Chapter 195: I Want to Marry, but No One Marries Me

"Alright!"

Lan Yue Niang obliged and walked toward the kitchen doorway.

Qiao Sheng felt uneasy, so she followed Lan Yue Niang to the kitchen doorway.

At that moment.

An Jiu and the others were still fighting An Shi.

An Shi was also honest; he stood his ground and took the blows without running.

Lan Yue Niang opened her mouth, and after a moment thought of how to say, "Shi Lin, tell them to stop fighting. If this causes any injury, won't you have to pay for their treatment?"

Out of respect for Lan Yue Niang.

Shi Lin ordered An Jiu and the others to cease, then sent An Liu to buy each of them a set of clothes; what does it mean to be filthy during the New Year?

While the dishes were being served.

Qiao Xuehua carried the dishes, walking and saying to Qiao Sheng, "Elder sister, I've been wanting to ask you something for a long time. Didn't you say Brother An Jiu is a friend of my former brother‑in‑law? Then why haven't we seen the former brother‑in‑law all this time?"

Qiao Sheng was immensely relieved that Shi Lin had previously used a disguise; otherwise they would have recognized him.

She opened her mouth and replied, "They're friends, that's true, but if he's here, does he have to stay here?"

"That's right."

Qiao Xuehua, after answering, asked brightly, "Elder sister, when will you find us a brother‑in‑law? I think whether it's Brother Shi Lin or Brother An Jiu, they're both fine."

Qiao Sheng raised her right hand and lightly tapped Qiao Xuehua on the head.

"You little girl, what are you thinking about all day? Want me to find you a future husband right now?"

"Sister, are you getting impatient?"

Qiao Xuehua asked with a giggly smile.

Qiao Sheng raised an eyebrow and said, "How could I be impatient? I just think the younger sister has grown enough; it's time to find a future husband."

"You are the impatient one, ha ha ha…"

Qiao Xuehua made a goofy face at Qiao Sheng, then carried the dishes and ran off.

Today's lunch, Qiao Sheng and the others prepared a lavish spread: plenty of various meats, hot dishes, cold plates, soups, and also fruit desserts.

Qiao Sheng and Shi Lin drank wine together, while Lan Yue Niang and Xiao Shitou couldn't drink, so she made juice for them.

After the meal was finished.

Qiao Sheng's face was flushed bright red; those who didn't know might think she had drunk a lot of wine, but in fact she hadn't had much, only a few cups.

Someone cleared the bowls and chopsticks.

Qiao Sheng didn't help with the cleaning; she sat in the living room and chatted with Qiao Hushui and the others.

As they kept chatting.

Qiao Xuehua suddenly blurted out, "Brother Shi Lin, how old are you this year? Aren't you going to marry a wife yet?"

"You child…"

Lan Yue Niang, holding her daughter, didn't know what to say; how could she ask someone like that?

Shi Lin, knowing Qiao Xuehua's temperament, wasn't displeased; he smiled and said, "I'll be nineteen next year. I do want to marry, but the problem is no one wants to marry me."

"What do you think…"

Qiao Xuehua said only a few words, and Qiao Sheng picked up a piece and fed it into her mouth: "Girl, there aren't that many problems, just eat your fruit."

Upon hearing that,

Qiao Xuehua took the apple, muttered resentfully, "Elder sister, I'm a girl, aren't you also a girl…"

Xiao Shitou does call Qiao Sheng 'mother', that's true, but he isn't her biological child.

Qiao Sheng replied, "So, I, your sister, didn't ask Shi Lin any question."

Qiao Xuehua choked and was momentarily speechless.

Qiao Sheng didn't want to continue, fearing her little sister might blurt out something else. She slowly stood and said, "Mother, you all keep chatting; my head feels dizzy, I'm going back to my room to lie down for a while."

(End of chapter)