Traveling through the Republic of China, I married a dead person

The Sixth Wife suggested celebrating the Second Wife's escape from despair, which was warmly responded by the Third and Fifth Wife.

What to celebrate?

It's nothing more than an excuse to have a good meal.

The daily meals at the Confucius Mansion are all arranged by Guo Deyi according to the standard. The expenses that exceed the standard for setting up the banquet require Su Bai's approval.

Wan Qili came to convey the ladies' request, and Su Bai agreed. What she was thinking in her mind was to get rid of these people as soon as possible, otherwise she would not be able to accomplish anything.

She asked Wan Qili to call Kong Man in and told her that from now on, she would be in charge of the food in the mansion, the monthly allowance, and the extra expenses of the wives of each room, including the tuition and snacks of the third and fourth young ladies, would all be taken over by Kong Man. Money would be withdrawn from Guo Deyi's account, and large expenses would be asked from Su Bai.

"How can I take care of this matter?" Kong Man declined.

"If you still recognize me as your sister-in-law, you should share some of my responsibilities. I feel most at ease letting you take care of these things, and no one else can say anything. Do you understand?" Su Bai said something that did not mean it. He just wanted to strike while the iron was hot in order to completely ease the relationship between Kong Man and himself.

Enough with the false reconciliation.

"Then I...try it?" Kong Man agreed.

Su Bai told Kong Man to be more lenient and not to be too strict with the money, and to agree to any additional requests from the wives of the different rooms as long as they were not too excessive.

From now on, all the money added to Guo Deyi’s account by Su Bai will also be transferred through Kong Man.

Su Bai even told Kong Man that if she wanted to take over Guo Deyi's account, she could do so.

From now on, except for matters directly related to Su Bai, Guo Deyi can just contact Kong Man.

"Money is not a problem. Spending an extra three or five hundred is nothing. What I want is the peace of the Confucius Mansion."

Wan Qili said at the side: "Miss, your sister-in-law is trying to establish your prestige in the Confucius Mansion!"

Kong Man nodded, she understood.

Su Bai asked Wan Qili to give all the toffees, stockings, underwear, cosmetics and other things that were originally stored in Zi Yan's house and now in Wan Qili's house to Kong Man to take back. If the wives of the other rooms needed them, she could give some to them.

"So many candies?" Wan Qili exclaimed as she took a big bag of candies.

Su Bai bought a lot of toffees in Shanghai, intending to use them as small favors over the long term, and now he has given them all to Kong Man.

The first task that Su Bai gave to Kong Man, the young housekeeper, was to move the second wife back to her room early tomorrow morning.

"Let's move it in a while!" Kong Man said that she asked Guo Deyi to prepare a bed board, and after dinner, they would carry the second wife back to the third hospital. It was so close and it wouldn't be a big deal.

Guo Deyi hired four new servants, two men and two women, so he had enough manpower.

"Let's do it tomorrow morning. The surgery was just completed at midnight yesterday. Let her rest for a while."

The announcement that Kong Man would take over the daily life of the Kong Mansion was made before lunch today, but Su Bai decided not to go. She was very upset and did not want to argue with those ladies, so she asked Wan Qili to accompany Kong Man on her behalf.

At the same time, he let the ladies know that Wan Qili was not her personal maid, but her assistant, so they should not look at her as a servant.

"Arrange things better and don't be afraid to spend money." Su Bai reminded Kong Man again that even if you pick the best food in Longxing City, it won't cost much.

"How about..." Wan Qili gave Su Bai another suggestion: "Let the young lady take them to Wanfulin for a meal. Wouldn't it make the young lady appear more generous?"

Su Bai nodded: "Good idea!"

"Isn't that too much money?" Kong Man said.

"Are you stupid? Don't you understand what your sister-in-law means?" Wan Qili said as she patted Kong Man. It seemed that after sleeping together for a night, the second lady and Wan Qili had become very familiar with each other.

Wan Qili also suggested to Kong Man that he should let his wife tell him what she wanted to eat first, as she would definitely clamor for a while. Finally, Kong Man decided to go to Wan Fulin and order whatever she wanted to eat to give everyone a surprise.

"You should go with me. You have been in Longxing for a while, but you have not tasted the quality of the best restaurant in Longxing," Su Bai said to Wan Qili, "Remember, don't steal Kong Man's limelight."

These words were spoken to Kong Man. Su Bai knew that Wan Qili would definitely try her best to establish Kong Man's authority in front of the other wives. She understood it too well.

"Go ahead, don't let them come over, just say I fell asleep!"

Su Bai was indeed tired. After Kong Man and a group of concubines left, she ate something quick and went to sleep.

The second young lady did not go with them. She had to stay with the second wife. But there was no need to worry about her not eating well. Kong Man would bring her food from Wanfulin.

Anyway, nothing could be done today. With Niu Yanzi and Xiao Wei's twenty-odd people, half were picking mushrooms in Niu Village and the other half were busy in Li's Mansion, so it didn't delay anything.

Su Bai completely relaxed himself and slept until dark.

"Miss Wan?" Su Bai opened his eyes and called softly.

Wan Qili immediately ran over from the main room.

In the afternoon, after she finished giving the second wife an infusion, she stayed in the main room, waiting for Su Bai to wake up.

"You are too tired. Did you sleep well?" Wan Qili asked Su Bai.

Su Bai stretched and said, "I've slept for such a long time, but I still don't feel like I've slept enough."

Wan Qili said that it would take some time to rest from being mentally exhausted. She understood that Su Bai's body had been drained after worrying for too long. He not only needed sleep but also needed nourishment. She suggested that Su Bai find a Chinese medicine doctor for treatment.

"You know a lot." Su Bai smiled.

"I..." Wan Qili paused and asked, "Is it okay if I just call you sister from now on?"

This question stunned Su Bai. It was obviously an attempt to get close to him, but it was not appropriate to refuse.

"Sure, just call me sister."

"Then don't call me Miss Wan anymore. Call me by my nickname, Lili?"

"Okay Lili."

Lili smiled happily, but no one knew how much of her happiness was sincerity and how much was purpose.

One thing is certain, calling her Lili is much easier to pronounce than Miss Wan or Qili.

Lili told Su Bai that after lunch at Wanfulin, several concubines said they would visit the second wife in the afternoon, but were blocked by Kong Man. In the end, no one objected. It seemed that the prestige of the eldest lady had been initially established.

Su Bai smiled and told Lili that these concubines were very realistic. Now that the eldest lady was in charge of their money, they would definitely be obedient.

"Is Kong Man happy?" Su Bai asked again.

"I was very happy. I was very talkative at the dinner table and toasted with everyone frequently!"

"This dead girl!"

"What's wrong?" Lili asked puzzledly.

"Let's talk about it later." Su Bai didn't tell her about his suspicion of Kong Man. This was good enough. It was enough to maintain a false stability and unity.

Lili went to the front yard and brought back a small bowl of porridge for Su Bai. After eating, Su Bai took her to the west wing.

"Thank you." The second wife uttered these two words. Judging from her voice, she had regained some strength and had recovered well.

"Yunyun, please go out for a while. I have something to say to your mother."

Kong Yun obediently left the house.

Su Bai sat down beside the Second Madam's bed: "I saved your life."

The second wife nodded.

"I want you to tell me the truth. Did you tell Kong Li about the Dongtian Temple?"