Chapter 84

Qiao Jiaojiao, everyone in the Qiao family included, was absent-mindedly eating, their minds preoccupied with listening to Qiao Jiaojiao’s inner thoughts.

【Once I’ve copied these formulas, how can I naturally let my parents see them?】

【After they see them, how can I make sure they take it seriously?】

【Once they take it seriously, how can I get them to try the formulas according to the instructions?】

【I really don’t want to come off as too weird. My parents and brother mean the world to me, and I don’t want to scare them, let alone make them afraid of me.】

The Qiao family strained to listen, their eyes darting around the dining table.

Qiao Zhongguo: “Brave girl, just come clean. Dad promises not to be surprised and will take it seriously right away!”

Mrs. Qiao: “My poor Jiaojiao.”

Qiao Tianjing: “No, we should lend a hand to our sister and give her a way out.”

Qiao Diyi: “Can’t we just tell her about the things we can hear in her mind?”

Qiao Zhongguo, Mrs. Qiao, and Qiao Tianjing all glared simultaneously: “No!”

Now, it was Qiao Jiaojiao’s turn to be frightened. If she became too timid in the future, it would be so stifling and restrictive!

Qiao Diyi: “Alright, alright, I was wrong! I admit it was a bad idea!”

Qiao Tianjing raised an eyebrow: “Let me handle it!”

He suddenly got up and walked out of the room.

Qiao Jiaojiao looked up in confusion.

【Huh, did my brother finish eating so quickly today?】

Qiao Zhongguo and the others looked puzzled, not knowing what Qiao Tianjing had in mind.

Soon, Qiao Tianjing returned with a stack of books, casually placing them next to Qiao Jiaojiao.

“Second Brother, I’ve picked out some books for you in the study recently. Study them well and read them carefully.”

Qiao Diyi immediately wrinkled his nose at his brother’s words. Besides military books, he didn’t like to read anything else!

Qiao Tianjing sat back down to eat again. He believed that with his sister’s intelligence, she must have figured out what to do by now.

At this moment, everyone at the table obediently buried their heads in their meals, not looking at Qiao Jiaojiao’s direction, giving her enough time to use the thought-transference talisman.

Qiao Jiaojiao looked at the stack of books beside her, and her eyes lit up.

【Big brother’s help is amazing! Now I can copy down the formulas, stuff them into the books, and then later, I’ll pretend to be playful and accidentally drop the thought-transference talisman…】

【Hehehe, brilliant!】

Thinking of this, Qiao Jiaojiao summoned the Merit Mall and tapped her finger on the thought-transference talisman.

She turned slightly, facing inward intentionally, silently saying in her heart: 【Duplicate!】

Suddenly, a square yellow talisman paper appeared in her hand, about the size of an adult’s palm.

Qiao Jiaojiao duplicated three in a row for better distinction.

She turned back and glanced stealthily, and no one noticed her.

So she immediately pasted the talisman paper on her forehead and recalled the method of making soap.

After Qiao Jiaojiao excitedly took down the thought-transference talisman, there were a few lines of small writing on it, clear and legible at a glance.

【Wonderful! It worked!】

When the Qiao family heard Qiao Jiaojiao’s cheer, they all secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Qiao Zhongguo glanced up and saw Qiao Jiaojiao sitting with her back to the outside, curled up like a little thief, incredibly cute.

Qiao Jiaojiao also transcribed the formulas for perfume and lipstick, and inserted three talisman papers into the first book next to her, then casually patted it.

“Perfect!”

“When my parents come over to hug me, I’ll create chaos by flipping through the books, and then, just at the right moment, discreetly reveal the talisman papers!”

Mrs. Qiao smiled and timely put down her chopsticks.

“I’m done eating.”

Qiao Jiaojiao’s face was full of anticipation.

“Here they come! Mom, come and hug me!”

As expected, Mrs. Qiao came over to Qiao Jiaojiao’s side. Qiao Jiaojiao immediately pretended to reach for a book. Mrs. Qiao saw it and pretended to remind her, “Jiaojiao, these are your brother’s books. Don’t touch them.”

While Qiao Jiaojiao babbled and moved her hands quickly, she grabbed the cover of the book and shook it, causing three talisman papers to naturally fall out.

Mrs. Qiao looked “surprised” and asked, “What is this?”

Qiao Zhongguo, who had “just” finished eating, walked over, picked up the talisman papers, and said, “Hm? There are words on them?”

Qiao Tianjing cleared his throat lightly. “Dad, let me take a look.”

Qiao Jiaojiao immediately stared at Qiao Tianjing with her big, round eyes, full of anticipation.

【Ah, my big brother is so knowledgeable. He’ll definitely figure it out!】

Qiao Tianjing read through them quickly and then “looked shocked.”

“Dad, Mom, it says here that it’s the recipe for making soap, lipstick, and perfume.”

When he reached the last line, Qiao Tianjing’s eyebrows twitched, and he almost laughed out loud.

Because Qiao Jiaojiao was worried that the Qiao family wouldn’t take it seriously, she added a sentence at the end of each recipe:

“The important recipe for becoming rich and reaching the peak of life. It will definitely make money!!!”

With three exclamation marks at the end.

Qiao Tianjing pressed his lips together and said seriously, “Mom, Dad, these recipes look good. How about I find someone reliable to give them a try?”

Upon hearing this, Qiao Jiaojiao was so excited that she yelled, even emitting a “Big Brother!” in her excitement.

Qiao Tianjing’s face was full of joy as he turned to look at Qiao Jiaojiao. “Jiaojiao just called me big brother!”

Qiao Jiaojiao: “…”

【Sorry, got a little carried away there, haha, but really, big brother, you’re so smart!】

“Big brother, big brother!”

“Yeah, yeah, yeah!”

Qiao Tianjing joyfully lifted Qiao Jiaojiao into his arms.

It wasn’t easy for the family to act out this scene!

As for why Qiao Diyi didn’t come over, it was because his acting skills were so poor that he had been collectively warned by Qiao Zhongguo and the others at the dinner table.

Seeing this, Qiao Diyi felt envious and jealous.

Damn it! Jiaojiao’s first “big brother” went to our big brother!

After resolving one worry, Qiao Jiaojiao felt so relieved that she fell asleep.

In the afternoon, she lay in Mrs. Qiao’s arms, seemingly asleep but actually not. Now, after being gently shaken by Qiao Tianjing, she quickly fell into a deep sleep.

The Qiao family looked at each other and sighed with relief.

Finally, Jiaojiao was able to send out the formulas without any psychological burden.

“Eldest, go find reliable people to try these out. We must cut off Meng Guxue and the Second Prince’s source of wealth!”

Qiao Zhongguo’s expression was solemn as he said in a deep voice.

Qiao Tianjing nodded earnestly and suddenly brought up another matter.

“Dad, do you remember the Gu family in Qingzhou? Last time, Jiaojiao mentioned that the Gu family in Qingzhou must have declined. So, I sent someone to rush over and took advantage of the Gu family’s distress to buy a few of their properties.”

“If these recipes prove successful, I also want to use these channels to expand our business!”