Song Ning nodded instead. "That's exactly what you should do! Mayor Yao, Song Chengbing and Yang Yindi were the ones who caused all this. You should make them pay! My surname may be Song too, but I believe every wrong has its culprit and every debt its debtor. People who do bad things should pay the price!"
She smiled at Yao Qianjin. "Mayor Yao! Surely you won't take your resentment toward Song Chengbing's family out on me?"
Yao Qianjin hastily smiled. "Of course not! You're a victim too! Besides, you cut ties with them long ago. I can still tell the difference!"
Then he added, "I just hope you understand. I've really had a hard time!"
Of course Song Ning understood.
One and a half of his houses had burned down, he couldn't recover the bride price, the bride intended for his younger brother was gone, and his brother was still unconscious...
He truly hadn't gained a thing.
But so what?
Hadn't he brought it on himself?
If he hadn't known from the start that the original Song Ning had no parents and a timid disposition, and that once she married into the Yao Family, she would be entirely at their mercy, would he ever have willingly paid that bride price?
His collusion with Song Chengbing and his wife was what had started this whole mess.
Of course, Yang Yindi might have pulled a fast one on him too.
Yang Yindi had known Song Ning "didn't have long to live." All she cared about was selling her to the Yao Family while she was still alive. How long she survived afterward was none of her concern.
That also explained why Yang Yindi had dared to marry her off to someone else despite knowing she was already engaged to a serviceman.