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"Right, do you plan on settling in the West permanently or making money and then returning to the East?" Zhu Wencong asked in return.

Tong Baoguang immediately said, "I have no plans to go back! The motherland has long become a land of sorrow, with no place I yearn for.

Please arrange for my family to come over, otherwise I'm a bit worried about their safety..."

Zhu Wencong nodded, knowing that while the Qing court was powerless against foreigners, it had plenty of schemes for dealing with its own people.

Once they heard Tong Baoguang was working for the Han, his family and clan would surely suffer reprisals.

"I... I..." Fu Mengqiu fell silent.

"She was someone I bought at a high price, she lodges with relatives, and her parents are long deceased..." Liu Baofeng whispered.

Zhu Wencong immediately understood that such adopted daughters were essentially given to officials and nobles to maintain ties between major families.