Wei Xiao caught a glimpse of the calculation in Lin Piaoxue's eyes, his brows furrowed, and a hint of displeasure flashed in his eyes. This woman was treating him like a hot potato, wasn't she afraid that the potato was too hard and she would break her teeth?

Lin Qinghuan shook Qin Zhen's hand and whispered, "Qin Zhen, did you see the way Lin Piaoxue looked at that guy named Wei Xiao?"

Qin Zhen smiled disdainfully and said, "I saw it."

Lin Qinghuan scoffed and said, "Lin Qinghuan's target is rich people. When she sees Wei Xiao, she's like a dog seeing shit, clinging to him and refusing to let go."

Qin Zhen chuckled, unable to suppress a smile, and said in a low voice, "That's a very accurate description."

Wei Xiao's ears are always very sharp. After hearing Lin Qinghuan's words, his forehead was covered with black lines, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly. What kind of metaphor is this? Couldn't they use some nice words?

Lin Piaoxue looked at Wei Xiao and said softly, "Brother Wei, Qinghuan and I will accompany you on this trip. Please take good care of us along the way."

Lin Qinghuan pouted and complained, "You call him Brother Wei so affectionately. If you didn't know better, you'd think Lin Piaoxue and Wei Xiao had a very good relationship. Lin Piaoxue has so many brothers, at least eighty if not a hundred. Unlike me, I only have my Brother Qin Zhen."

Qin Zhen laughed and said, "Qing Huan only needs one brother, me. He's better than Lin Piaoxue's many brothers."

Lin Qinghuan chuckled upon hearing this and said, "Brother Qin Zhen is absolutely right. You are capable of taking on a hundred men single-handedly, otherwise Lin Piaoxue wouldn't be so envious and jealous."

Qin Zhen and Lin Qinghuan exchanged a smile, everything understood without a word.

Wei Xiao rubbed his face. Lin Piaoxue had called him "brother" earlier. Did that make him seem less important?

Wei Xiao looked at Lin Piaoxue and said in a serious tone, "Miss, I'm not familiar with you, so please don't call me brother, just call me Wei Xiao."

Lin Piaoxue was dumbfounded. Why couldn't she even call him Brother Wei?

Two words popped into Lin Qinghuan's mind: straight man!

Wei Xiao is definitely a straight man.

Lin Qinghuan suppressed a laugh, looked at Wei Xiao, and asked, "Calling me Brother Wei is a bit too cheesy. Can I call you Big Brother Wei instead?"

The village chief smiled. He thought that Lin Piaoxue calling Wei Xiao "Brother Wei" sounded affected and that calling him "Big Brother Wei" was just fine.

Brother Wei sounded pleasing to the ear, and Wei Xiao said with satisfaction, "Okay."

Lin Qinghuan looked at Lin Piaoxue and said with a smile, "Sister, Brother Wei has an extraordinary temperament and has seen the world. Don't use your old tricks to deal with him, it won't work."

Lin Piaoxue gritted her teeth, took a deep breath, and looked at Wei Xiao with a pitiful expression, saying, "Since Brother Wei doesn't like me calling you that, I'll just call you Big Brother Wei."

A hint of surprise flashed in Wei Xiao's deep eyes. This woman was quite flexible and adaptable. He said, "Okay."

Upon hearing Wei Xiao's words, Lin Piaoxue's face lit up with a bright smile, and she said softly, "Brother Wei."

Wei Xiao asked, "Is something the matter?"

Lin Qinghuan was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. "Oh my god! This is so funny! The world of straight men is truly unbelievable!" But she liked it!

Lin Piaoxue looked embarrassed. She didn't have anything she wanted to ask; she just wanted to show how understanding she was. But Wei Xiao always did things differently than expected, catching her off guard.

“Brother Wei, my sister thinks the title ‘Brother Wei’ sounds really nice, so she wants to call him that a few more times to satisfy her craving,” Lin Qinghuan said.

