Chapter 536: Keeping It Hidden

"Our family is truly lucky," Qin Su said again.

Qin Tang and Jiang Shi exchanged a glance. Lucky? Before, it was just average luck; later, because Qin He's fourth branch was cold-shouldered in the Hou Fu, the two powerful young masters seemed to do nothing with the fourth branch.

Qin He openly and subtly squeezed out the fourth branch. Ever since Qin Bi and the He He Shizi became engaged, things improved a bit.

The fourth branch's luck seemed to turn after Qin Bi married and then divorced the He He Shizi, when the Rong He Shizi married Qin Bi. After that, luck grew better and better; with Rong Yuan's birth, everything changed.

"Who in our family is lucky?" Qin Tang asked Qin Su casually.

Qin Su answered without hesitation: "My aunt Qin Bi."

Qin Tang was surprised, and Jiang Shi also looked at Qin Su. The child was young but very sensible.

"Your aunt Qin Han's luck isn't bad either," Jiang Shi said. "Her husband's family are merchants and wealthy."

"Her family's wealth is their own," Qin Su said, taking a bite of a small sweet radish. It was truly sweet; winter fruits and vegetables were cool, a texture children loved. "Still, my aunt Qin Bi has the best luck. If she does well, we do well."

Qin Tang and his wife heard it: Qin Su was closer to Qin Bi.

Qin Bi did indeed dote on her nephews and nieces. As for Qin Han...

...she was all right.

Even Qin Su could feel it; the two aunts, Qin Bi and Qin Han, treated them differently.

"Your aunt Qin Han is very good to you too," Jiang Shi said.

Qin Su fell silent, took a small sweet radish, and discussed with his younger brother which color tasted better. Their father had really known how to gather things this time in the beast realm's small space; the small sweet radishes he found came in yellow and red.

Children just love colorful things.

Seeing this, Jiang Shi said nothing more. She took a small sweet radish and ate it too. It was crisp and sweet; one wasn't enough. This time, there was one benefit: they could keep good things hidden and eat them themselves.

"Sigh," Jiang Shi sighed. "This Qin He..."

Made people so afraid they avoided her at all costs.

Before, the third and fourth branches disliked Qin He, but not as much as they do now.

In Qin Xun's courtyard, Lin Shi thought this was actually good. At least, they didn't have to share any cultivation resources with anyone. Keeping things hidden was best, and they even benefited from Qin He's shamelessness.

If there were no gains, Qin He would shout that it was her blessing and luck. The third and fourth branches wouldn't necessarily have kept the cultivation resources to themselves so naturally. Every time Qin He jumped out claiming it was her luck, they grew weary.

If there were gains, it was better to keep them hidden and save trouble.

Constantly arguing with Qin He over whose luck and blessing it was, the third and fourth branches were truly fed up.

"Keeping things hidden is good," Lin Shi said while eating a boiled spiritual-energy sweet potato. "Wait until the Qin He Shizi returns. If Qin He starts shouting again that it's her blessing and luck, your team's bountiful harvest will be very grating."

Qin Tang ate a small sweet radish, gave one to the child, and said, "Before, I didn't think so. Now it seems Qin He is truly shameless."

Lin Shi scoffed, "I didn't see it either."

Qin He could open shops, figure out new things, and even earn silver. In the Hou Fu, she chatted and laughed with everyone. If not for their poor relationship, Qin Xun wouldn't have disliked Qin He.

But the things Qin He had done these past two years were full of calculation everywhere.

Spiritual food was beneficial for cultivation. Therefore, they ate a bit more today, but saved the rest, unwilling to eat it all. The children of the fourth branch, including Qin Su, were very happy.

The atmosphere in the third branch's courtyard was also good. Qin Tan, Qin Lang, and the third branch's young illegitimate son had just returned from the beast realm's small space. Everyone ate a meal together and shared several spiritual-energy sweet potatoes.

