Mysterious level up! Shen Ye cries and begs for reconciliation again

"The head of the Qiao family is named Qiao Huaizhou, nicknamed Zhou Li. He is the husband of the head of the Feng family. They have a daughter who is two years younger than the young head of the family."

"He is also the person with the lowest presence in the Elders Council. You may not have noticed him. He does not attend many Elders' meetings and rarely participates in major decision-making."

"But don't underestimate him."

Yuan Yuan stressed the key points.

"He is the youngest son of the previous Qiao family director. He had no chance of becoming the head of the family. However, he stepped on his three brilliant brothers and became the first head of the family to enter the Elders' Council."

The heirs of the Qi family will undergo trials. Although the Elders' Council is an inheritance system, it also has their own standards.

If it cannot be achieved, then this generation will not be able to participate in major decision-making in Qishan. The position will be reserved for the most capable, and this is the rule of the Elders' Council.

Yuan Yuan didn't know what Qiao Huaizhou did back then, but he was clear about one thing.

No matter how much this person has cultivated himself in recent years, he must not be offended.

He does not have the kindness of the other people in the Senate. He has a black heart.

"However, you don't need to worry. He is easy to get along with. Just be careful about the taboos—"

Qiao Huaizhou has three taboos: Feng Yiren, his and Feng Yiren's daughter, and the precious orchids in the yard.

"Please come this way and be careful where you step."

The attendants in the Qiao family courtyard led the two people in front. Shen Rao's eyes swept across the pavilions, towers, and beautiful rockery, as well as the precious orchids in the courtyard that were carefully cared for and no one was allowed to touch.

Finish the winding path.

Shen Raocai saw the head of the Qiao family, whom he had never noticed before, under the pavilion.

In the corridor with red pillars and colorful paintings, he was wearing a Chinese-style green robe with a warm jade tassel pendant around his waist. His waist-length hair was casually tied up with a silk ribbon and draped over his shoulders.

At this time, the warm breeze gently blew the hair on her forehead, passing over her eyebrows and eyes that seemed to be drawn in a painting. Even time could not defeat such a beauty.

It is true that this man is as beautiful as jade and a gentleman without parallel in the world.

Shen Rao thought.

"Sir," the attendant stepped forward, "Mr. Shen is here."

Qiao Huaizhou, who was pruning orchids, looked over when he heard the words. Seeing that it was Shen Rao, the beauty smiled.

"coming."

"Hello, Mr. Qiao." Shen Rao said politely.

"Don't be so polite, just call me Uncle Qiao."

Qiao Huaizhou put down the scissors, took the wet handkerchief handed to him by the servant to wash his hands, and greeted Shen Rao warmly.

"I should have gone to see you, but the lady's mansion is not open to everyone, so I had no choice but to write a letter to ask for an audience."

He invited Shen Rao into the tea room. Yuan Yuan wanted to follow him in but was stopped by the attendant: "Please wait outside."

"No."

Yuan Yuan definitely didn't want to do that. She brought Shen Rao here because she knew that the head of the Qiao family was trustworthy. She didn't forget the young head of the family's order and shouted inside.

"Uncle Qiao, I want to go in too."

Qiao Huaizhou turned to look at her. He was very observant and naturally guessed what she was thinking. With a glance, he signaled the servant to let the person in.

Yuan Yuan chuckled, Qiao Huaizhou glanced at her indifferently, said nothing, and raised his hand to signal.

"sit."

After coming in with such a thick face, Yuan Yuan didn't dare to sit down. He stood against the wall and tried to reduce his presence as much as possible.

Tea room, tea room, here to entertain guests, but Qiao Huaizhou did not make tea. He elegantly raised the purple clay teapot and poured a cup of boiled water for Shen Rao.

Before Shen Rao could pause, he said, "I think you don't like tea."

"..." Shen Rao paused as he held the teacup. After a moment, he picked it up and said, "You seem to know me very well."

Qiao Huaizhou smiled: "Master Shen may not know that I work in intelligence."

