bookrandom Chapter 85 Xiao Family Chat
Chapter 85 Xiao Family Chat
"Grandpa, Grandma, Dad."
Xiao Siyue entered and greeted the group.
"Oh my, whose little fairy is this?" Old Mrs. Xiao's eyes lit up when she saw her granddaughter dressed like this, and she blurted out a teasing remark.
"Of course it's from Grandma's house!" Xiao Siyue playfully ran over and took Old Lady Xiao's hand.
"Haha." As soon as Xiao Siyue said this, the room was filled with laughter.
"You're getting more and more mischievous, girl."
Old Mrs. Xiao poked Xiao Siyue's forehead with her finger, smiling with a doting expression.
Just then, a handsome young man walked in. This man was Xiao Siyue's older brother, Xiao Siyu.
"Grandpa, Grandma, little sister, you're here!" Xiao Siyu's voice was full of joy when she saw them.
"Brother," Xiao Siyue greeted him, carefully examining Xiao Siyu.
Two years had passed, and Xiao Siyu had grown quite a bit taller, almost two heads taller than Xiao Siyue, though his features still looked somewhat immature.
"Little sister, you're finally here! I've missed you so much!" Xiao Siyu strode over and pulled Xiao Siyue into his arms.
"I miss my brother too." Xiao Siyue was equally happy. Although her brother sometimes teased her, he was very good to her and would always save the best things for her.
The two chattered on and on about what had happened to them over the past two years, and Xiao Qinian couldn't stand it anymore.
"Alright, now go and pay your respects to your grandparents."
"Grandpa and Grandma, how have you been these past two years?" Xiao Siyu bowed to the elderly couple and then stood up to greet them.
"Oh, everything's fine, everything's fine." Old Mrs. Xiao lovingly pulled her grandson to her side, looking at her grandson who had grown into a young boy, her mouth agape with joy.
"Grandma looks much younger and more beautiful than I have in two years," Xiao Siyu said sweetly.
"Haha, our Siyu is so good with words! How can Grandma be getting younger and younger?" Old Mrs. Xiao laughed heartily.
“Of course they would. You can ask your parents if you don’t believe me.” Xiao Siyu said, glancing at Xiao Qinian and his wife.
“Yes, yes, Siyu is right,” Lin Qin said, covering her mouth and laughing in agreement.
"You see, Mother agrees too."
"Haha," Old Lady Xiao was even happier.
Xiao Siyue gave Xiao Siyu a thumbs up, saying, "Brother is awesome."
After a burst of laughter and commotion, Lin Qin instructed her maid to serve the dishes.
After the meal, the maid served a few cups of tea and then left. Only the Xiao family remained in the hall.
“Father, Mother, we haven’t been able to fulfill our filial duties to you these past two years. Please stay here this time,” Xiao Qinian said to the elderly couple.
"Third son, your matter is important. We all understand. Besides, we're still healthy, so we don't need you to accompany us all the time." Old Master Xiao was very pleased with his son's words.
"Besides, we have a lot of things to do at home, we can't stay here for long." Old Mrs. Xiao had the same idea.
Seeing that the two elders were determined, Xiao Qinian had no choice but to give up, thinking that he would take them to live with him when he returned to the capital.
"Then you can stay here a little longer. Tomorrow, Xiaoqin will take you out for a walk."
In the past two years, under his management, the public security in Qianyuan County has improved. If it were when he first arrived, he wouldn't have dared to let his family go out.
"Alright, alright, we'll go out and take a look tomorrow," Old Mrs. Xiao replied with a smile.
"Father, how is everything at home? Are my elder brother and the others alright?" Xiao Qinian asked. Although he had written letters before, they were not very detailed, and he only knew the general situation.
Now that the elderly couple has come over, Xiao Qinian naturally wants to get to know them better.
"Everything is fine at home. When we came, we handed over the family shop to your eldest brother and the farmland to your second brother. The family business has been booming these past few years, so you can rest assured," Grandpa Xiao said with a face full of pride.
"Oh, right, we also brought the share of your three families' profits this time." He then gestured to Old Lady Xiao.
Old Mrs. Xiao took out a silver note from her bosom and handed it to Xiao Qinian.
Old Mrs. Xiao always carried these banknotes with her, fearing they might get lost.
"Father, Mother, we haven't been able to help the family at all these past two years, so we can't accept these banknotes." Xiao Qinian refused immediately.
"Take it, this is what we agreed on a long time ago. It's for you, so just take it." Old Mrs. Xiao picked up the silver notes and stuffed them into Lin Qin's arms.
“Your mother is right. Besides, this money was all earned by Yue’er, so you have nothing to be ashamed of taking it,” Old Master Xiao added.
"Sigh, fine." Xiao Qinian said helplessly, feeling even more guilty towards his family.
Xiao Siyue watched from the side without saying a word.
Lin Qin held the silver in disbelief: "Is this shop so profitable? How come there's so much?" There were actually several thousand taels.
"Haha, you guys haven't seen this before. Once the hot pot restaurant opened, it was packed with customers every day, earning over a thousand taels of silver every month. And then two more opened, so the amount of silver in our hands kept increasing." Old Master Xiao couldn't help but feel happy as he recalled the story.
"Is this hot pot really that delicious?" Xiao Qinian was a little incredulous. The letter had only mentioned that business was good, but he hadn't expected it to be this good.
“Of course, you’ll have to try it another day,” Old Master Xiao said, raising his eyebrows.
“Okay, I can’t wait.” Xiao Qinian said happily.
“Dad, we can open a hot pot restaurant in Qianyuan County someday,” Xiao Siyue suddenly said. She had thought about this before.
"Yes, that's definitely a good idea." Old Master Xiao stroked his beard and agreed. He was confident that he could make money by opening a shop here.
“Okay, then when can we go out and see if there are any suitable shops?” Lin Qin said, she also thought it was a good idea.
"My second brother's son, Sizhe, is nineteen years old now and has already passed the imperial examination at the county level. What are his plans now?" Xiao Qinian had always paid close attention to this nephew, thinking that he might be the next successful candidate in their family to pass the provincial examination.
"Sizhe said he won't participate in the autumn examination this year, but will wait until next time. We don't really understand these things either." When his son asked about this, Grandpa Xiao's smile faded, and he said with a worried expression.
“Well, since Sizhe has said so, it won’t hurt to wait a few more years,” Xiao Qinian knew that his nephew was very steady and shrewd, so he supported Xiao Sizhe’s decision.
"Yes, you're right, we'll all listen to Sizhe." Old Master Xiao's expression softened immediately upon hearing his son's words.
"What are your plans regarding Sizhe's marriage, Second Brother?"
"Sizhe also said that he wants to wait a few more years." Old Mrs. Xiao couldn't help but frown. Her grandson is now nineteen years old, but he is unwilling to get married.
"Mother, don't worry, are you afraid that Sizhe won't be able to find a wife?" Xiao Qinian comforted his wife with a smile.
"Of course not, I'm just worried that he'll miss out on a good wife." Old Mrs. Xiao naturally understood; her grandson was now a scholar, how could he not find a wife? Matchmakers had practically worn their door out of business.
“That’s right, you old woman are just worrying too much,” Old Master Xiao chimed in.
After chatting for a while, the group went to sleep.
"Mother, can you sleep with me tonight?" Xiao Siyue suddenly asked, pulling Lin Qin's hand as she went out.
"Of course, Mother will stay with Yue'er tonight," Lin Qin agreed with a smile.
Under Xiao Qinian's resentful gaze, Xiao Siyue pulled Lin Qin all the way back to her room.