Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 1502: A Farewell Embrace 3

Chapter 1502: Chapter 1502: A Farewell Embrace 3

It’s quite strange—Lu Erxiong is fearless, except when it comes to his brother Xibao.

After hearing Xibao’s words, Lu Erxiong didn’t think about fried rice anymore. Even if he was angry, it was intentional, hoping his mom would give him more treats. He turned to Feng Qingxue and said, "Mom, if you give me lots of fruit, I won’t be mad."

Feng Qingxue smiled gently and said, "Alright, Mom will give you some fruit."

She opened a box of Beijing-style desserts and placed it on the heated kang table for everyone to eat. But since everyone had just eaten, no one had the appetite for these treats. The adults didn’t touch them, and Xibao, Fubao, Dundun, and Zhuangzhuang didn’t even glance at them.

Their family often had good food growing up, never lacking, so they didn’t have much of a craving for these sorts of things.

Lu Erxiong claimed them all to himself and was overjoyed, hugging the box and hiding it everywhere, eventually tucking it under the kang table. "I’ll eat them when I’m hungry. I’ll eat them alone, and I’ll share with Grandpa, Grandma, Dad, Mom, Brother, Sister, and my younger brother!"

At first, he said he’d eat them alone, but it ended with sharing with everyone. Who knows what goes on in a child’s mind?

As for the remaining pastries, Feng Qingxue sorted them out and took some more candies and treats from the cabinet—technically sourced from the space, though they were labeled as coming from the black market. "These few pounds of sweets, along with the crimson wool cloth, will be sent to Comrade Hu Ping. As for Huo Beiting, we’ll send some fine grains, and for the family, we’ll send a portion to the three uncles, one aunt, and a cousin. Each household gets a box of Beijing-style desserts and a pound of dried fruit..."

Cooking oil couldn’t be mailed, so they sent five pounds to Wang Xinsheng’s family, Guo Ming’s family, and Chen Xueniang’s family. Additionally, each household received five foreign exchange coupons to purchase what they needed themselves.

Lu Tianjun and his wife, along with Guan Cheng and others, were in the Capital, so Feng Qingxue handed them a few coupons too—and Jiang Xiaoyue would pass some along to her sister-in-law.

She gave them out inconspicuously, distributing a few at a time. With so many recipients, dozens of coupons were given away in the blink of an eye. Out of the hundred foreign exchange coupons valued at one hundred yuan each, only thirty or forty were left.

As she was pondering how to use the remaining coupons, Christine and Helen Edward came by to say goodbye.

Helen had received a letter from her parents urging her to return home immediately, so they were departing ahead of schedule.

In the past ten days, Christine, accompanied by friends, had visited the house once and came by quite often herself. She would go out with the Lu Family and friends—visiting parks, climbing the Great Wall—being the proverbial "hero that’s almost worn out" after all the exertion.

Frequent visits naturally deepened the bond.

When news spread that she was leaving, the Lu Family members—old and young alike—felt reluctant to part with her. Feng Qingxue handed her a box she had previously packed full of gifts.

"I know you have to go home sooner or later, so I’ve prepared some gifts for your parents and you. Please take them back and thank them for the gifts they sent us. We all enjoyed them very much."

"You’re too polite, Feng!" Though saying so, Christine still accepted the box, then reached into her bag and pulled out many foreign exchange coupons. "We’re leaving, and after buying things, most of the money has been spent, but there are still many unused foreign exchange coupons left. To avoid wasting them, we’ve decided to leave them all with your family. Most of them are intact, some are clipped slightly."

"Thank you, Christine. Even the clipped coupons are valuable to us, especially since they come with attached food and oil tickets as well as supplemental food coupons." This time, Feng Qingxue accepted them directly, as the coupons had time limits, and the foreigners couldn’t use them back home anyway.

"We’re friends; no need for thanks. I had a wonderful trip, and I look forward to our next meeting."

After saying this, Christine suddenly spread her arms wide and gave Lu Tianzhi a big, warm hug. Before the stunned and blushing Lu Tianzhi could react, she swiftly picked up the box and dashed away.

... Roughly four thousand to five thousand words are missing; once I’m done dealing with things these days, I’ll work hard to save up content and unleash a massive update to make up for it.