Wei Xiao looked at Lin Piaoxue speechlessly. Lin Piaoxue immediately said, "Brother Wei, I just wanted to ask you when we're leaving to see Grandma Wei."

"I'm very busy, so of course the sooner the better," Wei Xiao said.

“We can do it anytime,” Lin Piaoxue said.

Lin Qinghuan scoffed. Lin Piaoxue was really impatient!

Wei Xiao looked at Lin Qinghuan and asked, "Do you want to pack up?"

Lin Qinghuan looked at Wei Xiao helplessly and said, "Big brother, you have to tell us where your home is, how far away it is, how many days it is, and how many days we need to stay at your house!"

Wei Xiao touched his nose and told Lin Qinghuan his home address. Lin Qinghuan looked at Wei Xiao in shock and asked, "Are you a soldier?"

Wei Xiao laughed and said, "Is it strange that I'm a soldier?"

Lin Qinghuan quickly replied, "It's not surprising. Soldiers protect their country and are truly admirable."

Wei Xiao chuckled and said, "Soldiers are in the military all year round and don't have much time to spend with their families."

“Some people from our village join the army and only come home once a year, or at most twice a year, and they only stay for two or three days before returning to their unit,” Lin Qinghuan said.

When Lin Piaoxue heard that Wei Xiao was a soldier, she backed out. She didn't want to marry a soldier and have to do the laundry, cook, and take care of the children herself.

Lin Qinghuan glanced at Lin Piaoxue's expression and knew what she was thinking. She said to her, "Military wives can accompany their husbands to the military, so they don't have to live apart. Moreover, military personnel have very good benefits."

Lin Piaoxue's eyes lit up, and she asked, "Lin Qinghuan, would you be willing to marry a soldier?"

“I’m willing, why wouldn’t I be? But I already have a boyfriend, and I can’t marry a soldier. I prefer to stay with one man for life,” Lin Qinghuan said.

Lin Piaoxue snorted coldly and said, "Look at what you're saying, as if you're some kind of love guru. I remember you two just confirmed your relationship today."

Lin Qinghuan puffed out her chest and said with righteous indignation, "Qin Zhen and I have decided to be together, and we will be together forever. We will not be fickle."

Lin Piaoxue glanced at Qin Zhen, then gave Lin Qinghuan a wicked smile and said meaningfully, "Who knows what the future holds? Maybe one day Qin Zhen will suddenly realize that he doesn't like you, you little brat, anymore, and will fall in love with someone else."

Lin Qinghuan looked at Qin Zhen with a serious expression and asked, "Brother Qin Zhen, will you change your mind?"

"No," Qin Zhen said.

Lin Qinghuan looked at Lin Qinghuan triumphantly and said, "Did you hear that? My brother Qin Zhen will never change his mind. You're just upset that brother Qin Zhen likes me and not you."

Lin Piaoxue sneered and said, "Men's words are deceitful. Your brother Qin Zhen is lying to you. What is there for him to like about a skinny little girl like you?"

Lin Qinghuan looked at her father and said, "Dad, Lin Piaoxue called you a scoundrel. Did you secretly have an affair with Widow Li from the village behind Mom's back?"

Everyone in the courtyard stared at Lin's father, whose face turned pale and then red. What sins had he committed to have given birth to two such troublesome children?

"Lin Qinghuan, your sister is talking nonsense, and you're just repeating her nonsense too? Are you asking for a beating?" Lin's father roared.

Lin Qinghuan hid behind Qin Zhen, peeked out at her father, and said with a wronged expression, "Dad! I didn't say anything, why are you taking your anger out on me? I'm innocent! Lin Piaoxue said that men's mouths are deceitful. I saw how well you usually flattered Mom, so I thought you were guilty and had gotten involved with Widow Li from the village."

After Lin Qinghuan finished speaking, she shrank back behind Qin Zhen, her shoulders trembling slightly. My God! This feeling of being tricked is so satisfying.

You can scam them multiple times!