Chapter 257 - 139: The Water Fed by Brother-in-Law Is Still Sweet

Chapter 257: Chapter 139: The Water Fed by Brother-in-Law Is Still Sweet

"Mmm... as my little brother, I guess."

"Little brother again? Where am I getting all these older sisters?"

Xiao Wanqing crossed her arms, tilted her head, and said with a smile, "You don’t like having lots of older sisters? Several sisters fawning over you every day, spoiling you. You like long legs, so your sisters wear short skirts. You like black stockings, so your sisters wear black stockings. After all that pampering, you still don’t like having sisters?"

Xiao Wanqing wasn’t exactly wrong, but she wasn’t entirely right, either.

Sure, he was being spoiled, but with all those long legs in black stockings parading before his eyes, wasn’t that a form of torture in itself?

"Alright, older sister it is."

"Such a good boy. Mwah."

"..."

’Do all girls like being the ’older sister’ these days?’

Su Ran thought to himself that for a "chosen one," a Divine Rich guy, having every girl want to be his older sister was a strange state of affairs.

As Xiao Wanqing was opening the door, Su Ran moved up behind her graceful figure and wrapped his arms around her slender waist. A girl’s waist was so soft, her neck so fragrant.

"Ah!"

Xiao Wanqing couldn’t handle it; her whole body tingled. She shrank her neck back and turned to glare at the clingy "little puppy" behind her.

"What are you doing~"

"Didn’t you say you were my older sister? I’m hugging my sister."

"Mwah~ Good little brother, Sister needs to open the door. Behave."

In the honeymoon phase of their relationship, Xiao Wanqing quite enjoyed these private, intimate moments.

「Meanwhile.」

Mr. Xiao heard the noise stop and glanced back. The old broad must have tired herself out from yelling and gone to shower and get ready for bed.

Once upon a time, Mr. Xiao’s favorite thing was seeing Mrs. Xiao unable to sleep.

These days, Mr. Xiao’s favorite thing was seeing Mrs. Xiao asleep and not bothering him.

The world was finally quiet. He could finally read his novel in peace.

’Ah, the simple joy of a middle-aged man. The only free time a middle-aged man has left.’

「A moment later.」

Mr. Xiao heard a noise behind him. It was the sound of Mrs. Xiao getting into bed after her shower.

Mr. Xiao kept staring at his phone, but he could feel Mrs. Xiao behind him, tossing and turning—lying on her left side, then her right, then on her back, then on her stomach...

Mr. Xiao couldn’t take it anymore. "Are you a maggot? What the hell..." When he turned his head, he saw Mrs. Xiao wearing a see-through lace nightgown. "Aren’t you afraid of freezing to death in this cold? Sigh..." Mr. Xiao lifted the thick quilt and tucked her in tightly, leaving only her ’reproachful’ eyes showing.

He went back to reading his novel.

"Hubby~"

A flirtatious voice whispered in his ear as Mrs. Xiao extended a delicate finger to gently tug on Mr. Xiao’s hand.

"I have to work early tomorrow. I’m going to sleep."

Mr. Xiao ’heartlessly’ turned off his phone screen and went to sleep, his heart as still as water.

Mrs. Xiao stared at his cold, unresponsive body, and her anger flared. She snapped, "Xiao Feng, you’re useless! Are you even a man?! Have some goddamn backbone!"

Mr. Xiao sat up, a weary and helpless expression on his face. He could read the three words in Mrs. Xiao’s fiery gaze: ’You’re no good.’

Sigh...

The sorrow of a middle-aged man—his libido was gone.

「More than ten minutes later.」

The sound of the front door opening came from the living room, followed by Xiao Wanqing’s shout, "Dad, Mom, Su Ran’s here~"

"Coming."

「In the living room.」

"Su Ran, you’re here."

Seeing Mr. Xiao walk out, Su Ran extended his hand from a distance. Just as Mr. Xiao reached out to shake it, he pulled his hand back, wiped it on his clothes, and explained with a chuckle, "I was just watering the flowers. My hands are wet."

"Oh..." Su Ran nodded and said politely, "I’m sorry to bother you so late at night, Uncle."

"No bother, no bother at all! You came at a good time. Sit, sit. Wanqing, go make a cup of tea for Su Ran. Oh... Su Ran, I really have to thank you for taking care of me in the hospital..."

He went on and on, thanking him profusely, while Su Ran just kept repeating, "It was nothing, it was my pleasure, your health is what’s most important..."

Xiao Wanqing poured a cup of tea for Su Ran, then sat down and asked, "Where’s Mom? Is she asleep already? Mom! Su Ran’s here."

Just then, Mrs. Xiao pushed the door open and walked out with a beaming smile. She had changed into a conservative set of clothes, and her face was flushed.

"Su Ran, you’re here! You’re getting more and more handsome every time I see you."

"You’re looking younger and younger too, Auntie. Your complexion is much better than the last time I saw you."

"Is that so? Hehehe..."

Mrs. Xiao touched her cheek. ’My complexion really is much better. You showed up at the critical moment, so I couldn’t vent. It’s all pent up in my face now.’

The Shan Family treated Su Ran well, and the Xiao Family was no different.

