Chapter 87 - 087. Turning the Reputation Around (3000+ Favorites)
In Shuzhen’s view, it was just a trivial matter, but the Su family remembered it deeply.
After all, because of her caution, not only did the Su family indirectly avoid a disaster, but they also suddenly gained two ways to bring revenue to the family.
The Su brothers didn’t have much education and couldn’t articulate the poetic sentiment of repaying a small kindness with a great one. But given the weight of the favor they received, they had to find a way to repay it.
Frequent visits and mutual help became the norm.
Since helping Lianshan build his house, the eight protectors showed enough goodwill. Now, they were even more enthusiastic and proactive. They visited frequently and helped each other, stating publicly many times that Lianshan and his wife were like their sister and brother-in-law, comparable to Su Hongying and Liu Shouyi.
It was as if they were saying to everyone, "Keep your eyes open, don’t cause trouble for our sister and brother-in-law. If they are unhappy, it means you’re making the eight of us unhappy."
It frustrated Lin Yuanzhi immensely!
He had just told Lianshan to have the couple hurry and repay the old debt. But no sooner had he spoken than a huge wave hit him unexpectedly.
He didn’t get a cent of the money, but instead, his reputation was smeared as if with feces, giving off a foul odor from afar.
The most critical issue was those using the banner of the "Red Root Miao Zheng" faction, who were in reality lazy scoundrels who hadn’t saved even a day’s worth of provisions for eight generations but were labeled as the destitute and had gained a good status from it.
They actually gathered a bunch of old men and women to block his doorstep, asking if he wanted to emulate the heartless officials in operas, driving them, such honorable proletarians, to death to gain promotion and wealth.