His beautiful phoenix eyes narrowed slightly and looked over at me, and he was very interested: "Before you came to Qishan, you had several women sitting in the passenger seat. I know them all clearly."

"Cough cough cough-"

Shen Rao was nearly choked to death by the water, and Qiao Huaizhou considerately handed him a handkerchief.

He didn't even bother to wipe his mouth, and hurriedly said, "I've never had another woman sitting in the passenger seat!"

Qiao Huaizhou looked at him with a smile: "I know."

"..."

quiet--

A few crows seemed to fly over Shen Rao's head, representing speechlessness. He took the handkerchief and said, "Thank you..."

"You're welcome."

There was another awkward silence, and Shen Rao couldn't help but ask the thousand-year-old fox opposite him.

"You invited me here just to tease me?"

"Oh, you figured it out?" Qiao Huaizhou looked regretful. "Your reaction is much more interesting than Miss."

Shen Rao was truly speechless.

There's no normal person here, right?

Qiao Huaizhou stopped joking with him and picked up another teapot to fill it up. This time, what he poured out was neither boiled water nor tea.

——It’s grape juice.

Shen Rao started to feel hair on his back.

Qiao Huaizhou still had that gentle look on his face, and the gaze he gave him was like that of a soft and kind elder.

"I just want to see you alone and talk to you. I admire your performance in the Elders' Council."

Shen Rao took a sip tentatively, and it was still the same brand...

He suppressed the turmoil in his heart, calmed down and said, "What do you admire about me?"

Shen Rao really couldn't remember what his performance at the Elders' Council was worthy of admiration.

"Pull out the beard."

Qiao Huaizhou suddenly blurted out these three words.

“?” Shen Rao looked up.

The next second, the tea table was slammed hard, and the things on the table shook three times. The elegant and graceful beauty opposite laughed so hard that she fell backwards.

"That old bastard Yu Liang has finally met his day, hahahahaha—"

"Master Shen, you did a great job."

Qiao Huaizhou sat with his legs crossed in an ungainly manner, his voice bright and unrestrained.

"You don't know how many years I've disliked him. If I weren't old and wanted to show off, I would be the one to pick on him."

"Come on, drink more. The Qiao family will be your home from now on."

Shen Rao was shocked, not to mention him, Yuan Yuan was also shocked.

Is this still the gentlemanly head of the Qiao family?

Shen Rao didn't expect that Qiao Huaizhou was so easy to get along with, even too easy to get along with.

Qiao Huaizhou borrowed juice from him to relieve his sorrow:

"My wife and daughter are all out there, busy every day, never at home. Do you think I'm old and ugly?"

Shen Rao looked at his outstanding face and shook his head slowly.

"I like you, young man, you are honest. I have spent a lot of money to maintain my face," Qiao Huaizhou touched his face and sighed, "My wife at home doesn't understand me at all. She doesn't know how short the blooming period of men outside is, and she doesn't cherish them."

Shen Rao drank his juice silently, pretending not to hear.

"But we look alike," Qiao Huaizhou quickly changed the subject, "Xiaoyan is also busy recently, so she won't go back."

Shen Rao pursed his thin lips and watched the ripples in the cup.

"This is just the beginning," Qiao Huaizhou said, "It's like this when you're with a career-oriented woman. There's nothing you can do about it."

There was a large golden cage in the tea room, with an eagle with shiny feathers inside.

Shen Rao saw it when he came in, but he was not curious. Qiao Huaizhou walked to the cage, teased the eagle with his hand, and suddenly said something.

"You have plans to imprison the young lady outside the mountain, right?"

It was a very firm tone.

"..."

Shen Rao didn't dare to say anything. He was almost numb to how much this elder knew.

Yuan Yuan's questioning gaze was already directed at him.

"There's nothing to be embarrassed about, Master Shen."

Qiao Huaizhou glanced sideways, his gaze was deep and peaceful: "Because I once had the same idea as you, and even - I implemented it."