Seeing that he couldn't persuade Song Wanning, Wen Xu gave up the idea.
And Wen Tingbai had already returned to Lan Courtyard.
Cui Xiaoxiao had long since lost her former arrogance. Seeing Wen Tingbo returning to the courtyard, she immediately went to greet him and asked anxiously, "Tingbo, you're back. Did any of your former classmates lend us any money?"
Wen Tingbai shook his head. He was always looking down on others with his chin, but now he was lifeless. He just said, "Not a single one of my former classmates has come to my aid."
"What should I do, Tingbai? I don't want to be sold to a brothel." Cui Xiaoxiao said, tearfully tugging at Wen Tingbai's arm, saying sadly, "I will definitely listen to you in the future and never go out and mess around with those messy businesses again. I will stay at home and take care of my husband and children."
"Now, I really can't raise so much money to pay off your debt." Wen Tingbai sat in the yard with a pale face and sighed.
After hearing this, Cui Xiaoxiao knelt down beside Wen Tingbai, holding his hand as if it were her last straw. "Tingbai, I heard that Song Wanning brought a lot of dowry when she married you. She is your wife. Now that our family is in trouble, she should help us."
Wen Tingbai thought of Song Wanning, and the guilt in his heart became even deeper. He looked at Cui Xiaoxiao and said, "In this world, only the most useless men would covet the wife's dowry."
"But you can't just watch me die, right?"
Seeing Wen Tingbai remained indifferent, Cui Xiaoxiao stood up and started to bang her head against the wall. "Since Tingbai won't broach this, I might as well just kill myself. You don't have to worry about me anymore. You can live happily with Song Wanning from now on. After all, she's your legitimate wife, brought into the house in a grand sedan chair. I'm just a concubine. What do all those vows mean to you?"
Seeing Cui Xiaoxiao's behavior, Wen Tingbai finally stopped her and said, "Stop it, Xiaoxiao. Now, I can only shamelessly ask Wan Ning for help."
In Wen Tingbo's opinion, Song Wanning was deeply in love with him. Even if he ignored her, she never thought of leaving. As long as he asked about this matter, Song Wanning would definitely happily offer the money.
It’s a pity that Wen Tingbo got it wrong.
The Song Wanning today is no longer the Song Wanning he remembered.
Wen Tingbai went to the kitchen to get a portion of Song Wanning's favorite date paste cake, and walked into Song Wanning's yard with a licking face.
When he entered the yard, Song Wanning was counting accounts in the room, but he didn't know what she was counting.
Zhuque, who was standing by, saw Wen Tingbai and quickly called out to Song Wanning, "Grandma, the Second Master is here."
Song Wanning looked up and saw Wen Tingbo carrying a box of snacks into the room. He smiled when he saw her, "Wanning, what are you doing?"
"Nothing." Song Wanning said as she closed the account book she was calculating and didn't talk to Wen Tingbo anymore.
Wen Tingbai was filled with dismay, thinking of the huge debt Cui Xiaoxiao owed, but he still continued, "I remember that you like to eat date paste cake, so I specially asked the kitchen to make some. Wan Ning, you can try it."
"Second Master must have remembered it wrong," Cai Que, who was standing nearby, couldn't stand it any longer and reminded him, "Our grandmother never liked date paste cake. This date paste cake is loved by Concubine Cui from the next courtyard. Second Master must have wanted to bring it to Concubine Cui, but he took the wrong road and ended up in our courtyard."
After hearing what Caique said, Wen Tingbai's face was very embarrassed for a moment. He just looked at Song Wanning, forced a smile and said, "Really? I thought you like to eat this too. Then another day, I'll ask the kitchen to make you something else another day."
Song Wanning felt a headache listening to Wen Tingbai's chatter. She looked at Wen Tingbai and said bluntly, "Second Master, why did you come to my yard? What do you want to say?"
"I..." Wen Tingbai, realizing the wrong pastry was delivered, resorted to emotional appeal. "Ningning, you've been so hard-working for the past three years since you married me. You've had to take care of the household and raise Xu'er. It's all thanks to you that I can fight safely outside."
"That's quite true."
Song Wanning smiled faintly. Just when Wen Tingbai thought he had finally moved her, he heard Song Wanning's cold words in his ears, "It is precisely because I manage the Marquis' Mansion that I can let you spend time with your beloved Miss Xiao Xiao outside, and that I have money for you to squander when you return home. Otherwise, do you think the entire Marquis' Mansion really has so much money for you to enjoy yourselves under the moonlight?"
Wen Tingbai looked even more embarrassed after hearing this, but he still looked at Song Wanning and said, "Wanning, I know very well that I was wrong to you in the past. I will definitely make it up to you in the future and help you regain the dignity of Second Mrs. Bai."
Song Wanning's expression remained calm. She only looked at Wen Tingbai and said, "Second Master, there's no need to bluff me with these high-sounding words. Just say whatever you want to say."
Seeing that Song Wanning was unmoved, Wen Tingbai didn't want to bite the bullet and reveal the real purpose of his visit. "Wanning, no matter what, you are my wife, and we are all one family. Although Xiao Xiao has committed a crime, she should at least be given a chance to mend her ways. Now that our family is in great trouble, as the mistress of the family, shouldn't Wanning also... lend a hand to help?"
Song Wanning listened to Wen Tingbai's words as if she had heard something funny. She raised her charming eyes and smiled lightly, "As far as I know, the concubine is Second Master's concubine. It was Second Master who wanted to take her in and later gave her the power of housekeeper. Now that she has caused trouble, Second Master should bear the responsibility. What does it have to do with me? Don't put all the blame on me. I don't admit it."
Song Wanning's expression gradually calmed down as she spoke. "Besides, I really don't have much money to subsidize Concubine Cui. Please, Master, think of another way."
"Wan Ning brought a lot of dowry when she got married, didn't she?" Wen Tingbai felt his face getting hot after saying this, but he still said with a stiff upper lip, "Wan Ning, could you please allocate some money to help us through this difficult time?"
"I always thought that even if the Second Master had no feelings for me, he should still be a gentleman." Song Wanning's words hit Wen Tingbai right in the heart. "Now I didn't expect that he would be just like those street urchins, obsessed with the dowries of his wives and concubines all day long. I guess I really misjudged him before."
After hearing this, Wen Tingbai's face turned red like liver. He looked at Song Wanning angrily and said, "I'm asking for your help now because I'm in trouble, not because I'm always thinking about your dowry. If it really doesn't work out, just think of it as a loan from me. I'll return it to you when the time comes."
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