Zhang Xiaohui and Gu Ruoqing were still living in the original place. In the past two days, they had been waiting for Bai Youran to send them money.
When Bai Youran came, Gu Ruoqing’s eyes lit up, and she hurriedly pulled her into the house.
“Where’s the money?”
Bai Youran threw the cash on the table.
Gu Ruoqing could not be bothered with her attitude. She hurriedly counted the money, and indeed, it was exactly two thousand yuan – not a cent less.
Bai Youran snickered. “You look like you have not seen the world before. As long as you do what I say, you will not lack your share of money.”
Gu Ruoqing beamed in reply. “Elder sister, don’t worry. Of course I’ll listen to you. In the future, I will do whatever you say, and I can guarantee I’ll listen to you.”
Zhang Xiaohui smiled as she looked at the huge stash of cash. “Youran, you’re really capable. You’re indeed the young lady of a wealthy family.”
Bai Youran replied with complacence, “Of course. This amount of money is nothing to me. As long as you two listen to me obediently, you will not lose out on any benefits.”
Zhang Xiaohui chuckled. “We’ll listen to you. We will definitely listen to whatever you say. Only if you are well will we be able to lead good lives. We will definitely listen to you.”
Satisfied, Bai Youran sat in a chair and said, “Tell me about Gu Qingyao first. I want to know everything about her.”
Zhang Xiaohui and Gu Ruoqing were taken aback. “Why do you want to know about her?”
Bai Youran did not say much and merely replied, “This is my matter. The both of you only need to reply to what I asked.”
Zhang Xiaohui and Gu Ruoqing exchanged a look before telling her everything without hesitation.
The only things they knew about Gu Qingyao was from when she was young until she reached fifteen. After she turned sixteen, both of them knew little about her.
And before sixteen, Gu Qingyao was just an ordinary peasant lady. When she was in their hometown, her grandparents and older cousins doted on her. She was obedient and quiet and did not need to do the hard labor, although she helped to cook and pluck wild vegetables.
It was an extremely simple life.
There was not much difference from not saying anything.
Bai Youran was dissatisfied.
Gu Ruoqing said, “We only know this much. She’s just a peasant girl from a farmer family. There’s nothing special.”
“How did she get engaged to Mo Beihan?”
Zhang Xiaohui replied, “They grew up together. Mo Beihan’s family is poor and has many nephews to raise. Other ladies are simply unwilling to marry him.
“Mo Beihan is quite close to Gu Qingyao’s elder cousins. Later on, he went to the Gu family to propose the marriage. That’s all.”
Bai Youran frowned. “Nothing else? There’s nothing special about Gu Qingyao?”
Zhang Xiaohui replied, “Nothing. I watched that child grow up. It’s just that her father, Gu Yunshen, doted on her a lot. There’s nothing much to say about her except that she is literate and read books before when she was young, although she stopped reading when she grew up.”
Gu Qingyao attended school when she was young, but she stopped attending when the schools closed.
When schools reopened again, she did not return and simply went overseas when she was eighteen.
Bai Youran was dissatisfied as she did not hear anything useful, yet there was nothing she could do. After ensuring that Gu Qingyao was not born into the Gu family, Bai Youran left.
After her departure, Gu Ruoqing agitatedly took the two thousand yuan and told Zhang Xiaohui, “Mother, we’re rich. She’s indeed wealthy. We don’t need to worry about our days in the future!”
Zhang Xiaohui sighed in relief too. She felt increasingly gratified with her decision back then.
Fortunately, she swapped the child, and now, she could finally lead the life of a wealthy person.
“Come, we’re not having lunch at home anymore. Let’s go to Jin Jiang Restaurant for a meal and then look for a good house.”
“Great!”
The mother and daughter blissfully spent the money away.
