Signing In At The Civil Affairs Bureau, I Was Rewarded With A Gorgeous Wife

"Let's just get through one night, get through one night. Second Uncle feels terrible too, keep me company and talk!"

Bai Jingbing dragged Song Yun to a separate courtyard, and after having some dishes and drinks served by the servants, he poured himself a drink and said, "You're still injured, so I'll drink and you eat." Your adventure continues at empire

Song Yun sighed. He knew all too well what his Second Uncle wanted to talk about. Ever since he arrived in Forty-nine City, only Bai Jingbing's attitude towards him had always felt like family.

Whereas Bai Weiguo was as cold as a machine, always calculating and strategic, and as for Bai Haoxue, nothing but a parasite!

"When your mother was born, she was tiny and thin. Medical conditions weren't good back then, so she was malnourished throughout her childhood."

"At that time, the Bai Family wasn't the number one noble family in Forty-nine City. Your grandfather had to take care of some comrades' children, and often there wasn't enough food at home. Your eldest uncle has always been the same, I don't know who he took after, but from his teens, he had that standoffish look on his face, as if warning off strangers.

When your third uncle was always getting into scraps, it was your mother who would come over and plaintively cry out, 'Second Brother, Second Brother, I'm so hungry.'"

"I truly adored her, my little sister. Even if there wasn't a bite for me, I'd make sure she ate her fill. In a blink of an eye, more than ten years passed, and the Bai Family's situation improved. But who would have known your mother would fall in love with someone from outside the region?"

"Actually, I got along quite well with your father. I thought marrying her to him would be a match of equal talents and virtue, but your grandfather didn't agree. He had the idea of marrying your mother to a child of a comrade's, and then the conflicts erupted. One night, your mother disappeared without a trace, and it's been over twenty years since!"

"I would often look at the stars in the courtyard, wishing your mother would suddenly come back. Heaven must have heard my wish!"

"But what I never expected was..." Bai Jingbing sighed heavily before continuing, "this return has brought so much malice towards you. I've failed you as your Second Uncle. I owe you an apology!"

Bai Jingbing raised his cup and drained it in one go. "I really wish for a big family reunion, isn't happiness together beautiful? But some things have pushed us to this point, leaving no room for further thought. Don't blame your eldest uncle; he's exhausted too."

"However, a family's reputation doesn't come from concealment, but by how much it contributes to society! Even if I was to be flogged, I never blamed the Bai Family. It's only right that I pay back my father's debts. But what about today? Should we cover for Bai Haoxue? What he did is well known!

Are we to turn a blind eye? I can't do it!"

Song Yun angrily said, "To put it bluntly, Qin Bingsheng just wanted to avenge his daughter. There's cause and effect. The Bai Family deserves this calamity!"

"Ah..."

Bai Jingbing had another drink, sighing and saying, "The Bai Family is no longer the Bai Family of my childhood. It's changed, become empty, to the point where I hardly recognize it."

"You're having good food and drink and didn't call me over?"

A voice came from the rafters. Song Yun looked up in shock and saw Old Wei lightly drop to the ground, hunching over and slowly making his way over.

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Bai Jingbing stood up respectfully and said with a smile, "Whatever you want to eat or drink, just say the word, and someone will bring it right to your room."

"As people age, they dread being alone. What fun is there in drinking by myself?"

Old Wei sat between them, poured himself a drink, and took a satisfying sip.

"Are you feeling better?"

Old Wei looked at Song Yun with a smile that seemed to see right through him.

In that moment, Song Yun felt as if he was transparent, without a shred of privacy before the old man.

"I knew you were tough, kid, but I didn't expect you to recover so quickly."

Old Wei lifted Song Yun's shirt, saw his scabbed-over back, and said in astonishment, "Are you not human?"

Song Yun laughed awkwardly. He certainly couldn't say, "I have a system inside my body that helps me recover at a hundred times the normal speed!"

If he really said that, with Old Wei's personality, he would probably want to cut him open for a closer look.

"I guess your dad must have used something."

Old Wei muttered to himself, "Now, when there are so many problems, it's nice to have a moment of leisure to chat with you youngsters."

"Aren't you practicing your cultivation tonight, Elder?"

Bai Jingbing asked carefully.

Usually, at this time, Old Wei would be sitting on the roof of the ancestral hall, claiming to absorb the essence of day and night.

"I've hit a bottleneck and can't break through without a stroke of luck," Old Wei said with a sigh. "If I can't make a breakthrough this year, I might as well wait for death."

"This..."

Bai Jingbing's face changed drastically, People respected the Bai Family because of two people: the old Master Bai and Old Wei who stood guard.

If Old Wei were to die, the Bai Family's strength would decline no less than if Old Master Bai passed away!

"There's no use telling you," Old Wei shot Bai Jingbing a disdainful look and tapped his chopstick on a dish as he said, "I already know everything about the ruckus you've caused today. Hasn't the old Big Bai shown any other reaction? I was all ready to start smacking people!"

"Ah..."

Seeing Bai Jingbing's look of utter despair, Old Wei immediately knew the answer and scoffed, "Those who should be cut off linger, and those who shouldn't meddle, creating a mess. This family is going to fall apart because of that kid!"

"This..."

"Have you become mute, boy!"

Old Wei shouted angrily while slamming his chopsticks down, "When did the Bai Family's rules become this mess! Who changed them!"

"..."

"Useless thing! Always been a coward since you were little! Old Big Bai is only a few years older than you, how about him! The Bai Family includes your share too, if you really let him keep screwing up, we might as well split the family tomorrow!"

Old Wei said coldly, "All four of you siblings have been raised from childhood by me. Old Third Bai is just a wastrel; as long as he's at home, he's a ticking time bomb. But your sister, at least, has loyalty and love, daring to elope for her love. Say what you will, but for that alone, the old man has to praise her as a heroine among women!"

"Maybe... my big brother has his own difficulties..."

"What difficulties, my ass. What bullshit about the Bai Family's face. When your dad was little, he even begged on the streets! Where was the face then? It's just that eating too well has made you all forget the rules!"

The angrier Old Wei became, the louder he cursed, breaking off a branch and exclaiming, "Coward! Take me to find those two! Today, I have to straighten out their bones myself!"

Bai Jingbing swallowed hard; this was getting out of hand! How was he supposed to handle this situation?

But he dared not disregard Old Wei's words and could only keep sending urgent glances in Song Yun's direction.

Song Yun pretended not to notice and even added fuel to the fire, shouting, "Old Wei is truly the conscience of the Bai Family! I support you! Even if the Bai Family kicks you out after this, the Song Family of Magic Capital will always welcome you!"

Damn it!!!

I was expecting you to persuade him, but how the hell did you start poaching all of a sudden???

You're also no simple character!!!

"Good kid, you've got more guts than Old Second Bai," Old Wei praised. "Lead the way! Let me show you what it means to carry out justice on heaven's behalf!"