"The world these days..."
Chen An shook his head inwardly, feeling a bit complicated at the moment.
At this moment, he suddenly somewhat understood why the former Bai Changli was such a character.
Staying in this kind of environment all day, being treated like a master by the people around, how could he not be like this?
And this kind of treatment, Chen An also somewhat enjoyed it.
Not to mention the changes in the ordinary people before, even those who were familiar with Chen An before, their attitudes changed somewhat.
Bai Changyue's attitude towards him had become noticeably more respectful.
Although he was respectful before, there was still some bottom line.
But now, he didn't even need the bottom line, just pure flattery.
It wasn't until Chen An showed obvious impatience that he returned to his previous state, but his attitude was noticeably lower.
As for Bai Changren in front of him
Bai Changren was also a warrior himself, and his father, Bai Mingwei, was the head of the second house. With a strong background, and their previous relationship was quite good, theoretically, he shouldn't have to fear Chen An.
.But his attitude had clearly become much friendlier, and he would come to Chen An's place more often now.
And it wasn't just visiting, each time he would bring a lot of gifts as well.
Chen An originally wanted to refuse.
He needed money, but he didn't need to rely on others sending gifts to make a living.
And with the promise from Bai Qing's side, he was no longer in need of money.
However, when he saw several sinister items in the gifts Bai Changren sent, he decided to keep quiet.
He didn't need ordinary gifts, but sinister items.
He could only say he needed them badly.
"These things, Changren, just take them back."
Looking at the gifts Bai Changren sent once again, Chen An smiled and then said, "I actually don't need these things."
"If you really want to help me, then collect more sinister items for me."
"Alright."
Bai Changren had now understood Chen An's preferences and knew that he preferred special items like sinister ones.
"But you'll have to wait a while for that."
He smiled and said, "Recently, I've basically exhausted all the things I've hunted that are sinister, so if you want to find these items, you'll have to wait a bit longer."
Chen An had already asked Bai Changren to help collect sinister items several times before, and most of the easier ones to collect had been sent to Chen An.
It would be difficult to find more in the near future.
After all, although there were more sinister incidents in Shangyuan County than in other places, they were still within a certain limit, and the number of sinister items produced each period of time was limited.
After this batch was collected, they would have to wait for the next batch.
Of course, some people might wonder why they couldn't look for items from the past.
These sinister items from the recent past had been collected, but wouldn't there be many sinister items created from the haunting of the past years?
Sorry, but no.
After all, besides Chen An considering these items as treasures, who else would deliberately collect these things?
After all, the sinister itself represents uncertainty, and in the eyes of the world, sinister items are not good things either. Holding them for a long time would likely cause problems.
Therefore, in the past, even though there were sinister incidents, most of the remaining sinister items were burned along with the sinister to prevent them from causing further trouble.
Since they had been burned, they could not be collected.
"My Bai family's internal inventory should be gone by now, but the other families should still have quite a few items."
Bai Changren thought for a moment and suddenly said, "In a while, I'll ask someone to help you inquire."
"Thank you very much."
Chen An's eyes lit up, and he immediately thanked him.
"Between you and me, why be so polite?"
Bai Changren waved his hand and said with a smile, "If you really remember my kindness, then drink more at the wedding feast."
"Wedding feast? What wedding feast?"
This time it was Chen An's turn to be stunned. "Brother Changren, are you getting married?"
Wait a minute.
Chen An clearly remembered that Bai Changren was already married, and after that, at most, he would take a concubine. Could he get married a second time?
"Don't you know?"
Seeing Chen An's reaction, Bai Changren was also dumbfounded. "You don't even know about this?"
Chen An looked confused and subconsciously shook his head.
In response to this, Bai Changren was also speechless for a while, and then explained to him.
It turned out that the conversation between Bai Qing and Bai Mingwei that day had already been spread to others through the people present at the time.
As we all know, gossip spreads quickly.
And at that time, Bai Mingwei, Bai Changren's father, was sitting next to Bai Qing and Bai Mingwei.
This was also the reason why Bai Changren could know the news first-hand.
Speaking of which, the reason why he specially came today was also to congratulate Chen An.
After all, both Chen An and Bai Zhilan were his good friends.
Now that these two were about to get married, as a friend, he was naturally happy.
But now, as one of the parties involved in this marriage, Chen An himself was completely unaware of it?
This was somewhat inexplicable.
After a while, when Chen An learned about the events of the day from Bai Changren, he fell into silence.
