Shopkeeper Chen's suicide was wildly discussed in Zhuma Town for quite a while, and nobody knows from which doctor the rumor started, but it was said that he had once taken Shopkeeper Chen's pulse and warned him about his infertility. Chen, however, wouldn't believe it and even went so far as to hire someone to beat up that doctor after Lady Chen bore him a son.
When Lin Yuan heard about this, she was somewhat surprised but felt not the slightest sympathy. She was only curious whether Shopkeeper Chen ever thought of his first wife before he killed himself since it was clear she had never wronged him. Just like the doctor had said, the fact that the first wife and several Little Concubines couldn't conceive was not an issue with the women, but with the man himself.
However, the answer to this question was something Lin Yuan would never know. After all, the man was gone, and it was time to let all grudges drift away with the wind.
