Chapter 1400: Mother and Son
Chapter 1400: Mother and Son
When Qi Xuansu left Sage Cihang, it was still early. Just as he was hesitating whether to visit Sage Donghua, Madam Qi suddenly appeared out of nowhere.Qi Xuansu was slightly startled. “Madam Qi, were you waiting here just for me?”
Madam Qi thought for a moment, likely realizing that claiming it was a coincidence wouldn’t be convincing, so she turned it around. “You came back and didn’t even think to visit me. Instead, you rushed over to flatter your mother-in-law. Tsk tsk, how filial of you. I had no choice but to come and find you myself.”
Qi Xuansu defended himself. “I didn’t even know where you were, so how was I supposed to find you? Also, didn’t you say before that when the Imperial Preceptor is the Great Sage Lunzhi, you wouldn’t dare come to Jade Capital because you were afraid he’d arrest you?”
Madam Qi replied confidently, “And you just believed that? Times are different now. Aren’t they trying to normalize secret societies? I’m not from the Lingshan Witch Cult or the Cult of Fates, so I’m naturally within the scope of normalization.”
Then, without ceremony, she stretched out her hand toward Qi Xuansu.
Qi Xuansu immediately understood and handed her the two boxes of cigars he had prepared.
“That’s it?!” Madam Qi opened the box and glanced inside. “Your secretary took a large sum from me to buy gifts for your dear mothers-in-law, and this is all I get?”
Qi Xuansu said with a straight face, “The sentiment is different. How can they be compared? Those gifts may be expensive, but money can buy them. But I got these cigars by shedding blood on the battlefield. They’re taken from a Western general, not something you can buy with money. Tell me, which shows more sincerity? Besides, they’re not just my in-laws. They’re your in-laws too!”
Madam Qi weighed the cigars in her hand. “But I want both sincerity and value!”
“Whatever. Take it or leave it.” Qi Xuansu snapped, reaching to snatch the cigars back. “You can’t have everything. I treat you, Qing Xiao, and Little Yin equally. You can compare yourself with Qing Xiao or the mothers-in-law, but are you really going to compare yourself with Little Yin? She’s your granddaughter!”
Madam Qi did like Little Yin, so this time, she had no rebuttal and took the cigars back. “You brat... Fine, I’ll take it, alright?”