Once back in her room, Xu Keke immediately asked Du Wei to send Yan Shuo away. Lying in bed, she surprisingly felt a sense of belonging to the bed and the room.

Xi Bao came in from outside carrying a tray. The master and others were having dinner downstairs and asked her to take good care of the young lady. She was originally in charge of cleaning, so she had no idea how to take care of her. It was the old woman in the kitchen who said that she should just ask the young lady what she wanted to eat and then come and tell them.

Upon hearing Xi Bao's question and glancing at the milky white chicken soup on the tray, Xu Keke nimbly jumped up and ran to the nearby washroom, where she vomited violently again.

She cursed Yan Shuo in her mind again. He could have just asked her to help him steal, even though she might not actually do it. But there was no need to scare herself like this.

They're on the space station, and they have to be humane with prisoners; even psychological torture is forbidden. If they want to know something, they can just open their brains and insert a chip—there's no need for all this trouble.

The progress of human civilization is inevitable; Yan Shuo is a bastard.

“Miss, you don’t know, when you were not back, the Third Miss said she wanted the Master to send you to a church school, and the First Madam also said she wanted you to apologize to the Sun family and marry that idiot in the Sun family.”

"What nonsense are you talking about? Who taught you to gossip in front of the young lady?" Du Bingtian pushed open the door and rushed in, glaring at Xibao. "Get out of here! You don't even know how to keep your mouth shut. How dare you say such things in front of your young lady?"

Xu Keke couldn't let him chase Xibao away, so she said to Xibao, "Go get me a glass of water. I'm not eating anything today."

“How can you not eat? The young marshal specifically instructed that you haven’t eaten anything in the hospital either.”

Looking into Du Bingtian's loving eyes, Xu Keke felt that he was not much different from the chicken leg in that bowl of chicken soup, just as disgusting.

"Madam wants me to go and apologize to the Sun family?" Xu Keke didn't beat around the bush with him.

Du Bingtian was only stunned for a moment before immediately saying, "Don't listen to Xibao, she..."

Xu Keke interrupted him, "Our family still needs to make a living in this city. Even for your sake, we can't afford to offend the Sun family too much. Grandmother also said that it's better to resolve conflicts than to create them."

"Your grandmother... she's right!" Du Bingtian sighed deeply. A rare hint of genuine affection flickered in his eyes as he looked at Xu Keke, waiting for her to continue.

"It is only right that I go and apologize."

Xu Keke's words startled Du Bingtian. He was somewhat incredulous, instinctively feeling that his daughter shouldn't be so easy to talk to.

“I can understand why Madam wants me to apologize. She made a mistake and offended someone, so she will definitely lose face at the Sun family. Besides, she is the mistress of the Du family. If she goes there and gets criticized, it will also damage our family’s reputation. The only one left in the Du family who can still go out and has the status is me. So I said it is my turn to apologize.”

The eldest daughter's understanding nature was a stark contrast to her vow that night to never go. Du Bingtian suddenly felt incredibly wise; his eldest daughter had read her mother's diary and clearly understood how her mother had been acting. She was imitating her mother, so she had finally seen the light.

"only,...."

"But what?" Du Bingtian moved forward a little, looking at her with concern, afraid that she might change her mind.

"It's nothing. After all, I'm just a junior, and I'm going to the Sun family on your behalf. I should at least give them an explanation."

Du Bingtian was stunned, and asked somewhat naively, "Explain what?"

Xu Keke smiled and said, "My grandmother always told me that if you do something wrong, just apologizing verbally is useless. If you want people to forgive you, you have to show it through your actions. Either give something to others or punish yourself to appease them."

"As for concessions, I don't think you and the Du family have anything the Sun family would be willing to accept. That leaves self-punishment. What do you think we should do? It'll be easier for me to talk to the Sun family; that way, it'll show our apology is sincere. Otherwise, if we go and they're still angry, it'll be a wasted trip, don't you think?"

Du Bingtian pondered Xu Keke's words, and had to admit they made some sense. The only question was, who should be punished for this self-punishment? This question popped into Du Bingtian's mind, but he didn't ask it directly. His eldest daughter had already stated that it was his wife who had made the mistake. So, without a doubt, the punishment would be for his wife.

He hadn't really thought about how to punish her. He couldn't very well tell people that he had beaten her up, even though he really had.

How do you think it should be said?

"If you ask me, take away your wife's power to manage the household and make her stay home and reflect on her mistakes."

"Ah!" Du Bingtian exclaimed in surprise, then hesitated, "This... isn't it a bit...?"

Xu Keke didn't mince words. She glanced at the time, her tone tinged with impatience, "Think about it again. Anyway, it's ultimately your decision. Hand over the household affairs to Second Madam for now. Once things are back to normal with the Sun family, you can have Second Madam return it to Madam."

"It's possible that the second concubine wouldn't even want to take on this job. She's a meticulous person; if she had to manage the family's affairs every day, it would probably wear her out. I'm afraid you'll have to show some authority and make her prioritize the Du family, not worry too much about personal gains or losses."

Du Bingtian's daily routine outside consisted of trying to decipher his superiors' thoughts. Judging from Xu Keke's expression, he knew she was exhausted. He quickly smiled and said, "You've had a long day too, so hurry up and rest. I originally came up to urge you to rest. It's all Xibao's fault for making you worry about the family again."

Xu Keke smiled nonchalantly and turned to Xibao, saying, "Have Butler Liu find someone to bring you a small bed and put it in this room. I'm afraid I won't feel well tonight, so you can stay with me for now."

Xi Bao was worried about how the master would deal with her later, but when she heard Xu Keke say this, she smiled happily and said, "No need to move the bed, I can just make a makeshift bed on the floor. Besides, Steward Liu is not in the manor right now."

Xu Keke was startled, but pretended to ask casually, "Where did Butler Liu go?"

"Butler Liu's son broke his leg. The family sent him a telegram, and he left in a hurry around noon." After saying this, Xi Bao glanced at Du Bingtian, as if to say, "This isn't me being nosy; it's Miss who asked."

Du Bingtian was furious with her. He had told her not to talk about it. What did Lin Meijuan do all day at home? Couldn't they find someone smarter to put here?

Du Bingtian stormed off from Xu Keke's place and went to find the second concubine.

The second concubine never imagined that one day the master would come to discuss with her the idea of ​​letting her manage the household, and even asked her if she was willing.

The second concubine couldn't just say she was willing; of course, she declined several times.

But after a few attempts, she was afraid that if she refused too much, the master would go to the third concubine. So, without much persuasion from Du Bingtian, she agreed.

Even so, Du Bingtian was still sighing, "My mother raised Ajin so well, this child is truly prescient. She told me that you might not be able to agree, and asked me to persuade you to consider the bigger picture."

Only then did the second concubine realize who had given her the power to manage the household.