Chapter 438: Husband and Wife 2
Chapter 438: Chapter 438: Husband and Wife 2
Bai Suihe felt a bit delighted hearing this. "Do you really think I’ve lost weight recently?"
Ever since she gave birth and finished her postpartum confinement, her weight had been steadily climbing. Although she wasn’t quite fat—just plump—she still wasn’t very satisfied with it.
After all, when someone was thinner, their clothes looked much better, and they could move around more nimbly.
"You really have lost weight," Gu Kaiyuan said. He wasn’t just paying lip service. Bai Suihe was almost back to how she looked right after getting pregnant, with only a little extra flesh remaining on her face.
"That’s good, then. I thought it was just my imagination," she said. After all, it wasn’t very convenient to weigh oneself here, and they didn’t have the lightweight, convenient scales of the modern world. "It’s better to be a bit thinner. Otherwise, it’s hard to move around when you get fat."
In this ancient era where most people couldn’t even eat their fill, getting plump was considered a sign of good fortune, but Bai Suihe truly didn’t need that kind of blessing.
"How was your trip? Did everything go smoothly?" Bai Suihe asked, showing her concern.
"Everything went quite smoothly. Chen Qingmu and the others were just delayed by Mr. Chen at first. In truth, they’re quite capable. It hasn’t even been that long, and they can already take charge on their own. I let them handle the rest of the manors and shops themselves.
"Not to mention, with them stepping in and using their identities, it was like having a free pass everywhere we went. Things went exceptionally smoothly."
Even later, when buying land and drawing up contracts, those young men only had to drop a slight hint, and the officials didn’t even dare to ask for a bribe. They quickly helped them process all the paperwork.
Chen Dafu might have known about these things, but he was powerless to stop it. He probably didn’t want to stop it, either. Since he couldn’t provide such a rare growth opportunity himself, he had no reason to stand in their way.
Little did they know, Chen Dafu was currently filled with regret.
With two of his youngest sons and two of his eldest grandsons working under someone else, how could he not pay closer attention?
And that attention revealed quite a lot. Gu Kaiyuan was using their family’s prestige to get his own affairs handled. Although it looked a bit cunning, the growth of the young men was undeniable.
He heard that those who used to be meek and submissive were now quite imposing, handling matters methodically. It hadn’t even been that long, yet Gu Kaiyuan actually dared to let go and allow them to manage things on their own.
If he had known Gu Kaiyuan was so good at training people, he shouldn’t have just brazenly sent over two of them. He should have tossed all his unmarried descendants over there.
If he sent them over now, he would just be offending people. He could only look for another opportunity later.
Gu Kaiyuan had no idea what Chen Dafu was thinking. If he did, he would probably spit on him. That old scoundrel was really treating him like free labor to help raise his children.
Although he had profited from it, he would never admit it.
Bai Suihe hadn’t expected things to go so smoothly, either. She praised, "It shows they’re clever boys. Remember to give them some extra silver later. We can’t let them work for nothing."
"Naturally," Gu Kaiyuan said, not being a stingy person himself. "I’ve already given them the treatment of managers. These boys are smart, too. They’re already saving up money, planning to buy a small manor for themselves as a foundation."
"How did they get such an idea? If I remember correctly, the Chen Family hasn’t divided their household yet, right?"
"They haven’t, but Mr. Chen promised them before they came that whatever silver they earned and whatever they learned this time would belong entirely to them. Moreover, he plans to divide the household once they return."
Gu Kaiyuan could bet that Chen Dafu was definitely regretting his previous decision.
(Meanwhile, Chen Dafu was hiding in a corner, thoroughly consumed by regret. He wished people would stop bringing it up...)
"Then do you think Mr. Chen will send more children over in the future?" Bai Suihe didn’t know why she had this guess, but her sixth sense was occasionally accurate.
"Don’t say that, it really is a possibility. But we’ll consider it when the time comes." If they were as useful as these few, it wouldn’t be unacceptable.
Seeing that it was getting late, Bai Suihe prepared to rest. Gu Kaiyuan hurriedly began making the bed. They were husband and wife, anyway; they were destined to sleep together.
Bai Suihe placed the baby between the two of them and was about to go to sleep as usual, but Gu Kaiyuan quietly moved the child to the side. "Madam, I’m not sleepy yet. Let’s talk a little more."
Bai Suihe yawned. "How long have we been talking since you got back? Even if you’re not tired, I am.
"Let’s sleep. Whatever it is, we can talk about it tomorrow."
"I brought you some gifts, Madam..." Gu Kaiyuan said.
"Then I’ll look at them tomorrow," Bai Suihe replied.
As soon as she finished speaking, Gu Kaiyuan pulled a small cloth bag from his robes. "Madam, just take a look first."
"Why so mysterious?" Bai Suihe asked.
Unable to resist her curiosity, she took it and opened the cloth bag, only to find a seal inside.
"What is the meaning of this?"
"This is an account I opened at the bank using your name, Madam. This is also a private seal I had specially made for you. In the future, you can withdraw silver using nothing but this seal."
Gu Kaiyuan quickly added, "There isn’t much silver in this account right now, but after some time, when we sell off all that land, it’ll be up to you whether you want to exchange the profits for physical silver or silver notes. Either way is fine."
"Are you really handing over the family’s assets to me?" Bai Suihe asked.
She had basically handed over all the silver the Gu Family had previously saved up to Gu Kaiyuan to purchase land. Although the land deeds were all written in her name, Bai Suihe genuinely hadn’t planned on holding all their money in her own hands.
"Of course. In our family, the madam is in charge.
"However, as long as you leave some silver on me for emergencies, that will be enough," Gu Kaiyuan said, leaning in closer. His voice lowered and softened, as if he was afraid of startling the baby next to them.
Bai Suihe could feel his breath brushing against her face. She wasn’t an inexperienced girl, so she naturally guessed his intentions.
"You can’t go back on your word, then," Bai Suihe said. She wasn’t going to be polite about having financial power handed to her on a silver platter.
"No regrets..."
They were both ordinary adults with normal desires. Bai Suihe knew they were destined to be bound together, and since he was her husband from her past life, she naturally wouldn’t mistreat herself.
Now that he had taken the first step, it wouldn’t be right for her to keep acting coy.
Seeing that Bai Suihe neither stopped him nor resisted, Gu Kaiyuan couldn’t help but quietly lean in even closer. After all, he was a man—and one who had tasted intimacy before—so he definitely had his own needs.
Since they were husband and wife, and both were willing, they unwittingly ended up under the same blanket.
Fortunately, Bai Suihe retained a final shred of reason, pulling him into her pocket dimension at the very last moment.
She hadn’t forgotten that Gu Xingyang was still sleeping right beside them. He wasn’t an ordinary baby, and she absolutely didn’t have the face to do such things right next to him.
Little did she know, this action of hers made a certain someone cast aside all his remaining scruples. The two of them fooled around in the pocket dimension for a long time—so long that Bai Suihe lost her temper before Gu Kaiyuan finally let her off the hook...