The sickly son died young? After the marriage exchange, I will bring prosperity to his entire clan f

If Ling's mother had a black face earlier, now that Lü Dahua had spoken, she immediately stood up and tried to drive her away, saying, "Lü Dahua, you came to our house to spread rumors. You really don't respect us at all. I know what kind of person my fourth son's wife is. I don't need you to pretend to be kind here."

Lu Dahua got angry too, stood up and shouted, "What kind of mess is this? Everyone in the village knows that yesterday your fourth son's wife's father cried so pitifully in the village. Men don't cry easily, how heartbroken must he be to cry like that?"

"You can't say anything now, and you're still giving me that sour look. You'll regret it later."

"Whether I regret it or not is none of your business. Now, please leave my house." Ling's mother was trembling with anger.

Aunt Ling then stepped forward to persuade, "Second sister-in-law, don't be angry. Da Hua is telling the truth. Your in-laws really said those things in the village yesterday. Otherwise, we wouldn't have come here to say these things, would we?"

She heard that Erlang's business was doing very well, and he might be able to help out his uncles and aunts in the future. She had no intention of offending her sister-in-law right now.

Ling's mother believed this and said, "Alright, I know about this. Don't talk about it here. My fourth son's wife will always be good. Even if she did this, she had her reasons."

"What reason could there be? It's just that he's unfilial. He gets to enjoy such a big house while his own father is..." Lu Dahua was truly consumed by jealousy.

If she had married her own niece into the family back then, it would have saved her so much trouble. Now, the person living in this beautiful house is her niece, and she might have been able to enjoy the good life as well. But now... everything belongs to someone else. How could she be willing to accept that?

Ling's mother already had a broom in her hand and started hitting Lü Dahua with it.

The commotion in the courtyard was quite loud, and Zhou Shi could hear it too. The group quickly put down their work and ran back, with Du Mingxian moving even faster.

She was the first to run into the yard and saw Ling's mother holding a broom, about to hit Lü Dahua. Lü Dahua kept saying some unpleasant things, while Ling's third aunt stood between the two to protect her.

Du Mingxian stepped forward, grabbed Lü Dahua, and threw her out of her yard. She then went over to Ling's mother, who was quite angry, and took the broom from her hand. "Mother, don't be angry, it's not a big deal."

Ling's mother's eyes were red. "How dare they say such things about you?"

"Mom, it's alright. Let them say what they want. We're not going to lose a piece of our flesh, so what's there to be afraid of?"

"The Du family treated you so badly, and now they dare to slander you. It's outrageous!" Ling's mother became angrier the more she thought about it. "No, we can't let this go."

Du Mingxian pulled her arm and slowly led her back to the main room. "Mother, don't be angry. That kind of person isn't worth it. I'll handle this. Don't worry."

At this moment, Ling Silang also entered the main room. "Mother, don't be angry, I'll handle it."

Ling's mother opened her mouth as if to say something, but seeing her son and daughter-in-law, she didn't say anything in the end, though this matter was truly infuriating.

Du Mingxian and Ling Silang exchanged a glance, and then silently left the main room.

At the entrance of the courtyard, Zhou Shi and Aunt Ling were talking. Zhou Shi and the others made it very clear that Du Mingxian was not that kind of person. Even if she didn't let her biological father into the house, there must be a reason.

Lu Dahua was extremely upset by the rough treatment she received, and she started making a scene at the door to vent her anger.

Liu slowly added, "Aunt Da Hua, I think you should just let it go. My fourth sister-in-law only threw you out of the yard. If she really angers you, she might kick you out. That would be the least of her worries."

"That was only because my fourth sister-in-law went easy on you. She knew when to stop. Everyone in the village knows my fourth sister-in-law has a bad temper. You've forgotten about the time when Gen was beaten up."

Mentioning Ling Yougen reminded everyone of Du Mingxian hitting people, and no one dared to say anything more. Aunt Ling and another woman who had gone to gossip with Zhou helped Lü Dahua leave.

Zhou looked into the courtyard, where Du Mingxian and Ling Silang were standing. She approached them, her brows furrowed. "This matter has probably spread throughout the village. It was clearly intentional."

"It's alright, it's not a big problem. Second sister-in-law, you all go ahead and get busy. This batch of goods can't be affected. We promised them that we would deliver the goods in five days, and time is very tight."

Zhou waved her hand, "Don't worry, I'll go get to work right away."

Ling's mother wasn't in the mood to be alone right now. "I'll go over there and do some chores."

“Mother, why don’t you rest for a while?” Zhou Shi advised.

Ling's mother waved her hand, "Let's go, it's better to talk to others. I tend to overthink when I'm alone."

Watching the group leave, Du Mingxian thought of Du Youtian, and her murderous intent grew stronger. She never expected that Du Youtian would actually seek death.

Having just been reborn, she hadn't considered killing anyone, after all, he was her biological father. But now it seemed that this father was truly dispensable.

Just as she was thinking about how to kill the person without making a sound, her cool hand was enveloped by warmth, as if suppressing the restless murderous intent in her heart.

She looked up and met Ling Silang's gentle, watery eyes. "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

She didn't know what to say for a moment. In her first life, whenever she encountered problems, she always found her own solutions and took charge of things herself. Wu Daniu was always behind the scenes and basically did nothing.

In her second life, she was an assassin. Firstly, her identity was inconvenient, and secondly, she was injured while saving people, so she was basically alone, with no one to protect her.

But in this life, at this moment, looking into his eyes, she felt as if she had found someone to rely on, that she was no longer alone, and that someone was willing to stand up for her when she encountered problems.

For example, the Ling family members, although they have some minor flaws, are all good people.

"Thank you," she murmured softly, her voice choked with emotion.

Ling Silang led her into the house, sat her down at the table, placed his hands on her shoulders, and looked at her earnestly and attentively. “We’ll handle things when they happen. I’m here for you. You don’t need to lift a finger, much less kill anyone. Those kinds of people aren’t worth dirtying your hands.”

He felt it.

He felt the killing intent emanating from himself.

He didn't want her to get her hands dirty.

Warm tears slid down her cheeks. It was the first time someone had cared about her, and someone had said such things to her.

As Ling Silang watched the tears slide down Du Mingxian's face, his heart ached as if it were being squeezed. He straightened up and gently pulled her into his arms. She hugged his waist and buried her head in his chest.

Neither of them spoke. Ling Silang simply stroked her back gently, as if to soothe her agitated fur, or perhaps to calm the murderous intent in her heart.

Du Mingxian had never been treated like this before. Her heart was warm and her mind was dizzy. Tears seemed to involuntarily stream down her face, as if telling the whole story of her forced strength.

After a long while, Du Mingxian fell asleep. Ling Silang, sensing that she was asleep, picked her up and carried her in his arms.