I rely on the system to support my eighteen brothers and sisters

"The county magistrate said that the Sixth Prince had originally returned to the capital, but after hearing the news that Princess Han Ling had come to the Kingdom of Great Yue, he turned back and picked up Princess Han Ling and her group to return to the capital together."

Qiao Linxi: ...

She originally thought that Xiao Ji and his companions had left, but she didn't expect them to come back.

"I'm sorry, tomorrow is Mid-Autumn Festival, and I have to celebrate with my brothers and sisters. Please apologize to the county magistrate on my behalf."

Qiao Linxi declined. She just didn't want to have anything to do with those so-called royal family members.

The next day was Mid-Autumn Festival. Qiao Linxi's shop was not open and was closed for a day. He took Fang Yuting back to the Qiao Mansion and planned to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival at his own home.

The children were busy preparing dinner for the evening, and Qiao Linxi had already asked the pastry shop to send some mooncakes to their house.

At noon, Qiao Linqin ran to the second floor to find the lazy Qiao Linxi. There were too many children and many people cooking, so Qiao Linxi did not intervene.

"Sister, you are in the room. I have been looking for you for a long time."

Qiao Linqin still called Qiao Linxi sister. There was a gap between her and Qiao Linxi before, but that was because they were new to Qiao Linxi and were still a little unfamiliar with each other. Later, as they met more, that familiar and friendly feeling naturally returned.

"What do you want from me?"

Qiao Linxi is synthesizing a lunch box. Now the lunch box has reached level seven, with forty-nine dishes and ninety-eight steamed buns at a time.

The level 6 lunch box only has twelve dishes, but the level 7 lunch box has several times more, which is a multiple of the level of the lunch box.

However, the system still reminded Qiao Linxi not to waste food. Qiao Linxi asked if there would be another disaster in the future, but the system was unwilling to say a word.

At the moment, Qiao Linxi's snack bar can feed them, so the numbers on the lunch boxes are getting bigger and bigger, indicating that there is more and more food.

"Oh, sister, have you forgotten? Today is your fifteenth birthday. Although we country people don't hold a coming-of-age ceremony like people in the city, we still need to celebrate birthdays."

Qiao Linxi looked at Qiao Linqin in surprise, "Ah? Today is your sister's birthday? I forgot."

When Qiao Linqin heard what Qiao Linxi said, her face fell a little: "Aren't you my sister? Today is your birthday. Don't you recognize us brothers and sisters?"

"That's not what I meant," Qiao Linxi felt a little overwhelmed. Looking at the "sister" who was more than 20 years younger than herself, she felt a little uncomfortable: "I'm already in my thirties, why do I still have to celebrate my fifteenth birthday?"

"You are our sister now, of course you have to pass."

Qiao Linxi: What else can she say? If I reject this little girl, will she cry and say that she doesn’t want them anymore?

She is most afraid of children crying.

After saying that, Qiao Linqin chattered like an old woman: "I saw that when Sister Lan from the village next door turned fifteen, she invited a very blessed old lady with many children and grandchildren to comb her hair. This meant that the old lady passed her blessings on to the person who had reached the age of marriage. On the day of marriage, the hair bun had to be changed to that of an adult woman, just like Sister Fang's. This tells others that you have reached the age of marriage and can get married. If anyone is interested in you, they can come to your house to propose marriage..."

Qiao Linxi: ...

Marry? No way, she would never get married in her life.

After saying this, Qiao Linqin frowned again: "Where can I find a lucky old lady?"

They have been in Lanqing City for several months, but they don't know many people. Where can they find someone to comb my sister's hair?

"Oh, I got it," Qiao Linqin's eyes lit up, "How could I forget about the county magistrate's wife? Speaking of blessing, isn't she the lucky one? Although she is not an old woman, she is the woman with the highest status in Lanqing City. She also knows my sister, so she will definitely help."

The county magistrate's wife ate diet meals at Qiao Linxi's place, and in less than a month she had regained her slender figure before she got married. She was very grateful to Qiao Linxi and had said more than once that she wanted to become sworn sisters with him.

"No need to go to so much trouble. Since it's my birthday, we can just have some fun on our own."

But Qiao Linqin disagreed and insisted on going to see the county magistrate's wife. Qiao Linxi couldn't persuade her and had to go with her.

After going downstairs, Qiao Linqin went to find Zhang Huawei and asked him to harness the car so that they could go to the city.

When she was about to leave, she was seen by Qiao Linshan. She looked at Qiao Linqin with some confusion: "Sister Qin, where are you going?"

"Sister Lin Shan, today is my sister's fifteenth birthday. I'm going to the city to ask the county magistrate's wife to comb her hair."

"Oh my," Qiao Linshan clapped her hands, "How could I have forgotten? Wait for me for a moment, I'll go buy some more food. Since this is a birthday party for a 15-year-old girl, we can't be careless."

Qiao Linshan wiped her hands on her apron, went back to the kitchen to take off the apron, and washed her hands. Then the two sisters went outside, where Zhang Huawei had already harnessed the carriage.

When they arrived in Lanqing City, Qiao Linqin got off the bus at an intersection, while Zhang Huawei continued to take Qiao Linshan to the market.

The children of the Qiao family didn't know anyone when they came here, so even for Qiao Linxi's coming-of-age ceremony, there were only them. But Qiao Linshan still wanted to prepare more food, even if there were no other people, it would still be more grand.

Qiao Linshan bought a few more chickens and some flour to make birthday cakes, and added some other meats. Qiao Linxi had never taken any of the money earned from the snack bar, so Qiao Linshan decided to divide it among the four children, leaving only enough for the snack bar's expenses. Qiao Linxi had no objection after knowing this.

After buying these things, it was already dark, and Qiao Linshan quickly asked Zhang Huawei to drive to the intersection to pick up Qiao Linqin.

But when he reached the intersection, he did not see Qiao Linqin and the county magistrate's wife.

"Strange, Sister Lin Qin should have been waiting here a long time ago."

The streets washed by the heavy rain were exceptionally clean, and the air was mixed with the smell of soil. For some reason, Qiao Linshan felt a little uneasy.

Perhaps it was because Qiao Linqin did not stand here waiting for her as she expected.

Qiao Linshan waited for a long time, but still didn't see Qiao Linqin come back, so she got off the car and planned to go to the county magistrate's house to find her.

The county magistrate has already gone to the Lanqing Restaurant and is not at home. The door of the mansion is open, but it is deserted inside.

Qiao Linshan shouted, but no one answered, so she walked in. Fortunately, she saw a maid not long after she walked in.

The maid saw Qiao Linshan and asked who she was. After Qiao Linshan introduced herself, the maid said she had not seen Qiao Linqin.

"Sister, has my sister really never been here?"

The maid shook her head and said, "No, the master and his wife went to the Lanqing Restaurant to attend the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. They are not at home. Only the old lady stayed at home."

After thanking the maid, Qiao Linshan returned to the carriage, and the two of them drove towards the Lanqing Restaurant. Perhaps after Qiao Linqin learned that the county magistrate's wife had gone to the Lanqing Restaurant, she would go there to look for her.