"Oh? What do you mean?" Mr. Bai was also surprised. It was rare to see him report something with such a serious expression.

The middle-aged man told Mr. Bai what he saw, and Mr. Bai touched his chin.

"Ordinary people can't own a carriage. And according to what you said, the horse is not an old horse, but a strong and healthy adult horse."

"This Qiu Hanyan definitely doesn't come from an ordinary farming family. It seems this matter needs to be carefully considered."

Mr. Bai also understood the interests involved. It seemed that Qiu Hanyan could not be touched.

If he was born into an ordinary farmer's family, he would definitely not let go of such a talent, but otherwise, he would not let him go.

If something goes wrong, the Bai family will be destroyed.

"You did the right thing. Go find the butler to collect your reward." Mr. Bai praised the middle-aged man with appreciation.

The middle-aged man thanked him and walked out, then Mr. Bai went to Bai Xinrui's yard.

Bai Xinrui was still playing on the swing.

Before I got close, I heard her happy laughter.

"Xinrui, come here, Dad has something to tell you." It has been a long time since Master Bai spoke to her in such a gentle voice.

Bai Xinrui asked Lianxin to stop pushing her and walked obediently to Master Bai.

Mr. Bai said earnestly, "Xinrui, Mr. Qiu is indeed a very talented young man, but he is not suitable for you."

"Don't bother him anymore. Father will definitely choose a suitable husband for you and will not marry you to the old man of the Chen family."

"Your mother was just joking with you before. No matter how bad we are, we will never marry you to a dying old man."

The smile on Bai Xinrui's face faded. She looked at Master Bai warily and said aggrievedly, "Father, is your daughter so useless in your eyes?"

Mr. Bai was puzzled and asked, "Why do you have such an idea?"

"Otherwise, why would you ask me to give up marrying Mr. Qiu? Father, I beg you, I don't want to marry anyone else, I only want to marry Mr. Qiu, please grant my wish."

Mr. Bai sighed, "Silly girl, this isn't a matter of whether we agree or not. It's that Mr. Qiu has no intention of marrying you at all. Do you understand?"

"I'm such a good person, why wouldn't he want to marry me? He just can't get used to me for the time being. Once he gets used to me, he'll naturally be willing to marry me."

The patience on Master Bai's face gradually disappeared, and he angrily scolded: "Bai Xinrui, are you really going to kill our entire family before you are satisfied?"

"Dad admits that you have excellent vision and the person you chose is extremely outstanding."

"But how could such a person possibly look down upon our family?"

"He won the title of Jieyuan in this imperial examination. He will surely be able to pass the Huiyuan or even the Zhuangyuan in the future."

Bai Xinrui was immediately overjoyed: "Isn't this great? This way, Dad, you'll have a son-in-law who's a top scholar!"

"Our Bai family is rich and can provide him with money to take the imperial examination, but he must marry me first."

"Dad, I will be the wife of the top scholar in the future." Bai Xinrui said happily to herself.

Mr. Bai closed his eyes and suddenly felt very tired. He had explained it so clearly, why couldn't she understand?

Or maybe she understood, but was just avoiding it at the moment.

"Are you pretending to be drunk and not understanding what your father is saying?" Mr. Bai glared at her angrily, and Bai Xinrui blinked.

She really didn't understand. She really thought this was great, didn't she?

Seeing Bai Xinrui like this, Mr. Bai felt even more powerless and glanced at Lianxin who was standing aside with her head lowered.

Thinking back, Xinrui was as smart as her, but later she had a fever and her brain was damaged.

But it’s okay, just being a little stupid...it’s okay.

Otherwise, my wife and his two children would have died long ago.

"Bai Xinrui, I solemnly warn you now, do not bother Mr. Qiu again. We are just merchants."

"Mr. Qiu definitely comes from a wealthy family, not the poor one you think he is. If you provoke him again and cause any trouble, I will not give up the entire Bai family for you."

“At that time, I will only drive you out of the Bai family and protect the Bai family.”

After saying this, Mr. Bai turned around and left without waiting for Bai Xinrui to come back to her senses or speak.

Bai Xinrui's eyes gradually turned red, and tears unconsciously fell. She looked at Lianxin with a look of grievance: "Lianxin, what should I do?"

"No matter what I do, it's wrong."

"Why does everyone hate me? What did I do wrong?"

Lian Xin hurried forward to comfort her and held her in her arms: "Alright, alright, my dear girl, please don't cry. You're crying so hard that it almost breaks my heart."

"Master, if the mistress doesn't feel sorry for you, this servant does."

"Master is simply frightened by Mr. Qiu's status as a top scholar. After all, as the old saying goes, the people should not fight against the officials."

"The Bai family is just a family of merchants. Since Mr. Qiu passed the imperial examination and became a top scholar, it is almost certain that he will become the top scholar in the future."

"It's normal for Master to have some considerations. As the saying goes, a woman chasing a man is easy. I don't know anything about destiny, I only know that water dripping wears away stone."

"What do you think?"

Having said that, Lianxin threw the question back to Bai Xinrui.

After hearing this, Bai Xinrui regained her confidence.

"Indeed, Lianxin, go find me some of that medicine. Didn't you say the prefect would treat the successful candidates to dinner tonight?"

"I don't believe it. This won't work." Bai Xinrui gave herself an encouraging gesture.

A look of triumph flashed in Lian Xin's eyes, and she quickly responded, "Okay, young lady, since you are so determined, I will go and find that medicine for you."

Having said that, he bowed quickly and walked out quickly.

Bai Xinrui continued to sit on the swing, not knowing what she was thinking.

When it was almost dark, Lian Xin finally came back, limping. Bai Xinrui hurried forward and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

"It's nothing, girl. I just fell accidentally." Lianxin smiled embarrassedly, but there was a flash of forbearance and anger in her eyes.

Although Bai Xinrui was a little confused, she understood what was going on. She held Lianxin's arm and asked again with a firm look, "What's going on?"

"If you don't tell me, I'll check every room."

"No, young lady, let me tell you, this is what happened. I went to the building to ask the madam for medicine, and when I was about to come back, I ran into a drunk customer."

"He mistook me for a girl from the building and dragged me into the room. If the madam hadn't arrived in time, I would have been raped by him."

"Thank you for your hard work, Lianxin. You have really worked hard." Bai Xinrui's eyes turned red again when she heard it.

Lian Xin shook her head: "As long as the young lady does not despise me, I will definitely help her get what she wants."

"My dear Lianxin, what would I do if you were not by my side?"