“But…” A-Yu regretted it as soon as he heard his sister say that. Why hadn’t he thought of that? “I…I’ll win him back.”
As he was about to run away, Bai Nuo grabbed A Yu and said, "No need to go, Chen Qiuling will probably come in person."
“That’s right…” the old woman nodded and said, “She will definitely come in person.”
That person is usually very good at making things look good; there's no way he won't come. They'll just have to wait.
Sure enough, not long after Chen Zhi returned, Ms. Chen arrived, followed by a reluctant Chen Zhi.
“Mother…” Bai Nuo asked herself if she could do what Madam Chen did—smile at everyone she met, even if those people didn’t get along with her.
Before anyone was seen, Chen Qiuling's clear voice could be heard first. Accompanied by a cry of "Mother," Chen Qiuling's red skirt fluttered in first, followed by her small feet, then her slender body, and then, the reluctant Chen Zhi.
"The two children are here too?" Ms. Chen chuckled, then sat down next to the old woman, took her hand, and said, "Mom, your legs aren't very strong, and the two children are still young. Why don't you come and live with us?"
“My son wants to be filial to me, and of course I’m willing.” Compared to Ms. Chen’s enthusiasm, the old woman seemed particularly indifferent.
"That's great!" Ms. Chen clapped her hands and said happily, "Chen Zhi, come and help Grandma pack her things."
Under Ms. Chen's direction, everything was quickly packed up—Ms. Chen didn't throw away any of their belongings; everything was moved to the Bai family's house intact.
Ms. Chen had also chosen a place for them to stay, which was connected to where Chen Zhi was staying. Each of the three of them would have their own room, and the rooms would all be the same size.
When Bai Nuo saw that her room was connected to Chen Zhi's, her eyes flickered, but she didn't say anything.
night.
"Mom, now that you're back, try not to fight all the time." That evening, Bai Dalin returned home. Ms. Chen had prepared a feast. Bai Nuo didn't know how much it cost, but it must have been expensive, because Bai Dalin continued, "Look how good Qiuling is to you. You're eating such good food as soon as you come in. This must have cost me a lot of money."
“We don’t want to eat yours either.” The old woman instinctively wanted to get angry and say that this was Chen Qiuling’s trick, but she held back when she thought of what Bai Nuo had said today. “The three of us can take care of ourselves. You’ve started a new family now, and I don’t want to bother you by hanging around in front of you. Anyway, you’ve got a new partner now, and you’re not happy looking at the old one. So, when Bai Nuo’s mother married into the family, she brought a set of huanghuali furniture, one hundred taels of silver, and some fabrics and jewelry as her dowry. I’ll leave the huanghuali furniture to you, and you can give the one hundred taels of silver back to the two children. We’re leaving now.”
Bai Dalin never expected his mother to say such a thing, and immediately protested, "Mother, what are you saying? Jiang Wanyin married me, so she's mine now, and her things are mine too. Why should I take them back? What kind of logic is that? Besides, those two little brats are all grown up thanks to me. Shouldn't Jiang Wanyin compensate me? Make amends to me?"
Although Chen Qiuling wore a gentle smile, her hands were clenched under the table. She now realized what it meant to invite a wolf into the house. She had originally wanted to leave a good impression on Bai Dalin, but she never expected that this old bastard would actually be after her money. One hundred taels! Did she even know how much that was? Dalin only earned ten taels of silver a month!
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