Wu Ming was clear about the roots of his own home; East City was full of the destitute, and his family had no such wealthy relatives.
Shi Qing furrowed his brows; he had not anticipated that the coachman was his stepmother's man, nor had he imagined that Wang Ru, a peasant girl, would cause him to lose face and nearly reveal Wang Ru's worth.
Initially, he had been squeezing Wang Ru, hoping to extract more benefits for himself and at the same time using her peasant identity to lull his stepmother, but now he faced public humiliation. Wang Ru's duplicity had set his anger ablaze.
