Chapter 165
Qin Huan returned to the courtyard and changed his clothes. Ying'er asked if the food was ready. After receiving a positive response, she immediately went out to ask the others to clear the table.
"No one is here to ask for money today." Last night, someone climbed over the wall in the middle of the night to use Qin Huan's small kitchen. Halfway up, he was attacked by monsters and fell off the wall. He slipped away before the servants found him.
"No, maybe they ran away with the main group?" The mission of the branch family to come to the Qin family this time was to compete for the position of the main family. Now the mission has not been completed, and they have been attacked by the monsters and ignored and despised by the servants of the main family. If they don't leave now, when will they leave?
"Hmph, it's time to go." It's really annoying to have so many outsiders living in the house.
As they spoke, the freshly prepared meal was served. Qin Huan picked up her chopsticks and took a few bites. She heard the maids chatting and laughing outside, looked up and winked at Ying'er, who was serving the dishes. Soon, several maids who were chatting and gossiping were brought to her.
"What interesting things happened today? Tell me about it." Calculating the time, it would be evening when he would continue to check the accounts with his mother. Taking advantage of the time for dinner, Qin Huan planned to listen to some gossip and relax.
This was not the first time Qin Huan asked people to tell gossip. Knowing that they could get money after telling the gossip, the maids were naturally not unhappy. They quickly lined up and started telling the gossip they heard.
They were cleaning maids on the same shift, and had met at the entrance of the teahouse before going to work. They had read the gossip about the "Witness of the Owner of the Garment Shop vs. the Parents" from beginning to end, including the sequel. As a result, their legs were numb from standing, and they had unknowingly finished drinking at the dessert shop opposite the teahouse with other passers-by and had to close early.
It was a bit confusing for several people to tell the same story at the same time, so the maids simply assigned roles and reenacted the scene for Qin Huan. Maid A played the roles of Guests A and D, Maid B played the role of Guest B, Maid C played the role of the owner of the clothing store and another Guest C, and Maid D played the storyteller.
At the beginning of the performance, Maid A stepped forward first and acted helpless and mad on the spot: "This plot is not martial arts! Shouldn't we have a verbal battle first, then a fight, and finally find out that one party has its own difficulties, and have a happy ending?" As soon as the words fell, she covered her face and ran out.
At this moment, maid C, who was pretending to be the owner of the clothing store, had quietly left the corner, slipped out the door, and then hurried back out, posing like a greasy man sipping tea, waiting for her turn. If it weren't for the time difference, the two of them would have almost bumped into each other at the door.
"Is a reunion ending interesting? There are always difficulties and hardships. Do others have to be arranged by those who have difficulties? If you ask me, the proprietress can also be a villain..." The maid who plays the role of Guest B shook her head, with an attitude of "I am a passerby and I can see things more clearly from the sidelines."
"Pfft, pfft, pfft!" Maid C, who had just caught her breath, quickly took over the role of Customer C: "What are you talking about? The boss lady is not that kind of person! Although it's exciting to whitewash the villain, that's a storybook, and this is reality!"
"Wait!" Maid A, who had covered her face and ran out, switched roles to guest D and walked back. She squeezed through and separated the two people in front of her: "How can whitewashing something feel good? Those victims have truly suffered. If this can be whitewashed..."
"Guests, please listen to what I have to say..." Ding, the maid who plays the storyteller, walked over with a posture ready to mediate a fight. When she reached the guests, she suddenly rolled up her sleeves and joined the battle.
"Cough cough..." Qin Huan choked on his food and quickly turned sideways to drink a sip of tea to calm himself down: This is the bad thing about watching a play while eating. It is easy to choke if you are distracted.
Several maids fought together and made a chaotic noise for a while, then dispersed and lined up again, saluted Qin Huan, indicating that the performance was over.
They didn't know what happened next, because when the storyteller joined the fight, the waiter hurried over and closed the door. They only heard the following few words of the quarrel before the window was closed.
After reading the gossip and giving out the reward money, Qin Huan ate a few more mouthfuls of rice. When he was about 70% full, he stopped and had the unfinished food removed.
"Miss, the lady is looking for you."
"Got it, I'll go right away." Qin Huan put down the teacup and walked out: My mother is well-informed, maybe she can find some clues that I don't know about.
While Qin Huan was eating, Bei Qiao also logged off, took off his holographic glasses, opened the door, walked out of the room and prepared to eat.
"We're on time for dinner this time." Qiao Lin, who was clearing the table, pointed towards the kitchen and said, "Get your chopsticks yourself. Your dad is busy, so you don't have to wait for him." Young people should move around more. How can they stay stuck in the house all the time?
Bei Qiao, who was running around in the other world and keeping his limbs busy in reality, said: "...Oh."
After dinner, Bei Qiao didn't rush to log in. Instead, she sat on the sofa, holding Tangyuan, and planned to rest. She felt a little tired after a busy day in the other world and having to find time to log off to eat and then clean up the dishes.
"I'm not busy now." Qiao Lin brought a plate of peeled apples to Bei Qiao: "If you're not busy, just listen to me."
