Bai Liuniang let out a soft sigh, "Haige, I’ve been doing experiments all my life, and there are some things you can tell at a glance whether there’s a problem or not. Today is my birthday, and all I know is that Gu Lao meant well by bringing his granddaughter-in-law over to cheer me up, plus my attack really had nothing to do with her. It was because of that bracelet, the bracelet that an old friend had sent over. Seeing the bracelet, I remembered some past events and thought of many people and things, and I was overcome with sadness, triggering an old illness.
"If Xiaofeng’s wine did indeed have a problem, it wouldn’t just be me who had an issue, everyone would have had an issue, Haige. I’ve been dealing with Gu Lao and everyone present for half my life, we have that much trust between us. I’m now drinking another cup to prove to everyone whether or not there is something wrong with the wine. If the wine really does have a problem, I just won’t drink it next time, but if there’s no problem with the wine, I’ll still want to drink it next time."
That’s just how Bai Liuniang is, once she gets serious, no one has anything on her.
"Godmother, what are you doing? If your illness flares up again, it could take half your life! Is it worth it, for such a person?" Haige was really angry.
She had gone to great lengths to help her godmother, and now what was her godmother doing? Her godmother was slapping her in the face, why did she have to do this?
"Haige, your godmother understands that you mean well for me, but Haige, I’ve told you since you were young, don’t be too rash in your actions, be calm and composed. Besides, today is my birthday, if someone wanted to harm me, it would indeed be a good day. However, such an act by Su Xiaofeng, wouldn’t the target be too obvious? She’s coming to us out in the open, making it easy for us to catch her."
"But we can’t rule out that possibility."
"If I really am allergic to alcohol, I’ll just not drink it next time, and I won’t allow her to brew it either."
"Granny," Gu Dabao came over with a small cup of rice wine, "please drink."
Bai Liuniang took it and, in front of everyone, drank another small cup.
Haige watched her godmother, motionless, watching.
After a good while, Bai Liuniang was fine, on the contrary, she only felt more spirited after drinking the alcohol.
She stood up from her chair, stretched her limbs, and then bent down to pick up Gu Dabao, "Truly a fine wine, it’s not the wine that intoxicates, but the person themselves. Look at me, don’t I seem much more lively?"
"Granny, thank you," Gu Dabao whispered in Bai Liuniang’s ear.
"No need for thanks, your mom had good intentions too, it’s your Auntie Haige who misunderstood her," Bai Liuniang said, looking at his rosy cheeks and the way he acted so seriously when silent, and then commented to Gu Lao, "He really resembles Yecheng as a child. If you said he wasn’t Yecheng’s child, I wouldn’t believe it."
Gu Lao laughed heartily, "Of course, he’s his child, our Gu Family has never said otherwise."
Haige let out a cold laugh. Yeah right, her godmother was just giving Gu Lao an out, and he was just smoothly taking that out.
Bai Liuniang, being the clever woman she was, didn’t continue the topic.
"Godmother, you’ve just recovered, let me hold him. Little friend, do you want Auntie to take you to get some goodies?" Haige opened her arms to Gu Dabao, wanting to hold him.
Gu Dabao looked at her, shook his head.
Bai Liuniang laughed, "It’s fine, I can handle it. He’s such a little guy, I can still carry him."
Watching Gu Dabao, Haige felt emotion close to bursting, with her eyes red, "Godmother, I know you’ve started to dislike me, disliking that at my age I haven’t gone off to marry and have kids. If it weren’t for that explosion back then, Xiuze and I would have married long ago, and we might even have a child in school by now. I wouldn’t have to be at your side at this age."
With that, she fiercely glared at Su Xiaofeng, "In that explosion years ago, your Gu Family was involved too. Now what right do you have to gloat in front of me?"
With those words, she ran out the door.