Chapter 857: No Need to Stand on Ceremony Between Us

Qin Peijiao seemed to have thought of something and quickly added, "But Xiao Zheng mentioned to me that your sister-in-law should have noticed those people too."

He Jinxuan nodded at him slightly, "Yes, the reason I asked you to help investigate is because she mentioned someone was following her before."

Qin Peiyi looked at He Jinxuan, "What do you plan to do next?"

He Jinxuan’s expression was somewhat serious, "This is not a trivial matter. I need to see Xinyan’s thoughts before deciding."

Qin Peiyi thought that made sense, so he said, "If anything, just let me know."

He Jinxuan naturally understood Qin Peiyi’s intent, "Thanks."

Qin Peiyi patted He Jinxuan on the shoulder, "There’s no need for formalities between us."

After finishing discussing this matter, the two began to chat about other things.

Soon, Zhao Enrui shouted from the yard, "Peiyi, the food is ready, those two troublemakers haven’t come back yet, do you want to go out and find them?"

Qin Peiyi understood clearly in his heart, it must be that the eldest tipped off the second one, and now neither of them dared to come back.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he and He Jinxuan walked out of the room, they saw two little kids peeking outside the main gate, "Get in here."

Zhao Enrui was worried that his family’s firecracker would scare the two kids again, "Talk to them nicely, don’t scare them."

Qin Peiyi glared at his two sons, "They’re cowardly, one dared to ruin my good wine just to sell an empty bottle, the other dared to risk delivering the message, and you’re saying they’re cowardly?"

But now with He Jinxuan here, he couldn’t scold them right away, "Let’s eat first."

Qin Xiaokong was quite clever, "Dad, I’m sorry, I know I was wrong, I shouldn’t have taken your wine bottles to sell as scrap."

As soon as wine was mentioned, Qin Peiyi felt heartbroken; he had just opened the bottle a few days ago and was usually reluctant to drink much, yet this little rascal destroyed it for him.

Seeing his dad’s expression, Qin Xiaokong tried to appease him, "Dad, calm down, I didn’t dump out your wine, only gave it a new place."

Upon hearing his second son’s words, Qin Peiyi widened his eyes and asked, "Where is the wine?"

Qin Xiaokong quickly ran to the side room and shortly returned with a small basin, "Dad, the wine is here."

Seeing the wine still there, Qin Peiyi finally calmed down a bit, "You’re not completely senseless."

Qin Xiaokong smugly said, "I am your son, after all, quite smart."

But just as he finished speaking, Qin Peiyi smacked the back of his head, "You call it smart to put my good wine in this shabby basin just to sell the bottle?"

Qin Xiaokong muttered quietly, "I was just trying to help someone."

Qin Peiyi glared at his second son, "What are you muttering, speak up."

Qin Xiaokong suddenly raised his head and made eye contact with Qin Peiyi, "I sold the wine bottle to help someone, not for myself."

Qin Peiyi saw his disgruntled expression, "No matter the reason, what you did was wrong."

At this point, Zhao Enrui had already set the dishes on the table, "Alright, whatever it is, discuss it after eating."

Qin Peiyi looked at his second son, "We’ll settle this after dinner."

With the ready-to-eat food brought by He Jinxuan and the special dishes prepared by Zhao Enrui, the meal was quite sumptuous.

Qin Peiyi looked towards He Jinxuan, "Fortunately, the wine was just taken out of the bottle today by that kid, otherwise it’d be wasted. Let’s drink it between us brothers today."

The two transitioned from discussing work to family, then reminisced about their days in the army and their old comrades, and before they knew it, they drank too much.