At this moment, he recalled Bai Qing's previous appearance.
That smile and expression echoed in his mind, making his mood especially complicated.
I knew it, how could there be such a boss who is so easy to talk to.
It's like he sold himself a long time ago, or just sold his body directly.
Now it seems that all the benefits he got from Bai Qing were clearly his selling price, and probably a significant part of the things were paid for by the buyer.
Thinking of this, his face couldn't maintain its calm anymore and became more awkward.
"Brother, you..."
Bai Changren looked at the complicated expression on Chen An's face and couldn't help but be startled.
He originally thought that Chen An knew about this matter and agreed with it, so he quickly came to congratulate him.
But now, it seemed that he didn't know about it at all.
This was not good.
The wedding was approaching, and the groom himself didn't know he was the groom.
This was quite rare.
It seemed that he might have caused trouble. So, he lowered his head and carefully asked, "So, Chen, what do you think about this in your heart?"
He carefully probed.
But his probing only brought Chen An's silence.
Facing Bai Changren, Chen An sat in his place silently, his expression changing.
This kind of appearance was quite frightening.
Seeing Chen An's expression, Bai Changren couldn't help but feel a burst of coldness, feeling that this matter might not end well.
Although Bai Qing and Bai Mingli had already reached an agreement on this matter, the formal engagement had not yet taken place, and all the procedures had not been completed.
And as long as Chen An himself did not agree, what could Bai Qing and Bai Mingli do?
They couldn't force it, right?
It was fine before, but now that Chen An had shown his talent, Bai Qing probably wouldn't force it.
By then, it might be a smooth way to reject this marriage.
But what about Bai Zhilan?
Bai Changren had inquired about this before.
After knowing about this marriage, Bai Zhilan didn't say it on the surface, but she was actually very happy. It was said that she had been smiling more often during this time.
It was obvious that she was very happy.
After all, she had been quite fond of Chen An before.
If Chen An really refused, how sad would she be?
What if she did something rash?
Various thoughts flashed through Bai Changren's mind, and at this moment, he considered all possible aspects.
However, to his surprise, after a moment of silence, Chen An did not say anything about refusing.
Instead, he sat upright, his face serious, and finally shouted three words with a serious tone.
"Pay up!"
"The world these days..."
Chen An shook his head inwardly, feeling a bit complicated at the moment.
At this moment, he suddenly somewhat understood why the former Bai Changli was such a character.
Staying in this kind of environment all day, being treated like a master by the people around, how could he not be like this?
And this kind of treatment, Chen An also somewhat enjoyed it.
Not to mention the changes in the ordinary people before, even those who were familiar with Chen An before, their attitudes changed somewhat.
Bai Changyue's attitude towards him had become noticeably more respectful.
Although he was respectful before, there was still some bottom line.
But now, he didn't even need the bottom line, just pure flattery.
It wasn't until Chen An showed obvious impatience that he returned to his previous state, but his attitude was noticeably lower.
As for Bai Changren in front of him
Bai Changren was also a warrior himself, and his father, Bai Mingwei, was the head of the second house. With a strong background, and their previous relationship was quite good, theoretically, he shouldn't have to fear Chen An.
.But his attitude had clearly become much friendlier, and he would come to Chen An's place more often now.
And it wasn't just visiting, each time he would bring a lot of gifts as well.
Chen An originally wanted to refuse.
He needed money, but he didn't need to rely on others sending gifts to make a living.
And with the promise from Bai Qing's side, he was no longer in need of money.
However, when he saw several sinister items in the gifts Bai Changren sent, he decided to keep quiet.
He didn't need ordinary gifts, but sinister items.
He could only say he needed them badly.
"These things, Changren, just take them back."
Looking at the gifts Bai Changren sent once again, Chen An smiled and then said, "I actually don't need these things."
"If you really want to help me, then collect more sinister items for me."
"Alright."
Bai Changren had now understood Chen An's preferences and knew that he preferred special items like sinister ones.
"But you'll have to wait a while for that."
He smiled and said, "Recently, I've basically exhausted all the things I've hunted that are sinister, so if you want to find these items, you'll have to wait a bit longer."
Chen An had already asked Bai Changren to help collect sinister items several times before, and most of the easier ones to collect had been sent to Chen An.
It would be difficult to find more in the near future.
After all, although there were more sinister incidents in Shangyuan County than in other places, they were still within a certain limit, and the number of sinister items produced each period of time was limited.
