C304 From Then on the Zhou Family
C304 From Then on the Zhou Family
Lee Wanning laughed. "Looks like your father really values this marriage a lot."
Bai Zhiruo did not expect Lee Wanning to still be joking at this time. She looked angry as she said, "I'm not marrying! If he wants to marry, then let him marry himself! "
"Oh, you're not going to marry anyone in this life?"
"I like marrying!"
"Who do you like?"
"I like it …" Halfway through Bai Zhiruo's words, she realized that she had almost been tricked by Lee Wanning. Annoyed, she said, "Sister-in-law, what time is it already? You're still making fun of me!"
Lee Wanning said innocently, "I'm not joking! This is a matter of life and death, you have to think about it clearly. "
Lee Wanning's face had already turned serious. Bai Zhiruo pondered for a moment and said seriously, "I've already thought it through. In this life, it's not like Zhou Heng will never marry!"
"Alright, if you have the determination, then I'll help you."
Bai Zhiruo's eyes immediately lit up. "I knew that you, sister-in-law, were here to help me!" "I already knew that you, sister-in-law, were extremely intelligent before. Now, you're the only one who can help me!"
Lee Wanning laughed. "When did you become so good at talking?"
Bai Zhiruo's face reddened as she whispered, "Then how are you going to help me? I can't even get out of the door right now! "
"Isn't that simple? If you were to get married, you would definitely go out, right? I will let Zhou Heng and Zhou Qu block the road. Zhou Qu will stop the procession to escort the bride. Zhou Heng will lead you to escape.
Bai Zhiruo didn't expect Lee Wanning's suggestion to be this. She couldn't help but be dumbstruck.
Lee Wanning said with a smile, "Why …" You don't seem very willing? "
"Then what about my father? What if he's alone? "
Although Master Bai's action of getting married this time made Bai Zhiruo angry, it was still her father after all. If Bai Zhiruo ran like this, the people from Ma Family would definitely not let go of Bai Family.
Bai Zhiruo's face fell when she thought of this. "Sister-in-law, can you do anything else?"
Lee Wanning didn't want to tease her anymore, so she gave Bai Zhiruo a golden hairpin she had brought and said, "Listen to me obediently and wait for me here!"
Bai Zhiruo was stunned for a moment before she immediately laughed. "Alright! "But sister-in-law, your …"
"If you wear this, you will be one of our Zhou Family's people in the future, do you hear me?"
Bai Zhiruo nodded her head repeatedly.
Lee Wanning smiled and asked, "Where's your father?"
"It should be in the lobby. I'll bring you there!"
"No need, just get someone to bring me over. Your father will send someone to get you later."
Finished speaking, Lee Wanning looked at a servant girl beside Bai Zhiruo and said, "Can I trouble you to bring me to see Master Bai?"
The servant girl looked at Bai Zhiruo, but didn't dare to say a word. She could only lead the way.
Although Master Bai was over a hundred years old, but due to the proper maintenance, there was no trace of time on his face. At this moment, he was in the lobby drinking tea when he saw a servant come up, "Master, a friend of the Miss said she wants to visit you."
"Miss's friend? Is it someone from the Zhou Family? " The butler immediately said.
The servant shook her head. "I don't know. It was a woman."
"Let her in!" Master Bai put down the tea in his hand.
Before long, someone led Lee Wanning onto the stage.
Lee Wanning greeted Master Bai, "Hello, Master Bai."
"You are …"
"I'm Zhiruo's friend, my surname is Li."
"Miss Lee, what's the matter?" Master Bai said.
Lee Wanning raised her eyes and smiled, "Master Bai misunderstood, I am already a mother, my husband's family … "Surnamed Zhou."
"It's just Guxi Village right?" The butler immediately said.
Lee Wanning smiled. "That's right."
The butler immediately said to Master Bai, "It's the one that Miss said she wanted to marry him!"
That butler was about the same age as Master Bai, but Lee Wanning knew he wasn't a good person because in his eyes, there was obvious hostility.
Master Bai's eyes also darkened as he said, "So it's someone from Zhou Family. If I say no, then get out!"
"Master Bai, I'm already standing in front of you. Since you've already seen it, why don't you listen to what I have to say. Otherwise, don't blame me for being heartless!"
The butler sneered and said, "What is a woman like you saying here? What's heartless about it!? "
"Miss Bai went back on her word, and wanted to marry Ma Family after accepting our betrothal gift. This kind of thing, as long as I file a complaint and go to the yamen, we'll see how Master Bai will continue to stay here in the future!!"
Lee Wanning's sharp gaze made Master Bai stand up immediately.
"Nonsense! The people from your Zhou Family haven't even passed through the door yet, how could I possibly accept your betrothal gifts!? "
"That's right, why don't you look at who your Zhou Family is? Our Bai Family still needs your little betrothal gifts!? " The butler immediately agreed.
