Chapter 133 Taking Father and Daughter Back to Her Mother's Home

Sun Xueyi had this idea in mind a long time ago and knew Chen Qi's good intentions, so she patted her hand and told her not to worry.

Chen Qi counted the days and realized that he had been back in Pingshan County for half a month.

Pingshan County gradually became quiet, but major business events occurred one after another in Guangling City. Xiaowu and the shopkeepers were undecided, so they came to report and asked Xie Yuduo to make a decision.

From Kangle Street in Guangling City to Yinshi Street in Pingshan County, the trip takes two days, without stopping.

Seeing that Xie Yuduo was becoming increasingly busy with work, Chen Qi discussed with him that she would go back to her parents' home to live for a while so that he could have some peace and quiet.

Xie Yuduo was writing his reply, agreeing readily.

"Okay. Don't forget to pack my things."

Chen Qi raised her eyebrows.

"It's such a short distance, and you still want to follow me?"

Xie Yuduo had long guessed that she was going to leave him and go alone with her daughter again.

"Of course. A family of three, without me, can it still be called a family?"

"You're so busy, don't you have to stay here to receive news and letters from the provincial capital?"

"Tell them to send it to your house."

"This... is so troublesome!"

Xie Yuduo finished replying to a letter, put it aside, and opened another letter.

"They've traveled hundreds of miles from Guangling City to here, and they're still just one short distance away?"

"This... would be shameful if people knew about it."

Xie Yuduo chuckled without even raising his eyes.

"Oh, who thinks it's inappropriate? Tell him to come over and talk to me."

Chen Qi has always known that this guy is a scoundrel and has done many inappropriate things in his life.

There was no point in saying more, as she really took the father and daughter back to her parents' home.

Shen's parents had packed up their residence early, waiting for their daughter to bring her granddaughter home for a short stay. Unexpectedly, the busy son-in-law also came.

But it didn't delay, and everyone in the Shen family happily welcomed him into their home.

It was Xiao Ming'er's first time visiting his grandma and grandpa's house, and he ran around the yard happily.

Qiao's son was already three years old. He looked at the little girl running in the yard like a red ball, and he could not remember that this was the little pink ball he had seen last year.

Fortunately, children are always naturally close to each other, and after a while, he followed his little sister and ran around the yard to play.

As usual, several men who owned shops gathered together to discuss business.

The eldest brother Shen Shao's business is very good and has been growing step by step. Although it is not as wealthy as the Xie family on Yinshi Street, it is also a well-known merchant in Pingshan County.

Beside him, Xie Yuduo answered the conversation while paying attention to the shadow of his own red ball.

In the backyard room.

After Ming'er's full-month banquet last year, Mrs. Qiao became pregnant again. Two months ago, she gave birth to a plump, white daughter who was delicate and adorable. She was currently being held in her arms and coaxed to sleep.

After Chen Qi finished teasing her little niece in her sister-in-law's arms, she dived into her mother's arms.

"Mom~ Yue'er misses you so much."

She is clearly already a mother, but when she returns to her home, she still wants to be Xiaoyue in her mother's arms.

Zhang, the mother of the Shen family, had a smile on her face as she stroked her daughter's silky black hair as if she was coaxing a child.

"Miss me, isn't this in my mother's arms?"

Everyone says that Chen Qi is gentle, kind-hearted, and compassionate. Since she had a daughter, she has become even more affectionate.

Perhaps it was because she herself grew up year by year in such a tender and loving environment.

The love of Shen's parents, especially her mother's gentleness and kindness, made her know in her heart no matter where she went or who she met - there was always someone in this world who loved her wholeheartedly.

Sometimes, as Chen Qi watched her daughter grow up day by day, she would think to herself—as a child, perhaps she had been just like her daughter, mischievous all the way until she grew up. In the future, she would also be like her mother, slowly aging and becoming a nagging old woman who was always worried about her children.

Now that she has become a mother, she also wants to give Xiao Ming'er this kind of tender love, so that no matter where she goes or who she meets in the future, she will remember it.

In this world, there will always be someone who loves her wholeheartedly.

"Mother knows that everything is going well for you three, so she has nothing to worry about. If you are free, come back. If you are not free, just live your life well and I will be at ease. I heard that your son-in-law has a good business. Wouldn't it be a nuisance for him to keep running back and forth with you?"

Mrs. Qiao was coaxing the child and laughed when she heard this.

"Mother, my brother-in-law's business isn't just small, it's huge! A few days ago, my husband was out drinking with someone, and there was a new friend at the table who said there was a Mr. Xie in the provincial capital who was doing a sizable business. Businessmen from all over the eight provinces knew about him, and he just happened to be from Pingshan County. He immediately guessed it was my brother-in-law, but he didn't mention it out loud. He just sat there and listened to the man bragging about having shared a table with Mr. Xie and clinking glasses. Several old friends at the table knew the inside story, and they all couldn't help but laugh. He came home and told me about it, and I laughed for a long time again."

After hearing what her daughter-in-law said, Shen's mother felt both happy and surprised.

Last year, she went to the provincial capital to take care of her daughter while she gave birth and saw the wealth of the Xie family, but she never imagined that they were so wealthy.

"Yue'er, my son-in-law has such a huge family business, so...are you the only one in charge of the backyard?"

My mother asked this question hesitantly, and it contained a double entendre.

Since moving to Pingshan County, Zhang had broadened her horizons. The people here weren't as simple and honest as those in Baihe Town. For any wealthy family, it wasn't uncommon for men to take concubines, have mistresses, or even have mistresses.

What’s more, Guangling City is such a big place, and the Xie family is so wealthy!

Chen Qi knew her mother's worries and smiled, telling her not to worry.

"Just me. I'm the only one who takes care of the whole family. No one else."

Zhang finally breathed a sigh of relief, looked up at her son-in-law who was sitting with his father and brother in the yard, and nodded secretly.

She didn't care about high-ranking officials or great wealth. As long as this son-in-law could provide her little daughter with food and clothing and they loved each other, she would not have let down the kindness she had shown in promising her daughter to him.

Chen Qi followed her mother's gaze and looked outside. Besides her father and elder brother, Xie Yuduo was also accompanied by a younger brother named Shen Ji who had grown a lot taller.

Chen Qi had a plan in mind, so she decided to test her mother's attitude first.

"Mom, are you and Dad busy at home?"

"What can I be busy about? Your father looks after the shop, and I help your sister-in-law look after Xiaobaoer. Your brother is in school every day, and when he comes home he eats and sleeps, so he's not busy."

"Oh... Did Xiaoji learn well?"

"He's okay. The teacher has praised him a few times, but he's not as good as Xie's Ruo'er. That kid used to be very well-mannered, but he just loves to play with our brat. He fights at the door with a wooden sword every day, and he's almost corrupting him."

Shen Qi asked her with a smile.

"If I take Xiao Ji away, will you be out of sight and out of mind?"

The mother looked at her daughter with eyes full of cunning.

She wasn't surprised at her daughter's idea. Before Ming'er was born last year, Shen Qi had said a few things, both openly and covertly, and she had heard them all along.

"Take him to the provincial capital?"

"Yes. I have a good friend whose husband is the city's education official and knows many famous teachers and scholars. I'll go to her and ask her to find me a very good teacher."