“...Cough, cough. We've had a relationship...” For Chu Hengyuan's reputation, she decided to tell a little white lie.
Rong Lan noticed that after she answered this question, Mother Bai visibly let out a sigh of relief, as if a huge stone in her heart had finally been lifted.
The little fox still looked confused, not understanding the significance of this question.
Seeing her daughter's blank look of not knowing what was going on, Mother Bai coughed awkwardly. Even though there was no one else in the study except the two of them, she still lowered her voice. “I was chatting with them downstairs just now and heard a piece of gossip that Hengyuan's health is not very good. I was so worried that I was afraid it would delay our girl, so I quickly pulled you to ask.”
Rong Lan: “...” She wanted to laugh. Why did so many people think that Chu Hengyuan's health was not good? Although Chu Hengyuan sometimes looked a bit decadent in temperament, he was not sickly.
Seeing Rong Lan trying to hold back her laughter, Mother Bai gently patted the back of her hand. “Don't think it's funny. This kind of thing is still very important.”
Rong Lan suppressed the laughter that was about to burst out and nodded obediently. “I know, Mom. Don't worry. Chu Hengyuan is in good health.”
“That's good, that's good.” Mother Bai patted her chest. “By the way! There's another thing! Lanlan, when do you plan to have a baby?”
Rong Lan was silent for a while. This question was out of bounds. She could only act shy. “It won't be that soon. Chu Hengyuan and I want to spend some time as a couple first.”
“That's good.” Mother Bai heaved a heavy sigh of relief.
That's good? Mother Bai's response made Rong Lan stunned for a moment. Generally, don't adults hope that their children will have a baby soon after getting married?
“Lanlan, you don't have to be in a hurry to have a baby. You're still young. You'll have plenty of opportunities in the future. And... after the Bai family gets through this difficult time, if you meet someone you like more in the future, you can definitely divorce Hengyuan. Hengyuan is a good person, but I think our girl deserves better.”
After Mother Bai said this, the little fox was stunned.
She thought that after she was tied to the Chu family, in order to hold on to the Chu family's thigh, she would never be able to divorce and leave the Chu family no matter what happened. But the Bai family's thinking was much more open - minded than she had imagined. How on earth did Bai Ronglan end up in such a miserable state in her previous life?
“Okay, okay. Lanlan just needs to have a clear idea about this kind of thing. I won't say too much. If I say too much, you'll find it annoying.” Mother Bai waved her hand. “There's another thing I want to discuss with Lanlan.”
“What's it?” Rong Lan was curious.
“It's like this. Your little aunt wants Xiju and Xirong, the brother - sister pair, to stay at the Bai family for a while. I want to ask for your opinion. I'll call Ranran later to ask for her opinion too. If you two sisters think it's okay, I'll keep those two children.” Mother Bai said in a gentle tone.
Rong Lan blinked her eyes, not knowing how to answer for a moment. She wasn't interested in the Bai family's property, but she didn't want that scheming brother - sister pair to stay at the Bai family at all. But the trouble was that Bai Rongran hadn't called to complain yet, so it was hard for her to find a reason to refuse.
Just as Rong Lan was wracking her brains to find a suitable reason, the phone rang.
She was stunned for a moment and instinctively reached into her pocket. It was only when her hand touched the phone case that she suddenly remembered that this wasn't her phone ringing.
Mother Bai didn't expect someone to call her at this untimely moment. She took out her phone. When she saw the name on the caller ID on the phone screen, she smiled and answered the call without hesitation. “Ranran, have you had dinner?”
Hearing the word “Ranran”, Rong Lan immediately took a few steps back and made a shushing gesture to Mother Bai, indicating that Mother Bai could answer Bai Rongran's call with peace of mind while she played with her phone for a while.
Bai Rongran's complaining call came just in time. To thank Bai Rongran for this call, she decided to be nicer to Bai Rongran. Next time, she wouldn't cheat Bai Rongran so harshly. At least she would give Bai Rongran a 50% discount.
Bai Rongran didn't know about Rong Lan's gratitude towards her. After chatting with Rong Lan, she sorted out her mood and immediately called Mother Bai, planning to tell her about the matter as soon as possible, so as to prevent two more annoying people than Rong Lan from staying at the Bai family when she returned.
This phone call only lasted for fifteen minutes. After watching a few short videos about cooking chicken, Rong Lan heard Mother Bai say goodbye to the person on the other end of the phone.
She pressed the screen of her phone, put it back into her pocket, and turned her head to see Mother Bai with a cold look on her face.
After hanging up the phone, Mother Bai noticed Rong Lan's suspicious look on her. She reluctantly showed a gentle smile. “Lanlan, just forget about the question I asked you just now.”
Rong Lan nodded obediently and pretended to be innocent. “Did Ranran tell Mom something?”
She was really curious about what Bai Rongran had said. Her usually good - tempered mother was so angry that her face turned green and then white.
Did Bai Rongran add fuel to the fire in the recording she sent and then tell Mother Bai about it?
But no matter what she said, Bai Rongran couldn't tell Mother Bai about her speculation about the baby - swapping.
“It's nothing. I just chatted with Ranran about daily things.” Mother Bai opened the study door. “Lanlan, go and accompany Hengyuan. I just heard you say that you're going out to play? If you're going to a far - away place, it's okay if you don't come back for dinner.”
“Okay. If we can't come back tonight, I'll send Mom a message.” After saying that, she waved at Mother Bai and skipped out of the study.
When she reached the living room on the first floor, Rong Lan secretly pulled Chu Hengyuan, who was sitting there boredly cracking melon seeds, and said hello to Father Bai by the way.
Chu Hengyuan, who was being pulled away, put the unfinished melon seeds back into the bag and followed the happy little girl out of the door.
“Are we going to scout the area outside the Xie family kid's school now?” Rong Lan asked with a smile. “I've already said hello to Mom. She said I can go out and play with you.”
Chu Hengyuan glanced at the half - closed carved wooden door of the Bai family villa, smiled, and took the little girl's hand. “Let's go. Let's go and scout the area.”
He always felt that the Bai family's dinner tonight would be a Hongmen Banquet. Otherwise, the Bai family wouldn't let Rong Lan go out and play with him and say that she didn't need to come back for dinner.
But it didn't matter. He was too lazy to care about the mess in the Chu family, let alone the Bai family's business.
The school where Xie Xinxin's younger brother studied was the No. 1 Middle School in Kyoto, one of the oldest public schools in Kyoto.
The two drove to the No. 1 Middle School. Since it was still early before school ended, there weren't many people on the food street in front of the school.
Chu Hengyuan took Rong Lan to sit down at a offal stall by the road and ordered a large portion of offal.