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

Gu Kaiping didn't know why Gu Baijiang would bring this up. "Dad, why did you bring this up? Did Xu Shuanghong whisper something in your ear?"

Well, so she's already trying to influence him by whispering in his ear and trying to interfere in what's going on in their room. What is Xu Shuanghong up to?
"No, I just felt uneasy about you traveling such a long distance alone without anyone to take care of you."

These women found outside are of unknown background, but with Xu Shuanghong in the household, the two sisters will only serve you diligently.

To Gu Baijiang, women were just another thing.

Not wanting to bear the reputation of being controlled by a woman, he offered an explanation.

"Father, you're really confused. She's still our sister in name only. If word gets out, I'll be too ashamed to face anyone."

If a father and his two sons and a mother and her two daughters were to actually get together, it would all become a joke.

From the moment the mother and her two daughters returned to Beijing, apart from their own family, no one even acknowledged that Fan Meibao was Gu Kaichen's concubine.

However, Xu Yulan was foolish enough to insist on having another person serve Gu Kaichen, which is how the servants in the mansion found out.

Fortunately, he had the housekeeper warn everyone in advance, which prevented the matter from getting out of hand.

"Alright, if you don't want to, that's fine. Time is tight right now, and I can't find someone to serve you. Once we get there, you can find a respectable woman from a good family to help our Gu family have more children."

He has three sons, but only two grandsons. Since he will definitely have no connection with Gu Kaiyuan in the future, having only two grandsons is too meager.

He had given up on Gu Kaichen, fearing that even if Gu Kaichen had more sons, he wouldn't be able to afford to raise them. So he focused his attention on Gu Kaiping.

Xu Yun is getting old and is no longer suitable to have children. Fortunately, the rule he set before has been broken, so there is a solution.

"Yes," Gu Kaiping grinned, "I'll definitely find someone I like when the time comes."

This was the first time Gu Kaiping would be away from his father, and he felt both nervous and expectant.

But more than anything, they were unsure, so the father and son spent the night in the study.

It was barely dawn when Gu Antong brought Caili back.

The idea was to have her stay home and help out for a while so that she could make some preparations for her father's trip.

Gu Kaiping's face immediately fell. He thought his daughter was sending someone to him, but then he realized that was impossible. How could a daughter interfere in her father's bedroom affairs? He must have been influenced by his father's words yesterday.

After sending the man to Liu Yun, he hurriedly left the mansion. He still had some preparations to make and to buy some things.

When Liu Yun saw the letter Cai Li delivered, her eyes turned somewhat unfriendly. "What's wrong with you? We were supposed to accompany the Empress to the Three Emperors' Palace, which is a great opportunity, and you managed to mess it up."

Look at the things you've done! I thought you were quite clever before, how could you be so stupid?
"Like a puppet on a string, you only do things when your master tells you to. How can anyone be so stupid?"

Liu Yun cursed for a while, but seeing Cai Li still standing there blankly, she felt somewhat powerless. No wonder her daughter didn't like her.

It's all my fault for being misled at the time. I thought they were maids trained by the mistress of the house, so I bought them at a high price. And this is what happened?
She didn't want to keep such a person by her side, otherwise being the master would be too tiring.

Once we find a suitable person, we'll sell them off; otherwise, they'll be an eyesore.

Selling her money will help make up for some of the shortfall.

"Go to the kitchen and work there for a while, then I'll see how to arrange things for you." Liu Yun waved her hand, and then saw Cai Li turn and leave, making her feel even more choked up.

Caili remained expressionless, though she knew in her heart that it wouldn't be long before her master's men would come to take her away.

Since his last outing and subsequent return to the gambling den, Gu Kaichen has been confined to his room these past few days. Now, upon hearing that Gu Kaiping has secured a job, he feels even more resentful.

If his elder brother were to become an official, he wouldn't object no matter how envious he was, given the difference in their circumstances.

But now he's just a minor clerk, a job he's confident he can handle perfectly well, yet neither his father nor his elder brother have thought of him.

Actually, in my opinion, it would have been more appropriate for him to go.

Because the starting point and requirements were low, the eldest brother could have stayed in the capital and waited to be reinstated.

"What's wrong with you?" He vented his anger on Xu Yulan, who had brought back the message. "Don't you know how to put in a good word for me with the old man?"

How can I help you? Don't you even think about what you've already done?
You've already ripped me off so much, and you still dare to gamble.

"Anyway, if I let you out, you'll just end up back at the casino anyway, so you might as well stay put in the backyard. At least I won't have to worry about you."

"You're being insolent." Gu Kaichen wanted to make a move, but he knew that without anyone's help, he couldn't beat Xu Yulan, especially with her sharp nails and the scars from the last time she scratched him.

"All you can do is rage like this," Xu Yulan said, now placing all her hopes on her son. She no longer cared about Gu Kaichen, who was rejected by his family. "You should stay in your room and reflect on why you've come to this."

Gu Kaichen: "Do you think I want to? If I don't gamble, I won't even have the last bit of hope."

Believe me, some people have really won a lot…

"You're really crazy," Xu Yulan said, then turned and left.

I thought that Gu Kaiping getting the job would make him reflect on his actions, but it seems he's hopeless.

She didn't hide anything and turned around to tell Gu Baijiang what Gu Kaichen had just said.

Gu Baijiang was furious and ordered the butler to reduce the portion sizes of his meals, saying that he would restore them to normal once the butler had reflected on his actions.

No one else said anything about Xu Yulan's actions; on the contrary, they thought she had been quite clever this time.

Chaos erupted at the Gu family's place. Gu Kaiyuan took the money from selling shops and estates and began investing it in the shipyard.

However, the project was too large and there were too few craftsmen, so Gu Kaiyuan could only thank the Bai family and ask them to help find a solution.

This was, after all, related to their future development. Bai Jingwen was quite helpful, and soon sent them dozens of craftsmen, along with their indentures.

Looking at this generous gift, Bai Suihe knew that it was probably all at Madam Bai's behest, as Bai Jingwen didn't actually dote on his daughter.

“Take it,” Gu Kaiyuan said. “We’ll give our two brothers-in-law a bigger share in the future.”

Anyway, the Bai family has already split up, so apart from Bai Suihe's two younger brothers, no one else can gain any advantage.

“It seems my father still left some things behind,” Bai Suihe put the indentures into a box and then stored them in her spatial storage.

Gu Kaiyuan remained silent, but in his heart he was thinking, how could Bai Jingwen, as the head of the Bai family, not have any backup plans? (End of Chapter)