Jiang Wuming was unaware that sending the Wei Xiang and Wei Qian Yuan father and son inside had caused Ye Zheng and Anthony to doubt and speculate about his true strength and identity.
After dealing with matters in the East Sea, Jiang Wuming informed Qin Linhai to arrange for staff at the Jiangnan office of the Martial Department to protect Su Shiyun for the next few days. Then, he and Dongfang Xiaoyao took the high-speed train to Nan Guang.
This was Jiang Wuming's second visit to Nan Guang.
The last time, he had accompanied Chu Wansong to the Qing Hong Conference. As a double-flower red stick of the Qing faction, he had defeated Tai Ge, the martial arts prodigy of the Tai family from Nan Gang specially sought by the Hong faction, in a martial arts competition with his strength as a nine-star martial artist. This had created a new legend in the global martial arts world and helped Chu Wansong successfully unify the Qing Hong.
This time, he brought Dongfang Xiaoyao to Nan Guang to help her overcome her childhood nightmare.
Before departing, Jiang Wuming had learned from Qin Linhai that Dongfang Xiaoyao's biological father had died several years ago, and her mother, He Fang, was still alive and currently in Nan Guang.
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He Fang had been having a very difficult time lately.
Two years ago, her husband's business encountered major problems, and they were ruined.
After that incident, her husband tried to turn things around by borrowing funds through various channels. Not only did he fail, but he also incurred a mountain of debt, owed to relatives, friends, banks, and loan sharks.
Facing enormous debt, her husband drowned his sorrows in alcohol daily. As a result, he suffered a myocardial infarction while drunk and passed away three months ago.
After her husband's death, He Fang was left to raise their two children alone, living a difficult life.
One child was from her husband's previous marriage, and the other was from her marriage to him.
However, just a month ago, He Fang suffered another devastating blow.
Because she had cashed out her credit cards and taken out online loans, she was unable to repay them on time, and the bank fired her.
Widowed in middle age, burdened with immense debt, and having lost her job...
All of this plunged He Fang into a dark abyss of life, feeling that every day she lived was an ordeal.
Over the past two days, she had been sitting at home, pondering what to do next, but she couldn't come up with any solutions. She had also received several calls from debt collectors.
"Ms. He Fang, I am a staff member from the court. Because your family has been unable to repay the bank loan on time, the bank has applied to auction your property. Please vacate the premises with your family within five days."
"Understood."
In addition to calls from her husband's friends demanding repayment, He Fang also received a call from the court, to which she responded blankly.
"Buzz~"
As soon as the call ended, another one came in.
Almost instinctively, He Fang picked up her phone and answered.
"He Fang, listen to me. Tonight, we're coming to your house to discuss repayment. You'd better be home, or be careful about your daughter's life!"
This time, it was a call from a loan shark company. The other party threatened her fiercely.
Her husband had borrowed five million from the loan shark company. Now, with compounded interest, the principal and interest had grown to over twenty million. How could she possibly repay it?
"You... please don't hurt my daughter. I'll wait for you at home!"
He Fang, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, suddenly exploded with emotion, yelling hysterically.
Her daughter was her only concern.
If it weren't for her daughter, she would have ended her own life long ago. Big wind novel
Of course, it was her current daughter.
It was also her second daughter.
At five o'clock, Gao Shuai, the child of He Fang's husband and his ex-wife, returned home.
"Give me five hundred thousand yuan."
Upon seeing He Fang, Gao Shuai immediately asked for money.
"I don't have any money," He Fang replied.
"After my dad died, all the money went to you. How can you possibly have no money? Don't think I don't know you transferred all the money to keep for your daughter!" Gao Shuai said angrily.
"I've told you many times, your dad didn't leave us a penny before he left. All that was left was a huge debt. All the household expenses during this time were covered by me cashing out credit cards and borrowing online loans. Because I did these things, my company fired me..." He Fang explained, trembling.
"Enough! He Fang, I'm telling you, I don't believe a single word you say!" Gao Shuai interrupted angrily.
"Then go check my and your dad's bank statements and see if I transferred any money. Both my and your dad's bank cards have been frozen!
The bank has called more than once urging us to repay the loan!
And just an hour ago, the court called, saying they were going to auction our house!
Even the loan sharks are getting desperate, and they're coming to our house to collect their debts!!"
Perhaps due to suppressing her emotions for too long, He Fang's emotions also broke down, and she yelled at Gao Shuai.
"It's all your fault! You're such an unlucky woman! If you hadn't seduced my dad back then and married him, how could he have ended up like this?!"
Hearing He Fang's outburst, Gao Shuai realized that there was indeed no money left in the family, so he immediately blamed He Fang for everything.
"You... what did you say?!"
He Fang was also enraged. She instinctively stepped forward to slap Gao Shuai, but before she could get close, Gao Shuai kicked her to the ground.
"Bitch, you ruined my dad and you ruined me!"
Gao Shuai cursed again, and then, feeling it wasn't enough, kicked He Fang twice more, hitting her hard.
After doing all this, Gao Shuai left the house in a rage.
He Fang lay on the ground, clutching her stomach, tears streaming down her face.
She felt that her life was shrouded in darkness.
At six o'clock, a girl with pigtails returned home.
The girl was only nine years old, the child of He Fang and her husband, named Gao Yue. She was in the third grade and had just finished school.
"Mom, what's wrong?"
Gao Yue saw He Fang lying on the ground, her eyes red and swollen from crying, her expression vacant. She crouched down, helped He Fang up, and asked worriedly.
"Yue Yue, I'm fine."
He Fang wiped away her tears, forced a strained smile, and then stood up, enduring the pain, asking, "Yue Yue, shall we go eat fried chicken tonight?"
"Mom, no thanks," Gao Yue shook her head.
"Why? Haven't you always wanted to eat fried chicken?" He Fang asked.
"We're out of money, Yue Yue won't eat fried chicken," Gao Yue said obediently.
"Yue Yue, Mom still has money, I can take you to eat fried chicken," He Fang said, her heart aching, her eyes red.
"Mom, really?" Gao Yue was a little excited, but also a little hesitant.
She loved fried chicken. Before the family's misfortunes, when they were doing well, He Fang would take her to eat it every few days.
Since the family's troubles began, especially after her father's death, she had hardly eaten fried chicken.
"Really!"
He Fang nodded. Her previously despairing expression vanished, replaced by one of determination.
At the same time.
On the second-floor balcony of the villa opposite,
Jiang Wuming and Dongfang Xiaoyao had been standing there all afternoon, witnessing everything that had happened at He Fang's house and hearing all the conversations clearly.
When she heard He Fang wanted to take Gao Yue to eat fried chicken, Dongfang Xiaoyao's body trembled slightly, and a memory surfaced in her mind.
When she was four years old, she had not eaten anything that day and was ravenous. Seeing a neighbor's child eating a chicken leg made her mouth water, and she begged He Fang to take her to eat a chicken leg. As a result, He Fang told Dongfang Xiaoyao's father to take her, while she herself dressed up beautifully and went out to date Gao Yue's father.
That night, Dongfang Xiaoyao did not get to eat a chicken leg, nor did she even eat a meal. Instead, she drank a stomach full of tap water.
"Brother Wuming, let's go."
As painful memories surfaced, Dongfang Xiaoyao said softly.
"Wait, no rush."
Jiang Wuming shook his head gently. He wanted to wait for the loan sharks to appear.
Because that was the most crucial part of Dongfang Xiaoyao's childhood nightmare!
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