Wanjin Lady

Chapter 142 Running away
Yuan Liulang had just returned home and barely had time to settle down when he heard a servant come in with the good news. "Sixth Master, great news! Fifth Master just sent a letter saying he heard you bought the winery in Ping County and that you and your wife set off for Ping County three days ago. They're probably almost at Shou'an by now. Fifth Master told us to prepare and said we'll be there in a few days!"

Yuan Jing felt like he was struck by lightning. If it weren't for the support of Accountant Zhou, he would have fallen flat on his butt on the cold ground!
His lips trembled as he spoke, "Dad... Why is Dad here? Why is Mother here too?"

That old bitch definitely didn't come to congratulate him!
It must be...it must be...she discovered what happened in Ping County!
No, not so fast!
Could it be that letter of commendation he sent a while ago? Oh right, after Auntie gets the letter, she'll definitely be unable to hide it and will show it off to Father. How could that old hag tolerate him? She must be here with Father to pick a fight!

This is really...shooting oneself in the foot!

"No...no...Mother will kill me! She never liked me to begin with! Now that she's finally found something wrong, she won't rest until she's reduced me to ashes!" Yuan Jing's hands trembled as he gripped Zhou the accountant, completely disoriented, only repeating, "I have to run..."

"Oh, Sixth Master, where can you run to?"

"No matter where it is! I have to run even to the ends of the earth! Otherwise, I will just wait for death!" Yuan Jing stiffened his neck and immediately got up to pack his things. He was completely crazy and turned the house upside down, trying to take away all the valuables. He even broke into Cheng Yunzhang's room and searched it.

Accountant Zhou tried to persuade him earnestly, but to no avail. He had no choice but to say, "Sixth Master, if you want to run away, then hide for a few years. Come back when the master has calmed down! If you have any problems or are short of money, please contact me secretly!"

After that, Accountant Zhou took out his purse and stuffed it into Yuan Jing's pocket. "There's still some loose change in here, Sixth Master, please be frugal."

Yuan Jing was deeply moved. "Accountant Zhou, after this, I finally realized how good you are to me! I'll remember this kindness. Don't worry, if I return to the Cheng family in the future, I'll give you a chance to shine!"

"Sixth Master, it's really too polite for you to say this!"

Accountant Zhou sighed and sent Yuan Jing away.

Alas, it’s better to leave, it’s better to leave.

After Yuan Jing left, no one competed with the eldest son anymore.

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The news that Yuan Jing ran away due to debts to the gambling house quickly spread throughout the streets and alleys of Ping County.

Ping County is not big, and any little thing happening there will become known to everyone within half a day.

What’s more, they are a respectable family like the Cheng family of Bozhou?
"Yuan Liulang ran away?" When Zhu Wang heard the news at home, he was struck by lightning. He stood up and paced around the house anxiously, "How could he have owed so much money to the gambling house out of nowhere?"

The servant who had returned from the investigation said, "The people near the gambling house heard it all. They say Yuan Liulang won a few hundred taels last night, thinking he had a sure win, but he took a big gamble and lost it all. And so on... he borrowed money to gamble, borrowing more and more, until dawn... They say Yuan Liulang was in a trance when he came out, and he even caused a big disturbance in the gambling house..."

"Look, right now, Yuan Liulang's yard is deserted, with only the accountant and the servants left. Luckily, the Cheng family has a Wenquxing living there, otherwise the gambling house would have sent someone to knock on the door today..."

"He ran away? Did he go home to raise money or did he run away?"

"Well... I don't know... But the monk can run away, but the temple cannot. The gambling house has his personal signature. At worst, I can take this IOU to the authorities... or go to Bozhou to find Cheng... I can always get it back."

Did he really run away?
Given Yuan Liulang's inexperienced and playful nature, he would definitely hide away after such a big thing happened.

How stupid.

What's the use of hiding?! If the gambling den's people sneak into Bozhou, then we'll truly lose face! "How could this be..." Zhu Wang slumped back into his chair, but his wife, who had just entered, said a few words, "Yuan Liulang is a gambler. Doesn't he always drag you to the gambling den? You always say he doesn't gamble much, but once a gambler sits at the table, he won't stop until he's lost everything."

Zhu Wang sighed heavily, feeling that he and his wife were talking at cross purposes. "What I told you is two completely different things!"

Is that about gambling addiction?

That's weird!

When it comes to Wen Wan, this matter becomes weird!
Yuan Liulang and Wen Wan fought several times, and it seemed that the Wen father and daughter were beaten without any resistance, and even had to sell the winery and hide back in the countryside, but what happened in the end?

Isn’t this the same as the last food shortage crisis that the Wen family faced?
"Weird..." Zhu Wang shook his head, feeling uneasy. "It's too damn weird..."

Fortunately, he stopped in time!
Stay away from that yaksha from the Wen family from now on!

The news of Yuan Liulang's escape was not only known to Zhu Wang, but also reached the ears of the Wen family in a short time.

Since Concubine Cui and Concubine Liu left, Wen Weiming's room was empty, so he had to go out to have fun. The old man's only pleasure was to go to the teahouse, listen to storytelling and music. No sooner had he heard the news than he rushed back to find Wen Wan.

Wen Wan is in the study.

As soon as the old man entered, he saw Wen Wan lying on the desk and pulling her hair frantically. There was a pile of books about business on the desk. He had probably heard Wen Wan mention that she wanted to follow Cheng Yunzhang's approach and write a policy paper to be reviewed by Mr. Qiushan, so as to climb up the ladder of the Yao family.

According to Wen Weiming, this high branch is really out of reach!

As a father, he knew exactly how much his daughter was thinking.

Recognizing words and doing math is no problem, but writing an article that would please grown men...that's just wishful thinking!
However, seeing Wen Wan pulling her hair frantically, Wen Weiming did not discourage his daughter's enthusiasm. He just told Wen Wan the rumors he had just heard on the street.

"Yuan Liulang ran away! This kid went to Qianjin Casino last night and lost his mind in gambling. After losing the one thousand taels of silver he borrowed from Xinlong Bank, he borrowed several thousand taels from the casino again! Now no one knows where he has gone. Some say he ran away, while others say he went home to raise money."

Wen Weiming's expression was complicated when he said this. "No matter what, the contract he signed with our winery... I'm afraid there's no way to fulfill it in the short term..."

"It's okay. The contract is clearly framed. Even if he doesn't buy the winery, he still has to compensate me for my losses." Wen Wan raised her head from a pile of documents, a stain of ink still on her cheek. "Dad, do you want to leave or do you really want to sell the winery?"

"Who wants to leave? We were all forced to leave by that bastard Yuan Liulang!"

Wen Wan smiled and said, "That's all. Don't worry, Yuan Liulang won't be back in the short term, and our contract... is now a piece of waste paper."

"But...but what if Yuan Liulang raises the money and comes back within ten days?"

"No." The young lady smiled calmly and said firmly, "If he leaves... don't even think about coming back."

There was a hint of murderous intent in his tone.

(End of this chapter)