Chu Jingchen hurriedly gave his grandmother a meaningful look while continuing to persuade her. "The feng shui at my place is really good. Just look at my grandma—how beautiful and youthful she is!"
As he spoke, he pointed at his older brother, Chu Zhenghao, who had just entered the courtyard. "And look at my brother—how handsome is he? Now look at me—aren't I dashing?"
"So, really, won't you think about it? Once you pass this village, there won't be another shop."
Su Qiao glared at him with a hint of arrogance. "So you mean that if I refuse, you'll go look for someone else?"
Chu Jingchen immediately realized he had misspoken and hurriedly raised his hands in surrender. "How would I dare?"
"If you don't agree, I'll wait. I'll keep waiting until you do. If you refuse for your entire life, then I'll wait for my entire life. Anyway, I'm sticking with you for this lifetime."
Su Qiao was speechless.
Weren't women supposed to be the ones saying things like 'I'm sticking with you'?
Grandma Chu gave her grandson a slightly disdainful look and took Su Qiao's hand. "Xiao Qiao, come over here to Grandma. Don't mind that big bad wolf."
"Let me tell you, today I stewed you..."
Grandma Chu began enthusiastically talking about the nourishing soup she had made again—how long she had stewed it, whether she had used low or medium heat, what medicinal ingredients she had put in, and so on.
Chu Jingchen hurried forward. "Grandma, she didn't sleep well last night, and she was busy all morning today. She's a little tired now, so let her go back to her room and rest for a while. We can have the soup later, okay?"
When she heard that Su Qiao was tired, Grandma Chu quickly said,