Chapter 465: Qin Lang is Truly Blessed

Although the two children Qin Bi gave birth to are both Little Shizi, the Third Branch is truly paving the way for her.

Thinking of this, Qin Han felt a sourness in her heart. Third Uncle Qin Tan was a scholar who rose through the imperial examinations and possessed the fortune of a court official; with him assisting Qin Bi's children, Rong Yang and Rong Chi were destined to be blessed.

Qin Tan's entire family had never once seen the worth in her and Jiang Mo.

Dissatisfied, Qin Han pursed her lips, let out a frustrated sigh, and said to her maid, "Go to the Rong Shizifei's chambers and take a look. The young masters of the Marquis Manor are all eating; they might be thirsty. I brought winter fruits, and we can squeeze some juice for them."

It wouldn't be good for sisters to have a falling out.

Qin Han also had to think of Jiang Mo and her own children. Relying on the merchant caravans from the Rong Shizi's shops to reach the border could provide them with support, and as the shops grew larger, more silver would be earned.

Besides, even if there was discord between sisters, it was because Qin Bi had a bad temper, not because she, Qin Han, was stubborn. She had done what she should; whether Qin Bi accepted the gesture was up to her.

The Jiang family had silver, and Qin Bi's children were all Little Shizi who would need Jiang Mo's assistance.

Suddenly, Qin Han felt confident.

Qin Han's maid accepted the order and left. Upon arriving at Qin Bi's chambers, the maid greeted her. Qin Bi squinted at her; Qin Han had just left, and Qin Bi did not believe there was any further interaction to be had between them.

"Rong Shizifei," the maid said, "My mistress sent me to ask if the young masters are thirsty. She brought fruits for our young masters and young lady. If everyone is thirsty, we can squeeze some juice for the young masters to drink."

On the table sat a platter of fruits sent by the Rong Shizi—a large platter filled with low-grade spirit fruits. Unless the maid was blind, she absolutely would have seen them; Qin Lang had just washed them and placed them on the table.

When Qin Han was there earlier, the spirit fruits had not yet been delivered.

The Rong Shizi knew that Qin Bi and his eldest son, Rong Chi, were still eating, and considering they would surely be thirsty after eating and drinking, he understood children better than anyone—when they gathered together, they had things to play with.

He had immediately sent someone to deliver a small basket of spirit fruits, and after washing a platter, there were still some left over.

Qin Han's maid saw the large platter of spirit fruits on the table—it was so large it was almost the size of a small hotpot. How could the maid not see it? But she had to relay Qin Han's intentions to Qin Bi.

Qin Han's goal was sisterly harmony; she couldn't just stop mentioning it because she saw there were already fruits.

Qin Bi asked Qin Lang and the others, "Do you want to drink squeezed fruit juice?"

Qin Bi found it difficult to reject Qin Han's good intentions on behalf of everyone else.

Qin Tang's legitimate son, Qin Su, took a spirit fruit from the platter and bit into it. "No, I like eating the fruit."

Afterward, Qin Su asked the other children, "Do you want to drink squeezed fruit juice?"

Qin Xun's legitimate son made the decision for everyone: "No, eating the fruit is less trouble."

Qin Xun's legitimate son stood up, intending to take the fruits and distribute them to the children. Some were too small and couldn't reach the dishes while sitting in their chairs; they looked adorable holding their chopsticks to pick up food, and reaching for the fruits was even harder.

Qin Su said to the maid, "Tell Aunt Qin Han, thank you for the kind offer, but we are very full. If we eat the fruits, we won't be able to drink anything else, so there's no need to go to the trouble of squeezing juice."

Qin Lang didn't say anything. Who would eat ordinary fruit when there were spirit fruits, unless the ordinary ones were exceptionally delicious?

The Jiang family was wealthy, so their ordinary fruits were likely not bad, but eating Qin Han's things meant owing a favor, so it was better not to eat them. Qin Lang did not want to deal with Qin Han; Jiang Mo was a decent person, but Qin Han was too fond of putting on airs.

