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Chapter 978 - Chapter 976: Unexpected Gain (2)

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Fu Hanwen stared steadily at his wife when he said this, and just as he expected, Xiao Ruo showed an expression of ecstatic joy upon hearing the news.

"So, this luxurious estate is ours now?" Xiao Ruo said happily.

"Yes."

After her initial joy, Xiao Ruo asked puzzledly, "Since Cao Guanyun is the largest grain merchant in Feng Zhao Country, why didn't he flee before our army attacked En City?"

Feng Zhao Country grain merchants, of course, could only make their fortunes in Feng Zhao Country. Now that En City has been reclaimed by Xilin Country, for Cao Guanyun, staying in En City means giving up his riches because Xilin Country would never allow a Feng Zhao Country person to continue as a grain merchant.

"Cao Guanyun is a filial son; his mother in her seventies has been bedridden with illness for years and refuses to leave her birthplace of En City. Cao Guanyun couldn't bear to abandon his elderly mother alone, so he remained behind."

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