Chapter 1720 - 1720: 1720
Liu Zhizhong learned about Uncle Ruan's situation from Ah-Xia.
Uncle Ruan's original name was Ruan Juhai. In his younger days, he worked under a warlord at the northernmost part of Valle, serving as the warlord's chief adviser. He was quite impressive.
Unfortunately, Uncle Ruan fell in love with the warlord's daughter, who was also Ruan Yu's mother.
For the sake of love and life, Uncle Ruan secretly fled with his beloved woman from the northern warlord's control, traveling over a thousand kilometers to return to their home in Chishui Village.
On their way back to Chishui Village, when they reached Liangjia Chong, they received bad news. Ruan Yu's maternal grandfather's entire family was wiped out by another powerful warlord. It was a brutal battle, historically known as the Wabei Meat Grinder.
Ruan Yu's maternal grandfather's whole family was annihilated, and all his subordinates were either killed or surrendered. Half of his twenty thousand soldiers were dead or injured, and the rest surrendered. Naturally, Wabei's territory was annexed by others.
Ruan Yu's mother became the only surviving descendant of the warlord.
Uncle Ruan had no choice but to settle down in his hometown with his pregnant wife, doing whatever work was necessary to survive.
When Ruan Yu was born, her mother suffered severe bleeding and nearly died. At that time, Grandpa Lou had just returned to the village and used good medicine to save her life. Eventually, she was treated in the nearest city, though they still incurred some high-interest loans.
Later, when Ruan Yu was three or four years old, her mother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Uncle Ruan couldn't bear to lose her and incurred a large debt to Luo Ga, but he couldn't prolong his beloved's life, and instead, was burdened by immense debt.
We've mentioned before how Uncle Ruan broke his leg, falling off a coconut tree while working. Everything was for repaying debts, with no way around it. It wasn't treated well either, due to lack of money, leaving him permanently limping.
Right around that time, Grandpa Lou was out of town on medical rounds and only returned half a month after the incident. By then, it was too late to properly set Uncle Ruan's bone.
In recent years, Uncle Ruan spent a lot of time working outside and had little time to care for his daughter. Grandpa Lou and Weng Xingban took care of her a lot. Grandpa Lou even taught them literacy and grammar — truly a benevolent healer.
So, the information obtained from Ah-Xia was quite helpful for Liu Zhizhong's revolutionary plans. Liu Zhizhong intended to reactivate this former warlord's chief adviser, as he was well-versed in the relationships and conditions among various warlords. For a revolution, the right timing, location, and people are essential!
Once the mobile phones and clothes were purchased, Liu Zhizhong also bought very advanced laptops for Ruan Yu and Weng Xingban. It was a promise Liu Zhizhong made to Ruan Yu, to teach her how to use the internet. To avoid making Weng Xingban feel bad, he got him a laptop too, hehe...
Since Liu Zhizhong had taught Ruan Yu how to use computers and surf the internet, after returning to the manor hotel, Ruan Yu taught Weng Xingban.
At this moment, Liu Zhizhong had some time alone to chat with Uncle Ruan.
Liu Zhizhong invited Uncle Ruan to his villa, served him some local old melon tea, and offered fine cigarettes from Kachin City. His hospitality was indeed thoughtful.
Ruan Juhai felt a bit puzzled, yet truly grateful to this young man, perceiving him as mysterious, powerful, and unique.
The dreams spoken of by this young man made Ruan Juhai genuinely feel that he was destined for great undertakings!
Thus, the former warlord's chief adviser straightened his back and spoke bluntly...