Capítulo 985: Chapter 973: Competing to Escort Her Home
Soon, Qiao Jing followed Zhan Qipei to the old man’s side.
Seeing that his grandson had finally brought someone over, Zhan Yuanshan felt a bit relieved.
This is more like it!
If he did nothing, his granddaughter-in-law would inevitably be snatched away by those eager young lads sooner or later!!
Qiao Jing stepped closer and said, “Grandpa Zhan, give me your hand, let me check your pulse first.”
Zhan Yuanshan immediately extended his hand and pretended to be weak as he said, “Jing Girl, although Grandpa Zhan is not feeling well, there are still some things I need to tell you.”
“What is it? Feel free to say, Grandpa Zhan.”
Qiao Jing spoke as she placed her hand on the old man’s wrist to diagnose his pulse.
“Those two boys from the Xu Family and the Lu Family, it’s obvious they have impure motives. You should keep your distance from them and avoid being deceived by their sweet talk…”
While saying these words, Zhan Yuanshan spoke earnestly and with concern.
Listening to this, Qiao Jing couldn’t help but find it a bit amusing.
Judging by the old man’s pulse, he showed no symptoms of discomfort, revealing that his frail appearance just now was all an act.
He was pretending to be unwell just to make her come over and tell her to stay away from Xu Moqian and Lu Zijin…
No wonder they say that old people can sometimes be like children, there’s really some truth to that!
After saying a lot, seeing Qiao Jing silent, Zhan Yuanshan frowned and asked, “Jing Girl, did you hear what I just said?”
Qiao Jing remembered Zhan Nanjing mentioning that the old man had some mental issues and his condition should not be agitated, so she went along with his wishes.
She nodded and cooperatively said, “I heard you.”
Hearing this, Zhan Yuanshan smiled contentedly and then pulled her closer, continuing, “Jing Girl, when you’re free, come to Purple Garden more often to chat with me, or just move back to Purple Garden and live with us. We’re family, it doesn’t make sense for you to live outside alone!”
Qiao Jing tugged her lips helplessly, “Grandpa Zhan, let’s talk about that later. I’m quite used to where I live now, and it’s closer to where I work.”
“I see…”
Zhan Yuanshan thought for a moment but didn’t insist, only saying, “Alright then, let’s discuss it another time, but you must remember to visit Purple Garden often to have meals and tea with us.”
“Alright.” Qiao Jing nodded in agreement.
Until the banquet ended, Zhan Yuanshan kept holding onto Qiao Jing, talking to her without any intention of letting her go.
In the end, it was Zhan Qipei who couldn’t stand it any longer and forcibly pushed the old man away.
He knew that his grandfather was truly convinced that the Third Miss Qiao was Qiao Jing!
But she wasn’t, how could he keep bothering someone like that?!
In the banquet hall, the crowd gradually dispersed.
Lu Zijin approached Qiao Jing and warmly said, “I’ll take you home.”
Seeing this, Xu Moqian quickly went over, blocking the two and said to Qiao Jing, “I’ll take you home instead.”
Before Qiao Jing could say anything, Lu Zijiao also arrived.
He directly rolled his eyes at Xu Moqian, “Xu Moqian, why are you butting in again? Get it straight, Third Miss Qiao is my brother’s date. He drove to pick her up, so naturally, he should take her home now!”
Xu Moqian snorted, ignoring Lu Zijiao, and continued speaking to Qiao Jing, “Didn’t you say you wanted to make up for the meal you promised me earlier? No need to wait for the weekend, I’ll take you home now and stay over, so you can cook for me tomorrow!”
Upon hearing this, Lu Zijin looked at Qiao Jing with some surprise, “You can cook?”
Nowadays, there aren’t many girls who can cook.
Qiao Jing didn’t say much, just nodded.
Lu Zijiao rolled his eyes at Xu Moqian again, and with a tone full of disdain, said, “Seriously, if you want to eat, can’t you go tomorrow? Staying over too? I can’t believe you have the nerve to say that!”
“Aside from whether Third Miss Qiao minds, she has two sisters at home, how does that sound proper to you?”
Xu Moqian was also a bit annoyed and glared at Lu Zijiao, “What’s it got to do with you? Move aside!”
Lu Zijiao, unwilling to be outdone, immediately retorted, “My brother’s business is my business, if you’re talking about proper, you’re the one who should step aside!”
As the two argued, Qiao Jing turned her head and happened to spot a car driving in through the entrance of the manor.
She instantly recognized it as Qiao Hong’s car.
“My elder sister is here, I’ll head back first.”
After saying this, Qiao Jing waved goodbye to Xu Moqian and Lu Zijin, then turned to leave.
Xu Moqian didn’t care to argue with Lu Zijiao anymore, he hurriedly called out to Qiao Jing’s departing figure, “I’ll come to your place tomorrow, just cook something simple. I just want to taste your cooking, nothing too fancy!”
Hearing this, Lu Zijiao sneered and his little mind started plotting.
Xu Moqian was clinging too tightly, he had to come up with a plan for his brother!
Behind a column a few steps away, three little kids had been spying for a while and began whispering plans.
Zhan Qiaoyu’s little face turned serious as he earnestly told his two younger brothers, “Uncle Xu seems to really like Aunt Jing. I think we can’t just sit by; otherwise, Aunt Jing will be taken away by Uncle Xu!”
Zhan Qiaomo nodded, echoing in a cute voice, “Yes! We can’t just sit by!”
Zhan Qiaoze furrowed his little brows, “So what should we do?”
Zhan Qiaoyu’s round eyes darted around as he quickly suggested, “Uncle Xu said he’s going to Aunt Jing’s house for dinner tomorrow. Let’s go too, that way we can keep an eye on Uncle Xu and stop him from getting too close to Aunt Jing!”
Zhan Qiaoze’s eyes lit up and he gave his older brother a thumbs up, “Great idea!”
Zhan Qiaomo tilted his little head, “Then it’s settled!”
Just after the three little ones finished their plan, Zhan Nanjing showed up.
“What are you three doing here? I’ve been looking for you guys forever, let’s go, time to head home.”
With that, Zhan Nanjing promptly took the three little nephews away.
On the way back to the small villa, Qiao Jing sat in the passenger seat. Looking at Qiao Hong, who was driving, she curiously asked, “Big sis, why did you come over?”
Qiao Hong gave a sheepish grin, “I just saw you hadn’t come back late, so I thought I’d take a look at the situation.”
In truth, she wasn’t worried about her sister encountering any problems, as such high-class banquets usually had tight security, and safety issues were uncommon.
The real reason she came was to secretly check on her sister’s progress with Director Lu!
Unexpectedly, her timing was so off that she saw nothing and ended up ruining her sister’s chance to be taken home by Director Lu…