“Oh! Our Shushu is really something. She can even write fairy tale stories, and her first submission earned her a fee…”
Qiao Shu originally had not wanted to tell the Feng Family about writing a fairy tale story and earning a fee. However, the two little ones were even more excited than her.
They could not even hold it in until the next day. That very day, when the Feng Family members returned home, He Anning and Jiang Lekang excitedly and proudly shared how their Fairy Little Aunt had earned six yuan by writing a fairy tale story.
Although six yuan was not much to the Feng Family, this six yuan had been earned by Qiao Shu through her writing!
Especially since she had only written fifteen hundred words for it, and this was the rate for a first-time submission! It would even be higher in the future…
How could this not shock the Feng Family?
So that day, Qiao Shu first received a letter from Fairy Tale Princess Magazine that was full of gushing flattery.
Then came the Feng Family members taking turns to praise her. This truly made her… a bit embarrassed.
That night, even after Qiao Shu fell asleep, she felt the Feng Family’s praises echoing in her ears.
She even dreamed about it…
Having received her fee from Fairy Tale Princess Magazine, Qiao Shu finally slept soundly that time.
Meanwhile, the poor Feng Family members suffered from insomnia.
“Old Feng, sigh. If it really won’t work out, why don’t we take Shushu as our goddaughter?”
He Hong, who had just finished a phone call with her daughter He Yingzi, said with furrowed brows.
Upon hearing He Hong’s words, Feng Shengli, who had been leisurely reading the newspaper, furrowed his brows even deeper than hers.
“What nonsense are you talking? Shushu is our daughter-in-law. What goddaughter? That’s just foolish.”
“I think Yingzi was right. Shushu is beautiful, smart, and can even earn money. Such a fine girl is truly too good for our son. After all… look at our blockhead son. Has he come back even once? Even after marriage, he won’t be home often, yet Shushu would have to help look after his children…”
The more she spoke, the more He Hong felt that their family had truly wronged her! Too much so!
Such a wonderful young woman had actually married into their family to be a stepmother!
Was this repaying a kindness, or seeking revenge?
Feng Shengli, who had been quite angry at first, was slightly taken aback after hearing He Hong’s words.
He truly liked Qiao Shu, this young woman. So after hearing He Hong’s speech, he wavered a bit.
“Sigh, you do have a point… but… Dad definitely won’t agree. He’s obsessed with fulfilling the childhood betrothal between our Feng Family and the Qiao Family from decades ago. It’s practically his fixation. Otherwise, this childhood betrothal wouldn’t have passed from my generation down to A Xiao and Shushu.”
He Hong thought of what her eldest daughter had said, and of how smart, beautiful, and outstanding Qiao Shu was. Her heart felt torn between conflicting emotions, full of inner conflict.
On one hand, she genuinely hoped her son could have such an excellent wife as Qiao Shu.
On the other hand, she truly felt sorry for Qiao Shu and hoped the young woman could find happiness.
“Sigh, forget it. There’s no point thinking about it now. Anyway, our blockhead son isn’t coming back, so fine, let him stay away. If Shushu gets swept away by someone else, that’s on him—he’ll get what he deserves!”
Torn between the two sides, He Hong thought of her son, who was entirely devoted to his military duties, and anger immediately flared in her heart.
“Old Feng, stop urging him. Since he chose not to come back, that’s his choice! Even if he never marries in this lifetime, that’s his own responsibility!”
With that, He Hong snorted coldly, somewhat angrily referring to her own son.
“Mark my words, if he really misses out on a wonderful wife like Shushu, he’ll regret it someday!”
“…”
Seeing He Hong suddenly angry, Feng Shengli moved his lips but ultimately said nothing.
He only silently prayed in his heart that his son would hurry back.
Otherwise, not only would he lose his wife—a fine, beautiful wife suddenly turning into a sister—but he would also face the risk of becoming ‘motherless’…
Over here, He Hong was thoroughly angered by her son. Meanwhile, He Yingzi also felt great disdain for her younger brother.
“Yingzi, what’s wrong?”
Jiang Zheng, who had just finished showering, saw He Yingzi sitting by the living room phone with a sullen face.
“What’s wrong? It’s all because of my wonderful brother. I really feel sorry for Shushu. I don’t know if Mom listened to what I told her this time…”
Jiang Zheng sat beside He Yingzi, pulled her into his arms, and said warmly, “Alright, actually, I think Shushu and Feng Xiao are quite a match.”
“A match? Match for what! That brat Feng Xiao doesn’t deserve Shushu at all! You don’t know, but Mom just called to say Shushu can even write stories. Her first submission to the magazine earned her six yuan in fees!”
At this point, He Yingzi felt even more that her brother did not deserve a fine girl like Qiao Shu.
“Ah, that’s impressive. I never expected Shushu, at such a young age, to earn money with her writing…”
Before Jiang Zheng could finish marveling, He Yingzi’s next words instantly excited him even more.
“Brother Zheng, you might not believe it, but the stories Shushu writes aren’t ordinary ones—they’re fairy tales!”
Upon hearing that Qiao Shu wrote fairy tales, Jiang Zheng was stunned. He, who had already greatly admired her for earning money through writing, now respected this nineteen-year-old girl even more!
“See? Leaving our two kids with Shushu was absolutely the right call! Sigh! Children’s books, oh. Our Ningning and Kangkang truly have a great little aunt! In the future, we won’t have to worry about the children’s education. With such a little aunt, the kids are sure to have a wonderful childhood…”
Jiang Zheng’s face was full of joyful excitement, but before he could finish his torrent of words, He Yingzi interrupted him.
“What little aunt? Shushu hasn’t even gotten her marriage certificate with my brother yet.”
He Yingzi snorted coldly. Thinking that her homebody-averse brother probably wouldn’t return anyway, she considered taking leave from work recently to take Qiao Shu around, meet more people, broaden her horizons, and straighten out the brainwashing from her grandfather.
Who knew… maybe Qiao Shu wouldn’t insist on marrying her brother anymore…???
“Brother Zheng, what do you think about me introducing some peers to Shushu as friends?”
“…”
Seeing his wife’s expression, he naturally understood her true intentions.
However, at this moment, he could only shed a tear of sympathy for his brother-in-law in his heart!
It seemed his brother-in-law’s wife was about to be gone!
Just as everyone thought Feng Xiao definitely would not return and that his wife was doomed to slip away—
He returned.