While she was hesitating, Bai Zhuojun explained her circumstances to Fan Wenshan and proposed that they become a pretend married couple. After thinking it over, Fan Wenshan agreed.
Bai Zhuojun took Fan Wenshan to the Capital and told the Fan Family that Fan Wenshan had encountered villains and that she had rescued her. Fan Wenshan had been recovering from her injuries all this time, and as soon as she recovered, they had come to let the family know she was safe.
Seeing how this prospective son-in-law had invented a story to preserve their reputation, the Fan Family formed a very favorable impression of Bai Zhuojun.
The Fan Family had long since investigated exactly what Fan Wenshan had done, and they hated her for it.
When Fan Wenshan first eloped, the Fan Family secretly sent people after her as soon as they found out. But they failed to catch up and had no idea where the couple had gone.
The Fan Family did everything they could to suppress the matter, but word still got out in the end.
During that time, wherever members of the Fan Family went, people pointed at them and whispered.
They denied it, claiming that Fan Wenshan had merely gone to stay with relatives elsewhere, but no one believed them.
This time, Bai Zhuojun brought Fan Wenshan back with great fanfare, proving that everything people had heard before was just a rumor.
At last, the Fan Family could hold their heads high and walk with their chests out.
Bai Zhuojun was generous with her marriage proposal gifts, making everyone thoroughly envy the Fan Family.
Although the Fan Family did not know why Bai Zhuojun had chosen Fan Wenshan, this was already the best possible outcome under the circumstances.
When the Fan Family learned that Bai Zhuojun's family,