Chapter 54: Night Lake Thousand Lights
Bai Xibai sent out a flute, but she seemed in a particularly good mood. She didn't speak, but just led Bai Shu towards the direction of the Bai family.
People kept greeting Bai Xi along the way. Bai Shu and Zhiyuan walked behind Bai Xi, which also attracted the attention of many people. People were curious about who could lead the way with the Miss Bai family.
The Bai family is the dominant family in Fengjia City. The Bai family’s mansion is located on the shore of Qiandeng Lake, with mountains and water on the backs. The houses are connected. The courtyards are grouped into a crescent shape, wrapping Qiandeng Lake.
Save wind and gather energy, and get water.
It is difficult for the Bai family to not be prosperous by hiding this Qiandeng Lake.
When Bai Shu heard the name of Qiandeng Lake for the first time, he thought the lake was full of lamps. When he really strolled by Qiandeng Lake, he realized that although Qiandeng Lake was extremely beautiful, the lake was clean and there was no shadow of lamps.
The three of them walked by the lake and soon arrived at the Bai family. Among them, the decoration and layout were much more exquisite and particular than that of Bai Fangyun's house. There was no vulgarity of gold and silver, and the brightness of precious jade.
After entering the Bai family, Bai Xi nodded and passed by when she greeted others. It can be seen that the people in the Bai family respect Bai Xi very much. No one would ignore etiquette because Bai Xi was not old.
Bai Xi took Bai Shu to Bai's house and walked for half an hour before she arrived at the center of the main courtyard, Hou Qiu's residence.
Bai Shu came at the right time. At this moment, Bai Xianlin and Bai Caizhi were talking to Bai Xiang, the old man of the Bai family, about his encounter with Bai Shu today.
The three of them were talking about Bai Shu, and Bai Xi had already led Bai Shu and Zhiyuan into the door, and smiled and said, "Grandpa, Dad, Aunt, look, who did I bring."
Bai Shu stood in the house with her hands pulling her, sweat was already seeping out of her palms.
When Bai Xianlin saw Bai Shu, he hurriedly said, "Nephew, I am wrong today. I shouldn't have said those words to you. It's great that you can come."
Bai Xianlin was old, but he rushed to recognize Bai Shu. If Bai Shu was like before, he would be ungrateful.
Bai Shu coughed lightly and said, "It's mine, it's not. I just didn't get used to this all of a sudden, so it's causing you trouble."
Bai Xianlin quickly smiled and said, "No trouble, you can adapt slowly, this place will always be your home."
Bai Shu smiled shyly and didn't say anything.
While Bai Caizhi looked at Bai Shu, his eyes were still looking at the cloth bag containing the flute in Zhiquan's hand intentionally or unintentionally. Bai Xi stepped forward and grabbed Bai Caizhi's hand and said, "Auntie, I have sold this flute to Bai Shu. I have sold a thousand taels of silver. I will call my servants later and transfer the silver to your account."
Bai Caizhi asked Bai Xi to sell this flute. At this moment, the flute changed hands, but she didn't feel relieved at all. Instead, she felt even more uncomfortable. She sighed lightly and said, "Xiao Xi, how can you collect Shu'er's money? Give him all what he wants. Please return the silver later."
Bai Xi shook her head and said, "This business was done by my subordinates, and it has nothing to do with me."
Bai Xi clearly confiscated Bai Shu's penny, but she still insisted on giving Bai Caizhi a silver, and it was a considerable amount. Bai Shu originally thought that Bai Caizhi was at most a precocious business daughter, but she didn't want her to do things. It was so unpredictable, but she was not a simple woman.
After a few people talked a few words, Mr. Bai Xiang, who was sitting in the upper seat, spoke.
When Bai Zhuo didn't speak, no one noticed that he was aged white-haired man like him, but when he stood up with a crutch and waved to Bai Shu, "Come here." Everyone subconsciously silenced and gave way to the two of them.
Bai Shu let go of the Kind's hand and obediently walked up.
Bai Xiang is the elder of the Bai family. His lifelong shopping mall left deep traces of time on his face, but at this moment, Bai Xiang was kind like an old man who could only drink tea and play chess. There was only peace left in his eyes.
Bai Shu walked to him and looked at Bai Xiang's eyes with just a glance, and felt his eyes warm and bright. Bai Shu's uneasy heart at that moment also calmed down steadily.
