Ming Nian knew that for people like them, to be noticed by their master, raised since childhood, and even taught skills to make a living, was already a stroke of immense luck.
And those orphans who had to struggle and claw their way up on their own in the outside world suffered far more hardships than they did.
He could very well understand why Wang Li would make such a choice. A smart person should find someone to rely on, rather than fighting alone. Going it alone would get you nowhere, and you might even end up as meat on someone else's chopping block.
Having previously served under Mrs. Gu, he was naturally familiar with the way Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu handled things.
Rashly switching to a new master whose background was unknown was worse than staying with the original one.
Jin Qianqian asked, "Is he the only one in his family? No clan relatives?"
Ming Nian replied, "I heard his family has only had a single heir for many generations. A shipwreck left him as the last of his line.
