This incident caused quite a stir, and the people of the city were very entertained.
Zhang Laozei's children were not satisfied and took the matter to court one after another. They even kept causing trouble for Jiang Jiuniang, but the county magistrate sent people to send them away.
Although these people had not done anything to harm the Sun family, they had been enjoying the Sun family's wealth for many years. Now that all the wealth had been returned to the eldest son of the Sun family, they were not happy and would definitely retaliate. So the county magistrate directly drove them out of the city, so that they would never be allowed to appear in Cangcheng again to oppose the eldest son of the Sun family.
After everything was settled, the county magistrate came to Jiang Jiuniang's door and asked respectfully, "Are you satisfied with how this was handled, young lady?"
Although he knew that Jiang Jiuniang was married, he did not know Lu Baichuan's identity, or even their names. The magistrate could only call Jiang Jiuniang "Miss".
Jiang Jiuniang had no complaints, after all, the bad guys had been punished.
However, she gave the magistrate a deep look, which made his heart jump. Jiang Jiuniang said, "Do your job well. I won't hold it against you this time. Go back."
Jiang Jiuniang had initially intended to remove this cancer, but she felt it wasn't necessary to write a letter to the emperor about it. She figured she could just send someone to inform him, and he would handle anything that happened. She didn't need to be so concerned about everything.
The magistrate had originally intended to say some kind words to ask her to go easy on him, but he didn't expect Jiang Jiuniang to be so easy to talk to and not pursue the matter.
The magistrate breathed a sigh of relief, bowed to Jiang Jiuniang, and said, "This humble official will certainly live up to your expectations!"
Not long after the magistrate left, Sun Changyuan, the eldest son of the Sun family, arrived with his wife and children to thank Jiang Jiuniang.
"If it weren't for the girl's kindness in finding out the truth for my mother's family, I'm afraid I would have been kept in the dark for the rest of my life, always thinking that I was the nemesis who killed my mother and grandparents."
Sun Changyuan has experienced a great shock these past few days. His eyes are still swollen, showing that he has been crying for the past few days. He looks very haggard.
The whole family looked miserable. After they came in, he was the only one who spoke. His wife and children stood behind him with their heads down, not daring to make a sound. Although they had taken back the Sun family's property, they did not spend it extravagantly and were still wearing ordinary cotton clothes.
"Don't be so polite. It's fate that brought us together. Now that you've gotten your things back, live your lives well from now on and don't think about anything else. When will this cycle of revenge end? The worst people have already been dealt with by the government."
Jiang Jiuniang waved her hand, but her meaning was clear: he should not make things difficult for his other brothers and sisters, otherwise, with the other side having more people and greater power, it was uncertain who would win or lose.
If you don't have that ability, you should learn to be content with the status quo.
"I understand."
Sun Changyuan nodded, thought for a moment, and then said, "In recent years, the Sun family's business has made some progress and we have earned a lot of money. Our family can't use it all, so we want to take some out to do charity. I wonder if you have any ideas?"
Seeing that he had this intention, Jiang Jiuniang was satisfied. Fortunately, the person she was helping had a very upright set of values and had not been corrupted by Zhang Laozei. He was still willing to give back to society, which was quite good.
“Now that there are no natural disasters or man-made calamities, you can build more schools so that local children can read and write. You can also use the money to do more business, hire local people to work, and help more families live a better life. These are all very meaningful things.”
In short, Jiang Jiuniang strongly disliked the practice of directly giving money to people. While the money might be spent, it might not necessarily be a good thing.
This inevitably gives some people the misconception that because the Sun family is rich, they should give money to the poor. If they ever stop giving money, they will start causing trouble.
Sun Changyuan's eyes gleamed. This way, he could not only do good deeds but also make the people grateful to him, which would also be of some help to his family's business.
"Thank you for the guidance. I still don't know how to address the young lady, and this young master..."
Sun Changyuan felt somewhat embarrassed, as he still didn't know his benefactor's name, which was really inappropriate.
“My surname is Jiang, and this is my husband, whose surname is Lu. He is the third child in his family.”
After Jiang Jiuniang finished speaking, Sun Changyuan immediately bowed to Lu Baichuan and said, "Third Master Lu, thank you so much for your help these past few days."
"You're welcome."
Lu Baichuan returned the greeting. In reality, he hadn't been involved in the matter at all; even gathering intelligence was done by his wife alone.
Even so, his wife still deliberately mentioned his name, showing her strong support for him.
A smile crept onto his lips. He thought, "It's fine if I take care of the kids while my wife does what she wants."
After Sun Changyuan's family left, Jiang Jiuniang sat down, took a sip of tea, and said, "Fortunately, Sun Changyuan is a kind-hearted person, otherwise I would have had to find a way to swallow up these businesses, which would have been really tiring."
Lu Baichuan: ...
"I'm serious, why are you making that face?"
Jiang Jiuniang walked towards him, but Lu Baichuan pulled her into his arms and coaxed her softly, "Alright, alright, if you're willing, we can do business here. Our family doesn't have any seafood business, so we can go and look around, transport some to the capital, and we're sure to get good results."
Hearing him bring up business matters on his own initiative, Jiang Jiuniang found it somewhat amusing, nudged him, and laughed, "Why don't we just be a couple!"
She had indeed thought about it, but now was not the right time.
But since Lu Baichuan brought it up now, she wasn't disappointed and said, "Okay, let's go out and take a look another day."
"However, after this incident, I finally understand why some families are so determined to have a son. It has nothing to do with the idea of favoring sons over daughters; they simply want a son to take care of the family."
Women in this era are often powerless in the face of these things, as the other party can attack them from many angles and inherit their estate in a legitimate way.
She sighed. It's impossible to guard against all the petty people in the world. You still have to grow up and have enough ability to protect yourself.
Enabling more women to protect themselves is a long and arduous journey ahead.
Seeing her looking so distressed, Lu Baichuan pulled her into his arms and gently comforted her, "It's okay, I'm with you. Do whatever you want, I'll keep an eye on everything for you."
Touched, Jiang Jiuniang nodded in his arms.
She has a strong personality and prefers to do everything herself. Lu Baichuan disregards a man's dignity and always stands behind her, letting her do what she wants. She will remember this kindness in her heart.
The dog, who had been playing with his little sister, immediately picked her up when he saw his parents being so affectionate, muttering, "Xiangxiang, be good, don't look at things you shouldn't see. Sleep with your brother tonight, and I'll tell you a story about the little duck!"
Xiangxiang can understand some of what is being said now. Looking at her brother's rambling manner, she grinned and drooled.
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