Chapter 100
Chapter 100
Xiao Jingting was helping Xu Muan walk down. Xu Muan’s tummy was already quite round, and he was radiant with vigor due to good care and seemed quite plump.
Mu Shuyu was holding Xiao Xiaofu and walking into the Xiao Family with Xiao Jingting.
Zheng Pei’er was sitting beside Xiao Qingyan, with a sense of self-satisfaction in her eyes.
“Second brother, third brother, here you are at last! We’ve been expecting you,” said Zheng Pei’er.
“Congratulation, my eldest brother has advanced to level six of Qi Practice. Now my eldest brother has the highest cultivation among the younger ones of Xiao family.” Xiao Jingting complimented.
Xiao Qingyan nodded to Xiao Jingting gently, and said to him with a patronizing and condescending tone, “Third brother, I heard that your business is quite good. I hate to say it, but you should dedicate to Qi Practice more. Qi cultivation is of fundamental importance in this world.”
Xiao Jingting curled his lip secretly and thought: Was Xiao Qingyan preaching at him? That guy was merely at level six. When his spirit herbs in the space ripened, he would get advance, too. Xiao Qingyan was seven or eight years older than the original Xiao Jingting anyway, and when he was at Xiao Qingyan’s age, he would definitely advance to level six, too.
“You’re right, brother. I will try my best to keep up with you,” said Xiao Jingting.
“It’s right to try hard, but don’t be anxious to achieve quick success at the same time, or you may retrograde in your cultivation.”
“Thank you for your instruction,” Xiao Jingting replied perfunctorily.
Xiao Qingyan nodded slightly with an arrogant look.
Looking at Xiao Qingyan’s arrogant appearance, Xiao Jingting once again had a deep impression on that saying in this world: the one being superior in rank crushes the inferior.
Zheng Pei’er focused her eyes on Xu Muan, “Muan! I heard that Jingting had bought you a storage bracelet! Then why not wear it? Is it because it’s not nice and you don’t like it?”
Xu Muan rubbed his wrist and replied, “No, it’s because that bracelet is too valuable, so I have stored it up.” Xu Muan just felt that bracelet was kind of ostentatious, so he didn’t wear it and stored it into the carry-on small bag. He didn’t expect Zheng Pei’er would mention it.
“Second brother, third brother, it seems your business is pretty good! Behold, you’ve already wore the space rings.” In the academy, there were few people who owned a space ring, and Xiao Qingyan had always been proud of his keeping a space ring. Now, with suddenly seeing both of his two younger brothers already having space rings, he had some subtle feelings.
Xiao Jingting was sitting in the chair and replied drily, “Just so-so, that’s barely enough to make ends meet.”
“You’re too modest, third brother. With a good business like that, you just benefit your second brother but forget your eldest brother,” Zheng Pei’er said with a tone of complaint and reproach.
Xiao Jingting smiled, “Since my eldest brother is very busy for practice, how can my small business come into his sight?”
“Since you’ve bought your wife a storage bracelet, you must have earned a lot. Why to be so modest?” said Zheng Pei’er.
Xiao Jingting smiled again, “That’s just for keeping up appearance, we actually earn not that much.” His money had been all spent in miraculous jade which was put into the spiritual spring but rewarded him nothing.
Xiao Xiaofan was sitting in the chair and kicking in a bored manner. Xiao Yuerong was staring at him in hatred.
Xiao Qingyan looked at Xu Muan’s round tummy and said, “Muan, have you got a baby again?”
Xiao Jingting nodded and replied, “Yeah!”
“Lucky you!” said Xiao Qingyan.
Xiao Jingting nodded, “Yeah! Lucky me.”
“Since Muan’s has got a round tummy and it could be inconvenient for him to serve you. How about introducing you some concubines here?” asked Zheng Pei’er.
Xiao Jingting was drinking water while he heard this, and he almost spurted the water in his mouth. Given that Xu Muan was sitting next to him, how could Zheng Pei’er say such thing.
“No, no, thanks,” said Xiao Jingting.
Zheng Pei’er said disapprovingly, “Why not? Are you still missing Sun Miaomiao? I hate to say it, but Sun Miaomiao has been your sister-in-law. There is no point in keeping thinking about her.”
Xiao Jingting felt speechless. On what basis in the world did she know that he was missing Sun Miaomiao?
“I don’t miss Sun Miaomiao, Muan is everything to me,” said Xiao Jingting.
Zheng Pei’er looked at Xiao Jingting and said jokingly, “Jingting, you’re just so infatuated!”
Xiao Jingting’s scalp tingled with her sneer, and he thought to himself: what are you talking about, you damn woman!
Xuan Muan frowned and glimpsed Zheng Pei’er with a gloomy face.
“Since my sister-in-law is so virtuous, why not look for some concubines for my eldest brother?” said Xiao Jingting.
Zheng Pei’er turned gloomy, but she said in smile, “I’m well-intentioned, but you seem to be ungrateful, Jingting! Then just forget it.”
Xiao Jingting felt wordless again. Well-intentioned… well, indeed.
Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu was walking out from the room. Seeing them out, all the people was silent at once.
“Everybody’s here! Then let’s have a meal together,” said Xiao Linfeng.
Xiao Xiaofan was pulling Xiao Jingting’s sleeve and said, “We’re finally going to have a meal!” While rubbing his belly, he continued, “I’m so hungry.”
Xiao Jingting didn’t know what to say.
Xiao Yuerong gave Xiao Xiaofan a sarcastic look. But Xiao Xiaofan unwillingly showed weakness and gave back a glare.
Xiao Jingting and all others were sitting around a table. Xiao Linfeng said to Xiao Qingyan, “Qingyan, since you have advanced to level six, does it mean that you don’t have to go back to the academy very often?”
Xiao Qingyan nodded, “Yeah!”
“Then elder brother is available to take care of his farmland,” said Xiao Jinfeng. Their parents had given Xiao Qingyan four times as much as the farmland given to Xiao Jinfeng, but with a high cultivation like that, Xiao Qingyan just leased out the farmland to ordinary farmers, what a reckless waste it was!
Xiao Qingyan slightly frowned and said nothing.
Zheng Pei’er looked at Xiao Jingting and asked tentatively, “Jingting, I heard that you’re good at farming! And you seemed to gain harvest different from others.”
Xiao Jingting smiled and said, “Just so-so. I just did it casually.”
“But I heard that the field area you are taking care of can almost match that of a person with level six in Qi Practice,” said Zheng Pei’er.
Xiao Jingting smiled and said, “Thanks to that spiritual tower I bought before, it seems some variation has happened to it, which has increased its auxiliary effect, thus I’m capable of taking care of that much farmland.”
With nothing else to do, Xiao Jingting had soaked the spiritual tower into the spiritual spring, hence made it fill with spiritual energy at once.
“So, third brother, you’ve got a treasure!” said Zheng Pei’er.