A blush crept onto Lin Xi's face. She lowered her head shyly and gently bit her lip.
"My lady, I was just talking nonsense!"
Su Qinghe chuckled and pulled the man closer, freeing him from the nearly torn hem of his clothes.
"Alright! Now that you've brought the clothes back, go change and let me see!"
Upon hearing this, Ji Yuan stepped forward and handed Su Qinghe a bundle.
"My lady! These are your clothes!"
"Okay, then I'll change into this too. We're going to someone's house tonight! You guys should get ready too!"
Su Qinghe took it, opened it, and looked at it. The styles were all nice, and the colors were the ones she had chosen beforehand.
"My lady! May I ask which house you are going to? Should we prepare some gifts?" Ji Yuan asked after thinking for a moment.
"If it's a close friend, you can bring anything, but if it's an ordinary friend, you should bring something appropriate when visiting someone's home."
"Brother Yuan is so thoughtful! I was so excited that I forgot I was supposed to prepare a gift for my visit!"
Lin Xi was somewhat annoyed.
Su Qinghe hadn't thought about giving a gift at all; if Ji Yuan hadn't brought it up, she would have gone empty-handed.
"Ah Yuan is so thoughtful! I would have forgotten if you hadn't mentioned it!" Su Qinghe praised, secretly sighing that Ji Yuan was indeed raised in a wealthy family.
Thinking of wealthy families, she glanced at Ji Qingyu, who was hiding behind Ji Yuan.
They were raised in the same family, how come he has no brains at all?
Su Qinghe sighed and said:
"It's Commandant Qin from Tianhe County. He helped her out of some trouble a while ago, and that's where we're going tonight!"
"The Commandant's Office!" The three men were stunned for a moment.
Ji Yuan was the first to react and hurriedly said, "My lady, the Commandant's mansion is not an ordinary family's home after all. Ordinary etiquette is probably not enough."
Although it's unclear how the wife came to have dealings with the Commandant's Mansion, they are powerful and influential, so the gifts they send cannot be taken lightly.
"There's no need to worry about that. The gift doesn't need to be expensive; the sentiment is what matters."
"Commander Qin has been childless for many years, and what he cares about most is having offspring."
"It just so happens that all four of her husbands are pregnant, so she can just pick some that the pregnant husbands like!"
Su Qinghe felt that it didn't matter what she gave as a gift, as long as she gave one and that she had shown courtesy.
Moreover, the help she gave Commandant Qin was not just a simple favor.
"A pregnant man?" Ji Yuan's eyes lit up.
"That's an excellent choice!"
“Yes!” Lin Xi agreed.
"Okay, then we'll go with this as the gift! I'll go shopping with you after lunch!"
Su Qinghe gave the order, and after the group finished eating, they changed into new clothes and went out.
There were four pregnant men in the Qin household, so they bought a lot of things along the way, including some cosmetics for their own use on the way back.
Of course, it was Ji Yuan and Lin Xi who were picking and choosing along the way.
Ji Qingyu still didn't consider herself part of Su Qinghe's group of men, and awkwardly followed behind Ji Yuan the whole time, even though her eyes were glued to the stall the whole time.
Seeing his pleading look, Su Qinghe felt a surge of kindness and picked up the string of beads he had been staring at, waving it in front of him.
"How about I don't put it on your tab, and I'll treat it to your free gift!"
Ji Qingyu glanced at it, then casually looked away.
"Not at all!"
"Alright!" Su Qinghe put the things back.
Let's see how long you can keep up your stubbornness!
Ji Qingyu was preoccupied with the 40 taels of silver she owed and had no intention of owing Su Qinghe even a penny more.
Even the new clothes he was wearing were ones he asked to be bought on credit!
So he spent the whole afternoon shopping, either carrying bags or on his way to do so! He didn't dare buy anything at all.
...
The main gate of the Qin residence.
He Bai had been waiting there for a long time. When he saw the carriage bearing the Qin family's insignia arrive at the gate, he quickly went down to greet it.
"Boss Su! You've finally arrived!" He Bai said enthusiastically.
"I realized I'd left something behind on the way, so I went back. Sorry to have kept you waiting!"
Su Qinghe got off the carriage, bowed apologetically to He Bai, and helped the three men down one by one.
After Su Qinghe and her family got off the train, He Bai instructed the coachman to take the carriage away.
"It's alright! You've arrived at just the right time; the food was just prepared!"
After arranging everything, she gestured for Su Qinghe to enter.
"Please come in! I'll show you the way!"
"Thank you for your help, Manager He!"
After thanking her, Su Qinghe led the three men to follow behind her.
After making several turns, we finally arrived at our destination.
"Boss Su, the captain has already set out a feast inside. Please wait a moment while I go and inform him!"
After He Bai finished speaking, he went in first to report. Su Qinghe heard a woman's hearty laughter coming from inside, and soon a woman dressed in plain clothes and with a burly figure came out.
He Bai stood behind her, accompanied by four men, presumably Commandant Qin.
"This humble subject, Su Qinghe, greets the Commandant!" Su Qinghe bowed to her.
When the three men saw Su Qinghe bow, they quickly bowed back as well.
"Hahaha! No need for formalities, my dear sister, just call me Sister Qin! Please come in!"
Qin Anmin laughed and patted Su Qinghe on the shoulder, pulling her into the house.
She also made sure her man took care of Su Qinghe's husband.
"My dear sister, please sit down!"
Qin Anmin sat down with a flourish and pointed to the seat directly opposite him.
"Come sit next to me!"
Su Qinghe sat down and whispered instructions to the three men standing behind her who seemed somewhat reserved.
"Yes, yes, yes! Gentlemen, please don't be shy, please sit down!"
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