"But given the current situation of the Wen Mansion, what will happen to your father if we leave? What about those people outside? Your father is the Magistrate of Runing, is..."
"That’s their business!! Isn’t my father just trying to keep us apart? You don’t need to worry about those issues. If we leave, we won’t be separated, alright?"
Wen Qiang impatiently grabbed his wrist bone, but upon frowning, she t Zong Jun’s steady gaze.
Realizing her loss of composure, she hurriedly explained, "Zong Jun, it’s not that I don’t care about those people, I just..."
"As officials, parents should prioritize the bigger picture. One doesn’t expect Mr. Wen to always think of the people, but one also cannot be a hands-off shopkeeper."
"Qiang’er, I recall that you weren’t this kind of person. How can you and your father both abandon people? Abandon responsibilities?"
"Those won were only distributing porridge, why were they beaten and jailed? Why not release them?"
"The people are in dire straits, and why does Mr. Wen indulge in pleasures, abandoning the people? Isn’t this ironic?"
"The problem isn’t solved yet. As the daughter and son-in-law of Mr. Wen, we should also consider Runing City as a priority. How can we abandon our responsibilities and flee separately? Not to ntion, those people are still under your father’s duty to care for during his term, and you are also your father’s daughter. How co it’s just about calculations between father and daughter?"
Even though he doesn’t rember the past, he knows that since he’s had mories, Qiang’er has been good to him.
She would rather fight against her father for him, just to marry him.
He believes everything she says and is willing to take on the responsibilities of a son-in-law and a husband.
But he didn’t expect that after so ti together, both his father-in-law and wife have sides he finds unbelievable.
Thinking they are kind-hearted and considerate, moral people, but in critical monts, they think only of themselves.
As an outsider, he sees the displaced people and citizens starving without aid when entering and leaving the city, and he’s moved.
Why does Mr. Wen, who holds a high position, remain indifferent, drinking and feasting in taverns while the people suffer without any care!?
Seeing the growing disappointnt in his eyes, Wen Qiang quickly changes her expression and coaxes him.
"It’s not like that, I’m sorry Zong Jun, I was just anxious. I don’t want to lose you, don’t want my father to do anything bad to you."
"If you don’t want to leave now, we can go tomorrow morning. I originally wanted to take so grain from the warehouse to distribute, but... the warehouse was robbed, and there’s nothing left. We’re powerless."
Afraid of disappointing him, afraid of losing him, Wen Qiang temporarily lowers her stance, trying to calm Zong Jun’s emotions.
Under repeated apologies and soft words, Zong Jun’s expression becos calr.
Unbeknownst to them, Ruan Mian imdiately knew of their return to the city.
Since Wen Qiang has returned, she can proceed with the next step.
No one knows her brother better than Ruan Mian.
She took out a lot of grain from storage, under the guise of a grain donation from Wuheng City, arranging for several carts to transport it from outside the city to the post station.
Due to Mr. Wen’s travel inconvenience, the post station’s attendant was instructed to inform Mr. Wen’s son-in-law, Zong Jun, of the grain’s arrival at the post station.
Upon hearing that grain was unexpectedly donated, he was delighted and quickly rushed to the post station to organize distribution.
The grain’s quantity was limited, and not everyone in the city could receive so.
He used the household registers, starting with impoverished families, dispatching governnt office personnel to distribute the food.
Seeing this scene, Ruan Mian confird that Zong Jun is indeed her brother!
But she still doesn’t know what happened to her brother.
After most of the grain was distributed, the news reached Wen Yuan and his daughter’s ears.
Wen Yuan, in a daze, finally cleared his mind only to be told that so much donated grain was entirely distributed by Zong Jun, causing him to angrily spit a mouthful of blood!! He imdiately flew into a rage on his bed.
"It’s all distributed?! We didn’t even save so for ourselves!! Why wasn’t I inford first about the Wuheng grain donation?! When did it arrive? A re outsider! What right does he have to distribute the grain on behalf of the office?! Bring him here, bring him to see !!"
In a fit of rage, Wen Yuan swept everything to the floor, so angry his beard was skewed.
He was now convinced that soone was plotting against him, unknowingly setting traps for the entire Wen Family to jump into the fire pit.
The more he thought about it, the more anxious he beca, daringly running from the room, just wanting to see Zong Jun as soon as possible.
When he reached the backyard, Zong Jun appeared following the attendant.
Before Zong Jun could pay his respects, Wen Yuan strode up to him, berating him: "How dare you!! Since when do you get to make decisions for ?!"
"The Wuheng grain donation should’ve gone through my hands! How and when it’s distributed is the Magistrate’s concern! Your hand is reaching too far!"
"You really think Qiang’er fancies you, that you can do whatever you want because of her? I’m still her father after all! A re Wu Heng criminal, if not for this appearance, my daughter wouldn’t look at you twice!"
"I see you aren’t amnesiac at all! You’re here for my daughter, to marry into the Wen Family, aren’t you?! The Ruan family fell to the status of lowly commoners, and you think you can sneak out, cozy up to my daughter, feed her so enchanting potion, and now have designs on my Magisterial power, who gave you the guts?!"
"Now just get back to your Wu Heng! Go back to your refugee ho! Being a slave for life is your destiny!"
A furiously enraged Wen Yuan shouted.
But these words left Zong Jun dumbfounded.
He furrowed his eyebrows, looked steadily at Wen Yuan, for Wen Qiang had told him differently before.
Since regaining consciousness, the first person he saw was Wen Qiang. He rembers nothing of his past, nor what happened to him.
Wen Qiang told him they were engaged, that his parents had died, and he was raised by a poor rchant family.
The two t at a porridge event, and later, his family sold him to the Wen Mansion as a servant, where he and Wen Qiang fell in love.
But due to an accident, he fell from a horse down a cliff and rembered nothing upon waking.
Wen Qiang shared many childhood stories, telling him of their past and all the little monts they shared.
But now Wen Yuan says he was originally a Wu Heng criminal, enslaved by soone?
At this mont, Zong Jun realized sothing, his hands clenching tightly into fists, yet Wen Yuan hadn’t finished venting, uncontrollably accusing him!
Just then, Wen Qiang rushed over, her face changing suddenly upon hearing Wen Yuan’s words, rushing in front of Wen Yuan to stop his madness.
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