War of Faith Episode 31 Recap
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Shen Tunan was implicated by Shen Jinzhen and dismissed from his post. He agreed to take his wife Su Cishu and daughter Xiaoyuer to settle abroad, but he constantly followed the domestic situation. Chiang Kai-shek personally served as commander-in-chief, directing 400,000 troops to encircle and suppress the base area in Southern Jiangxi. In the end, he was defeated and fled in disarray. Shen Tunan was puzzled. The Red Army not only had fewer soldiers but also backward equipment.
How could they resist the Kuomintang's 400,000 troops? Su Cishu advised him not to worry needlessly, as they would be leaving soon. Song Futian escorted Shen Jinzhen, Wei Ruolai, and Niu Chunmiao to Ruijin. Wei Ruolai saw that the people here lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the army and civilians were like one family.
He couldn't help but think of A-wen, who died in the stock market crash, Aunt Zhou, who went mad, and Shen Tunan, who was seriously injured because of them. Wei Ruolai felt utterly disheartened and no longer wanted to work in finance. He wanted to go home and be with his old father. Shen Jinzhen and Niu Chunmiao tried desperately to persuade him, but it was of no avail.
Lei Ming rushed over after hearing the news and warmly welcomed the arrival of Wei Ruolai, the financial genius. He couldn't wait to introduce him to the situation of the Soviet Area Workers' and Peasants' Bank. Wei Ruolai was not interested; he only wanted to go home to report the news of Wei Ruochuan's death to his father and hold a funeral for Wei Ruochuan.
Lei Ming readily agreed, hoping that Wei Ruolai would come to his senses and willingly work for the Soviet Area. Shen Jinzhen went to see Wei Ruolai off and welcomed him to work in the Soviet Area anytime. Shen Tunan was concerned about the current state of the Kuomintang.
He stayed up all night writing a treatise titled "On the Strategy of Economic Encirclement and Suppression of the Red Areas," suggesting that the Soviet base areas be sanctioned by economic means, specifically cutting off the export of tungsten ore from the Southern Jiangxi region. Su Cishu saw it all. Niu Chunmiao accompanied Wei Ruolai back to his hometown. Wei's father and Wei Ruolai had not seen each other for many years.
He was so emotional he burst into tears and hugged Wei Ruolai tightly, refusing to let go. Wei Ruolai immediately recounted everything about Wei Ruochuan's death and how he was wanted for avenging Wei Ruochuan. His father was heartbroken with grief. Wei Ruolai promised to stay by his father's side. The neighbors helped arrange Wei Ruochuan's funeral. Niu Chunmiao's father recommended Wei Ruolai to be an accountant. Wei Ruolai promised to give it serious consideration.
Niu's father urged Niu Chunmiao to marry Wei Ruolai as soon as possible. Niu Chunmiao fiercely opposed it. Wei Ruolai came to write a reply to Niu's father overnight. He was willing to be an accountant. Niu's father insisted on knowing why Wei Ruolai wanted to break off the engagement. Niu Chunmiao revealed that Shen Jinzhen liked Wei Ruolai. Niu's father, in a fit of anger, drove Wei Ruolai away. Wei Ruolai officially went to work early in the morning.
He recalled the bits and pieces of his experiences in Shanghai, feeling a mix of emotions. Fang Ling was working as an assistant in the shop. She and Wei Ruolai were neighbors. Due to years of war, business was slow in the shop. Fang Ling wanted to learn accounting to become a female accountant in the future. Wei Ruolai taught her how to read, write, and do accounting. Fang Ling's father borrowed high-interest loans and couldn't repay them.
The creditors wanted to take Fang Ling as compensation. Wei Ruolai stood up for Fang Ling but was outnumbered. He could only watch helplessly as the creditors took Fang Ling away. After returning home, Wei Ruolai couldn't eat or sleep and was always gloomy. His father was curious and asked about the reason. Wei Ruolai wanted to use the family's money to repay Fang Ling's father's debt. Gunshots suddenly rang out outside.
His father took Wei Ruolai to stand at the door to watch the commotion. Seeing the Red Army soldiers enter their village, his father let out a long sigh of relief, hoping that better days would come soon. Wei Ruolai went out early in the morning and saw Kong Lingzheng from afar promoting the Red Army's policies to the villagers, stating that all systems of servitude and high-interest loans would be abolished.
The villagers cheered and rejoiced, shouting "Long live the Communist Party, Long live the Red Army. " Kong Lingzheng burned the high-interest loan bills on the spot. Wei Ruolai fell into deep thought, recalling the words of Xu Nuo, Shen Jinzhen, and Lei Ming, among others. He completely saw that the Communist Party was truly serving the people. Wei Ruolai immediately decided to work at the Soviet Area Workers' and Peasants' Bank in Ruijin. His father fully supported his decision.
Wei Ruolai and Niu Chunmiao arrived in Ruijin. Lei Ming warmly welcomed them and gave Wei Ruolai a detailed introduction to the situation of the Soviet Area Workers' and Peasants' Bank. Chiang Kai-shek read the article written by Shen Tunan and specially sent Mingda to convey his thanks to Shen Tunan.
He also personally wrote the Huangpu Military Academy motto and gave it to Shen Tunan, asking Shen Tunan to go to the Soviet Area as a special commissioner to carry out economic encirclement and suppression. Shen Tunan had already prepared to accompany his wife and daughter to England. He politely declined.
Chiang Kai-shek had anticipated that Shen Tunan would not agree and had Mingda present Shen Tunan with the Hu board used by Yu Qian, a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty. He entrusted Shen Tunan with an important task. Shen Tunan found it difficult to refuse such a generous offer and had no choice but to accept. Su Cishu heard everything clearly from the stairs. She returned to the room without saying anything and sulked.
Su Cishu was upset and ignored Shen Tunan. She had already bought the boat tickets to England and arranged for Xiaoyuer's school. She didn't expect Shen Tunan to suddenly change his mind and decide to stay. Shen Tunan only wanted to dedicate himself to the country. Su Cishu was furious and threw a tantrum. Shen Tunan tried his best to comfort her, hoping she would understand his decision. Su Cishu just couldn't come to terms with it.
