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

The old man twitched his lips and looked away guiltily, "It's okay, it's just that I'm old and my waist is showing off. Just take a rest."

Qiao Xing glanced at him worriedly and took the broom in his hand, "I'll do it. You go and have a rest. You can't mess around when you're old."

The old man forced a smile, and after laughing twice, he stopped laughing.

Especially seeing Qiao Xing's worry and respect for him.

He opened his mouth to speak but hesitated, but didn't say anything. He gave the broom to Qiao Xing, "Then I'll trouble you."

Qiao Xing smiled and said, "Why bother? This is what I should do. Young people should do more, and when they are older, they should have a good rest."

The old man didn't know what to say, so he could only smile and nod.

In fact, there wasn't much garbage on the ground. I didn't know what the old man was sweeping, but Qiao Xing still swept the floor.

Shi Yi sat on the sofa and looked at Qiao Xing's busy back, a trace of doubt flashing in her eyes.

This woman doesn't look like a young lady from aristocratic family. Both her temperament and her clothes are tacky and cheap.

How could Qin Ce marry such a woman?

Shi Yi looked at it silently for a while, then asked with a smile: "Sister-in-law, how long have you been married to Brother Qin Ce?"

Qiao Xing paused, then she thought for a moment and said, "It seems to have been a few months, right?"

"It's only been a few months?"

"Yes."

"Then where is your hometown?"

Qiao Xing said casually: "It's local. I used to live next door to my grandpa's house."

"Next door?"

"Yes." Qiao Xing stopped sweeping the floor and looked back at her, "Is there any problem?"

Shi Yi smiled quickly again, "No, that's great. Then we can come and play with Grandpa Qin every day."

The old man said: "What fun is there with an old man like me?"

"Of course there is. Don't they all say that having an old man in the family is like having a treasure? It would be great if my grandpa were still here."

Speaking of this, the old man's expression became melancholy.

The old man and Shi Yi's grandfather are considered young. The brothers who grew up wearing a pair of pants were like most teenagers when they were young. They skipped class, played games all night, and fought together, helping each other chase. Girl.

Unfortunately, Mr. Shi passed away the year before last. He didn't even see him for the last time and only had time to attend a funeral.

Shi Yi said this, walked to the old man, sat down, and hugged the old man's arm, "Grandpa Qin, when I see you now, I think of my grandpa."

"When he was alive, he was the best to me. He always protected me. Now that he is gone, my parents are forcing me to get married every day, trying to sell me like a commodity."

When the old man heard this, he couldn't bear it. He patted Shi Yi's head and said, "Hey."

He didn't know what to say except sighing.

When he returned to Kyoto the year before last, he met Shi Yi once, but her grandfather had just passed away at that time, and he couldn't bring up the matter of marriage.

Later I forgot about it.

It's not that he feels sorry, after all, he also likes Qiao Xing, but he just laments that Shi Yi and his grandson don't have that fate.

But having said that, he had heard people say that Shi Yi had a high vision before, and he might not necessarily like Qin Ce.

After all, that kid is just a piece of wood.

Thinking of this, the old man felt a little more comfortable.

Shi Yi said: "Grandpa Qin, can I stay here for a while? I really don't want to go back. If I go back, they will sell me."

The old man said: "It's not that grandpa won't let you live here, it's just that Xiao Shi, you're not too young this year, right? There's no one you like, so you don't plan to get married?"

Shi Yi blinked, "What's the good thing about getting married? You see how free I am now. I can do whatever I want and go wherever I want. I can stay with you if I want to be with Grandpa Qin. Now that I'm married You can’t even do what you want to do.”

"Isn't that right, sister-in-law?"

"Huh?" Qiao Xing, who was suddenly called out, still didn't react.

She was thinking about the conversation between the two people just now. It sounds like this Shi Yi is not Qin Ce's biological sister. Is she a cousin or something?

Shi Yi said: "As I just said, don't you lose your freedom once you get married? Sister-in-law, aren't you married?"

Qiao Xing touched his nose and said, "It's okay."

Shi Yi smiled even brighter, "It seems that my sister-in-law and brother Qin Ce are still in a good relationship now, and it's time for them to get tired."

Qiao Xing thought for a moment: "Actually, everyone pursues a different life. You can live however you like. Getting married or not is just a choice, and it is not the whole life. As long as it suits you, you can live it. So happy."

Shi Yi was a little surprised when she heard this.

After being stunned for a while, he finally came to his senses and nodded in agreement with Qiao Xing's words, "Sister-in-law is so right, that's what I think!"

The old man couldn't get a word in. His words sounded fine, but if he refuted it, he would seem a bit stubborn.

Anyway, the old man thinks that he should get married when he reaches his age.

When you meet the right person, your relationship will develop sooner or later. Wouldn't it be tempting to fall in love with someone as stupid as your own grandson?

Just as he was talking about this, a tall figure suddenly appeared at the door, standing so abruptly at the door that the three of them almost didn't notice it.

"Brother Qin Ce." Shi Yi greeted him with a smile.

Qin Ce's face was gloomy, as if someone owed him money.

Qiao Xing also put down the broom in his hand, wondering why he was here.

Qin Ce didn't say a word. He came to Qiao Xing, took her hand and walked out.

He walked very fast, and Qiao Xing trotted all the way to catch up with him, "Slow down."

When Shi Yi saw the interaction between the two, her eyes flickered and she turned to look at the old man.

"Grandpa Qin, are they having a conflict? I think Brother Qin Ce doesn't look very good."

The old man coughed lightly and said, "It's okay for a husband and wife to have a little quarrel. Just close the door."

"Oh." Shi Yi stood up and opened the door. She looked out of the corner of her eye and saw the two disappearing around the corner of the stairs.

The two of them came downstairs together, and his car was parked in the community.

"Qin Ce, what's wrong with you?"

Qin Ce paused. He was silent for a moment and let go of Qiao Xing's hand. "It's nothing. Please stay away from that Shi Yi."

Qiao Xing frowned, not quite understanding what he meant, "Isn't she your sister?"

Qin Ce turned around, looked at her intently, and said solemnly: "She is not my sister."

"Then she calls you brother..."

"The mouth is on her body. It's her business to shout whatever she wants. It has nothing to do with me."

"..." Qiao Xing looked at him suspiciously, inexplicably feeling that he was a little nervous. What was he nervous about?

"Okay, but I sent you a message and you didn't reply. That's why I came to see grandpa. Where have you been?"

Qin Ce didn't know what he thought of. He suddenly opened the car door and pushed Qiao Xing into the car. "You get in the car first."

Qiao Xing stumbled into the car and drove out before fastening his seat belt.