Fate [Donglun Tong Humanities]

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-- after two years --

In fact, this town was very lively a long time ago. Many young people were admitted to the number one scholar and became officials.But all this changed after Master Wang passed away.Thieves are rampant, robbers are arrogant, and law and order are chaotic.It is useless to report to the official here. Although Song Yang is a close friend of Master Wang, his style is very different.Mr. Wang is a man of integrity, avenging justice for the people, and keeping the town in order.Song Yang is cunning and corrupt, colluding with criminals to make huge profits.So since Song Yang took over the yamen after Master Wang died, the town gradually became defeated, the court gradually ignored it, and people in the town moved to other places one after another.The scenery of the past is gone forever.

Fortunately, this remote small town, after decades of darkness, finally ushered in the dawn.

The sound of gongs, drums and firecrackers resounding through the sky, the crowded market, the sound of excited discussions, and a team of people in the middle of the road.

Wang Dongcheng sat on the horse, looking straight ahead indifferently.He was the number one scholar in the imperial examination this time, and the court wanted him to stay in the capital as an official, but he rejected this attractive benefit and chose to return to the town where he was born, as a small county magistrate here.

People warmly welcomed Wang Dongcheng's return, and they firmly believed that the son of Master Wang could bring the town back to its former glory.Everyone thought that Wang Dongcheng must be for this town, but no one would have thought that the young man they admired worked hard to take the exam and applied for the county magistrate of this place for one person and one thing.

A large group of people first went to the Yamen, Wang Dongcheng jumped off his horse and led five or six people to Song Yang who had been waiting at the gate.

Song Yang trembled with anger when he saw Wang Dongcheng.If it weren't for Wang Dongcheng, he would not have been assigned to be an official in a more remote and backward place, and it would be impossible to have as much money as he does now in the days to come.

Wang Dongcheng was familiar with Song Yang's hatred, and he gave the messenger behind him a look, and the messenger immediately took out the imperial decree from his sleeve and said: "By heaven, the emperor ordered it. Today, the Wang family is made the county magistrate of Lingxia Town." From then on, he worked for the people and avenged grievances for the people. The former county magistrate Mrs. Song went to Fuqing Town to take up the post, and from then on he worked for the people and avenged the people’s grievances. This is my honor.”

Song Yang stared at Wang Dongcheng jealously, and squeezed out three words between his teeth after a few seconds: "The minister accepts the order."

Wang Dongcheng glanced past Song Yang's distorted face lightly, turned around and mounted the horse, and the horse galloped down the street with its legs clamped under its belly.

Back in Wang Mansion, Wang Dongcheng handed over the horse to his servants to lead him to the stables, and walked towards the lobby by himself.From a distance, he saw Xu Yan standing on the steps looking out anxiously.Wang Dongcheng's eyes darkened, and his eyelashes cast a shadow.After all, what happened on the wedding night couldn't be covered with paper, and my mother found out.Mrs. Wang asked him what was wrong with Xu Yan, but he himself just kept silent.Xu Yan was very good, so good that she didn't blame him too much for having sex with her, and she didn't even ask her to have sex with her in the next two years.

So things are deadlocked.During the day, he and Xu Yan pretended to be harmonious and beautiful, but at night he would go to the original room to stay for one night.After a long time, all the servants knew about this matter, except Madam Wang.Therefore, Mrs. Wang was very anxious about Xu Yan's delay in getting pregnant. She asked others for the secret recipe all day long and gave Xu Yan to drink it.Wang Dongcheng feels guilty every time he sees Xu Yan frowning and drinking a large bowl of weird soup, but Xu Yan smiles and shakes his head and says to him, "It's okay. It's delicious."

Wang Dongcheng walked up to Xu Yan, took her hand and said to her with a smile, "I've been waiting for a long time."

Xu Yan's face would still turn red, and she looked into Wang Dongcheng's eyes and replied, "I don't think it's been too long since I've been waiting for you to come back."

Wang Dongcheng curled his lips and led her into the lobby.

When Mrs. Wang saw her son came back, she stopped what she was doing excitedly, walked to Wang Dongcheng's side on crutches, and took his hand to greet him.

Xu Yan withdrew her hand from Wang Dongcheng and obediently went around to Mrs. Wang's side to help her and said, "Mother, your legs are bad, so don't stand there. Let me help you over."

Mrs. Wang nodded obediently and was helped by Xu Yan to sit back on the stool. Wang Dongcheng was relieved to see Xu Yan and his mother get along so well.Originally thought that Mrs. Wang would be prejudiced against Xu Yan because of her delay in getting pregnant, but it seemed that he was overthinking everything.

"Dongdong, the big stone in my mother's heart has fallen after you came back." Mrs. Wang said with emotion, and then added, "Then you two hurry up and give mother a golden grandson. Oh, yes, Yan Yan, mother Let me inquire about another recipe for you, it is said to be very useful! You can drink it when you have dinner."

Xu Yan was still obedient as always, she nodded.

Wang Dongcheng on the side couldn't stand it anymore, "Mother, don't give Xu Yan these weird soups. It's useless for her to drink, I don't..." Realizing that he was about to slip up, Wang Dongcheng disappeared all of a sudden. Voice.

"What's wrong with you?" Mrs. Wang asked strangely.

She can't get pregnant anyway if I don't have sex with her.Wang Dongcheng silently continued the last sentence in his heart. "I mean, I don't want Xu Yan's body to feel unwell because of these strange soups. Maybe those folk remedies are just bluffing."

