Wanjin Lady

Chapter 32 Learning knowledge
It’s no wonder that Aunt Liu is depressed.

The Wen family might be considered a well-known family in Ping County, but at best they were just township entrepreneurs. Now they owed seven or eight hundred taels of silver, and the winery was out of business, which meant there would be no business in the second half of the year. If this continued, the decline of the Wen family was inevitable.

"We're not at the end of our rope yet." Wen Wan consoled Concubine Liu, then grabbed half of the remaining silver on the tray and stuffed it into her hand. "The brothers and uncles of the Liu family have worked hard today. Use this money to buy them some wine as a token of our Wen family's gratitude. It's not convenient these past two days, but I'll come to express my gratitude in person another day when I have time."

Aunt Liu refused to accept it, "What's the big deal——"

Wen Wan held her back, "Let's put things in perspective. We can't let the Liu family's efforts go in vain, nor can we make you look bad."

What's more, Aunt Liu is now in an awkward position in the Liu family. How can a concubine who has left home always help her ex-husband?

What's more, he is not even a husband.

Judging from this dynasty, Old Man Wen was Aunt Liu's former master.

"Auntie explained to the old man why the Wen family gave you the concubine certificate?"

Aunt Liu nodded but said nothing.

Wen Wan knew what she was worried about, and was also annoyed that she had treated the matter of giving the concubine a letter as insignificant, which made Concubine Liu's status awkward now. On the one hand, she ordered people around, but on the other hand, she did not give her a proper identity.

Fortunately, Aunt Liu is not a petty person, otherwise she would definitely suspect that Wen Wan was abusing her power for personal gain and eliminating dissidents.

What's more, this time Aunt Liu handed over the three hundred taels without hesitation, and did not even mention the difficulties she was facing at her parents' home. Instead, she considered everything for them, which showed that she was of the same mind as them.

"Aunt, I was inconsiderate before, and now you are in a difficult situation. I will mention it to my father and ask him to bring you back to the Wen family in a sedan chair carried by eight people."

Aunt Liu smiled gratefully at Wen Wan, but her face showed stubbornness. "Even if I wanted to return home in style, it shouldn't have been you who suggested it. Your father...knows how much I've suffered these days...but he hasn't said a single word of comfort. This time, I want to see how long he can keep playing deaf and dumb! If he doesn't welcome me, I won't return to this home!"

Wen Wan suddenly felt something was wrong.

Yeah.

It seems like this is a hot potato for Old Man Wen.

The old man is obsessed with the original owner's mother, and now the substitute female supporting role who has been waiting for ten years has come to his senses. Should he choose Bai Yueguang or the gentle female supporting role who has been with him for many years? What should the old man do?
Wen Wan silently lit a stick of incense for Old Man Wen in her heart.

Wen Wan finally asked the question that had been lingering in her mind for a long time, "Madam Liu, I've always wanted to ask...how did you fall in love with my father?"

Aunt Liu blushed, "That's why I fell in love with her."

Wen Wan smiled, "My father was not very good-looking when he was young, and at most he had a few dirty coins. But the Liu family... is not short of money."

"Oh no." Aunt Liu sat down, "You are young and naive, and have never seen the world."

Seeing Wen Wan's curious face, Aunt Liu pointed her finger at her face and pushed her back. "Every time his housekeeper came to my shop to buy meat on credit and refused to pay, I went to collect the debt. Your father scolded the shopkeeper severely and apologized to me. I thought your father was a reasonable person at that time."

"Later, a pork seller came across from my house and started to compete with us. He sold pork a few cents less per pound than we did, which made it very difficult for us to do business. When your father found out, he acted as a peacemaker for us. In the end, the two families shook hands and made peace. One stayed in the west, the other in the east, and neither of them got in the way. That's how we got to know each other."

Wen Wan understood.

It's hard for a young girl to resist an older man who is adept at business.

My father...although he is not good-looking, he has good manners and treats people gently and politely, which makes him very popular with women.

"But...how could the old man agree to let my aunt become someone else's concubine?"

The Liu family is not short of money, and they only have one daughter, Concubine Liu. Wen Wan could not figure out how Concubine Liu forced Old Man Liu to agree.

Aunt Liu refused to say anything. "Alright, stop asking. We have important business to attend to today. You wait here—" Aunt Liu hurriedly left, but returned after a short while and placed a small booklet heavily in front of her. "Your father asked me to give this to you. He said your mother died early and he was afraid no one would teach you these things. Take a good look at it yourself."

Aunt Liu said these words with an unnatural look on her face, then she slipped away quickly.

Wen Wan picked it up and saw only the huge words "Ode to the Intercourse of Yin and Yang" on the cover.

Mr. Wen was frowning.

This matter...does she still need to learn?

She is an experienced driver, okay?

Not to mention yin and yang, she has seen yin-yin, yang-yang, yin-yang-yin and yang-yin, okay?

Wen Wan thought again, just because she had seen it, doesn’t mean Zhao Heng had seen it?

What if Zhao Heng is a rookie?
The training of the figures cannot be delayed.

Wen Wan blew out the light, rolled up the book, tucked it under her arm, and sneaked out. On the way, she ran into Chen Ma, who had been busy all day. "Miss, have you had dinner? The gifts from the guests today have been stored in the warehouse, and I've put the list in your study. You...you...why are you running away?"

Wen Wan remembered something and stopped again, but she clenched her armpits tightly.

"Mother Chen, what do you think... should I remind Father... to have him marry Concubine Liu in a grand sedan chair?"

One sentence made Chen Ma's CPU burn out.

Why did he suddenly mention promoting Concubine Liu as his legal wife?
Wen Wan had no one to ask, so she could only ask Aunt Chen, "You were brought here by my mother, and you know Concubine Liu's character. Now that she has been granted the imperial decree to be a concubine, not only is her status embarrassing, but she also has to run around for our family all day long. This matter started with me, and I can't just ignore it."

"This..." Aunt Chen refused to say, "It's hard to say."

"I was brought here by your mother, but the Madam has been dead for over ten years. To be honest... I almost forgot what she looked like." Speaking of her deceased mother Wen Wan, Chen Ma's eyes reddened. "But Madam Liu has been sincere to the Master and you all these years. To be honest, even though she is a concubine, what's the difference between her and your mother? We are all made of flesh and blood. I... I... It's hard to say..."

Wen Wan nodded seriously, "Okay, I understand."

Aunt Chen couldn't help but ask, "Did Aunt Liu mention this to you?"

"No. My brothers on my mother's side are unreliable, so I have to rely on a few brothers from Madam Liu's family. I can't use people while being on guard against them. If this goes on for a long time, I'm afraid it will make Madam Liu feel cold."

After being reminded of this, Mother Chen nodded hurriedly.

But this matter is imminent, and Chen Ma can't help but worry.

Wen Wan smiled and said, "It was just a casual remark. Don't worry about it, Aunt Chen. Everyone is tired today. Let's go back and rest. We can talk about it tomorrow, no matter how serious the matter is."

Chen Ma complained to her, "Miss, you're still saying that. Today, something like this happened, and the son-in-law was out there dealing with all those guests. He was so tired that he almost collapsed. I feel so sorry for him. Tonight is our wedding night, Miss, you are not allowed to neglect the son-in-law, and you are not allowed to look at the account book——"

Aunt Chen thought that what she was holding under her arm was an account book, so she reached out to take it away from her, but Wen Wan ran away as fast as if there was a ghost chasing her.

Chen Ma said bewilderedly: "What's wrong? I can't read either. Why are you on guard against me?"

Wow, wow.

He didn't even let her touch the account book, yet he still said he loved her.

(End of this chapter)