Pang Dayong, the son of Pang Shi, divorced her scoundrel husband. Her son stayed with her and was entrusted to her family to be raised. He also changed his surname to his mother's.
Hong Xiaoduo came here to find him and get his hair, but she didn't expect to meet him in Zhaozhong Town at dusk.
With just that one glance, Hong Xiaoduo understood why Master Jiang had never seen Pang Yong despite visiting Pang's family several times. Although their facial features were not very similar, their face shape and eyes were quite alike.
"Moreover, he wasn't exchanging the food for himself; he was delivering it to Scholar Chen in our town." Seeing that Hong Xiaoduo didn't seem impatient, the waiter continued, "Scholar Chen is over sixty years old this year. When he was young, he was determined to pass the imperial examinations, but he failed every time. He became obsessed with it and went crazy. His wife ran away with someone else. When his parents were alive, they could take care of him, but now that they're gone, Scholar Chen has barely survived by relying on the help of a few relatives and neighbors."
"From what you've said, young man, this Pang Yongren seems quite good. He's raised his children well and is so kind," Hong Xiaoduo said approvingly.
Upon hearing this, the waiter immediately curled his lip and said, "Young lady, you've guessed wrong. Among the Pang family, only Pang Dayong is kind-hearted and upright. As for the others, well..."
The waiter wanted to continue, but someone behind him urged him to go serve the dishes, so he ran off.
"Tian Shu, eat slowly," Hong Xiaoduo said to Tian Shu.
Tian Shu, who was slowly eating his food, nodded subconsciously upon hearing this, but something felt off. After thinking for a moment, he looked up at Hong Xiaoduo.
"It means exactly what it says, eat slowly. I still have some gossip to hear, understand?" Hong Xiaoduo explained in a low voice.
Tian Shu understood and nodded.
On the way here, he vaguely guessed that Hong Xiaoduo's trip might be related to the Jiang family, but he didn't know the specifics.
Hong Xiaoduo hadn't told them any details about the Jiang family, so when Tian Shu saw that Hong Xiaoduo was interested in Pang Yong's affairs, he didn't think anything of it and just assumed that she really liked listening to gossip.
He had only eaten half of the braised fish when Hong Xiaoduo stopped him again after the waiter had served food to the diners at the next table: "Young man, are Pang Yong and that Scholar Chen distant relatives or close neighbors?"
"They were neither distant relatives nor close neighbors. It was just that when Pang Yong was seven or eight years old, he wanted to go to a private school, but his maternal grandfather's family wouldn't let him go, saying they didn't have the spare money."
It just so happened that during those years, Chen, the scholar, was taking medicine and his condition improved. He and Pang Yong somehow met again, and Chen taught him to read and write without charging him a single penny.
Although he hadn't taught him for many years and his illness started recurring intermittently, Pang Dayong remembered the kindness he had shown him. Initially, he would steal food from the kitchen at home to give to Chen Juren.
After being discovered and severely beaten, he went to chop wood or do odd jobs to exchange for food to send to Chen, the scholar.
The Pang family cursed him, calling him a fool and a traitor. With that, the waiter went back to his work.
But after hearing this, Hong Xiaoduo breathed a sigh of relief, because before she came, she was worried that even if this Pang Yong was Master Jiang's biological son, what if the Pang family deliberately raised him badly?
Even if it's not intentional, it can still go astray if no one disciplines you.
Now, at least one thing is certain: Pang Yong is a kind-hearted man who knows how to repay kindness.
So, all Hong Xiaoduo needs to do is get Pang Dayong's hair and have it analyzed with Jiang An's...
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