"A cultivator is starving and needs a single bun from you to save him?" Qin Wanru asked suspiciously. "Do you think I'd believe that?"
“Even cultivators can fall on hard times. Who knows what he went through back then?” Zuan quickly added.
Qin Wanru and Chu Zhongtian exchanged a glance and nodded secretly. If the other party had explained the details of that time in detail, they might have become suspicious. But he was so confident and didn't seem guilty at all.
“Alright, we’ll believe your explanation for now, but,” Qin Wanru changed the subject, “if we find out you’re lying to us in the future, don’t blame us for being ruthless.”
Zu An hurriedly asked, "What if Chu Yan and I have already had a child by then? Won't you be a little more polite for the sake of your grandson?"
Chu Zhongtian: "..."
Qin Wanru: "..."
Chu Chuyan was both ashamed and angry: "Shut up, who would have a child with you!"
Zuan shrugged: "We're husband and wife, it's normal to have a child."
"Pah~" No matter how cold Chu Chuyan's personality was, she was still a young girl after all, and she couldn't stand his teasing like that. She turned around with a red face.
This guy is really something, he's clearly the one... yet he says things like that to tease me.
Chu Zhongtian coughed to ease the awkwardness in the room: "That Xiao An..."
Before he could finish speaking, Zu An interrupted him, saying, "Father-in-law, please don't call me Xiao An anymore. Please call me A Zu."
The name Xiao An sounds like a submissive person, and I always feel that it doesn't match my temperament.
"A-Zu?" Chu Zhongtian was taken aback. "Why is that a strange way of addressing you?"
Zuan said with a smile, "Where we come from, Zuan is synonymous with handsome guy."
Chu Zhongtian rolled his eyes, knowing that his thought process was a bit abnormal, and was too lazy to argue with him: "Aunt, you crippled two of the most outstanding young people in the Qin family today. Be careful when you go out in the future, and I will send more people to protect you."
Qin Wanru also said, "Don't be complacent just because you won by luck on the stage today. Your true cultivation level is only third grade. If Yuan Wendong hadn't been distracted at the crucial moment, you would probably have been the one crippled. You should keep a low profile in the future."
Zuan spread his hands: "But there's nothing I can do. A man as flamboyant as me is the center of attention wherever I go. I can't be low-key even if I want to."
The Chu couple couldn't stand him anymore and kicked him out.
After he left, Chu Zhongtian looked at his daughter and asked, "Chuyan, what do you think?"
Chu Chuyan frowned slightly: "He shouldn't be a spy sent by another family. After all, no one would send someone with such a personality to be a spy."
Thinking of Zu'an's carefree and irreverent attitude, Chu Zhongtian and Qin Wanru nodded in deep agreement.
"Besides, he's only a mere third-rank official. Even if something happens to him, it's still under our control," Qin Wanru said in a deep voice.
Chu Chuyan nodded and said, "I will pay more attention to him from now on."
As soon as Zu An came out of the room, Chu Huanzhao and a group of people came up to greet him: "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, how was it? What did your parents reward you with?"
The others also looked at him with enthusiasm. He was already the son-in-law of the Chu family, and today he shone brightly. It was foreseeable that he would soon become a rising star.
Zuan was stunned, and suddenly realized a serious problem—damn it, where's my reward? Where's the beautiful maid I was promised?
I was scared by them inside, and I completely forgot about it.
"Isn't there a reward?" Chu Huanzhao felt indignant on his behalf when he saw that he hadn't spoken. "How could Father and Mother do this, and so could my sister."
“Who said there was no reward?” Zuan smiled slightly. “They rewarded me with you.”
"Huh?" Chu Huanzhao was taken aback at first, but when she realized the meaning behind the words, her pretty face instantly turned red. "They really..."
At this moment, he noticed the mocking look in the other person's eyes, finally realized what was happening, grabbed the cane he was using to support himself, and started hitting him: "You bastard brother-in-law, you stinking brother-in-law, how dare you lie to me on purpose, I'll beat you to death!"
"Just kidding, hey, weren't you injured? Why are you running so fast?" Zu An shouted as he ran away into the distance, with Chu Huanzhao chasing after him desperately.
The remaining group looked at each other in bewilderment. Chu Hongcai from the second branch of the family breathed a sigh of relief: "I was startled. I thought Uncle had really betrothed Xiao Zhao to him."
Chu Yucheng, who was standing to the side, smiled so much that his eyes narrowed: "It's not impossible, you know."
Chu Hongcai snorted: "What nonsense are you talking about? What are Chu Yan and Xiao Zhao's status? How could the two sisters possibly share a husband, especially since he's a live-in son-in-law?"
Chu Yucheng didn't argue, but stared thoughtfully at the two departing figures. Xiao Zhao's shy reaction just now, and even when she was so angry, she didn't take the Howling Whip but subconsciously hit him with her cane. This son-in-law is quite interesting.
...
Zu'an and Chu Huanzhao were playfully fighting all the way back to their own courtyard when they bumped into Old Man Mi as soon as they opened the door. Zu'an's heart skipped a beat. For some reason, he always felt a little uneasy whenever he saw him.
Chu also noticed that there were other people around, and realized that it was somewhat improper for a second young lady of the manor to be fighting with her brother-in-law like this. Her face flushed red and she snorted, "Hmph, I'll settle the score with you later."
After saying that, he left as if fleeing.
After Chu Huanzhao's figure disappeared, Old Man Mi, with his withered and emaciated face, looked at him and coldly asked, "Why has your cultivation improved so quickly?"
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