Not only was Wang Zhengguo overwhelmed with gratitude, but Feng Qingxue was also surprisingly relieved to hear that Wang Jiao had amnesia.
Her uncle and aunt treated her and her sister very well, far better than her deceased parents ever did. She really didn’t want the elderly couple to be put in a tough spot or harbour any resentments because of herself and Wang Jiao.
However, she wasn’t sure whether Wang Jiao’s amnesia was real or feigned. After all, Wang Jiao’s unpredictable character was a known fact. It was Wang Jiao who gave Feng Qingxue the possibility to join the Lu Family by denying them herself. It was also Wang Jiao who decided to marry Lu Jiang, leading to Feng Qingxue’s withdrawal from the marriage. The speed of her changes of heart was bewildering. It was also fairly abrupt, making Feng Qingxue wonder if it was all just a facade to evade her parents’ questions about her leaving home.
She needed to find some time to investigate Wang Jiao more closely.
But was she being too unsympathetic by thinking this way?
Nevermind, she found it hard to harbour any positive feelings towards someone coveting Lu Jiang, she considered being patient and not beating them up an act of kindness.
"Cousin is injured? Is it serious? After I finish all the work, I’ll go see her." Feng Qingxue changed her train of thoughts and followed up on Wang Zhengguo’s remark, "I have a bag of red dates at home. I’ll bring them over tomorrow for uncle to take back and help cousin replenish her blood."
"It’s nothing serious. Just a few scrapes. It’ll heal with a little care. All of us growing up in the countryside have had our fair share of bumps and bruises. It’s about time cousin settles down a bit." In front of his niece, Wang Zhengguo was too embarrassed to reveal that Wang Jiao had actually been hit with a blunt object.
When she regained consciousness, Wang Jiao had forgotten why she had run away from home, and she decided to seek shelter at her grandmother’s house while clutching the wound on her head.
Wang Zhengguo had privately speculated many times. He thought that something stolen by Wang Jiao was seen by someone else, who then decided to rob and harm her. Fortunately, it was not a life-threatening attack, otherwise he would have lost his daughter.
No matter how important money is, it’s not as important as his daughter’s life. Perhaps losing wealth is a way to ward off a catastrophe!
He thought so, but Miao Fengqin did not agree.
Although he did not know how much his wife had stashed away, before the decline of the Lu Family, his mother-in-law gave a generous dowry, both when they got married and when they had children. Afterwards, she would also give gold and silver coins on every visit during the holidays.
Seeing as his mother-in-law was Lu Jiang’s grandmother, Wang Zhengguo loved her as much as his own mother. She had treated him almost like her own son, sharing food and clothing with him the same way she did with Lu Jiang.
Consequently, Wang Zhengguo had managed to save quite a bit of money over the years.
Influenced by Lu Jiang’s father, Wang Zhengguo was quite prudent; most of the family’s wealth was in his hands. However, the jewelry that his wife owned was not a small sum either. This had originally been intended for their grandchildren’s weddings or their daughter’s dowry, but now it was all gone. His wife was so furious that she was on the verge of severely punishing their daughter— if it weren’t for the fact that their daughter was hurt and was suffering from amnesia, she would undoubtedly be facing a severe punishment.
When Wang Zhengguo, who had been working all day, returned home in the evening, he found that his wife was still angry. What caught his attention was his carefree daughter humming a tune, her head wrapped in a stark white bandage.
"What’s going on?" Wang Zhengguo sighed.
Miao Fengqin grumbled, "Look at your daughter! We have really spoiled her too much!"
"What exactly happened?" Wang Zhengguo felt a headache coming on. To correct the behaviour of a spoiled child was truly a formidable task.
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