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Chapter 826: Chapter 829: Skillful Mockery
Madam Quan’s greatest wish in life was to be made legitimate, but this wish was doomed to never come true.
For the one who could have legitimized her was already dead. 𝚗ovp𝚞b.𝚌om
"Why did you come to town today? I was planning to visit Big Willow Village in a couple of days. Let me have a look, Duo’er’s complexion is rosy and she looks energetic, this child must be doing very well!"
Old lady Bai said joyfully.
Since Duo’er didn’t become her granddaughter-in-law, she could only treat Duo’er as her granddaughter.
"Knock on wood, Grandmother, right now I can eat and sleep just fine." Qiao Duo’er glanced at her belly.
"That’s good, after this you’ll definitely give birth to a healthy, chubby baby." Old lady Bai then spoke to the maid behind her, "Zi Yan, go check if the pear and white fungus soup is ready."
White fungus is a nourishing food, most suitable for Duo’er.
She had also heard that eating more white fungus was good for the skin of both mother and child, so she planned to send all the white fungus in the storeroom to Duo’er.
"For once, Sister is being generous. Normally, we can’t even catch a whiff of it."
Madam Quan sarcastically stated.
Her purpose for visiting today was to see how pitiful Cui Ruoyi was, all alone at home.
But unexpectedly, Cui Ruoyi looked as dignified and graceful as usual, with no sign of sorrow.
Hmph, she’s putting on a good act!
Perhaps it was because Cui Ruoyi knew how to put on an act that Bai Jiutian had said to her that Cui Ruoyi was the material for a main wife, whereas you’re not suitable.
Even in his dying breaths, he was holding onto Cui Ruoyi’s hand, instructing her to take good care of the family.
Because in his heart, only Cui Ruoyi was the mistress of this family.
The hand that Madam Quan hid under her sleeve involuntarily clenched tighter.
She was born into a prestigious house, skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and capable of managing household affairs. Why should she spend her entire life as just a concubine?
Suddenly, her desire to compete with Old lady Bai became even stronger.
Old lady Bai said indifferently, "The branch of my second son is full of grandchildren. I thought you were tired of such things."
"All my grandchildren combined are not as discerning as Yi Fan. Even buying hundreds of flowers, they would not compare to the one flower you have here." Madam Quan covered the corner of her mouth with her handkerchief.
The second branch already had seven grandsons, which could truly be called ’spreading the branches and scattering the leaves.’
Whereas the main branch was dwindling, with few births and early deaths.
Old lady Bai nodded, "You make sense, it’s not about quantity but quality."
"But life is short, and who has so much time to chase after perfection? The things we can see right now are what’s real."
Madam Quan’s scornful smile grew even more evident.
"That’s why all you can do in this life is to muddle through as best you can."
Qiao Duo gave a silent thumbs up; Old lady Bai was truly an interesting character.
Compared to Old lady Bai, Madam Quan was far behind in both IQ and EQ, and the saddest part was that Madam Quan still thought she was clever.
"Grandmother, you must tell me how to raise a child that’s as outstanding as Brother Bai San," Qiao Duo’er said in a timely manner.
Tan Zhenghong also took the opportunity to say, "When I was a child, I heard that White Stone Town had a prodigy—recognizing characters at three, diagnosing people at five, and apprenticed to the Medicine King Sect at seven. He was truly impressive."
He did not like Bai Yifan, but he had to admit that Bai Yifan was outstanding.
When he was three, he was still running around butt-naked playing in the mud, and at five, he started learning martial arts, practicing for many years to become an ordinary hunter.
He heard that Grandpa Bai Beard later took on a disciple who is now a general.
"I guess when Yi Fan’s mother was pregnant with him, she read books that he remembered in the womb, or perhaps it was the protection of our ancestors. I can’t quite say, but he’s been well-behaved since he was little and almost never caused any trouble for adults."
Old lady Bai squinted her eyes, Bai Yifan was what she was most proud of in her entire life.