Qin Tan wouldn't give more. If they wanted to improve their cultivation, they should go to the beast realm's small space themselves. Acting like Qin Han wouldn't work; Qin Han worried the beast realm's small space was dangerous and didn't want her husband to go through trials, yet she had no cultivation resources.

With no other choice, she had to ask her natal family.

Qin Tan could ignore the children of the fourth branch. In the third branch, such habits absolutely must not be indulged. They should taste a bit of the spiritual-energy sweet potatoes, know they are good things, and not go to the beast realm's small space without recognizing them.

The people of the third branch ate a meal together. The illegitimate sons and daughters each got a small piece of spiritual-energy sweet potato. They took a bite, savored it carefully, and were reluctant to swallow, all envying the young illegitimate brother. He had gone with them to the beast realm's small space and surely dug up spiritual-energy sweet potatoes.

Digging up just a few was still quite a lot for cultivators.

"Qin Lang," the illegitimate sister asked, "was your harvest very large?"

Qin Lang didn't want to say much: "It was all right."

The illegitimate sister looked at the beaming young illegitimate brother: "Next time, I'll go with you."

"You need to train your physique," Zhu Shi said. "The beast realm's small space is vast. If your stamina isn't good, you can't keep up with long-distance walking. Don't hold your brother back."

The illegitimate sister nodded seriously, planning to train her physique with the young ladies of the fu.

The other illegitimate sons and daughters also wanted to go to the beast realm's small space. They secretly resolved to train their physiques. Killing flame beasts these past few days had been thrilling; having a poor physique simply wouldn't do.

Rong Yan's family was also harmonious. Rong Yan gave each illegitimate brother a spiritual-energy sweet potato and several small sweet radishes. The illegitimate brothers were overjoyed and respected Rong Yan, the legitimate elder brother, even more.

They themselves had killed flame beasts; the harvest was not small.

Jiang Xu was unfavored. Returning to the Jiang Fu, he kept a very low profile. His legitimate elder brother and sister assumed he hadn't collected anything, mocked him a few times, and left. Without anything, who would bother with Jiang Xu?

Jiang Xu planned to visit his maternal grandfather's house when he had time.

The Su Guogong Fu was very lively today. Though they couldn't go out to show off, they could celebrate at home. The Su He Shizi and Su Er Young Master's team had a bountiful harvest and were not stingy with the Su Shi family members. Everyone ate a meal together.

The Su He Shizi and Su Er Young Master brought out a wild rabbit and a wild pheasant, added mushrooms, and stewed them. This was spirit beast meat. Almost everyone in the great cultivation families were cultivators, and they ate very happily.

"Was the harvest this good?" an elder asked.

Wild rabbits and pheasants, these spirit beasts, were milder than beast meat.

If the harvest hadn't been large, the Su He Shizi and Su Er Young Master wouldn't have brought out a wild rabbit and a wild pheasant. It must have been a large harvest. The Su He Shizi sat next to the elders and the Su Guogong and explained in detail.

The Su Guogong and the elders were surprised. They looked at the Su He Shizi skeptically: "You rascal, you're not fooling us, are you?"

The Su Er Young Master leaned over: "It's true."

"Did Qin He come along?" an elder asked.

"No," the Su Er Young Master said. "We weren't in the same team. Qin He was with Qin Yan. To avoid unnecessary trouble, and since Qin He was also at odds with the fourth branch of the Qin Yan Hou Fu, we didn't even ask about Qin Yan's location."

The elders were puzzled; the Su Guogong and others were thoughtful.

Qin He had maxed-out blessing value. Since she didn't come along, where did the luck of Su Yan and the others come from? The Su Guogong and the elders were very strange, puzzled in their hearts, but as long as there was a harvest, it was fine.

Luck was mysterious and unfathomable. If they couldn't figure it out, they wouldn't think about it.

Unable to go out and show off, the Su Er Young Master and the other young young masters showed off properly within the Su Guogong Fu.