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

Gu Baijiang then remembered the Bai family. He had heard that the Bai family had moved to Lingnan. Did that mean they were in the vicinity?
At least he had some past relationship with Boss Bai. Even if Bai Suihe and the others didn't acknowledge that relationship, Bai Jingwen would probably accept it.

"Do you know where they live?"

Liu Yun shook her head, clutching her chest. "How could they tell me that I only said a few words and that Bai family brat kicked me? I'm still in pain all over."

She had intended to say this in the hope that her father-in-law and the others could get justice for her, but unexpectedly, her father-in-law fell into deep thought.

"Then keep an eye out when you go out these next few days, and ask around to see where the Bai family is."

Gu Baijiang's words gave the Gu family a glimmer of hope. As long as they could get a piece of the Bai family's money, it would be enough for them to live a life of luxury.

Gu Kaichen said, "Father, leave this matter to me. I'll go and find out tomorrow. I don't believe they can still hide it."

Gu Baijiang said, "You're not allowed to go anywhere. You need to finish planting that plot of land in the backyard as soon as possible, so your sister-in-law won't have to go to buy vegetables every day."

Gu Kaichen: "...Dad, are you kidding me? How many vegetables can you grow in such a small place?"

Didn't you say you wanted to buy a farm? How's the inquiry going?

If you ask me, just leave these errand-running tasks to me; it'll be faster that way."

Gu Baijiang couldn't be bothered with him. Why wouldn't he let him out? Didn't he have any self-awareness?
The family seemed to have found a new purpose, and their mood improved a lot.

The women didn't argue and quickly helped prepare today's meal.

In the dead of night, the Gu family members tossed and turned, thinking about the Bai family's wealthy life, wondering how much they could help them.

Gu Baijiang was copying books in his study. Since he couldn't sleep anyway, he figured he might as well do something and bring in some extra income for the family.

I was a little distracted tonight, thinking about how to maximize my profits.

If he came to Bai Jingwen's door begging, Bai Jingwen might feel obligated to give him some money, but that was not what he wanted at all.

I wonder what would happen if he sponsored his two grandsons' imperial examinations?
If that doesn't work, we can always arrange for our two grandsons to get engaged to their family again.

But it seems that the two young men of the Bai family are not married yet, let alone have a daughter. Are they going to make their two grandsons settle for someone else?

That illegitimate daughter is not respectable, let alone being of a lower generation than her two grandsons.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but resent Gu Kaiyuan. That kid was selfish, clinging to the Bai family's coattails. He probably used a scheme to kick them all out.

"It seems we still have to start with the third brother," Gu Baijiang thought to himself. Going directly to the Bai family would definitely not yield the results he expected.

It's different with Gu Kaiyuan. He's the son-in-law of the Bai family. As long as he's willing to help, Bai Jingwen will do his best to support him for the sake of his daughter.

At worst, the Gu family can let their daughter take charge in the future, so she won't complain about being wronged anymore.

Thinking this way, it seemed as if a new idea had been opened up: handing the Gu family over to Gu Kaiyuan was not entirely unreasonable.

If that's the case, then we need to find out where Gu Kaiyuan and the others are right now.
Xu Shuanghong and her daughter were also in the room, discussing the matter. "Mother, do you think they can get any benefits from the Bai family?" Fan Meilin's eyes flashed with calculation. She had heard that the two young masters of the Bai family were about to get married. If they could use this relationship to get closer to them, that would be good.

"Let's wait until they find the Bai family tomorrow, but I think it might be difficult."

Back when they were in the capital, that old fellow had sent out visiting cards before, but they were ignored, and he and his entire family moved away immediately. He probably didn't take the Gu family seriously at all.

This family is idiots. They actually offended their family's God of Wealth and even kicked him out of the house. I don't know what they were thinking.

If she were Bai, she probably wouldn't give her the slightest chance. Wouldn't it be better to just stay home and enjoy her own peaceful life?

But now that their positions are different, she naturally hopes that Gu Jia can succeed.

"I hope they succeed. Look at the kind of life they've been living these past few days, not having a single bite of meat for so many days," Fan Meibao pouted. "You should have just asked for the housekeeping power."

"You think I don't want to? It's just that Gu Baijiang will never delegate authority to us, and he won't let us touch the ingredients either. At most, he'll let us assist."

Xu Shuanghong said with a cold smile, but she knew in her heart what was going on. They were simply afraid that she would put something on them.

Since Gu Antong's affair was exposed, although the Gu family has not said anything, their eyes have become more wary.

“I think it’s very unlikely,” Fan Meilin said, though he also wanted a better life, he was still quite rational. “The root of this problem lies with the Bai family. Going directly to the Bai family probably won’t work.”

“That Bai Suihe is quite insidious. At the time, the Gu family didn’t actually do anything too outrageous. There was just a slight discrepancy in the distribution of assets, but she encouraged Gu Kaiyuan to abandon his family,” Fan Meibao sneered. “If it weren’t for her meddling, our lives would be much better.”

Xu Shuanghong glanced at her silly daughter. If Bai Suihe hadn't resisted, the Gu family would have gotten all the benefits, and they wouldn't have ended up like this. The old woman wouldn't have died so young, and they wouldn't have had the chance to get involved.

Fan Meilin glanced at his silly younger sister and said with a smile, "Anyway, now we just need to see what the Gu family does. We shouldn't show our faces easily, so as not to offend anyone again."

If we have the chance, we can sell it well, and maybe we can even turn things around.

Xu Shuanghong knew that her eldest daughter had lofty ambitions, and after thinking about it for a moment, she understood what was going on.

If we could get involved with the Bai family, that would be great.

Although merchants may not have a high social status, they have a lot of money. Isn't what people want in life to live a wealthy and luxurious life?

"Don't go out in the sun these days. Stay in your room and do some embroidery," Xu Shuanghong said after thinking for a moment. "I'll also find out who the Bai family is so we can figure out what to do next."

"Mother, didn't you say you were taking us away from the Gu family?" Fan Meibao sensed something was off about these words. Why were they still involved with the Gu family?
“We’ll talk about these things later. We have more important things to do now.” Xu Shuanghong pressed her hands on her youngest daughter’s shoulders. “This may be the last hope for the three of us. Don’t go to the second branch of the family during this time. Help your sister here and try not to let her do anything.”

"Why should I?" Fan Meibao exclaimed anxiously. "I can tolerate being treated like a slave by the second wife, but now you and my sister want to enslave me."

Instead of letting me come back and enjoy a few days of leisure, you want me to work for you...

"How can you be so insensible? Let me tell you..." Xu Shuanghong knew that if she didn't explain things clearly, her little girl would probably hold her back... (End of Chapter)