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

Chapter 581. Change
Although she hasn't taken any action yet, Bai Suihe can already foresee a future of abundant wealth.

They arrived in the courtyard in high spirits. Because of the arrival of the Bai family, most of the people in the village were from the Bai family. After all, when a family travels together, there are quite a few people to serve them.

This has brought some life to the originally quiet village.

"I've finished talking with your brother," Old Madam Bai said, bringing Gu Xingyang to her side. "Hurry up and serve this ancestor of your family. I don't even know what he's babbling about."

Gu Xingyang felt a little wronged. "Mother, you haven't really paid any attention to me today."

“Isn’t your maternal grandmother with you?” Bai Suihe took it and said to the old lady with a smile, “Mother, I haven’t chatted with my second brother for a long time, and I’ve lost track of time.”

What could this little girl possibly want? She just wants to go for a walk.

Let's rest today, and tomorrow I'll take you for a walk around the neighborhood, how about that?"

Gu Xingyang clapped her hands inwardly, as she had long wanted to go out for a stroll.

"It's fine either way," said Madam Bai. She didn't interfere in how the siblings got along, as she had confidence in her children and knew how to conduct themselves appropriately.

"I wonder where your son-in-law and third brother are now?"

Bai Suihe said, "Who knows what will happen once we're out at sea? Don't worry, we'll test the boat's performance first, and we'll be back in two days at the latest."

Madam Bai thought that the two siblings would only gossip at most this time, but she didn't expect that as soon as she went inside to rest, her second son sneaked in.

"You are the head of the family, how can you behave like this?" Unable to bear her sneaky behavior, Old Madam Bai couldn't help but say, "How can you expect to be respected if the people below see this?"

“Mother, I have my reasons for this,” Bai Jiannan said to Old Madam Bai. “Mother, I’ve taken advantage of my sister again this time.”

Old Madam Bai, "Tell me about it."

Bai Jiannan explained the cooperation between the two, and Madam Bai agreed wholeheartedly. However, she had a different perspective: "You must remember your sister's kindness, and in the future, you and your third brother should become your sister's support."

But you can't hide any of the profits involved, otherwise you'll be letting down your sister's support.

Madam Bai still couldn't resist giving him a warning, fearing that this young man might become greedy and forget righteousness in the future.

"Mother, don't worry, I'm not that kind of person. It's just that I feel I'd be letting my sister down if I didn't do something about how much she's benefited from me."

"Later, you can pick some things from your warehouse and give them to Xingyang. Giving things directly like this makes it seem like you're buying out a favor."

Your sister isn't having an easy time either. She sees things getting better every day, but her foundation is still too weak.

She wouldn't take anything from my old woman's hands; I don't know where she got this stubborn streak from.

Bai Jiannan chuckled. "Who else can I follow but you?"
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After several days of hard work, Gu Baijiang, through careful planning and the efforts of the craftsmen he hired, finally managed to rebuild the house.

In the eyes of ordinary people, the house was already very sturdy and quite good, but the Gu family father and son found it very distasteful after the craftsmen left.

"Dad, look at what kind of paint this door is made of! It's so ugly."

"And they didn't even tidy up the yard for us or plant any flowers or plants. It's such a mess. Who's going to clean it up later?" "The workmanship is a bit sloppy," Gu Baijiang forgot that the people he hired were all half-baked, but their advantage was that their wages were cheap, which was incomparable to those professional craftsmen.

“Dad is right. If you don’t help us paint the wall, look at me, I’ve only been leaning against it for a short while and I’m already covered in mud. If we live here, we’ll wake up covered in dust every time we sleep.”

The father and son each expressed their own opinions, meticulously critiquing every aspect of the house. After they had toured the house, they had thoroughly criticized it.

"The house has been renovated. Come with me later to send a letter back home. The family still needs to be reunited."

Gu Kaichen: "Father, does my eldest brother no longer want to make a living in Shao County?"

Although he doesn't have a large income, it's more than enough to support himself, and there's even some left over!

Gu Kaiping continued to work and earn money, which saved the family one person's expenses. In the end, their family could also benefit a little.

"What do you know?" Gu Baijiang scolded, "Our departure without saying goodbye can be considered a disguised falling out with Rong Ruiyuan. Do you think your elder brother will get away with this?"

Rong Ruiyuan is a petty and vengeful person; how could he possibly tolerate this?
Gu Kaiping had better leave before Rong Ruiyuan could deal with things here, otherwise he didn't know what he would encounter in the future.

There are countless ways for officials to deal with people, let alone a nobody like Gu Kaiping.

Gu Kaichen was somewhat reluctant, but he still obediently prepared the writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone. Seeing Gu Baijiang put pen to paper, he knew that nothing could be changed.

"Dad, now that we have a place to stay, we can't just sit around and do nothing. I see there are a lot of shops around here. Why don't we buy one and start a small business?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? My two grandsons will be taking the imperial examinations in the future, and this will really ruin your reputation."

Gu Kaichen said, "We're not business people, so we can't become merchants."

"Father, if you're worried, you can put this shop in Xu Yulan's name as her dowry. Then we can buy a few acres of land, and we'll be a family of farmers and scholars."

"You've really messed with me," Gu Baijiang sighed inwardly. Gu Kaichen was clever enough, but he didn't use his intelligence for good.

He made up his mind that he would keep this son by his side wherever he went in the future, so as to prevent him from causing trouble again.

You know, people who have been gamblers have a strong sense of adventure. Rather than letting this fool go out and get swindled, it's better to just support him for free. Anyway, he doesn't expect to get anything back from Gu Kaichen now. It's good enough if he doesn't become a burden to him.

Gu Baijiang waited until the ink dried before receiving the envelope, which he then placed directly into his pocket.

"Father, why do you have to go through all this trouble? I'll make the trip to the post station myself."

Gu Baijiang glared at him. This kid wasn't that diligent or kind; he probably had other plans in mind.

"No need. I'm just idling around anyway, I'll make the trip myself."

Gu Kaichen, “…” I’m a grown man here, humbly trying to coax you guys to play, but I still haven’t gained your trust.

Life was becoming increasingly hopeless; he had only made a small mistake, yet they were so fixated on it.

The father and son came out of their house and noticed that many people around them had stopped and were staring at them. They felt a little confused. "But is there something wrong with our clothes?"

Gu Baijiang looked his son over and, finding nothing unusual, pointed to himself and asked, "Look at me, nothing's changed, has it?"