The maid bowed and left to return to Qin Han with the reply.

The children around them were chattering away, some talking to Rong Yang and others busy eating fruit. Qin Lang picked a red one for Qin Bi, and Qin Bi took it and bit into it.

"Take a few spirit fruits," Qin Bi said to Qin Lang, "and send them to my father, Third Uncle, and the others."

"Alright." Qin Lang stood up. Qin Su took a small fruit platter and handed it to Qin Lang. Qin Lang asked, "Jiejie, how many should I send?"

"Qin Su and the others need to eat too." Qin Bi didn't count them and left the decision of how many to take to Qin Lang: "You decide."

Qin Lang took six small ones, leaving the rest for everyone to eat. Qin Su was entrusted with the important task, and the child walked away carrying the fruit platter. Qin Han, standing in her own room, saw this and thought Qin Bi was sending them for Jiang Ren and his younger brother to eat.

Unfortunately, Qin Su carried them away.

Qin Han took a deep breath. It didn't matter; perhaps they would send more in a while. Qin Bi would surely share the spirit fruits; even if she only shared one, it would be a gesture of goodwill, and it would look good for everyone.

"Mother," Jiang Ren said, "Those are spirit fruits."

Qin Han didn't say anything, but after a while, she said, "Let's go find Fubao to play in a little while."

They wouldn't go find Fubao just yet; they would wait until the spirit fruits were delivered, eat them first, and then go to the Second Branch.

Jiang Ren understood this and kept looking toward the courtyard from time to time. Once she ate the spirit fruits, she would go find Fubao to play. The guards stood at the gate, and Jiang Ren waited for quite a while longer. Qin Su returned, the child's steps light.

Qin Su was responsible for running errands; since he was back, the spirit fruits should be coming soon.

The maid had said there was a large platter of fruits on the table. If they were all spirit fruits, she and her brother could at least have one each. If only one spirit fruit was sent, she and her brother would have to cut it up to eat.

Qin Su ran back and went straight to the stove to warm himself: "It's so cold outside."

Qin Bi instructed, "Make sure you are all bundled up tightly when you go out later."

The children said, "Gu, we know."

Rong Yang had eaten two small fire-baked cakes and still seemed to want more, which showed he liked them. Qin Bi and Qin Lang both decided to buy a few more later for Rong Chi to take back.

Qin Bi stood up and gave one spirit fruit to Qin Su, who had run the errand, and gave the remaining two in the platter to Qin Lang. Qin Lang felt a bit embarrassed, as he was older than his little nephews.

Qin Bi laughed and explained to the children, "Qin Lang is blessed. Listen to me: giving him some will increase the fortune value of our Marquis Manor, and you all can bask in the reflected glory."

"Who said that?" Qin Xun's legitimate son asked.

"I did," Qin Bi said with a smile.

Qin Su and the others: "..."

Qin Lang: "..."

Rong Yang: "..."

The children didn't mind; if they gave it to Qin Lang, they gave it to him. Since their Gu was the one distributing it, the children had no objections. It was good enough to have spirit fruits to eat; if it weren't for their Gu, they wouldn't have any spirit fruits at all.

"Gu," Qin Su leaned close to Qin Bi and whispered, "I told the little young master next door about the half-immortal, and he laughed at me for being superstitious and a liar. You can say Uncle Qin Lang is blessed at home, but don't say that outside."

Qin Bi was helpless and said earnestly, "He really is blessed."

"I know Uncle Qin Lang is blessed," Qin Su nodded, "but don't bring up the half-immortal. People will say you're a big swindler, and that you're just biased toward Uncle Qin Lang and making up nonsense excuses to give him more spirit fruits."

Qin Bi: "..."

Perhaps so. Qin Bi was also in the dark about the half-immortal; she just felt that Qin Lang was very blessed and had a good destiny. When distributing the spirit fruits just now, she had just blurted that out.

Qin Su had instructed her, so she would just not mention it. ===== CHAPTER 466 =====