Chapter 822: Mu Bai Ci’s Decision

Chapter 822: Mu Bai Ci’s Decision"Miss, is this fine?" One of the two maidservants who followed Mu Bai Ci asked. She came along with Mu Bai Ci from Nan Shu Cheng's Residence because she had no intention of being sold out with the other servants.

She got along well with Mu Bai Ci and wished to follow her.

Anyway, they had no other skills but the skills of maidservants. Thus, following Mu Bai Ci had almost become a certainty for them.

"Yes." Mu Bai Ci nodded. Her expression was calm. She knew that if she were to accept Nan Hua's invitation and didn't show that she wanted a quiet life, she would be dragged into more schemes.

She didn't believe she would lose anything with her brain and capabilities. But she had no intention of getting involved in more schemes. After living her life trying her best to stay alive in that rotten residence, she wanted to live a quiet life.

Her past was not that remarkable.

As a daughter of a poor peasant family, Mu Bai Ci saw how patriarchal her family was. They didn't like daughters and only fed her in order to be able to sell her for several taels of silver.

No matter how much she begged them, trying to please them, they would never agree to her request.

For them, her existence would be nothing more than to be sold away.

That was what her parents were thinking.

She could probably have run away back then, but Mu Bai Ci finally didn't do it. She knew how hard it was for a black household to survive, and as a young girl with no knowledge of the world, how did she expect to live?

So she endured.

Slowly bidding her time and making sure that she was able to stay alive even when she was thrown into that unfavorable situation. Even if she was not favored and there were times when things were difficult, she tried her best to live well.

All she hoped was that she could live well.

At first, she thought that Nan Shu Cheng would be able to live long and that she would stay in his residence for most of her life.

But she was wrong.

She didn't even stay in that residence for more than a decade before being thrown out like this. But she had been prepared and secretly accumulated money so that she could still stay alive in this adversity.

Mu Bai Ci smiled.

And perhaps because of that, Nan Shu Cheng never came to her quarter and approached her. With Qu Fei Jiao trying her best to hold the rein, Concubine Mei's occasional strike, and other concubines competing for him, Mu Bai Ci could watch from the sidelines without worrying that Nan Shu Cheng would come to her.

"I was born in a low position and had no big ambition. Being able to live well is already a gift to me."

She just wanted to be idle now that she had already survived that fierce battle for so many years.

Mu Bai Ci looked at the maidservant. "You don't agree, do you?"

"I..." the maidservant opened her mouth, feeling somewhat confused.

"I know that you think it's unfair for me to live in such a low place when I have the chance to live better. But I'm not an ambitious person. For me, having an idle life is the best. Rather than striving for something I know I'll never be able to get, I better be satisfied with what I have. Doing little things and be grateful for what I have, no matter how small it is."

Mu Bai Ci closed her eyes. She had to admit that not many people would agree with her. They would want to live a better life and strive for a better future. On the other hand, she was already satisfied with what she had as long as she could live well.

She looked at her maidservant. "But if you have the high aspiration and determination to work hard to achieve your goal, by all means, you should try. That way, you will have no regret whether you succeed or fail.

I never bound you to follow me. You can choose to walk out and try your own chance and achieve your dream, whatever it is. Our views in life are not the same, so I won't stop you if you have your own path."

The first maidservant listened to Mu Bai Ci and lowered her head. After a few moments, she raised her head with determination. "Miss Mu, I'll do my best to become the richest person in the world. That way, no one will be able to look down on me."

Mu Bai Ci looked into the first maidservant's eyes and sighed deeply. She knew that this young woman had decided her future path; thus, Mu Bai Ci nodded and handed her the life contract that was handed to her when they got out of Nan Shu Cheng's Residence.

After tidying her things, she then walked out.

Only Mu Bai Ci and the second maidservants were left in that house. Mu Bai Ci glanced at the second maidservant and chuckled. "You could also leave to follow your dream. No one will stop you, but you have to remember that once you take your life contract, we will have no other relationship with each other.

"Miss, I know what you meant, but I have no intention of leaving." The second maidservant smiled. "I know my qualification and that I have no skill set needed to survive on my own when I'm out there. It's better for me to follow you and listen to your words."

Not everyone was born to lead.

There were others who would rather follow orders and do their work well. If they could live well when they were following orders, that was already good enough.

Mu Bai Ci smiled.

She was indeed closer to this second maidservant who had accompanied her for so many years in Nan Shu Cheng's Residence.