su Meixi immediately went inside, grabbed two boxes of health supplements, and carried two cartons of milk, then headed to Mdm. Yan’s home.
…
Mdm. Yan’s place was nearby. Her husband held a position slightly lower than Gu Wei, so their home was three bedrooms and two living rooms.
Mdm. Yan and her husband had one room, the father-in-law and mother-in-law had another, and their daughter, who had graduated from university, left her room for the Fang siblings.
“Oh, Xiao Su, what brings you here? And why did you bring something?” Mdm. Yan greeted her warmly and politely.
Su Meixi handed over the two boxes of health supplements to Mdm. Yan and said with a smile, “We have a lot of bird’s nests and maw at home, too much to eat, so I brought two boxes for you and your in-laws, and these two cartons of milk, for Xiao Xia and Xiao Shuai.”
“They don’t lack milk, why spend the money?” Mdm. Yan said.
There was an unspoken rule among the military wives: whether Xiao Xia and Xiao Shuai stayed, others should not bring gifts during visits.
Bringing gifts would imply that the family couldn’t take care of their own.
Su Meixi explained, “I was injured a while back, remember? Everyone brought me milk and donkey-hide gelatin, and I’ve accumulated a lot. If no one drinks it, it will expire. It doesn’t matter at your house, just let Xiao Shuai and Xiao Xia treat this milk like water.”
Su Meixi was meticulous in maintaining relationships, so Mdm. Yan accepted without further ado.
When Fang Xia and Fang Shuai heard Su Meixi had come, they came out to greet her enthusiastically.
Su Meixi didn’t dare to interfere too much, only asking if they had finished their homework.
Then casually chatted, “Originally, you were supposed to come to my place next month, but I’ve started working recently, and my quitting time isn’t fixed, so I can’t arrange for it.”
Fang Xia and Fang Shuai looked visibly disappointed. They had always been fond of the room Su Meixi had prepared for them.
But Mdm. Yan intervened, “Your Aunt Su has to work, and work keeps her very busy. You’ll understand once you start working too. If she were to take care of you after work, you wouldn’t even have meals ready at home. Wouldn’t others say Aunt Su isn’t taking good care of you? Wouldn’t that be uncomfortable for everyone? There are plenty of other military wives in our compound; it’s the same wherever you go. Isn’t that right, Xiao Xia, Xiao Shuai?”
Fang Xia nodded understandingly, and Xiao Shuai also nodded.
They met with the counselor every week, who provided psychological support.
Su Meixi watched them with a heavy heart; she always concerned that the dependent siblings could develop psychological issues, like inferiority complex.
It was manageable when they were younger, but what about during adolescence?
Su Meixi then said, “How about this, whenever I am free on the weekends, I’ll take you out to have fun, okay?”
The siblings’ eyes immediately brightened.
Seeing that the siblings were appeased, Su Meixi felt relieved.
…
Bao Min, upon returning home, sent the audio she had recorded tonight to Xi Wanlin.
As Xi Wanlin played the audio, she heard Su Meixi’s voice.
“What do you need?”
“I wanted to come over and see if you had time these days. If you do, then it would be time for Fang Xia and Fang Shuai to stay at your place.”
“…”
Essentially, Su Meixi refused to take in the Fang siblings.
Bao Min called Xi Wanlin, “Sister Linlin, do you think this recording can reveal Su Meixi’s true nature? She actually refused to provide shelter for the martyr’s orphans!”
Xi Wanlin really wanted to curse “fools” inwardly; after all, this surveillance had gone on for days, and was this all they got?
However, Xi Wanlin wasn’t sure either; she had never cared for children and didn’t understand the hardships of working and caring for kids simultaneously. She thought to herself, she had lived in Guang City as a child, and Li Shirui managed to work and take care of her back then.
If Li Shirui could do it, why couldn’t Su Meixi?
She said to Bao Min, “It seems Su Meixi isn’t as good as she appears to be.”
“That’s for sure. I’ve known what kind of person she is long ago,” Bao Min said indignantly.
Bao Min cursed and fretted for a while without getting to the point, leaving Xi Wanlin no choice but to suggest, “Shouldn’t people in your community be made aware of Su Meixi’s behavior?”
“Of course,” Bao Min said.
She was completely unaware that Xi Wanlin was using her as a tool.
“Just expose her then,” Bao Min said angrily.
Xi Wanlin said, “You’ve worked hard. Let’s have dinner together sometime.”
“Oh, no need to be so polite.”
…
Just as Su Meixi had anticipated, Bao Min indeed created stories using the siblings.
In the following days, Bao Min told everyone that Su Meixi wouldn’t accept the two children. Some sisters questioned her, “But isn’t Xiao Su working? And Gu Wei is often at the army base, how could she have time to take care of two kids?”
Bao Min replied indignantly, “The kids go to school during the day, and only spend nights and weekends at her place. She should just arrange shifts with her colleagues at the hospital.”
Others asked, “But she wouldn’t have time to cook for the kids, right? I often see her getting home around seven or eight in the evening, the kids would starve following her around, wouldn’t they?”
“Well, she could wake up early in the morning, prepare the meals in advance; both siblings are old enough, they can just heat it up when they get home.”
Some sisters agreed with Bao Min and felt Su Meixi was indeed in the wrong, but many others sympathized with her, noting that Su Meixi had never had children of her own, and asking her to work and care for children simultaneously was asking too much.
Bao Min’s words also reached the siblings.
Fortunately, Su Meixi had explained everything to them the previous night, so Fang Xia and Fang Shuai didn’t mind. They were well-liked in the Military District; the families taking care of them would be credited, and the army provided them with subsidies, so they never worried about having nowhere to go.
Once they turned 15, they would be provided independent suites in the compound; they could choose to live there or continue staying with different families.
Someone relayed Bao Min’s words to Su Meixi.
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Su Meixi paused.
Apparently, she had to fight back.
…
During the weekend, keeping her promise, Su Meixi took Fang Xia and Fang Shuai to the amusement park.
Since Gu Wei wasn’t home, she called Xi Wanfen to see if she wanted to join them for a livelier outing.
Xi Wanfen wasn’t on duty and agreed without a second thought.
