Anyway, Bai Fu thought about what Bai Yuanqing had said; only if Bai Yihong failed to pass the imperial examinations to become a Juren, he could not reveal his true heritage. With Bai Yihong's intelligence, the chance of him passing the Juren examinations was a joke!
Moreover, as time went by, he also got used to the extra income that the second son brought to the family, he was also worried that if Bai Yihong knew the truth, he would demand the token that had been pawned by him and question his broken promises.
Of course, what he feared most was that it would affect his reputation.
He didn't fully lack affection for his adopted son, but his fondness for him gradually waned when the adopted son proposed to split the family.