(The order of worlds is not fixed. This novel is essentially a feel-good story, so please be kind, dear readers.)
After Bai Yuzhi died from an illness, she was bound to a system and gained a ...
Xu Hanshan suddenly felt that taking the time and effort to bring Xiaoqing back to Bai Yuzhi was really the most correct decision he had made besides bringing Bai Yuzhi to the mansion.
Now Bai Yuzhi seemed to have suddenly become lively and cheerful, with indescribable vitality in every frown and smile.
Xu Hanshan followed her words and walked forward with Bai Yuzhi. His car was parked in front of the mansion. Adjutant Chen was sitting in the passenger seat. When he saw them coming, he opened the door and got out.
"General, Miss Bai."
He glanced at the pocket watch on his hand and gently reminded: "Time is almost up, shall we go now?"
Xu Hanshan opened the car door and signaled Bai Yuzhi to get in with his eyes.
Bai Yuzhi is now accustomed to riding in this kind of car, because in the past half month in the mansion, the second concubine would take her out to the street almost every two days, and they always rode in this kind of car.
So she just smiled at Xu Hanshan to express her gratitude, then sat down with the hem of her cheongsam gathered, while Xu Hanshan naturally sat next to Bai Yuzhi.
The distance between them was almost non-existent. Bai Yuzhi's slender shoulders would occasionally rub against Xu Hanshan's arm as the car bumped along, but Bai Yuzhi seemed unaware and continued looking out the window.
Xu Hanshan was in a very good mood.
In his opinion, Bai Yuzhi had allowed him to get close to her without her noticing, otherwise she would have definitely avoided him at such a close distance of skin to skin.
When the car arrived at the entrance of Jinshan Butterfly, even Bai Yuzhi, who had seen many big scenes, couldn't help but be dazzled. It was worthy of being the largest dance hall in Huchuan, with bright lights and wine, and extremely magnificent.
There is a golden stone lion placed at the door, but no one dares to snatch it. This is enough to show that the power of the White Tiger Gang behind it is indeed not small.
Today is the opening day of the Jinshan Ball, so there are always waiters outside the door to greet guests. When they saw Xu Hanshan getting out of the car and were about to come over, they found that he did not leave immediately, but spread his palms upwards and leaned forward slightly.
"Madam, come down."
The voice was unnaturally gentle.
The waiters looked at each other in bewilderment. They had never heard that General Xu Hanshan had a wife. Judging from his attitude, he must be very fond of his wife. What kind of noble family did she come from?
For a moment, not only the waiters, but even the guests who had not yet entered were looking towards Xu Hanshan vaguely.
I saw a slender hand belonging to a woman stretched out from the car. Her skin was as white as the first snow, her fingertips were slender, and her skin was fair and plump, which was very eye-catching.
Some people can be seen as rare beauties just by looking at their hands.
Everyone is looking forward to it.
Bai Yuzhi placed her hand on Xu Hanshan's palm. Xu Hanshan chose to do a face-saving favor to her at this time, which meant that he already cared about her. She didn't need to refuse. The way of wanting to refuse but also to accept had to be just right, otherwise it would only make people feel disgusted.
She stepped out of the car with her pointed white leather shoes on the ground, and inadvertently adjusted the hairpin in her hair.
"hiss--"
What a peerless beauty!
No one around said a word. This was what was meant by "a loud voice might frighten the gods in heaven." Some people were certain that the appearance of the white jade would make all those who appeared at the Jinshan Butterfly today pale in comparison.
But the person involved did not show any abnormality. She did not realize how much shock her beauty brought to the people here. Bai Yuzhi was just struggling with whether she should take Xu Hanshan's arm and go in.
Xu Hanshan was still holding Bai Yuzhi's hand. He raised his foot, but found that Bai Yuzhi was still there.
"What's wrong?"
Bai Yuzhi moved her slender hand that was held in someone else's palm: "I heard that at a dance like this, girls have to hold the man's hand to enter. Is that true?"
She seemed very shy. Her cheeks were flushed pink, but she still pretended to be calm. Her little face was tense, as if she was saying something very serious.
Xu Hanshan couldn't help but chuckle. He thought that he had already gotten a great deal by holding hands and going in, but now that Bai Yuzhi had taken the initiative to bring it up, he certainly couldn't let go of this good opportunity to declare his sovereignty.
Xu Hanshan let go of Bai Yuzhi's hand and bent his arm, leaving enough space for Bai Yuzhi to hold it up.
"Madam, you are very polite. Please take my arm."
Perhaps falling in love is not just a passionate emotion in an instant, it may also happen in the long-term relationship, and then at some unexpected moment, it will come unexpectedly.
Like now.
They walked into Jinshan Butterfly together. The waiters continued to greet and see off guests, and Bai Yuzhi looked at the gazes that had never stopped staring at her since she walked in.
Most of the men and women were wearing suits and Western dresses. There were only a few people who wore cheongsams as formally as Bai Yuzhi.
A middle-aged man was puffing smoke from a cigar between his fingers. When he saw Xu Hanshan come in, he came over to chat with him with a smile on his face.
"Mr. Xu is here. Thank you for giving me some face."
This person is Guan Tong, the boss of Jinshan Butterfly and the leader of the White Tiger Gang.
He was the first person in the whole place who dared to come and talk to Xu Hanshan.
The rest of the people who were watching saw Guan Tong take action, and then they came over one after another to surround Xu Hanshan, exchanging pleasantries with him.
It's hard to believe that these people had never met Xu Hanshan before.
This is the unspoken rule of the upper class. Even if you don’t know someone well, as long as they are useful, you can get to know them immediately.
Bai Yuzhi stood next to Xu Hanshan and also received a lot of attention. For example, now someone was using Bai Yuzhi as a topic to talk to Xu Hanshan.
"Who is this person General Xu brought with him?"
Most of the dance partners brought by this group of people are their wives or daughters. They are just there to make up the numbers and liven up the party. If there are really no dancers available, they may just pick a random dancer from the party to take the place.
Therefore, most of them are familiar faces, which makes the presence of white jade even more eye-catching.
Xu Hanshan gently patted the white jade-like shoulder: "Madam, go play."
Nowadays, most people understand the term "Madam" as wife. If Xu Hanshan really thought that Bai Yuzhi was Mr. Xu's ninth concubine, he should have called her "Ninth Madam" at this time. This was his selfish desire.
Sure enough, after he said this, the way others looked at Bai Yuzhi changed, and they immediately showed respect to him.
Guan Tong immediately chimed in, "Madam Xu, aren't you interested in playing Pai Gow? My wife happens to be playing with someone upstairs, so why don't you join in the fun?"
Xu Hanshan looked at Bai Yuzhi's face and saw that she seemed to be interested in this, so he nodded and said, "Thank you for your concern, Mr. Guan. My wife has a gentle personality, so I will personally send her up."
This means to support Bai Yuzhi.
Xu Hanshan personally escorted him upstairs. Bai Yuzhi was a person that no one could afford to offend in this place today.