Chapter 149: The Country Girl Can’t Send Out Anything Good

Bai Chuwei glanced around the restaurant and, with certainty in her voice, said, “Duan Xiuqi is in private room 209. If you catch anything juicy, I’ll pay you extra.”

The old ancestor had no particular interests or hobbies, except for taking pleasure in seeing Duan Xiuqi’s misfortune—if that reporter Heizi caught something, that would be really entertaining!

Bai Chuwei left by car, with the man watching in astonishment.

The man was inwardly fretting, how could she leave without giving a contact? How would he get the additional money if he couldn’t find her?

The private room they’d reserved was on the second floor. Bai Chuwei pushed the door open and went in; several people were sitting in the room: Bai Hongmin and his wife, Bai Hongguang and his wife, and sitting beside Bai Guofu were two handsome young men.

The eldest cousin Bai Ze had a bronze tan, was fit, with well-defined muscles, and a sunny smile.

The second cousin Bai Shang’s skin was even whiter than that of an average girl, his figure was lean, and his phoenix-shaped, upturned eyes gave him a shrewd look. He also sported a small mustache, resembling a Min Country era merchant.

“This must be Chuwei, right? Come over here and sit!” Bai Guofu’s eldest son, Bai Hongmin, said with a smile.

Bai Hongmin’s wife, Yang Shuhui, scrutinized Bai Chuwei with satisfaction. They’d always wanted a daughter but unfortunately had two sons instead. Bai Chuwei quite fit their preference; it was just a pity that the old master had registered Bai Chuwei under the name of Bai Hongguang and his wife.

Since it was their first meeting, as her elder uncle, they certainly had to give her a gift.

Bai Hongmin gave Bai Chuwei a watch, while Yang Shuhui picked out the latest style of a long dress for her.

Elder cousin Bai Ze scratched his head and said somewhat embarrassedly to the beautiful Bai Chuwei, “I’ve always been up in the mountains practicing martial arts and don’t know what girls like. I heard you and Yinyin are both high school seniors, so I’ll give you a set of exam papers.”

Bai Chuwei looked at the huge stack he brought over, including Huanggang Secret Volumes, Golden Exam Papers, and Tianli 38 Sets, which were as tall as the table!

The smile on Bai Chuwei’s face disappeared visibly and quickly, “…”

The old ancestor didn’t like studying!

She wanted to kill Bai Ze!

Bai Shang laughed out loud, his little mustache trembling, “Big brother, who gives exam papers as a gift? You’re going to make her furious!”

Bai Shang smugly took out a little box and pushed it in front of Bai Chuwei, “This Cuiyu Porcelain Vase is for you. It’s a thousand-year-old antique; I spent quite a sum to get my hands on it.”

Bai Shang was a businessman, his greatest hobby was making money, and his pastime was collecting antiques.

Bai Chuwei picked up the Cuiyu Porcelain Vase, which was only the size of a palm, pure white with a touch of jade green, and looked extremely exquisite.

Bai Chuwei’s mouth twitched; her second cousin had bought a fake reproduction…

Bai Chuwei did not expose him; she didn’t want to embarrass Bai Shang in front of everyone.

Bai Guofu was very pleased with the first household’s attitude. He glanced over at Bai Hongguang and his wife, Liu Man.

Bai Hongguang looked restless, kicking Liu Man’s foot under the table. It seemed they hadn’t prepared a gift for their foster daughter, Bai Chuwei…n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Just as the couple was considering whether to compensate by giving a red envelope to save face, Bai Chuwei opened her backpack, and said cheerily, “Thank you, uncle, aunt, and my two cousins. I’ve also prepared gifts for you all.”

Bai Chuwei took out two small bottles and pushed them towards Bai Hongmin and Yang Shuhui, then handed a booklet to Bai Ze. Bai Shang received a scroll.

They seemed like nothing particularly valuable, coming from a girl from the countryside, of course, she couldn’t offer anything too extravagant.

Yet, Bai Hongguang and Liu Man’s faces were a mix of green and white.

What was Bai Chuwei implying?

She gave a gift to each member of the main household, but not to them? They were supposed to be her foster parents, in name!

Liu Man wished she could slap Bai Chuwei. Was this her way of deliberately embarrassing them?