Once he understood the whole story, Gu Kaiyuan immediately ordered a carriage to be prepared. It seemed they needed to make a trip back to the village.
Bai Suihe directed a few young maids to help pack. Since they were heading back, she decided to go along to see exactly what kind of toxic relatives they were dealing with.
While the Gu family had their own share of difficult characters, they at least had some sense of shame.
However, these illiterate villagers passed down stubborn, ingrained mentalities from generation to generation. They would even add their own bigoted, subjective beliefs into the mix. Such people were often the most difficult to reason with.
"Why don't you two stay behind?" Bai Suihe couldn't help but advise when she saw the two girls following with their bundles. "You've been through so much unfair treatment these past few days. Just stay here and rest peacefully. Don't exhaust yourselves traveling back and forth."
