Since Old Madam Qin had already spoken, Qin Ye had no choice but to go with Su Lu.

Back in their room, the couple put the twins on the kang (a heated brick bed) and started whispering to each other again.

"Wang Yazhi didn't appear in front of me today. In my opinion, she has given up for the time being."

"That's good, but we can't let our guard down. We still need to keep an eye on her at all times. By the way, secretly observe which men she gets close to and see if the male lead is among them."

Su Lu was startled, "The male lead wouldn't appear this early too, would he?"

Qin Xiaoxiao pouted, "Which of the first four female leads didn't appear early? Once the female lead appears, the male lead won't be far behind."

Su Lu frowned. "Then we really need to be careful. The combined fighting power of the male and female leads is not to be underestimated. We need to find a way to separate them."

Qin Xiaoxiao laughed and said, "That's easy. Haven't you noticed? The male and female protagonists in novels have to go through a lot of twists and turns to get together. There are always misunderstandings, family obstacles, or even a tragic love story where the protagonist is pregnant and runs away. No matter which one it is, it is in our favor. As long as we do something, the male and female protagonists will not be able to get together so easily."

Of course, they'll probably end up together. There aren't many characters like Dong Hao who initially didn't pay attention to the female lead. In that book, Dong Hao didn't fall in love with Bai Xiruo at first sight; he gradually fell in love with her. However, this time, Jiang Jiaqi interfered, and the reborn woman couldn't overcome the transmigrated woman, so the male and female leads couldn't be together, and Bai Xiruo even got into trouble in the end.

Su Lu nodded in agreement and said, "You're right, but we can't be careless either, to prevent the male and female leads from falling in love at first sight."

Having finished discussing business, Su Lu and Qin Xiaoxiao were in the mood to play with the twins.

The twins are not yet six months old, but because they are well-fed, they are stronger than most children. Qin Chenxi can now sit up with the help of an adult for a while, while Qin Chenrui is a little behind. He can't sit for more than a minute before falling backward. Qin Xiaoxiao suspects that he is too lazy and doesn't want to sit at all.

Like her, she prefers to lie down rather than sit, and to sit rather than stand; she's lazy whenever possible and does whatever is comfortable.

Su Lu picked up a rattle drum to tease Qin Chenxi. Looking at his eldest daughter's toothless smile, he laughed like a fool, and Qin Xiaoxiao couldn't bear to look at him.

Picking up Qin Chenrui, who had been neglected by Su Lu, and glancing at Qin Chenxi, who was clearly eager to snatch the rattle drum, Qin Xiaoxiao laughed and said, "These two kids have completely opposite personalities. The daughter is like a tomboy, never still once she opens her eyes, while the son is like a little girl, only making a sound when he needs to pee or be hungry. They're so easy to take care of."

Su Lu turned around and glared at Qin Xiaoxiao, "How can you say that about our daughter? My eldest daughter is so well-behaved, she doesn't cause any trouble at all, right, daughter?"

Qin Chenxi didn't know what Su Lu was talking about. She was focused on snatching the rattle drum from Su Lu's hand and didn't even glance at her father. After trying for a long time without success, she pouted and started wailing.

When Qin Chenrui saw her sister crying, she stared at her blankly like a fool, neither crying nor making a fuss, her eyes calm and undisturbed.

Qin Xiaoxiao glanced at her son in her arms. "Honey, do you think our son is a bit silly? Usually, when one twin cries, the other cries too, right? Why is our son so calm?"

Su Lu carried Qin Chenxi and walked back and forth on the ground to coax her. The rattle drum had already been handed to his eldest daughter, but the little girl was angry. She threw the rattle drum away and continued to wail, showing no respect to her father.

"Don't talk nonsense. Your son can understand you. Be careful he doesn't get angry with you."

"Our son, in my opinion, is something else entirely. Just you wait and see; he'll surprise you when he grows up."

