Our Family's Clouds

Bai Wusong was taking Qiu Luoye to the sect's forbidden grounds. Qiu Luoye said, "Seventh Brother, let's go together. We can treat it as a little outing."

Bai Wusong looked troubled at those words.

The sect's forbidden grounds were not a place outsiders could enter.

Li Banfeng waved a hand. "Brother Qiu, you go ahead. I've been Running East and West these past few days without a moment's rest.

Today, I want to take a proper break."

Qiu Luoye nodded. "Then go back and rest. Tomorrow, we brothers can keep having fun."

Bai Wusong said, "I'm afraid we won't be back tomorrow. It's quite a long way, and our forbidden grounds are quite large."

Qiu Luoye snorted. "Back when I wanted to go, you wouldn't let me. Now that you're inviting me, I'm not so eager to move. Seventh Brother, have fun at home by yourself for a couple days. I'll try to go early and return early."

After returning to his own residence, Li Banfeng gave the steward and servants a month off.

The steward could not make sense of it. Li Banfeng barely returned a few days out of the entire year, yet now that he had finally come back, he was sending them home instead.

An old maid said to the steward, "I haven't even seen what Master looks like, and he's already sending us away?"

The steward waved his hand. "I haven't seen much of him either. If he tells you to go, then go. Isn't it good to go home and see your grandchildren? I finally found a job like this, and I haven't even gotten my wages. How can I just—"

The steward frowned. "Who said you wouldn't get paid? Who said you were being dismissed? It's just a month off, so you can