Fortunate Eighties: The Bewitching Female Rival Who Tamed Her Husband with Skill-Chapter 21 - Spooky

Chapter 21: Chapter 21: Spooky

Chapter 21 -21: Spooky

Susu leaped to the kitchen doorway in terror, keeping her distance from her mother-in-law, shivering all over with goosebumps.

“Mom?”

Mrs. Lu and Su Xianyue both jumped in surprise, looking up to see her already at the doorway.

“Goodness, why did you run so far away?” Mrs. Lu was somewhat amused and bewildered by her daughter-in-law’s expressive, bell-like eyes.

Susu frowned deeply, feeling numb all over, “Mom, what are you doing with that heap of bugs? Throw them away quickly, they’re really creepy.”

“Ha ha ha.”

Mrs. Lu burst into hearty laughter, while Su Xianyue also couldn’t help but giggle as she explained to her sister-in-law.

“Sister-in-law, you don’t know about this, but it’s really good for medicine. I once heard that someone had big welts on their hands, and using the juice squeezed from this thing made them heal so quickly.”

Susu glared, as if she had heard such talk before.

After a while, Susu just watched from a distance as her mother-in-law fed the crushed remains of the horseshoe crab to the little one.

Well…

It really took one bold enough to feed, and another brave enough to eat.

Su Xianyue reassured her with a smile, “Don’t worry, sister-in-law, that stuff is already dead and gone.”

Susu, “~~~”

For several meals in a row, Susu felt like she just couldn’t bear to look at the pair straight.

No, no, it’s just too damn eerie.

Susu shook her head vigorously, not daring to think about that ghastly scene any longer.

Watching Aunt mutter to herself while shaking her head, the little one’s tiny brain was filled with great confusion.

“Aunt, what’s wrong?”

“Ahem, it’s nothing, nothing.”

Under normal circumstances, Susu would have lovingly patted the little guy’s head.

In the evening, after selling out her braised food and getting home, Susu saw her parents-in-law beaming with joy.

“What’s gotten into you both? Did something good happen?”

“This afternoon, your Brother Lu called and said that for the Dragon Boat Festival, the whole family will be coming back to celebrate.”

Mrs. Lu was overjoyed as she counted on her fingers, pondering the extra food she needed to prepare; with the whole family coming back for the Dragon Boat Festival, it would be unacceptable to prepare too little.

Susu was stunned for a few seconds before she realized that the original story’s protagonist’s family was the one returning.

On reflection, she couldn’t remember this part being mentioned in the book.

What she remembered was that the protagonist felt her mother-in-law favored boys over girls, looked down on her as a daughter-in-law, and had daughters, resulting in the family rarely visiting.

Seeing even her mother-in-law joyfully getting to work, Susu wondered if perhaps she had read too fast and missed something.

“Xian Yue, you should head back early on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival and have a good celebration with your Uncle and Aunt, spend the night, and don’t hurry back.”

“Sister-in-law, what about the chores here?”

Still washing vegetables, Su Xianyue paused and frowned, “Otherwise, I think I’ll come back after dinner?”

“Don’t worry. By then, your several brothers and Little Aunt will all have returned, and they will be able to manage,” said Mrs. Lu.

Susu nodded, “Right, Xian Yue, you can go back in the morning that day or even the night before. That way, you can spend more time with your Uncle and Aunt.”

“Mhm, I got it.”

Su Xianyue nodded, thinking about buying some gifts for her parents when she went back.

The day before the Dragon Boat Festival

Seeing there were still quite a few people in line, Susu handled money and goods with orderly efficiency.

It was only after the last satisfied customer left with their lunchbox that Susu had a moment to wipe the sweat off her neck with a towel.

“Whew, it’s getting hotter and hotter.”

Being unbearably hot, Susu went to buy a bottle of soda.

The icy-cold drink cooled her down immediately, chasing away much of the heat.

Susu’s brain whirred nonstop as she stared blankly at the vendor selling icy-cold soda, who clung protectively to his chest.

Once she sold out the braised goods in her carry-basket, Susu headed toward the recycling station.

Thinking about whether she could find a handcart, Susu walked around with her hands behind her back, and she happened upon a broken-down tricycle.

“Old man, how much for this shoddy tricycle?”

Fanning himself with a palm-leaf fan, the old man glanced over indifferently, without much enthusiasm.

“That piece of junk, just give me five yuan and take it away.”

Only five yuan?

Susu suppressed a smile, quickly took out five yuan and handed it to the old man, and then she hauled and dragged the worn-out tricycle away immediately.

She was afraid the old man might change his mind.

After putting in a great deal of effort and sweating profusely, Susu finally brought the decrepit tricycle back home.

“Susu, why have you just come back? What’s this…”

Mrs. Lu was about to leave the house when she ran into her daughter-in-law returning.

Susu wiped the sweat from her forehead, “The weather’s getting hotter and hotter, and I thought about selling some ice cream. I found this run-down tricycle at the scrapyard. If we fix it up, it should still be usable.”

“Okay, let your dad fix it this afternoon. If there’s anything that needs to be repaired, just tell him.”

“Alright, I understand, mother.”

As the sun set in the west, it took away much of the heat.

Apart from Brother Lu and his family, the Lu siblings each arrived home one after another.

“Second sister-in-law.”

Looking at the slim and refined Lu Huaisen and his plump-faced wife with glasses, Bai Xiao, Susu stood up, “Third brother, sister-in-law, welcome back.”

This was also the first time Susu met this couple, and they made a very good first impression.

“Second sister-in-law, I’m here too.”

Lu Xiaomei pretended to be unhappy and pouted, sticking her head out.

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“Oh dear, indeed, it’s just that your sister-in-law’s eyesight isn’t what it used to be, even failing to see my fairy-like Little Aunt.”

Lu Xiaomei’s face turned red with embarrassment from the teasing, and she stomped her foot and ran off.

“Ah, second sister-in-law~”

“Hahaha…”

Susu’s hearty laughter filled the yard.

Lu Huaisen and his wife looked at each other, both feeling that Susu seemed very different this homecoming.

Lu Xiaoting’s eyes twinkled with amusement, “Wife.”

Susu’s cheeks blushed at the sound of the deep, magnetic voice calling her. Seeing that the third couple was looking over, she gave her husband an annoyed glance and walked away, flipping her braids.

Calling and calling, summoning spirits, are you!

“Uncle?”

Xiao Yu came out and immediately rushed towards the tall man in the courtyard, his eyes shining brightly.

Looking at the little guy with an arm in a sling, Lu Xiaoting carefully picked him up, “Xiao Yu, how did you get hurt?”

“Uncle, I’m sorry, I was climbing a tree and accidentally fell off,” the little guy hung his head.

“Be more careful in the future.”

Susu raised an eyebrow, thinking the man might blame her, but then she heard his voice.

“However, you’re not very good, kiddo, falling and hurting your bones and head while climbing a tree. When I get the chance, I’ll teach you how to climb.”

Susu shot the man a look and took Xiao Yu into her arms, “Don’t go teaching him just anything.”

From the time her siblings returned, the smiles hardly left the faces of the elderly Lu couple.

The next day, as noon approached,

Mrs. Lu would occasionally stick her neck out and look around, frowning, “Why hasn’t Brother Lu’s family come back yet?”

Speak of the devil, and he shall appear.

There was some noise coming from the courtyard, and Mrs. Lu quickly put down what she was doing and ran outside.

“Mother, we’re back.”

Leading them was a young man holding two bags full, bearing a resemblance to Lu Xiaoting.