Exile after Divorce? Empty the Scumbag Husband First!-Chapter 373 - 346: His Dark Eyes Suddenly Deepened, His Gaze Flickering as Even His Voice Grew Hoarse

Chapter 373: Chapter 346: His Dark Eyes Suddenly Deepened, His Gaze Flickering as Even His Voice Grew Hoarse

Maybe they have their eyes on the treasure behind them!

With this thought, everything suddenly made sense.

So, what exactly does the Ruan Family hold in their hands in terms of treasure?

It seems we’ll have to wait a few more days to find out the answer.

Meanwhile, Ruan Mian had returned to the house with her parents, and Mrs. Zhang addressed the family regarding her sudden encounter with her uncle’s family.

"Mianmian, Song’er, I’ve severed ties with Zhang Hexsong long ago, so don’t let his uncle title weigh on you. As you both saw earlier, they resent us."

"I do feel some guilt about it, but recalling their actions, I don’t feel much remorse. In the future, let them walk their sunny path while we cross our log bridge. There’s no need to engage with them much; don’t upset yourselves."

Initially, Ruan Mian didn’t take them to heart, so she wasn’t too concerned.

She only worried that the matter upset Mrs. Zhang, so she comforted her.

"Mother, since you’ve cut ties with them, there’s no need to maintain relations in the future. If they dare trouble you, just let me know!"

Mrs. Zhang smiled, knowing her daughter was reliable.

The arrival of the relief envoy had spread the news among the disaster victims.

However, the relief grain and silver coin they brought were barely enough for each person to subsist.

Moreover, the court knew that Wuheng had already initiated an epidemic, yet why wasn’t there any medicine among the relief supplies?

Is there something else hidden in the situation?

Ruan Mian planned to ask Ah Huai, perhaps he knew something.

However, when she returned to the basement, only her aunt was left.

"Mianmian, Ah Huai was waiting for you, but for some reason, he suddenly said he had to leave here quickly, or he’d fail to return to the Capital City."

"He asked me to give this to you."

She saw her aunt lift a jade pendant tied with a red string and hand it to her.

Ruan Mian was slightly stunned, even though she had mentally prepared herself, she couldn’t help but feel some reluctance and disappointment.

She rubbed the jade pendant tightly but didn’t see anything special about it.

Her aunt embraced her shoulder and comforted, "It’s okay, it’s okay, Ah Huai has important things to attend to, you’ll surely meet again soon."

Ruan Mian smiled slightly, collected her thoughts, and placed the jade pendant into her pouch she carried with her.

"Yes, I appreciate your kind words, Aunt, we will surely meet again soon."

"Sure! Not to mention our business is important! Look, you still need to provide some weapons to Ah Huai, and the post-disaster reconstruction outside requires your attention, where’s the time to think about anything else!"

"Once the epidemic subsides and the victims are settled, we’ll reclaim the wasteland and reopen those interrupted shops, and come back even stronger!"

Her aunt was filled with enthusiasm, she wouldn’t be defeated by a flood.

Even though their industry in Wuheng suffered, they still had the garrison, and those shops in the garrison were well intact.

The dividends each month were plenty, and worst case, going to the garrison would work too.

At the same time, Zhang Xingzhi, feeling bored, wandered around Jinsha Village.

He stretched his neck to peek into every house he came upon. Initially thinking these dilapidated houses had nothing, but reality surprised him.

Many houses had nothing lacking inside, some even had things he’d never seen before.

Especially stuff that looked like beds, sitting on them they emitted heat, he’d never seen anything like this before.

No wonder they could survive in such a cold place as Wuheng.

Some houses even hung dried meat; despite suffering a flood, there was still surplus food! And meat! It was beyond his imagination.

It seems this place is far better than he imagined.

The Ruan Family here were certainly not suffering exile; they were clearly living better than them!

Now using the flood as an excuse to want court relief grain, truly shameless!

Zhang Xingzhi cursed angrily while drooling over the meat dishes.

Just then, he suddenly saw a beautiful girl walk past the crossroads.

Though dressed plainly, her complexion was fair, like a girl from Jiangnan, without any trace of roughness.

Zhang Xingzhi immediately followed and stopped her.

"May I ask the lady’s name? I see the lady is beautiful, unlike the locals of this barren place, so I specially came over to inquire a bit."