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

Ling Silang was laughing. Because of his poor health, his face was always sickly pale. Now, when he laughed, it was a little dazzling to Du Mingxian.

"Okay, let's leave it at that for now. Don't worry about Mother, I'll go and talk to her."

"Okay." Du Mingxian secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Perhaps she herself didn't realize that because she had spent a lot of time with Ling Silang and they had developed feelings for each other, she was always quite relaxed in front of him. Just now, she had inadvertently revealed her inner thoughts on her face.

Seeing her secretly relieved, Ling Silang felt both amused and helpless. At the same time, he felt that he should try harder, as his wife didn't seem to like him very much.

If she truly liked him, why wouldn't she want to live with him?

After Ling Silang left, Du Mingxian saw that he went to Ling's mother's room again, so she was no longer worried. It seemed that there was nothing that Ling Silang couldn't accomplish.

The next morning, because Xu Daru had joined them, the meal was served in the main room. Only Granny Zhao and Xu Daru's servant ate in the kitchen, while everyone else ate in the main room.

Xu Daru particularly liked the Ling family's food. Ever since he was betrayed by the butler and then rescued, he found all food tasteless, but the Ling family's food gave him a taste.

After the meal, Xu Daru sat with everyone in the main room.

He said, "Si Lang has become my disciple. He is in poor health, and so am I. The village is quiet, so I thought I would like to stay here and teach him. I wonder if it would be convenient for me to stay at your home?"

Ling Silang had met with Xu Daru yesterday, but Xu Daru didn't say anything, and he didn't ask anything either. He never expected Xu Daru to say something like that.

Upon hearing this, Ling's mother and father were extremely excited. "Of course, of course! You can stay at our home. Just let us know if you need anything."

Du Mingxian was even more surprised, but this was a good thing for the Ling family. With You Yuan and Xu Daru around, it would be difficult for Ling Silang not to pass the exam.

After exchanging pleasantries, Wang Qi slipped away again.

Du Mingxian and Ling's mother tidied up Xu Daru's house again. Yesterday's tidying was done hastily, and many things were not prepared. Now that he will be staying there for a long time, they can't be careless.

Xu Daru sent his servant away, telling him to go home and bring back some clothes and books.

All morning, Du Mingxian and Ling's mother were busy. Ling's mother felt that this wouldn't work and that wouldn't work, and she was afraid that Xu Daru wouldn't be comfortable staying there.

Around noon, Du Mingxian remembered that Xu Daru had really enjoyed the stir-fried vegetables she had made that morning, and was about to make them herself when she heard a commotion outside.

"I can't live anymore, I really can't live anymore! If you don't give my niece an explanation today, this matter is not over."

The crying grew closer, and Du Mingxian and Ling's mother exchanged a glance and walked out the door at the same time.

Outside the gate, Lü Dahua was holding onto a girl who was soaking wet with one hand and Wang Qi, who was also soaking wet with the other. Wang Qi's face was red from holding back his tears, and he kept shouting, "I didn't, I was just saving people, I was just saving people."

Lü Dahua ignored what he was saying and kept crying and making a fuss.

A large crowd of onlookers followed behind.

Du Mingxian felt a wave of dizziness upon seeing this. Ling's mother reacted the fastest, whispering in Du Mingxian's ear, "That's Lü Dahua's niece."

Du Mingxian was speechless. Looking at the farce at the door, she felt that Lü Dahua was quite shrewd. She had her eye on Ling Silang before, and after Ling Silang got married, she was now eyeing Wang Qi, this silly fool.

The plan is really good, but... can just anyone walk into the Wang family's house?

I don’t know how he died.

"What's all this commotion? Let's get down to business and release the child first." Ling's mother stepped forward first and directly pulled away Lü Dahua's hand that was holding Wang Qi.

Lü Dahua had a strong grip, and Ling's mother was not much weaker. Moreover, Lü Dahua had been pulling all the way from the riverbank and didn't have much strength left, so Ling's mother pulled her away without much effort.

Ling's mother looked at Wang Qi with concern, "Go inside and take a shower and change into dry clothes. It's getting cold, don't catch a cold."

"He can't leave, he can't leave! The matter hasn't been resolved yet, how can he leave?" Lü Dahua said angrily, refusing to let Wang Qi leave no matter what.

Wang Qi was speechless. He turned around and glared at Lü Dahua, then looked at Du Mingxian with a wronged expression. "Sister, I was playing with the kids by the river when that woman fell into the water. I didn't want to save her."

"It was Gou Dan who begged me to save him, saying he would die if I didn't, so I jumped in to save him. As soon as I pulled him out, this old woman came over and insisted that I had taken advantage of the man and that I should marry her."

"How could I possibly marry her?"

Du Mingxian felt this was a trap set for Wang Qi. She sensed that when Wang Qi said his last sentence, "How could I possibly marry her?", the girl that Lü Dahua was holding looked up at him with a hint of resentment in her eyes.

"Alright, I'll handle this. You go in and take a bath and change your clothes. Granny Zhao should have boiled some water."

"Hmm." Wang Qi left, and Lü Dahua was making a fuss. Du Mingxian stepped forward and said, "Alright, if there's anything, just tell me. He's my brother."

Lu Dahua wanted to make a scene, but seeing Du Mingxian's cold face, the words she was about to say about not letting her leave stuck in her throat.

Ling's mother was getting on in years and felt sorry for Lü Dahua's niece. "You should also make the child change her clothes. It's cold in this weather, and she's prone to catching a cold if she stays wet."

“If this matter isn’t resolved, my niece won’t even have the face to live, let alone change her clothes.”

Du Mingxian was speechless. She turned around and quickly went into the yard, went back to her room, took out a set of old clothes she had worn while working, and put them on the girl who was soaking wet.

It's not that I feel sorry for the girl, but I can't stand the way some of the men in the village look at her.

The girl was already thin, and her clothes were completely wet, clinging tightly to her body. Although her fifteen-year-old body was not fully developed, her shapely figure was already evident.

Some men stare at young girls without any restraint.

"You, as the aunt, keep saying you feel sorry for your niece and that you must seek justice for her after what happened to her, but you didn't even have time to change her clothes?"

"The deed has already happened, and so many people witnessed it. Are you suggesting we deny it? Or are you simply feeling guilty about this, and trying to force us to do this?"

A guilty look flashed in Lü Dahua's eyes. "No, nothing like that. How could I joke about my niece's innocence?"

"What you're doing now is playing with your niece's innocence," Du Mingxian sneered. "Let's sort this out: what was your niece doing by the river?"

She glanced at the few teenagers standing in front of her; she remembered that these kids had been following Wang Qi around like a shadow these past few days. "Come here."