Chapter 1526
The Final Battle, Cricket Him
Chapter 1526 The Final Battle, Cricket Him
"With my fifth sister-in-law taking care of things for me, why would I need to bother?" The old woman was quite smug.
Grandma Qin didn't mind Aunt Qin's dependence, but comforted her: "Don't worry, just relax and enjoy these two days of family reunion. I'll take care of the rest."
Qin Xiaomi was shocked and didn't understand: "Grandma, why did you treat her like this?"
This isn't just raising a sister, it's practically raising a daughter, the kind who's going to inherit the family fortune!
Grandma Qin said, "Because I don't have many relatives left, your sixth aunt is the relative I've spent the most time with besides your grandfather."
Because of her family, Grandma Qin valued family ties very much, and when she and her husband retired from the military and returned to their hometown, her sixth brother and sister-in-law also helped her a lot.
She remembered her straightforwardness and enthusiasm towards people when she was young.
However, she later lost her eldest daughter, which she couldn't bear. She became a shrew who constantly caused trouble to seek a sense of existence, making her disliked by the younger generation.
"Waaah, Fifth Sister-in-law, I'm sorry, I've disappointed you." Qin Liu Po actually cried, crying so miserably that Qin Xiaomi couldn't bring herself to tease her anymore.
"Tsk, Granny Liu, that's enough. You should just go back to being your old shrewish self. You're too normal. I'm not used to it, and I'm even scared."
As soon as Qin Xiaomi finished speaking, she was glared at by Qin Liupo. The old woman was blowing her nose and slammed her hand on the ground. Qin Xiaomi's pupils widened and her scalp tingled. She hurriedly backed away and quickly checked her armor and shoes.
Thank goodness, we must have dodged Granny Qin's 'hidden weapon attack'.
"Fifth Sister-in-law, Xiaomi dislikes me!" Qin Liupo complained.
Grandma Qin comforted her, and after coaxing the old woman, she said, "Mian Niang, promise your sister-in-law that after the reunion dinner, you will apologize to Sister Mei... She did nothing wrong. You have been holding a grudge against her for twenty years, so you have to apologize. Her sister will also feel sorry for her, stand up for her, and be disappointed in you."
It refers to Qin Liupo's first child.
Erqin Xiaomi was shocked: Cotton Lady? This shrewish old woman actually had such a soft name?
What shocked her even more was...
"Ah, hug me, sister, hug me!" Little Yunping stumbled and ran towards her, tripped and fell, but didn't cry. He got up and continued running towards her, stretching out his arms and calling out, "Sister, hug me!"
"You actually still remember me? You're smart, you've got the makings of a scholar." Qin Xiaomi hurriedly added, "Stop! I'll hug you tomorrow when we have our reunion dinner. Not now. This armor might be contaminated with plague bacteria, and if I hug you, it'll all get on you."
As he spoke, he looked at Aunt Eryong and Zhu Yiqing beside her, and asked them to stop Xiao Yunping.
Qin Eryong's wife wanted to say: It's alright, the city has stopped taking precautions against the plague.
But she was, after all, a mother, and she always held onto the hope that they might win.
"Sweetie, your cousin Xiao Mi has some official business to attend to. I'll hold you again when we have our family reunion dinner tomorrow." Qin Eryong's wife picked up Xiao Yunping in her arms.
Xiao Yunping was also a stubborn one. When he was hugged, he kept struggling and reached out to Qin Xiaomi, shouting that he wanted a hug.
Seeing that Qin Xiaomi remained unmoved, he felt extremely aggrieved: "Waaaaah!"
Oh no, the piercing sound was so loud that it caused Da Bao'er, Xiao Lu Bao, and Chai Pan's mother's children, who were not far away, to burst into tears as well.
Qin Xiaogu was talking to the Prince of Ye when she heard the crying. She was startled and looked around. After seeing that the pregnant women and new mothers were no longer there, she breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank goodness, the other babies are not here. Otherwise, there would have been hundreds of babies crying at the same time, and I would not know how to comfort them."
When the Prince of Ye saw her startled expression, he found it both adorable and heartbreaking, and said with remorse, "Wife, I'm sorry for leaving you to take care of the child alone."
