Chapter 113 The Wan Family

This time, it was Wan Ziyan's turn to look at Wan Qiqi in surprise.

He really wanted to ask her: Why?

In the end, he didn't ask any questions, but simply nodded.

"Regarding the rumors about me, Magistrate Fang was preparing to investigate and then deal with them, and it was you who asked Clerk Cao for help, right?"

Wan Ziyan did not deny it, but simply said, "Mr. Cao is as clear-headed as a mirror, so he should assist him well for the benefit of the people."

Wan Qiqi then realized that Wan Ziyan had been helping her from the very first moment he saw her!

Thinking of this, she felt even more guilty.

Suddenly, she remembered what they had just said and asked, "Uncle Wan's illness..."

Wan Ziyan didn't want Wan Qiqi to notice something, but she did. Her heart skipped a beat, and she smiled faintly, "It's nothing, just an old problem!"

Wan Qiqi wanted to tell him: Your smile is ugly.

In the end, however, she couldn't bring herself to expose his lie.

Seeing that she didn't ask any further questions, Wan Ziyan assumed she believed him and changed the subject, saying, "Let's go! Let's go to Baicao Pavilion and see how they are doing!"

Wan Qiqi turned around, picked up the money bag that Fang Ziming had thrown on the ground, opened it, and found a ten-tael silver coin inside.

Her generosity is something she has to earn by working countless nights making honey grapefruit jam.

But Wan Qiqi felt it was very heavy when she held it.

She would rather not have the money than experience this, not see her loved ones get hurt, and not have Wan Ziyan owe her a favor.

But it has already happened.

Wan Qiqi first went to the merchant house to break the silver into smaller pieces and copper coins. Then she went to Baicao Pavilion to pay for the medicine and reimbursed the cost of the tools she had borrowed from Hefeng Academy to break the silver.

In addition, Wan Qiqi also paid for some clothes.

Although the clothes were actually more expensive, no one said anything, and Tao Ran didn't say much either, accepting the money.

After paying for these, Wan Qiqi bought some other things.

Of course, most of them come from shopping malls.

I bought a lot of things, but spent less than five taels of silver, leaving most of it behind.

Tang Qiwen was taken away by Fang Ziming, and the people who set up stalls in the market were overjoyed, but various discussions followed.

When some people heard that Wan Ziyan had admitted that Wan Qiqi was his younger sister, they started digging into the past of the Wan family in Wanjia Village.

As a result, a story about the Wan family in Wanjia Village was also unearthed by everyone.

The Wan family in Wanjia Village is also Wan Qiqi's maternal family. More than 20 years ago, they were very poor, even poorer than the Chen family during the famine. They also had to support two sons.

Just then, someone mentioned that a family without a son wanted to choose a clever child to raise. Master Wan was intrigued and sent his two sons out to that person to choose from.

Finally, the second son was chosen.

Because the second son was adopted, the Wan family received most of the money, which gave them the capital to develop their business. As a result, the Wan family gradually escaped poverty and became a small but wealthy family in Wanjia Village.

Some people say that the Wan family did not adopt a son, but rather sold him, only without any written agreement.

Some people say that the person who bought the second son might be Master Wan, otherwise how could it be such a coincidence that they both have the surname Wan?

Opinions varied, and no one could be certain of the correct answer.

Only Wan Ziyan himself knew that after his parents sold him to that person, that person took him away and made him do all sorts of hard labor, beating him if he didn't work.

One day, he couldn't take it anymore. While the man was asleep, he secretly ran away and fled with the refugees. Eventually, he was adopted by Master Wan.

During his escape, he did think about returning to Wanjiacun, but whenever he thought of his parents' smiles as they held that sum of money, his heart ached.

He was clearly more clever, so why did his parents sell him?

When he later heard that Wan Qiqi had gotten married and the Wan family had given him a large sum of money, he felt that Old Master Wan had sold Wan Qiqi off again, just like before.

He was overjoyed when he heard that the money Wan's family had received had been returned because of the wrong marriage!

But Wan Qiqi stayed with the Chen family...

Wan Ziyan treats Wan Qiqi well now because he believes that Wan Qiqi is the only family he has left, and also because he felt guilty for turning a blind eye to Wan Qiqi's past.

A gentle night breeze rustled, and a full moon hung in the sky.

Wan Qiqi followed Wan Ziyan into the Wan family.

As Chen Yongliang said, the Wan family courtyard is large and exquisite, with blue brick and tile houses, which looks like the furnishings of a wealthy family.

But the courtyard was deserted, there were no lights on the veranda, and not a single servant was in sight.

After walking for a while, I finally saw a faint candlelight and heard coughing coming from a room with a lit lamp.

Just then, one or two servants appeared. One of them, upon seeing Wan Ziyan, hurriedly ran over, nodded, and said, "Young Master, you've finally returned!"

Wan Ziyan nodded, turned to Wan Qiqi and said, "There are no women in the house, so there may be no one to serve you, and there are no women's clothes. You may have to make do. I have already had a side room prepared, so you can stay there."

"Okay." Seeing that he seemed preoccupied, Wan Qiqi smiled faintly. "Go ahead and do your thing, I can manage on my own."

Wan Ziyan was still a little worried, but in the end he said nothing and followed the servant into the room where the coughing had occurred.

The servant lit a lamp and led Wan Qiqi forward.

"Your master has a severe cough. Have you gone to fetch a doctor?"

The servant was taken aback, and after a moment he realized that the other person was talking to him. He replied respectfully, "I have already asked for it, and he is taking the medicine every day."

Wan Qiqi nodded, feeling the large courtyard was empty and lonely, and couldn't help but ask, "Are there only two servants in the house?"

"Yes. The master is seriously ill, and in order to save money for the master's medical treatment, the young master dismissed the servants."

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