After this batch was collected, they would have to wait for the next batch.
Of course, some people might wonder why they couldn't look for items from the past.
These sinister items from the recent past had been collected, but wouldn't there be many sinister items created from the haunting of the past years?
Sorry, but no.
After all, besides Chen An considering these items as treasures, who else would deliberately collect these things?
After all, the sinister itself represents uncertainty, and in the eyes of the world, sinister items are not good things either. Holding them for a long time would likely cause problems.
Therefore, in the past, even though there were sinister incidents, most of the remaining sinister items were burned along with the sinister to prevent them from causing further trouble.
Since they had been burned, they could not be collected.
"My Bai family's internal inventory should be gone by now, but the other families should still have quite a few items."
Bai Changren thought for a moment and suddenly said, "In a while, I'll ask someone to help you inquire."
"Thank you very much."
Chen An's eyes lit up, and he immediately thanked him.
"Between you and me, why be so polite?"
Bai Changren waved his hand and said with a smile, "If you really remember my kindness, then drink more at the wedding feast."
"Wedding feast? What wedding feast?"
This time it was Chen An's turn to be stunned. "Brother Changren, are you getting married?"
Wait a minute.
Chen An clearly remembered that Bai Changren was already married, and after that, at most, he would take a concubine. Could he get married a second time?
"Don't you know?"
Seeing Chen An's reaction, Bai Changren was also dumbfounded. "You don't even know about this?"
Chen An looked confused and subconsciously shook his head.
In response to this, Bai Changren was also speechless for a while, and then explained to him.
It turned out that the conversation between Bai Qing and Bai Mingwei that day had already been spread to others through the people present at the time.
As we all know, gossip spreads quickly.
And at that time, Bai Mingwei, Bai Changren's father, was sitting next to Bai Qing and Bai Mingwei.
This was also the reason why Bai Changren could know the news first-hand.
Speaking of which, the reason why he specially came today was also to congratulate Chen An.
After all, both Chen An and Bai Zhilan were his good friends.
Now that these two were about to get married, as a friend, he was naturally happy.
But now, as one of the parties involved in this marriage, Chen An himself was completely unaware of it?
This was somewhat inexplicable.
After a while, when Chen An learned about the events of the day from Bai Changren, he fell into silence.
At this moment, he recalled Bai Qing's previous appearance.
That smile and expression echoed in his mind, making his mood especially complicated.
I knew it, how could there be such a boss who is so easy to talk to.
It's like he sold himself a long time ago, or just sold his body directly.
Now it seems that all the benefits he got from Bai Qing were clearly his selling price, and probably a significant part of the things were paid for by the buyer.
Thinking of this, his face couldn't maintain its calm anymore and became more awkward.
"Brother, you..."
Bai Changren looked at the complicated expression on Chen An's face and couldn't help but be startled.
He originally thought that Chen An knew about this matter and agreed with it, so he quickly came to congratulate him.
But now, it seemed that he didn't know about it at all.
This was not good.
The wedding was approaching, and the groom himself didn't know he was the groom.
This was quite rare.
It seemed that he might have caused trouble. So, he lowered his head and carefully asked, "So, Chen, what do you think about this in your heart?"
He carefully probed.
But his probing only brought Chen An's silence.
Facing Bai Changren, Chen An sat in his place silently, his expression changing.
This kind of appearance was quite frightening.
Seeing Chen An's expression, Bai Changren couldn't help but feel a burst of coldness, feeling that this matter might not end well.
Although Bai Qing and Bai Mingli had already reached an agreement on this matter, the formal engagement had not yet taken place, and all the procedures had not been completed.
And as long as Chen An himself did not agree, what could Bai Qing and Bai Mingli do?
They couldn't force it, right?
It was fine before, but now that Chen An had shown his talent, Bai Qing probably wouldn't force it.
By then, it might be a smooth way to reject this marriage.
But what about Bai Zhilan?
Bai Changren had inquired about this before.
After knowing about this marriage, Bai Zhilan didn't say it on the surface, but she was actually very happy. It was said that she had been smiling more often during this time.
It was obvious that she was very happy.
After all, she had been quite fond of Chen An before.
If Chen An really refused, how sad would she be?
What if she did something rash?
Various thoughts flashed through Bai Changren's mind, and at this moment, he considered all possible aspects.
However, to his surprise, after a moment of silence, Chen An did not say anything about refusing.
Instead, he sat upright, his face serious, and finally shouted three words with a serious tone.
"Pay up!"
