Chapter 402.1: Come Up With a Way to Save Him (1/2)
Baili Yiling was really amazing. She managed to get herself accepted by the people of the martial arts alliance almost immediately and no one expressed any unwillingness to work with her even though she was Baili Yu’s younger sister. Even Xiao Yiyun who seemed very hard to get along with would smile towards her from time to time.
There was no need to mention Elder Yu. Ever since Baili Yiling started speaking to him, he hasn’t stopped smiling for even a second. His beard shook from his laughter and his tiny eyes had almost disappeared from his smile. He repeatedly sighed, “If only this old man had a daughter like you ah!”
“Elder Yu, if you say this, Yiling’s going to be unhappy! If you had such a good daughter, you wouldn’t like Yiling anymore, is that it?” Baili Yiling responded with an unhappy pout.
There was no way Elder Yu would ever dislike this adorable brat. He hastily explained, “I mean to praise you. I meant that you’re too likable! I wish I had a daughter as adorable as you so I could listen to her say such pleasing things every day!”
“That’s right.” Mo Yun nodded. “Yiling, you have no idea. If those disciples of mine were half as clever and as thoughtful as you, there’d be much less white hair on this head!”
Baili Yiling covered her mouth as she giggled. “Mother, there’s hair on your head?”
Mo Yun froze for a moment, then she started laughing heartily. “Aiyah! I was trying to praise you in a different way but you saw through it instantly.”
The moment she laughed, everyone in the courtyard started laughing.
The gloomy oppressive air that had been hovering above everyone this entire time instantly vanished. Tang Doudou was relieved to see this. She had been worried that Baili Yiling wouldn’t be able to get along with these people since she had seen how these people treated Baili Yu. They looked at him with deep fear, hidden envy, and for some reason, hatred…
However, it seemed that these things were easily resolved with Baili Yiling’s clever social skills.
Xiao Yiyun spoke in the middle of the laughter with a smile, “Elders are right. Any family that has such a lovely lady like Lady Baili is blessed.”
A lot of people turned to look towards Tang Doudou when they heard this.
Tang Doudou was completely confused. Why were they looking at her? What did it have to do with her? She was already pretty happy to be able to get along with them well.
She was still confused, but someone’s envious remark cleared up her confusion. “I sure envy Alliance Head’s fortune to be able to marry such a good husband and have such an adorable sister-in-law. Other people wouldn’t be able to accumulate such fortune even with several lifetimes.”
“En, Syndicate Leader Shen puts it well. Alliance Head really has such good fortune!”
Several people voiced their agreement and looked towards Tang Doudou with envy, causing Tang Doudou to feel awkward. Was she really that fortunate? That lucky?
However, when she thought about it, it seemed true. Baili Yu was naturally amazingly good to her, and Baili Yiling also treated her extremely well. Back in the modern world, there would be a lot of in-laws fighting in real life and TV shows. The fact that she managed to have such a weird little sister-in-law really was fortunate.
An hour quickly passed. The preparations had been made for the cremation, so servants came to invite them over.
Tang Doudou retrieved her wandering thoughts and looked towards everyone solemnly. “Everyone, let us head over!”
When they heard her serious tone, they stopped joking around and became solemn as well. Baili Yiling sweetly supported Elder Yu and followed behind Tang Doudou to head towards the cremation grounds. However, halfway there, someone came to report that the masters of the four large families had arrived.
Tang Doudou’s eyes flickered when she heard this news, then she told the servant to hurry and invite them in.