"Father, with our family's connections, it won't be difficult to send my eldest brother's family and you away."
However, Zhijun is my only son, so I'll at least take him with me to put my mind at ease. As for his sister... I have other plans for her."
Grandpa Bai looked at him with some suspicion. "What arrangements? What's Yazhu doing here? If things get chaotic, she'll suffer the most as a young girl!"
His idea was to take all the children away, except for Bai Yajing, who was engaged to Qin Xuanyi. It wasn't that he didn't love his granddaughter, but Bai Yajing had always been raised by her maternal grandparents in the countryside, and her registered residence and relatives were there. No one in Shanghai had ever seen her, so it was better for her to stay. Besides, she was still engaged to Qin Xuanyi!
Since Qin Xuanyi stayed, she naturally didn't need to leave either.
The eldest brother glanced at the second brother silently, and clicked his tongue in amazement at the sweet and affectionate interaction between Bai Yazhu and Qin Xuanyi that he had just witnessed. He thought that if the old man knew, he would probably be furious.
Bai Lao Er's heart skipped a beat. He wanted to keep it from the old man and send them away first, but it seemed that wouldn't work...
"Father, Yazhu... Yazhu, she... she's with Xuanyi..."
Seeing the stunned look on Old Master Bai's face, he quickly tried to make amends.
"Father, Father, don't be angry! They're both daughters of the Bai family, it doesn't matter which one I marry!"
Besides, Ya Jing has always lived in the countryside and has never even met Xuan Yi. It would be the same if her sister were in her shoes!
His voice trailed off under the old man's threatening gaze, and finally he swallowed hard.
Old Master Bai glared at him fiercely. "Foolish! That marriage was arranged for Ya Jing by her mother before she passed away. How can you do such a mess?"
I disagreed with you sending that child to the countryside, but you wouldn't listen. Now you're even taking away the only memento her mother left her. Are you still her father?
"Back then, you drove your first wife to her death, and I told you to clear your head and not let yourself be so infatuated that you couldn't distinguish right from wrong. Did you ignore all my words?"
He gets angry when he talks about it. The wife he chose for his second son was the best of the best. She was a female officer who had made many contributions back then!
This fool got involved with his current second wife while he was out inspecting shops, which angered his daughter-in-law so much that she died from severe postpartum hemorrhage.
By the time he received the news and returned, it was too late. His granddaughter had already been sent to her maternal grandparents' home in the countryside, and he was too ashamed to face his in-laws!
Over the years, all I could do was send money, food, and supplies to make my granddaughter's life a little better.
Bai Lao Er trembled; he couldn't handle the old man's anger...
But thinking of his beloved daughter, he still weakly explained, "Father, arranged marriages are no longer allowed. These young people have genuine feelings for each other, and their love has blossomed over time. It's not right to force them apart!"
His first wife was also a capable woman. She was a good friend of the matriarch of the Qin family. The two women became pregnant not long apart and arranged a marriage between their childhoods. However, things didn't go as planned. His wife died in childbirth, and Madam Qin also died of a serious illness when Xuan Yi was five years old.
Old Master Bai didn't care about any of that. He slammed his hand on the table and shouted, "I don't care about your thieving and promiscuous ways!"
I only believe one thing: Qin Xuanyi is my granddaughter Bai Yajing's fiancé!
And also, bring Bai Yazhu over here!
At this moment, the mother and daughter who were eavesdropping outside the door exchanged a horrified glance, their bodies going limp with fear, but they still mustered their strength and quickly and quietly retreated.
When Bai Lao Er heard the old man get angry, he knew he was in trouble and quickly tried to stop him.
"Dad, Dad, don't get upset! She's still young! She doesn't understand, I'll teach her a lesson!"
Right now, our most urgent task is to resolve our current predicament! We still need to pull strings to buy the boat tickets, and we have to sell what needs to be sold and deal with what needs to be dealt with!
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