Haige was not only the goddaughter of Bai Liuniang but also the only daughter of the late General Hai. When General Hai passed away, he entrusted Haige to Bai Liuniang.
Bai Liuniang herself had never married and had no children of her own, so she simply recognized Haige as her daughter.
Haige’s temperant was not the sa as her father’s. She was quite difficult, and moreover, because she was the only daughter of General Hai, people felt so pity for her, which led her to be sowhat dismissive of others in public.
Upon hearing Haige’s words, Xiaofeng frowned.
Honestly, when Haige first appeared, Xiaofeng had had a good impression of her. She thought that a woman like Bai Liuniang, who had adopted a daughter, even if the daughter wasn’t as outstanding as Bai Liuniang, certainly wouldn’t be far off.
But as soon as Haige spoke, she realized that Haige was not a person like Bai Liuniang.
"Haige, guests should not be treated with disrespect," Bai Liuniang said as she frowned upon hearing Haige’s words.
"Godmother, I’m speaking the truth. There are so nasty rumors about Su Xiaofeng outside. If she had not co to our house, I wouldn’t care who she is. But today is your birthday, a wonderful day, and I don’t want her to spoil everyone’s mood." Haige made a gesture asking Xiaofeng to leave—the implication was clear.
"Haige," Bai Liuniang scolded coldly, "The guests were invited by because I wanted to see Gu Family’s daughter-in-law and their twins. You asking them to leave now, where does that leave my dignity?"
"Haige, you continuously say it’s for your godmother’s sake, but I cannot see how your actions are good for your godmother. True, I brought her here, but it was not to see your face; it was to celebrate your godmother’s birthday," Gu Family’s elder spoke, not expecting Haige to be so thoughtless and humiliate Xiaofeng in front of so many people.
"Grandfather," Xiaofeng smiled lightly, "Miss Hai doesn’t welco into the house, probably thinking I’m overstretched with Yecheng. One thing Miss Hai said is not wrong: I indeed am quite fortunate as it’s not everyone who can marry into the Gu family. Like Miss Hai, who is so young yet speaks so sharply, it seems her romantic life might not be all that smooth. Am I right, Miss Hai?"
In fact, Haige was no longer young, being in her early thirties, and calling her "Miss Hai" certainly included a bit of sarcasm.
If one were to be polite, of course, they would address her with more respect.
"You...," Haige, hearing Xiaofeng’s words, was furious. This Su Xiaofeng was incredibly audacious—on what basis did she speak about her like that?
"Why is everyone lingering at the door as if waiting for ?" Old Master Chu’s voice arrived before he did, seeing Xiaofeng and the twins at the door with a smile that wouldn’t close, "Gu Lu, how co you arrived so early? Turns out you brought my granddaughter and great-grandchildren as well."
"Indeed, we were all just admiring how adorable they are," Bai Liuniang glanced at Haige with a warning in her eyes.
Haige’s face imdiately lit up with a smile, as if the previous words had never been spoken, "Now that everyone is here, let’s sit down to the banquet."
Bai Liuniang was a leading figure in her field, and naturally, the attendees had notable identities as well, all being leaders in various industries, though they had all retired and lived lives away from the public eye.
"Let tell you, these vegetables were all grown by . Try them, aren’t they distinctly delicious?" Bai Liuniang began to boast about her vegetables. "I recently grafted a new type of chili pepper, it looks pretty and isn’t spicy at all."
"Liuniang, you really can’t stay idle. It’s a pity you didn’t study agriculture back in the day; otherwise, we would be enjoying all kinds of vegetables by now," Wang Lao remarked as he picked so eggplant with his chopsticks—deliciously prepared.
"My godmother excels at whatever she learns; if she had studied agriculture, she likely would have beco a leading figure in that field too," soone comnted.
"That’s indeed the truth," another agreed.
"Mom," Xiaobao couldn’t stay still, wanting to play in the yard, "Can my brother and I go play in the yard?"
"Go ahead, but don’t ss with the things Granny has planted," Xiaobao’s mother instructed.
"Okay," Gu Xiaobao imdiately took his brother’s hand and went out, followed naturally by Gu Family’s attendants.
"This little child, already so eloquent, will certainly be extraordinary when he grows up," Old Wang remarked with envy.
"These children began speaking and walking early. Co, try the wine my daughter-in-law brewed. I tell you, a little drink each day can be very nourishing," Grandfather Gu invited everyone.