Qin Xiaoxiao pouted, "You're quite confident. Well then, I'll just wait to enjoy the blessings of having a son."

Su Lu comforted Qin Chenxi for more than ten minutes before she stopped crying. She leaned on Su Lu's shoulder and looked at her younger brother in Qin Xiaoxiao's arms. Then she reached out her little hand and tried to get into Qin Xiaoxiao's arms.

Qin Xiaoxiao was strong and could easily carry one in each arm, but Qin Chenxi clearly had ill intentions, so she didn't dare to take them and quickly put Qin Chenrui on the kang (a heated brick bed).

Su Lu also put Qin Chenxi on the kang (a heated brick bed), and then saw little Chenxi roll over and roll next to little Chenrui, reaching out to pull little Chenrui's hair.

Qin Xiaoxiao quickly stopped her, and then Xiao Chenxi started crying again.

Qin Xiaoxiao let go, and Xiao Chenxi immediately stopped crying and reached out to continue pulling.

Qin Xiaoxiao tried to stop her again, and Xiao Chenxi cried again. This back and forth happened five or six times in a row. Qin Xiaoxiao got annoyed and pushed Qin Chenxi to the other side of the heated brick bed.

Xiao Chenxi looked at herself and then at her younger brother with a bewildered expression, not understanding how she had become so far away from him in the blink of an eye, when she could have just been touching him.

Little Chenrui giggled and lay on the kang (a heated brick bed) watching her older sister clap and cheer.

Having witnessed the whole thing, Qin Xiaoxiao was finally relieved. Her son was not only not stupid, but also very cunning. The reason he hadn't moved and let his sister bully him was clearly because he was waiting for her to make a move.

Qin Xiaoxiao twitched her lips and looked at Su Lu speechlessly.

"Your son is probably quite intelligent. Compared to your son, your daughter is the one who's stupid."

Su Lu rolled her eyes at Qin Xiaoxiao, "You talk as if she's not your biological daughter. My daughter is obviously very smart too, okay?"

Indeed, Qin Chenxi is quite intelligent; otherwise, she wouldn't know how to use crying to get what she wants at such a young age. But this isn't good either. When she grows up, she will subconsciously use crying to get what she wants whenever things don't go her way, which is unacceptable.

Qin Xiaoxiao decided to discipline Qin Chenxi's personality and make her change this bad habit.

It won't be easy to change Qin Chenxi's bad habits. First, Su Lu will be a difficult hurdle to overcome, and then Qin's grandmother will be even more difficult to deal with. They won't let Qin Chenxi cry and make a fuss without comforting her; they can't bear to do that.

But once Qin Xiaoxiao makes a decision, she will definitely carry it out, and no one can persuade her otherwise. The next day, she solemnly brought up the matter at the breakfast table.

"A sapling won't grow straight if it's not pruned. We can't wait until it has a lot of problems before we try to correct them. She's still young now, so it's good that we've corrected her behavior. Otherwise, when she grows up and knows more, it will be much harder to change her personality."

Therefore, starting today, you must stop interfering in Qin Chenxi's affairs. Let her cry, let her make a scene. If you can't bear it, then go out. If that doesn't work, go shopping. I'll pay for everything; I'll buy whatever you want.

Su Lu and Old Mrs. Qin both knew that Qin Xiaoxiao was saying this to them. Although they were not happy, they didn't say anything and nodded in agreement.

It just so happens that Qin Aiguo is going out today to try and find connections to transfer Qin Hai and Qin Wei to Beijing, so he brought his wife along.

After breakfast, Qin Aiguo and his grandmother were the first to go out, followed by Qin Feng, Ma Dahua, and Su Yun, who took Qin Chenrui and Qin Zheng out to gossip.

Finally, Qin Ye and Su Lu left. Before they left, they hugged Qin Chenxi reluctantly. Their pathetic behavior angered Qin Xiaoxiao, who snatched the child away and kicked the two of them out of the house.