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

When Gu Kaiyuan received the letter from Beijing, he simply tossed it aside. He was happy that Rong Ruiyuan was suffering; it seemed that without the Gu family's help, he was nothing.

He has ruined his own chances in this life, so it won't be so easy for him to win people's hearts back.

Now we can just watch the royal family fight amongst themselves. Anyway, the court will be like this for many years to come, so there's no need to pay much attention to it.

The Gu family is already marginalized. No matter which prince ascends the throne in the future, they will not remember people like them.

With a joyful heart, Gu Kaiyuan prepared to watch his wife and brother-in-law go beachcombing.

Today happened to be low tide, and everyone who was free gathered on the beach. As my wife would say, they wouldn't take anything that was free, or they would be punished by heaven.

As they arrived at the seaside, the tide had receded for miles. He could see figures in the distance, and although he couldn't tell who was who, he knew that Bai Suihe and the others must be hiding among them.

He tucked his robe in, stepped onto the rocks, and entered the sea.

Before I even got close, I could hear laughter coming from the air, and I instantly felt a sense of peace and tranquility.

"Sister, come save me! I can't shake them off..."

Bai Suihe opened her mouth wide, only to see an octopus clinging tightly to Bai Jianbei's hand.

However, the octopus wasn't very big, not even as big as his fist, and it looked at him with disdain, "You can't even handle such a small thing?"

"It's not that I can't handle it, but the more I tear off one claw, the stronger the others become," Bai Jianbei felt wronged. It tasted pretty good when he ate it before, but who knew this guy would be so troublesome?

Bai Suihe went over and helped him pull it off. "Was it fun?"

Bai Jianbei: "I can't really say. Although this thing was obtained for free, it takes quite a bit of time."

Luckily, the sun wasn't too strong today, otherwise it wouldn't have been worth it. We'd be better off using this time to think about where to open another shop..."

Bai Suihe said, "That's just your idea, because you have the power to do so. But look at the ordinary people, look at the joy on their faces when they harvest."

Only those who have experienced hardship know how to cherish the fruits of their labor, and I think that's what you've missed.

Your life has been too smooth. Everything seems within your reach, so you don't care about anything and just find it fun...

Bai Suihe has observed that Bai Jianbei hasn't become a spoiled brat, which is all thanks to the good supervision of Madam Bai. However, now that the family has separated, the boy has become a bit arrogant.

Although he had enough wealth to squander for the rest of his life, what meaning would there be in living like that?
"Sister, you're going too far. I'm not learning from my brother-in-law. Look, I get a share of the profits from my older brother's side. Even if I don't study, I won't be poor in this lifetime."

"And my brother-in-law, I'm working on ships with you guys, isn't that all part of the business..." Bai Jianbei felt wronged; it wasn't like he did nothing.

"Now I have a new idea, what do you think? Shall we go all out?" Bai Suihe suddenly changed the subject.

Bai Jianbei chuckled, "Sis, just say what you want to say between us siblings. Why do you have to beat around the bush like this? Tell me, is it because your brother is too idle and you want to find something for him to do?"
But please don't ask me to do anything too strenuous; I don't want to become the second "big brother."

I want to earn some money and broaden my horizons, just like my sister said, to conquer the stars and the sea. So I need to be upfront about the unpleasant things.

“Look how well my brother’s business is doing. The restaurants under our Bai family’s name are constantly coming up with new dishes every day. Business is booming. Even a new one has opened in our county. Don’t you want to make a big splash?” Bai Jianbei looked at Bai Suihe with a wary expression. “I don’t have such great ambitions. I’m fine with following you and my brother and picking up the bargains.”

Just kidding. He looks glamorous now, but does he know how much his older brother has sacrificed for all of this? I heard that he's been working non-stop these past few days, only getting a tiny bit of sleep each day, spinning like a top.

They're in Lingnan now, of course, to develop this area first. I received a letter from my elder brother yesterday, and he's heading north now. Next, he'll be traveling all over the country; he'll suffer a lot.

He had reason to suspect that his sister was setting a trap for Brother Wang and was preparing to harm him.

Bai Suihe said, "...This is a good thing. If you weren't my younger brother, I wouldn't have thought of you." This kid is too shrewd, as if he could see through my thoughts.

No, she didn't have any bad intentions; she just wanted to make money with her younger brother.

Jiannan has already started working hard for their future life, and it's time for Jianbei to spur them on as well.

"Then tell me what it is? I won't do anything too difficult." Under Bai Suihe's expectant gaze, Bai Jianbei softened.

Indeed, every time my sister gives me advice or a prescription, it's excellent and she's helped them a lot. Now he seems a bit ungrateful.

How have you been enjoying the seafood these days?

"Not bad, especially since we caught them ourselves." His eyes glanced at the basket on his back placed to the side. Just as his sister said, the tide was out, and coming here was like picking up money. After this trip back, everyone could eat to their heart's content today.

It's no wonder people say that those who live near mountains live off the mountains, and those who live near the sea live off the sea. In fact, living near the sea has more advantages.

"Then tell me, it would be such a pity if people inland couldn't eat such delicious seafood..."

"What can we do? It's their fault for not living by the sea," Bai Jianbei said dismissively. "Back when we were in the capital, it was the same. Even if we had money, we couldn't afford such delicious food."

There's plenty of useful information, but nothing compares to this freshness.

Even so, the dishes made by those chefs were so delicious that they could make up for this shortcoming.

"What do you think about us opening a fresh seafood shop in Beijing?"

"Sis, are you kidding me? This stuff would have gone bad long ago if it were shipped over, unless it's dried goods."

However, there are many dried goods shops in the capital, but they are monopolized by a few powerful families. Even if we wanted to, we wouldn't have the power; none of them are people we can afford to offend.

“We don’t sell dried goods, so we won’t have any conflicts with them. Besides, you’re not fighting alone. With the Bai family’s network of connections, you can still protect a small shop.”

Bai Suihe persuaded him, and Bai Jianbei was somewhat tempted. Unique businesses were easy to start and the easiest to make a fortune.

"The transportation and preservation requirements are simply too difficult to meet," Bai Jianbei said, shaking his head in refusal.

"You've been here for so long, how do you like it at my place? Have you been sleeping well at night?"

Bai Jianbei then realized something was amiss; even on the sea, the ice seemed never to have broken. (End of Chapter)