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

Xu Yulan put down her chopsticks and followed Liu Yun to her room, sitting directly opposite her. "Sister-in-law, I can't handle the kitchen at all. Do you expect to drink only pickled vegetable porridge every day?"

“These are my father’s words. If you disagree, you can go and find him.”

I think pickled vegetable porridge is also good; it can save some food at home, so I don't have to go out to buy groceries every day.

Otherwise, even if I rack my brains every day, you'll still find nothing to be satisfied with.

I think this is great. From now on, if we make a mess of things and someone thinks you can't do it well, they can take over.

Xu Yulan said, "Sister-in-law, you were just pretending today..."

"What nonsense are you talking about? Why would I lie to you?" Liu Yun didn't expect that she would have such a result after only one day of strike. It seems that there is a saying that is true: as long as you suffer, there will be endless suffering. And this is the kind of suffering she doesn't want to suffer in the future.

"You pretended to be crazy just to slack off in your room. Now that your father-in-law is back and asking, you're perfectly fine."

You are innocent, but I've been made the gossipy woman, and I even locked you, my sister-in-law, in a room..."

"Don't think so badly of people," Liu Yun said coldly. "It's not like I asked you to lock me in the room. Besides, my dream was real; I wasn't lying to you."

In that moment of anger, I forgot to separate dreams from reality.

This explanation is impeccable, so Xu Yulan's actions were unjust.

Having figured this out, Xu Yulan stood up angrily. If she couldn't play games with these people, couldn't she at least avoid them?
Seeing Xu Yulan leave in a huff, Liu Yun stared blankly at the empty doorway. The things in her dream felt real, but if she told everyone about them, they would just treat it as a joke.

Bai Suihe, Liu Yun murmured the name in her heart, but she kept reviewing the situation. If Bai Suihe really did die on the road to exile, just like in the dream, with both her and her unborn child, then the wealth given by the Bai family would definitely fall into their hands.

With money, they could bribe the officials and avoid suffering so much along the way.

Moreover, one could hire bodyguards to escort them along the way, just like Bai Suihe and the others, so that the father-in-law's face wouldn't be ruined...

In the dream, the Bai family gave him 10,000 taels of silver, plus some silver that his father-in-law had hidden. Back in the capital, he was still doing just as well.

No, in the dream, my father-in-law also hid some silver.

What about this silver?

Liu Yun finally understood the question that had been puzzling her all day: how had she missed such a crucial step?

She immediately sensed something was wrong; given her father-in-law's personality, how could he not have a backup plan?

Could it be that Gu Baijiang's face is ruined, so he's clinging tightly to this bargaining chip?

In the dream, Gu Baijiang didn't give the money to Rong Ruiyuan, but he used it to improve their lives and also helped the Third Prince win over people outside...

Liu Yun held her head in her hands, wondering why there was such a big difference between her dream and reality.
As she pondered, her head began to throb with pain. She clutched her head and squatted on the ground. Just then, Gu Kaiping pushed open the door and came in. Seeing her frantic state, he immediately retreated, took the packed food and wine, and went to the front yard to sit and drink alone.

Seeing his demeanor, Gu Baijiang sat opposite him with a cold face. He had eaten pickled vegetable porridge that day, but after going to the toilet, his stomach was empty. He snatched his chopsticks, picked up a piece of braised meat, and threw it into his mouth. He also took his wine glass and drank it himself.

"Dad, what are you doing? If you want a drink, go get your own cup."

"Get lost! You eat my food, use my things, and you can't even be a little tactful?"

"Hand over whatever silver you have left. Drinking like this every day will ruin you. Starting tomorrow, you and your second brother will go out and find work for me, and bring back your wages every day."

We didn't dare let the second son out before, for fear he would get involved in gambling again. Now it's fine, both brothers are idle, so the eldest brother can keep an eye on the second son.

"Because what can we possibly do?"

"You can become a shopkeeper or a waiter, both of you are literate, so it will be easy for you to find jobs."

"Being a shopkeeper or a waiter..." Gu Kaiping murmured, "Wouldn't that be too shameful..."

"We're almost starving, and you're still ashamed? If my face wasn't so unsuitable, I would have already found a job."

If that doesn't work, then you can go and get more books to copy. Although your handwriting isn't as good as mine, you can still copy some simple books.

Gu Kaichen smelled the aroma and wanted to come over and have a taste, but when he heard his father scolding his older brother, he was so frightened that he shrank back.

Shopkeeper, waiter, copying books... He didn't want to do any of these jobs. His father clearly had money, yet he was still so harsh on them.

Meanwhile, the old man really showed favoritism by sweeping the braised meat and wine onto the table; he was penniless, while his eldest son had the money to buy these things.

I couldn't help but touch my stomach; this bowl of porridge couldn't possibly do anything.

He couldn't watch any longer; if he kept watching, he would be tempted to grab her. He turned away angrily and went back to the room. There, he saw his wife lying there peacefully. He walked over, kicked her inside, and lay down on his own.

"What's wrong with you?" Xu Yulan was having a wonderful dream when suddenly, a table full of delicious food disappeared.

"We have plenty of food at home, why do we have to cook such a big pot of porridge?"

"This is all I have to do. My family was poor before, and there was never any opportunity for me to cook. It was already a blessing if I could have porridge to eat."

And Dad praised me today, saying I did a good job.

"You believe this nonsense? Don't you know what kind of person you are?"

"At your age, you can't even do such a small thing right. You're not allowed to cook porridge tomorrow."

"Do you think I want to? Why don't you ask your sister-in-law to cook?" Xu Yulan retorted stubbornly, but she knew her own limitations. She herself disliked the rice she cooked and didn't want to eat it every day.

"Get up early tomorrow morning, and just make up any excuse to go out. Your sister-in-law will still pick it up then."

"What a terrible idea! Where can I go if I go out? I can't just wander around the streets alone, can I?"

"Then just pretend to be sick. Anyway, I don't want to see you cook tomorrow." The food isn't great these days, but at least it has to be palatable; that's his only requirement.

Xu Yulan said, "Your idea is actually quite reliable. I'll pretend to be sick tomorrow."

The Gu family members were all preoccupied with their own thoughts and did not notice that the back door had been opened and a group of dark figures had silently entered the courtyard.

"Tiger Head, we've already asked around. This house has changed hands several times and has been almost completely renovated. Is it really possible to find it here?"

"How will we know if we don't look? Brothers, make sure to check every room, but don't make a commotion..." (End of Chapter)