The Han family treated them very well, even sending servants to take care of them. They only had to brew medicine and pour tea, which was more comfortable than being at home.
This is also why she has always disagreed with her husband coming to the prefectural city.
People who are bored are restless and there's absolutely no need to waste time on this.
"No matter what, I'll keep this in mind."
From now on, I will try my best to be good to my daughter.
He knew very well that he was not good to his daughter at all, not even half as good as his mother-in-law, Granny Jiang.
In the past, I had too many things on my mind: the performance of Wuweilou, my own plans, my group of old brothers, my wife, my children and grandchildren...
The corner left for my daughter is too small.
His daughter was ultimately someone else's child. He felt that it was enough that she had been fed, clothed, and raised to adulthood, and that he had even received a dowry of several taels of silver.
Looking back now, they are still my own flesh and blood, and this way of getting rid of a burden is really laughable and petty.
How come we didn't notice this before?
Upon hearing this, Jin did not respond. Her eyes were lowered, and her expression was complicated, as if she was thinking about something.
A moment later, Jin Yong returned.
"Father, the person has been sent to the clinic, and I have paid three taels of silver for the consultation fee."
"What did the doctor say?" Jin Ming asked casually. "Will that bastard survive?"
"Your life is not in danger!"
But it's only temporary.
Gou Sheng had been beaten for years without seeking medical treatment, often just enduring the pain with a simple dose of herbal medicine. This had left him with many hidden injuries that were already shortening his lifespan.
The doctor at the clinic asserted that if the man didn't rest properly, he wouldn't live past forty.
Jin Yong didn't say any of this. He felt it was unnecessary. They weren't that good a relationship to begin with. His family had already done more than enough by sending the person to the clinic. Anything more was up to fate.
“Hmm,” Jin Ming nodded slightly, “Then let’s continue, it’s getting late.”
"Father," Jin asked cautiously, "Should we go home, or go find Uncle Qiushan first?"
She didn't actually want her father to come home.
Even knowing that her parents were destined to separate, she still hoped that it would happen later and later.
"Go home." Jin Ming gritted his teeth and spat out these two words.
He can't wait any longer!
Jin Yu didn't take the incident of kicking and injuring his attendant to heart.
Such things happen all the time, and he subconsciously ignores them. As for whether or not human life is at stake, he doesn't really care.
It's perfectly normal to feed a pet dog when it's in a good mood, and to use it to vent its anger when it's not.
Madam Jin used even more ruthless methods, employing a variety of tricks, and those beautiful concubines died within a few years.
Jin Yu knew all this, and when he suffered this setback, his first thought was of his mother.
"Mother," he called out as soon as he entered the backyard, "your son greets you."
"Yu'er," Madam Jin, who was helping her daughter with needlework, smiled immediately upon hearing the voice, "Why are you back?"
Madam Jin was unaware that Wuweilou had been pawned. When she led people out to cause trouble that morning, Jin Yu didn't explain the details.
Madam Jin knew that the servants had been taken away, but she didn't care. Ping'an County was only so big, and as long as her son didn't suffer any losses, that was fine.
As for others, what can you do if you're unlucky?
"Mother, you must help your son make a decision!" Jin Yu said, briefly explaining the situation.
Upon hearing this, Madam Jin trembled with rage, "You scoundrel!"
They actually pawned the Wuweilou restaurant, which was the family's most profitable business!
She never skimped on her son's expenses, how could she do such a despicable thing!
“Mother,” Jin Yu explained, feeling wronged, “I was also deceived by Yi Manlou. Otherwise, how could I have done such a thing? Mother knows me best. I’m always steady and reliable. Why would I be so reckless?”
Upon hearing this, Madam Jin's anger towards her son lessened somewhat.
But then, an even greater surge of anger surged forth: "A bunch of vile wretches, daring to scheme against my Jin family, I will never let them get away with this!"
“Exactly,” Jin Shao added fuel to the fire, “We absolutely cannot let them get away with this, especially Mei Yu!”
Jin Yu still can't forget Mei Yu, and he always feels that he can't have a romantic relationship with her, so he's never satisfied with that.
"Meiyu?" Madam Jin frowned. "The courtesan?"
"Yes, she has an exceptionally beautiful face, a seductive charm, and a melodious voice. Just one glance from her can steal a man's soul."
"Just a vixen," Madam Jin said dismissively. "She's just for fun, don't take her seriously."
However, she never imagined that such a small place as Ping'an County would produce such a top courtesan.
Mrs. Jin felt a surge of warmth as she turned her eyes.
In recent days, expenses have been increasing while income has been decreasing, and the household is now facing financial difficulties.
Originally, I planned to sell another batch of servants to tide me over, but now I've realized that a courtesan like her, if properly utilized, is worth more than a thousand servants.
"Don't worry, Mother," Jin Qian chuckled, "I'll only play around with it, use it and then throw it away. I won't let anyone bewitch me."
"Don't bring it into the mansion," Madam Jin said, clutching her handkerchief tightly. "If your father sees it, who knows what kind of trouble it will cause."
That guy is a lecherous old man.
He can't live without women, and he can't take his eyes off beautiful women. He'd even steal his own father's woman, let alone his son's.
Even knowing that her husband was discreet, Madam Jin remained vigilant and determined to prevent her own husband from being taken advantage of.
This is an absolute and blatant insult!
Am I not good-looking? Do I have a bad figure? Or am I not attractive enough?
"Oh, right," Jin Yu suddenly remembered something, "Mom, where's Dad? It feels like I haven't seen him in ages."
The men in the Jin family don't like staying at home; they're almost always out and about.
Even so, we can still meet every five or six days to exchange experiences and discuss life.
At this moment, Jin Yu suddenly realized that he had not seen his father since he returned from the prefectural city.
“Your father,” Madam Jin said with a frosty expression, “took all the family’s reserve silver and went off to have some fun somewhere.”
He even tricked her out of her private savings of two hundred taels!
She was an illegitimate daughter in her family and was not favored by the mistress of the house. Her dowry was only two thousand taels, and she had been making up for her husband's family's debts over the years, leaving her with less than five hundred taels.
Now, all I have left is enough to buy a set of jewelry!
Unfortunately, the mansion was out of money, the shops were not doing well and were not making much money, and the grain was not fetching a good price.
As her children grew up and it became time to arrange marriages, Madam Jin was so worried that blisters appeared on her lips.
Unfortunately, my husband is a troublesome person; it would be better if he died out there!
"Oh," Jin Shao asked casually, "It's good that he's not here; my son doesn't want to get scolded!"
All you do is force yourself to study and improve every day, but don't you ever look at yourself?
The old saying goes that if the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too. Dad himself is a good-for-nothing who just loafs around and waits to die, so why doesn't he let himself be like that?
At least I got into the county school, but even when my grandfather spent money to bribe people, they still wouldn't accept my father!
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