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

"Is it because I didn't want to invite them? I just wanted to make do with whatever was appropriate since we don't have much money at home. If we had money, who wouldn't want to buy something nice?"

"I only thought of hiring a helper because I felt sorry for my fourth sister having to work. How could she think of me like that?" Du Mingwei was truly aggrieved.

Wu Sihua did become a good person later, but she's still just a child and she dares to be dissatisfied with her sister-in-law. If Wu Sihua really becomes a good person in the future, she probably won't respect her sister-in-law either.

"How did the old woman get sick?" Wu Daniu asked.

Du Mingwei gets angry whenever this is mentioned. "It's because she's too weak and works slowly when she gets back. I told her to finish her work before eating, but she just couldn't finish her work and didn't get to eat. The weather was also cold, and she wasn't in good health to begin with, so she got sick."

Wu Daniu wanted to criticize her, but considering that she was pregnant with his child, he didn't say anything. Instead, he said, "Fourth Sister is doing this for the good of the family. As the eldest sister-in-law, you should be more considerate. The eldest sister-in-law is like a mother. I don't expect you to treat my younger siblings like a mother would, but I hope you can be kinder to them."

Du Mingwei instantly felt wronged, tears streaming down her face. "Husband, do you feel that I'm not good to them? I never did any work at my parents' home, but since I married into this family, what kind of work haven't I done? If it weren't for feeling sorry for my younger siblings, why would I have to make myself suffer?"

After all, she was his woman. As soon as she cried and snuggled into his arms, Wu Daniu's anger vanished instantly. "Alright, alright, I'll have Aunt Wang come and help for a couple of days, and let that old woman rest for a couple of days."

"That won't do. She's a servant, and servants have to work."

“She’s already sick. Making her work now would be like sending her to her death. It’s better to let her rest for a couple of days until she’s feeling better, so she can work faster later.”

With Wu Daniu speaking up, Du Mingwei had no choice but to accept it, no matter how dissatisfied she was.

Finally, they hired Aunt Wang for a few days. After the old woman rested for a while and felt better, they stopped using Aunt Wang.

This time, Du Mingwei dared not to despise his wife anymore, nor dared to withhold food. He was allowed to work slowly, as long as he finished the work. He was not allowed to sleep until he finished.

As time went by, the already sick old woman died gloriously in front of the stove.

While working, he would just collapse on the ground. When Wu Erniu got hungry and ran into the kitchen to see if the food was ready, he saw that his wife's face was ashen and she was frozen stiff.

The servant she bought died before she could even show him off, and Du Mingwei was heartbroken.

After his wife died, Wu Daniu threw her directly into the trap he had dug in the mountains and then went down the mountain, thinking that with a corpse there, he might be able to trap a big one.

With his dream of employing servants gone, Wu Daniu invited Wang Da Niang again.

Every time Aunt Wang came over, she would bring her daughter. The two of them worked very quickly. Since they were neighbors, even if Du Mingwei wanted to cause trouble, she didn't dare to go too far.

Moreover, it was always Aunt Wang who went into her room; Wang Cui never went in.

Aunt Wang was efficient at her work, and gradually Du Mingwei felt that it was quite good to have Aunt Wang around. As for whether she would still need Aunt Wang after giving birth, she would decide later.

So she started enjoying life again.

The Wu family was slightly inferior to the Du family, but Du Mingwei didn't mind. She spent her days lying in bed dreaming of becoming a general's wife.

A few days ago, Du Mingwei was lying in bed when she heard voices outside, which sounded like Wu Daniu's. She got up and looked out the window, and what she saw was...

Wu Daniu supported Wang Cui with one hand and asked her with concern if she was alright.

This scene made Du Mingwei particularly uncomfortable. She rushed down to the ground in a huff, not even having time to put on her shoes, pushed open the door and ran to the two of them, pulling Wang Cui away.

And then she slapped Wang Cui across the face, saying, "You shameless thing, are all the men in the world dead? You're here trying to seduce my man."

Wang Cui had twisted her ankle because she had lost her balance and Wu Daniu had helped her. Now, Du Mingwei pulled her like that, and she fell to the ground and was slapped.

Aunt Wang, who was working inside, came out when she heard the commotion and saw her daughter lying on the ground. Du Mingwei pointed at her daughter and started cursing.

Aunt Wang only has this one precious daughter in her whole life, how could she possibly tolerate it?

"You shrew, what are you doing?" Aunt Wang swung her arm and slapped Du Mingwei across the face, pointing her finger at her nose and cursing.

"You lazy bum, which woman in the village isn't pregnant? Go and see which pregnant woman is as dramatic as you? There are plenty of women working in the fields with big bellies."

"Your pregnancy is like losing your limbs. You can even breed maggots while lying in bed and you can hardly move. It's only because Da Niu is a kind-hearted kid that he's willing to buy a servant to take care of you."

"Do you deserve it? You bullied her, you almost killed her, that's why Da Niu hired me to come and do the work for you, and you still dare to hit my daughter? Don't you have any shame?"

"If my daughter wanted to have something going on with Da Niu, our two families are so close, wouldn't they have been together already? What business is it of yours? You're shameless."

After giving her rant, Aunt Wang turned to Wu Daniu and said, "I'm not doing this job anymore. We've always doted on my Xiaocui since she was little. We've never laid a hand on her. How dare she lay a hand on my daughter? This isn't over."

After she finished speaking, she carefully reached out to help Wang Cui up. "Little Cui, how are you? Can you still walk? Or should I carry you back?"

"Mom, I'm fine. I just lost my footing, and Brother Da Niu happened to be right next to me, so he helped me up. I didn't expect Du Mingwei to rush out like a madwoman." Wang Cui started crying as soon as she spoke, crying so sadly, and she would look up at Wu Da Niu pitifully every now and then.

Wu Daniu's expression was somewhat unnatural. He reached out and knocked Wang Da Niang unconscious. Du Mingwei, who was sitting slumped on the ground, was pulled up from the ground. "Auntie, you should go home first today. I will come to apologize tomorrow."

Aunt Wang helped her daughter leave.

When Du Mingwei saw that they were about to leave, she immediately rushed out to stop them, shouting, "Don't go! You can't leave!"

Wu Daniu grabbed her, his voice stern, "Haven't you made enough of a scene?"

Du Mingwei's tears fell instantly. At the same time, she clutched her stomach with one hand, pushed away Wu Daniu's hand, and slowly walked back into the house.

Du Mingwei has always been strong and rarely shows weakness. Seeing her like this, Wu Daniu felt very sorry for her. He took a few steps forward, picked her up, and quickly carried her into the house.

"Put me down, put me down! You don't care about me at all, you only care about that vixen outside!" Du Mingwei didn't use much force, but she pounded on Wu Daniu's chest again and again, which only fueled Wu Daniu's anger.

Wu Dani carried her into the house and placed her on the bed. He reached out and held her hand, his voice softening considerably. "Alright, this was a misunderstanding. It really was just as Xiao Cui said. She was about to fall, and I helped her up."