Chapter 41: You Lack Both Inner and Outer Beauty

  Wang Fu brought news that the Hu family had been quiet lately, and it seemed like they had been beaten into submission. They were obediently doing business and hadn't come to bother the Bai family at all. It turned out that Yue Kang's guess was correct.

  The relationship between Hu's family and Ren's family is very close. They have met in private several times, each time being very mysterious, as if they were doing something sneaky.

  It's better to keep quiet for now. Yuke Kang was originally going to send someone to the Hu family to settle accounts, but with the old lady's birthday banquet in just over a dozen days, he didn't want to stir up trouble and decided to wait until after the banquet to go to the Hu family to settle accounts.

  Wang Fu is not a private detective, and he has brought back these messages with great effort. It's unlikely that he can gather any deeper information. Commander Yue orders him to stop surveilling the Hu family, as Old Lady Bai's birthday banquet is approaching and the White family will be busy for the next few days. Wang Fu recommends a trustworthy house servant, and Commander Yue nods in agreement. The Hu family cannot be too careless, or they might get caught off guard.

  Now, not only does Old Lady Yu treat him with increasing favor, but even the eldest miss no longer gives him a cold shoulder. Every single one of the Bai family's subordinates is a master of observing expressions and words, knowing that the current Yue Kang has an extremely important position in the Bai family. Whenever they meet, they respectfully call out "Young Master" with genuine respect and admiration from the bottom of their hearts, which is different from before.

  It seems they gradually forgot that this young master was once a flower thief and truly regarded him as the master of the Bai family.

  During this time, Yue Kang was very busy. All the trivial matters of the wine house and the wine workshop needed him to supervise. The eldest sister also came to discuss with him about the price of new porcelain. According to the eldest sister's idea, the cost of the newly made porcelain was only slightly higher than before, but she wanted to raise the price to three times the original price.

  Yue Kang didn't agree with her on this point, and firmly demanded that she raise the price to ten times its original value at once. They had to make a big profit, otherwise other merchants would imitate it later, and then the price would plummet. High imitation has always existed in every era, when they also imitated it, the Bai family would have made enough money.

  The big sister was afraid that everyone would not be able to accept the price, but Yue Kang insisted that the big sister do as he said. Good things will have people willing to spend money to buy them, and the higher your price, the more comfortable they feel in their hearts. After buying it, it will symbolize a kind of status.

  As expected by Yue Kang, most merchants had difficulty accepting the price at first, but one of them gritted their teeth and bought it, making a profit. Other merchants also came to order from the Bai family, and even some wealthy families in Hangzhou heard about it and came to buy.

  Only a few days' worth of porcelain was ordered, over 50,000 pieces, and this is still prioritized by reputable merchants. This time, the Bai family is busy too. The young lady has been busy with the kiln factory's business for these days, rarely coming back, and every time she comes back, she looks radiant.

  My relationship with the second young lady has deepened, at least occasionally when she's not paying attention, my wicked hands can sneak into her clothes, that kind of softness and smoothness is truly breathtaking!

  It was also a kind of torture for Yue Kang, every night he would lie awake for half the night, his egg hurting so much that he could only comfort himself with small movements and then fall asleep.

  Half a month has passed in busyness for Yue Kang, and the days have been quite fulfilling.

  The day after tomorrow is Old Lady's 70th birthday. Third Miss Bai Miao Dan, that mischievous little girl, has returned from Hangzhou College.

  "Hey, do you know what I love doing the most in school?" Bai Miaodan said with her back to Yue Kang, sitting on the rooftop.

  "You can't even call me brother-in-law, this title doesn't sound good." Yue Kang raised his head to gaze at the stars above.

  "Hmph! You think you're lucky, don't you? Not opposing you is already being lenient to you." The girl let out a soft snort. "You still haven't answered my question."

  "What's on your mind, you little kid? You're probably thinking of some naughty ideas. How come you can sleep in class without the teacher noticing?" Yue Kang said casually.

  "It's not like that, I'm very hardworking now, and the teachers all praise me for being well-behaved. The thing I love to do most now is to go alone to a deserted place, and stare blankly at the constellation of Orion you told me about last time. Even on cloudy days when there are no stars, I'll still keep looking in that direction."

  "What's so great about a few stars? You have time, why not think about your handsome brother-in-law instead?" said Yue Kang.

  The girl unexpectedly didn't refute Yue Kang's words, and muttered to herself in front of the Hunter's Seat, "When will the hunter appear in my life?!"

  Yue Kang is really funny, it seems that all women are the same, they are all full of naive fantasies.

  "Isn't there a handsome young man in the academy worth your concern?" Yue Kang also missed his student days, what a carefree and happy time it was. Before he could sigh over how fleeting it all was, who didn't have moments in their life worth savoring?

  "Don't even mention them, just thinking about them makes me annoyed. They're all against me, but I'm not afraid of them. If they provoke me, I'll bite them like a snake. They're just a bunch of cowards." Bai Miandan said with a pout.

  "Miao Dan, you're not young anymore, you can't always be so mischievous. Look at our White family, whoever hears your name trembles with fear. Everyone has a conscience, if you don't respect others, how will they respect you?" Miao Dan's husband, Yue Kang, also had a headache thinking about it. He knew he had suffered losses because of her before, but Yue Kang also knew that the girl was not malicious and decided to advise her a few words.

  "You're as nagging as grandma." Bai Miaodan raised a disdainful finger.

  Yue Kang smiled and left, knowing that Ya Tou's temperament couldn't be changed by a few words. "Actually, Miao Dan, although you can't be considered perfect in every way, you are still an eight-out-of-ten beauty."

  Bai Miao Dan's heart skipped a beat with joy, she tilted her head and hummed in agreement, "Then tell me, what two kinds of beauty am I lacking? I'll make up for them."

  Yue Kang looked at Bai Miao Dan with a strange gaze, "You have both inner and outer beauty."

  Although Yue Kang was prepared, he still fell for it and was pinched again by Lian'er on the waist. Yue Kang laughed in pain, "If you can't tolerate my words, either your heart is too narrow or my character is too great."

  Bai Miao Dan added more strength to her grip, only releasing it when Yue Kang raised his hand in surrender. The little girl finally let go, with a self-satisfied expression on her face.

  "Tomorrow, accompany me to the street, I want to personally pick out a gift for grandma." Bai Miaodan said as she sat back down.

  "I'm busy, I'll let Wang Fu accompany you instead!" Yue Kang said with a serious expression.

  "Others want you to accompany them, Wang Fu is stupid and unlovable, just agree with them!" Bai Miaodan said tenderly.

  When Bai Miao Dan spoke in a soft and gentle tone, Yue Kang's skin crawled to the point where he almost fell off the roof, his body covered in goosebumps. "My dear auntie, please don't speak in this tone anymore, my heart can't take it."

  "Hehe, I'll talk to you like that from now on." The little girl playfully blinked her eyes. "Are you going or not?"

  "A real man is as good as his word, I said I wouldn't go... but I'll go..." Yu Kang was about to utter a few more forceful words when the pain in his waist told him that the young lady had struck again, and he had no choice but to compromise.

  Damn it!

  "My good brother-in-law." Little Ya Tou's being teased by Yue Kang made her laugh.

  I'm going, Yue Kang heard that soft and numb voice, and suddenly rolled down from the roof.