Chapter 335: The Stepmother's Purpose

Chapter 335: The Stepmother's Purpose

After Bai Zhi comforted him, Ye Rufeng's emotions finally calmed down.

Yes, my son just arrived.

This proves that he intends to reconcile with him.

After all, the father-son relationship has been strained for so many years. As an elder, he should have more patience and effort to repair the relationship.

His granddaughter has been working so hard to bring them together; if he continues to slack off, he'll be letting Bai Zhi down after all this time and effort.

It will hurt the child's feelings.

"Alright, child, I'll listen to you." Ye Rufeng got up and went back to her room to sleep. "It's getting late, you should go and rest too."

Bai Zhi returned to her room and lay on the bed, but her heart was filled with mixed emotions, and she couldn't fall asleep for a while.

The arrival of Bai Zhicheng and the others somewhat affected her mood.

But she was very determined and resolute in her heart that she did not want to have anything to do with them.

She was raised by her grandfather and had no real affection for Bai Zhicheng, her biological father. In fact, he favored the two sons born to Yang Guilan, causing her to suffer all kinds of grievances and even framing her in her marriage.

Of course she knew that this was all Yang Guilan's doing.

As Bai Zhicheng himself said, he had no choice but to listen to Yang Guilan for the sake of family harmony.

Let her be more tolerant.

But who will pay for her suffering and her mother's resentment?

If Bai Zhicheng were the only one who came to Nancheng to attend her wedding.

If he had come quietly on his own, she might have softened her heart and, out of consideration for their father-daughter relationship, have made the situation passable.

But their whole family came, and Bai Weiwei brought them along.

That certainly wasn't just about attending a wedding.

It's obvious that they had a specific purpose in mind.

Yang Guilan had fought with her the night before she left her hometown.

The day she left, she didn't say a single word to her, just like an enemy.

Now they are so eager, isn't it because Bai Weiwei told them that Lu Ye has recovered and that she has found her grandfather, the miracle doctor?

Do you see that she has become useful again?

Bai Zhi sighed, pulled the covers over her head, and forced herself to fall asleep.

She woke up the next day just as dawn was breaking.

Unable to fall asleep in bed, she got up, dressed, and decided to take a walk in the park.

Although I slept, I'm still in a bad mood because of what happened last night.

In order not to affect her work performance during the day, she needs to make some adjustments.

As a result, when she got to the courtyard, Ye Rufeng also came out of the house.

"Grandpa, you're up too?"

Ye Rufeng was clearly in a bad mood, just like her. He replied, "Yeah, I'm awake."

After speaking, he looked at the north room where Ye Qingbai had previously lived.

Just as he was about to say something, the door to the north room creaked open and was pulled open from the inside.

When Bai Zhi saw Lu Ye coming out of the house, she was surprised. "You slept here last night?"

"When did you get back? I didn't hear a thing."

Lu Ye explained, "I came over after dropping off my uncle and the others. I saw that you were sleeping with your grandfather, so I didn't disturb you and went inside to sleep."

He was still worried about Bai Zhi after dropping her off, so he took the key from Ye Qingbai and rushed over.

He figured Bai Zhi must be upset and unable to sleep because of what happened tonight, so he opened the door very quietly so as not to wake the old man.

When they got to the courtyard, both rooms were dark.

He walked to his wife's bedroom door and listened quietly to what was happening.

Her even breathing reached his ears through the crack in the door, and he couldn't bear to disturb her.

Knowing she was asleep, he felt relieved and went into the north room to lie down and rest.

"Grandpa, Xiaozhi, what do you want to eat? I'll go buy it."

Bai Zhi said, "It's still early. Come with me for a walk, and we can buy breakfast while we're here."

"good."

Bai Zhi washed her face and then went out with Lu Ye.

"How is it? What about those people?" As soon as she stepped outside, Bai Zhi asked Lu Ye about the aftermath of last night.

I want to know if that family was being unreasonable again last night.

Lu Ye spoke up, "Your father said he's going back to his hometown today and won't be attending our wedding."

Lu Ye didn't say that last night, the woman named Yang Guilan kept making trouble, talking about how they had raised Bai Zhi for so many years, and trying to gain credit from Bai Zhi.

Her purpose was too obvious, which angered Ye Jingsong and Ye Tiandong several times. Of course, Bai Zhicheng also got beaten up as a result.

"By the way, honey, how's your relationship with your younger brother back home?" Lu Ye asked, looking at her with a puzzled expression.

Upon hearing this, Bai Zhi glanced at him sideways and asked, "Why are you suddenly asking this?"

“Yang Guilan said that you and your younger brother have had a very good relationship since childhood. She hopes that we will not make our relationship too strained. Your younger brother will be your family and support in the future. You should not let your bad relationship with her affect your sibling relationship.”

Upon hearing Lu Ye's words, Bai Zhi instantly understood the purpose of Yang Guilan's trip.

If she can make a woman lower herself to please someone she dislikes, then it must be for the benefit of her own son.

She remembered that Bai Yonggang had served in the army in his previous life.

Bai Zhi said, "Bai Yonggang is currently in high school. He has a more upright outlook than his mother and sister. When my grandfather was alive, he would often eat at my grandfather's house and listen to my grandfather tell stories about his past. He was educated and influenced by my grandfather. He has good character and is a person with integrity."

In his previous life, Bai Yonggang served on the border of the motherland and worked in Nancheng after being demobilized.

After he left the military, he found out about her and came to see her.

At that time, after meeting, Bai Yonggang told her a lot about Bai Weiwei, expressing his great distress.

He said that Bai Weiwei was using the compensation money given by the Lu family to mess around outside, and that all her partners were unemployed young men who were all looks. He had tried to persuade her many times, but Bai Weiwei not only refused to listen, but also wanted to sever their sibling relationship.

Bai Zhi spoke to Lu Ye, "I know very well what Yang Guilan is up to. If fate allows, I will definitely meet Bai Yonggang's half-brother again. Don't give them any face now, and don't agree to anything. They don't deserve it."

Hearing Bai Zhi's words, Lu Ye felt reassured and replied, "I know what to do."

“Uncle actually came last night.” Bai Zhi was both relieved and angry when she mentioned this. She gritted her teeth and said, “If it weren’t for those scumbags messing things up, Uncle would have come in and had dinner with Grandpa last night.”

"Actually, my uncle had a few drinks last night before coming over."

If he hadn't been under the influence of alcohol, he probably wouldn't have been able to convince himself to come.

But such an opportunity was wasted.

Bai Zhi was both disappointed and angry, and could only sigh, "Let's find another opportunity later."

Lu Ye said, "By the way, my parents are coming over tonight to present the betrothal gifts and discuss the wedding arrangements with my maternal grandfather. We can take this opportunity to invite my uncles and cousins ​​over."

To show their respect for Bai Zhi, the Lu family prepared two gifts.

A betrothal gift was given at the time of engagement, and another one was prepared before the wedding.