"How am I speaking nonsense? Look at this outfit of yours; it must have cost at least a hundred taels of silver, right? But didn't you say you were a refugee fleeing from disaster? You found your way to Beijing and managed to find Erya's Fish Manor. Everyone, take a look—who can afford such expensive clothes while fleeing? If everyone were like you, we'd all be fleeing!"
Everyone suddenly realized and said, "Indeed, we might believe if you said you begged your way to Beijing, but dressed like a wealthy landowner, aren't you afraid of being robbed on the way?"
Quickly, the scene took a dramatic turn, and those who had supported Gu Wu earlier felt that the situation wasn't so simple and almost got deceived by him.
Yes, children don't disown their father without reason. Erya's family has been in Beijing for many years, and the neighbors trust their character.
Gu Wu didn't expect a few words from an employee to shift public opinion.
