After transmigrating into the body of a stepmother, I led the villains in a rebellion.

Aunt Qi's words touched a nerve with Aunt Qian, and Aunt Qian couldn't hold back any longer, so she immediately tried to hit Aunt Qi.

Just as tensions were about to rise, Jiang Mubai slowly walked out of the house, looking at everyone with a puzzled expression, "What are you all doing here?"

Qian Zheng caught a glimpse of Jiang Mubai's extraordinary aura, and his heart skipped a beat, his pupils contracting slightly.

But in order to avenge his son, he suppressed his fear and loudly announced to everyone, "Look, everyone, this is Lin Shuyang's bastard!"

One sentence instantly darkened Jiang Mubai's face.

He never dreamed that he would be labeled a "lovers-on" simply for coming out to watch a play.

He immediately retorted in a deep voice, "Nonsense! Dr. Lin is my savior. I came here precisely to express my gratitude to her. How did I become her lover?"

Jiang Mubai's words surprised everyone present, who stared wide-eyed.

They never expected that Lin Shu would have such abilities; even the townspeople were grateful to her.

You have to understand, in this village, having even one doctor is something they dream of.

Seeing that things were getting out of hand, Qian Zheng quickly changed the subject, "Hmph, you think you can just thank me like that? Who knows if there's anything shady going on between you two?"

"If that weren't the case, why would you have traveled all this way to find her? Everyone, please be the judge!"

Qian Zheng's words still puzzled the villagers behind him. Why couldn't they come to his door to express their gratitude for being saved?

Before the villagers could figure it out, Jiang Mubai sneered, "I, Jiang Mubai, act with integrity and uprightness. I am here today to express my gratitude to Doctor Lin for saving my life."

"If people can be convicted based on a few baseless rumors, what justice is left in this world?"

"Don't waste time arguing with him, let's report this to the authorities and let them handle it," Lin Shu said calmly.

"By the way, sir, what is the crime of wantonly defaming others and causing damage to their reputation?"

"Uncle Qian's grand gesture of bringing people to my door not only falsely accused me of adultery but also caused me mental distress. I think the magistrate should give me an explanation."

Her words were puzzling, and they also frightened Qian Zheng.

Report to the official?

This is clearly a baseless accusation on his part. If this were to go to the authorities, it could cost him his life.

Seeing his guilty conscience, the villagers were even more certain of their suspicions.

If Lin Shu really had an affair with Jiang Mubai, they wouldn't be able to appear so openly in front of everyone.

Moreover, there was Ji Shi and two young children in the Lu family's courtyard.

Seeing that the matter was about to escalate to the authorities, both the Qian and Zhao families began to feel afraid.

They didn't want to be arrested by the officials because of this.

Some people even criticized Qian Zheng on the spot, saying, "Qian Zheng, we understand that you love your son, but you can't distort the facts and confuse right and wrong."

"You say someone has an affair? Who cheats on their partner while having an affair with their child and mother-in-law?"

"But it was your son who was caught in the act of adultery."

“That’s right. You’re filthy yourself, and you think everyone else is filthy too. I think it’s not Lu’s wife who should be kicked out of the village, but your family,” Aunt Qi said again, seizing the opportunity to make a fuss.

Upon hearing this, Aunt Qian was immediately enraged. "You old fool, if you keep talking nonsense, I'll never forgive you!"

Seeing Aunt Qian rushing over, Aunt Qi also went to meet her without fear.

When Aunt Qi's two daughters-in-law saw their mother-in-law being bullied, they also stepped forward to help her.

In an instant, some grabbed hands, others pulled hair, and the scene descended into chaos.

Seeing this, Lin Shu wanted to step forward to help.

After all, we can't let Aunt Qi get hurt because of her situation.

But Qi Tianshun stopped them, saying, "Let them fight. My wife has wanted to beat up Qian's wife for a long time."

...Lin Shu.

There's such a reason for fighting.

However, not everyone is as easygoing as Uncle Qi.

When the Qian family saw that Aunt Qian was being taken advantage of, they all stepped forward and pulled her away.

At this moment, the village head also rushed over upon hearing the commotion.

After learning the whole story, he severely reprimanded Qian Zheng's family.

Knowing they were in the wrong, the Qian family slunk away from the Lu family's courtyard.

After apologizing to Lin Shu, Li Zheng led the others away.

Aunt Qi was the only one who was stopped by Lin Shu before leaving. "Aunt Qi, she scratched your face. Take this medicine back and apply it to prevent scarring."

Aunt Qi waved her hand dismissively, "It's alright, we country folk don't care about these things."

Qi Tianshun laughed heartily, "That's right, if you have guests, just treat them well and don't worry about us. Just let us know if anything happens."

Lin Shuzhen didn't know what to say to this family, but her heart was warmed.

They treated her like this just because they ate a few fish from her; there are still good people in this world.

Watching them leave, Jiang Mubai said with deep feeling, "This family is really loyal and affectionate."

Upon hearing this, Lu Junheng rolled his eyes at him with displeasure and muttered, "I wonder who caused this trouble."

Jiang Mubai looked slightly embarrassed, touched the tip of his nose, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry."

Immediately afterwards, he took out Lin Shu's consultation fee from his pocket and handed it over, "Dr. Lin, this is the consultation fee that Young Master Qin paid to you, a total of five hundred taels, please accept it."

Five hundred taels? Lin Shu's eyes lit up, secretly surprised by Young Master Qin's generosity.

Seeing this, Jiang Mubai took the opportunity to get closer to her and whispered temptingly, "Dr. Lin, why don't you agree to come to our pharmacy? You'll definitely earn more than this in the future."

“No, I don’t have time,” Lin Shu refused without hesitation.

After all, treating patients was just her hobby; she never thought of making it her main profession.

But Jiang Mubai had already made up his mind that he would do whatever it took to get Lin Shu's consent today, even if it meant resorting to trickery and deception.

He continued to persuade him nonchalantly, "Don't be so quick to refuse, we can discuss the timing."

"I promise that we can handle most minor illnesses and pains ourselves and won't bother you."

"We only ask you to help with difficult and complicated cases that we can't solve."

"Furthermore, you don't need to practice medicine at the pharmacy. I just need to put your name on the pharmacy's signboard. What do you think?"

Lin Shu couldn't help but feel a little shaken.

This arrangement is both flexible and profitable, which is quite good.

Seeing this, Jiang Mubai tried even harder to persuade him, "Dr. Lin, please think it over carefully."

"With your medical skills, it would be such a pity to let them go to waste. Besides, with us backing you up, are you afraid of encountering patients like Young Master Qin in the future?"

"you……"

"I promise, a word is a word," Lin Shu was interrupted by Jiang Mubai before he could finish speaking.

Lu Junheng, who had been eavesdropping the whole time, couldn't wait to run to Lin Shu's side as soon as he finished speaking.

"Mother, if someone is being unusually kind, they must have ulterior motives. You must never trust them."

Lin Shu glanced at him and nodded. "My son is right."

Seeing that the opportunity that was about to slip away was about to slip away, Jiang Mubai couldn't sit still any longer and jumped up.

"How am I ill-intentioned? Do you think the silver I gave you was fake?"

"You can mess with me, but why mess with money?"

"Dr. Lin, I'm putting this out there today. If you don't agree, I won't leave today. I can't guarantee that it won't cause them to misunderstand."