Everyone had left, so Bai Nuo didn't want to linger any longer. Jiang Qiao'er was so angry that her face turned pale. Bai Nuo comforted her for a couple of minutes, and Jiang Qiao'er tried to rush over and pull her sister back, but Bai Nuo quickly stopped her.

"Are you crazy? Aren't there enough rumors about Third Sister already? If you rush over and cause a scene, how will Third Sister face anyone?"

Given Old Lady Yu's temperament, who knows what she'll say to Jiang San Niang? Jiang San Niang will then lose all face and dignity, having already given herself away before even getting married, and might even be drowned in a pig cage.

"Then what should I do?" Jiang Qiao'er was almost going crazy. She didn't know what her sister saw in Yu Ziqing. He was a complete pretty boy, and his small frame made it clear that he was not a man who could support a family. All he knew was classical Chinese and he couldn't even distinguish between the five grains. If such a person became a high-ranking official, he would be a disaster.

"Don't do anything right now, and don't go anywhere!" Bai Nuo pressed Jiang Qiao'er into the stool. "Just take good care of the cloth shop, sell your cloth properly, and wait for your sister to come back. Try to persuade her if you can, but try to avoid going to other people's houses."

Modern women who give themselves to men rarely have a good ending, let alone in ancient times when even ankles couldn't be exposed and veils had to be worn when going out.

Jiang Qiao'er had no other choice but to take a deep breath and nod.

Bai Nuo thought to herself, "Women really have no intelligence at all when it comes to love. Even a shrewd woman like Jiang San Niang is no better than a ten-year-old girl when it comes to love."

"I'm going back now. Take care of yourself. If it gets too bad, we won't open today," Bai Nuo said, parting ways with Jiang Qiao'er.

"Where have you been? Why didn't you cook? Who do you want to starve to death?" Upon returning to the Bai family home, he was surprised to see Chen Qiuling standing at the door, instead of lying in bed resting during her pregnancy.

This is quite a strange thing.

With Bai Dalin not home, Chen Qiuling wouldn't pretend to be weak; her true, man-eating nature was on full display. But Bai Nuo wasn't afraid of Chen Qiuling either, and directly retorted, "You have hands and feet, can't you cook for yourself?" She doesn't eat their food, so why should she be in a hurry to cook? She's not a servant.

"I'm pregnant with your father's child!" Chen Qiuling glared at Bai Nuo.

"Then go ask my dad to come back and cook for you. It's not like I'm the one who got you pregnant."

"Ouch..." Chen Qiuling suddenly clutched her stomach, "My stomach hurts so much...it hurts so much..."

"Ms. Chen, I advise you not to do these things. My father isn't here. What are you pretending for? Aren't you pregnant? Pregnant women should eat more. Go and cook some food."

"I'm going to tell your father you can't live here anymore!" Chen Qiuling screamed. She was determined to get rid of this bitch! No, kill her!

"Then I'll just have to tell everyone in the village that my dad remarried and then abandoned me, and that my stepmother abuses me every day!" Bai Nuo said nonchalantly, not caring at all.

She didn't want to get too entangled with Chen Qiuling. First, she went to see A Yu, then helped A Yu change his dressing. After watching A Yu eat the steamed buns she bought, she went straight back to her room and ate with her grandmother.

Chen Qiuling kept cursing Bai Nuo in the yard, and her voice carried directly into the room.

"You!" The old woman looked at Bai Nuo, who was becoming more and more beautiful, and said helplessly, "You shouldn't have provoked her. Once she complains to your father, our lives will be difficult."

“We wouldn’t have a good life even if she didn’t complain. My dad is bewitched by her.” Bai Nuo said vaguely with her mouth full of steamed buns, and handed one to the old woman to defend herself. Although she hated Bai Dalin, she didn’t want to speak ill of her son in front of the old woman.

Seeing how stubborn Bai Nuo was, the old woman had no choice but to say nothing.

"Please take them all into the main room. Thank you everyone."

Bai Nuo loved this time of day in the evening. She felt that the most beautiful time of day was not sunrise, but sunset. As the sun began to set, the evening glow filled the entire sky. The sun softened its sharpness and became gentle. Although it was not as vibrant and intense as in the morning, dusk was the anticipation of every morning. Watching the sunset was like watching every hope.

She was sitting on the threshold watching the sun set when Bai Dalin's loud and cheerful voice came from the gate, a cacophony of voices.

Are there guests at home? Bai Nuo stood up as she thought this, and then she saw Bai Dalin come in first, followed by three men dressed in the same clothes, each of them carrying a box.

Bai Dalin came in first, and seeing Bai Nuo, he seemed to be in a very good mood today, as he asked in a friendly tone, "Where's your mother?"

Bai Nuo protested to Bai Dalin many times that Chen Qiuling was not her mother and she did not want to call Chen Qiuling her mother, but Bai Dalin and Chen Qiuling insisted on acting as her parents.

"She's sleeping inside."

Bai Dalin didn't really want to ask Bai Nuo where Chen Qiuling was. He was just in a good mood and casually mentioned it to Bai Nuo. After asking, he walked right past Bai Nuo, turning back to the three men as he went, saying, "Here, here, thank you all."

Bai Nuo looked at the three men. Who were they?

The three men put down the boxes they were holding, opened them, and took out the contents. Bai Nuo then saw that the boxes contained dishes, two dishes in one box. After taking out the dishes, Bai Dalin was even happier. He took out a tael of silver from his pocket and stuffed it into one of the men's hands, saying, "Thank you all. This is just a small token of my appreciation. Please take it and have some tea."

"It's all thanks to Brother Bai, our master is very grateful." One of them accepted the silver from Bai Dalin.

"Would you gentlemen like to stay for a simple meal?" Bai Dalin asked in a more refined manner.

"No, no, we're just bringing Brother Bai back; we still have to go back and report," the man said before taking his leave.

"Oh dear!" After watching the person leave, Bai Dalin looked at the dishes on the table, paced back and forth happily, and then rushed into the room, "Qiuling, Qiuling, get up quickly."

As soon as Chen Qiuling saw Bai Dalin, she wanted to complain, "Dalin, my stomach hurts so much! Why are you so late? I can't have a good life without you at home. I'm going to lose your baby!"

But Bai Dalin was so happy at this moment that he didn't notice what Chen Qiuling was saying. He just wanted to share with Chen Qiuling, "Never mind that for now, I have some good news to tell you. Get up quickly."

Bai Nuo could hear Bai Dalin's voice clearly from outside.

"What's wrong?" Chen Qiuling's voice was listless.

"We've struck it rich, you know? Today I saved the son of an official, and the official was so happy that he gave me a thousand taels of silver as a reward. We're rich now!"

Bai Nuo was stunned. What? Bai Dalin made a fortune?