Aunt Qin laughed: "How can it be just one person? It's a group of people helping me take care of the children. The hardest thing I do is just occasionally play with my eldest child."
Da Bao'er: Stop teasing me, you're disturbing my sleep!
“You haven’t seen Da Bao’er in a long time, come on, go over there and hug him.” Aunt Qin had already started walking towards Da Bao’er.
Prince Ye grabbed her hand and called out, "Sister Shu." Qin Xiaogu turned around, puzzled, "Hmm?"
The Prince of Ye laughed and said, "Thank you... In the next life, will you still marry me?"
Ha, Aunt Qin laughed: "It's a good thing the younger generation didn't hear it, otherwise they would be gossiping behind your back about how old you are and still acting so mushy."
The words "I'm old" struck a chord with the Prince of Ye, who asked somewhat nervously, "Does Sister Shu find me too old?"
After calculating, he was already a 34-year-old man, older than his second brother-in-law!
Shu Jie'er was only in her early twenties and should have married a man of similar age to grow old together.
The reason why the King of Ye felt uneasy was because he was a normal person.
A normal person acknowledges their age and knows what they should do and what responsibilities they should bear at that age.
In the Great Wei, he felt that at his age he was already an elder to many younger generations, and should act as a protector rather than indulging in the romantic love affairs of young people.
Otherwise, it would feel a bit disrespectful to one's elders.
The Prince of Ye frowned even more deeply; he didn't want to be an old man who never retired!
"Hahaha." Qin Xiaogu was amused by his constantly changing expressions, which attracted the attention of people not far away.
The Prince of Ye blushed and whispered a reminder: "Wife, keep your voice down."
Well, at your age, talking about love would just make you a laughing stock.
Aunt Qin almost laughed so hard she couldn't stand up straight.
Seeing this, the Prince of Ye did not tell her to lower her voice again, but said, "Shu-jie, you should be like this."
Upon hearing this, Qin Xiaogu felt a warm glow in her heart, and her eyes were still sore and swollen. She held his hand back, and the two of them held hands, gazing at each other.
"A-Nong, I'll marry you again in my next life, because you're so wonderful. I wouldn't give such a good husband to anyone else," Qin Xiaogu said sincerely. This was her most heartfelt and boldest confession to date.
The Prince of Ye was quite pleased with himself: "Alright, it's a deal. Is it really that good?"
You still care about this?
Lord Yan was right after all; you were just pretending. An honest person would never ask about the last question.
Qin Xiaogu nodded solemnly: "Yes, very good, very good, it's close to being a saint."
This praise was so great that even the King of Ye began to worry, 'Is my daughter-in-law being too subservient to her husband?'
“Many men these days have concubines and maids, often disregard their wives’ feelings, and view their wives’ families as a burden. But you, Anong, are not like that. You are virtuous and take care of me in every way, both physically and emotionally. You are also filial to my parents, uncles, and aunts, respect my peers and siblings, and teach and protect my younger relatives. Compared to other men in the world, Anong, you are almost a saint. Marrying you is a blessing I earned in my past life.”
"No, being able to marry you is the blessing I earned in my past life..."
"Puhaha, umm!" A child's voice came, accompanied by the sound of running away, interrupting the two's sweet talk and making their cheeks turn red.
“It’s Xiaozhu, Xiaomai, Xiaofubao, Xiaojingyi and the others.” Ye Wang looked at the few short, small figures running around and felt utterly humiliated, his elder’s dignity completely lost. He sighed, “Daughter-in-law, I don’t even know how I’m going to eat the reunion dinner tomorrow. These naughty kids will definitely laugh at me every time they see me.”
The thought of Xiao Zhu and Xiao Fu Bao covering their mouths and giggling when they saw him from afar, and the crickets chirping at him from behind, made the Prince of Ye want to die.
As expected, Jiang Xiaozhu and the others teased him. They ran to Madam Sun's side and recounted the conversation between Prince Ye and Qin Xiaogu, even letting out a disdainful "Eh: Uncle Guan is so old, yet he still pesters Qin Xiaogu like a child, asking her all sorts of questions. Why did His Majesty appoint someone as indecisive as Uncle Guan to oversee the capital city?"
Jiang Xiaozhu had a look on her face that said, "He can't do it, let me do it. I think I can do it better than him!"