Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

Upon hearing Li Yinyin's words, Mu's mother's expression changed drastically, but considering her son's status as a scholar, she couldn't bring herself to say anything conciliatory.

She still harbored resentment towards the things the matchmaker relayed after she returned.

"This girl, how can she not understand good words and bad words? I clearly meant well, but how come it becomes bad after going through your mouth?"

Some people nodded in agreement with what Mu's mother said, while others frowned. Those who frowned were mostly from the Li family in Shangshui Village.

The women from these families exchanged glances and stood up together: "Yinyin is absolutely right about something. This is only the beginning, and the scholar's mother is already trying to meddle in other people's family affairs. Won't she be making all the decisions for them in the future?"

"Even local officials have never disciplined other people's unmarried daughters like this. The scholar's mother is even more confident than a proper official!"

When Mu's mother saw them helping Li Yinyin, she was somewhat incredulous and said with a hint of threat, "Didn't you want to put the family's land in my son's name?"

Mu Xianyun passed the imperial examination and became a subsidized student. According to the law, he had more land to avoid taxes than other scholars. The women who came to flatter Mu's mother were actually looking to use this opportunity to register their land and save on taxes.

Even if some of the proceeds are given to the Mu family, it will still be less than what is given to the imperial court, right?

However, these were all previous thoughts. The Mu family and Li Yinyin had a conflict, and as members of the Li family clan, it was unthinkable for them to side with anyone.

Moreover, much of the family's land was earned with the help of Li Yinyin's brother.

A young woman spoke first: "We dare not trouble you, sir. After all, Yinyin has nothing to ask of your family. If she gets scolded by you just by passing by, we won't be able to hold our heads up when we see her in the future."

“Exactly,” someone chimed in. “It’s not like we’re not giving you food, or that we’re just putting it under your son’s name for nothing. It’s a simple matter of money and goods exchanged, and now you’re trying to force us to take sides just because of a few words.”

“Taking sides isn’t necessarily a bad thing,” the eldest one rolled his eyes. “We are daughters and wives of the Li family, and we won’t tolerate being bullied by outsiders.”

"That's right, that's right, Yinyin, we were just looking for your sister-in-law to talk to, wait for us to come along!"

Li Yinyin was protected by her elders, and she politely addressed them by their titles, waiting obediently for them.

Seeing the Li family and Mu's mother making such a scene, some of the women who had been watching from the sidelines had second thoughts.

The Li clan held absolute power in Shangshui Village, while those with other surnames were actually newcomers. Mu Mu's son was successful and had the confidence to provoke the Li family, but they did not, and they all found excuses to leave.

Mother Mu was furious, but just then, Grandmother Mu's voice came from the courtyard: "You damned wretch, you can't stand to see my grandson doing well, can you! Who taught you to meddle in other people's family affairs? Close the door and get in here to serve me!"

Mu's mother's eyes welled up with tears of grievance, but she didn't dare to argue with her mother-in-law.

Li Yinyin was too lazy to watch anymore. After all, if Grandmother Mu really thought her daughter-in-law was wrong, why didn't she stop her earlier? Instead, she only started scolding her after her daughter-in-law was at a disadvantage.

Clearly, they saw the situation was turning bad and wanted to smooth things over.

Several of Li's wives also took Li Yinyin's arm and said, "He says all sorts of foul language, doesn't he care about dirtying the girls' ears? His family also has daughters, don't let them all learn this kind of behavior."

As soon as the group arrived at Li Yinyin's house, Yu Qiaoyun, who had heard the news, came out to greet them.

"Hello, aunts, brothers and sisters-in-law! It's rare to see you all here. Please come in and have some tea."

Yu Qiaoyun smiled and personally led the people inside, while the maidservant serving her lagged behind to ask the servant who had gone out with Li Yinyin what was going on.

After walking only a few steps, the maid came to report back to Yu Qiaoyun.

Yu Qiaoyun's face changed with anger. She put her arm around Li Yinyin and thanked the relatives, saying, "It's thanks to the relatives here today that Yinyin didn't suffer from the humiliation of outsiders for nothing."

Our relatives all say we're all one family, so it's only right.

Yu Qiaoyun shook her head: "It's not a pleasant thing to say, but I won't hide it from my family."

"The Mu family had previously proposed marriage to Yin Yin on behalf of Mu Xianyun. I originally thought they were a decent candidate and was prepared to accept."

"It was Yinyin who told me that Mu Xianyun and the West Hunter's daughter had been having an affair for a long time."

"He even told people that he only wanted to arrange a marriage with our Yinyin, asking our family to provide for his education and enjoyment, and that when he became successful, he would properly marry that girl as his first wife."

"Bah!" The hot-tempered elder stood up angrily. "How dare the Mu family treat our daughter like this!"

Li Yinyin's eyes welled up with tears at that moment, and she leaned on her sister-in-law's shoulder with a pitiful expression. With her slender figure and harmless appearance, she looked extremely pitiful.

Yu Qiaoyun patted Li Yinyin's hair tenderly and continued, "Auntie, don't be angry. They disgusted us, so we didn't give them any face either. We told them directly that if they wanted to arrange a marriage, fine, they could have Mu Xianyun move into our family home and live with us. We'll take care of him for the rest of his life!"

"That's why they think we look down on them and are deliberately trying to disgust them."

"What kind of family is this? They only care about what they do, and no one can return what they've done," a young wife couldn't help but curse. "No matter how high a position Mu Xianyun becomes in the future, this kind of family is not a good family."

"Fifth sister-in-law is right, Yinyin. They say a blessed woman doesn't marry into an unlucky family. This marriage didn't happen because his family wasn't fortunate enough. In the future, I'll have your brother and sister-in-law find you someone even better!"

Upon hearing this, the atmosphere in the room immediately relaxed, and everyone broke into smiles.

Li Yinyin sighed like a little adult, "To be honest, after this incident, I've finally figured it out."

Seeing her so serious at such a young age, Fifth Sister-in-law found it somewhat amusing and asked in a cooperative tone, "What do you understand?"

“It’s best to marry into the family where the husband’s family lives in the wife’s home,” Li Yinyin said earnestly. “In this world, no one cares about me more than my brother and sister-in-law. So even if I get married in the future, I will still take good care of them and support them in their old age.”

"If I were to marry out, I would have to consider what the other family would think, but if I were to find a son-in-law to live with me, I wouldn't have to worry about that!"

"They've already come to our house, and the children will all have the Li surname from now on. How dare he stop me from being filial to my brother and sister-in-law?"

Li Yinyin's words were truly beyond imagination. But the aunts who knew some of the inside story, considering Li Chengming's family situation and looking at Yu Qiaoyun's gentle face, suddenly felt that this method was actually quite good.

As for the young wives, it's much simpler. How many of them, who can stay at home as girls and be pampered by their families, really want to get married and become someone's wife?

Li Yinyin's family isn't short of money, so it's reasonable for her to want to find a son-in-law who will live with her.

Yu Qiaoyun and Li Yinyin exchanged a glance and understood the attitude of these people.

Perfect! By spreading the word among the clan through their mouths, everyone will know in private, and no one will jump out to gossip and spoil the mood when Li Yinyin gets married.