Xia Bingqing, upon hearing Liu Wenwen's ridiculous idea, found herself between laughter and tears.
"Qingqing, don't laugh, I'm telling the truth!"
"Be serious!"
"Alright, alright... no laughing!" Xia Bingqing made a zipping motion across her lips. "Okay, you continue!"
Liu Wenwen said huffily, "I'm not saying it anymore!"
Xia Bingqing, with a smile, wiggled her body against Liu Wenwen and retorted, "You have to say it, tell me!"
And so, the two of them started wrestling.
Laughing and talking.
Liu Wenwen couldn't stop laughing as Xia Bingqing tickled her. "Oh my, oh my, okay, stop tickling me, you're making me cry with laughter!"
"Hmph, if you're not crying, who is?"
"Ahem... Qingqing, you can't do this!"
"It's still the same saying: Since ancient times, deep affection is hard to keep; only schemes win hearts!"
They playfully wrestled for a while before taking a break.
Meanwhile, at Golden Summit Villa…
Yang Qing said with a solemn expression, "Grandpa, will your birthday banquet really be held in Lin City?"
Yang Situ said, "What I've decided will not change. Are there any problems?"
"No... no problem, I mean, Lin City isn't exactly our stronghold. I'm worried the Bai family might cause trouble at the banquet..." Yang Qing mused.
Second Uncle Yang smiled faintly, "Yang Qing, you don't know, your grandfather wants the Bai family to cause trouble. He's made full preparations!"
"Ah?"
Yang Qing froze, as if he had misheard.
He stood there stunned.
"This..."
So, his worries were a bit excessive.
Yang Situ said with a half-smile, "We'll handle this matter. You don't need to worry about it!"
"Okay... alright!"
Yang Qing nodded obediently.
From the moment Yang Situ arrived in Lin City, he had begun laying his plans.
One could say, he calculated for himself and for others.
The trade war between the Bai family and the Yang family was neck and neck, so eventually, it would revert to physical confrontation.
Of course, this was a guess, but a very likely one.
On the other side, Bai Tianxiong personally led his men to Lin City to visit Bai Zhiruo and Bai Yili. Upon hearing that they had been wronged, he was naturally furious.
It was one thing for the Yang family to contend with the Bai family, but why should a small Bingqing Cosmetics dare to do so?
Bai Zhiruo clung to Bai Tianxiong's arm, acting spoiled and tearfully saying, "Dad, I was bullied in Lin City, you must stand up for me!"
"Wuwuwu..."
Bai Tianxiong patted Bai Zhiruo's arm and said in a deep voice, "Don't cry, Dad is here today to stand up for you!"
"Hmph, a mere Bingqing Cosmetics dares to bully my daughter, Bai Tianxiong?"
"Are they tired of living?"
He spat in anger.
Bai Zhiruo said, "Dad, it's not just Bingqing Cosmetics, but also the Yang family, and some Jiangnan merchants!"
"Every single one of them is no good!"
Bai Tianxiong comforted Bai Zhiruo and said, "Don't worry, I came for this very reason. This time, I will have a showdown with the Yang family of Jiangnan. On what grounds do they dare to boss around my Bai family!"
Hearing this, the worry on Bai Zhiruo's face disappeared, like clouds parting to reveal a clear sky.
"Yay, thank you, Daddy!"
At this moment, Bai Yili chimed in, "Dad, the reason Bingqing Cosmetics hasn't collapsed is, I think, because of that person named Chen Fan. His strength is formidable, unlike ordinary people!"
"I suspect he might be from a martial arts family!"
"Martial arts family?" Bai Tianxiong sneered, "We are already a martial arts family. Hasn't my Bai family always been one?"