Chapter 268: Backed by Her Family
Bai Zhi's heart skipped a beat when she heard that hoarse voice.
"Uncle, it's me." She spoke, suppressing the pain in her heart.
"Oh, Xiaozhi." Ye Tiandong cleared his throat to make his voice sound less awkward.
"Xiao Zhi, have you been busy lately?"
Bai Zhi replied, "Uncle, I've temporarily started working at the military hospital. My maternal grandfather is seeing patients alone at Jishengtang. He's been quite busy these past few days, so he hasn't had a chance to call you."
"Are you alright?" she asked, trying to sound relaxed. "How's business at the restaurant?"
"It's fine, everything is fine."
After Ye Tiandong finished speaking, he said nothing more.
It seemed he didn't know what to talk to Bai Zhi about.
Bai Zhi didn't know how to start the conversation.
It felt inappropriate to bring up her wedding when her uncle was going through a divorce and feeling down.
How are things between you and Lu Ye now?
Ye Tiandong brought this up himself, and Bai Zhi followed up on the conversation.
"Uncle, I called you to talk about this."
"Lu Ye and I have set our wedding date for October 2nd. We just decided on this date a couple of days ago, and I wanted to let you know so that you would definitely come to our wedding."
"It's settled so quickly?" Ye Tiandong seemed to want to say something more, but he swallowed his words back.
"fine."
Ye Tiandong sighed, his voice weary, "My dear niece, marriage is like a second chance at life. Just keep your eyes open."
He was blind to his own worth and chose the wrong person; his so-called marriage became a laughing stock.
He was very afraid that Bai Zhi would repeat the same mistake.
She wanted her failures to serve as lessons learned.
I'm also worried that Bai Zhi might cause psychological trauma or burden.
Bai Zhi glanced at the man standing beside her and replied earnestly, "Uncle, I understand."
She thought her uncle was afraid that his experience would be repeated in other people, which was why he gave her such earnest advice.
"Uncle, if the restaurant isn't too busy, could you come to Nancheng earlier? We can take a stroll around Nancheng. Last time you came, it was too rushed. I'm quite familiar with Nancheng now, so I can be your guide. My cousin is here too, let's go have some fun."
Ye Tiandong agreed, "Okay, I'll arrange a time. I'll go closer to the wedding date."
"Thank you, Uncle. I look forward to seeing you again."
After finishing her call with Ye Tiandong, Bai Zhi dialed Ye Qingbai's home landline number, following the number Ye Qingbai had given her.
Wang Lan answered the phone. Bai Zhi exchanged a few pleasantries with her and then asked her to pass the phone to Ye Jingsong.
She then told him about her marriage to Lu Ye and hoped that the family of three could take some time to come to Nancheng to attend the wedding.
Upon hearing this news, Ye Jingsong became even more excited.
“My poor niece, you’ve finally made it through! I’m so happy that you and Company Commander Lu have finally gotten together. Don’t worry, we will definitely go. We’ll start preparing in the next couple of days, and we’ll go over after this batch of pigs is ready for market.”
Bai Zhi knew that their pig farm couldn't be left unattended and was afraid of putting them in a difficult position, so she said, "Uncle, your pig farm is important. Don't worry, just make sure you can attend the wedding. Don't let the pig farm be affected."
"No, don't worry. I can entrust the pig farm to your Aunt Lan's brother. Your wedding is a huge event, the pig farm is not important. Our whole family must be there."
Wang Lan was also anxious to say a few words to Bai Zhi.
Ye Jingsong had no choice but to give her the phone.
“Xiaozhi, we sincerely wish you happiness. As your family, your uncle, cousin, and I will all be there to support you and make sure your husband’s family doesn’t look down on you. We want them to know that you have a family to rely on.”
Wang Lan, a woman married for twenty years, began to share her life experiences with Bai Zhi, offering advice and saying, "I'll also encourage your cousin to visit you more often. Let me tell you, for us women, once we're married, our brothers are truly our support. When I first married your uncle, he always bullied me because of Qingbai (a type of cypress), making me suffer. Luckily, my brother is a butcher, notoriously fierce in our area. Whenever he heard that your uncle had treated me even the slightest bit badly, he would rush to our house with his butcher knife, scaring your uncle half to death. For so many years, your uncle has lived in the shadow and intimidation of his brother-in-law, and has never dared to bully me again..."
"Alright, what are you saying? Can't you say something useful? Give me the phone number."
Ye Jingsong quickly took the phone from Wang Lan's hand.
He absolutely must not let the younger generation know about Wang Lan's methods.
Besides, Company Commander Lu is his son's superior; how can that be compared to their relationship with the older generation?
If his son listens to Wang Lan and goes to settle scores with Lu Ye with a butcher's knife, Ye Qingbai's future will be ruined in no time.
That's really a woman's perspective.
Bai Zhi suppressed a laugh, glanced at Lu Ye who also had a strange expression, and then directly handed the phone to Ye Qingbai.
"dad."
"Uh..." Ye Jingsong fell silent upon hearing his son's voice.
He glared at Wang Lan beside him, gritting his teeth and complaining, "Look what you've done, all you do is spout nonsense."
How heartbroken his son would be if he heard this.
All the impressive image he had painstakingly cultivated over the years was ruined.
Ye Jingsong quickly regained his composure, his voice gentle and ingratiating, "Son, you're here too."
"Yes, I live at my second grandfather's house."
Ye Qingbai's tone was complicated, "Dad, you've really suffered because of me."
Ye Jingsong felt embarrassed and tried his best to prove, "No, no, don't listen to your Aunt Lan's nonsense. I am the pig farm manager. Who would dare to fight with me? If you piss me, I will stop supplying them with pigs. Your Aunt Lan is just bragging."
Fearing that he might make things worse by explaining, Ye Jingsong went straight to the point, "Alright, spend more time with your second grandfather. Also, I'll wire you some money. Ask your cousin what she needs and get it for her. Consider it our dowry for her."
Upon hearing his father's words, Ye Qingbai coughed lightly and teased with a smile, "Can you really make decisions about money?"
"I......"
"Qingbai, what kind of person do you take me for? Do you think I'm the kind of unreasonable woman?" Wang Lan snatched the phone from Ye Jingsong's hand again, her aggrieved voice shouting through the receiver, "I'm not a vicious stepmother. Besides, Xiaozhi's mother is also Qingchuan's cousin. I understand that much. Don't always treat me like an enemy."
Ye Qingbai, "!!!"
He said with a smile, "Aunt Lan, since you are so understanding, please send more money over."
Wang Lan, “............”
"Your dad has the final say on this."
After the call ended, Lu Ye was about to pay the phone bill when Ye Qingbai suddenly asked, "Cousin, you don't need to notify your father, right?"
When this topic was brought up, Bai Zhi's expression turned slightly serious.
She nodded. "Okay, I won't notify you."
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