After marrying a powerful minister, the female partner was pampered

Chapter 19 Confined and Awkward
In the evening, Qiao's father stewed rabbit meat, and Qiao Jingjing went to invite Mrs. Xu over.

At the dinner table, the atmosphere was warm.

"...Jingjing, you need to eat more to keep your body strong." Mrs. Xu kept feeding Qiao Jingjing.

Qiao Jingjing blocked her bowl and said helplessly: "Aunt Xu, can you stop worrying about serving me food? You should also eat more and take good care of yourself so that you can give birth to a younger brother for me."

As soon as these words came out, the room fell silent for a moment.

Mrs. Xu came back to her senses, blushed and said in embarrassment, "What are you talking about?"

Qiao's father also looked at Qiao Jingjing in shock, "You girl, don't talk nonsense and ruin your Aunt Xu's reputation."

Qiao Jingjing saw that the conversation had reached this point, so she simply said, "Since Dad is concerned about Aunt Xu's reputation, he should quickly find a matchmaker to propose marriage to Aunt Xu. If he gives Aunt Xu a name as soon as possible, she will I won’t be criticized by others.”

Hearing this, Father Qiao put down his chopsticks and looked at Mrs. Xu awkwardly.

This time, Mrs. Xu fell silent and did not speak.

Qiao Jingjing knew that she was also waiting for an answer from Father Qiao.

Thinking of this, she winked at Father Qiao anxiously.

Because of the relationship between the original owners, the two of them were obviously interested in each other, but they didn't dare to pierce the window paper.

Now that there is no obstacle, if her father hesitates again, Aunt Xu will be heartbroken.

Fortunately, Father Qiao did not disappoint her.

He was silent for a moment and suddenly held Xu's hand, "You have been wronged over the years. If you have no objection, I will invite someone to your house to propose marriage tomorrow."

Xu's body trembled, and she raised her eyes to stare at the man in front of her, her eyes gradually filled with water.

After a long time, she smiled and nodded, "Well, I'll wait for you." After that, she stood up and said, "Jingjing, please sit with your father for a while. I have something else to do, so I'll go back first."

Seeing this, Father Qiao stood up and said, "I'll see you off."

"No, it's so close. Why do you need to send her away?" Xu stopped her, "Jingjing is going to the capital the day after tomorrow. You two, father and daughter, should chat for a while."

"Dad, please sit down and let's talk later." Qiao Jingjing also grabbed her father and said.

Father Qiao glanced at Mrs. Xu and then sat back.

Mrs. Xu left quickly.

Seeing Qiao's father looking outside, Qiao Jingjing couldn't help teasing him, "Dad, don't watch it. After you marry Aunt Xu back, you can watch it every day."

Father Qiao blushed and scolded: "You girl..."

Qiao Jingjing smiled and said, "Dad, don't worry about Aunt Xu, she's fine. She's happy. I'll go talk to her later."

Hearing this, Qiao's father felt very apologetic, "I have delayed her all these years."

"Then after you get married, you have to make up for Aunt Xu and treat her better." Qiao Jingjing said.

Seeing his daughter's serious look, Father Qiao had mixed feelings in his heart.

My daughter is really mature and sensible.

"I will." Father Qiao nodded solemnly.

The father and daughter talked for a while, and Qiao Jingjing stood up and said, "Then I'll go over and talk to Aunt Xu. You don't have to wait for me. Go to bed early."

Father Qiao nodded, "I understand."

Qiao Jingjing smiled and went to Xu's house next door.

When she passed by, Mrs. Xu was sitting in the yard, looking up at the moon.

Seeing Qiao Jingjing coming over, she quickly wiped her eyes and said with a smile, "Why is Jingjing coming here?"

"I'm here to see Auntie. Does Auntie not welcome me?" Qiao Jingjing said with a smile.

Mrs. Xu said helplessly: "I have such a simple house, and you are willing to come. I can't ask for it. How can you not welcome me? Sit down quickly, and I will pour you a bowl of tea." Qiao Jingjing sat down on the bench as she was told.

Compared with Qiao's house, Aunt Xu's house is indeed more humble and smaller, but it is well organized.

One look at him and you can tell that he is a man who knows how to live his life.

Mrs. Xu quickly brought out tea.

"There is nothing to entertain you at home, I can only let you drink a bowl of crude tea."

"Auntie, what you said is obvious. We are all so familiar, and we will soon become a family again." Qiao Jingjing smiled and shook her head, picked up the bowl, and took a sip of tea.

Hearing what she said, Mrs. Xu felt quite happy. She did not refute her words, but remained silent and sat down next to her.

Qiao Jingjing smiled, put down the tea bowl, and said: "Auntie, when I come back today, I actually want to persuade dad to take you with me to the capital, but dad is reluctant to leave Xingzi Village."

Mrs. Xu was a little surprised, "You want to take your father... and me to the capital?"

Qiao Jingjing nodded, "Yes, and Lu Xingzhi also agreed, but it's a pity that dad doesn't agree."

Hearing this, Mrs. Xu sighed, "You have such filial piety, I'm afraid Lao Qiao will be happy. But Jingjing, just a few days after you married into the Lu family, you wanted to take me and your father to the capital. Even if Ah Xing is willing, your mother-in-law and the others may feel uncomfortable, and as a result, you will not be able to stand up in the Lu family in the future.

Your father is right to disagree. Although he can't bear to leave Xingzi Village, he actually thinks more about you.

Don't worry about us, we are not that old yet and will take care of ourselves.

Just go with Ah Xing and remember to think more about yourself. "

Didn't Qiao Jingjing know that Qiao's father was unwilling to go to the capital and was thinking about her?
But listening to Mrs. Xu's earnest persuasion, she still felt warm in her heart.

She held Mrs. Xu's hand and said sincerely, "Thank you, Auntie."

Mrs. Xu paused and touched her head, "Didn't you say that we would be a family soon? Are you so polite?"

Qiao Jingjing smiled happily when she heard this, "That's right, we will become a family soon."

"Yeah." Mrs. Xu didn't hesitate anymore and nodded generously.

The next day.

Father Qiao invited a matchmaker to formally propose marriage to Mrs. Xu and set a date.

After the things here were settled, Qiao Jingjing planned to return to the Lu family. After all, she was going to the capital tomorrow and she had to go back and pack her bags.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she went out, she saw Lu Xingzhi walking out of the carriage.

She was stunned for a moment, a little surprised, "Husband... why are you here?"

"I went to town and just came back. I happened to pick you up on the way." Lu Xing knew.

Father Qiao was extremely happy when he saw him coming, and hurriedly pulled him into the yard, "Ah Xing is here, I have to go in and have a cup of tea."

"Congratulations, father-in-law." As Lu Xingzhi spoke, he took a brocade box from Lin Jiu and handed it to Father Qiao.

Father Qiao was stunned and his face turned slightly red, "Have you heard all about it?"

Lu Xingzhi smiled and nodded, "I heard about it."

"Thank you very much." Father Qiao was a little embarrassed, but he didn't refuse. He reached out and took the brocade box.

Lu Xingzhi went in and sat with Qiao's father for a while, then said goodbye to Qiao Jingjing and left.

On the carriage back to the Lu family.

Qiao Jingjing looked at the handsome man and suddenly remembered the embarrassing incident yesterday.

She couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

If she could go back in time, she would never do such a stupid thing again.

(End of this chapter)