Bai Ruozhu felt invigorated. She was determined to grow her business, and ensure she kept clear records. She believed this was the way to convincingly persuade her father. However, she had not considered moving on completely from agricultural work. She needed to retain some farmland. Yet she despised the thought of her family remaining in Mountain Village, farming, forever subjected to the grating people residing in the old mansion.
Despite this, once she had fully settled on leaving, she still felt anxious. She worried, 'what would happen to Xiaosi in the future?'
She dearly wanted to bring Xiaosi along with her. However, Xiaosi was the son belonging to the main room of the family household. What reason could she possibly have to snatch someone else's child? Perhaps, perhaps, after her family left, the old mansion would be less hostile towards Xiaosi?
