Chapter 18 Night Party
Not short of money - this puzzled Lin.
She pinched a melon seed and thought carefully: "It's impossible for a person to have everything perfect. It depends on what he lacks. The best way to compensate for what he lacks is to find the right thing to do."
What is missing?
The young man with a smile on his lips flashed through his mind, and Wen Hao couldn't help but think of the proposal from Prince Jing's Mansion.
Prince Jing seems to be in need of a wife...
This won’t do!
"Ah, ah, ah, ah?"
Wen Hao collected his wandering thoughts and looked at his mother.
"What are you thinking about? Did our Ah Hao owe anyone a favor?"
Wen Hao hurriedly shook his head: "No."
Although she was willing to take responsibility, it did not include sacrificing herself.
Thinking carefully, Prince Jing hadn't always had it easy. At least in his previous life, he hadn't escaped the calamity of his family being wiped out. Her rebirth had given her a slight advantage, and she sought to provide Prince Jing with some assistance while preserving herself, which could be considered as making up for her own unintentional mistake.
After all, Prince Jing was too frightened.
Wen Hao felt guilty, but couldn't help but complain a little.
When the mother, daughter and their two companions returned to the Wen Mansion, they saw the steward Wen Ping wandering around in the courtyard.
"What happened, Manager Wen?" Lin stopped and asked.
Wen Ping put away his anxious look and said with his head down: "This old servant lost a purse..."
"Is there a lot of silver in it?"
"No, it's just that the purse was given to me by the brat from my old servant's family—" he said, glancing in Wen Hao's direction.
"If that's the case, Manager Wen, please look for it carefully again." Lin nodded in understanding and walked forward with Sister Wen.
When passing by Wen Ping, Wen Hao said calmly, "Manager Wen, why don't you go look for him in the garden? I remember you went there yesterday."
Wen Ping quickly showed a look of gratitude: "Thank you for the reminder, Second Miss. I will go there and take a look."
Wen Hao nodded and left with Lin.
Lin returned to the main courtyard. As the two sisters parted at the fork in the road, Wen Chan whispered, "Second sister, are we still going over tomorrow? Grandmother has been diagnosed with a heart disease, and I'm worried she won't be able to handle the sudden news."
"Then let's go the day after tomorrow."
The day after tomorrow is the day when my father will take the initiative to reveal his cards.
He first went to Mahua Hutong and took the mother and her two children back to his house.
Wen Chan hesitated a little: "There's not much difference between the day after tomorrow and tomorrow."
"Don't worry, big sister. I went to consult the miracle doctor today, and he said that as long as grandma takes the Golden Fragrance Pills on time, there won't be any problems. Wait until grandma gets used to the pills today and tomorrow. When you talk about it the day after tomorrow, you can prepare more and have us by your side to comfort her. It shouldn't be a big deal."
"But heart disease cannot withstand stimulation--" Wen Chan felt uneasy.
It’s not a big deal, but if my grandmother can’t bear it and something happens, who can bear it?
"Sister, you know better than me, don't you? Father will bring the mother and her two children to the world sooner or later. Rather than waiting for Father to act suddenly and leave Grandmother and Mother unprepared, it's better for us to take the initiative."
Wen Chan understood that what her sister said made sense. After a moment of hesitation, she nodded.
"Sister, I'm going back to Luoyingju."
Wen Chan held Wen Hao's hand.
"Big sister, is there anything else?"
Wen Chan's expression was complicated: "Second sister, are you...hoping that father will repent?"
Wen Hao was stunned.
Hoping for his father to repent? It would be more reliable to hope he gets struck by lightning.
Seeing her sister remain silent, Wen Chan softened her tone, "Just because Chang Hui is older than me, you shouldn't have such expectations of Father. From now on, we should comfort Mother more and be on guard against Chang Hui and his siblings causing trouble."
"Don't worry, big sister. I understand."
"Then Second Sister, go back and have a good rest."
After parting with Wen Chan, Wen Hao turned around and went to the garden.
The garden of the Wen Mansion was much smaller than the garden of the General's Mansion. Wen Hao saw Wen Ping walking back and forth anxiously at a glance.
She walked past Wen Ping without looking away and headed towards a rockery.
Wen Ping looked around and saw no one, so he quickly followed.
"Manager Wen, is there something wrong?" Wen Hao leaned against the rocks and spoke in a cold tone.
Wen Ping fell to his knees and said, "Second Miss, help me!"
Wen Hao looked down at the person lying on the ground and did not speak for a while.
"Second Miss, please save Yun'er. I promise to obey you from now on!"
The girl's calm voice came from above: "Didn't I give you a thousand taels of silver to redeem your son?"
Wen Ping raised his head, his expression extremely grim: "That little bastard... that little bastard..."
"Manager Wen, please speak slowly."
Wen Ping pounded the ground hard and cried, "I got the second lady's banknote yesterday, and I thought I'd at least let that little beast stay in those people's hands for one night to suffer a little. Otherwise, he would think that I got money easily, so I redeemed him today, but in the end -"
He paused and said, "When I handed the banknotes to those people, they refused to let me go."
"They want to default on their debt?"
"They said they had nothing better to do and started gambling. That bastard owed them another five hundred taels of silver!" Wen Ping looked ashen, tears streaming down his face.
"Your son is really ignorant." The girl looked regretful, but the corners of her lips curled up.
She knew this regrettable sequel in her previous life.
When she met Wen Ping at that time, he also had such an ugly face and was very anxious. As for how the hole was plugged later, she didn't care. She thought she still had to rely on her good father.
It was because she knew this that she readily gave out the one thousand taels.
With one thousand taels as bait, the first person Wen Ping thinks of when he encounters a problem he can't solve will be her.
"Second Miss, please help this old slave again. Those people said that if he can't collect the money this time, they will chop off one of his hands!"
"Did they give a deadline?"
"Seven days, I have to collect the money within seven days," Wen Ping said, wishing he could slap himself.
Why was he so obsessed with wanting to make that beast suffer? If he had redeemed the person earlier, there would have been no more trouble later.
It’s too late to regret now, I can only rely on the second girl.
"Seven days..." Wen Hao smiled slightly, "Okay, Manager Wen will come to me to get the money after seven days."
"Thank you, Second Miss, thank you, Second Miss!" Wen Ping kowtowed repeatedly.
"Manager Wen, there's no need to do this. I'm willing to help you because I see you have a good conscience." Wen Hao went to Luoyingju without looking back.
Wen Ping sat on the ground, motionless for a long time.
At this moment, he was extremely clear that there was no turning back except to follow the second girl.
When they arrived at Luoyingju, Baozhu served them flower tea.
Wen Hao took it, took a sip, and said with a smile, "You don't have to worry about it now."
Baozhu's eyes sparkled: "As long as you follow the young lady, I have nothing to worry about."
"Then go get ready and meet my cousin in the evening."
In a blink of an eye, a crescent moon quietly hung on the treetops, and the Wen Mansion under the cover of night seemed quieter than usual.
Wen Rusheng sat alone in the room. The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. He simply got up and went to his son.
The yard was empty and there was no light in the house.
"Why doesn't Feng'er come back so late at night again?" Wen Rusheng muttered and turned around in disappointment.
Just then, the candles in the house lit up.
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