When their "madam" got into trouble, Ah Xiang fled with the money.
As for whether her mother was alive or dead, she didn't care.
Some also mentioned the infamous "Madam Gou" from back then. Though she had died long before liberation, she had a notorious reputation. She was known for forcing innocent girls into prostitution. Many girls fell into her hands and suffered terribly. Even her own daughter, who wasn't very old at the time, was said to be cunning and cruel, skilled at "training" others. That daughter was none other than Aunt Su, Gou Lanxiang.
These rumors spread like wildfire, but there was no way to verify them. After all, it had been a long time since those events. Still, that didn't stop people from gossiping about them.
Many people even went to ask Wang Xiangxiu about it, but they were all scolded away.
