Exile after Divorce? Empty the Scumbag Husband First!-Chapter 298 - 290: Without Qin Fu’s Help, Even With Government Authority, He Dares Not Use It Recklessly
Thinking of this, Ruan Mian tucked the ledger and the letter to Qin Fu into her bag, then tied up the young servant and dumped him at a designated spot.
Later, she would have Manager Yi send someone to fetch the servant and detain him for a few days.
Wen Yuan must have believed the letter was on its way to the Qin Family. Meanwhile, for the past two days, more and more Ru Ning citizens gathered outside the Wen Mansion, and no matter how the government officers tried to stop them, their rebellious sentiment only intensified, with anger unrelieved.
In the end, those government officers were overwhelmed by the crowd of citizens, unable to do anything. Some got beaten while others got cursed, and the threshold of the Wen Mansion was nearly trampled down!
Wen Yuan was so frightened that he didn’t dare leave his room.
If it were before, he would have already gone to the door to intimidate those people with his gaze.
But now was different; his body was indisposed, and the people outside seemed like wolves and tigers, as if ready to devour him.
Without Qin Fu’s aid, even with the government-powers he possessed, he dared not step out recklessly.
Those mad ruffians would just trample him to death with a kick each!!
With such fear and apprehension, he repeatedly recalled the mysterious disappearance of the treasury.
No matter how he racked his brains, he couldn’t comprehend who could have found the treasury and silently moved so many things away!!
That day he clearly saw the items still there, but in the blink of an eye, he watched as they vanished before his very eyes.
This kind of occurrence, if spoken, no one would believe.
Even he himself found it unbelievable, but he was forced to accept the reality.
The more he thought about it, the more painful it felt, as if day and night he were being choked around the throat, dreaming constantly of someone trying to kill him.
After two to three days of fretting, he even began experiencing hallucinations, unable to distinguish what was real from what was false.
The angry curses and roars of the people outside unsettled him greatly, causing him to pace in a distracted daze.
While he was tormented for those past two days, Ruan Mian wasn’t idle.
The girls in the brothel who hadn’t been taken away began renovating it under her leadership.
This was something she had spoken of with the madam earlier.
Only, because Xu Mo’er and a few others were still detained, their confidence was shaken, and even if they worked with enthusiasm, it wasn’t high.
"Miss Ruan, are you sure Mo’er and the others won’t be in trouble? It’s been two days, yet Mr. Wen still hasn’t left his mansion, with no intention of releasing them. Despite the cries for justice outside for so long, he remains unmoved. If the people of the Capital City are alarmed, they will..."
"Don’t worry, since I promised you they wouldn’t be harmed, I won’t deceive you. It just requires a bit more patience."
"When they return, this brothel will be completely transformed, and you won’t be controlled by others, looked down upon as brothel girls."
Initially, when it was time to take them away, it was discovered many of the girls were natives of Runing City, with family still here, making them reluctant to leave and worried to go with them to Wuheng, some felt scared.
Ruan Mian understood their concerns, so her eldest aunt turned her thoughts around, deciding to let them remain here but transforming the brothel into a health preservation hall to earn a living.
To this end, the eldest aunt detailed the specific projects of the health preservation hall, how to manage it, attract customers, handle accounting, procure goods, and recorded it meticulously.
She spent a full day and night, exhausting her efforts to jot down the details.
The health preservation hall she opened in the garrison, offering both tea and relaxation massages, was already a well-known leisure spot in the garrison.
If it weren’t for the winter food shortage, her shop wouldn’t have lost money for a month.
But there’s no need to rush; seeing the food shortage issue nearing resolution, as the weather warms up and disaster alleviates, the economy will rebound.
The losses of these one or two months can be recouped in just half a month.
Compared to the garrison, transforming the brothel into a health preservation hall here in Runing City has better conditions.
These girls are willing to learn, possess exceptional looks, and the massage techniques were personally trained by the eldest aunt, becoming proficient wouldn’t be difficult.
Runing, a significant city, is also a major trading route. With numerous foreigners and merchants from the Da Jing, the population alone surpasses that of the garrison.
In the health preservation hall, sipping tea, enjoying wine, listening to tunes or plays, it provides an excellent relaxation spot.
Moreover, with a changed sign, even though the stereotype of a brothel isn’t altered overnight, Ruan Mian’s arrangement of distributing food has its purpose.
Transforming the reputation, at least for those brothel girls turning away from vice to earning honest money, still gained considerable support and understanding.
When the time comes, they shall plead hardship, placing the blame on Wen Yuan, narrating how he previously coerced them, leading to relying on legitimate business to earn a living.
Even if it’s just to become a merchant, it’s more dignified than living as a prostitute.
The key also lies in the adoption of a profit-sharing system, where every girl working inside can receive varied rewards based on performance.
Labour yields Silver Tael, unlike before when they were merely bullied for nothing. Meanwhile, the transformations in Wen Yuan were also heard by Wen Qiang, hundreds of miles away.
She found it hard to believe that such a significant change could occur at Wen Mansion after her departure!
"What about my father?"
"Response indicates that sir is currently trapped inside the mansion and unable to get out, with the mansion doors reportedly already broken through."
"Useless!"
Wen Qiang only felt that the guards at home were just freeloaders.
Seeing this, she couldn’t just sit idly at her aunt’s house with her father encountering such a major incident; if she didn’t go to see, it might end up with someone missing.
Thinking of this, she set off that very day, considering that Zong Jun’s family might come looking for him, she initially did not plan to take him back to Wuheng.
But on one hand, Zong Jun insisted on accompanying her, and on the other, she knew she had already issued a kill command; as a mere frail woman, she likely no longer had any life.
Perhaps upon returning to Ru Ning, the first news would be someone coming with the delight of accomplishing her extermination.
Thus, Wen Qiang took Zong Jun with her back to Ru Ning.
Yet, before the carriage reached Wen Mansion, they were blocked by the crowd outside.
Wen Qiang’s face turned abruptly pale, witnessing the scene far beyond her imagination. Not daring to force her way through, she hurriedly instructed the coachman to change direction and head first to the back courtyard of Wen Mansion.
Upon entry, the butler questioned in bewilderment: "Father only told those brothel girls not to distribute food, why has such a significant event occurred?"
The butler hurriedly lamented: "Isn’t that so, those ruffians are too savage, perhaps just because sir didn’t allow them to distribute food, some people went without meals, and then those ruffians went mad."
Zong Jun, beside them, caught a crucial point and curiously inquired. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦
"Though they’re brothel girls, their selfless act of distributing food is commendable. Why did father-in-law stop them? Could there be a misunderstanding?"
