Bai Yitang, seething with anger, said indignantly, "Grandpa, what we care about is not this house, but the fact that some people are approaching you with ulterior motives, and you haven't noticed. If this house is given to my second uncle's family, my parents and I won't say a word, but if it's given to Bai Xinrou, I will be the first to object."
Old Bai's face was ashen as he coldly glanced at Bai Yitang.
"Do I need your approval for the decisions I make? Even your father doesn't dare to interfere in my affairs, so how dare you try to control me?"
"Dad, calm down. Yitang is impulsive, don't take it to heart," Xu Hualan said in time to appease Old Master Bai, giving Bai Yitang a look to shut up.
Bai Kangcheng also stepped forward to persuade him.
“Dad, there’s no rush to divide the family property. We don’t care how much you give us. As for the arrangement of the old house, you have your own ideas, and we, as your children, understand. However, I remember that this house was left by my maternal grandfather, and it’s an old house that has been passed down for over 150 years. I think if my maternal grandfather knew this in the afterlife, he would still hope that his descendants could continue to carry it on.”
"Yes, brother is right. The importance of this house lies not in its price, but in the continuation of our family's sentiments. We should carefully consider how to allocate it."
Bai Kangcheng and Bai Kangyan moved out the house to live with its true owner, their deceased maternal grandfather.
Old Master Bai was speechless for a moment.
Seeing that Elder Bai was somewhat moved, Bai Xinrou, who was standing to the side, suddenly became a little anxious.
After much persuasion over the past two days, she finally convinced Old Master Bai to divide the family property.
Just when she thought the house was about to become hers, the two Bai brothers forcefully stopped her, leaving her feeling very unwilling.
"Grandpa Bai, it's alright. After all, this is the family property left by our ancestors. It's really inappropriate for an outsider like me to accept it. How about we just let it go?"
Old Bai waved his hand coldly: "Xinrou, what have I always told you? In my heart, you are no different from my own granddaughter. Moreover, compared to my own granddaughter who is busy every day and can't be seen at all, you are willing to stay by my side. I have decided to let you recognize Kang Cheng and Hua Lan as your parents. In this way, you will rightfully become my Bai family's granddaughter, and it will be reasonable for me to give you this house."
"Dad, why didn't you discuss this with us?" Bai Kangcheng was genuinely surprised.
Even Xu Hualan looked somewhat surprised at this moment.
"I disagree! Grandpa, isn't this forcing me to buy and sell? You like Bai Xinrou, but it's not like my parents like her. If you want to give her a legitimate status, why don't you take her in as your goddaughter? If that's not possible, you can marry her!"
Bai Yitang's thunderous words plunged the scene into an eerie silence.
Old Master Bai's face had turned ashen. He grabbed the water glass from the bedside table and, without saying a word, smashed it at Bai Yitang's face.
"You bastard, are you even speaking human language? How could you insult such a wonderful girl as Xinrou like this?"
Bai Yitang narrowly avoided the water glass, but he didn't expect Old Bai to actually throw it at him. He glared angrily at Old Bai.
"I humiliated her? If this woman had any shame, she wouldn't stay in the Bai family. Besides you, who among us treats her and her daughter well? Heh, living in the Bai family, we provide them with everything they eat, wear, and use, and now they're even eyeing the Bai family's assets. My grandfather is senile, but the rest of the Bai family isn't. Bai Xinrou, what are you two up to? You might fool my grandfather, but you can't fool me!"
A flicker of hatred crossed Bai Xinrou's mind.
From the moment she moved into the Bai family home, Bai Yitang has been constantly going against her.
If she weren't wary of Bai Kangcheng and Xu Hualan, who were not easy to deal with, she would have dealt with this kid long ago.
"You brat, you're getting more and more outrageous!" Old Bai got up, gripped his cane against the headboard, and made as if to get out of bed to teach Bai Yitang a lesson.
Bai Qianmo stepped forward and helped Bai Lao up, but secretly used her strength to push him back onto the bed.
“Grandpa, Yitang has been speaking recklessly for quite some time now. I’ll teach her a lesson for you later. But since the family hasn’t reached an agreement yet, I think we should postpone the division of the family property for a while.”
As shrewd as Xu Hualan was, she knew that Bai Qianmo was planning to retreat in order to advance.
She quickly stepped forward as well.
“Dad, Qianmo is right. Please don’t hold a grudge against Yitang. However, dividing the family property is not a trivial matter. We need to think it over carefully and not rush into anything. I think we should give everyone some time to think before making a decision.”
Old Bai's sharp eyes swept over his children and grandchildren.
"Don't think I don't know what you're up to. You don't want Xinrou to take over the Bai family's old house, do you? Fine, I won't talk about the house for now. Xinrou, come here."
Bai Xinrou was secretly delighted and obediently walked to Bai Lao's bedside.
As Bai Lao bent down to rummage through the folder, Bai Xinrou glanced provocatively at Bai Qianmo beside her.
Bai Qianmo, your grandfather values me more than you in his heart. You must feel terrible about it, right?
In front of his children and grandchildren, Mr. Bai took out a check from his folder.
"Take this money first. If you find a house you like in the capital, buy it yourself. Consider it Grandpa Bai's dowry for your future marriage."
Bai Qianmo glanced at the check; it started with a 2 followed by seven zeros, a full twenty million!
Upon seeing the amount on the check, Bai Xinrou couldn't contain her elation.
"Grandpa Bai, I really can't accept so much money."
Zhang Cuiyan, who was standing to the side, couldn't wait any longer. She reached out and glanced at Bai Xinrou, then took the check that Bai Lao handed over.
"Grandpa Bai, you've been so good to Xinrou. Even if Xinrou isn't your biological granddaughter, she'll definitely treat you like her own grandfather in the future. Xinrou, hurry up and thank Grandpa Bai."
Bai Xinrou's face was full of gratitude and emotion.
"Thank you, Grandpa Bai."
"Grandpa's gone mad," Bai Luoyu whispered to Bai Yitang beside him.
Bai Yitang scoffed lightly: "You're only just realizing that?"
However, considering that the old man's abnormal behavior was due to his mind being controlled by the sleep-inducing Gu, even though he was so angry that his teeth ached, he couldn't bring himself to argue with the old man.
So this whole drama of dividing the family property ended with Old Master Bai giving Bai Xinrou 20 million.
Although 20 million is not much to the Bai family, they still felt it was a loss to give it to Bai Xinrou, knowing she was not a kind person.
This was the thought that Bai Yitang held most dear.
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