Chapter 537 - 293: Brother-in-law, Quickly Come With Me and See
Chapter 537: Chapter 293: Brother-in-law, Quickly Come With Me and See
With that, Lu Yuan hung up the phone.
Zhao Qiao’Er stared at the phone in her hand after he’d hung up. "What a buzzkill," she muttered. "We were just getting to the good part."
Just a few flirtatious words over the phone were enough to get the thirty-something Zhao Qiao’Er all worked up.
’It’s probably because we haven’t been together for months,’ she thought.
Sitting in the back of the car, Gu Ziye’s eyes were wide enough to pop out of her head. She whipped her head around to look at Su Liyan beside her.
Only after Lu Yuan had hung up did Gu Ziye dare to speak, seeking confirmation from Su Liyan.
"Sister, I didn’t mishear that, did I? Yuan... likes pretty feet?"
Su Liyan covered her mouth and nodded, tacitly confirming it.
Lu Yuan, driving in the front, heard Gu Ziye’s comment and stomped on the gas pedal, his toes curling in embarrassment.
The car instantly shot forward, kicking up a gear.
The cars following Lu Yuan saw the master’s vehicle take off and floored it to keep up.
Su Liyan felt the car jostle and said softly, "Brother, slow down! The bumpy road is making my butt hurt!"
Gu Ziye was completely lost in the conversation she’d just overheard between Lu Yuan and Zhao Qiao’Er, unable to snap out of it.
"Oh my god! This is the first time I’m ever hearing about this! But why hasn’t he ever done that with me?" Gu Ziye still couldn’t quite believe it, exclaiming loudly.
After marrying Lu Yuan, she’d never seen him nibble on her feet!
Su Liyan laughed. "Maybe yours aren’t as meaty as Aunt Zhao’s!"
Meaty?
What did she mean, meaty?
Gu Ziye refused to accept it. ’If Aunt Zhao has it, why wouldn’t I?’
Gu Ziye looked down at her own delicate little feet and had to admit, "They’re not as plump as Aunt Zhao’s!"
...
「Three days later.」
Lu Yuan and the others returned to the Lu Mansion in Taiping City.
The family had been waiting for them at the Mansion Gate for some time.
Before Lu Yuan could even get out of the car, the firecrackers that had been hung up in front of the Mansion Gate began to crackle and pop.
Anyone who didn’t know better would have thought the master of the Lu Mansion was taking another concubine today.
Lu Yuan got out of the car with a cheerful laugh. "My two dears, I’ve missed you so much! Come on, let me give you a hug and a kiss."
Puckering his lips, Lu Yuan spread his arms wide and, with eyes half-closed, headed toward his two ladies.
"Mwah! Mwah!" He kept puckering his lips.
Right out in the open, the completely shameless Lu Yuan even made kissing noises.
With such an overwhelming display of affection, what woman wouldn’t throw herself into her man’s arms?
Zhao Qiao’Er and Song Meiqin exchanged a glance but didn’t step forward to greet him from their spot on the mansion steps.
Instead, they each shuffled to the side, making room for the person behind them.
Su Liyan got out of the car and called out softly, "Father?"
’Father?’
Su Liyan’s father squeezed forward, positioning himself in front of his wife.
He ended up standing right between Zhao Qiao’Er and Song Meiqin, placing a hand on Lu Yuan’s chest to stop him.
Lu Yuan had expected his two darlings to leap into his arms. ’Why are they being so resistant?’
Lu Yuan opened his eyes, saw it was his father-in-law, and quickly lowered his arms.
And behind his father-in-law was his mother-in-law.
If his father-in-law hadn’t jumped in front of his mother-in-law, he would have ended up hugging her instead.
Zhao Qiao’Er and Song Meiqin covered their mouths, mischievous smirks on their faces.
Lu Yuan thought to himself, ’Well, well. You’ve gotten quite naughty while I was gone for a few months. Just wait until I have some free time tonight, I’ll show you how I deal with you!’
Lu Yuan, looking slightly embarrassed, said, "Father, what are you doing here?"
His father-in-law coughed and said in a low voice, "If I hadn’t come, were you planning on hugging my missus?"
"Of course not! I was trying to hug my two dears!" Lu Yuan hurriedly explained.
Su Liyan’s mother stepped forward to defend her son-in-law. "Our son-in-law isn’t that kind of person!"
"Right! I’m not that kind of person!" Lu Yuan nodded in agreement.
Right, right. As if anyone would remember that Lu Yuan had once nuzzled his mother-in-law’s inner thigh.
"Brother-in-law, you’re back!" A pair of furry ears poked out from behind Lu Yuan’s mother-in-law.
From the slightly cooing voice, he could tell it was his younger brother-in-law Su Changliang’s wife.
