Chapter 696 - 726: Don’t Play Matchmaker
Chapter 696: Chapter 726: Don’t Play Matchmaker
"Alright, I won’t say anything for now. I’ll wait until you give me the okay. But you have to whisper and tell me—how did you two get together?"
Qin Xiaolan might seem carefree, but she still got a little shy talking about this. She looked around and whispered, "There are too many people here today. I’ll tell you some other time, when it’s just the two of us."
To be honest, Qin Xiaolan was now closer to her big cousin, Qin Jiao, than she was to her own parents.
A little while later, Xiao Shi and Gu Xu came back, so Qin Jiao introduced everyone. Both Gu Xu and Qin Xiaolan were quite composed. After all, they were all young and had things to talk about, but the conversation wasn’t exactly lively.
Qin Jiao, however, noticed her mom was a bit distracted, her gaze drifting toward the two of them from time to time.
Qin Jiao didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
’My mom really is a terrible actress.’
Resigned, she had no choice but to pull her mom away to keep her from blowing her cover.
A short while later, Qin Zhonghui and Qin Jiqun returned as well.
It was last year that Qin Jiqun had injured his leg while rescuing someone at a construction site. Only then did he go to work at the Jiuyi Tea Restaurant, learning to cook in the back kitchen with his brother, Qin Zhonghui.
He had lost a lot of weight, but his eyes were bright. He usually dressed plainly and saved up all the money he made.
He was saving it for Xiao Tao to use after he got out of prison.
The large family gathered for a big meal, chatting and laughing. Everything was quite harmonious.
After they had seen everyone off and only the immediate family remained, Su Yun eagerly asked Qin Jiao, "Xiao Jiao, what did you think of those two? I think they’re a great match."
Qin Jiao glanced over. Xiao Shi was still nearby. She said with a hint of resignation, "Mom, stop trying to play matchmaker. I don’t think Gu Xu is interested, and besides, Xiao Lan already has a boyfriend."
"What? Xiao Lan has a boyfriend?"
"Yeah. She asked me to keep it a secret, so don’t you go telling my aunt either."
Su Yun nodded quickly. She was good at keeping secrets and of course wouldn’t say anything, but she couldn’t contain her curiosity.
"Where’s her boyfriend from? What’s his name? What does his family do for a living? How many people are in his family?"
"...Mom, you sound like you’re running a background check. It’s a little intimidating. I don’t know any of that yet. There were too many people today, so she didn’t say. She said she’ll tell me some other time."
After finally getting through the matchmaking session that wasn’t a matchmaking session, Qin Jiao was exhausted. Shen Yi wasn’t home today, so after she coaxed her two children to sleep, Qin Jiao turned and entered her space.
In recent years, she had been entering the space less and less, mainly because she was so busy.
Ever since the time she was kidnapped and the space shrank, it had never grown larger again.
Qin Jiao had tried countless methods. Ahem... because the space used to expand when she and Shen Yi were intimate, the two of them had even tried... you know... inside the space.
The space: ...
It was still a small, fifty-square-meter apartment with one bedroom and one living room. On the balcony, the Spiritual Spring Well was still there, softly gurgling and bubbling.
Fortunately, the water in the Spiritual Spring Well seemed to be inexhaustible.
Qin Jiao reached out and gently caressed the rim of the well, saying softly, "Thank you."
The spring water gurgled and bubbled up as if responding to her gentle touch.
Qin Jiao cherished her time alone in the space. She would read or practice her calligraphy, and it was during these moments that her soul was most at peace.
That was why she made time to spend an hour here every night.
But just as she arrived by the Spiritual Spring Well on the balcony, she suddenly heard a child crying.
"SOB... SOB... Mommy... Mommy..."
Qin Jiao froze. ’Was that Xiao You crying?’