"Okay." Although he had guessed what his mother wanted to say to him, Bei Qiao couldn't refuse to listen, so he had to respond and put a piece of apple into his mouth with a fork: Just listen, it's all for my own good anyway.
"You haven't been in Yuanshan Village these past two days. I don't know what you've been busy with, but no matter how busy you are, you have to eat on time." Qiao Lin raised his wrist, revealing the gold bracelet Bei Qiao had bought earlier: "Who's child would buy their parents a gold bracelet right after graduation, right? You're already very good. There's no need to work too hard. It's not worth it to sacrifice your health."
"Mom, you're being too blunt in your praise."
"Shut up and keep listening."
"oh……"
"Then...then where was I just now?" Qiao Lin glanced at Bei Qiao unhappily: I told you not to interrupt me just now!
"It's not worth it if you try too hard," Bei Qiao reminded.
"Oh yes, it's not worth it..." Qiao Lin repeated: "Anyway, that's pretty much what I mean. You should eat when you need to. If you are really too busy, just call me and your dad. We will find time to help you online." Although they are very busy during the day, they can still make time on Saturdays and Sundays. At worst, they can use the lunch break on weekdays.
"No, Mom, I can handle it." Bei Qiao shook her head and picked up another piece of apple for herself: "I won't do anything beyond my ability." Staying up late before was purely an accident. If there is a next time... Anyway, she doesn't plan to stay up late again.
"As long as you know what's going on," Qiao Lin concluded the conversation neatly. He then took a whole apple and began to chew on it. Tang Yuan, who had been well rested, came over from Bei Qiao's arms and opened his mouth to take a bite, but was poked by Bei Qiao's finger and fell to the sofa.
"Meow?" Tangyuan muttered, turning over on the sofa to expose his belly.
Bei Qiao felt she had rested enough, so she put down her fork, washed her hands, and returned to her room, spread out her yoga mat, and began her daily martial arts practice. After practice, she logged in and stayed in the room for a while. After making sure Qin Huan wouldn't bother her for the time being, she logged off. "I didn't sleep all night last night, so I better log off and rest early today."
Before washing up, Bei Qiao opened his phone and scrolled through his Moments. After exiting the chat app, he unexpectedly saw a text message notification for an incoming payment. Clicking on it, he saw a red envelope from Yu Qian, using her account in the game "Issue Martial Arts." Due to the system's default number protection mode, Bei Qiao could only see Yu Qian's username and the reason for the transfer below: "Thank you, Miss Qiao, for saving my life!"
"Okay, that's her tone, right." Bei Qiao put down his phone, washed up and lay down on the bed: It's more comfortable to go to bed on time. I really suffered yesterday.
Qin Huan, who also didn't sleep well last night, said: "A-choo! Who is talking about me again?"
The next day, Bei Qiao slept until he woke up naturally, at exactly 7:30 a.m. Giving up on the idea of taking a nap, Bei Qiao got up, washed his face, and went to the kitchen to uncover the pot to find that breakfast was still warm.
After breakfast, Bei Qiao cleared the table and walked out onto the balcony, squinting his eyes. "Sure enough, it's getting colder after National Day." He looked down at the tree below, which was already beginning to shed its sparse, dry leaves. Autumn was here, and winter wasn't far behind.
Calculating the time, Bei Qiao has been in the other world for almost two months. The more roads he traveled, the more people and things he met. He was so busy that he couldn't even take care of the Chamber of Commerce's tasks. He rarely went to the bank and didn't make much money... Oh, compared with ordinary people, he was already considered a rich man.
After putting on the bracelet, Bei Qiao went downstairs and ran a few laps, holding Tang Yuan in his hand. Perhaps because running laps was boring, Tang Yuan got upset and curled up on the ground after the second lap, refusing to move.
Bei Qiao was worried that it would get lost, so he simply picked it up and stuffed it into the front pocket of his sweatshirt. He ran a leisurely lap and ended his morning exercise early. He bought a cup of sugarcane juice on the roadside and drank it while walking.
There were other people doing morning exercises in the park, as well as several busy food stalls. Passing by a food stall, Tangyuan sniffed, closed his eyes, and began smacking his lips. Just as he was about to wake up, Beiqiao patted him and coaxed him back to sleep.
Bei Qiao: Be good and don’t open your eyes. These are things you can’t eat.
After his morning workout, Bei Qiao went home and logged on, waking up in another world. Because he had gone to bed on time this time, when he sat up in bed, he could clearly feel that his body was more refreshed than yesterday.
Cross-legged, Bei Qiao opened the forum and checked the messages. Li Qingqing and Zhong Tian were still posting work logs. Perhaps it was the peak season for the stone business, so Zhong Tian had received fewer orders recently. Bei Qiao didn't rely on the escort agency for a living, so he didn't care much.
When she was traveling far away before, some people in the village would send her messages, but as time went on, the only people who insisted on sending her private messages were two employees and Yu Qian.
Clicking on the private message Yu Qian had just sent that morning, Bei Qiao learned that she had gone to the escort agency to find a carriage and was already on the way.
Yu Qian: How interesting! There’s a word “Qiao” hidden in the logo of this escort agency!
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