Young Master Is Being Jealous Again!
Chapter 509: Qin Ruan represents the third master to attend the Lu family banquet

Chapter 509: Chapter 509: Qin Ruan represents the third master to attend the Lu family banquet

Uncle Li heard Josh’s grumbles.

He laughed and said, "You’re right, Xiaowu was scared by them once. She only found out afterwards that it was a ruse and she gave them a hell of a lesson."

Uncle Li’s words were filled with nostalgia.

Josh slipped out from the hand resting on his shoulder, turned around, and looked at the three individuals standing obediently side by side by the door.

He narrowed his eyes and asked, "How did my cousin’s wife deal with them?"

Uncle Li replied meaningfully, "She naturally attacked their weak points, leaving quite an impression."

Josh’s eyes shifted, he asked Uncle Li, "What weaknesses do they have?"

Uncle Li shook his head, "I can’t tell you that."

Josh pursed his lips, thinking that Uncle Li was really protective of them.

In his heart, he had already noted the names Su Wang, Li Zilan, and Shen Ran.

One day, he would get his revenge!

When Uncle Li got wind that Su Wang and the others had schooled Josh about West City, he explained to Josh that there were both good and bad people in West City, and that the picture painted by Su Wang and the others was quite one-sided.

The people of West City were those living at the very bottom of society, but many of them still possessed a kind heart.

They struggled to make a living, remaining cheerful in the face of hardship.

Having experienced darkness, they were even more inclined to bring light to others.

Josh didn’t understand, he looked confused.

Uncle Li said, I’ll show you a different side of West City.

That day, for the first time ever, the wonton shop closed.

The customers who ate their wontons there every day found this highly unusual.

After all, Uncle Li’s wonton shop was known for being open all year round, come rain or shine.

Uncle Li took Josh to several places to give him a deeper understanding of West City life.

Places where ordinary people in West City worked

Josh saw the hard-working, sincere side of the common people in West City.

They were hunched over, carrying bags of cement on their backs, a fine layer of dust hovering in the air from their movements.

They earned their pay through manual labour, supporting their families.

Some were the breadwinners of their families, others were someone’s son.

They might not dress well or eat fancy food, but their faces were brimming with happiness.

Josh entered the most ramshackle buildings in West City, where the atmosphere was full of the ordinary tasks of daily life.

In one home, the door was open. Inside the small, dilapidated room a child was sitting on a stool, studying and reading out loud.

From the poorly soundproofed kitchen came the sound of cooking, interspersed with a woman’s complaints.

A day laborer, his hands covered in dust from work, walked into the tiny kitchen.

The child sitting on the stool put down his pen and poured water into a cup, bringing it into the kitchen.

Soon the sound of laughter and chatter emanated from within.

The firewood, rice, oil, and salt were life itself. The complaints might not necessarily indicate unhappiness, but rather spice in life.

Uncle Li said a lot to Josh, but he would only remember those words said with a poignant sigh.

Good and evil are two opposing sides of human nature, there are innate and acquired forms of each.

Good and evil exist in poverty and wealth, it’s just that the way and extent they manifest are different.

Yes, human nature’s good and evil aren’t stratified, they merely take different forms.

Josh was subtly changing in West City.

His growth may have come late, but it was not too late.

It seemed Josh could imagine his cousin’s wife’s hard life here.

Maybe that was why, even though Qin Ruan clearly distinguished between love and hate, she still preferred to give people a chance.

...

Qin Ruan had been staying at the Huo Family for five days, without stepping out of the house.

Today, as she lay half-reclined on the living room couch after dinner, she flicked through the messages on her phone.

While scrolling, she received a call from her second brother, Qin Mei.

"Ruanruan, help me, save me!!!"

Qin Mei’s wails and howls came through the phone and into Qin Ruan’s ears.

She blinked, from her second brother’s mournful tone, it didn’t seem like he was in any danger.

Knowing that he wasn’t in any danger, Qin Ruan still felt obliged to ask, "What’s wrong, Second Brother?"

"I’m going crazy! Five days! I’ve been stuck at home for five days!"

Qin Mei’s voice was filled with desperation, almost hysterical.

It was clear that he was really about to go stir-crazy.

Qin Ruan chuckled, "Second Brother, you need to talk to Dad and Big Brother about this, not me. I can’t help you with this."

