The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 401: alert
Chapter 401: Alert
Mrs. Dong spoke calmly, not taking Mrs. Fang seriously. Seeing Bai Qingyan finish the steamed ham, she picked up some pickled vegetables with Shuoyang flavor for Bai Qingyan with her chopsticks: “As long as mother calls her over to ask about the relationship, she will be so arrogant and act like a master to receive guests on behalf of the Bai family.”
Mrs. Dong took a sip of porridge, chuckled and said to Bai Qing: “Mother, I guess… Mrs. Fang might go even further and write an invitation for our Bai Mansion on the grounds that you don’t know the relationship between people in Shuoyang and it’s a waste of time.”
When it comes to matters in the rear house, Dong is the real expert. All kinds of monsters and demons can’t make any waves in front of Dong.
“Although Mrs. Fang is not that great, her son is not bad.” Bai Qingyan lowered his eyes and drank porridge.
“So, your position as clan leader is not given to Bai Qingping’s father, but to Bai Qingping?” Mrs. Dong smiled as she looked at her daughter’s features.
“Since most of our Bai family has returned, it doesn’t matter whether the clan leader has talent or not. The key is whether he can be used and obeyed.”
Bai Qingyan also didn’t want to do anything too drastic. He at least wanted to let the previous clan leader see that although he was removed from the position of clan leader, it was his son who took over the position, so he wouldn’t end up with a desperate situation.
“Mother, you don’t have to worry about Fang. You don’t have to send anyone to reply to her. She will understand what the Bai family means. Now her husband’s position as the clan leader is only temporary and has not been firmly established. She dare not cause any big trouble.” Bai Qingyan said.
Bai Qingping learned about the training and recruiting from Bai Qingyan, and went back to discuss it with his father that day.
Bai Qihe, who was originally only obsessed with repairing rare copies of ancient books, began to think seriously about how to recruit people for Bai Qingyan after listening to his son’s story about what happened in the Bai Mansion today.
“Children of the Bai clan who are fourteen years old or above can also go together. This will set an example for the people of Shuoyang so that they know that our Bai clan is truly willing to atone for our sins and remember the ancestral teachings of our Bai clan,” said Bai Qihe.
In the past, Bai Qihe’s father had the final say. Now that Bai Qihe is temporarily taking over the position of clan leader, he also wants to do something to make amends to the people of Shuoyang, but it’s not that he is greedy for this position.
Bai Qihe hopes that after Princess Zhenguo Bai Qingyan comes back to discipline the Bai family, all family members will truly realize where their mistakes are and sincerely repent.
“Father is right!” Bai Qingping nodded.
Bai Qihe’s gaze fell on his son with a calm look. It is said that the eldest son bears the burden of the family, while the second son eats, drinks and has fun. But his elder brother Bai Qiyun was spoiled by his parents, and his eldest son was also spoiled by his parents. Fortunately, the second son did not grow up astray, and he had a hint of the Bai family’s character.
Bai Qihe smiled faintly: “Although you are the second son, you are more stable than your brother. Your father is relieved! It’s rare that the princess values you. You must work hard for her. Now my Bai family can only rely on the princess. Of course… Your father is not saying this to please you. You just need to remember that the Bai family should be headed by the princess and work together to bring glory to the family. Don’t learn from your grandfather, who only struggled in the small field in front of him and only fought for the small profits in front of him, but lost the long-term!”
A truly wealthy and powerful family values unity and solidarity. Bai Qihe knows this very well and even does not hesitate to point out his father’s mistakes in front of his son to warn him.
Bai Qihe had no pressure from his father, the clan leader, and he suddenly took on the position of clan leader. After tossing and turning for several sleepless days, he actually began to develop some ambition to restore the Bai family.
“Don’t worry, father. I understand!” Bai Qingping said solemnly.
After Fang sent someone to deliver a message to Bai’s house that day, she did not receive a reply for two days, feeling like an ant on hot pan.
It was not until early in the morning that the Bai Mansion sent an invitation to Bai Qihe. Fang finally lost her patience and called the maid who delivered the message over to ask whether the message had been delivered.
The old woman was very sure that the message must have been conveyed, but she didn’t know whether it reached Dong’s ears.
Fang was silent for a long time, then had someone change her clothes and get a carriage for her to go to Bai’s house in person.
But when Fang arrived at the gate of Bai’s house, the messenger told Fang, “Our wife is not feeling well today, and she is busy preparing for the banquet tomorrow, so she is really not available. Please forgive me.”
“What about the princess? Is she free?” the maid beside Fang asked hurriedly.
Fang pulled her maid and asked about the princess even though Dong couldn’t see her. Isn’t this just asking for humiliation?
The servant who reported to the Bai Mansion did not show any contemptuous expression, and still looked neither humble nor arrogant.
“Two days ago, I asked someone to pass a message to Madam, thinking that if I could be of use at tomorrow’s banquet, I would be able to help since I am a family member. But I haven’t received a reply. I wonder if Madam received the letter.” Fang said with a smile.
The servant smiled and said, “The Bai Mansion has its own rules. It is not my place as a servant to ask about other matters. If I do, it will be a sin and I will be punished by a stick. Please don’t make things difficult for me.”
Fang pursed her lips and forced a smile, then turned her head to look at the maid beside her.
The maid hurriedly handed over a purse, and the servant of the Bai Mansion declined with a change of expression: “Madam, our Bai Mansion has strict rules. If I accept your purse, I’m afraid I will be sold by the steward.”
Fang clutched the handkerchief tightly. Is the Bai Mansion really like an iron barrel?
After returning home with a loss, Fang went back to her yard and smashed two sets of tea sets, still feeling furious.
Over the years, Fang had never been turned away by anyone, relying on the fact that her father-in-law was the clan leader. Now that her husband is the clan leader… Dong still doesn’t give her face.
Even though she knew that the Shuoyang Bai family was now dependent on the Dadu Bai family, she had gotten used to the way her mother-in-law and sister-in-law acted, so she always felt that her luck had turned and it was her turn to be powerful, but nothing went as she wished.
Could it be that now that her man has become the clan leader, she has to behave herself?
“Madam, please don’t be upset. If the clan leader knew about this, he would be furious!” Fang’s personal maid Pu Liu said as she cleaned up the broken porcelain pieces on the floor. “Yesterday, the clan leader told you that you must be careful when dealing with the people of the Bai family in Dadu. If the clan leader knew that you were angry after returning from the Bai Mansion, he would be furious.”
Fang pulled her handkerchief, complaining: “I sacrificed my reputation to go to the Bai Mansion, just to let others know that the Bai family treats our family differently, so that no one dares to compete with him for the position of clan leader!”
Thinking of how Bai Qiyun, who had been expelled from the clan, still acted like a brother and scolded her, saying that even if Bai Qihe was temporarily the clan leader, he would not be able to stay there for long and would have to rely on the support of the Bai family to survive, Fang felt as if she was being fried in oil!
The more others looked at them like this, the more she wanted others to see that the Bai family relied on her to host their first banquet after returning to Shuoyang.
First update, love is always there despite thousands of mountains and rivers, can you give me a monthly ticket? T~T