The resentful best friend travels through daily life

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"Mother, I have something to discuss with you, can you come in?"

Bai Zhao stood at the door, knocked and asked.

As soon as Yunlan opened the door, the whole room was filled with the smell of medicine. She smiled gently and said, "Come in, it's cool outside."

Yunlan made tea for Bai Zhao and herself. Seeing Bai Zhao's distressed look, she just smiled and said, "Our Ah Zhao has grown up and has his own worries."

"Mother, I——"

Bai Zhao hesitated, but finally said, "I want to join the army."

Yun Lan paused, but just asked: "Why do you want to join the army?"

Bai Zhao raised his head and saw a few strands of white hair in Yunlan's hair. His mother was weak in nature. She had been crying every day since his father died. Logically, he should not have made his mother worry so much.

However, if he didn't join the army, how could he make a name for himself and be worthy of Aning?

Without waiting for Bai Zhao to answer, Yun Lan touched Bai Zhao's head, her tone helpless but with a bit of doting: "Our Ah Zhao has grown up and knows how to fight for his own future."

"Mother, I..."

"You don't have to say more." Yunlan interrupted him, "Mother knows that Ning is a poor child, and it is reasonable for you to work hard to earn her a good family."

This... is half right.

Bai Zhao put down the teacup in his hand: "Actually, An Ning is the daughter of the Su family."

Yunlan had a question mark over her head: What Su family?

Bai Zhao said in one breath: "Aning's mother is Su Mingxia from the Su family, and Youzi, that is, Shen You, also became a county lady. In other words, Aning's maternal grandfather is the head of the Su family, and her best friend is a royal relative."

As he spoke, Bai Zhao lost his confidence: "Mother, I really don't know how I can stand shoulder to shoulder with Ning if I don't join the army and make achievements."

"So that's how it is. The little girl with pigtails is actually the county lady." Yun Lan smiled bitterly and said, "If your father were still alive, even if you were from a side branch, you would still be considered a young master and you wouldn't have to work so hard."

"No." Bai Zhao's eyes sparkled with the innocence of a young man. "A Ning knows medicine, martial arts, and is also good at studying. If she were a man, she would definitely have established a career. It is precisely because she is so good that I have to work harder to be worthy of her."

"Even if my father were still alive, if I were a playboy who only knew how to flirt with cats and dogs and not do his job, I would never be worthy of Ning."

"So, mother, I want to join the army and become a man who can stand up to the sky and be worthy of her."

After hearing this, Yunlan just smiled bitterly and shook her head, saying, "I originally thought that you could live a peaceful life, but I didn't expect you to be so ambitious. As your mother, I can't stop you, but you have to think things through and take care of your own health. As for the rest, just be happy."

Bai Zhao had never thought that Yunlan would agree so readily, and said, "Mother, you..."

Yunlan changed the subject and said, "How about going to pay tribute to your father tomorrow?"

The tablet of Bai's father was enshrined in the Bai family's ancestral hall, but Yunlan and Bai Xi were not allowed to worship it on the grounds that they were female.

Now that Bai Zhao is back, as his son, he is qualified to offer sacrifices.

Bai Zhao changed his clothes, took a bath and burned incense before heading to the ancestral hall.

The Bai Family Ancestral Hall is located in the Bai Family's ancestral home. Although the Bai Family here is a branch, it is built in a grand and majestic manner.

When Bai Zhao arrived, he happened to catch the tribe celebrating the birthday of the Bai clan leader.

But he didn't inform Bai Zhao's family.

For a moment, everyone was embarrassed. It was Chief Bai who broke the deadlock first and asked about Bai Zhao's recent situation.

Bai Zhao didn't want to have too much involvement with the Bai family, nor did he want to talk too much about what was happening around him, so he just said a few perfunctory words.

"Uncle, I want to pay homage to my father. May I enter the ancestral hall to pay my respects?" Bai Zhao stood upright with his back straight. At first glance, he looked like a majestic general.

The chief of the Bai clan stroked his beard. Bai Zhao was now Qi Ji's bodyguard, a person personally selected by the Bai clan, so he naturally couldn't be too negligent. He said, "A Zhao, you don't know that our ancestral hall was burned down once, and it hasn't been rebuilt yet."

Bai Zhao said, "It's okay. I'll pay homage to my father's tablet as a way of showing my filial piety. I hope my uncle will approve of this."

"Hehe, A Zhao, the clan also has its own rules. You can't do whatever you want. Listen to the clan leader and go back first. When the ancestral hall is repaired, the clan can worship together, isn't it nice?" Bai Xuan stood aside and couldn't help but say sour words.

When they were young, Bai Xuan and Bai Zhao went to the school run by the clan together. Both Bai Zhao and Bai Xuan were very playful, but Bai Zhao was good at martial arts and was liked by Mr. Wu, so he would not be scolded. But Bai Xuan could only be scolded by his teacher and then by his parents, and he was always the victim.

Because of this, Bai Xuan and Bai Zhao have been at odds since childhood.

Bai Zhao was confused. It was just a worship ceremony, so why were they all stopping him? Was there some hidden story?

Bai Zhao confronted Bai Xuan and deliberately provoked him, "Ah Xuan has grown up now. I'm afraid he has forgotten how Mr. Wu stripped him of his clothes and spanked him when he was a child. But I can't forget it. He cried so hard that it shook the world. It's still fresh in my memory."

Bai Xuan was very angry and cursed: "What a good thing you are, it's because of you, your father..."

"Ah Xuan!" Chief Bai called out to Bai Xuan and said sternly, "You really have no rules."

"Patriarch..." Bai Zhao's eyes turned cold, and every word he said was oppressive, "Where is my father's tablet?"

The Bai clan leader was a thousand-year-old fox that had turned into a spirit. Naturally, he would not care about the threats of a young boy. "Bai Zhao, is this how you talk to your elders? Are there any rules?"

Originally, no matter how naughty Bai Zhao was, he was always humble and respectful to his elders.

Even if this elder is not worthy of respect at all.

For some reason, Bai Zhao suddenly thought of An Ning.

Aning has never been well behaved. What would she do if she encountered such a situation?

Bai Zhao laughed out loud. She was afraid that she would overturn the banquet here. She stepped on the stool with a bow and arrow, pointed at the clan leader's nose and cursed: "Elder? Bah, if I respect you, you are the elder. If I don't respect you, you are just an old man."

Four years ago, I felt that it would be a big deal if my father’s tablet was not placed in the ancestral hall.

Now it seems that it is nothing but a shabby house. Is it worth him to beg them to offer sacrifices to his father's tablet?

Moreover, with such a lack of virtue and ability, even if the tablet is enshrined here, it is likely that it will not receive the blessing of the gods.

Chief Bai looked at Bai Zhao, who was not angry but laughing instead, and felt a little uneasy. Could it be that he had pushed him too much and made him crazy?

Sure enough, the next second, Bai Zhao stood with his arms folded, looking arrogant and domineering, like a monkey claiming to be the king, saying: "Rules? If I recognize them, they are the rules. If I don't recognize them, they are nothing."

"I'll ask you again, where is my father's tablet?"