Eat My Childless Life: The Little Fisher Girl is Poor and Fierce

Chapter 492 Madam Wu? Is this even possible?

“Mother,” Wu Qingfeng said without hesitation, “I have never failed in my duties here. Although I am only a county magistrate, I am still able to make a living for the people. Besides, who knows what the situation will be like here in the future?”

“Mother, I don’t feel wronged, nor do I think staying here will bury my talents; on the contrary…”

Wu Qingfeng paused, a hint of tenderness in his eyes, "I have met many like-minded people here. I think that this place is more suitable for me and for you than the capital."

"As long as Mother is willing, this place will also be suitable for Aunt!"

"Feng'er!" Upon hearing this, a possibility flashed through Madam Wu's mind. She suddenly grasped Wu Qingfeng's hand and exclaimed, "Be careful what you say!"

Wu Qingfeng smiled and said, "Mother, I have a plan in mind. Chang'er and Uncle Lin will help me make decisions."

Seeing that Madam Wu's face had turned pale with fright, he comforted her, "Mother, it hasn't come to that yet. Your son will not take the initiative to purge the court of corrupt officials."

Madam Wu breathed a slight sigh of relief, but then suddenly thought, "He said he wouldn't take the initiative, but what if the capital forces him too much?"

Lady Wu frowned again. Was she taking the initiative to purge the court of corrupt officials? That was a novel idea. Could it be, "Feng'er, do you already have someone in mind?"

Wu Qingfeng gently closed his eyelashes and paused for a moment.

Madam Wu quickly gave the nanny a look, and the nanny understood and went out to guard the door.

Wu Qingfeng quietly told Madam Wu what Lin Chang'er had secretly told him.

Madam Wu's eyes widened immediately. "The last surviving orphan? Is this true? Could it be a trap?"

Wu Qingfeng affirmed, "You know Old Madam Bai's temperament better than your son does."

Madam Wu clenched her fist and lightly tapped her palm. "If that's what the old lady said, it must be pretty close."

Suddenly she stood up again and paced back and forth, "That old lady is really something, keeping such a big thing a secret all by herself, if..."

He paced back and forth several times, then sighed heavily, "No wonder that no matter how much your maternal grandmother tried to persuade her to stay, she insisted on leaving the capital. After that, she avoided contact with anyone else. So that's why, so that's why..."

Seeing that his mother was still unsettled, Wu Qingfeng gently comforted her, "Mother, the old lady didn't tell us the specifics, which means she also felt that it hadn't come to that point yet. She just wanted to let us know that we still have another option."

"When the time comes and we really reach that point, we can turn a passive situation into an active one."

Madam Wu agreed, and with Wu Qingfeng's help, sat back down in her original seat.

Thinking of something, he frowned again, "Does Miss Lin know about your plan?"

Wu Qingfeng chuckled softly, "Mother, you must have heard about the situation along the coast on your way here."

Mrs. Wu nodded. "What does it matter?"

Wu Qingfeng added, "You should also know that the coastal defense force originated from here, and we also fought the first battle to defeat the pirates. My son happened to be here that day."

Madam Wu suddenly stood up again. "Are you injured?"

A mother's heart is always connected to her child's. Even though so much time has passed and the wound should have healed completely by now, Madam Wu still feels unconsciously nervous and heartbroken.

Wu Qingfeng laughed and said, "Mother, don't be nervous. I wasn't injured when I fought the pirates. The people here are also very united. On the contrary, I learned a lot."

Madam Wu breathed a long sigh of relief, "That's good!" But, we haven't gotten to the point yet!

Mrs. Wu looked at her son again.

Wu Qingfeng smiled slightly, “The more times we win here, the pirates will go and ravage other villages. My son wants the coastal areas to follow suit, but if their numbers grow too large, the capital will definitely not stand idly by.”

Madam Wu nodded. With such a long coastline, if each coastal defense force were to be established independently, and the command authority were not in the capital, they would certainly disagree. So...

Wu Qingfeng said, "I have also discussed this issue with Chang'er. She said that if the capital forces us too much, we should just arrest a few powerful ministers and purge the court of corrupt officials."

Madam Wu: "..." Is this even possible?