Lee Wanning smiled and said, "Master Bai, don't be too full of yourself. You didn't accept our betrothal gift, but that doesn't mean your young miss doesn't have one!"
"Impossible! The young mistress has been in the mansion for the past two days, and not a single step has been taken!"
"Then let your young mistress come over and confront me together!"
Master Bai naturally could not allow people to slander Bai Family like that, so he immediately called for Bai Zhiruo.
Bai Zhiruo, who had been waiting for a while, immediately stood up when she heard these words.
Seeing Lee Wanning, her face lit up, but she didn't show it and only bowed to Master Bai.
"Zhiruo, she said that you accepted their betrothal gift, is that true?" Master Bai's voice was dark.
Before Bai Zhiruo could say anything, Lee Wanning had already said, "Miss Bai, this betrothal gift is a family heirloom of our Zhou Family. Zhou Heng gave her to you because he wants to spend the rest of his life with you. How could you go back on your words?"
Bai Zhiruo was shocked. "I didn't!"
"No?" Did you not accept the betrothal gift, or did you not go back on your words? " Lee Wanning raised her eyebrows.
Before Bai Zhiruo could reply, the butler said, "You said that our young mistress accepted your betrothal gift. What exactly is it?!"
"Hey, why don't you wear it on Miss Bai's head!"
Hearing Lee Wanning's words, Bai Zhiruo finally understood the reason why she gave her the golden hairpin just now. She didn't say anything further.
The butler approached and retrieved the golden hairpin.
The golden hairpin was given to Lee Wanning by Princess Changle previously, and was extremely exquisite. The butler looked at it and asked, "How could this thing belong to your Zhou Family?"
"If it's not our Zhou Family, could it be your Bai Family?" Lee Wanning looked at Bai Zhiruo.
Bai Zhiruo immediately said, "This was really given to me by someone from the Zhou Family!"
Lee Wanning continued, "This is the family treasure of our Zhou Family, it has been passed down from generation to generation. Since Miss Bai has already accepted it, she is one of us, Master Bai, and now that Master Bai has accepted the betrothal gift from our Ma Family, he wants to marry Miss Bai off to our Ma Family.
As Lee Wanning spoke, her eyes became sharper, and even the steward was stunned for a moment.
However, he quickly said, "Master, even if this Chai Zi isn't from our Bai Family, she might not be from there! Who doesn't know what the bottom line of Zhou Family is, how can there be such a thing? "
Lee Wanning wasn't angry at all. She just smiled at the person in front of her and said, "If you say it's not ours, then what if I prove it's ours?"
The butler's expression was a little uncertain as he looked at Master Bai.
Master Bai had already said, "Even if this thing belongs to your Zhou Family, I'll just return it to you guys today!"
"Master Bai, there should be a first come first serve for everything, right? We gave this betrothal gift to him first, and Miss Bai also received it herself. In my opinion, Zhou Family and this kind of marriage was decided just like that! "
"This is wishful thinking! What kind of status do you have with your Zhou Family? You actually want our Young Miss to marry? "
"Father!" Just at this time, Bai Zhiruo suddenly knelt down, looked at Master Bai and said, "I don't want to marry Ma Family, I want to marry Zhou Heng. If you must marry me to Ma Family, I … I'd rather die! "
Bai Zhiruo's words made Master Bai's expression change. He looked at the person beside him and said, "What are you guys standing there for? Bring the young mistress down! "
"I don't want it! I don't want it! "
Bai Zhiruo was brought down very quickly.
Master Bai looked at Lee Wanning, "What a sharp tongued woman. Unfortunately, I have already spoken with Ma Family about this marriage. In Zhiruo's entire life, she has no fate with your Zhou Family! This golden hairpin will return to you all your Zhou Family. From today onwards, do not let me see any more of your Zhou Family's people! "
"Master Bai, Miss Bai told me before that Master Bai was extremely fond of her and would never force her to do anything she didn't want to. Now is your daughter's life, do you really want to be ruthless and do this?"
"Impudent!" This is the business of our Bai Family, when did it become an outsider like you to interrupt! " The butler immediately said.
Lee Wanning glanced over. "Then what does this have to do with you?" You've been talking nonstop since the beginning, why are you so against Miss Bai and us Zhou Heng being together? Could it be that the Ma Family has given you some sort of benefit? "
The steward was momentarily unable to refute Lee Wanning's aggressive gaze. After staring at her for a long time, he finally said, "Don't spout nonsense!"
"Are you lying? You should be clear about this in your heart!" Master Bai, since it's related to Miss Bai's marriage, then you should be clear about what that Young Master Ma Family is like. Tomorrow, I will have the matchmaker come knocking to propose marriage.