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Faced with Boss Li's naked intimidation, Qin Xiaoning simply smiled faintly and said to Hong'er beside her, "Show us away."

Upon seeing this, Boss Li snorted coldly at Qin Xiaoning, then left.

The next day, after Qin Xiaoning taught two students piano lessons, she went to the Wei family for a banquet with Rouer and Zhaoer.

After hearing the report from the maid at the corner gate, Mrs. Wei came out in person. The two of them chatted and laughed as they entered the banquet hall. The eldest and second eldest brothers of the Wei family were already waiting there.

The eldest uncle of the Wei family is in his forties, with a serious and steady demeanor. The second uncle has a more gentle and humble temperament, and his manners and conversation are quite like those of a Confucian businessman.

Seeing Qin Xiaoning being led in by Madam Wei, the Second Master started by saying, "Mr. Lu, you have the honor to visit me. It really adds a lot of glory to my humble abode."

Qin Xiaoning said politely, "Mr. Wei, you are too polite. We are neighbors, and I am the husband of the two young ladies. We should visit each other more often."

It was the first time for them to meet the two masters of the Wei family. After a few polite words, they sat down to the table. Madam Wei wanted to pour wine for Qin Xiaoning herself, but Master Wei Er reminded her, "I heard from Zhao'er that Mr. Lu is pregnant. Sister-in-law, please don't let her drink."

After hearing what Mr. Wei said, Mrs. Wei finally realized: "Oh, look at my memory. I overlooked this."

As he spoke, he hurriedly ordered the maid who was serving the banquet, "Go and get Mr. Lu some fruit drinks."

Although the Wei family is a merchant family, the two heads of the family are both upright and humble people, so the table was very harmonious, and most of the time, Master Wei was communicating with Qin Xiaoning about Zhao'er's situation.

"This child lost her mother at a young age and had a rather dull temperament. Since she started studying with Mr. Lu, I have seen that she has become much more cheerful." Mr. Wei talked about his daughter's situation and expressed his gratitude to Qin Xiaoning: "This is all because of Mr. Lu's careful guidance of her."

Mrs. Wei had told me a long time ago that Mr. Wei was a very capable man, and his business had now expanded beyond the borders. Such a successful businessman, who had remained single after his first wife passed away, and who was so caring towards her daughter, made Qin Xiaoning feel a fondness for him.

"Zhao'er is a very smart child, and she is also quite talented in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. However, her parents are not around her, which inevitably makes her feel inferior. Now that I have become her husband, I will definitely pay more attention to her and guide her in the future. I will not only make her outstanding in talent, but also cultivate her temperament and character."

Qin Xiaoning had a lot of detailed exchanges with Mr. Wei from the perspective of a teacher. It was not until it started to rain outside that Qin Xiaoning said goodbye.

Madam Wei hurriedly stopped them and said, "You'd better wait until the rain stops before you go. There is a door on either side, and you can get there in no time."

Qin Xiaoning looked at the increasingly heavy rain and said, "I don't think the rain will stop anytime soon. We'd better leave now while it's not too heavy."

Seeing Qin Xiaoning's insistence, Madam Wei hurriedly asked the maid to fetch the rain gear, and she held an umbrella to personally escort Qin Xiaoning. Qin Xiaoning declined, "Madam, you are busy at home, so you don't need to be polite to me."

Madam Wei still insisted, and the taciturn Mr. Wei spoke up: "Second brother is fine, let him go and see Mr. Lu off."

Before Qin Xiaoning and Madam Wei could react, Master Wei had already swiftly taken the umbrella from the maid: "Madam Lu, I'll take you back."

The tone was natural, yet it left no room for rejection.

Qin Xiaoning had no choice but to say, "Then I'll trouble you."

The two of them left the front hall. The rain outside was not heavy, but the wind was strong. When Qin Xiaoning stepped out of the door, her sleeves fluttered and the umbrella in her hand was about to be blown over. Master Wei quickly helped her hold the umbrella: "I'll hold it for you."

As he spoke, he put away his umbrella, took it from her, and held it up to escort Qin Xiaoning forward. The wind and rain blew, and although Mr. Wei was attentive, he always kept a polite distance from Qin Xiaoning, and the big umbrella almost completely covered her.

Seeing his side gradually getting wet by the wind and rain, Qin Xiaoning felt bad: "I'd better do it myself, you're soaked." Mr. Wei was happy to hear that. The handsome and elegant man smiled like a clear sky: "It's okay, I'm a grown man, so it's okay for me to get a little wet. Mr. Lu is weak and pregnant. As neighbors, we naturally have to take care of you."

It's so reasonable that it's impossible to refuse.

Only after he considerately escorted Qin Xiaoning through the corner gate and Sister Wang came over with a big umbrella to meet her did Master Wei put away the umbrella and turn back.

In the main house of the Wei family.

Mrs. Wei was thinking about it and couldn't help but say to her husband, "Why do I feel like my second uncle is a little weird today?"

The old man of the Wei family glanced at his wife, snorted inaudibly, and couldn't help but teasing her, "You are still the mistress, don't you have any sense?"

"You mean?" Glancing at her husband's expression, Mrs. Wei guessed hesitantly, "My second brother has fallen in love with Mr. Lu?"

Uncle Wei remained silent, which was considered as his agreement.

Mrs. Wei immediately became interested: "That can't be possible. My sister-in-law has been gone for so many years, and there are many women who want to be my second brother's concubine, but my second brother has never been interested in her."

As Mrs. Wei spoke, she carefully recalled the time they had spent together: "Including this time, my second brother has only met Mr. Lu twice." She said in disbelief: "He can't fall in love so easily."

Uncle Wei glanced at his wife, and said with a hint of helplessness: "Whether you like her or not, what does it have to do with how many times you meet."

He then analyzed the situation to his wife in a concise manner: "When have you ever seen my second brother being so attentive to a woman?"

Mrs. Wei thought about it carefully after hearing this.

Apart from his deceased wife, my brother has never been so attentive to any other woman.

Thinking of this, Madam Wei couldn't help but worry: "Could it be that my second brother is willing to compromise for Zhao'er's sake?"

Before Mrs. Wei could finish, Mr. Wei interrupted her and asked, "What do you mean by compromise?"

"Mr. Lu is a good person with many talents. Why did he wrong my second brother?" There was a hint of indignation in his tone.

Madam Wei said: "In terms of appearance and personality, Mr. Lu is worthy of our second brother."

She paused and said, "It's just that Ms. Lu is pregnant with her late husband's child."

As she spoke, she sighed, "Our family finally had some bad influence when we married a woman with a child from another family."

"You are just too obsessed with face." Uncle Wei retorted pointedly: "Doesn't my second brother have a child too?"

"Anyway, they're both remarried, and both have kids. I think they're a good match."

After making a comment, Uncle Wei said, "Besides, it's rare that my second brother likes her. If he wants to marry a virgin girl, it's not impossible for a family like ours. But my second brother has been unwilling to be moved. Can we just waste time like this? It's not easy to find someone he likes. I think it's a good thing."