CHAPTER 375: CHAPTER 368: MU XIULAN HAS RETURNED

This time, accompanying Mu Xiulan back home was actually Qiao Xingbang. Boss Qiao couldn’t make it and was not at ease with his wife coming back to the Mainland alone. Initially, Brother Fei was meant to be sent, but since he was also very busy, Qiao Xingbang volunteered himself.

Of course, Qiao Xingbang primarily wanted to come back to see his master, but he was also keen on taking the opportunity to have some fun on the Mainland.

The ancestral home of the Mu Family had been severely damaged over the past ten years, but fortunately, He Xuewen had already had it repaired. Although it couldn’t be fully restored to its original state, it had been brought back to some 70 or 80 percent of its former glory.

With Mama planning to return, Sisi naturally had to accompany her throughout the journey. She asked for leave from her school, and Tian Xinhua also took time off. With his mother-in-law visiting, it was only right for him, as the new son-in-law, to keep her company.

Mu Xiulan returned in mid-September. Originally, she had planned to come back during the summer vacation, but Boss Qiao did not agree, saying that the weather was too hot at that time, and that the Mainland lacked air-conditioning. He insisted that Mu Xiulan wait until the weather cooled down before traveling.

And so the trip was postponed to September, but something Mu Xiulan said took Sisi by surprise.

"Mr. Mo and his family are in Guangzhou, we came back together. Mr. Mo said he would come over to Beijing in a few days, and then we’ll all have a meal together."

Mu Xiulan was very happy; to be able to return home with Mr. Tang was a great honor indeed!

Sisi didn’t expect Mr. Tang to actually be a man of his word. Last year he said he wanted to visit Beijing, and this year he just showed up, even seeking out her Mama, which was incredibly efficient of him.

He Xuewen also came. He was going to accompany Mu Xiulan to Ningbo for the ancestral offering. Although they were no longer husband and wife, as the former son-in-law of the Mu Family and the child of an old family friend, it only made sense for him to go.

However, as soon as Qiao Xingbang saw He Xuewen, he was on high alert, because Boss Qiao had given him a serious warning before they left.

"Xingzai, aside from ensuring Aunt Lian’s safety on her trip back, there’s one more thing—don’t let her have too much contact with Ah Nan’s Old Dou. He looks as cunning as a vixen and is the best at charming others."

At this moment, upon seeing He Xuewen—the ’vixen’, Qiao Xingbang’s expression screamed ’just as I thought’. Every time he saw He Xuewen attempting to talk to Mu Xiulan, he would suddenly barge in, making it impossible for He Xuewen and Mu Xiulan to continue their conversation.

Sisi fiercely slapped him on the head and dragged him out.

"Qiao Xingbang, are you out of your mind? Why do you keep interrupting my Daddy and Mama’s conversation?"

"My Old Dou told me, your Old Dou and Aunt Lian shouldn’t talk too much," Qiao Xingbang said as he rubbed the sore spot where he had been slapped, wanting to slap back but thinking better of it since they were on someone else’s turf.

Sisi couldn’t help but laugh and cry at the same time. Boss Qiao’s jealousy was just too much!

"My Mama has already married your Old Dou. What is there for your Old Dou to worry about?"

"Of course, he has to worry. Your Old Dou is just like you, looking like a vixen. Ordinary people, if they don’t have my strong willpower, would definitely be tempted," Qiao Xingbang declared, brimming with righteous indignation.

Sisi slapped his head again and yelled, "Qiao Xingbang, do you have a death wish? Who are you calling a vixen?"

After being smacked on the head twice, Qiao Xingbang’s anger flared, and he glared at her, growling, "He Sisi, are you looking for a beating?"

"Who do you want to fight?" The moment Tian Xinhua, who came out upon hearing the noise, heard this, his face darkened immediately.

Qiao Xingbang, seeing that it was the pretty-boy Tian Xinhua, looked disdainful and mockingly said to Sisi, "Sisi, how could you settle for such a wimpy husband? Listen to your second brother, dump him. I can find you someone much better than this pretty-boy in Hong Kong."

Sisi gave him a ’condolences and be strong’ look, but Qiao Xingbang was puzzled.

Tian Xinhua smiled dangerously. He was sulking about having to wait three years to get married; who would have thought a fool would show up to be bullied?

"What? From Young Master Qiao’s tone, it seems like you’re quite skilled?"

"Of course, I am the best black boxer in Hong Kong." Qiao Xingbang boasted smugly.

His claim wasn’t a lie; ever since he practiced the footwork taught by Shangguan every day, Qiao Xingbang’s kung fu had improved by leaps and bounds, becoming a six-time consecutive boxing champion in Brother Fei’s ring.

"That formidable? Then shall we have a little spar?" Tian Xinhua smiled lightly.

"With your scrawny physique? I could lay you out with just one finger." Qiao Xingbang looked at Tian Xinhua with a hooligan’s sneer.

"Who’s the weakling? We won’t know until we compare, will we? Could it be that Young Master Qiao is afraid to compete with me?" Tian Xinhua incited Qiao Xingbang.

Sure enough, Qiao Xingbang got riled up by that and charged forward angrily, fists swinging, while shouting, "Sisi, this is your fiancé asking me to hit him, you know? If I hurt your fiancé, you better not go complaining to my Old Dou!"

"Don’t worry about it, Qiao Xingbang. Just go ahead and hit him hard," Sisi said with a grin.

Qiao Xingbang wondered in his heart if this brat Sisi also wanted to dump her weakling fiancé, hence she was using his hand to beat up this pretty boy?

But before he could finish that thought, Tian Xinhua’s punch swung over, brimming with killing intent, which immediately caused Qiao Xingbang to break out into a cold sweat.

Damn, He Sisi’s fiancé is just like He Sisi herself, both acting like docile pigs but are actually tiger masters!

Qiao Xingbang, though a six-time consecutive boxing champion, was still a worthy opponent for Tian Xinhua but was ultimately one move short. In a few minutes, Tian Xinhua had kicked Qiao Xingbang to the ground.

Tian Xinhua smiled triumphantly and said to Qiao Xingbang on the ground, "Sorry, this ’weakling’ here is just a bit stronger than you, the boxing champion!"

Tian Xinhua, after thoroughly beating Qiao Xingbang, was in a great mood, pulling the onlooking Sisi into the house. As Sisi crossed the threshold, she made a face at Qiao Xingbang, who was still lying on the ground, infuriating him to death.

However, ever since Qiao Xingbang was defeated by Tian Xinhua, he had become much more subdued, and his arrogance had faded, making him look a lot more pleasant.

Mu Xiulian was very grateful to the Old Man and his family. She promised that after returning from paying respects to ancestors in Ningbo, she would definitely go to Yuequan Village to thank Tian Manjin and Tian Mantong in person.

The Old Man shook his head and said, "No, we should be thanking you for sending Ah Nan to our Tian Family. Ah Nan is a child of great fortune, and our Tian Family has basked in her light!"

"Besides, Ah Nan is now our Tian Family’s granddaughter-in-law, so what’s there to thank or not thank for? We’re all family," Granny Zhao said heartily.

Mu Xiulian’s smile stiffened. She had never expected that her daughter would already be betrothed, and to the Tian Family at that?

Although He Xuewen said it wasn’t because the Tian Family was exploiting their beneficence, but rather that Ah Nan and that stinky boy Tian Xinhua had been childhood sweethearts and were mutually in love, she still felt a bit uneasy.

How could she, as Mama, be happy about Ah Nan being spoken for at such a young age?