Chapter 1707 Go Home Early

Chapter 1707 Go Home Early

Miao Le instantly felt dejected. Xia Zhe was already in his 30s, so Xia Zhe's elder brother must be even older and could even be around her father's age! It seemed there was no one available in the Xia family.

In fact, there were other men in the Xia family. For example, Xia Yuan from the second son's family was not married yet and had not met anyone he liked. However, it was impossible for Xia Yuan to take a fancy to Miao Le, so Qiao Mei did not want to cause trouble for herself.

"Then Elder Sister, do you have any brothers?" Miao Le continued to ask.

"Me? I have two younger brothers. The older one is only 11 years old. If you don't mind, you can wait a few more years," Qiao Mei said with a smile.

In 10 years' time, Miao Le would be 26 years old and Zhang Wei 21 years old and no one would gossip about it. However, it would be a little strange for a 16-year-old girl and an 11-year-old boy to get together.

Miao Le blushed from Qiao Mei's teasing. She was not in such a hurry that she would get married to a child!

As they chatted, Xia Zhe came back. He returned with a lot of medicine as well as Zhao Wu.

"You have to wait a while for the salted vegetables. I haven't made any yet!" Qiao Mei said.

"Let's talk inside. Oh right, what's your name again... Miao Le, right?" Zhao Wu said as he looked at Miao Le.

"Yes!" Miao Le said excitedly.

"Alright... It's already so late. Your family must have prepared dinner for you, so we won't keep you! Go home early and don't let your family members worry about you," Zhao Wu said as he pretended to be considerate.

Miao Le's smile froze on her face. This was the first time she had met someone who chased her away so bluntly. She silently turned around and returned to the west room to carry Zhuang Zhuang and left Qiao Mei's house.

Qiao Mei looked at the departing Miao Le and gave Zhao Wu a thumbs up. "You're really amazing. I'm going to be tortured to death by her after so many days."

"I've seen many women like her. This is how my mother dealt with them back then. Don't worry, with me around, I'll definitely settle her for you!" Zhao Wu said confidently as he patted his chest.

Qiao Mei shook her head helplessly and said, "As long as a golden goose like you doesn't get targeted by others..."

Xia Zhe had been standing behind Zhao Wu the entire time. His legs were already numb from pretending to have a limp. He looked at Qiao Mei and Zhao Wu and said, "Can we go in and talk? I feel very uncomfortable after standing here for so long."

Zhao Wu quickly put on a show of helping Xia Zhe back into the house. Qiao Mei also returned to the house after settling the final payment with the shopkeeper.