When they collected themselves, both of them were delighted.
The Bai family’s study was not a place that could be visited casually. It was the center of the Bai family’s power. Usually, only the men of the family entered the study. Women were seldom considered worthy of entering it.
In all her years growing up in the Bai family, Bai Youran had only visited the study when she was small. She had never had the opportunity to visit it after she grew up.
Bai Youran raised her brows when she heard that she was being asked to go over. But she immediately looked smug.
When Bai Youran got to the study and saw that Bai Fei was there, she smiled at Old Master Bai. “Grandfather, you asked for me!”
Old Master Bai nodded and told her about what had happened. He instructed her to tell Mo Yunhao what had happened and ask him for help.
Bai Youran grew even more smug when she heard all this.
So they had to depend on Mo Yunhao for help. Bai Fei had always condescended to her. Now he, the eldest grandson, was helpless and they depended on her, the granddaughter, to solve the problem.
Hehehe!
Old Master Bai was very protective of the Bai family’s reputation. He did not explicitly say that this had happened because Bai Fei’s blunder had endangered the Bai family. After all, this grandson was the Bai family’s future successor. If word of this got around, it would do him no good.
In fact, the Old Master did not even tell Bai Youran the actual circumstances that the family was in. He just said that he could agree to the marriage, but Mo Yunhao had to settle this matter. In a way, it would allow the Bai family to test Mo Yunhao’s abilities and sincerity.
But Bai Fei was there. Bai Youran felt that if Bai Fei could settle the matter, the Old Master would not ask Mo Yunhao to do it. He would simply have asked Bai Fei to solve the problem.
Bai Youran agreed without hesitation. She said with a smile, “Grandfather, it’s just a small matter. I’ll let Yunhao know.”
“Uhm!” Old Master Bai nodded and let Bai Youran go.
When Bai Youran got back to her room, Zheng Min questioned her and Bai Youran told her everything.
Zheng Min thought for a while and said, “Since it’s not a major problem, when you tell Mo Yunhao, don’t position it as asking him for a favor. Just say that the Bai family is testing him. After all, you are the Bai family’s only granddaughter and the Old Master wants to see if he’s sincere.”
Bai Youran’s eyes brightened. “Mother, that’s a good idea.”
**
Bai Youran told Mo Yunhao about the issue. At the moment, Mo Yunhao really, really liked Bai Youran. After all, he had just won the girl. He was still in the throes of passion.
When he heard that the Bai family was testing him before agreeing to allow Bai Youran to marry him, Mo Yunhao was more than happy to demonstrate his sincerity.
He agreed on the spot.
**
Mo Yunhao resolved Bai Fei’s issue with unusual smoothness. It was completely settled in three days. His small-eyed friend helped him to settle it with seeming ease. Mo Yunhao felt especially grateful to him.
In that way, Mo Yunhao and Bai Youran’s match was settled.
The fact that Mo Yunhao had managed to settle the Bai family’s intractable problem so easily finally made Old Master Bai recognize Mo Yunhao’s abilities. So the wedding also proceeded with unusual smoothness.
There was no engagement ceremony. The two families simply had a meal together to decide on a date. That day, Old Master Mo pleaded ill health and did not attend. Grandma Mo attended instead.
The Bai family was not very pleased, but it was true that Old Master Mo was old. He was even older than Old Master Bai, so they could not complain.
The wedding was fixed for a month from now, which was very, very soon. In fact, it was even a few days earlier than Gu Yunshen and Qiao Yuying’s wedding.