I relied on a system to prolong my life in ancient times.

Chapter 197 The Xiao Brothers Meet

"Ahem." Xiao Qin, who was standing at the door, coughed twice. He didn't expect to see his parents showing affection as soon as he returned.

Grandpa Xiao looked over when he heard the voice and was quite surprised. When did this person come in? "Qinian? Why are you back too?"

"Qinian?" Old Mrs. Xiao also turned her gaze to her son and daughter-in-law, her voice full of surprise.

Xiao Qinian and Lin Qin were speechless. Did their father not see them? Did he not care about them at all?

Grandpa Xiao and his wife said: "We only have our precious granddaughter in our eyes, you are not important."

"Father, Mother, I've come back to see you, and I have some things to tell you," Xiao Qinian said.

"What's wrong?" Old Master Xiao asked, puzzled.

"Don't rush, I'll tell you later. Aren't my eldest and second eldest brothers here?" Xiao Qinian asked when he saw that only the elderly couple were in the house.

"Yes, I'm in my room." It's too cold, so everyone else is staying in their rooms to keep warm since they don't have anything else to do.

Thinking of this, Grandpa Xiao suddenly realized that with the weather so cold, he didn't know how his granddaughter had managed to get through the journey.

"Yue'er, aren't you cold? You must have been freezing the whole way here."

"Ugh, it's so cold. I'm wearing so many layers, but I still feel cold," Xiao Siyue said, pulling her clothes tighter.

"Quickly, someone add more fuel to the charcoal brazier, and bring two more braziers." Upon hearing this, Grandpa Xiao quickly gave the order, not wanting his granddaughter to get cold.

Xiao Siyue felt a warmth in her heart; her family doted on her.

"Yue'er, come warm yourself by the fire. Look how frozen your little face is." Old Mrs. Xiao took Xiao Siyue's little hand and led her to the charcoal brazier.

Xiao Qinian and Lin Qin, who were ignored by everyone, also found a stool and sat down.

The maidservant brought each person a cup of hot tea.

At this moment, the rest of the Xiao family also came in. After they returned, the servants went to tell them.

Upon hearing that the third family had returned, they couldn't wait to come to the living room.

Xiao Qiren, the eldest uncle of the Xiao family, strode in with a joyful expression and hugged Xiao Qinian, who had just gotten up.

"Third brother, you're finally back." Xiao Qiren said, patting Xiao Qinian on the back with his big hand.

“Big brother.” Xiao Qinian patted Xiao Qiren on the back as well, and the two smiled at each other.

"Second Brother," "Third Brother," Xiao Qinian hugged Xiao Qili again.

"Third brother, you've changed quite a bit in the past six years." Xiao Qinian looked Xiao Qinian up and down. Xiao Qinian was now more composed and his official demeanor was even more imposing than before. Even though he was much more relaxed in front of his family, it still made the others secretly marvel.

"My elder brother has changed a lot too." Xiao Qiren has become more worldly and prosperous in the past few years due to doing business.

"Haha, isn't Big Brother even more handsome now?" Xiao Qiren asked, raising an eyebrow.

Xiao Qinian gave him a knowing look, which left him speechless.

Old Mrs. Xiao looked at her unwanted son and was speechless. He was already so old.

"Look at how fat you've gotten! And you still call yourself handsome? If you get any fatter, you probably won't be able to walk."

"Mom, look at what you're saying, it's not that exaggerated." Xiao Qiren quickly retorted when he heard his mother say that.

"I'm not fat, right, Yue'er?" Xiao Qiren looked at his round belly and then at Xiao Siyue.

“Yes, Uncle isn’t fat, he looks prosperous,” Xiao Siyue quickly agreed.

"Mother, did you hear that? Yue'er said I look prosperous." Xiao Qiren looked at his mother with pride.

Old Mrs. Xiao: "..."

"Oh my, look at what our Yue'er is saying, your uncle is getting all excited." Aunt Xiao stepped forward, pinched Xiao Siyue's little cheek, and then flicked Xiao Siyue's pert nose.

"Haha..." Laughter filled the room for a moment.

"It's been so long since it's been this lively. You've been gone for six years, so you must be a little unfamiliar with each other now," Uncle Xiao said with emotion.

"Yes, but home is home, and there's no such thing as not being familiar with it. I've always been thinking about it." Although it's been six years, we've kept in touch, even when I just came back.

Looking at the courtyard, which was different from before, I felt a little unfamiliar, but the moment I saw my family, that unfamiliarity disappeared, replaced by a wave of familiar affection.

"Eldest brother, second brother, you've worked so hard all these years." Xiao Qinian solemnly clasped his hands in a fist salute to his two elder brothers. Over the years, he had never fulfilled any of his duties as a son, and his parents had been taken care of by his two elder brothers, which made him feel very guilty.

"Third brother, what are you saying? We haven't worked hard at all." Xiao Qiren quickly helped Xiao Qinian up.

However, this is also true. It's not hard work at all. Their family doesn't need to do any work now. They have a lot of servants at home, and their parents are in good health and have servants to take care of them. They don't need them at all.

At most, they can spend time with their parents from time to time, make them laugh and be happy.

But what they didn't know was that what the elderly person wanted most was precisely this companionship.

"These past few years, I've been so grateful to my elder brothers for staying by our parents' side. I, the younger brother, have never been able to fulfill my filial duties to our parents, which is truly regrettable," Xiao Qinian said, looking at the elderly couple with a guilty expression.

"Oh, Qinian, we understand all of this. Your father and I are healthy and can eat and drink well now. We don't need you to accompany us all the time," Old Mrs. Xiao said with a sigh.

They naturally missed their son after he had been gone for so long, but they also knew that it wasn't intentional on his part. They had poured everything they had into his education back then, so how could they become a burden to him now that he had finally achieved success?

“That’s right, your mother is right. If we miss you, we can come to see you,” Old Master Xiao echoed. His son was the most successful in the Xiao family, and he was overjoyed. How could he blame his son for such a small matter?

Who wouldn't envy him now for having such a successful son?

“Yes, third brother, it’s good that our parents have us by their side. Our family is getting better and better now. If our parents miss you, I will personally take them to see you next time,” Xiao Qiren quickly added.

As for the two aunts of the Xiao family, they were not unhappy at all. Since they married into the Xiao family, they had basically never had a hard life. Now they were living a life they never dared to dream of before.

Many people in the village are envious, saying they are lucky and have no worries at all.

They considered it no big deal to marry their mother-in-law. Besides, since their brother-in-law became an official, they had received many benefits. In other people's eyes, they were the wives of officials, and everyone treated them with respect and flattery.