Ou Mucen still didn’t quite understand and was about to ask for clarification when Bai Guanjie himself came over and called out, "Third brother? Are you feeling better? We need to leave now."
He heard him and had to temporarily suppress his question before taking his phone and leaving the room.
That doesn’t seem likely, considering that old man used to think about going to his apartment every day, just to get the mother and son into this estate as soon as possible.
Furthermore, his proposal to announce her identity during the New Year’s Eve banquet at the end of the year, as well as the preparations, was all his doing. How could it be possible?
When Ou Mucen left, he didn’t take Sister Wang’s words to heart. He probably thought it was quite unlikely!
After Ou Mucen and the others had gone, the estate, temporarily bereft of all its male masters, seemed somewhat desolate, especially near Bamboo Garden. Without the old master there, Ou Mufeng and her daughter lost interest in staying and preferred not to encounter Bai Tingfang, their stepmother, in the courtyard.
Fortunately, Bai Tingfang didn’t want to see them either.
So, once the men had left, Bai Tingfang, besides occasionally going to Orchid Garden to check in, devoted all her time to the unfinished main hall in the estate.
Ye Ning didn’t leave Orchid Garden either; the cold wind from the previous night had taken its toll, leaving her with a runny nose and a hoarse throat by morning, feeling quite uncomfortable.
Sister Wang, seeing her condition, expressed concern, "Madam, I think I should go to Dr. Ji and get some medicine for you, with the New Year approaching and all. It’s not good to be sick."
Ye Ning nodded, "Yeah, that would be good!"
Right, the New Year is coming, and being sick is always unpleasant.
Seeing her agreement, Sister Wang prepared her breakfast, brought it over, and said, "Okay, I’ll be back soon. You should stay inside the house and not go out. Stay here, as that mother and daughter will probably return to Plum Garden today with the old master away; it’s close to us here, don’t go out and bump into them again."
Ye Ning didn’t want to see that mother and daughter either; ever since they arrived, the old master had inexplicably become cold to her and showed various signs of dislike. She disliked them even more, feeling as if they were thorns in her side whenever she saw them.
After agreeing, Sister Wang left to buy medicine for her.
Once Sister Wang was gone, the villa truly quieted down. Xiaobao was also nowhere to be found, so for the entire morning, she obediently stayed in the courtyard, surfing the internet and watching anime.
Of course, she occasionally used WeChat, which she had recently learned, to chat with the man who was on his way to his hometown...
Silly Mrs.: "Hubby, what are you doing?"
Hubby: "I’m on the plane, about to take off. What about you?"
Silly Mrs.: "I’m just feeling bored. Sister Wang went out, so I’m alone upstairs, and I don’t know where Xiaobao has gone."
Hubby: "I forgot to tell you, Xiaobao has come with us. He is the grandson of the Ou Family. The old master said he should come to visit the ancestral grave too."
A string of surprised expressions.
After a pause, Ye Ning finally sent a string of text, "Then you take good care of him, it’s cold and he’s just a child."
Hubby: "Got it, don’t worry. If you’re feeling bored at home, go for a walk. The weather in A City isn’t too bad today."