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Chapter 563: Chapter 567 Eternal Bonds_1
Her feet enveloped by the warm water, Qiao Duo’er squinted her eyes in comfort.
"Do you want to join me for a foot-bath?"
With such an invitation from Qiao Duo’er, Tan Zhenghong responded immediately, and soon there were two pairs of feet, one large and one small, in the basin.
Even though the basin was quite large, Tan Zhenghong’s feet always seemed to inadvertently touch Qiao Duo’er’s, each tiny movement filled with an endless flirtation.
Qiao Duo’er gritted her teeth and asked, "Tan Zhenghong, do you have some ulterior motives?"
"You’re exhausted, and there’s a heap of things to do tomorrow, you should rest early," Tan Zhenghong said, speaking against his true feelings.
He was no longer the green young man who’d just begun to indulge, now knowing when to restrain himself and choose the proper time.
Qiao Duo’er raised an eyebrow, "Seeing how considerate you are, I guess I’m not tired anymore."
Does... does that mean it’s okay?
Tan Zhenghong was thrilled but blushed like a bashful maiden.
Qiao Duo’er couldn’t help but curl her lip. Was she being too forward? Looking at Tan Zhenghong’s expression... it was as if someone was trying to take advantage of him.
When, in reality, it was she who was letting a certain wolf get his way, right?
Tan Zhenghong had already sneakily thought through the positions, but by the time he blew out the lamp and went to bed, someone was already curled up in the blanket, snoring away.
"Becoming more and more like a little pig," he muttered.
However, he simply tucked in the blanket properly and soon laid down himself.
After all, there was a long life ahead of them, and he had plenty of opportunities to have his wife make it up to him.
Upon reflection, Duo’er already owed him many times over, by the time she paid off her debt it might well be the next lifetime.
Or maybe, considering Qiao Duo’s current temperament, they were bound to be tied together through naughty things for eons to come.
Thinking about it that way wasn’t too bad!
Early the next morning, Qiao Duo’er went to Fat Aunt’s house and found Fat Aunt counting the number of people present.
"Duo’er, why have you come?" Fat Aunt quickly asked.
"I have something to say, everyone please be quiet."
Qiao Duo’er, with the poise of a leader, stood in front of the crowd.
Now everyone was relying on Qiao Duo to earn money, so they promptly complied with whatever she said.
Once everyone was settled, Qiao Duo’er explained the purpose of her visit.
"Miss Yin of the Yin Family wants the facial mask powder formula. I’m worried she might harm you all, so let’s take a few days off. I will tell Lord Qin about this and ask him to uphold justice for us."
Qiao Duo’er laid out the situation truthfully.
"That Yin Family is the worst, they try to snatch anything they see in other people’s hands, utterly shameless!"
"Ah, we finally found a way to earn a living, and just one day in, that vile Yin Family has ruined it!"
"Lord Qin loves his people like his children, I hope he can quickly take care of this scourge from the Yin Family!"
Within the chorus of voices denouncing the Yin Family, one voice was particularly jarring.
"Wife of Fourth Boss, aren’t you deceiving us? We finally recognized the medicinal herbs, and after just one day, you’re saying stop. It can’t be that you’re reluctant to pay us!"
The speaker was Good Lady, who was typically silent; her sudden outburst surprised everyone.
The crowd blinked at her, hoping she would quickly apologize to Qiao Duo.
Yet Good Lady said disdainfully, "I didn’t say anything wrong. She surely didn’t expect that we could gather so much in one day."
"Good Lady, what nonsense are you talking about? If it weren’t for Duo’er, you wouldn’t earn a single Wen!"
"The Wife of Zheng Hong also said it’s because Miss Yin wants to harm us, it’s not intentional, why do you keep harping on this?"
"It’s the Yin Family causing trouble, if you have the guts, go argue with the Yin Family yourself!"
