Chapter 413: 413. Chapter 413: Was I being petty?

413. Chapter 413: Was I being petty?

Less than three quarters of an hour.

Qiao Sheng and Shi Lin arrived together at the Qiao Ji snack stall.

Xiao Jin saw Qiao Sheng's hair styled into a woman's updo, and his hand instinctively reached for it; although he already knew she had married Shi Lin, his heart still couldn't stop feeling uneasy, and he was still a bit unwilling.

Why didn't he meet her earlier!

Qiao Sheng, together with Qiao Hushui and the others, exchanged greetings and then called to him: "Brother Xiao."

"Qiao Sheng..."

Xiao Jin showed a faint smile and said.

Shi Lin stood in front of Qiao Sheng and said, "Xiao Jin, thank you for helping my wife; I will thank you properly."

Qiao Xuehua didn't notice the oddness between them, and cheerfully invited them to go to the back yard to sit and talk.

They went to the living room and sat down.

Xiao Jin opened and said, "I help Qiao Sheng willingly; there's no need for any thanks…"

"You don't need it, but I can't not give it."

Shi Lin sent An Yi to Shengshi Money Bank under his own name, to obtain a ten‑thousand‑tael silver note and bring it.

"Here."

Xiao Jin refused.

Shi Lin said he would give it no matter what.

Qiao Sheng also let him accept it.

Xiao Jin couldn't refuse them, so he took it.

When he accepted it.

Qiao Sheng looked at him and said, "Brother Xiao, what are your plans from now on?"

"I plan to stay in the Imperial Capital."

Xiao Jin said at a measured pace.

As soon as he said that,

Shi Lin glared, "You haven't given up, have you? Qiao Sheng is my wife; she could never be with you. The person she loves is me."

Qiao Sheng lightly patted Shi Lin's hand and said, "Why are you so agitated? I've already made it very clear to Brother Xiao; he couldn't possibly still have such thoughts."

"Is that not so?"

"Of course there is."

"But Qiao Sheng said so."

Xiao Jin had no face to admit that he still has (feelings).

"That is, right now."

Qiao Sheng said again, "Brother Xiao, if you ever need my help, you can come to me; as long as it's not excessive, I'll help you."

Xiao Jin agreed and left.

Confirm that he left.

Shi Lin said to Qiao Sheng, "You little girl, why is your heart so kind? You let him have any need for your help, he comes to you, and you help him every time. If he later…"

"Husband, Xiao Jin is not that kind of person."

Qiao Sheng replied.

Shi Lin, seeing her protect Xiao Jin, became displeased.

"Was I being petty?"

Qiao Sheng saw Shi Lin angry, hurriedly tried to smooth things over; she rose onto tiptoe, kissed him and said, "My husband is the best; how could he be petty?"

"Stop it."

Shi Lin turned away and ignored her.

Qiao Sheng kissed him again.

After her coaxing.

Shi Lin finally, after being coaxed by Qiao Sheng, grasped her hand and said, "If Xiao Jin has any trouble that needs your help, you must tell me, and you may not meet him alone."

"Alright!"

Qiao Sheng answered without any hesitation, agreeing to Shi Lin.

Only then did Shi Lin stop being calculative.

"Shi Lin, Lianhua."

Lan Yue Niang's voice came from outside.

She came to find them for no other reason.

She was uneasy about Song Beiting, and asked Qiao Sheng and the others to help investigate Song Beiting.

"Mother, leave this to me."

Shi Lin immediately made arrangements to go.

An Yi and the others were stronger than before, and Song Beiting likewise.

They discovered someone was tailing them.

Song Beiting calmly returned to his residence he bought in the Imperial Capital.

An Yi and the others investigated, and apart from finding that he owned two grocery shops, they found nothing else.

"Is he married?"

Qiao Sheng asked.

An Yi spoke up, saying: "Besides him, everyone in his family are servants……"

Shi Lin then had them look up Sòng Běitíng's household registration.

Now.

They found out he not only has an older brother, but also a sister-in-law and two nephews.

His older brother is also in business.

He runs a pawn shop.

After hearing this, Shi Lin asked: "Is there nothing else?"