After this fuss, Bai Zhi dragged Qiao Wanwan into the house to teach her how to look at the accounts.

"Hey, let me ask you, how come you know martial arts?"

Bai Zhi glanced at her and said, "You only remembered to ask me after the fight?"

"Tell me quickly, who taught you this? This move is not common."

"A martial arts master taught me in a dream."

Qiao Wanwan patted Bai Zhi: "Do you think I'm stupid?"

"You should think about how to keep your position as the head of the family." Bai Zhi spread the account book in front of Qiao Wanwan, "Prick up your ears and listen carefully."

"Who taught you how to read the accounts?"

"It was the accountant who came to me in my dream..."

"Stop, stop, stop!" Qiao Wanwan interrupted Bai Zhi unhappily, "You don't say a word of truth, teach me now!"

Bai Zhi was prepared to teach until midnight, but she didn't expect Qiao Wanwan to be smart and had a general idea of ​​the lesson in less than half an hour. Bai Zhi simply stuffed the book into her hand and told her to read the rest by herself before sending her back.

After Qiao Wanwan left, Qiaoqiao pushed the door open and rushed to Baizhi, asking anxiously, "Miss, has Chuqi returned? How is Chuqi's mother?"

Baizhi looked at Qiaoqiao and suddenly realized that it was a big deal to take Chuqi with her in the future. Should she discuss it with Qiaoqiao?

She was used to being free and alone, so she agreed to this matter on her own. She was willing to bring Chuqi with her, but Qiaoqiao might not be willing to do so...

Seeing Bai Zhi not speaking, Qiaoqiao suddenly panicked: "Miss! Nothing happened, did it? But you were chatting happily with the Second Madam just now, it didn't seem like anything happened...Miss, what happened?"

"No, nothing happened." Bai Zhi considered her words and said, "Qiaoqiao, what do you think of Chuqi?"

"The seventh day of the New Year? Hmm... I can't really say, but I think he and I get along quite well." Qiaoqiao's eyes rolled around, and then she suddenly thought of something, and her face flushed. "Miss! You're not going to... I don't want to marry him!"

Bai Zhi patted Qiaoqiao's braid and teased, "What does it look like on the seventh day of the first lunar month?"

"That's right, that's right..." Qiaoqiao hesitated for a long time but couldn't say anything, so she simply said, "Anyway, it's just not right. We're fine as friends, but as for marriage, I only want to marry a hero!"

"Great hero?" Bai Zhi sat up straight. "Where did you meet this great hero?"

"Oh, miss, where can I meet a great hero? I'm talking about the great hero you talked about in the previous class, the one who fought against foreign enemies. I want to marry a great hero like that!"

Bai Zhi finally felt relieved, as she had thought Qiaoqiao had been tricked by some stranger.

"Don't worry, Qiaoqiao. I'm not asking you to marry Chuqi. You like heroes. I'll find a bunch for you to choose from." Bai Zhi took Qiaoqiao's hand and said seriously, "If I tell you that Chuqi will follow us wherever we go, what do you think?"

"Really? Chuqi is leaving here with us! That means... Chuqi's mother..." Qiaoqiao's face became sad. "Chuqi's mother really can't be saved, so we can take him away."

"As long as people are still alive, there is always hope."

Qiaoqiao held Baizhi's hand tightly in return: "Miss! Let's take Chuqi with us! We'll take Chuqi's mother with us too! We'll treat her illness!"

Bai Zhi let out a long sigh, and her heart was at ease: "Okay."

The next afternoon, Bai Zhi went to pay her respects to Old Madam Gu in a hurry, and when she came back, she taught Qiaoqiao calligraphy step by step in her room.

She gave Lin Chuqi a day off, and thought that he would not be back for a few days at least. Unexpectedly, Lin Chuqi came back to see her in less than a day.

Lin Chuqi looked very energetic and brought good news - Lin Ruogui woke up. Although he had returned to his previous soul-dissociating state, the doctor said that his meridians were gradually stabilizing, so there was finally hope.

But this was not good news in Bai Zhi's view. The imperial doctors in the palace had said that there was no hope for him. Lin Ruogui's awakening at this time might not be a last-ditch effort.

However, Qiaoqiao and Lin Chuqi were so happy that they shouted and jumped one after another. Bai Zhi could only silently hope that what she said could really pull Lin Ruogui's soul back from the edge of the underworld.

Taking advantage of the two children's happiness, Bai Zhi locked the door, and repeated the same words she had said to Qiaoqiao before, telling Lin Chuqi that she would leave the Marquis' Mansion within three years.

Qiaoqiao patted Lin Chuqi's shoulder in a very adult manner: "Chuqi, don't worry, Miss always keeps her word. From today on, we are a family. Miss said that when we leave here, we will open a restaurant. Then the three of us, and your mother, will live a free and easy life together."

"My mother?" Lin Chuqi opened her eyes wide and looked at Bai Zhi, "Madam, can you really bring my mother with you?"

Bai Zhi nodded: "Of course."

Lin Chuqi smiled briefly, and then took out a slightly yellowed envelope from her bosom and handed it to Bai Zhi. Bai Zhi took the envelope, pulled out a crumpled piece of paper from it, and unfolded it. On it was Lin Chuqi's handwriting, which was very neat and tidy, and it turned out to be a contract of sale.

"From today on, Lin Chuqi will follow the Third Madam and is willing to serve her..."

"On the seventh day of the first lunar month," Bai Zhi interrupted him, shaking the letter paper, "Did Chef Xu ask you to write this?"

Lin Chuqi bowed his head and replied, "I wanted to write it myself. This is the only way to repay Third Madam's great kindness."

Qiaoqiao looked here and there, not understanding what had suddenly happened.

The mother and daughter are really in tune with each other. Bai Zhi sighed softly, put her arm around Lin Chuqi's shoulders, and said with a smile: "Since we are a family, we must abide by the rules of the family. The first rule of the family law is that no one is allowed to be a slave."

Lin Chuqi looked at Qiaoqiao in bewilderment: "Then you too..."

"I didn't mean to hide it from you. The young lady told me to keep it a secret." Qiaoqiao took out a piece of paper from her bosom and showed it to Lin Chuqi like showing off a treasure. "The young lady has freed me from slavery. This is my new name."

Lin Chuqi: "Bai Ying?"

Qiaoqiao raised her chin and said, "It sounds nice, right? I came up with it myself."

Lin Chuqi ignored her and looked straight at Bai Zhi: "Third Madam, can I follow you even if I am not a slave?"

"How can a young man in his prime always dream of becoming a slave?" Bai Zhi hooked Lin Chuqi's nose, "What did Chef Xu tell you?"

Lin Chuqi scratched her head a little embarrassedly: "Mother Xu only told me to repay the Third Madam well. After thinking about it, I think that only being the Third Madam's servant can be enough to repay her."

Bai Zhi thought that Lin Ruogui wanted Lin Chuqi to be her servant, and Chef Xu should have known about it. It seemed that Chef Xu had selfish motives, so she didn't tell Lin Chuqi. Who would have thought that coincidentally, the mother and daughter actually thought of the same thing.

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