Chapter 898 Feeling a Little Guilty
Qiao Xing stopped tidying up.
She teased Qin Yi on purpose, "You always envy your brother, why don't you find yourself a girlfriend according to my standards?"
When the topic of girlfriends came up, Qin Yi became like a frightened bird. "Oh, sister-in-law, why are you saying the same thing as Grandpa? Grandpa may not know, but you know my situation. I'm really allergic to goddesses right now. I don't even want to date, let alone get married."
"But you're going back to the capital tomorrow. You can't escape this matter. What are your plans when you get back?"
Qin Yi scratched his head in distress, "I don't know either. Let's just take it one step at a time. If it really doesn't work out, I'll just do what you and my brother did and marry an ordinary person!"
Qiao Xing immediately thought it was a terrible idea, "That won't do!"
Qin Yi was puzzled. "Why? Didn't my brother only marry you to appease Grandpa? It's better to marry an ordinary person than to be forced into a marriage of convenience."
Qin Yi's idea was just something he mentioned casually, but after thinking about it, he felt it was a pretty good idea. "Besides, it's just a fake marriage, I won't actually develop feelings for anyone, so what's wrong with it?"
Qiao Xing ruthlessly shattered his illusion, "Putting aside whether your family will agree, even if they do, how can you guarantee that the ordinary person you've found will actually be an ordinary person?"
"What's the meaning?"
Qiao Xing put down what she was holding and began to analyze the situation seriously for Qin Yi.
"Marriage is a big deal, not something you can just pay a few dollars to get a certificate. You and your brother are completely different in terms of personality and how you treat others. He made that choice after careful consideration, not just to appease someone. And he is confident in his ability to handle the trivialities of life. Do you think you can?"
Qiao Xing's words dealt a heavy blow to Qin Yi: "Are you implying that I'm not as smart as my brother?"
"Uh, that's not what I meant. I wanted to tell you that no matter who you choose to marry, the life you face in the future will be the same. If you don't even want to get married, then you won't want to face any of the problems that may arise in the future."
Qin Yi looked at the apple in his hand and suddenly lost his appetite.
"There's another very important issue. You're the most valued son in the Qin family now. So many people outside are thinking of marrying you and becoming a phoenix on a branch of a tree. If you want to find an ordinary person, they might not necessarily have ordinary intentions in wanting to live with you."
These words were a revelation to Qin Yi.
He suddenly thought of Qiao Ying.
He hadn't forgotten why Qiao Ying had gotten together with him in the first place.
In the capital city, where land is incredibly valuable, no one lives without the pursuit of profit. Even ordinary people in his eyes are constantly striving for money.
If Qin Yi really wants to choose an ordinary person, then he must first become an ordinary person himself.
But in today's society, if you don't have a single penny, which girl would be willing to stay with you wholeheartedly and live a life together?
Life is more than just having bread.
Even if we take a step back and assume he wants to find an ordinary person, get married, and just go through the motions...
How can he be so sure that the person he marries doesn't have any ulterior motives?
After all, not everyone can be Qiao Xing, nor can everyone be Qin Ce.
The more Qin Yi thought about it, the more creepy it became, and he felt goosebumps all over his body.
He quickly shook his head. "Forget it! Marriage is too scary! Whether it's a real marriage or a fake one, I don't want to think about it!"
Qiao Xing corrected him, "Marriage is not scary, especially for someone like you who comes from a good family and is good-looking. At least you won't argue about money in your life. No matter how good the relationship is between two people, once you face economic problems, you will see the true nature of that person. So, as someone who has been through it, I'm telling you that what's scary is not marriage, but not having money."
Qin Yi suddenly became curious, "Sister-in-law, I heard that when you and my brother got married, it was because of buying a house. If my brother had no savings at all and was just a worker earning four or five thousand a month, would you still have chosen to marry him?"
Qiao Xing answered his question very seriously, "No."
"ah?"
Qiao Xing's answer surprised Qin Yi.
Based on his understanding of Qiao Xing, he knew that she was not a snobbish person.
But I didn't expect her to be so direct.
Qiao Xing could tell from her expression that he was overthinking things.
However, what she told Qin Yi was the truth. Back then, when she didn't know Qin Ce's true identity, she married him with only one purpose: to keep the house that her grandmother had left her.
"When I got together with your brother, it was less about getting married and more about borrowing money from him."
Qiao Xing revealed his truest thoughts.
“He needs someone to marry, and I need his money to solve my immediate financial problems, so we each get what we need.”
Qin Yi breathed a sigh of relief after hearing her explanation.
He always said his brother would never misjudge people.
Qin Yi and Qiao Xing chatted for a while and didn't notice the time.
When Qin Ce returned home and entered the bedroom, he saw Qin Yi and Qiao Xing chatting.
The two were talking intently about something, so engrossed that they didn't even notice Qin Ce had returned.
Qin Yi, in particular, was sitting relatively close to Qiao Xing, although there was still a distance between them.
However, Qin Ce was standing at the door, and from his perspective, the scene seemed somewhat ambiguous.
Qin Ce wasn't a brainless person; he wouldn't be so jealous as to be jealous of his own younger brother.
But when a man's possessiveness kicks in, even he can't control it.
Besides, it's already past ten o'clock, and this kid isn't going to sleep; he's sitting in his and Qiao Xing's bedroom chatting with Qiao Xing.
It's a bit inappropriate.
Qin Ce found a suitable reason to criticize his own younger brother, and his face immediately darkened.
Qin Yi was talking to Qiao Xing when he suddenly felt a chill down his spine.
He glanced back instinctively.
Seeing Qin Ce standing at the door, he suddenly stood up. "Brother, you're back."
Qin Yi blocked Qiao Xing's view, which is why she didn't see Qin Ce.
When Qin Yi got up, she realized that Qin Ce had already returned.
For some reason, Qin Yi felt inexplicably guilty the moment he saw Qin Ce.
It was as if he had caught me doing something wrong.
Finally, Qin Yi felt something was wrong.
That's not right. He didn't do anything wrong, so why is he feeling guilty?
Qin Ce walked in expressionlessly and asked Qin Yi, "Why aren't you sleeping so late? What are you doing here?"
Qin Yi scratched his head and said awkwardly, "I'm going back to Beijing tomorrow, and I'm afraid my dad will make me go on blind dates again, so I asked my sister-in-law for advice."
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