Silver Fox glanced at Zhan Haoyu and smiled, “Indeed, the third young master is quite impressive, a good match for your Qiao Han.”
Mr. Qiao said, “The sons of our in-laws’ family are all outstanding. I heard that Mr. Silver also has many female disciples, each of them excellent. Let’s see if any of them are suitable for the sons of our in-laws’ family.”
Zhan Yin and Zhan Haoyu: “…”
The Master Thief chimed in, “His female disciples will listen to him in everything except matters of marriage. When he urges them to marry, they retort that he himself never married and yet lives a good life, worry-free in his old age. Why should he keep pushing them to marry?”
“They also say that they have started taking in young disciples, raising them as their own children. When these disciples grow up and can stand on their own, they will take care of them in their old age and see them off when they pass away, so there’s no need to marry and have children.”
Silver Fox glared at him and said, “Your precious disciple has married, and you’ve breathed a sigh of relief, having completed your task. But before Su Su got married, weren’t you just as concerned about her life?”
The Master Thief’s disciple was Xu Susu, the current wife of the head of the Lan family.
“Haha, now that I’ve completed my task, I’m just waiting to hold my grandchild,” the Master Thief said with a smug expression.
When elders gather, isn’t it just to chat about their younger generations and when they can hold their grandchildren?
“Sir, Madam, Miss Hai and the others have arrived,” the butler approached and respectfully informed Mr. Qiao.
Hai Ling had gone to pick up Mrs. Shang and the others.
Originally, it was planned to host a welcoming dinner for Mrs. Shang and Uncle Zhong at a hotel, but everyone had been personally invited by Mr. Qiao to the Qiao family’s old residence. Although Hai Ling didn’t stay at the Qiao residence, she often came over to have meals with the elders when she had time.
“Old brother has finally arrived,” Silver Fox and the Master Thief said to Mr. Qiao before personally heading to the entrance of the mansion.
Mr. Qiao had already been informed about Uncle Zhong and, along with his wife and children, went out to greet the guests.
Regardless of the guests’ status, as hosts, it was proper etiquette to welcome them.
A few minutes later.
The group walked into the luxurious hall, chatting and laughing.
The Qiao family had already prepared a meal.
Considering that Mrs. Shang and her group had gone directly to the Feng family cemetery upon arriving in Jiangcheng and hadn’t eaten yet, Mr. Qiao invited everyone into the dining room as soon as they entered, so they could chat over the meal.
After dinner, Hai Ling accompanied Mrs. Shang for a walk.
“Was the Feng family head waiting for you at the cemetery?”
Hai Ling only found out later that Feng Yue had gone to the Feng family cemetery early to wait for Mrs. Shang and the others.
Fortunately, with the help of Silver Fox and others in gathering information, the old master’s talented disciple, Feiying, was even more capable than Young Master Su. As the old master put it, if his disciple couldn’t find out something, it would be even harder for them to get the information.
After receiving the news, they discussed strategies and made arrangements.
Zhan Yin speculated that the Feng family head wouldn’t act rashly at the cemetery, as the other party wanted to capture them all in one go.
Even though they knew about Feng Yue’s plot to trap them all, they still had to come to Jiangcheng to create the illusion that her scheme was about to succeed. In reality, even if Feng Yue invited them all into the Feng family mansion and set it on fire, they could quickly escape.
Uncle Zhong mentioned that there was a secret underground passage in the Feng mansion, built by the previous head of the family, Hai Ling’s grandmother. Only her grandmother and Uncle Zhong knew about it.
The previous head’s intention was that, in case of extreme danger within the mansion, they could use the underground passage to quickly escape and ensure their safety.
