Xiao Cunyu couldn't help but feel happy when he thought about what would happen decades later.
Once the eldest brother dies, he won't be able to be powerful anymore, and everyone will have to listen to her orders!
"Time goes by so slowly. When can I wait until my brother dies?" Xiao Cunyu was extremely looking forward to it.
Xu Bin opened his mouth and swallowed back the words of comfort in his heart. He knew that in the eyes of adults, the meaning of life and death was completely different. He didn't take death seriously at all. As long as the death was worthwhile and natural, adults would think it was a good thing.
Seemingly innocent, yet transparent.
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After the news of Wu Sanlang's death spread, the Wu family's reputation improved slightly.
Although the elders of the Wu family were sad, they did not forget to take advantage of this incident. They only said that Wu Yanming realized his mistake and felt extremely guilty. Thinking of the impact it had brought to the students, he didn't know what to do. In the midst of hardship and pain, he committed suicide to apologize.
This statement indeed sounds much better.
At least when people mentioned Wu Yanming, they no longer cursed him, but sighed and said it was a pity.
On the ninth day of the first lunar month, the first round of the Spring Examination began, and a tense atmosphere permeated the entire capital.
Only Xiao Cunyu was strolling around the streets at this moment, with the night wandering ghost following him.
These two days, she asked her elder brother to help check the identity of the night wandering ghost. His surname was Lian, also known as Lian Jing. He made a living by doing some small business. His family was ordinary. When he was young, he helped a young master of a wealthy family. Although their family backgrounds were different, the two hit it off at first sight and got along very well.
Later, when his daughter was old enough to get married, she met an old friend. The friend came to propose marriage in person with a matchmaker. He was very satisfied with the man's gentleness and courtesy, so he decided to betroth his daughter to him. The two families exchanged tokens.
However, after the engagement, Lian Jing accidentally found out that the seemingly gentle future son-in-law was just an appearance.
This man had even been engaged in a marriage before, but the reason for the breakup was that when the man met the woman in private, he suddenly fell ill and beat her up. It was also heard that the man had beaten a maid to death!
Upon learning about this, Lian Jing was very angry. Without giving it any thought, he hurriedly wanted to cancel the engagement that night.
However, he never expected that there were too many people on the street during the Qiqiao Festival. Not only did he lose his token of love, but he was also trampled to death in the chaos.
Xiao Cunyu has found out that his daughter stayed at home in mourning for three years, and after three years, she married into her husband's family as promised.
The family's surname is Guo and they have a very good reputation.
More than 20 years have passed, and Lian Jing's relative has become the old man of the Guo family. His son-in-law Guo Baocheng is already 40 years old and is now in charge of the Guo family.
The Guo family was a landowner, owning thousands of acres of fertile land and three grain shops in the city.
Xiao Cunyu asked around on the streets, and everyone said that Mrs. Guo had married into a wealthy family. Her family was not wealthy, and her father had died early, leaving her with only a widowed mother to support her family. Yet, she was able to marry into the Guo family and live a fairy-like life.
"You can only believe half of what a living person says. If you want to know whether your daughter is doing well, you should go in and take a look." Xiao Cunyu did not evade Lian Jing.
In fact, when Lian Jing heard what others were talking about, his obsession had already dissipated a lot.
Obviously, he felt relieved knowing that his daughter was doing well, and things like the jade pendant were not that important.
"Could it be fake?" Lian Jing looked at the high-walled courtyard, somewhat puzzled.
"The Guo family often does good deeds. I heard that every year when the new rice starts to sell, they give some of the old rice to beggars. Because of this, they have a very good reputation and their business is booming. When the people in these streets and alleys are short of food, they almost always go to the Guo family's shop."
"If you're motivated by profit, then these good reputations may not be truly good reputations."
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