1106 A Suitable Candidate
Xia He ran straight into the house and Luo Yu’s jacket fell to the ground. She shouted loudly, “Mother! Mother! Mother, what’s wrong!”

“Lower your voice. I’m fine,” Xu Lan said calmly.

“Then what has happened at home that you need us back in such a hurry? Don’t you know you almost scare me to death!” Xia He picked up the water bottle from the coffee table and gulped down half a bottle of water. Fortunately, nothing had happened at home, otherwise she did not know what to do next.

Xia Mao had only just recovered. If something happened to Xu Lan, then when Qiao Mei gave birth in the coming days, Xia He would need to play a bigger helping role. She had never given birth before, so she did not know what to do! At this time, nothing must happen at home!

“Mother, I’m back.” Qiao Mei slowly walked in through the door with a smile. The angry expression on Xu Lan’s face immediately turned gentle.

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“Come over and sit down. I hope it’s not too tiring for you. If it isn’t for something important today, I won’t have asked you to come,” Xu Lan said with a troubled expression.

“I know. Mother will never come to me unless it’s something important,” Qiao Mei said.

“Mother, what’s the matter? Just say it!” Xia He said unhappily.

“What’s the hurry! Your eldest brother isn’t back yet! Let’s talk about it when he’s back,” Xu Lan said sulkily.

Tan Jing felt like a cat on a hot tin roof. She wanted to leave, but she could not do so. If she had known earlier that it would end up like this, she would not have come back to discuss this matter with Xu Lan. She would have just gone to look for Qiao Mei directly. If she really could not convince Qiao Mei, she could ask Jiang Yi to go to Qiao Mei’s house to make a fuss and they would most likely succeed in what they wanted. She must have really lost her mind to come here to get reprimanded.

Xia Wen did not come back even after two hours. Xu Lan stood at the door and waited. Sister Fan asked tentatively, “Do you want me to call Xiao Wen again?”

“Yes, call him. He must come back today. Tell him that everyone in the family is waiting for him! If he doesn’t come back, he can only see my dead body!” Xu Lan said.

Qiao Mei rested on the rocking chair in the corner. Ever since Xu Lan found out that Qiao Mei liked rocking chairs, she had specially created an area for Qiao Mei at home. She had floor-to-ceiling windows installed on the far right side of the ground floor. In the morning, when the sun rose, the sunlight would fill the entire room. There were also many flowers and plants outside and it was very pleasing to the eye.

The design inside the room was also very unique. Behind the rocking chair was a huge bookcase filled with all kinds of books that Qiao Mei liked. The carpet was a shaggy one which Xu Lan had chosen personally. Qiao Mei could lie down on the floor and read comfortably.

Xia He quietly came to Qiao Mei’s side and sat down. She whispered, “Why is Mother so angry? Look, Eldest Sister-in-law is also here today. Do you think it’s Eldest Sister-in-law who makes Mother angry again?”

“In any case, it’s definitely not the two of us who make Mother angry. Just find a spot and take a rest. Don’t you find it tiring to think so much? Don’t you always argue with me at home about how tired you are every day? Why are you so energetic after coming to Mother’s place?” Qiao Mei said.

“How can it be the same! Why are you not curious at all about such a big drama! I have to take a good look at what made Mother go to such lengths. Mother has never activated the guard team all these years! It’s only after you married into the family that she gets the guard team to do all kinds of things because she’s worried about getting outsiders to do it,” Xia He said enviously.

“When you get married, I’ll ask Xia Zhe to bring all his brothers-in-arms to do a parade march to celebrate for you, alright? Is this grand enough for you?” Qiao Mei said jokingly.

“Pfft! I’m not going to get married! It’s not bad to be alone. Isn’t one marriage enough?” Xia He said.

Qiao Mei pointed out of the window mysteriously. They could both see Luo Yu patrolling outside near the door.

“Isn’t this a good choice? Why don’t you even want to take a look?” Qiao Mei asked curiously.

“It’s not possible between the two of us. He’s eight years older than me! Moreover, he talks and behaves exactly like Father. I don’t want to marry such a person! I treat him like an elder brother and don’t have any other feelings,” Xia He explained.

“I thought you don’t know that he likes you. You were so heartless just now,” Qiao Mei said with a smile.

“Shoo, shoo, shoo! Stop teasing me! Do you still want your children to receive a big gold lock? If you continue to criticize me, their aunt won’t give them any!” Xia He said.
“So be it. Who cares? My children don’t like your gold lock anyway,” Qiao Mei said with a pout.