Chapter 148: A Bit Thick-skinned
"By the way, which academy does my brother-in-law study in? I want to go there too, so that we can keep each other company." Qiao Yuanan asked again.
"Okay, okay." Qiao Jingru pulled the two of them to sit down, her eyes smiling happily into crescents: "My husband is at Qingshan Academy, where does my second brother live now? Otherwise, I will discuss with father to clean up a yard for you two in the front yard. Now I am the head of the Lu Mansion, and my words are still authoritative."
Qiao Yuanan smiled softly and touched Qiao Jingru's head lovingly: "My fifth sister is really amazing."
Qiao Jingru felt embarrassed by the compliment: "Hehe, in the end it was Xiangxiang who helped me."
"Oh, oh, oh..." Qiao Zeran suddenly became excited, "You mentioned in your letter that you get along well with your husband's third sister. She helps you in every way and is as pretty as a flower. Where is she? Why don't you introduce us to your sister-in-law?"
Qiao Jingru was speechless: "..."
The most important thing is that she is pretty and charming, like a flower.
Qiao Yuanan glared at the third brother in displeasure: "Put away your romantic nature. How can she, a daughter of a wealthy family, casually meet with men like us?"
Qiao Zeran: “…”
He is romantic but not vulgar.
How many women fell for his charm.
Second brother, the way you guard against thieves really hurts your younger brother's heart.
"Then follow Fifth Sister's arrangements. We will live in Lu's house." This way we will always have a chance to meet.
It's really because my sister has been writing to me in the past six months, praising the Third Miss Lu to the skies, which makes me so eager to see her true appearance.
"Okay..." Qiao Jingru nodded happily, but just as she opened her mouth, she was interrupted by Qiao Yuanan with a serious face: "No, we will rent a yard to live in."
Qiao Yuanan cast a warning glance at Qiao Zeran, then looked at Qiao Jingru and said, "After all, you are the daughter-in-law of the Lu family. Lord Lu and the old lady value you and let you run the family, so you should do a good job. It's no big deal for your third brother and I, two grown men, to live in the Lu family. You don't have to worry about us. It will take at most a few months for your eldest brother to come to the capital and we can buy the house. By then, we will have a home in the capital, and you can come back to live with your parents at any time."
Qiao Jingru thought about it and understood what Qiao Yuanan meant. She didn't want to destroy the good impression she had worked so hard to build in her father and grandmother's hearts, so she didn't insist anymore.
"Has the house been rented?" asked Qiao Jingru.
When she thought about being able to see her parents and brothers often in the future, Qiao Jingru no longer regretted that her two brothers no longer lived in the Lu Mansion.
"It's rented." Qiao Yuanan said with a smile.
"Yes." Qiao Jingru nodded: "Is there anyone waiting for me?"
Qiao Yuanan: "Don't worry, your third brother and I both have followers, and we have people to take care of our food, clothing, and daily life. Besides, we are not useless, how can we not take care of ourselves?"
Qiao Zeran blinked his peach blossom eyes, revealing a look of satisfaction like an old father: "It's really different after getting married. You know how to worry about our life now."
Qiao Jingru smiled happily, "Second brother, third brother, please stay for dinner tonight."
Qiao Zeran approached Lu Xiang again without knowing whether to live or die, and asked with a smile: "Is the third young lady coming?"
BANG——
"Ah... Second brother, why did you hit me?" Qiao Zeran covered his forehead and stared at Qiao Yuanan with resentful eyes.
Qiao Jingru unceremoniously stretched out her hand to pinch Qiao Zeran's cheek, and threatened angrily: "Third brother, no one cared about you in the past, but don't set your sights on my third sister, otherwise I will not forgive you."
"Let go, let go, oh my, you're killing me." Qiao Zeran screamed, but he was reluctant to slap his sister: "Do you think Third Brother is such a mischievous person?"
Qiao Jingru let go and looked at Qiao Zeran meaningfully with her eyes slanted, her eyes were full of disgust.
"Do you need me to help you count how many female confidantes you have had since childhood?"
Qiao Zeran choked: "..."
No thanks.
Qiao Jingru continued to stab him: "My sister-in-law is smart, calm, courageous and confident. She is so beautiful that you can't match her."
Qiao Zeran choked again, his eyelids trembling: "But I'm your biological brother..." How could you belittle your brother like this?
"Xiangxiang is still my sister-in-law, I can't let you harm her." Qiao Jingru rolled her eyes. Her third brother was born a playboy. As long as he made a move, few girls could escape his clutches. Xiangxiang was still young and could not resist his temptation: "Remember this, or I will break your third leg."
Qiao Zeran was petrified in the wind, feeling as if he was struck by lightning: "Qiao Jingru, you are a girl..." You can even say something like breaking a man's third leg, what the hell did Lu Chao teach you?
"Ahem..." Qiao Yuanan coughed awkwardly and looked at Qiao Jingru helplessly: "Fifth sister, watch your words and actions."
Qiao Jingru: "I know, I know."
In the evening, Lu Chao was entertaining guests and was dragged by Qiao Zeran to drink non-stop. He didn't know why, but he saw deep resentment in his brother-in-law's eyes. It was as if he had done something outrageous to both humans and gods.
Although Qiao Yuanan looked gentle and polite, he was actually very generous and unbearable.
Lu Youping left the table early after drinking halfway through. When he was around, the young people couldn't let go.
In the end, Lu Chao passed out from being drunk and was carried back to Qinghuiyuan. He slept until the next afternoon, when he woke up rubbing his swollen and painful forehead.
The brothers Qiao Yuanan and Qiao Zeran were sent back to the house they rented by the servants of the Lu Mansion last night.
Qiao Zeran had a hangover and a headache, and was sitting in Qiao Yuanan's room tapping his forehead: "Is the Lu family so poor? The wine they gave us is too low quality."
"You drank too much and you blame the alcohol. You have so many problems." Qiao Yuanan handed him a bowl of hangover soup: "Drink it and go to sleep. I'll go to Qingshan Academy to handle the formalities."
"Yeah." Qiao Zeran took the hangover soup and drank it in one gulp. "Have you decided? I heard that the best academy in the capital is Mingxian Academy. With your talent, wouldn't it be better for you to study there?"
"The best one is the Imperial College. The others are the same wherever they are. After all, you also said that I am very talented." Qiao Yuanan said as he packed his things.
The corner of Qiao Zeran's mouth twitched: "Second brother, you are a little thick-skinned. You don't have the character of a scholar."
"Are you as thick-skinned as you?" Qiao Yuanan looked at him with disdain.
Qiao Zeran surrendered decisively. He was asking for trouble by arguing with scholars.
"Let's just call Qingshan Academy Qingshan Academy. We don't know Lu Chao, and you can get to know him better if you get to know him closely. I always feel that our fifth sister may have wasted her true feelings."
"What do you mean?" Qiao Yuanan stopped what he was doing and looked at Qiao Zeran.
Qiao Zeran supported his forehead with one hand and said, "I can't explain it, it's just my intuition."
"I think you are the one who has thrown your true feelings away." Qiao Yuanan scolded angrily, "No, you don't have true feelings at all."
He must have so much free time to stay here and listen to the third brother's nonsense.
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