Li Jifan didn’t wait for An Jing to speak; he hurried into the Agricultural Institute, looking very much like he had an urgent matter to attend to.
"Husband, he dares to look down on you. One day, when he learns your identity, it will scare him to death!" An Jing said somewhat childishly.
Xiao Changyi remained silent, but the corners of his thin lips curled up almost imperceptibly.
He really liked it when his wife defended him.
Instead of going anywhere else, An Jing and Xiao Changyi went home. They didn’t take a carriage but rode on horseback instead.
Without the children with them, it was fine for An Jing and Xiao Changyi to share one horse, besides, riding was much faster than taking a carriage.
Especially since the horse they rode was called Zhuri.
As soon as An Jing and Xiao Changyi returned home, even before they could see their four children, they discovered that Gong Juese had come for a visit.
Gong Juese was sitting with Gong Juechen at the entrance to Yan Yao’s room.
Originally Gong Juechen had been squatting, but that got too tiring, so he simply sat down.
Upon seeing An Jing and Xiao Changyi return, Gong Juese stood up and greeted them, "Jingjing, Brother Changyi, you’re back. I heard from my brother that you went to the county and thought you wouldn’t be back until noon at the earliest. I didn’t expect you to return this quickly."
Gong Juese was very forthright, and aside from sometimes saying things that An Jing found hard to accept, An Jing still liked her very much.
As An Jing was getting off the horse, she teased with a smile, "What brings you here today? Not sticking by your husband’s side?"
"I did want to stay by his side, but when I heard my brother fancied a particularly beautiful maiden, I had to come and see. And really, that Yan Yao is indeed pretty!" Gong Juese also liked beautiful people. Even though Yan Yao was rather aloof and didn’t interact much, Gong Juese still felt a strong fondness for her.
"What? You’ve seen Yan Yao already?"
"Yes, I have," Gong Juese said with a smile and then began to complain, "It’s Zhuzhu too. I originally wanted to bring my brother with me, but Zhuzhu wouldn’t let me. Considering that Zhuzhu is my brother-in-law, I didn’t force my brother to come in either."
Meng Zhuqing, still guarding the entrance to Yan Yao’s room, thought, "When you and my brother ganged up on me, why didn’t you remember I’m your brother-in-law?!"
"By the way, An Jing, why did you order Zhuzhu not to let my brother see Yan Yao?" Gong Juese suddenly became curious.
An Jing couldn’t admit the truth, so she said, "Your brother is too annoying, always pestering the lady by calling her ’wife’ and not letting her recuperate properly."
Gong Juechen interjected unexpectedly, "It’s clearly because you’re afraid I’ll sweep Jade Jade off her feet and turn unplowed rice into cooked rice..."
After a moment of silence, An Jing cleared her throat and decided to change the subject, "Se Se, your timing is perfect. I was actually looking for you. Your martial arts skills are not bad, so I want to spar with you, alright?"
She had wanted to have a bout with Gong Juese last year, but it got postponed until now.
And she truly wanted to have a real fight with someone to see how skilled she had become.
Moreover, she felt that her skills had improved quite a lot since then. After all, her husband had taught her many things in private.
Especially when it came to swordsmanship.
Because, after all, what Gong Juese excelled in the most was the sword.