The sight of the three adults and one child acting like thieves made Fu's mother chuckle as she shook her head and headed into the kitchen to start cooking.
Seeing her mother enter the kitchen, Fu Wenwen followed her in.
"Mom, I'll help you."
"Our Nan Nan has really grown up, she can even help me cook now." Fu's mother initially wanted to refuse, but seeing Fu Wenwen already taking charge and doing so skillfully, her eyes turned red.
Her once delicate daughter, who was clumsy and knew nothing about the five grains, could now cook.
How much suffering had she endured?
"Mom, the past few years were indeed quite tough. When I went to the countryside, I knew nothing and was looked down upon. They laughed at me, calling me a spoiled city girl who couldn't do anything. Not only could I not help, but I also caused trouble." Fu Wenwen said to her mother while chopping vegetables, recounting the original host's life in the countryside.
The pain of arriving in the countryside, driven by a single thought, the original host was completely unprepared.
She had to accept the muddy roads that swallowed your feet, houses that leaked when it rained, open-air latrines, and snakes, insects, rats, and ants everywhere...
Everything was devastating to the original host.
But she had no way back. After a huge fight with her family, creating such an unpleasant scene, all for what she thought was love.
She believed that if she endured such hardship with Liu Zihua, he would accept her.
In reality, she was slapped hard in the face. Liu Zihua didn't accept her, and no one liked her.
She was also bullied, hastily married a man she had never met, and gained a stepson who was difficult to communicate with.
Even though that man was a soldier, it was a nightmare for her. The original host lived in a daze every day.
Su Xiaoxiao would always come to inquire about her well-being. Seeing Su Xiaoxiao like that, the original host, thinking she was still concerned about her, was deeply touched.
She gave Su Xiaoxiao the money Lin Feng had given her for raising the child, preferring to go hungry herself to give the money to Su Xiaoxiao.
After accepting the original host's memories, Fu Wenwen hated Su Xiaoxiao even more.
The original host, pampered by her family, was naturally naive. If it weren't for Su Xiaoxiao, she would have had a better life.
Fu Jing had already arranged a desk job for her, where she would only need to process some documents, making it easy and avoiding the sun. This showed how much thought Fu Jing had put into her.
With the original host's conditions, if she wanted to get married, she definitely wouldn't have married poorly.
With her parents earning money and doting on her, and her brother spoiling her, the original host should have had a perfect life envied by everyone.
All because of Su Xiaoxiao's jealousy and Liu Zihua's schemes...
A cold glint flashed in Fu Wenwen's eyes.
Listening to her daughter, Fu's mother's heart ached, and tears streamed down her face. "You silly girl, why wouldn't you listen to us! If you had listened, you wouldn't have had to suffer so much..."
"Mom, I think going through some hardship was good. Before, I always relied on your pampering and didn't know the hardships of life, and I even threw so many tantrums at you..." Fu Wenwen looked at her mother.
"Look at me now, I'm doing well. I've learned to cook, to be grateful, and to take care of others. If I had stayed at home, I would have always been the immature Fu Wenwen."
"But your mother and I just wanted you to be that child who never grows up." Fu Jing walked in with red eyes and said softly.
"Dad, I have to get married someday!" Fu Wenwen said with a smile to Fu Jing.
"If I were still that immature Fu Wenwen, how much would you have to worry about me?"
"We had already anticipated worrying about you your whole life when you were born. That's irrelevant! As parents, we thought of everything when you were still in your mother's womb." Fu Jing said slowly, his eyes still recalling the time when Fu Wenwen was in Fu's mother's womb.
Every day he was filled with apprehension: what to do after the daughter was born, what to do when she grew up, there were always new problems.
"A hundred years of raising a child, ninety-nine years of worry. Parents never stop worrying." Fu's mother patted Fu Wenwen's hand and said slowly.
From the day the child was born, the parents' minds were entirely on the child.
"Now that we've grown up, it's time for you to enjoy yourselves." Fu Wenwen hugged her mother and smiled.
"I'll cook today, let you taste my cooking." Fu Wenwen patted her chest.
Fu's mother and Fu Jing exchanged a look. Seeing Fu Wenwen so confident, they couldn't help but smile. "Alright, today we'll enjoy the blessings of our daughter. The meal is up to you."
"You two go wait outside!" Fu Wenwen ushered Fu's mother and Fu Jing out of the kitchen. The two walked out smiling.
"Mom, aren't you cooking?" Fu Wenxuan asked Fu's mother, who had come out of the kitchen, with confusion.
"Your sister said we should enjoy ourselves today and taste her cooking," Fu's mother said with a smile.
"See, your sister is so sensible now." Fu Jing glanced at Fu Wenxuan, implying something.
Upon hearing that Fu Wenwen was going to cook, Fu Wenxuan was filled with apprehension. "Mom, aren't you afraid she'll blow up the kitchen? Do you believe what she says?"
"Uncle, Mom won't blow up the kitchen. Mom cooks very well!" Lu Ze'an immediately defended Fu Wenwen when he heard Fu Wenxuan questioning her.
"An An, really?" Fu Wenxuan clearly didn't believe it.
Lu Ze'an nodded heavily. "Mom cooks the best! I love Mom's cooking the most."
"Listen to him, An An vouches for it, so Wenwen must cook well!" Fu's mother said with a smile, picking up Lu Ze'an.
"An An, what did you used to do in the village?" Fu's mother couldn't help but pinch Lu Ze'an's chubby cheeks as she looked at him, who was getting fairer and plumper.
"Before Mom was around, I ran around the village, waiting at the village entrance for Dad to come home..." Lu Ze'an said obediently while sitting in Fu's mother's lap. "After Mom came, I stayed home to protect Mom..."
"Protect Mom?" Fu Wenxuan caught this word and asked with a hint of confusion in his eyes, "Why did you need to protect Mom?"
"Because Grandpa was bad, they bullied Mom and wanted to take Dad's money." Lu Ze'an replied.
Having already learned about the Lin family from Lu Chengsen, Fu Jing hadn't expected that even Lu Ze'an had no good feelings towards the Lin family.
"But Dad came back, and then bad Grandpa was driven out by Dad," Lu Ze'an said admiringly.
Recalling Lu Chengsen's brave actions at that time, his broad back looked like a mountain, protecting him and his mother. Lu Ze'an felt that his dad was incredibly handsome at that moment.
Fu Wenwen was cooking in the kitchen. When she came out with the dishes, Fu Jing and Fu's mother were holding Lu Ze'an, looking heartbroken, while Fu Wenxuan kept saying he would protect An An in the future.
"What's wrong?" Fu Wenwen asked, looking confused.
"Nothing, An An was talking about your life in the village. That Lin family is truly despicable..." Fu Jing's face darkened.