When Mr. Xiao was hospitalized, Su Ran was the one who stayed up all night taking care of him, even catching a cold in the process. People remember such kindness, and Mr. and Mrs. Xiao’s impression of Su Ran was already at its peak.

Xiao Wanqing sat beside Su Ran. Unlike when they were outside, she wasn’t being all clingy and bold. She just sat there properly like a good girl, watching Su Ran chat happily with her parents. He was humble, polite, and respectful towards them, showing none of the arrogance of a super-rich person. This made her heart fall for him even more.

"...Uncle, Auntie, I originally came to hang out with Sister Wanqing. I had just gotten to the entrance of the complex when I ran into her taking out the trash and heading out to buy a late-night snack."

Mr. Xiao took Wanqing’s hand with a ’pained’ expression and said, "Whenever Wanqing is home, she does all the chores herself. Cooking, grocery shopping, mopping the floor, cleaning, laundry, you name it..."

Mrs. Xiao chimed in, endlessly praising how virtuous and sensible Xiao Wanqing was, listing all her bonus points.

Xiao Wanqing wished she could find a hole to crawl into. ’This is so embarrassing, they’re just shamelessly boasting~’

Su Ran knew her true nature all too well. She was so lazy she didn’t even want to move, always making Su Ran do all the work.

But he didn’t expose her. He played along and praised, "So Sister Wanqing, you’re that diligent and virtuous. That’s really great. You should keep it up."

Ugh... Xiao Wanqing was pretty sure she knew what Su Ran really meant... ’Next time, be more diligent, and move on your own!’

Xiao Wanqing tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and hummed in agreement. "I’ll be very diligent and active from now on." After saying that, she looked at Su Ran’s gratified expression and really wanted to strangle him.

’It’s tiring on top, okay?’

Mr. Xiao said, "Xiaosu, don’t just talk, eat some barbecue. Here, this big skewer of kidney is for you. Do you like kidney?"

Su Ran glanced at Xiao Wanqing out of the corner of his eye and nodded. "I didn’t used to like it, but lately I’ve taken a real liking to it. Thank you, Uncle."

Phew~

Xiao Wanqing leaned back on the sofa, crossing her long legs. Hearing Su Ran’s veiled remarks, why did she suddenly feel so hot?

She couldn’t stand all these comments from Su Ran that were aimed squarely at her.

’He looks so gentle and refined, but he’s so wicked on the inside,’ she thought. ’Especially that smear of vermilion red on the scroll last time. I was embarrassed about that for half a month. I really don’t know where Su Ran comes up with so many devilish ideas. Using me as an inkstone? Dipping his "brush" in my "ink" to paint?’

"Hey, hey, hey, Xiao Wanqing, what are you snickering about?"

Mrs. Xiao had to call out several times before Xiao Wanqing snapped out of it. "Huh? What? I-I wasn’t snickering at anything!"

Mrs. Xiao: "Then what are you standing there for? Go make the bed for Su Ran so he can sleep tonight."

Su Ran: "Auntie, really, you don’t have to. I can just stay in a hotel. Really, it’s no trouble."

Mrs. Xiao: "Staying in a hotel is such a waste of money. Just stay here."

Mr. Xiao pushed Su Ran back down onto the seat and handed him a skewer of pork kidney. "Don’t be so polite. It’s no big deal to stay one night. Here, eat up."

"You guys eat first, I’ll go make the bed." Xiao Wanqing got up in a daze, nearly bumping into the wine cabinet. She turned and wandered into the master bedroom, then carried the bedding back to her own boudoir.

’What the...’

If Su Ran hadn’t been there, Mrs. Xiao would have exploded again. She held it in, walked over with gritted teeth, and said, "Xiao Wanqing, has your brain stopped working? I told you to make the bed for Su Ran. Why are you taking the bedding to your room? Are you that desperate to have Su Ran sleep next to you?"

"Huh? I’m not! I just went to the wrong room. Why are you yelling at me?" Xiao Wanqing came to her senses, her face blushing. She hugged the bedding and scurried to the guest room to make the bed.

Phew~

’No, no, I have to calm down. I can’t think about that stuff anymore.’

Mrs. Xiao leaned against the doorway, watching her dazed daughter for a moment before walking over. She asked, "Xiao Wanqing, I’m going to ask you a question, and I want an honest answer. Have you slept with Su Ran?"

"No!"

"You denied it without even thinking. That means you have~"

"Mom, what kind of question is that? Su Ran is still in the living room. Have you no shame?"

"Look, look, your face is all red. You think I don’t know you? The moment you lie, you blush, your eyes start blinking nonstop, and you can’t look at me. I’m asking you..."

Mrs. Xiao took a step forward, and Xiao Wanqing took a step back, getting cornered. In terms of sheer presence, Empress Dowager Xiao mercilessly crushed this love-struck rookie whose IQ had dropped to zero.

"Speak!"

"Speak about what?"

Xiao Wanqing swallowed hard. She was cornered with no way out.

Mrs. Xiao closed in again, her sharp, piercing eyes seeming to stare right into her soul.

"Mom, what are you doing?"

"Answer me. Are... you... still... a virgin?"