Old Fourth Yue laughed and said, "Master Hai is grateful to your family for contributing money and efforts to help the disaster relief, and wants to come to thank you in person, how about tomorrow?"
Bai Chou frowned and said, "Tomorrow there will be some matters to be dealt with in the next family, so I'm afraid it's inconvenient to receive them. Elder Yue, please tell Master Haimeng that you don't have to be so polite. Our family is just ordinary people and we can't afford it."
Even if Yue Lao Si's nerves are thicker than the flagpole, he still sensed Bai Chou's refusal. He felt very confused. Unflattered, rushing home to prepare for the highest standard reception? Moreover, although the Ghost Face Gu was a condition for exchanging the Bai family's 20,000 taels of disaster relief supplies, after all, Haifushi took his life to get it back, and the Bai family's eagerness to get rid of him was too hurtful.
But after thinking about it, he is from the Duke's Mansion, and he is one of the noble and wealthy families in the capital, so there are some people who don't want to deal with people in the martial arts. Thinking of this, Fourth Yue's face turned ugly, but he was entrusted by others, and as a matter of loyalty, Haifushi's intentions for the daughter of the Bai family can be seen by a blind person. The family angered Haifushi, so they still held back their anger and said, "If it's inconvenient for Mr. Bai, it's okay to change it to three days later."
Bai Chou was about to refuse, but Bai Fuling interjected from the car: "Father, it will be ready in three days, and then I will also invite the Fourth Elder and Miss Zicao to come to my house to play."
"Okay, okay! The old man will come when the time comes!" Yue Laosi's mood suddenly cleared after hearing this. Fortunately, this little girl is not as "snobbish" as her father. She went into the tiger's den to get the ghost-faced Gu mother.
But Bai Chou knew that his daughter must have a reason for doing this, so he didn't say much, and said goodbye to Yue Laosi, and ordered Bai Ah Wu and Bai Ah Shi to drive back to the capital.
Back at the Duke's Mansion, the sky had already darkened, and the servants came up to report when they saw them coming back: "Old Shen Shi of Baige arrived at the Duke's Mansion, and he was entertained by the Duke of Guo, and has been waiting for Mrs. Madam to return to the mansion."
Upon hearing this, Bai Fuling shook her father's arm happily, and said with a smile, "Grandpa seems to be very impatient... It is said that he is calm and calm, it seems to be a lie."
Bai Chou feigned anger and rubbed her heart, his expression could not hide his excitement, he was going to see his biological father soon, even if he was used to the wind and waves, he couldn't help but have mixed feelings in his heart.
What happened when he was a child has long been lost in his memory, and all that remains in his mind are the harsh and cruel training in the Qiufeng Pavilion, the neat but dangerous assassinations again and again, bloody and numb, until the appearance of Mu Peilan, he Gradually, my life has other colors and becomes vivid.
It's not that he never guessed what kind of person his parents would be, it's just that those hazy and weak longings have been drowned in the unbearable memories early on. He thought he was past the age of needing parental love, and he didn't find out until today , it turns out that the love between father and son is nature.
Holding his wife's arm in one arm and his daughter in the other, Bai Chou walked into the hall slowly, sighing inwardly that he could be emotionally timid.
When Lin Pingzi heard that they were coming back, he rushed to the front of the hall to greet them first. Bai Chou looked past him, and just saw a white-haired old man in a satin robe with stone-green cloud pattern stand up from his seat and look towards him. , longing, longing, guilt, sadness, excitement and other complex emotions mixed together in the eyes, turned into two lines of old tears before saying a word.
The scene where father and son meet is not too bloody and passionate. After all, both father and son are not young, and they are people who have experienced wind and rain. There is no need to say more about hypocrisy and temptation. It is just that Bai Changshan holds Bai Chou and refuses to let go , I am afraid that the son who has finally reunited will disappear again, so people can't help but feel sad for him.
Bai Chou's jerky and stiff "Daddy" only made Bai Changshan so happy that he didn't know where to put his hands and feet. When he introduced Mu Peilan and Bai Fuling, the old man only knew how to look at his granddaughter with a silly smile. The housekeeper, Bai Cianer, winked and coughed to remind him, and then remembered that he wanted to give a meeting gift.
He had prepared the things a long time ago, and what he gave to Bai Chou was the family heirloom of the Bai family, a small purple jade seal. This purple jade seal was also used as money to cure Bai Changshan's illness. It took a lot of effort to find it again. Although it can't be said to be priceless, it is a token left by the ancestors of the Bai family, with extraordinary significance.
The gift to Mu Peilan is a pair of white jade bracelets left by Mrs. Bai. Entrusted to Bai Changshan, asking him to find his own son, this pair of jade bracelets was left by her to the eldest son and daughter-in-law.
This heart is moving, and Mu Peilan knelt down respectfully and took it with both hands.
