When he saw the sisters fight each other over it, Zu An couldn't help but smile. He took out another piece and gave it to Chu Youzhao, saying, “Don’t worry, there’s one for all of you.” A big smile finally returned to Chu Youzhao’s face. She continuously touched the jade strip she got as if it were the greatest treasure in the world.
Zu An was about to bid them goodbye when he saw Murong Qinghe’s sad appearance. He suddenly felt a headache, because he hadn’t expected her to be here too. If he didn’t give her one, perhaps she would feel really terrible.
As such, he took out one and said, “Little sister Qinghe, you should take one too.”
Murong Qinghe was shocked and happy, saying, “Ah, I… I can have one too?” She was going to refuse, but she actually really wanted one. Her tanned skin turned a bit pink.
Zu An chuckled, saying, “You, Youzhao, and other friends can chat with each other more easily now.”
The noble circles of the capital practically already considered her the daughter-in-law of the Chu clan, so they were pretty much one family. Thankfully, he had a few extra for these kinds of situations.
“There can even be other friends?” Chu Huanzhao exclaimed. Her eyes lit up as if she had discovered a whole new world.
Zu An immediately felt a hiccup inside. Oh no, if they all become good friends and chat with each other, wouldn’t that mean a lot of things will become exposed?
As such, he absolutely couldn't let her know that those other people also had jade slips. He quickly said, “It’s just you three who can become good friends in private. This thing is extremely precious, so you absolutely can't let other people know about it. Otherwise, they might try to steal it.” At the same time, he introduced the concept of privacy to them, telling them that they couldn’t let other people read the conversations on the jade strips.
“We understand!” the young ladies replied, all staring blankly after his warning. They nodded like little chicks.
“Big brother Zu, can I add you as a friend too?” Murong Qinghe asked with a reddened face, leaving Zu An stunned. However, she quickly added, “I have a lot of cultivation questions that I want to ask big brother Zu.”
“No problem,” Zu An said, then took out his jade strip and touched it to hers. He then taught them how to add friends.
The young women were immediately awfully happy from playing with their new toy. Zu An thus said his goodbyes and left.
“Cough cough!” Qin Wanru suddenly straightened her back, as if to remind him that he forgot something.
“Did mother-in-law catch a cold?” Zu An asked, looking at her strangely. From the very start, she seemed to have already coughed several times. But judging from her rosy complexion, it didn’t look as if she was sick...
“It’s nothing. You can leave then,” Qin Wanru said, immediately becoming completely cold. Her back wasn’t even as straight anymore.
You have successfully trolled Qin Wanru for +55 +55 +55…
Zu An found it really strange when he sensed her Rage points, but he had too many things to deal with and couldn't be bothered to figure out why she was upset. He quickly left.
Soon after, the Murong clan called Murong Qinghe back for something too.
Qin Wanru finally exploded. “He has no conscience at all! How could he not give me one too?!”
Chu Youzhao didn’t agree with her reaction, saying, “Mom, you’re his mother-in-law, so it’s not appropriate for him to give you one of these.”
Chu Huanzhao said with a simple-minded smile, “Exactly! What kind of secret messages do you even have to exchange with him? Don’t tell me you want to make dad wear a green hat?”
She got along with Zu An and understood his personality. She had seen him gift Sang Qian with a green hat for his wedding and guessed its meaning. The term had already begun to circulate among their small circle, but of course, others had no idea what it meant.
Qin Wanru’s face immediately became red with embarrassment. She cried, “Do you want to get beaten, you lass? I’m going to rip off your mouth right now!”
The carriage soon became noisy with activity. Only after quite some time did it calm down again.
Qin Wanru sorted out her messy hair and eventually answered, “Can’t I chat with him about normal family matters? Even the Murong clan’s miss got one; don’t tell me they could be talking about romantic stuff?”
Chu Youzhao grumbled, “If they really talk about romantic stuff, I'll actually feel relieved.”
Qin Wanru’s brows shot up. She exclaimed, “Are you stupid? Qinghe is your future wife!”
Chu Youzhao sighed, saying, “Mom, you know my current situation too…”
Qin Wanru was speechless. Did I owe that idiot Zu in my past life or something? Not only are my daughters being served in one pot, even my daughter-in-law is going to be thrown in?
When she felt the heavy mood in the carriage, Chu Huanzhao immediately said, “Mom, don’t be mad. I’ll just lend you my jade strip from time to time in the future, okay?”
“Hmph, why would I want something like that?” Qin Wanru retorted as she turned around.
“Your loss,” Chu Huanzhao said, but she immediately regretted saying these words.
“Hmph, if you don’t want it, then I want it!” Qin Wanru immediately panicked and reached out her hand.
Chu Huanzhao immediately panicked and said, “You can use it, but you aren’t allowed to read the messages between me and brother-in-law!”
Zu An had explained a certain hidden function. At the time, she was confused as to why he had even included it, but now, she realized that brother-in-law had acute foresight as expected.
“Fine.”
“Also, you have to say who you are every time. You can’t pretend to be me.”
“But of course. Why would I pretend to be you?”
Even though that was what Qin Wanru said, she was suddenly tempted.
That’s not a bad idea…
If that kid knew it was me, what would there be to even talk about between us? It would be more interesting to pretend to be Huanzhao and chat with him that way. Let’s see just what kind of flowery speech that brat will use to trick my daughters, hmph!