Chapter 324: Do You Want to Live With Your Father?
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Gu Liancheng was so hungry that she could not hold back anymore. Even this lump of dry rations that looked difficult to swallow tasted extremely delicious to her.
She swallowed and retracted her hand when she reached out.
Seeing her vigilant expression, as though afraid that Meng Weiwei would poison her, Meng Weiwei hurriedly said, “Miss, these are dry rations from my province. There’s no problem.”
With that, she broke off another small piece of dry rations and stuffed it into her mouth. She chewed and swallowed it to personally prove that the dry rations were not poisonous.
Even if there was no poison, Gu Liancheng did not believe that Meng Weiwei would be so kind. She opened her mouth, probably to ask Meng Weiwei why she had saved her food for her.
Meng Weiwei knew that if she did not let Gu Liancheng let down her guard, she would never accept her kindness.
Suddenly, Meng Weiwei gritted her teeth and knelt down. “Miss, Mother and I are alone and have no one to rely on. We’re in a difficult situation in Baye. I hope to stay by Miss’s side and have a place to stay.”
Without Wu Hao’s care, her father had been killed by You Huaijie, and she still had to take care of the weak Shen Yueqin. Meng Weiwei had already suffered a lot in the past few days.
After knowing that the situation in Baye City was not much better, Meng Weiwei did not want to live such a hard life. When she saw Gu Liancheng in trouble, she had the thought of staying by her side.
No matter how disheveled Gu Liancheng was now, she was still Marshal Gu ‘s daughter. As long as she could gain Gu Liancheng’s trust, she would definitely be able to take the opportunity to have a good future.
If she could not dream of winning over Chu Tianbao, att the very least, she should be able to marry a soldier like Lu Ye.
Meng Weiwei’s edges had already been polished by her life experiences. The low-ranked soldiers that she had looked down on in the past had become a good choice in her eyes.
If she could not follow Gu Liancheng, in a place like Baye where natives lived, even if she had all kinds of talents, she would not even be as valuable as two steamed buns.
Gu Liancheng sized up Meng Weiwei and realized that she was more beautiful than her. Her lowered eyes were even more moving.
She had always scoffed at such women.
This was because she thought that Chu Tianbao would definitely not like such a weak woman.
However, when she saw Bai Wutong being protected by Chu Tianbao, a smile flashed across her dark eyes. Would Chu Tianbao take a second look at her if she became such a woman?
Meng Weiwei felt her blood run cold under Gu Liancheng’s gaze. She held the dry rations in her hand and her legs were stiff from kneeling.
Just as she thought that Gu Liancheng disdained to eat her food, Gu Liancheng slowly reached out her hand.
Meng Weiwei was overjoyed. She had agreed to let her stay by her side.
Meng Weiwei hurriedly kowtowed twice to express her loyalty, as if she had finally left the purgatory of life.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, she really stepped into hell.
At dawn, the team packed up and set off.
The large group was finally reaching their final destination.
Most people were still satisfied after seeing the beautiful environment around Baye.
At least Emperor Linghui did not get them a lousy place where they could do nothing.
Village Chief Zhao grabbed a handful of soil on the ground and said with a smile, “It’s quite rich.”
Auntie Yang also sighed. ‘That’s right. It’s even richer than the land on the Jade Spiritual Mountain.”
Village Chief Zhao smiled. ‘That’s true. If it’s not rich, how can it grow such high-yielding tapiocas?”
The grain seeds that Bai Wutong had brought from the modern world were only slightly more advanced than the production of tapiocas.
However, as a product born and bred in this world, it was really very impressive that it had not been specially cultivated.
Auntie Yang said regretfully, “It’s such a good land, but it’s too far from our place. I wonder when I’ll have the chance to return to our ancestors’ graves and pay my respects.”
Village Chief Zhao also felt regretful. He thought of Bai Wutong’s words that it was the same everywhere. He smiled hopefully. “Even if we can’t, there’s still the children and the others. There will be a chance to go back. If our ancestors know that we didn’t deliberately not go back, they will definitely understand
Auntie Yang nodded and looked in the direction of Baye City with a bright smile. “1 hope everyone can still be together like Youjia Village.’
Village Chief Zhao was overjoyed. His gaze landed on Bai Wutong’s horse. ‘We can definitely be together.”
At this point, he was very proud. Back then, he had a discerning eye and led the entire village to follow Bai Wutong shamelessly.
As a result, he had followed an impressive leader Duke Ling!
If Chu Tianbao had been recognized earlier, they might not have had to move out of Youjia Village.
There was a little regret, but most of it was surprise.
In the future, they would have the Duke Ling as their backers.
As long as they did not make a mistake, no one would dare to bully them. When Auntie Yang heard Village Chief Zhao’s words, she felt relieved. “That’s good.” But she said regretfully, “But Madam Bai definitely won’t be with us anymore.”
Chu Tianbao was Duke Ling. Now that there was no Duke Ling’s residence in Baye City, they would definitely have to live in the Marshal’s residence with Marshal Gu.
Auntie Yang thought of Gu Liancheng and couldn’t help but frown. She wondered if Madam Bai’s father-in-law was easy to get along with. Would he bully Madam Bai because Chu Tianbao had dealt with Gu Liancheng?
Village Chief Zhao also felt that it was unlikely and comforted, “It would be good if Madam is well. There’s no need to force her.’
They could obtain Bai Wutong’s protection, but they should try not to disturb her again.
At the highest point of the day, the team finally saw Baye City on a flat field.
Bai Wutong was listening to the report outside the carriage that they had seen Baye City. She excitedly lifted the curtain and was dumbfounded.
She had thought that Baye City would not be a livable place, but she did not expect it to be so bad.
It was too flattering to call it a city. It might as well be called the gathering place of the primitive tribes.
Bai Wutong looked at Chu Tianbao and smiled. “Baye City is quite unique.” There were earthen castles, wooden houses, and stone houses. If one looked carefully, there were even pits in the ground.
Chu Tianbao felt that it was a little unfair to her and the unborn child. ‘We can build our own house.” He pointed in the other direction and said, ‘That’s the sea.”
Bai Wutong’s smile deepened. “I’m afraid we have to build a house even if we don’t want to. That location seems to be an opening. Let’s observe the terrain first before planning to build one.”
Chu Tianbao kissed her forehead, indicating that he would listen to her.
Bai Wutong pinched his handsome face. “Then are we going to stay with your father these few days?”
Chu Tianbao didn’t say that he would follow Bai Wutong’s wishes. Instead, he shook his head. “No, let’s stay in the tent first so that you can stay with Madam
Cui and the others.”
As expected, Chu Tianbao understood her thoughts very well. She indeed didn’t want to live with her father-in-law. Moreover, his daughter had become mute from insulting her. It would be extremely awkward for them to live together.
However, as soon as they returned, Marshal Gu must have a lot to tell Chu Tianbao. Moreover, she wanted to find out if Chu Tianbao was Marshal Gu’s biological son.
Bai Wutong rubbed the tip of his nose. “We have to stay for at least a night. We’ll leave and stay elsewhere after your father talks to you.”
Chu Tianbao nodded. “Okay..”
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