Qin Mei sounded dejected, "Dad and Big Brother are not home, I’m all alone in the house."

"At this hour, dad and big brother have gone out?"

"Yeah, Dad’s friend had a grandson, and they’re off to join the celebrations."

Upon hearing this, Qin Ruan’s expression became playful, "Is dad trying to persuade big brother to get married?"

Qin Mei pondered, "Seems like it. I saw big brother leaving, and he didn’t look too good."

Qin Ruan rubbed her belly, her face revealing a motherly expectation.

"I wonder what kind of sister-in-law big brother will bring us."

"No matter what kind, as long as she is docile, it would be good."

Qin Mei was genuinely afraid.

Han Xian, Han Kexin, Tang Ya, these three women, were all more malicious than the last.

All he wished for was for the big brother to find a docile, non-demon sister-in-law.

Qin Ruan: "It will happen, we’ll keep an eye on big brother together."

"We definitely have to!"

Qin Mei had already been led astray by Qin Ruan.

The two carried on discussing the topic of their future sister-in-law.

A few minutes passed, and Qin Mei finally responded. "No, Ruanruan, I didn’t want to discuss with you what kind of person our future sister-in-law would be. I’m about to go crazy staying at home!"

"I know, aren’t we chatting to soothe your lonely heart?"

Qin Ruan saw a Huo family servant coming over with a fruit plate.

She straightened her body.

The servant put the fruit plate on the table, leaned over to her, and asked in a low voice, "Miss, are you attending the Lu family’s banquet tomorrow? Should we prepare your gown in advance?"

The gown was prepared for Qin Ruan by the third master before he left.

As Qin Ruan picked up a cherry from the fruit plate, still not having put it in her mouth, she heard the servant’s words.

She lifted her head and asked in surprise,"Tomorrow?"

The servant nodded respectfully: "Yes, the Lu family is holding a formal cabinet induction celebration for Master Lu tomorrow. You will be representing the third master to attend."

Qin Ruan clicked her tongue lightly and put the cherry in her mouth.

Time really flies. The day of the banquet was upon her.

She told the servant, "Alright, prepare the gown first."

Qin Ruan thought to herself, making an appearance at that time shouldn’t pose much of a problem.

The servant agreed and went upstairs to prepare Qin Ruan’s outfit and jewelry for the banquet tomorrow.

Qin Mei, who heard the conversation over the phone, was immediately interested.

"Ruanruan, you’re going out to play tomorrow!"

Qin Ruan rolled her eyes, continued eating her fruit, and said to Qin Mei: "What play? I’m just going to be a wallflower."

Putting on a masked smile in front of so many strangers, if that’s not being a wallflower then what is?

Qin Mei whispered, "Actually, I also received an invitation from Lu Yichen. But I promised Dad and big brother not to go out before school starts."

"And then?"

"Ruanruan, can we negotiate?"

"No!"

Qin Ruan refused crisply and neatly.

She knew her second brother was desperate to get out of the house.

Qin Mei whined, "Ruanruan, you can’t treat me like this."

He really just wanted to get out and breathe some fresh air.

Qin Ruan told him earnestly, "The Lu family’s banquet invited many people. The four big families and the six aristocratic families will all be there. Without the second or third masters in Capital City, we should avoid too much contact with them. If you want to go out, how about I pick you up tomorrow, and you stay at the Huo family for a few days?"

"Great! Great!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Mei was nodding frantically.

Though she couldn’t see it, Qin Ruan could sense the excitement in his voice.

"Meowmeowmeow -"

Suddenly, a cat’s meow came.

Qin Ruan’s face paused a moment, and asked, "Is that Xueqiu?"

"Yes, it’s so lazy. It either eats or sleeps all day. Dad and big brother practically worship it, buying the best food, things, and clothing for it. You don’t know, it’s toiletries are even more expensive than mine, can you imagine, Ruanruan?!"

Qin Mei’s frantic voice, mixed with Xueqiu’s meow, came simultaneously into Qin Ruan’s ears.

She ignored her second brother’s rant and asked, "Xueqiu is constantly meowing, what’s happening?"

"Meow...Meow! Meow meow!!!"

Xueqiu’s meowing was getting more and more intense.

It seemed as if it knew the person on the phone with Qin Mei was Qin Ruan.