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

Chapter 600, Section 601: Inquiring
With a single glance from Bai Jianbei, a guard went out. Although they couldn't do anything, they still needed to understand, since they would be staying here for a while.

The shopkeeper didn't say anything, but seeing that the two people in front of him were well-dressed and had so many people following behind them, he took the initiative to try to please them. If they were ordinary customers, he would just serve them tea and then ignore them.

"Please have some tea, gentlemen. If you need anything, just let us know." With that, the shopkeeper left as if nothing had happened.

Bai Suihe didn't ask any more questions. She took a sip of tea, which tasted just so-so. Gu Xingyang waved her little hand excitedly, "Mommy, Changping Inn is not far away. We passed by it on our way here."

Bai Suihe ignored her, and Gu Xingyang continued to grumble, "I noticed them just now too. They don't look like good people. They were acting aggressively in the inn, like they were here for revenge."

Bai Suihe said, "This has nothing to do with us. Since it's not safe here, let's finish our tea and go back."

"No, Mother, aren't you curious about who their enemy is?"

"What does this have to do with us?" Bai Suihe took a sip of tea. Although it wasn't very good, it was quite thirst-quenching.

Bai Jianbei said, "Sis, since things aren't safe here, let's go back soon."

It's not that he's afraid of trouble, but he has a baby with him, and it wouldn't be good if the baby got scared.

"Let's rest for a while and then go back," Bai Suihe said, not wanting to cause trouble. What they needed most right now was peace and quiet.

As for the fighting and killing outside, what does that have to do with them?

But even though they don't cause trouble, trouble still finds them.

"Hey, this shop is doing pretty well today, it's a small teahouse," a defiant voice came from outside the shop.

The guards who were sitting and drinking tea suddenly blocked the doorway, and several of them were protecting Bai Suihe and the others.

The people outside were taken aback by this turn of events. After a moment of stunned silence, they laughed and said, "We're good people, we won't do anything to you."

As he spoke, he led his group of brothers in, dressed in the attire of江湖 (jianghu, the martial arts world), each carrying a large sword on their shoulder. It's hard to understand how they define themselves as good people.

Bai Jianbei stood up, glanced at the guard who was about to draw his sword, and said, "Don't delay the shopkeeper's business."

If he were from an official family, he could definitely kick these people out.

However, he was still very aware of his own identity; he was just the son of a businessman, and he tried to avoid making a big fuss over things that could be handled peacefully.

If you can't solve it, just throw money at it; you'll eventually get things sorted out.

The guard obediently stood aside, but kept his eyes fixed on the other person, and did not sit down to enjoy the snacks as before.

The handsome man who was leading the group found an empty seat, placed his knife directly on the table, and bowed towards them, saying, "I was just being rude and disturbed your enjoyment. I'm truly sorry."

Bai Jianbei said, "It's because my guards were too incompetent. Gentlemen, please do as you wish!"

These people were clearly from the underworld. Bai Jianbei didn't want to deal with them much. He knew these people from the underworld; most of them had some tricks up their sleeves, but few had any principles.

Only a small minority still uphold morality, but such people are few and far between.

Bai Suihe drank her tea and ate her snacks, while Gu Xingyang stared intently at the people with her little eyes. "Mother, these are the so-called people of the martial arts world. They look so ordinary. Look at their clothes. They're not even as well-dressed as our boatmen."

"You think the martial arts world is so easy to navigate? Judging from their appearance, they're just a bunch of rabble, to put it bluntly, a group of scoundrels posing as members of the martial arts world."

Bai Suihe only glanced at them curiously when they first came in, then looked away. She put down her glass and asked Bai Jianbei, "Have you finished your drink? Let's pay the bill and leave."

Bai Jianbei: "They're leaving. Are they going straight back?"

He was genuinely afraid of shopping, hence the pleading look in his eyes.

"Yes, go back. You still need to practice more, otherwise how will you accompany your wife shopping in the future?"

"What's so interesting about browsing here? Just bring whatever you want to the mansion..."

Bai Suihe, "...You don't understand the fun in it."

“What’s so fun about that? If you want to take a walk, you can stroll in the back garden and enjoy the flowers and trees. You used to hide in the mansion every day, waiting for the shopkeepers to bring things over.”

Bai Suihe recalled that there really was such a thing, but that memory was already buried deep in her heart. Now she prefers this kind of everyday life.

“Your mindset will change,” the siblings said as they walked out, leaving the bill to be paid by their subordinates.

As soon as the martial arts practitioners saw them leave the shop, a commotion arose: "Shopkeeper, serve us the best tea and snacks!"

The shopkeeper, hiding behind the counter, wore a bitter expression. He had been relieved that these people hadn't come to cause trouble, but now they were blocking his way.

After bowing and scraping and asking a few questions, they served tea and snacks, and only then did they nervously hide behind the counter.

He was already worried about whether the money he had earned from his previous job would be enough to cover the deficit.

"Boss, look, it's another rich kid. How come there's such a big difference between people like us?"

"Shut up. If you've been out here with me, you should know that sometimes too much talk leads to mistakes."

Even though we're doing this for someone else, we shouldn't cause trouble. We're just risking our lives for them; our worthless lives are nothing to them.

The handsome man leading the group placed his cup on the table. "Let's finish this properly, then we can all share some money and go back to live our lives. That's the right way, and that's the path we should take."

Don't say I didn't warn you; many powerful and influential families have come to Lingnan recently. If you encounter such people in the future, you'd better keep your distance.

As he spoke, he glanced around at everyone and, seeing that they all nodded, he then drank his tea with satisfaction.

The younger brother who had spoken earlier grumbled resentfully, "Same age, why such different fates..."

"Then you have no choice but to blame yourself for not being born into a better family; this is your destined fate."

After saying that, she ignored the other person, picked up her teacup, and walked to the counter, deciding in her heart that she should not bring such ungrateful people around in the future.

"Shopkeeper, I have something to ask you," the handsome man said, amused as he watched the shopkeeper, who was practically hiding under the table, leaning on the counter. "Don't worry, we're not bad people. This is the tea fee; we'll settle it for you first."

The shopkeeper, with a forced smile, slowly stood up and said, "Something fell down there just now. Let me look for it."

"Sir, what are you looking for? I stay in this shop all day and don't go out, so I don't know much."

"Shopkeeper, don't be nervous. I've brought a few brothers here to stay with relatives. Do you know the Liu family at the end of the alley in the west of the city? How much did they sell their house for?"