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Chen Baiguang genuinely didn't understand what Lord Fu was saying. Gu Shengting is the major landlord in Fungdi County, and the common people can't plant crops without his permission; that is an undeniable fact. How else are they supposed to reflect on themselves?
Seeing that Chen Baiguang still couldn't grasp the key point, Fu Zhiwen had to put it more bluntly: "Lord Chen, many things in this world are interdependent. Gu Shengting wouldn't be where he is today without the assistance of the common people. Treating them the way he does is utterly ungrateful!"
Chen Baiguang thought he had misheard.
Earlier, Lord Fu talked about "assistance," implying not that Gu Shengting helped the common people, but rather that the common people helped Gu Shengting. Where did this come from?
