Right, she had disguised herself to look much younger today. Could it mean she wanted to marry him?
What the hell?
What kind of damned system was this, meddling even in who became his wife?
He hadn't sold himself to it!
They set off for Su Mei Island that afternoon.
They only arrived after six. Naturally, Zhan Dongwen brought another group of "plants" to persuade, explain, and promote, brainwashing this newly acquired batch of servants.
Although resistance would have been useless for these people, Tang Wen still wanted to leave them with a good impression.
After this dazzling series of maneuvers, coupled with the food the Tang household provided being even better than what their former masters had given them, the group gradually settled down.
The Popularity that had originally resisted fiercely now also leaned slightly toward Tang Wen.
After all, in their eyes, Su Mei Island was a desolate island where not even birds would bother to shit.
For instance, the pretty maids acquired through the exchange with Li Zitong had lived quite well with the Li Family. Now that they had come to Su Mei Island, they were bound to feel disgruntled.
Of course, getting them all to side with him immediately was impossible. Tang Wen knew that would take time.
Still, many things on Su Mei Island, such as electric lamps, faucets, fragrant toilets, and clean, tidy kitchens, struck them as novel.
When they settled down to sleep that night, the gleaming glass windows and the foot-wide square mirror in each room shocked them again. They spent ages preening and posing before the mirrors, reluctant to stop.
"Dong Wen, Yi Wu, construction on all three grand bridges will begin in full tomorrow.
"We have no way of knowing exactly when this high tide will recede. If it