The butler stepped forward with a gift box, "Bai Lao, soone sent a gift box, saying it’s from an old friend of yours, knowing it’s your birthday today, they sent a present."
"Oh?" Bai Liuniang was sowhat surprised. "Who hasn’t arrived yet? Bring it here so I can see it."｜
"Godmother, let do it." Haige stood up to take the gift box.
Haige opened the box, and inside was only a bracelet made of sandalwood, which released a fragrance the mont it was opened.
The inscription on it was "Clouds at the Sky’s Edge".
When Mrs. Bai saw the bracelet, she was first stunned, then quickly spoke lightly, "Put it away, it’s from a friend in my youth."
"Yes."
The old lady took a sip of wine, "This wine tastes good. Daughter-in-law, how is this wine brewed? You might teach soday. Since retiring, I’ve realized there are still many things to do, many things to learn."
"Mrs. Bai, brewing wine is not difficult at all for you. By modern standards, Mrs. Bai is a highly intellectual person; learning anything is easy for you."
"That’s debatable." Mrs. Bai waved her hand, "I’m not particularly interested in wine... "
Mid-sentence, Mrs. Bai gripped her chest in pain, "My chest hurts, I... "
"Godmother, what’s wrong with you?" Haige was the first to support the old lady, "Butler, butler, get my godmother’s dicine."
"Let see." Mr. Gu stepped forward to check the old lady’s pulse, his face changed color, "This isn’t good, she’s having chest pain, dication probably won’t help much, we need to rush her to the hospital to administer a strong heart shot."
"What, how could she be having chest pain all of a sudden?" The others looked at each other, puzzled about what was going on.
"Godmother, I’ve said we shouldn’t let certain people co in. Look, you haven’t even finished your dinner, and sothing’s happened. So people are just jinxes, causing trouble whenever they show up."
Xiaofeng also found it strange; the old lady seed fine today, so how could she fall ill all of a sudden?
Her eyes fell on the wine glass, wondering if the old lady’s illness was because of the rice wine?
The butler brought over the dicine, but the old lady’s symptoms did not improve, leaving everyone no choice but to take her to the hospital.
Xiaofeng wanted to go along, but Haige stopped her, "You better not go, I’m afraid if you do, my godmother might not make it. Also, I suspect you drugged my godmother’s wine. If I find out you ant any harm to my godmother, I will not spare you."
After finishing her statent, Haige instructed the butler to collect the wine glasses that the guests had just used, as well as the leftover wine, which she intended to check once back."
With Mrs. Bai’s life hanging in the balance, others, upon hearing Haige’s words, said nothing.
Haige was also anxious and, when people are anxious, they can say anything, "Furthermore, before I co back, don’t let them leave."
"Haige, since I brought them, are you doubting as well by suspecting her?" Mr. Gu frowned seeing Haige doubting Xiaofeng.
"Mr. Gu, I’m just doing my duty. You also saw my godmother fell ill after drinking the wine she made. I don’t know if there’s sothing in the wine. Mr. Gu, you have lived a life of integrity, I trust that at this critical mont you can clearly see right from wrong and give my godmother justice."
"Grandpa, I’m fine. Saving Mrs. Bai is more important now, you guys go to the hospital first, I will stay here waiting with Erbao, I believe Mrs. Bai will be alright." She just asked Xiaoqi, and Xiaoqi had said that it was just Mrs. Bai’s chronic disease acting up and it wasn’t a big deal.
Mrs. Bai had suddenly fallen ill, there must be a cause, her thoughts drifted to that bracelet, perhaps Mrs. Bai had recalled so past mories and felt upset, causing her chronic disease to flare up.
Seeing Xiaofeng calm and composed, not rushing to defend herself, Mr. Gu admired her greatly, he couldn’t help but say that Xiaofeng was showing trendous poise during these tis.
"I’ll also stay," Mr. Chu waved his hand, "Go ahead quickly, saving her is crucial."
Mr. Gu nodded and left for the hospital by car.
Seeing Xiaofeng remain calm, Mr. Chu squinted his eyes, "You seem very composed, are you scared?"
Xiaofeng looked at the two kids playing joyfully not too far away and shook her head, "No, I’m not afraid; as the saying goes, a clear conscience fears no midnight knocking."
"Your attitude is comndable, reminiscent of my younger days," Mr. Chu waved at the children, "Little Shujun, Little Shuhan, co over here, see what your granddad has brought for you?"
As Xiaofeng watched Mr. Chu magically produce a pair of crickets, her lips twitched.
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