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After dealing with his wife's cousin in the family residence, Xiang Tongde had initially planned to follow Xiao Ruo's advice; he intended to set aside all matters and properly recuperate for a while. Unexpectedly, his wife's incessant crying over her cousin and the news that his own enterprises had suffered heavy losses from deliberate attacks left him unable to curb his anger or restlessness, let alone rest properly.
While several factions struggled for power, rumors within Hengzhou City grew more and more intense, with a biased slant toward Fu Hanwen and Xiao Ruo. The number of commoners visiting the pharmacy to meet Fu Hanwen increased by the day.
Seeing these people, Xiao Ruo came to realize just how influential her father-in-law had been in Hengzhou City.
"Brother Fu, what exactly did father-in-law do to earn such admiration from the locals?" Xiao Ruo asked curiously.