After the betrothal gift negotiation collapsed, I turned around and married a wealthy man.

Qiao Xing turned around and saw that it was Shi Yi.

There was a man following her. She looked to be in her 30s. Shi Yi was holding his arm, but when she saw Qiao Xing, she immediately let go of the man's hand and ran towards Qiao Xing.

"Sister-in-law, you're here!" Shi Yi's excitement spread, as if she was very happy to see Qiao Xing, and she held Qiao Xing's arm familiarly, "When did you come?"

Qiao Xing smiled politely and said, "I came the day before yesterday."

"You didn't tell me when you came. I thought you were in Yucheng. I came here many times and didn't see you. I thought you wouldn't come."

The smile on Qiao Xing's lips stopped for a moment, "Do you come here often?"

"Yes, I come to see Grandpa Qin every now and then, but I haven't been able to come for the past two days due to something else. I didn't expect to miss meeting you."

"That's it." Qiao Xing forced a smile. She remembered that Qin Ce had told her to stay away from Shi Yi before.

Shi Yi pulled her and introduced her, "Sister-in-law, this is my brother, his name is Shi Cheng."

Qiao Xing glanced at Shi Cheng and said hello.

Shi Yi introduced him again, "Brother, this is the Qiao Xing I told you before. She is Brother Qin Ce's wife. She is beautiful, right?"

Shi Cheng nodded slightly, smiled, and extended his hand to Qiao Xing, "She's very beautiful. Nice to meet you."

Qiao Xing also shook hands with him and said, "Thank you very much. Nice to meet Mr. Shi."

"Okay, don't be polite. Sister-in-law, let's go in and find Grandpa Qin. We haven't seen him for a few days. I don't know if he is feeling better."

Qiao Xing was pulled by her and had to walk in.

The old man was already sitting in the living room. He had a straight face and looked unhappy. He didn't really want to celebrate his birthday.

Shi Yi pulled Qiao Xing over and sweetly called Grandpa Qin and then Aunt Wang Yu.

No matter how unhappy the old man was, he couldn't keep a dark face to his guests, so he gave a perfunctory smile and said, "Here you go, you came alone?"

"No, I came here with my brother, now, come in."

Holding the gift box in his hand, Shi Cheng came up to say hello to the old man, then sat down and chatted with him.

After a while, he stood up and left.

Because the old man's birthday is a family banquet at most, so he would just come to give a gift on behalf of the Shi family, and there was no way he would stay for dinner.

The old man also politely tried to persuade him to stay, but finally let him go.

Shi Yi excused herself not to leave because she hadn't seen Qiao Xing for a long time and wanted to play with her. Wang Yu asked her to play a little longer, so she followed Wang Yu's instructions and stayed.

Many people came one after another after that, but most of them left after giving gifts and saying a few greetings.

It was close to eleven o'clock that the serious relatives of the Qin family came over. The first one to come was Master Qin. He brought four juniors with him and went straight to the old man when he came in.

He didn't even need to say hello, he just sat down next to the old man, "Brother, why are you one year older? Do you think I should wish you a happy birthday?"

The old man glanced at him and said, "You are so old, but you are still so immoral."

"You are so old, why are you still so serious?"

Listening to the two chatting, Shi Yi whispered in Qiao Xing's ear. "Sister-in-law, I heard that this third master was a very romantic man when he was young and mingled among women, but he was the latest to get married. He didn't get married until he was nearly 35."

"And he was forced to get married, otherwise he might never get married in his life."

Qiao Xing glanced at the third master in surprise. The old man was old, but his eyes were always smiling, giving people an eccentric look. Even though he was old, he could still tell from his facial features when he was young. Good looks.

His daughter-in-law was mostly away from the capital. Coming with him were his grandson, granddaughter-in-law, and two granddaughters, all here to join in the fun.

The second person to come was Mr. Qin. The temperament of this person was completely opposite to that of Mr. Qin. He looked relatively strong. Although he had some white hair, it did not affect the killing aura in him at all.

He came by himself, without anyone else, and walked up to the old man carrying a dark red box.

"Brother, I heard that you have been in poor health during this period. I haven't had time to come back to see you, but I asked someone to find this pure century-old wild ginseng. I hope that brother will recover soon."

The old man was a little surprised, and pushed the box back again, "Oh, why are you bringing this to me? Take it back, take it back, I'm in good health, I don't need it!"

The third child said next to him, "Brother, I'm not an outsider. I'm afraid it won't be easy to find this thing. If the third child is kind-hearted, just accept it. He finally came here. If he's unhappy, he won't come back again." It’s up to you.”

Second Master Qin said: "Brother, it's useless for me to keep this thing. If you don't accept it, you will disown me as your third brother. Then I will take it back now and treat it as if I have never been here today."

"You are really..." The old man didn't know whether to laugh or cry for a moment. This gift can also bring revenge.

He also had to take it back. He couldn't throw it away after all that was said.

Qiao Xing didn't know how valuable this thing was. Maybe he had seen it on TV so much that he felt like it was everywhere.

Shi Yi introduced the Second Master Qin to Qiao Xing from the side, "This Second Master was transferred to Lin'an a few years ago. He settled there because of his work. He rarely came back except for holidays."

"But now that he is retired, he often lives in the capital. He has two sons who are both in the capital."

The third master has a son who is married to the Shen family, and the Shen family has a good relationship with the Gu family, which is Qin Ce's grandmother's family.

Anyway, this circle goes around and around, and most of them are related to relatives.

This is also the reason why Qin Yi can play with Shen Jilan and the others.

The old man also has a fourth brother and a younger sister. The younger sister is abroad and cannot come back. But I called him last night. The fourth brother and his wife traveled around the world and they can't come either.

But his heir is in China, and one of the aunts yesterday was from their family and had already been here.

This is the lineage of direct relatives, and of course cousins. Most of the old people have passed away, and their descendants don't move around very often. The only ones who can come today are some relatives who are still walking around.

Throughout the morning, Qiao Xing saw many people coming, many leaving, and some staying.

From a glance, there were only about 20 people left.

This is just a small birthday. If it were a big birthday, I don’t know how lively it would be.

They were chatting, but they women naturally couldn't get a word in, so they moved to the small hall next door.

Shi Yi took Qiao Xing to the living room next door. As soon as Qiao Xing entered the door and saw these noble women inside, she felt bad.

She felt that she was going to be the target of public criticism again today. (End of chapter)