These people would come to extort money from her from time to time. Some of the jewelry that Madam Du had secretly hidden away was forced to be handed over by them under duress.
The Du family lived in constant fear, spending each day in terror.
The first to run away from home was Du Rui. One morning, someone saw her leaving that alley. It is said that she went to the revolutionary military region with Jin Yan.
She left not long ago. The second concubine lied and said she was going back to her parents' home to borrow money, and she never came back.
With no income, the family's remaining savings were quickly depleted.
Du Jue joined Yan's army and was assigned to work under Fu Lun. The Du family lived off his military pay. Although it wasn't much, it was enough to make ends meet.
Du Shan secretly discussed it with Du Jue for a long time, and they decided to go to the church school that Du Jue had mentioned before. Because it provided food and lodging, and most importantly, it was free.
The only downside was that it was very strict there; you weren't allowed to wear your own clothes or eat outside food. You had to work, pray regularly, and go to the hospital frequently to care for the sick.
Even so, Dushan didn't want to go home.
Du Ai didn't exactly run away from home; she didn't ask for any official status and went to Nanjing with Li Dakang. There was no further news of her after that.
Rumors circulated that she was the new Bluebird. However, this claim is now impossible to verify, as the Li family soon broke with Nanjing and withdrew from the country.
Li Dakang was hunted down for providing incorrect intelligence. Just like in his previous life, he spent two years in a hospital, dying there before his family could go to Hong Kong.
Inspired by Xu Keke, Yan Shuo discussed with his father and decided to hand over the cargo terminal to the Nanjing government. To protect this vital source of revenue, the Nanjing government and various factions not only deployed troops but also negotiated with multiple parties to protect the city.
The war that was supposed to happen only took place on the outskirts and did not affect the city.
Madam Du was always in excellent health, and the doctors at the clinic often came to see her on their own initiative. She never had to pay for her medicine. She was the only one in the Du family to receive this treatment.
This was arranged by Fu Lun specifically before Xu Keke left. Xu Keke wanted her to see all of this clearly, to see how the Du family fell to the bottom of society, and what kind of life his son would lead without the money his original mother had given him.
Who really benefited from the marriage back then?
Many years later, when Xu Keke was feeding pigeons in the square with Du Wei and Hu Jiaru's youngest son, she saw a man in a trench coat walking towards them.
Yan Shuo and Xu Keke were sitting in a coffee shop when Fu Lun walked in and greeted them.
Xu Keke then learned that the Yan family had ultimately relinquished their military power and been incorporated into the government army. Because they disapproved of some of Nanjing's practices, but had lost their military power, they eventually left the country one after another.
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