It wasn't that he didn't want to go home, but... his previous home was already occupied, and he was afraid he wouldn't be welcome at his next home.
"Qiu Dazhi, when are you going to propose to my father?" Zhang Yuyan's question interrupted Qiu Dazhi's thoughts.
She felt completely ignored by the two brothers.
Qiu Dayu couldn't help but twitch his lips. It had been over a year since he'd last seen her, and the eldest daughter of the Zhang family hadn't changed a bit.
"Miss Zhang, could you please be a little more tactful in your speech?"
Zhang Yuyan's question made Qiu Dazhi somewhat embarrassed.
He glanced up at his fifth brother, only to be met with an inquisitive gaze.
He couldn't help but cough.
"Fourth Brother, you guys..." Qiu Dayu said, giving each other thumbs up.
"That's not true!" Qiu Dazhi shook his head, looking at Zhang Yuyan's face.
"When did I ever say I was going to propose marriage to your father?"
Qiu Dayu... I suppose his fourth brother didn't want to marry into the family.
"You!" Zhang Yuyan's face flushed, and her eyes suddenly reddened.
In front of Qiu Dayu, Qiu Dazhi showed her no respect whatsoever, making her feel embarrassed.
"Qiu Dazhi, my family is the richest in Baiyang, why do you look down on me?"
Zhang Yuyan spoke with a pitiful tone, and tears welled up in her eyes. She then squatted down and began to sob softly.
"Qiu Dazhi, you don't know what's good for you!"
"Miss Zhang, it's not worth it," Qiu Dazhi said, turning around and shaking his head.
"I still need to study, and I'm not thinking about marriage right now. You should find someone else and not let me delay your own life."
After Qiu Dazhi finished speaking, he turned around, grabbed Qiu Dayu, and walked straight away.
"Fifth brother, aren't we going home? Let's go."
Qiu Dayu and Mumu followed.
Every now and then, he would glance back at Zhang Yuyan.
She remained squatting in the same spot, tears streaming down her face.
"Fourth Brother, are you just leaving like this?"
"If we don't leave, what else can we do?"
"You don't like Miss Zhang?"
"dislike."
"His father is Master Zhang."
"..."
"If you don't like them, why did you hire them?"
"Fifth brother, who exactly recruited him?"
"Uh...actually, I think that Miss Zhang is quite nice too."
"..."
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At the entrance of the Qiu family compound, when Song Jiao appeared before Jiang Liu carrying a seven-stringed zither, Jiang Liu immediately guessed her intention.
"Miss Jiang, I apologize for disturbing you. Has the young lady returned yet?" Song Jiao asked directly.
"She's back, but she's out busy with business again."
Listening to Song Jiao's gentle, soft voice, Jiang Liu thought to herself, no wonder Tang Yi was so fascinated by her; even she found it pleasing to the ear.
"Busy with business?" When it came to business, the first thing that came to Song Jiao's mind was Qiu Dayu's explanation.
"Is the young lady returning today?"
"I'm not sure. Xiaoyan might be home tonight, or maybe tomorrow or the day after. As Miss Song Jiao knows, Xiaoyan is very busy with her business. She has a lot of things to take care of since she just got back."
"Is the second young lady at home?" Song Jiao asked, but to no avail, so she changed the subject.
"Unfortunately, Ling'er went out with Xiao Yan this morning." Jiang Liu knew that Song Jiao was Ling'er's music teacher, so she was still quite polite to her.
"Then I'll wait for her." Song Jiao smiled shyly, "Would that be convenient?"
"Miss Song Jiao, you're too kind. Of course it's convenient." Jiang Liu then realized that she had been keeping Song Jiao waiting for quite some time.
"Please come in." She gestured for Song Jiao to enter, and Song Jiao bowed slightly before taking small, quick steps into the courtyard.
Jiang Liu glanced behind her and, sure enough, the Tang family's carriage was there not far away.
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