Bai Xiang leaned on a crutch with one hand and grabbed Bai Shu's hand with the other, his hand feeling a little cold.
Sometimes, when measuring whether an elderly person's health is good, just by looking at whether his hands are hot, you can find out a rough idea. People with good health always have hot hands.
Bai Zhuo grabbed Bai Shu's hand and trembled slightly. At his age, he was a little excited at this moment.
"I've made you suffer over the years!"
Bai Shu smiled and said, "It's not bitter."
Bai Xiang grabbed Bai Shu's hand and kept muttering: "It's good to come back, it's good to come back."
Bai Shu was full of affection for this old man who was in twilight. Bai Shu had never liked people who liked to ask questions very much, and Bai Xiang happened to be not that kind of person.
Bai Shu had dinner at the Bai family that night. Although Bai Shu said that he did not want others to know that he was from the Bai family. He wanted to continue to stay in Taixu Temple as an ordinary person, the Bai family still prepared an extremely sumptuous dinner. They seemed to want to give him all the care they could not give to Bai Shu for more than ten years. They were asking about their well-being, and giving gold and jade. A family dinner allowed Bai Shu to eat the delicacies that were difficult to taste in life.
But Bai Shu knew in his heart that he had no home and he did not accept any gifts from anyone. It was an exception for him to accept the flute given by Bai Xi today. Naturally, he could not take other people's things for nothing.
The host and guests were having fun in this family banquet, and only one of them was unhappy, that was Bai Xi’s younger brother, Bai Ming.
He is the young master of the Bai family. He was born with a golden spoon in his mouth. The care he received since childhood was unmatched. Until today, Bai Shu came to the Bai family and became the focus of everyone's attention. Bai Ming felt the feeling of being neglected for the first time.
After Bai Shu left, Bai Ming asked Bai Xi: "Sister, why do you want to be so kind to him?"
Bai Xi just smiled and pinched Bai Ming's face and said, "If you can return all the care we have given you in the past ten years to us, we will definitely treat you better today than he."
Bai Ming was speechless when he heard this.
When Bai Shu left, it was already time for the moon to be bright and the fish to be greedy for the lights.
On Qiandeng Lake, fishing boats sing at night, and the lights in front of the boat are as bright as lights. Under each fishing lamp, countless fish are surrounded by strange species. The fish are not sure what kind of alien species are. In the dark water, they emit lights, mostly red and yellow, but there are also blue and green. Fish swimming all over the lake. It is like a thousand lights are lit in the lake, and it is like another bright starry sky under the night.
At this moment, Bai Shu finally understood why this lake was called Qiandeng Lake. At this moment, Bai Shu even felt jealous. He was jealous of the people of the Bai family who were sitting in Qiandeng Lake. Such beautiful scenery should not be occupied by a family like this. At least there should not be only the Bai family’s house by the lake.
Bai Shu was not in a hurry to go back to the mountain. He and Zhiyuan walked to a lake bay. Bai Shu sat by the lake, took off his shoes, soaked his legs in the lake. The lake water was cool, making Bai Shu who had been walking all day, feel extremely comfortable.
Zhushu held the flute in his arms, but it was not easy to move. Bai Shu carefully took off his shoes and socks for Zhushu and sat beside him with Zhushu's side. The lake water was almost soaking Bai Shu's knees, but it could only be the only one that could surpass Zhushu's ankles.
The kite stepped on the lake water with its feet, swaying its feet, and a comfortable smile appeared on its face.
In the distance were those glowing fish, and the stars were shining in the sky. The kite took Wanmeng out of the cloth bag, with a smile in her eyes, and handed the cloth bag to Bai Shu, and she herself blew the flute with the evening breeze.
At this age of the kite, it was a bit difficult to play this flute, but when the sound of the flute came out, Bai Shu's whole heart was about to melt. The sound of the flute was clear and pleasant. The first sound was clear and long, tender as water, and the latter sound was quiet and sad, as cold as the moon, and the nebula drooled in the distance. At this moment, the sky and the earth seemed to be the only lake in front of us.
The glowing fish seemed to be able to understand the sound of the flute, swam in groups, gathering colorful flutes, playing in the water at the feet of Bai Shu and Zhang Jiao, pecking at the soles of the two of them.
The kite blew the flute for a while, but was teased by the fish. She couldn't help laughing and touched the fish with her feet.
This was Bai Shu’s first time, and he was so happy to see Zhiquan.
Chapter completed!