Lu Yuan replied, "Xiaoqian’s here too. I must be a pretty big deal for everyone to come out and welcome me."
Xiaoqian stepped out, her slightly bulging belly on display, and joked, "You’re awfully confident, Brother-in-law. We came to welcome Sister and Miss Yue’Er."
Lu Yuan shook his head and sighed. "Just as I thought. I knew I wasn’t important."
Lu Yuan glanced down and asked, "Xiaoqian, are you pregnant?"
Xiaoqian placed both hands on her belly and said, "About four months now."
Xiaoqian wasn’t sure of the exact day she’d conceived. After all, they did *that sort of thing* quite frequently.
Who could know which bullet hit the mark?
Lu Yuan stroked his chin, wondering what the child of a snake Half-Demon and a fox Half-Demon would look like.
’A fox head, a human torso, and a snake tail?’
Su Liyan and Gu Ziye went up the steps one after another, greeting everyone.
Su Liyan’s mother stood on her tiptoes, craning her neck to look at the convoy of cars below the steps. "Where’s my granddaughter?"
Su Liyan said quietly, "Mother, it’s a long story. I’ll tell you once we’re inside the mansion!"
"Nothing happened to her, did it?" Su Liyan’s mother couldn’t help but let her imagination run wild.
"Everything’s fine!" Su Liyan said, then walked over to Xiaoqian’s side.
Supporting Xiaoqian, Su Liyan said, "You’ve only been pregnant for a few months. You shouldn’t be running around. Be careful you don’t harm the baby!"
Su Liyan’s mother echoed her daughter, "That’s right! Come on, let’s help Xiaoqian back to her room to rest. We’ll bring your food to you when it’s time to eat."
Supporting Xiaoqian from the other side, Su Liyan’s mother used her Sound Transmission Skill to secretly ask her daughter, but the reply was still, "I’ll tell you later."
Xiaoqian smiled and refused. "Mother, Sister, I’m fine. I’m in great shape, I can still run and jump!"
"Eek! You can’t be like that!" Su Liyan’s mother said, her brow furrowed.
Unable to stand idle, Song Meiqin walked down the steps and started directing the servants with the group’s baggage. "Take these to the rear courtyard..."
Zhao Qiao’Er, towering at 1.89 meters, took the initiative to wrap an arm around Gu Ziye. The height difference between the two was staggering.
Gu Ziye felt her head get caught in Aunt Zhao’s armpit.
With Gu Ziye tucked under her arm, Zhao Qiao’Er started walking into the mansion. "Yue’Er, you need to hurry things up a bit. Look around, you’re the only one left!"
"Mhm, don’t worry, Aunt Zhao, I’ll work hard! As long as he’s willing to sow the seeds, I’m sure we’ll grow some crops!" After leaving the Imperial Capital, Gu Ziye’s way of speaking had started to resemble Aunt Zhao’s.
Lu Yuan watched them all leave, until only he and his father-in-law were left standing awkwardly at the Mansion Gate.
Lu Yuan took the initiative to start a conversation with his father-in-law.
"Father, have you been well lately?"
"Well," his father-in-law replied.
Lu Yuan and his father-in-law walked side-by-side, following the others.
The situation was a bit awkward. It felt like they had nothing to say to each other, but as the junior, Lu Yuan couldn’t neglect his father-in-law.
"Father, are you used to living in the city?"
"Mhm."
"Father, is the food alright?"
"It’s fine."
...
Faced with his father-in-law, who cherished his words like gold, Lu Yuan screamed internally, ’I’m going to lose my mind!’
「Midday.」
Su Changliang ran into the Lu Mansion, his head beaded with sweat.
"Brother-in-law!"
"Sister!"
The assembled family heard Su Changliang shouting from the courtyard.
Xiaoqian chuckled. "That guy. He just had to go to the County Yamen on business this morning, so now he’s late. Brother-in-law, you have to make him drink a few extra cups later!"
Anyone who didn’t know better would have thought Xiaoqian was Lu Yuan’s wife, the way she didn’t stick up for her own husband at all.
Su Changliang rushed in, nearly tripping over the threshold.
Lu Yuan waved a hand, steadying him so he wouldn’t take a tumble and lose face.
Seeing Su Changliang’s state, it didn’t seem like he was this flustered just from being late.
The others remained silent, so Lu Yuan spoke up. "Little brother-in-law, what’s wrong?"
Su Changliang was still in his County Magistrate’s official robes. He took a deep breath and said, "Brother-in-law, Doctor Li of Taiping City... he... he’s back from the Imperial City!"
"That’s good news," Lu Yuan said, unconcerned.
Su Changliang panted, "Brother-in-law, you have to come with me and see!"