Chapter 438: Chapter 427: Who Dares Speak to My Daughter-in-law Like That?! Chapter 438: Chapter 427: Who Dares Speak to My Daughter-in-law Like That?! Su Manhan nodded without hesitation.
“Yeah, don’t you think Qiao Jing is frail? Even though she took down so many people by herself last ti, didn’t she still get hurt?
If that’s not frailty, what is it? Anyway, it’s better to be cautious.”
Zhan Nanqing blinked in bewildernt, thought it over carefully, and realized her mom was right.
“Alright, Mom, you’re right. No matter how tough you are, you still need to be careful. Especially since Qiao Jing is now—”
She suddenly realized she was about to let slip and quickly covered her mouth with her hand.
Hearing Zhan Nanqing’s words, Qiao Jing furrowed her brows slightly and looked up at the other party.
She still intended to keep it a secret from the others for the ti being, after all, she was only giving Zhan Qipei a chance, not agreeing to be with him right away.
If everyone in the Zhan Family knew about her pregnancy now, it would be sowhat inconvenient.
If sothing unexpected happened along the way, she couldn’t guarantee that she would agree to Zhan Qipei.
So regarding the pregnancy, she would wait until she and Zhan Qipei had officially confird their relationship before letting others know.
Zhan Nanqing caught Qiao Jing’s gaze,
Seeing Zhan Nanqing’s big reaction, Su Manhan looked at her, baffled.
“Why did you stop talking halfway through?”
Zhan Nanqing chuckled dryly, averted her eyes with a bit of guilt, and her brain whirred into overdrive.
“Ah, especially Qiao Jing, who is so slender should be even more cautious, don’t you think, Mom?”
Satisfied, Su Manhan nodded and walked over to Qiao Jing, affectionately taking her hand and heading towards the long queue.
“Of course. Qiao Jing indeed has great skills, but…”
She deliberately paused, suggesting through her words:
“Even the strongest people get tired and need a haven like everyone else, right? And this haven has to be strong enough to be relied upon.”
Qiao Jing listened, slightly stunned. She hadn’t expected Su Manhan to articulate what was deep in her heart.
She wasn’t a machine, she did feel tired at tis, and the idea of having soone she could temporarily lean on… seed quite nice.
If there wasn’t such a person, it would be just as well, for she had long been accustod to handling everything on her own, and rarely thought about depending on others.
Seeing Qiao Jing’s stupor, Su Manhan thought she was considering her son, and thus started pitching even more enthusiastically.
“Just like Qipei, with his status in the capital, he can definitely protect you.”
Qiao Jing pressed her lips together and did not express any opinion.
She knew the purpose behind Su Manhan’s words, but…
Zhan Qipei, to her, might be a temporary haven, one she could lean on when tired.
But she didn’t know if he could beco the haven for her entire life.
Standing beside the two, Zhan Nanqing glanced at the long queue.
“Mom, let’s go queue up at the front first.”
Only then did Su Manhan rember the purpose of their excursion and took out her phone, pulling up a picture.
“Nanqing didn’t explain clearly yesterday. The reason for asking you to have breakfast today is because Zhouhuan Restaurant introduced a new bird’s nest porridge, which just launched today. We, the Zhan family, can get VIP seating, skip the line, and go straight in.”
Qiao Jing looked at the long line, guessing it must be due to the new product release that the queue extended all the way across the street.
She also noticed the bird’s nest and sea cucumber porridge advertised on the restaurant’s display screen.
It seems the business for the second eldest was never short of booming.
Qiao Jing nodded and was about to go queue up with Su Manhan and the others when a sharp, disdainful voice rang out.
“Qiao Jing? You again? What a small world!”
Without stopping, Qiao Jing intended to walk straight ahead.
She didn’t want to waste ti on Qiao ngtong; she had already delayed her once yesterday.
Su Manhan and Zhan Nanqing’s footsteps ca to a halt, forcing Qiao Jing to stop as well.
Qiao Jing looked at the mother and daughter sowhat helplessly.
“Let’s go line up, don’t bother with her.”
If she stopped to talk with Qiao ngtong, the latter would surely spout so irrelevant things, trying to humiliate her.
As long as her bottom line wasn’t touched, she generally couldn’t be bothered to respond.
Su Manhan frowned, her face filled with hostility as she looked at Qiao ngtong.
“No way, I have to see who dares to talk to my daughter-in-law like that.”
Zhan Nanqing glanced at Qiao ngtong and then noticed the long queue, promptly pulling Su Manhan and Qiao Jing over.
“Let’s just go line up. Don’t mind soone with a ssed-up brain who likes to pick fights deliberately. Otherwise, it’ll delay our ti, and we’ll have to line up for ages.”
A small assistant followed closely by Qiao ngtong’s side.
The assistant, overhearing Zhan Nanqing’s words, was infuriated, leveraging Qiao ngtong’s celebrity status while tilting their chin up slightly.
“Hah! Who are you to talk to Sister ngtong like that? Do you know Sister ngtong is a big star?”
Zhan Nanqing rolled her eyes speechlessly and sized up Qiao ngtong, who was wrapped up like a mummy.
“Who I am is none of your damned business! You’re not just any Tom, Dick, or Harry to chat with Qiao Jing so casually!”
The assistant’s eyes widened, fuming with anger.
“Who are you calling a Tom, Dick, or Harry?!”
Zhan Nanqing scoffed and lifted her chin toward Qiao ngtong.
“Isn’t it obvious who I’m talking about? Seeing her wrapped up like a mummy, she really thinks she’s so big star? If you’re unhappy with her being called a Tom, Dick, or Harry, then let’s just call her a mummy.”
The assistant was choked by Zhan Nanqing’s words, noting that Qiao ngtong was indeed wrapped up tightly and for a mont was unable to find a retort.
Qiao ngtong huffed, her mind flashing back to the scene of Qiao Jing getting into the car yesterday, finding a point to insult Qiao Jing, and arrogantly raised her chin.
“Qiao Jing, who was that old man you were dining with yesterday? Could it be you’ve been kept by so old geezer? And then you’re living with that old man, and that’s why you got into his car?”
Thinking about it, that figure did look a bit like Professor Xu, but soone like Qiao Jing, how could she possibly know such an impressive professor?
The assistant imdiately echoed from the side.
“Sister ngtong is so smart! That must be it!! Otherwise, who would share a car with an old man late at night.”
Su Manhan’s eyebrows furrowed slightly as she looked at the expressionless Qiao Jing beside her.
Just as she was about to speak up for Qiao Jing, Zhan Nanqing beat her to it.
Zhan Nanqing let out a derisive laugh.
“People with filthy minds can only think of dirty and obscene things.”
She guessed that the person who had dinner with Qiao Jing was probably Professor Xu.
Qiao ngtong, stumped by Zhan Nanqing’s retort, could only close her mouth for the mont and glowered at Zhan Nanqing vehently.
Su Manhan nodded in satisfaction, looking at Zhan Nanqing with admiration.
“Well done, I didn’t even need to step in myself.”
Zhan Nanqing proudly tilted up her chin.
“Of course, see who I am.”
A helpless smile appeared on Qiao Jing’s face as she looked at the two of them.
Zhan Nanqing stuck her head out to look forwards and then withdrew her gaze, complaining:
“Why are there so many people in front of the VIP as well, are we fake VIPs?”
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