After discussing jewelry for three quarters of an hour, Mrs. Bai still hadn't shown any interest in giving gifts. The Fifth House's wife, ignoring her daughter-in-law's expression, immediately made a request: "Niece-in-law, the Laba Festival is almost here. We, the Fifth and Fourth Houses, are all alone away from home, so it's inevitable that things are a bit bleak. If the younger generation could bring us some good gifts, we'd be able to get by this year better. Niece-in-law, don't you think this makes sense?"
Touching the large, round pearls on her neck, Mrs. Bai narrowed her eyes and said, "Oh, my niece doesn't know much about this. She didn't live in the Marquis's Mansion before. If there are any rules in the Marquis' Mansion, let me summon the housekeeper to ask."
Secretly resenting the fact that Bai knew the truth but was pretending to be ignorant, the Fifth Lady clenched her handkerchief and said with a wry smile, "Rules are rules, but the younger generation's feelings are another matter."
Bai, who had brought the teacup, asked calmly, "Is that so?" "But although my niece comes from a merchant family, she also knows that the smell of money is something that most wealthy families don't want to be tainted with. If I give away precious treasures for no reason, others might laugh at me for being too attentive."
The Fifth Lady listened to Bai's words and knew that she was looking for a good deal, not to give away something for nothing. After pondering for a moment, she said, "That's right. There are several banquets in the capital before the New Year, and I, your aunt, am here to take you to see the world."
After hearing this, Bai laughed so hard that she fell backwards. As she laughed, she said, "Thank you so much for showing me the way, auntie."
The fifth lady who was sitting in the background stood up and said with a tense expression: "Sister-in-law, we still have some things to do, so we will take our leave first." Then she bowed and pulled the fifth lady out of the hall.
Chang'er, who kept lowering his head and rolling his eyes, saw the fifth lady leave, and then he muttered in a low voice: "You can't take advantage of me enough. I'm not a poor relative, but I want to ask for money for no reason. Miss, I'll go to the outside of the yard to spread some salt to get rid of the bad luck." After Chang'er finished speaking, seeing that Bai didn't object, he turned around and rushed into the hall.
Bai Shi put down the teacup in her hand, still smiling, and said softly, "Bad luck."
The wealthy and powerful simply loved to play it safe and speak in roundabout ways, which made things easier for Bai. As long as she feigned ignorance, no one could do anything to her. Unless they were willing to sacrifice their dignity and ask directly for it, they wouldn't get the benefits for free. Even if they did ask, they wouldn't be able to get them for free.
The Bai family had plenty of money, and the Bai father married his daughter to a marquis' mansion in the capital so that she would have someone to rely on for the rest of her life. The Bai father had only one daughter, Bai, and she was incredibly beautiful. Since ancient times, excessive beauty required the protection of the powerful.
Furthermore, since Bai's father had no brothers to support him, outsiders might have thought that marrying into the Marquisate was taking advantage of his situation, but that wasn't the case. Bai's father saw Gu Yankai's deep love for Qin and believed that such a son-in-law would not treat Bai unfairly. Otherwise, with such a large sum of money, there were many other Marquisates in the capital that could have married concubines, so there was no need to choose the Ningyuan Marquisate.
However, Bai's father didn't expect that Gu Yankai's deep love was not a good thing. Gu Yankai gave all his affection to Qin. While Bai was being neglected, she also had a hard time in the Marquis' Mansion in her previous life because of her low birth.
But this life is different. Bai is willing to take risks. Having died once, he doesn't need to care about those trivial matters.
Thinking about her past life, Bai touched her flat belly. She felt an inexplicable sadness in her heart, thinking about her Ye Ge'er and the unborn child.
Bai Shi remembered that Gu Yankai would be back from his border patrol duties by the end of next year to report back. In their previous life, it was around that time that they had consummated their marriage and had Ye Ge'er. In this life, Bai Shi wanted to wait a little longer, at least three years until she was 29 years old, before consummating her marriage with Gu Yankai.
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