The Lady is Beautiful and Sassy-Chapter 71: Do You Think Dad Can Do It?
"I wonder how Yue’er is doing? It would be great if she could live with us," Lening said, looking somewhat wistfully towards the direction of their former home.
"It’s okay, she’s always been close to her aunt’s family," Qiao Yaozu comforted his wife.
Qiao Qiqi and Qiao Jiezhe exchanged a glance, and both saw the disgust in each other’s eyes.
"Sis, I got you a gift. See if you like it!" Qiao Jiezhe pulled his sister upstairs. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶
"Mom, Dad, I’m going to check out the gift first. I’ll be down for dinner soon," Qiao Qiqi said, holding her brother’s hand as they went up.
In her bedroom, Qiao Qiqi looked at the room full of dolls and the closet of clothes in amazement and asked, "When did you buy these?"
"As soon as Dad told me about moving, I arranged it straight away. There’s more over here!" Qiao Jiezhe opened a cupboard full of bags, most of which were limited editions.
"Wow, bro, looks like you’ve got some money!" Qiao Qiqi happily ran over, grabbing a furry cartoon bag and hugging it to her chest, finally displaying a bit of girlish cuteness.
"Not anymore! That’s all I’ve got! From now on, I’ll have to work hard to support my sister!"
Upon hearing his words, Qiao Qiqi felt deeply moved, realizing her brother had always been so good, regretting she didn’t cherish it in the past.
"Brother, why don’t you like Qiao Yue’er? You grew up together with her." Qiao Qiqi asked nonchalantly while hugging the bag.
"Her... she’s always had too many schemes and liked to vie for attention since she was a child. You wouldn’t believe it, but at three years old, she was already framing people... and the one she framed was me!" Qiao Jiezhe’s face twisted with disgust at the mention of Qiao Yue’er, full of true dislike.
Hearing this, Qiao Qiqi frowned. It seemed she had underestimated Qiao Yue’er. If she was that malicious at such a young age, it meant she was rotten to the core!
Qiao Jiezhe came up to his sister, his beautiful phoenix eyes full of relief and affection. He reached out, ruffled his sister’s hair, and said, "I’m really glad you’ve come to your senses!"
"Don’t worry, brother, I won’t trust Qiao Yue’er anymore. I’ll only believe in you and our parents," Qiao Qiqi solemnly assured, holding her brother’s hand tightly.
"That’s good, that’s good." Qiao Jiezhe’s eyes became slightly red. Recently, he had been thinking too much. He even considered taking his sister to another country if she kept trusting Qiao Yue’er.
He couldn’t let Qiao Yue’er ruin his sister.
Wen Lening called the siblings down for dinner, and the two went downstairs happily, hand in hand.
The family of four sat around the dining table, chatting and laughing, creating a warm and joyful atmosphere.
On the other hand, the inside of the other villa felt lifeless. The servants, worried about not getting paid, worked half-heartedly. Old Mrs. Qiao kept asking people to call her second son, but the call couldn’t get through.
Qiao Yue’er was now filled with deep regret. She really shouldn’t have chosen to stay behind, and now she didn’t even know where her parents had moved to.
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After dinner, Qiao Qiqi and Qiao Jiezhe had a serious talk with their father, demanding he stop giving money to their uncle’s family and cut off any further financial support!
Qiao Yaozu looked at his children’s earnest expressions, feeling a bit helpless but ultimately agreed to their demands.
With their father’s promise, the siblings happily went upstairs hand in hand to chat.
"Sis, do you think Dad can really do it?" Qiao Jiezhe was a bit worried, having witnessed since childhood how their father’s resources were drained by their uncle’s family.
