Jiujiu did not expect Madam Bai to say this. She was stunned for a moment before she looked at Madam Bai and said, "It seems that you know Ling Shuo very well."
Madam Bai did not answer Jiujiu's question. Instead, she looked at Jiujiu warily and said, "Why are you asking so many questions?"
Jiujiu smiled brightly and said, "I am Ling Shuo's wife. As a wife, how can I not know my husband? Moreover, knowing Ling Shuo's temperament will help me in the future. Mother, don't you think so?"
Jiujiu's words sounded very tempting, but Madam Bai was determined. Not only did she not tell Jiujiu about Ling Shuo's temperament, but she also continued to ask Jiujiu to help her find out how Ling Shuo was going to deal with the relationship between the Ling Family and the Bai Family.
Jiujiu saw this and began to act pitiful. "I am a little lamb in the mouth of the Ling Family. It is difficult for me to protect myself. What else can I do? Mother, if you want me to help you with other things, I can reluctantly help you, but I really can't help you with this."
Jiujiu had been neglected by her family, so she was a bit of a flatterer. As long as someone treated her well, she would treat them with her heart. Therefore, Madam Bai had long been used to Jiujiu's flattery. When she saw Jiujiu acting pitiful to her, her face instantly darkened.
Madam Bai pointed at Jiujiu's nose and scolded, "You unfilial daughter. Are you trying to anger me to death?"
Madam Bai's face was livid with anger, but Jiujiu just wiped her tears with a handkerchief and said sweetly, "Mother, I don't even have time to be considerate of you. How could I dare to make you angry?"
"I think you dare to do anything."
"If I dare to do anything, how could I be added to the Ling Family by you?" Jiujiu emphasized the two words "Ling Family".
The Ling Family was Madam Bai's family. The moment Jiujiu opened her mouth, Madam Bai didn't dare to say anything.
Jiujiu had to go back later. If she continued to cry and her eyes were red, it would be terrible if the Ling family saw it.
Although Jiujiu was the daughter of the Bai Family, a married woman was like spilled water. Jiujiu had married into two families, so she was the daughter of the Ling Family. The Bai Family had no reason to reprimand Jiujiu.
Madam Bai couldn't swallow her anger. She could only glare at Jiujiu and sulk.
The two of them were silent for a long time before Madam Bai said faintly, "You still hate me for marrying you into the Ling family."
Jiujiu picked up her handkerchief and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. She said in a choked voice, "You gave birth to me and raised me. How could I blame you?"
"Then help me find out about Ling Shuo."
After Madam Bai finished speaking, she let out a long sigh. As she sighed, she rubbed her temples with her fingers and said softly, "Your brother is a good-for-nothing, and your father has a lot of things to do. I just want to share some of your father's burden."
Madam Bai took a step back, and Jiujiu nodded.
Seeing Jiujiu nod, Madam Bai sighed in satisfaction. She instantly thought of her original intention of calling Jiujiu over.
Madam Bai's indifferent expression changed. She walked over and sat beside Jiujiu. She looked at Jiujiu and said, "Jiujiu, how have you and Ling Shuo been recently?"
Jiujiu was stunned by Madam Bai's sudden change in attitude. She looked at Madam Bai and asked curiously, "Mother, why are you asking this?"
Madam Bai continued to smile. She patted the back of Jiujiu's hand and said, "Do you still remember Jiujiao?"
"Xu Jiaojiao?"
Xu Jiaojiao was Madam Bai's younger sister's daughter. She was very beautiful, and in contrast to the Bai Family, who didn't like girls, the Xu Family treasured Xu Jiaojiao very much. Thus, Xu Jiaojiao developed a bad habit of being arrogant. It was said that when Jiujiu was going to marry Ling Shuo, Xu Jiaojiao went on a hunger strike at home for several days. This was because Ling Shuo was the person that Xu Jiaojiao wanted to marry.
Unfortunately, she didn't manage to marry Ling Shuo. Instead, Jiujiu, whom she had always looked down on, married Ling Shuo.
So, why did Madam Bai suddenly mention Xu Jiaojiao?
When Madam Bai heard Jiujiu mention Xu Jiaojiao's name, she immediately patted the back of Jiujiu's hand and said, "Yes, it's your cousin Jiaojiao. A few days ago, she came to our house from Huai City to stay for a few days. However, your father and I have been quite busy recently, so we're discussing whether you should take care of Jiaojiao for a few days."
Madam Bai said very nicely, "You two sisters haven't seen each other for more than half a year, so you should be able to whisper to each other for a few days. What do you think?"
When Jiujiu heard the first half of Madam Bai's sentence, she felt that Madam Bai was up to no good. When she heard that Madam Bai wanted her to communicate with Xu Jiaojiao, she almost laughed out loud.
Xu Jiaojiao had been raised in the Xu Family to the point where she didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth. When she came to the Bai Family, she looked down on Bai Jiujiu, a little girl who no one loved. Other than Bai Yannan, no one in the Bai Family treated her well.
It could be said that Xu Jiaojiao didn't have a good impression of the Bai Family at all.
Not to mention, a few days ago, Xu Jiaojiao had slapped Jiujiu in public.
Who would have feelings for someone who had slapped themselves in public? What a joke!
Moreover, with Xu Jiaojiao's personality, if she said that she wanted to marry Ling Shuo, Jiujiu was sure that if she brought Xu Jiaojiao to the Ling Family, Xu Jiaojiao would make a fuss about seducing Ling Shuo the very next day.
How desperate must she have been to bring her love rival back home?
Jiujiu pulled her hand out of Madam Bai's hand and looked at her. "Mother, what do you mean? Are you trying to insert someone into Ling Shuo's life? "
Madam Bai didn't expect Jiujiu to be so direct. She was stunned for a moment before she retracted her hand and said calmly, "You're so close to Ling Shuo. If you're pregnant and can't take care of him, what if Ling Shuo finds someone else? You can't be the only one in Ling Shuo's life. Your cousin isn't an outsider, so what's wrong with her sharing some of your burden? "
"Sharing my husband's burden? Mother, you're really daring! "
As a woman, naturally, no one was willing to share their husband's burden with someone else, let alone a woman like Xu Jiaojiao. Jiujiu felt that if Xu Jiaojiao could really be doted on by Ling Shuo, she would probably kill all the women in the Ling Family's backyard.
Moreover, although Madam Bai made it sound nice, when her own husband found a concubine, didn't she curse her husband over and over again? In the end, she even caused an accident and got rid of the concubine.
She couldn't accept it herself, so why did she think that Jiujiu would accept it? She was really naive.
Madam Bai wanted Jiujiu to find out about Ling Shuo, so what did that mean for the Bai Family? Jiujiu didn't want to go to the hall, and now she wanted Jiujiu to send Xu Jiaojiao over, but Jiujiu didn't want to either. Madam Bai's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.
Madam Bai's face darkened. "You don't want to?"
Jiujiu looked at Madam Bai's face, which was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and her eyes darted around. After thinking for a moment, she said, "There's nothing to be unwilling about. Since Mother and Father don't have time, let's go."
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