This is the pain of being a good person.
Bad people can do whatever they want, without caring whether they will harm innocent people.
But good people can't; their conscience will condemn them, their morality will criticize them. They can't bring themselves to hurt innocent girls, and they're even less willing to drag clean, prestigious families into this mess.
But where in Anshui County are there so many awful, ordinary girls with such low character? Marrying Wang Haoran would be like doing a good deed for the people.
The most crucial point is that she also needs to be on the invitation list for the Wang family's flower viewing banquet.
While courtesans might be acceptable, the Wang family would not invite them.
Most women from prominent families are innocent and should not be touched rashly.
Chang Yan frowned as he repeatedly selected from among the prominent families, eventually settling on two.
One was the Sun family, who had a deep-seated feud with the Wang family. Although they had been severely harassed by Prefect He, they were still a force to be reckoned with and qualified to attend the Wang family's flower-viewing banquet.
The other was the maternal family of Wang San's wife, Zhou, who was also Wang Fufeng's maternal grandfather's family.
Because of that slap, and because of her previous indifference, the relationship between mother and son reached a freezing point. Zhou seemed convinced that her sickly son was incapable of supporting the family, so although she stopped making things difficult for him, she also offered no support.
In Zhou's heart, the Zhou family is the most important. In that case, why not have the Wang family and the Zhou family become even closer through marriage?
Chang Yan's fingers paused slightly, finally resting on the second legitimate daughter of the Zhou family's second branch.
The second son of the Zhou family was the youngest son and also the Zhou family's most beloved younger brother. Over the years, almost all the profits from the business had been given to this younger brother. As a result, his children had become increasingly arrogant and domineering, not only disrespecting their elder brothers from the eldest branch of the family, but also trying to overstep their age and seize the Zhou family's power.
Indeed, where there is profit, there is competition.
The siblings of Liu Ermazi's family at the entrance of Jiulipu Village didn't fight over food. Anyway, all they could fight over was coarse grain steamed buns and wild vegetable cornbread, which were so tough they hurt their throats even with soup. Who would eat that if they weren't starving?
After regaining his senses, Chang Yan picked another candidate from the Sun family.
Before he knew it, it was time for the flower viewing banquet. He changed into a black robe that Aunt Zhang had sewn by hand, stuffed his sleeves with a bunch of antidotes given to him by his fourth brother, and went to the Wang family alone.
Fang Heng was worried about him and suggested that he take Jiang San and Jiang Si, who were the least skilled in martial arts, with him to prevent his fifth brother from encountering any accidents.
Chang Yan waved his hand and declined.
That's the Wang family, which is under Brother Fufeng's control. If he hadn't done it on purpose last time, who could have hurt him?
As I sat upright in the carriage, a sense of fighting spirit suddenly welled up inside me.
The long-awaited battle!
He exhaled a breath of stale air, feeling inexplicably excited, and lifted the curtain to tell the Wang family's coachman to hurry up.
The driver agreed, cracked his whip, and sped off like lightning.
Before long, they arrived at the Wang family's residence.
After the banquet began, invitations were drawn out, and identities were verified before entry was permitted.
He was already a regular at the Wang family's residence, and most of the servants knew him. They took him directly to Wang Fufeng.
"Brother Fufeng." The ten-year-old boy's eyes gleamed with secret excitement. "Are you ready?"
Wang Fufeng chuckled, "Why didn't you bring them along?"
The invitations he sent out had six names on them.
Chang Yan gently shook his head, "It's better not to offend their eyes with such a filthy scene."
Although the fifth brother doesn't know how to make money, hasn't passed the imperial examinations, and his kung fu is only good for physical fitness, and he can't open a clinic to treat illnesses, he still protects his older brother and younger sister in his own way.
"Fine, whatever you say." Wang Fufeng stopped dwelling on this matter. "Let's go."
When the two arrived at the front yard, most of the guests had already arrived.
Men, women, and children from the first, second, third, and fourth branches of the Wang family were already seated at the head table. The women were whispering among themselves, while the men were shouting and laughing, making the scene slightly chaotic.
But as soon as Wang Fufeng arrived, everyone subconsciously lowered their voices.
Perhaps fearing that too much noise would hurt such a pure and gentle young man, or perhaps out of fear of his recent ruthless decisiveness, some families even kept quiet and chose to remain silent.
"Uncles, aunts, and uncles, it's a rare occasion for the Wang family to host a flower-viewing banquet, and it's me, a mere lad, who's in charge. Please forgive me if there's anything I've done inappropriately." Wang Fufeng, showing no stage fright, raised his teacup and spoke in a gentle tone.
Most people, unaware of his methods, chose to remain silent.
But there are always some idiots who jump up and yell, "Everyone else drinks alcohol, why are you drinking tea? Are you some kind of woman?"
It also drew laughter from some brainless people.
Wang Fufeng's expression remained unchanged as he glanced at Third Master Wang.
No matter what, the Wang family is still one family. They can fight amongst themselves and vie for power, but outsiders cannot bully them.
As expected, Master Wang stood up with a dark face and scolded the newcomer, "Fufeng is the head of the Wang family. Have you ever seen a woman as the head of a family? You're just spouting nonsense. Are you perhaps a woman disguised as a man?"
The man fell silent, shrinking back and lowering his head.
They thought Wang Fufeng was isolated and helpless, but they didn't expect him to be so capable. With other members of the Wang family stepping in, it would be almost impossible for them to embarrass Wang Fufeng.
But it doesn't matter. Everyone knows that the Wang family is embroiled in fierce internal strife and is outwardly friendly but inwardly hostile.
It was only a matter of time before something went wrong.
A sinister glint flashed in the man's eyes. He raised his glass and changed the subject, and the atmosphere of the banquet returned to its lively state.
Enjoying flowers in early autumn is essentially about indulging in some elegant pastries, flower-infused and fruit-infused drinks, while also appreciating the beautifully decorated flower gardens.
On the surface, it's a banquet, but in reality, it's an exchange meeting where mothers-in-law look for sons-in-law and mothers-in-law choose daughters-in-law. Everyone knows the truth.
The elders remained calm and composed, while the younger generation began to improvise.
Some people composed poems, some wrote articles, and some even painted on the spot.
If the family atmosphere is relatively relaxed, you might even have the opportunity to exchange a few words with the young man you like, as long as you don't get too intimate.
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