Chapter 843: Trick for Trick
Bai Wenxuan pursed his lips.
It was not that there were no medical supplies in the capital base, but medical supplies were really rare. How could he take out countless incubators and medicines for Bai Meiyue? However, he also knew that if he did not bring out the supplies, then Bai Meiyue would never allow Yang Wei to enter the safe base. He closed his eyes and said, "I will see what I can do. But Miss Bai, are you sure that as long as I give you medical supplies, you will allow Yang Wei to enter the safe base?"
He did not want Bai Meiyue to deliberately make things difficult for him and Yang Wei.
Hearing his question, Bai Meiyue curled her lips in disdain. "Master Bai, who are you to me for me to make things difficult for you? Yang Wei was the one who left the safe base, and she is the one who wants to return. Per the rules of the safe base, it’s only right that she submits something in exchange for her stay. Where am I making things difficult for you?"
Bai Wenxuan flushed red when he saw that Bai Meiyue had seen through his little thoughts. He was worried that Bai Meiyue was making things difficult for him because she wanted to take revenge for her mother on the Bai family. However, he really thought too much. Bai Meiyue had no intention of making things difficult for the Bai family. She held no hope when it came to the Bai family, so where would anger surge from?
Since there was no hope, there was no disappointment.
"I understand. I will send a message to Yang Wei as to how many supplies you want...give me a list."
"Sure." Bai Meiyue agreed without any hesitation. Inwardly, she heaved a sigh of relief. It was a good thing that Yang Wei was returning; at least she gave her the chance to rip the Bai family off. This was good enough. Anyway, the old madam from the Bai family was the one who wanted to rip her off first, so she could not blame her for turning against her.
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Meanwhile, at the Capital safe base.
"What did you say?" Old Madam Bai was stunned after she received the message from her eldest grandson. Ever since she and Old Master Bai separated, she had been the one who had been taking care of the Bai family and leading their family members. So, there was nothing wrong with Bai Wenxuan contacting her, but what she never expected was that her grandson would contact her and tell her that those people from the Bai safe base actually wanted her medical resources!
"Do you even know what you are saying? The medical resources are so hard to come by. How can we just give them away?" Old Madam Bai was furious. She knew that the woman in that safe base was most likely her daughter, but she did not take it seriously. After all, Yang Wei had told her everything.
Yan Wanning was a poor and pitiful woman who grew up in a faraway village and was abandoned by her husband. Her children were not successful either; though her daughter was somewhat famous, she was also a used shoe. To get pregnant before marriage, this was something that Old Madam Bai could not accept. All in all, Yan Wanning was not a good daughter in her eyes, even though she was her biological daughter.
But while Old Madam Bai was looking down at Yan Wanning, she was also hoping that Yan Wanning would suck up to her and the Bai family. Her heart was filled with greed when she heard from Yang Wei that there were all kinds of resources available in the Bai safe base. What was she and her family lacking at the moment? It was food and water! As long as they could establish contact with Bai Meiyue and Yan Wanning, they would be able to gain some foothold in this safe base.
But before her calculations could even settle down, she received a message from Bai Wenxuan, who contacted her through the military phone and told her that they needed to hand over the medical supplies.
Bai Wenxuan narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "If you don’t want to send it, then there is no need to send it, but they have stated it quite clearly that if Yang Wei doesn’t bring the medical supplies, then she cannot enter the safe base. Grandmother, even our safe base accepts resources in exchange for staying; the Bai safe base is filled with all kinds of security appliances – how can they not be accepting resources?"
Old Madam Bai was so furious that she wanted to scold her grandson. If they were not willing, then Bai Wenxuan should have used their connections with Bai Meiyue and her family. Why did he accept their demands like a wooden man? But before she could even say a word, the call was disconnected.
"You...!" Old Madam Bai pulled the phone away from her ears and looked at it. She was breathing heavily as she slammed the phone receiver down. "If you are so good, then don’t you come back ever again!"
Anyway, this grandson of hers was now useless. He had no ability, and he was also disabled from the waist down; what was the point of him returning?
"Mom, what is the matter?" Bai Yi walked down the stairs and looked at her mother, who was roaring in the receiver of the phone. Ever since she found out that the secret that she had been hiding for years was finally out, she was really worried. She thought that her mother would kick her out, but after realising that Old Madam Bai had no intention of moving her out, she relaxed. But even so, Bai Yi was still a bit tense. What if her mother changed her mind in the end?
Thus, when she saw that her mother was losing her temper, she could not help but ask worriedly, "Is everything okay?"