"Nonsense!" Mrs. Wang's face turned black, "Then other people's daughters-in-law will be useful if they drink it, but our daughter-in-law will get sick after drinking it?"

Xu Yan's gaze gradually drooped, and she, who was always smiling, couldn't help losing her expression at this moment.

"Mother..." Xu Yan called softly.

"Huh?" Mrs. Wang turned to look at Xu Yan.

Xu Yan raised her head with her usual smile and said, "It's okay, he doesn't believe it, but I do."

"Hey, that's right." Mrs. Wang smiled with satisfaction.Although the daughter-in-law's belly is not up to snuff, she absolutely likes her temper. There is probably no other such a well-behaved daughter-in-law in this world.

Seeing Xu Yan's bravado, Wang Dongcheng suddenly realized that maybe not being able to have sex is the harm to Xu Yan.Originally, he thought that he could not take away Xu Yan's virgin body, but in the end, it was precisely this kind of thinking that pushed Xu Yan into a dilemma.

After dinner, Wang Dongcheng walked to the original room.He stood outside the house, quietly looking at the closed wooden door, and his inner feelings surged.

Since the day they got married, he had never seen Aaron Yan in this town again.As if the world evaporated, it disappeared completely.No matter how hard Wang Dongcheng tried, he couldn't find it. He even caught the lonely ghosts wandering outside and asked if he had seen Aaron Yan, but the answer he could always get was that he had never seen it.

Two years later, he gave up searching, and at the same time, he also understood that the inexplicable feelings for Aaron Yan were love that he dared not admit.In the days without him, the noisy days that I have been used to in my impression suddenly lost their bright colors and became dull and boring.

I didn't cherish it when I had it, and even tried to escape at all costs.But when it’s time to lose it, it’s too late to regret it. Even if you scold yourself thousands of times, you can’t change the status quo.

Aaron Yan must have returned to the underworld.Wang Dongcheng thought, but, why do you want me to help you clean up the mess you left behind?

Finding out the truth of the matter became Wang Dongcheng's goal afterwards, so he studied hard and finally became the county magistrate of this town as he wished.Actions after this will be much easier as a result.

Aaron Yan, I will continue to find your life for you, but for you, maybe I have to try to let go, because I can't be so selfish and ignore the feelings of the people around me.You should be able to understand it below.

Wang Dongcheng took a deep breath, turned around and walked away from the room step by step.

Xu Yan looked at Wang Dongcheng who was pushing the door in surprise, and said incoherently, "You, shouldn't you, shouldn't you come here?"

Seeing Xu Yan's helpless expression and uneasy little movements, Wang Dongcheng felt more and more that he owed Xu Yan more than a little bit.He stepped forward and hugged Xu Yan into his arms, and whispered in her ear: "I sleep here."

Surprised and delighted, Xu Yan withdrew from Wang Dongcheng's arms, looked up into his eyes, and said in disbelief, "You mean, tonight?"

Wang Dongcheng shook his head and said, "It will always be in the future." Then before Xu Yan could react, he kissed her on the lips.He can't go on with Xu Yan's debt, the past is deeply hidden in his heart, but he still has to go on in the future, and what he should do as a man is to pay for the people around him.

Xu Yan opened her eyes slightly, the grievances she had suffered before suddenly burst out with tears, and then trickled down the corners of her mouth.Wang Dongcheng's tongue felt the salty taste, he left Xu Yan's lips, and was surprised to find Xu Yan with tears streaming down his face.

"What's wrong?" Wang Dongcheng asked in panic, wiping the tears off Xu Yan's face with his fingers.

Xu Yan shook her head violently, but the tears still flowed down.She threw herself into Wang Dongcheng's arms, buried her head in his chest, tears wetted Wang Dongcheng's clothes.

Wang Dongcheng sighed softly, and looked up at the moon outside the window.

A new life should begin.he thought.

But what he never expected was that the next day seemed to bring everything back to the beginning.

The glare of the morning light caused Wang Dongcheng to open his eyes uncomfortably. He opened his eyes and turned to look at Xu Yan who was leaning against him.Even in her sleep, she curled her mouth slightly.Wang Dongcheng smiled wryly, sat up and got out of bed.

After tidying up his clothes and walking out of the house, he happened to meet Tang Butler.

Tang Butler was stunned when he saw Wang Dongcheng coming out of this room, "Master, you..."

Wang Dongcheng ignored the astonishment on Tang Butler's face and replied, "The past is the past. By the way, I went to the Yamen on the first day I took office today. You can tell my mother later."

"Okay, I see." Tang Butler nodded, then looked at Wang Dongcheng's back and couldn't help sighing, "That's right."

Because the time was still there, Wang Dongcheng rode a horse and walked leisurely on the street, checking the living conditions of the villagers by the way.No matter how small, he kept it in his mind.

Just thinking about how to solve these problems, a familiar face broke into sight.Wang Dongcheng quickly reined in the reins, jumped off the horse, and ran behind the man in three steps and called him to stop him.

"Aaron."

The man stopped in his tracks, but only stopped, without turning around.

Wang Dongcheng walked around in front of him, and a face that was not the slightest difference from before was reflected in Wang Dongcheng's pupils.He grabbed Aaron Yan's shoulder and said excitedly, "It's really you?!"

Aaron Yan was not as excited as Wang Dongcheng, he just stared at Wang Dongcheng with indifferent eyes, and then said softly: "Others are looking at us."

Wang Dongcheng froze when he heard that.

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