When Yi Shuyuan said he wanted to help him, Wang Yunchun assumed he was joking.
"Ah, Mr. Yi, you're a good man. I'm already very grateful that you listened to my troubles and treated me to a meal. But please don't trouble yourself over this."
At Wang Yunchun's words, however, Yi Shuyuan looked utterly serious. He placed the last piece of Immortal Chicken in Wang Yunchun's bowl, ignoring even Hui Mian's meaningful look.
"My friend, I mean every word. The moment I heard that child's birth details, I knew she had a connection with me in her previous life. I'm helping with this, no matter what!"
That amused the already tipsy Wang Yunchun. He pointed an oily finger at Yi Shuyuan and laughed.
"Hehehehe... Mr. Yi, stop having me on!"
A connection in a previous life, no less...
With that, Wang Yunchun tossed the remaining piece of chicken into his mouth and chewed it up, bones and all.
"This Immortal Chicken certainly deserves to be a Longwind Prefecture Specialty. It really is delicious, just a little expensive!"
Much of the food on the table had been finished, though some dishes had only just arrived, still steaming hot. Wang Yunchun was clearly full, however, and rubbed his belly in contentment.
Yi Shuyuan suddenly asked a question.
"Brother Wang, didn't you accept a considerable sum of silver from that old man? Have you spent it all?"
Wang Yunchun sighed again at his words.
"That money burns my hands. I don't dare spend it carelessly. I can only touch it if I end up needing silver to buy her freedom. Otherwise, I must leave it alone."
Yi Shuyuan's eyes brightened slightly.
As the saying went, men of loyalty were often found among dog butchers, while faithless men were often scholars.
Of course, that