Bai Changshan showed Qi Rong and said to Bai Chou: "Your mother has been thinking about getting you back since she died. Ever since she had a little money at home, she has been thinking about buying something for you and doing something for you. In case you are found one day When you come back, you don’t have to rush to prepare. This preparation took thirty years, from the clothes, shoes, socks, toys and books that you used when you were young, to the dowry, land, property and house deeds you will use when you get married, etc. Unfortunately, it has not been able to wait for you... those I will store all the things in the warehouse for you, and you can go and have a look with me later, and take the ones that are suitable for you, which is to settle your mother's worries."
Bai Chou's eye circles were red, as if he could see the woman whose face he could no longer remember, sitting quietly under the window, sewing small clothes for him, purchasing and preparing all kinds of necessities for his life, dreaming about his child's tomorrow Maybe I will return to my side, those things will be available soon, but I waited for a year and a year, until my teeth turned white and my eyes were dim, and finally passed away with regret.
For the first time, he resented why he didn't use his power to investigate who his parents were, but stubbornly believed that he was an orphan abandoned by his parents, and it was better not to see each other.
If he had been willing to search hard at the beginning, he might not have been able to find Bai Changshan and his wife and recognize them. Maybe his mother wouldn't have to suffer so many years of guilt and longing in vain.
Seeing that the atmosphere was getting more and more serious, Bai Fuling interrupted on purpose: "My parents all have presents, what kind of good things does grandpa want to give me?"
Bai Changshan hastily took out a paper deed from his arms, and said apologetically, "Grandpa wants to give you jewelry, but after picking and choosing, I don't know which one is more suitable for you. This "Linglong Pavilion" brings together the best jewelry in Beijing." Craftsmen and precious stones, Ling'er will be their boss in the future, let them do whatever they like, okay?"
Bai Fuling was dumbfounded, and even the Bai family was completely speechless. This gift is worth millions of taels!
Bai Fuling always felt that she was a very upstart, but today she found out that she is really a frog in a well, what is a real nouveau riche, just look at the grandpa in front of her!
This kind of generosity is probably hereditary, but compared with her grandfather, she is obviously still in the embryonic stage of capitalism, and she is already at an advanced level of monopoly capitalism.
If you can't think of what jewelry to give, you simply buy the biggest and best jewelry workshop in the capital and package it as a gift. Not everyone can do such a thing.
Bai Fuling quickly estimated the total assets of Linglong Pavilion, took the paper deed without hesitation and without blushing, and said, "Thank you, Grandpa!"
The Bai couple didn't know what to say other than a wry smile. Bai Changshan felt that it was worth buying Linglong Pavilion for a million taels of silver in exchange for his granddaughter's sweet and crisp "Grandpa". He is a rare old man, so what is the use of keeping more money by his side? The second son and the youngest son died for the country before leaving any heirs. Bai Fuling is currently his first and only granddaughter. If he has a son and granddaughter, he is willing to give away all his wealth.
On the other hand, the old housekeeper Bai Cian'er reconsidered Bai Fuling. This little girl is so cruel and straightforward at such a young age!
That night, Bai Changshan stayed in the Duke's mansion for dinner, and Bai Fuling was very attentive to this newly recognized grandpa, God of Wealth, serving dishes and persuading him to drink.
Bai Changshan was so relieved that he didn't care about the gentle and dignified manners of elders and bachelors, and he completely forgot the set of rules of not talking when eating or sleeping. He chatted and laughed happily with Bai Fuling, and laughed all night until he showed eight teeth. Bai Chou and Mu Peilan looked sour in their hearts—one more person to share their precious daughter, hey...
After the meal, Bai Changshan got a little drunk, so he simply took a rest in the Duke's mansion, and when he woke up the next morning, he couldn't wait to discuss with Bai Chou about recognizing his ancestors and returning to his clan.
He couldn't wait to hold a banquet and tell the whole capital with drums and gongs that Bai Changshan had found his eldest son who had been missing for many years, and finally had a son! But now the timing is not right, just after a rebellion, the empress passed away not long ago, and Bai Changshan is the most important minister in the capital, when it is time to try to keep a low profile, it is really inconvenient to celebrate anything.
In the end, they decided to invite only a few people who had a good personal relationship with Bai Changshan, Bai Chou, and the Zhongguo Gongfu to hold a few simple banquets, and Bai Chou also promised to move to Baichangshan's Ge Laofu as soon as possible.
It's okay to say that they didn't officially meet each other before, Bai Chou became the eldest son of Bai Ge, so how could he continue to live with his wife and daughter in his "natal home"
After seeing off Bai Changshan, who was full of smiles and walked with wind, as if he had become ten years younger overnight, the Bai couple finally turned their minds back and asked why their daughter agreed to let Haifushi come to the door.
Because of meeting Bai Changshan yesterday, everyone was quite excited and had no chance to ask Bai Fuling's plan in detail. The two couples didn't think that their daughter would easily succumb to Kansui's "powerful power", so they agreed to the marriage.
She would take the initiative to agree to Haifushi's visit, so she must have some ideas.
Bai Fuling smiled, moved between her parents, and whispered in their ears: "I invited the leader of Haida to come, of course I asked him to deal with the heinous leader of the Demon Cult, Gan Sui... The upright and awe-inspiring leader of Haida must not You will reject my small request."