Chapter 97 Finally Arrived
Fang Zhiqi clenched his fists and for the first time hated himself for being so cowardly.
"Chen Mei, you are the daughter of our family who was spoiled by me. I have wronged you by marrying me. I usually listen to you, but this time, you should go back. Hu Juan is the woman who gave birth to my child. I must bury her."
Chen Mei became even angrier upon hearing this and wanted to curse a few more times, but seeing You Chatou standing beside her, she didn't dare to curse any more.
"Very good, Fang Zhiqi. Not only are you now without a concubine, you are also without a wife and legitimate son."
Then he walked angrily into the dilapidated temple.
Jun Moye talked with You Chatou for a few words, then spoke to Fang Zhiqi.
"You are Wan'er's father, right?"
Fang Zhiqi hurriedly bowed.
"Yes, thank you, Master Jun, for taking care of them these days. If you need anything in the future, please let me know."
Jun Moye spoke in a deep voice after hearing this.
"That's not necessary. My wife thought Wan'er's mother was a good person, so she helped. Actually, there's no need to argue about Fang Hu's burial. We've cut down the trees, and you can help clean up the area for her, and then we can bury her together. Otherwise, you'll be alone, and it would be difficult for you to do so."
Fang Zhiqi knew that what Jun Moye said was true. He had no say in the family and no one would help him.
"Thank you, Master Jun."
Hu Juan's face was covered in blood, so naturally she couldn't be carried into the dilapidated temple.
Finally it was outside the ruined temple.
Chuntao brought some hot water and Fang Zhiqi wiped Hu Juan's face.
Liu Shan, Jiang Like and others made a coffin out of wooden sticks.
After Hu Juan's face was cleaned, Su Hanchu brought Wan'er out to see her for the last time.
Wan'er kept crying and calling for her mother.
“Mother, mother…”
Fang Zhiqi's eyes were red, and he shed tears when he saw Wan'er crying.
"Wan'er......"
Only then did Wan'er see her father and cried out in tears.
"Father, mother is gone, mother is gone."
Fang Zhiqi hugged her and spoke sadly.
"Wan'er, I'm sorry. It's father who is sorry for your mother."
Wan'er cried when she heard this.
"Father, don't say sorry. Mother said you had no choice, but father also sent medicine to Wan'er once. Mother said that you would occasionally find wild vegetables and secretly bring them to her. Mother said that she doesn't blame you, and asked Wan'er not to blame you either."
Fang Zhiqi felt even more guilty when he heard this, and tears rolled down his eyes. How could she always be so considerate?
It's already very late and everyone has to travel tomorrow. It's impossible to waste time because of Hu Juan.
Jun Moye spoke up to remind him.
"Let's put the coffin in."
Fang Zhiqi let go of Wan'er.
Hu Juan was carried into a coffin made of some wood.
In the distance, Liu Shan and his men were already digging a hole.
Hu Juan was buried soon.
Wan'er was crying, perhaps because she had been crying for too long and was too tired to fall asleep, but she kept sobbing softly even in her sleep. Su Hanchu held her in his arms with heartache.
"Fang Zhiqi, we have something to tell you about Wan'er. Please come to the Jun family."
A group of people returned to the ruined temple.
Jun Moye urged others to take time to rest.
Then he sat next to Su Hanchu.
Su Hanchu holds Wan'er in his arms.
He looked at Fang Zhiqi and spoke directly.
"Wan'er is your biological daughter, what are your plans?"
Fang Zhiqi looked troubled when he heard this, but finally gritted his teeth.
"Young Madam, I've already let Hu Juan down, and I can't let my own daughter down again. From now on, I'll take care of Wan'er myself. No matter what happens, I'll support her."
Su Hanchu glanced at him when he heard that.
"Logically speaking, this is your daughter, and it's right for her to follow you, but Hu Juan entrusted Wan'er to me a long time ago, and I promised her that Wan'er would follow me.
Besides, it's not easy for a grown man like you to take care of a little girl, and your wife isn't the easiest to get along with. You might consider it, maybe it would be better for Wan'er to stay with our family."
Fang Zhiqi's eyes welled up as he looked at Wan'er, who was sleeping in Su Hanchu's arms and looked sad.
"Young Madam, you are right, but Wan'er is my biological daughter after all, I..."
Jun Moye looked at his troubled expression and spoke.
"Wan'er just said that you sent medicine and wild vegetables. You are not completely useless. It's just that fate has played a trick on us. Fang Zhiqi, let Wan'er stay with our family. You still have a wife and children to take care of. If you really take Wan'er back with you, I'm afraid you will have a hard time explaining it to them."
Fang Zhiqi was silent for a long time after hearing this.
Finally, he knelt down in front of Jun Moye.
"I'll leave Wan'er to you, Master and Madam. I truly don't have the ability to take good care of her. I only ask that you treat her well. When we get to the northwest, our flag is willing to do anything for you."
Jun Moye hurriedly helped him up and sit down.
"Okay, wait until someone sees it."
Su Hanchu looked at Wan'er in his arms. Although he couldn't bear to see the child suffer, he didn't want to cause trouble.
"Fang Zhiqi, we will treat Wan'er well in the future and let her recognize you, but now you have to write a letter of severance or write a contract for Wan'er to sell her body. Your Fang family is huge and there are too many things to do. I'm afraid someone will use Wan'er to cause trouble."
Fang Zhiqi naturally understood what the Fang family was like. His second uncle's family had been separated because of his second uncle's strength, but his father was cowardly, and he, as a concubine's son, had no say, so he could only be tied to the Fang family's main branch.
Su Hanchu put Wan'er in Jun Moye's arms.
He took out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone from the bag.
"Fang Zhiqi, write it down. Your relationship with Wan'er can't be proven by a piece of paper. Just think of it as Wan'er's sake. You must write the same letter of severance and the indenture."
Fang Zhiqi hesitated for a long time, and finally took the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, wrote a letter of severance, bit his finger and pressed his fingerprints on it.
"Young Madam, I hope that, just as you said, the father-daughter relationship between Wan'er and I cannot be proven by a piece of paper. I have no power over the Fang family, but I hope this letter of severance will allow my Wan'er to grow up safely."
Jun Moye put away the letter of severance.
"From now on, you can see Wan'er anytime you want, but you must remember that you can't cause her any trouble. This journey has been difficult for everyone, and the Jun family will also be negligent sometimes. Your concern may make others jealous, Wan'er. You know your family better than we do. It's best to wait until we reach the northwest to discuss everything."
Fang Zhiqi nodded when he heard this, looked at Wan'er again before getting up and leaving.
"Master Jun, Madam, I'll take my leave first."
After he left, Ping'er came over and spoke.
"Young Madam, please leave Wan'er to my care. I am familiar with Wan'er, so it should be fine for her to follow me."
Su Hanchu nodded when he heard this and gave Wan'er to Ping'er.
Jun Moye and I just started to take a rest. It was already the middle of the night, and we were afraid we would not have enough energy to travel tomorrow.
In the following days, the Chen family and the Fang family became surprisingly peaceful.
Perhaps because we were almost at the Northwest Road, everyone finally saw hope and often helped each other. On the third day of the first lunar month, we finally arrived at the Northwest...
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