Rong Lan suddenly had an urge to burst out laughing. But for Bai Rongran's sake, she managed to hold it in. "It's okay, but I'll only marry in my own name. I don't want to marry into the Chu family under Bai Rongran's name."
Was there such a good thing these days? She was originally going to marry Chu Hengyuan, and now she could even earn an extra million for free?
Bai Rongran lifted her chin. "You can rest assured on this point. I won't let you marry into the Chu family under my name. I'm me, and you're you."
Rong Lan somehow felt there was a deeper meaning behind Bai Rongran's words, as if she was reminding her of something. But she was too lazy to think deeply. "That's good. You transfer the money to my account first, and then I'll go talk to Mom about this."
Hearing this, Bai Rongran took out her phone and started tapping on the screen.
Less than half a minute later, she looked up. "Okay, I've transferred a million to your account. Now it's time for you to fulfill your promise."
Rong Lan didn't expect Bai Rongran to be so quick. She picked up her phone from the table and checked the message. Sure enough, there was a new entry of a million.
She immediately broke into a smile. If she wasn't sitting a bit far from Bai Rongran, she would even want to pat Bai Rongran's head, look at her with a pitying look, and call her a silly girl.
Her dear younger sister seemed overly naive at this moment. She almost felt embarrassed to set a trap for her.
"What are you laughing at?" Seeing the mysterious smile on Rong Lan's face, Bai Rongran's alarm bells went off in her mind.
Rong Lan waved her hand with a smile. "It's nothing. It's just that, Ranran, next time you make a deal with someone, can you be more careful? Before the trading partner has completed what she promised, can you not transfer all the money? Otherwise, the trading partner might have some crooked thoughts. For example, since the money is already in hand, why should I continue to do as you say?"
Bai Rongran's face stiffened. She almost lost her temper again because of Rong Lan.
Just before she was about to explode, she calmed down. Her lips curled slightly. "Bai Ronglan, I'm not that stupid when making deals with others. I just thought you weren't such a person!"
Rong Lan squinted her eyes with a smile. She really wanted to say that she was exactly such a person. But thinking that she had already taken Bai Rongran's money, it wasn't good to fall out with her. So she gave up the idea.
"Thank you for your trust, Ranran. How about we go downstairs together to have a chat with Mom now?"
Bai Rongran understood the implication of Rong Lan's words. She gave a soft snort and stood up. "Let's go."
The distance from the upstairs to the first floor was less than two hundred meters. On the way, Rong Lan managed to coax Bai Rongran into transferring another one hundred thousand to her account.
In return, she promised Bai Rongran that she would persuade Bai's mother to let Bai Rongran stay abroad for a year.
The two put aside all their past grudges and whole - heartedly strived for a common goal for once. Neither of them wanted to cheat the other.
After an hour of chatting, Bai's mother was on the verge of tears, clutching a tissue in her hand. She was so touched that she almost lost her composure. "I knew you were both good kids and would surely get along well."
"Although you don't say it usually, I can tell that neither of you really likes the other. You always hold your grudges. You seem so harmonious on the surface, but I'm sure you don't get along well in private. But today you two feel different. The way you look at each other is just like little sisters with a secret. It's so harmonious. I wish it could always be like this in the future." Bai's mother sighed.
Rong Lan, who got goosebumps from Bai's mother's words, looked at Bai Rongran. Bai Rongran was also looking at her at that moment. Both of them felt a bit uncomfortable.
God knows that the reason they were so harmonious today was just because of their own interests and a temporary compromise for the sake of those interests.
Bai's mother patted Bai Rongran's hand on the back, and then Rong Lan's. "I'll agree to everything you've said. Lanlan likes Hengyuan and wants to marry him. No problem! I'll go talk to Mrs. Chu. Ranran wants to go abroad and play for a year. No problem either! Just go and play! Go wherever you want. If you run out of money, just tell Mom, and Mom will save some for you!"
Hearing this, Bai Rongran beamed with joy. She hugged Bai's mother's arm and rubbed her head on her shoulder, acting coquettishly like a little girl. "Thank you, Mom!"
Rong Lan couldn't act as coquettishly as Bai Rongran, but she was also very happy, thinking that her one million and one hundred thousand was secure.
"However!" Bai's mother coughed lightly and tapped Bai Rongran's forehead. "You can go abroad and play, but you must come back for the Chinese New Year."
The smile on Bai Rongran's face froze. By the time of the Chinese New Year, her belly would surely be big. How could she possibly go back home?
She looked at Rong Lan. She didn't give Rong Lan one hundred thousand for nothing. If Rong Lan didn't help her solve this problem, she would take the money back!
Rong Lan was extremely calm. "Mom, I also want to go abroad for the Chinese New Year. I was thinking that since Ranran would have been in the foreign country for half a year by then, she should be very familiar with the place and could take me around."
She had come up with this excuse when she tricked Bai Rongran into transferring the one hundred thousand.
Bai Rongran immediately reacted and continued, "Yes, I've already told my sister that if she has time during the Chinese New Year, she can come and play with me."
Bai's mother hesitated a bit. Before Bai's mother could say no, Bai Rongran continued to act coquettishly. "Mom, you should give me and my sister more time to get along alone. Otherwise, we'll never get familiar with each other."
Bai's mother had no choice but to gently pat Bai Rongran's hand on the back. "Okay, okay, okay. It's normal for you kids to like traveling around. Then you two sisters can spend the Chinese New Year abroad. You should get along well and take care of each other."
"Don't worry! We will!" Bai Rongran gave Rong Lan a look, trying to signal that it was time to leave as the conversation was almost over.
However, at this moment, Rong Lan was lost in thought again and didn't notice Bai Rongran's signal to retreat.
Bai's mother asked again, "When does Ranran want to go abroad?"
Bai Rongran was just about to say that she would leave next week. After all, the longer she stayed abroad, the greater the possibility of her being exposed. But unfortunately, Rong Lan spoke before her. "Ranran and I have discussed it. She'll go abroad after attending my wedding with Young Master Chu."
Bai Rongran: "???"
She looked at Rong Lan, her face full of disbelief.
Are you kidding me? After attending the wedding? Who knows when Bai Ronglan and Chu Hengyuan will hold their wedding?
Bai's mother was very satisfied with Rong Lan's answer. "That's good. Ranran shouldn't miss Lanlan's wedding then. Otherwise, people might think our family doesn't get along well."
Since Bai's mother had said so, Bai Rongran couldn't find a reason to decline. She could only force a smile. "My relationship with my sister is so good. Of course, I'll attend my sister's wedding before going abroad to play."