Exile with Storage Space: Family Fortunes in the Barren Lands-Chapter 718 - 671: Guoguo’s Pomegranate Lamp (1)

Xue Family grew even more impatient. When she unintentionally met Guoguo’s gaze, her heart couldn’t help but start pounding uncontrollably.

Why would she fear the gaze of a two-and-a-half-year-old child?

"Have you ever cared about me?" Guoguo looked at Xue Family and asked again.

The irritation in Xue Family’s heart turned into anger.

She said angrily, "You’re the youngest in the family, and everyone indulges you. What more do you want? But you, have you ever understood my difficulties?"

"What difficulties do you have?" Guoguo sneered.

"I am a daughter of the Duke’s family. Why should I stay in that village until I die? If it weren’t for the foolishness of the Li Family offending that person above, why would I have to endure such hardships? And you dare to ask me? You are, after all, surnamed Li. You side with those people. I... I raised you for nothing!"

"You didn’t raise me. I was raised by others." Guoguo’s face was covered in frost.

"Then why are you looking for me? Go to the Li Family! Go!" Xue Family was impatient, stood up, grabbed Guoguo from the couch, and pushed her out the door.

She even bolted the door.

The maid standing nearby was utterly confused, not daring to ask a question.

"It’s the Lantern Festival, and I just want a pomegranate lantern," Guoguo said softly from outside the door.

"Go ask the Li Family. I don’t have one!" Xue Family looked agitated.

Outside the door, there was no sound for a long time.

Xue Family thought Guoguo had already left. She gently sighed in relief and reached for the teacup to have some tea.

Just then, Guoguo’s childish voice, filled with anger, came from outside, "If you are so indifferent, then we have nothing to say."

Xue Family glanced in the direction of the voice but did not reply.

She turned her head away, no longer looking at the door.

Guoguo looked at the door, her nose tingling, tears rolling down.

After a long time, she finally turned around and left. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

At the entrance of the restaurant, Li Yuzhu realized Guoguo was missing, anxiously asking the people around.

"Auntie, have you seen a little girl over two years old with two small pigtails?"

"No, I haven’t seen her," the middle-aged woman shook her head.

Li Yuzhu asked another old man.

Mu Yuanxiu, holding Baili Rui’s hand, was also inquiring from the passersby.

Baili Rui realized Guoguo was missing and began to cry sadly, "Guoguo, Guoguo, where are you?"

Guoguo squeezed through the crowd and took Baili Rui’s hand, "Brother Rui, I’m here."

Baili Rui was startled and turned to look, "Guoguo? Where did you go just now?"

Mu Yuanxiu also turned and saw Guoguo had suddenly returned, and he sighed in relief.

Afraid Guoguo might wander off again, Mu Yuanxiu carried her on his back, holding Baili Rui’s hand to find Li Yuzhu.

Unable to find Guoguo, Li Yuzhu was almost in tears. Just then, she heard Mu Yuanxiu’s voice behind her, "Guoguo is back."

Li Yuzhu turned around and indeed saw Guoguo lying on Mu Yuanxiu’s back.

"Guoguo, you little girl, where did you run off to again?" Li Yuzhu took Guoguo over and held her in her arms.

Guoguo hugged Li Yuzhu’s neck, "Auntie."

Her voice was choked with sobs.

Li Yuzhu turned her face to look at her, "What happened? Guoguo?"

Guoguo pursed her lips, her eyes lowered, "I went to see Xue Family."

Li Yuzhu was taken aback, "Xue Family? Guoguo, how did you know it was Xue Family?"

Guoguo bit her lip, "She admitted it herself."

Mu Yuanxiu raised an eyebrow slightly, "Guoguo, where is she?"

"Over there." Guoguo raised her hand, pointing to a window on the second floor of a nearby restaurant.

Li Yuzhu and Mu Yuanxiu both looked towards the window, catching a glimpse of two women behind it, one a woman, the other a maid.

Li Yuzhu’s face darkened, "Guoguo, did she ignore you?"

Guoguo lowered her eyes, tears rolling down.

Li Yuzhu wanted to rush up and give Xue Family a good beating, "Too much, how can there be such a person in this world?"

Mu Yuanxiu held her back, "Yuzhu, don’t be impulsive, it’s not worth it." He glanced at Baili Rui, then at Guoguo.

Li Yuzhu just thought about it; how could she go up and argue with Xue Family at this time?

Arguing in front of Baili Rui wouldn’t be fair to Guoguo.

If arguing could change a person, she would have done it long ago; why wait until now?

She just couldn’t help her temper.

"Guoguo isn’t happy, so why don’t we go home and play?" Baili Rui pulled Guoguo’s hand.

Guoguo turned her head.

Baili Rui smiled at her, and Guoguo also smiled, "Let’s go back."

Both children said they wanted to go back, so Li Yuzhu and Mu Yuanxiu took them back.

Back at the Baili Mansion, the gatekeeper Qing Gong smiled and said, "Second Madam left a message that when Miss Guoguo and Young Master Rui return, they should go see Second Madam immediately. She has prepared a lot of beautiful lanterns to make the children happy."

"Lots of lanterns? Great, I want to see the lanterns." Baili Rui, holding Guoguo’s hand, happily ran into the mansion, "Guoguo, let’s go see the lanterns."

Mu Yuanxiu went to park the mule cart, and Li Yuzhu took the two children to the Second Madam’s courtyard.

In the large courtyard, indeed, there were lanterns hung everywhere.

The lanterns were hung on trees, some high, some low, exquisite and splendid, and each lantern was unique in design.

Baili Xin, holding a maid’s hand, was laughing and running under the lanterns.

Second Madam Baili was directing the maids to hang the lanterns.

She saw Li Yuzhu approaching with Guoguo and Baili Rui, and waved with a smile, "Come, come, let’s look at the lanterns together."

Li Yuzhu smiled, "The lanterns on the street are not as beautiful as those here at Second Madam’s. Had I known there were lanterns here, we wouldn’t have gone out."

Second Madam Baili chuckled, "These lanterns were gifted by the master’s subordinates; some are made by craftsmen from the street, others by talented people from various mansions, so of course, they’re better than those sold outside."

Since they are gifts, they must be special. No wonder the designs are unique, Li Yuzhu realized.

Baili Rui, being a boy, ran wild with joy, dashing up and down the courtyard.

Guoguo quietly looked up at the lanterns.

Second Madam Baili noticed she was staring at a pomegranate lantern, lost in thought, so she gestured for a maid to take it down and offered it to Guoguo, "Guoguo, do you like this one?"

Guoguo came back to her senses and smiled sweetly, "Thank you, Second Madam."

Second Madam Baili patted her head and said with a smile, "Is there another one you like? Whichever you fancy, I’ll have it taken down to hang in your room. It’ll look even nicer with candles lit at night."

Guoguo glanced at the pomegranate lantern, "Only this one."

She looked at the lantern, her eyes turning red.

Second Madam Baili was puzzled, not understanding why she suddenly seemed sad.

"What’s wrong with Guoguo? Why aren’t you happy?" She picked up Guoguo and asked gently.

"No, I’m happy." Guoguo took a deep breath and smiled sweetly, "This lantern is really beautiful."

This was designed by Second Madam Baili, and the mansion’s servants made it according to her specifications.

Hearing the praise, Second Madam Baili was very pleased, "If Guoguo likes it, I’ll have more made and hang them in the room to make it bright and cheerful, okay?"