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

Gu Kaiyuan has absolutely no interest in other women. He's a clean freak, both emotionally and physically.

However, I can't tell my wife any of this, otherwise she'll think there's something wrong with me and wonder what I'll do if she doesn't want me.
Bai Suihe also knew that no one is perfect. In later generations, those who appeared to be deeply devoted to their wives and families would still do some dirty tricks in private.

Every act of trust between people is like a gamble, and this was true even in ancient times.

Even legal constraints can't keep those men in line, let alone any written constraints.

“I don’t distrust you,” Bai Suihe could only say, “Let’s let things take their natural course. As for dividing the family business, I’m not so concerned. We can assign some of the assets to our daughter in advance, so she can get some experience when she’s older.”

Although Gu Kaiyuan was somewhat regretful for wasting such an opportunity, he still valued anything related to his daughter. "That's fine too. Next time we buy land, we'll just register it under our daughter's name."

He was prepared to spend his whole life repaying the debt he owed to the mother and daughter. No matter whether other children were born in the future, Gu Xingyang would always be the most important girl in his heart.

Bai Suihe, "Don't you dare go back on your word later?"

Gu Kaiyuan chuckled, "Of course not. Besides, your name is already on our Ministry of Industry's list. I'm still counting on you and your daughter to give me a living."

“Actually, you don’t need to go to this extent,” Bai Suihe really felt that it didn’t matter whose name was written.

“This is all I owe you,” Gu Kaiyuan said solemnly. “I’m here to atone for my sins.”

The topic became somewhat heavy, and Bai Suihe sighed, "We've already been given a second chance, so let's live our lives well from now on."

Gu Kaiyuan seized the opportunity, grabbing Bai Suihe's hands, "Then it's settled. Let's live a good life together from now on."

Bai Suihe, "..."

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Chen Dafu's son and grandson arrived sooner than expected.

His two youngest sons and two older grandsons arrived, and the four of them stood awkwardly in front of the couple.

"This is a letter from my father, Mr. Gu, please take a look." It was Chen Qingmu, the sixth son of Chen Dafu, who spoke. They had visited their father before coming and learned the whole story.

Gu Kaiyuan was forced to accept them, but his father added two more people at the last minute, and they were really afraid that Gu Kaiyuan would turn them away directly.

After reading the letter, Gu Kaiyuan believed that people would actually laugh when they were speechless. "Your father is as calculating as ever. Since you're all here, then stay for now. Just like your father said, whoever is suitable can stay, and if they're not suitable, then I'm sorry, I can't keep you here either."

Seeing his attitude, the descendants of the Chen family were also dissatisfied. Chen Dafu was now an imperial envoy, but what kind of person was Gu Kaiyuan?
To put it nicely, he's just a merchant, why should they come here to learn skills?
But they dared not, and could not, refute it; they could only obediently take the letter, pack their bags, and come over.

“Master Gu,” Chen Zihuan, the eldest grandson of the Chen family, was more experienced and, fearing that his sixth and seventh uncles would offend the man before him, he adopted a very humble attitude. “My grandfather said that we should obey your orders in everything, and we can do any dirty or heavy work.”

Before they came, my grandfather said that if they were not recognized, they could not stay. After they returned, he would give them some silver and separate them from the family. If they caused any more trouble, expulsion from the clan was not out of the question.

Gu Kaiyuan was expelled from the clan, and his family turned around and married into the Bai family, where he was able to live a prosperous life, but they could forget about it.

None of them are married or have children yet. If they are kicked out of their home like this, who knows what people will say about them, and it will be even harder for them to establish themselves in the future. "Since your grandfather asked you to come and follow me," Gu Kaiyuan said, having already agreed, he wouldn't go back on his word or make things difficult for them. "You can rest today, and start following me from tomorrow. Then I'll see what suits you best based on your personalities."

Since I'm short-handed anyway, I can easily use them for some unimportant tasks.

At the same time, let them understand what it means for life to be difficult.

Chen Dafu just wanted to help train them, so don't blame him for being ruthless.

Bai Suihe also brought her child over to greet them, leaving the rest to Gu Kaiyuan.

"What do you call this?"

When the two were alone, Gu Kaiyuan couldn't help but complain, "He said two people would come, but he sent me four at once. Is he asking us to raise his children and grandchildren for him?"

"Luckily you only agreed to two," Bai Suihe chuckled, "but are you really going to be rude to them?"

"Of course, this was agreed upon beforehand. Can you help me think of what we should have them do next?"

“We’ve bought so many shops and estates, especially those estates. We need to send someone to give them a good talking-to, otherwise the original managers won’t be very loyal.”

As soon as Bai Suihe said this, Gu Kaiyuan knew what she meant.

“What you said makes sense. Those four have Chen Dafu, the imperial envoy, as their backer. It’s time for us to use his influence.”

Bai Suihe said, "Don't be too ostentatious. Just reveal their identities a little bit."

Bai Suihe wanted to take advantage of the situation, but she also knew when to stop.

She wouldn't be so aloof as to say that in this class-based world, without some powerful backing, you'd be taken over in no time.

Now that they've come to us, we might as well make good use of it.

Since they weren't allowed to do anything illegal or criminal, Bai Suihe felt no guilt whatsoever.

I had previously thought about building a good relationship with Xu Zitian and his group. Even if I couldn't get their protection, it would give people the illusion that we were on good terms.

Now that we have this readily available option, we can take our time in communicating with magistrates like Xu Zitian, which will make it seem less opportunistic.

Gu Kaiyuan immediately decided that starting tomorrow, he would take the four of them to inspect the estates they had previously purchased. If they encountered any troublesome ones, he would have them handle them personally.

If Chen Dafu doesn't want his children and grandchildren to succeed, then don't blame him for resorting to drastic measures.

But this means we'll have to part with my wife and daughters again. "Why don't you come with us to the village for a visit?"

Bai Suihe shook her head and refused this time, "Let's travel together next time. I'm currently learning about processing medicinal materials and I'm also planning to open a shop that buys and sells herbs. I really can't leave for the time being."

What Bai Suihe didn't mention was that Granny Pang planned to teach her the four diagnostic methods of traditional Chinese medicine: observation, auscultation, inquiry, and palpation. These methods all required practical experience and couldn't be neglected. (End of Chapter)