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Zhao Hongsheng was in high spirits and laughed loudly, "The Wu family seems to have some tricks up their sleeve. And what of the Chen family?"

"The Chen family?" Yu Bin pondered for a moment before saying just four words, "Too excessively upright."

Too excessively upright?

Zhao Hongsheng’s brows furrowed slightly, only to hear Yu Bin continue, "The current Family Head of the Chen family is steadfastly upright and conducts himself too rigidly. And Madam Chen, although jealous, is an extremely clever woman. Don’t be fooled by her authoritative control in her inner residence; even somewhat unsociable, her dealings with the outside world are absolutely clear-cut. "

Perhaps this was why the Chen family had managed to outdo the Wu family over the years.

"A Chen family like this is not easy to buy off."

Zhao Hongsheng shook his head, seemingly understanding why the Wu family was so eager to ingratiate themselves with him, "Since someone is rushing over to bring us Silver, why would we refuse them at the door?"

Yu Bin also said, "Precisely, the Wu family’s fortune is not something An’s House can hold a candle to.

With the Wu family’s treasury, we won’t have to worry about a lack of funds to win people’s hearts in the future.

Your Highness, let me offer my early congratulations on your ascent to the throne. "

Zhao Hongsheng laughed wildly, "Once I ascend the throne, I will definitely not let Mr. Yu down, haha."

Since Xiao Linzi left, the children in the tofu workshop became even more diligent, just waiting for Xiao Linzi to come back and see for themselves. And Lan Hua was also betrothed to Xiao Ma, just waiting to get married next year.

Business at Rice Flower Fragrance also got on the right track, and Uncle Wang, the Accountant, became more and more adept. Considering his health, Lin Yuan was happy to let him take charge of the accounting room.

When Fifth Sister Bai’s due date approached, her husband couldn’t bear to let her traverse back and forth in the freezing cold, so he took her home to await the delivery.

Being Fifth Sister Bai’s first child, naturally, it was a precious occasion. Moreover, after having the child, she wouldn’t have time to come out and work, so Rice Flower Fragrance’s kitchen was short-staffed, causing Lin Yuan some headaches.

Fortunately, Loudmouth was managing well; even short one person, they could still persist for a while. And as business at Rice Flower Fragrance kept getting better, it was only a matter of time until they needed to hire more people, so Lin Yuan planned to recruit again after the New Year.

Lin Yuan didn’t need to worry too much about Zhuma Town, but there was never a shortage of trouble in Lin family’s hollow. Since the incident of Lin Jiazhong embezzling, Lin Jiaxiao and Li Feng’e had also reached the end of their rope.

After Lady Ma revealed the indecent affair between Li Feng’e and the village’s old lecher, Lin Jiaxiao’s affair of keeping a concubine in town was also exposed by Li Feng’e. The couple stayed together in name only; life like this was truly impossible to continue.

Li Feng’e was beaten up by Lin Jiaxiao, and the next day, her brothers from her mother’s house came with weapons in hand to settle the score, including the son of her aunt who was serving as a Sister at Lady Jin’s side.

As it happened, it was this cousin who facilitated the connection between Lin Jiaxiao and the concubine. Had he not introduced Lin Jiaxiao to work as a bouncer at the brothel, the two would never have crossed paths.

So after Lin Jiaxiao beat Li Feng’e, this cousin was the first to object and rallied others to seek retribution.

Although Li Feng’e cuckolded him, it was Lin Jiaxiao who first played around with women outside. On top of that, he had no brothers to back him up on his side, so he quickly went into hiding.

The Li family members came up empty-handed, and the cousin, unable to vent his anger, picked up a stick and smashed the pots in Lin Jiaxiao’s room, shouting, "That good-for-nothing! He’s definitely with that little slut!

Let’s go, I know where they’re hiding! It’s perfect, I’ll smash that vixen’s face! "

No sooner had he spoken than the Li family members, under his lead, headed to the town and indeed cornered Lin Jiaxiao in an alley, who was discussing plans to run away with a woman.

The Li family members made a ruckus, beating and kicking Lin Jiaxiao, and that woman was even stripped of her clothes and ended up covered in filth!

They didn’t stop there; they trashed the house the two had rented as well.

Since Li Feng’e’s aunt was the Madam County Magistrate’s accompanying Sister, Lin Jiaxiao and his companion were definitely in for it.

After giving them both a thrashing, Li Feng’e felt she had let out half of her anger.

Since things couldn’t get any worse, Li Feng’e cleaned out the silver Lin Jiaxiao had hidden in the stove’s firebox, and she even sold the last piece of land her family had, pocketing all the silver she got from the sales for herself.

As for the three houses, Li Feng’e, thinking of her two sons who had yet to grow up, did not sever all paths.

As for her two sons, Li Feng’e didn’t want either of them. Despite her sons clinging to her legs, weeping with tears and snot streaming, she coldly turned her back and left without a second glance.

Lady Yang felt sorry for her grandsons and wanted to reconcile the couple, but how was that possible now? She could only hold the motherless children and cry torrents of tears.

As for Lin Jiaxiao, he was even more detestable. Li Feng’e didn’t care about their sons, and he cared even less. After being beaten up by the Li family members, he sold the three family houses, took the silver, and left Zhuma Town with that little slut the very night, never to return.

Lin Jiaxiao’s actions made him deeply despised by the villagers, even more so than Da Qiangzi before him!

Now the two children were without a mother and a father and had even lost their home. Lady Yang took the two children, not yet three years old, back to her home. An old lady taking care of children by day and drenched in tears by night, it was truly pitiful.

With Laosan’s house broken up, the Boss’s household also on the brink, and Lin Yongcheng truly at death’s door, skin and bones unable to work the fields or walk. Lately, he couldn’t even swallow his food and was always muttering deliriously.

Lady Ma had once tearfully leaned in close to his mouth to hear what he was saying. After a long time, she barely made out that he wanted Five Stones Powder.

This time Lady Ma’s heart shattered, collapsing to the ground sobbing uncontrollably, wailing that if only she had been ruthless enough to help her son quit his addiction to Five Stones Powder, things wouldn’t have come to such a pass.

It seemed Lin Jiazhong had long come to see through the world. Every day before dawn, he would shouldered his hoe and work the fields, transforming from the frail scholar he once was to a real country man.

Whenever he saw Lady Yang walking her two little nephews around the fields, Lin Jiazhong couldn’t help but recall how his own sons were just as lovely and lively when they were little.

Now, of his three children, only his daughter was still alive and well, which gave Lin Jiazhong some comfort.

However, this comfort did not last long before the Li Mansion sent someone to relay the message: something had happened to Lin Siyu.