Carrying the little lucky star, leading the villain on the road to exile

Chapter 375. The Storeroom
"You haven't figured it out yet. The Gu family is back, and they'll definitely come after us later."

"We have so many businesses on our hands. If they want to make things difficult for us, do you think the Bai family can withstand the wrath of the Third Prince and the Gu family?" Bai Jingwen was so angry that he almost slammed his fist on the table, but he held back because he remembered that his two sons were there.

"Father, you're not that cowardly, are you? Since we've already offended them, we might as well think about how to deal with it." Bai Jiannan didn't think that the Gu family, now that they were commoners, could be feared by them.

"I just received news that the Gu family's granddaughter will be entering the Third Prince's residence."

Madam Bai sneered, "Your information is really outdated. I already knew about this before the New Year."

"How did you know?"

"It was all over the news in the capital before, didn't you hear about it?"

The entire capital is saying that the Third Prince is willing to endure hardship and toil for Gu Antong, despite his princely status. Fearing that this fool might be misled by false information again, he went into the inner room and laid out the letters Bai Suihe had previously sent him in front of him. "This is the situation of the Gu family along the way. Read it before you speak."

After reading the letter, Bai Suihe made no attempt to conceal anything, even pointing out that Gu Baijiang had leverage, leaving the Third Prince with no choice but to submit.

Thinking of the string of rumors circulating behind the scenes, Bai Jingwen suddenly looked up. "So Gu Baijiang really embezzled?"

"What do you think? Our daughter has taken care of all our worries."

Now, Gu Baijiang is ruined, and his eldest son is useless. The Gu family's future is already predictable.

However, they will not stop there. They will probably act even more recklessly in the future and will definitely stand on the side of the Third Prince.

The Third Prince is currently favored, but His Majesty is still young, and the Third Prince wants to take that throne…

After Madam Bai pressed him for an analysis, the Bai father and son nodded repeatedly, agreeing that what she said made perfect sense.

The Gu family is tied to the Third Prince, but the success rate is still nowhere in sight.

If they fail, they could drag these in-laws straight into hell.

Although they were businessmen, they knew that taking sides too early was not a good idea. Bai Jiannan stared at Bai Jingwen and said, "Then my sister and brother-in-law really made a wise decision this time. Father, you have to show your appreciation."

"You brat, she's my daughter. Would I ever mistreat her?"

Towards the end, he seemed a little less confident, saying, "I'll send her some silver notes later."

As for the amount, he didn't tell the mother and her two children, but said, "We also need to be careful with the Gu family, lest they retaliate against us."

"Then he needs to have the ability first," Madam Bai sneered. He bullied her daughter and still wanted to stay in the capital peacefully?

In the past, they could only suppress their anger because of Gu Baijiang's official position. But now it's different. Gu Baijiang is ruined and the eldest brother is no longer useful. Of course, she doesn't mind adding fuel to the fire.

"Just watch, we don't even need to lift a finger, those women in the Third Prince's harem will make their move first." No one can stand it. They were supposed to be husbands, but now the Third Prince has found true love. What are they then?
To achieve this, she had planted many spies in the Third Prince's residence. The more chaotic the Third Prince's harem was, the better.

"It's really been a hard job, Madam," Bai Jingwen said. He knew that the Third Prince and Gu Baijiang were destined to be offended, and now that Madam had made preparations, he wanted to add fuel to the fire. "I'll go to my sister's residence for a while."

After saying that, he stood up and waved for his two sons to follow.

Since his two sons showed no talent for studying and had no interest in pursuing higher education, he simply kept them both by his side. As for his illegitimate sons, once they got married, he would give them a share of the family property to prevent chaos within the family. This was one of the secrets to the Bai family's continued strength.

Of the two legitimate sons, the elder has already been designated as the next head of the family, while the younger will receive one-tenth of the family property and start his own household.

So even though he's the only direct descendant of the Bai family, there are many other collateral branches. They usually help each other out, but they don't show off. Many people don't even know that they are connected.

It could be said that Bai Jingwen is only the Bai family in name only.

Madam Bai ignored the three men and their father, and after they left, she took Granny Wu to the main storeroom. Of course, the best things there should be reserved for her children.

Although Bai Jingwen seemed to follow the family precepts, everyone has selfish desires. Among his many illegitimate sons and daughters, he showed favoritism to a few, and their birth mothers also received good things.

These few pieces of soft gauze are nice. There are many mosquitoes in Lingnan, so they can be used to make a mosquito net for my daughter.

Hua Jin had just purchased these clothes for the household a few days ago, originally intended to make clothes for the women in the household after the spring, but now they have been requisitioned.

The color of this Guangling silk is quite nice, perfect for my daughter and granddaughter. I'll make several quilt covers for them.

After selecting the fabric, she skipped over the utensils; these things could be bought anywhere, so there was no need to waste space.

Upon arriving at the jewelry section, she selected several sets of jewelry for Bai Suihe, immediately focusing her attention on items like peace locks and longevity locks. Whether they were gold, silver, or jade, she had her maidservants take them all if they caught her eye. Her granddaughter deserved a different set every day.

These small gifts are quite nice and exquisite. They were carefully selected from the shops and sent to the Bai family to give as gifts. Since they couldn't attend their granddaughter's third-day celebration, full-month celebration, 100-day celebration, etc., these things had to be provided.

Turning to Granny Wu, she asked, "Qingshui, my granddaughter has been born. Shouldn't our household hold a ceremony to celebrate?"

Granny Wu glanced at the accountant standing by and said, “Madam, this is all as it should be, but since Miss is not in the capital, the concubines, young ladies, and young masters cannot send gifts.”

"That's alright. Anyway, their gifts all come from the manor's storeroom, so we'll prepare one for each of them according to the rules."

The accountant, who was registering the entries, recorded everything without blinking and even helped to tally the quantities.

All the accounts in and out of the mansion passed through his hands, and he was already used to his wife's domineering nature.

The master might mutter a word in private at most, then wash his hands of it. So why should this little accountant care so much? They just need to do what the master says.

However, it looks like the warehouse is going to suffer a huge loss today; he could even see the glint in the lady's eyes.

Seeing her head towards the medicinal herbs section, the accountant became somewhat nervous. The century-old ginseng they had painstakingly acquired was probably not going to be available from the madam this time…

When he saw his wife pick up the century-old ginseng that was displayed in the most conspicuous place, he swallowed hard. He knew that they would all be scolded by the master again.

"Madam, this was something we finally managed to find..."

Finally, the accountant mustered up the courage to step forward and ask, "Why hasn't the steward come over today?"
Madam Bai glanced at him and said, "My son has gone through countless hardships and suffered all kinds of pain. He needs this to nourish himself properly."

(End of this chapter)