Song Xiuyang was miserable. For the past two years, the Le Family hadn't let her touch a single Silver Tael. They bought whatever she needed directly for her, so she truly didn't have a single copper coin to her name.
She had told the Le Family time and again that she was too far away from her younger brother to possibly send any Silver back to her maiden family.
But it was useless no matter what she said. The Le Family would just placate her, saying they would discuss it next time, but "next time" never came.
With the people Xie Ruyi had sent to watch her, Song Xiuyang could only wait out the banquet in a small side room. By the time she emerged, everyone had long since dispersed.
Gu Wenheng walked with Gu Sanbu to the village's private school. As they went, Gu Sanbu remarked with a sigh, "The village only looks like this today because of you."
