Rebirth: General, Don't Mess Around!

Mrs. Qin’s heart was filled with worries over her son and daughter’s marriages, but alas, the siblings were more difficult to handle than one another, each more stubborn than the last. Despite all her cunning, Mrs. Qin was powerless against them.

Assisting Mrs. Qin up the steps, Qin Xiu immediately pressed the doorbell. Inside, Old Master Fu, who was happily awaiting his granddaughter’s return, heard the doorbell and came to open the door, leaning on his cane.

Seeing that it was the Old Man who opened the door, Mrs. Qin instantly felt relieved. ”… Xiu and I were just about to enter the garden when we saw your family’s car rushing out, and I was worried something urgent had come up, so I urged Xiu to come over quickly and check. I heard you caught a cold and weren’t feeling well recently. Are you feeling much better now?”

Old Man Xia, supported by Qin Xiu, slowly settled back into the sofa. ”Yes, yes, all is well. It was just a small cold; I caught a chill admiring the snow, nothing serious. You needn’t worry, I’m quite robust now.”

”That’s good to hear. Your guidance is still needed both inside and outside of the home, even for matters concerning my family. You must take good care of yourself,” Mrs. Qin said sincerely, truly seeing the Old Man as a venerable elder of her own family. When she was indecisive on certain issues, even with Old Madam or Old Master Qin, she would come to seek Old Man Xia’s advice. The Old Man never declined, offering patient guidance and teachings, sparing Mrs. Qin many unnecessary detours.

For this, Mrs. Qin had always been truly grateful.

Speaking of family matters, Mrs. Qin noticed that the old master’s complexion was good and his spirit was strong, which stirred something in her heart; she again felt inclined to chat with the Old Man.

However, she didn’t immediately dive into conversation, instead asking with a smile, ”Seeing that you’re indeed in good health, could it be that there’s some happy news?”

No sooner had she finished speaking than Old Man Xia laughed heartily, his voice robust and full of vigor, ”There is indeed great joy coming in the next few days. When the opportunity arises, I’ll introduce it.”

When the opportunity arises, I’ll introduce it?

Qin Xiu’s gaze slightly lifted, his heart, like a mirrored surface, rippled gently.

He thought of someone, a person he had kept and concealed deep in his heart for all these years, unwilling to expose to others and determined not to utter their name again.

Mrs. Qin also looked happy and did not press for details, tactfully steering the conversation away.

Since the old master said he would introduce it when the opportunity comes, it meant that he couldn’t disclose it now. Thus, she couldn’t ask further, or it would show a lack of tact.

The conversation shifted to Qin Ying, and Mrs. Qin wanted to know if the Old Man had any advice, ”What’s with this child, being so headstrong? No matter how I persuade her, she doesn’t listen at all, even more stubborn than Xiu.”

”For such a headstrong girl, she might suffer many disadvantages in the future.”

Discussing their children’s marriages, Mrs. Qin felt a few more strands of her hair were bound to turn white.

Qin Xiu pursed his lips and silently sat down to the side, not joining in.

Whenever the topic of his and his sister Qin Ying’s marriages came up, the atmosphere at home would instantly become explosive, filled with tension, as if a spark could injure the whole family.

He truly didn’t understand why his mother was so obstinate about marriage, not letting him and his sister decide for ourselves and convinced that only her choices were the best.

Good?

Was Du Jiayi good?

Madam Li, who had nearly come to blows with her half-brother, now lived in the Li family’s old residence, purportedly to accompany Madam Li but actually to guard against her half-brother’s return to the Li family, was that good?