Chapter 1076: Chapter 1070 Qing Zhu is Here_1 Chapter 1076: Chapter 1070 Qing Zhu is Here_1 “I was busy a few days ago and didn’t have time, so I left some meat at your fifth aunt’s house to make preserved meat. Now that it’s New Year’s, I brought some back. It’s not good to get it from other people’s houses on New Year’s Day,” said Shulan Nangong.

“That makes sense. Just leave it here for now. I’ll get a bowl for you to eat first, and we can do the rest later,” Qin Xue said.

“That works,” thought Shulan Nangong. It was indeed time for breakfast. After all, isn’t there a saying that people are like iron and rice is like steel, if you don’t eat, you’ll starve?

“Auntie,” Jing Xin didn’t know how to address Shulan Nangong when he saw her. According to Qin Xue, she was a relative by blood. However, he was unsure about how to call her, so he went with the usual way.

“How did you end up at our house?” Shulan Nangong was startled when she saw Jing Xin. When did he arrive, and why wasn’t she informed?

“I came with Qin Xue and Mr. Chu last night,” Jing Xin said.

“I see, that’s not a problem. Let’s eat now,” said Shulan Nangong, relieved now that she knew why Jing Xin was there.

After the family had finished eating, Qin Xue left with her sister, Chu Molin, and Jing Xin. Her younger brother stayed to help their father. Fang Xiu and Xue Ling were taking care of the children, while Shulan Nangong was preparing for the ritual ceremony.

Just as they finished tidying up the house, Xue Ling came running to tell her that someone was looking for her. Qin Xue thought for sure that it would be Qing Zhu.

Upon reaching the door, Qin Xue saw that it was indeed Qing Zhu who had arrived, but she was confused as to why there were so many people with her.

“Qin Xue, I’m here,” said Qing Zhu, cradling her child, with a smile on her face.

“Welcome, welcome,” Qin Xue, seeing Qing Zhu’s cheerfulness, also broke into a smile. Qing Zhu’s demeanour had changed drastically from when they had first met. She had been somewhat timid before, but now she seemed very outgoing.

“Qin Xue, you forgot about me,” announced Ziyu Ouyang as she emerged from behind a soldier.

“Ouyang, what are you doing here? Didn’t you go home for the New Year?” Qin Xue asked, surprised at seeing Ziyu Ouyang’s sudden appearance.

“Nope, Qing Zhu isn’t stable here, so I escorted her here. Why, you didn’t want me to come?” asked Ziyu Ouyang.

“No, not at all. I was just surprised to see you here because I thought you had gone home,” said Qin Xue. She couldn’t say otherwise since Ouyang was already here and it was the New Year.

“That’s good then. But what were you all doing?” Ouyang Ziyu asked, looking at their soot-covered faces.

“Oh, we’re cleaning up a place for Qing Zhu to stay,” replied Qin Xue casually.

“Oh, I see. So, can we stay there now?” asked Ziyu Ouyang.

“Yes, you can. However, we haven’t cooked in this house yet. So I’ll have to go back home to make food and then bring it here,” Qin Xue responded.

The two houses were not too far apart, only about a hundred meters away. Hence, it would be relatively convenient to deliver food. However, the location of this house was a bit isolated.

“That’s fine. We’ll adjust to whatever is most convenient for you,” Qing Zhu didn’t have any objections. After all, they were giving her and her daughter a place to live; she couldn’t be more grateful.

“Let’s head over there first. We shouldn’t be standing here in the wind any longer,” Qin Xue said, glancing at the attention-grabbing group, which included two tall soldiers and the beautiful young Ouyang Ziyu.