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

Ling Dalang was trembling with rage. "Those are just some? That's a whole cartload, a full eight jars! Do you think I, Ling Dalang, am a fool?"

"Fine, even if your family needs this wine, shouldn't you at least let me know so that I know about it, or at least give my consent, before you go and get it?"

"You secretly brought people to smuggle alcohol, and I knew nothing about it. If I hadn't discovered it early, would you still be denying it?"

Wang's large tears fell drop by drop. "So I have to tell you everything I do? I can't even take some wine myself, so what if I take a whole carload? Am I not part of this family?"

Du Mingxian realized something was wrong. She had only asked these two people to act, but now their condition was different. The marks on Ling Dalang's face and the disheveled state of Wang Shi's body were striking.

Everything felt so real.

“You’re a member of this family, so you can take things as you please. Shouldn’t you have told me, the head of the family, before you took them? Are you just going to take them like this, or are you stealing them? What are you planning to do?”

Wang just cried and didn't say a word.

Ling Dalang was also very angry, and he turned his head away stubbornly, refusing to look at her again.

Ling's father and others also came over. Wang's mother was also in the courtyard. When Du Mingxian came in, she noticed that when Ling Dalang and his wife were arguing, Wang's mother tried to minimize her presence.

She's usually such a boisterous person, but now she's completely silent, and even though it's obvious that Wang and Ling Dalang are fighting, she doesn't seem inclined to intervene.

"Alright, let's go inside and talk about it." After saying that, Ling's father walked into the main room first.

Wang was sitting on the ground and didn't get up. Xiao Zhou and Du Mingxian went forward to help her up and carried her directly into the main room.

Ling's mother sat down and spoke first, "Can't you two talk things out? The child is so old, how can you still have the mood to quarrel here?"

Ling Dalang stepped forward, his face extremely pale. "Mother, it's not that I want to argue, but... she went too far. She and her mother were stealing wine from the workshop. If I hadn't discovered it early, the workshop would probably have been emptied out by now."

"Pah! So much wine, how could I have emptied it all? Didn't you just say that I'm a member of this family, and that it's okay for me to take some things?"

"I mean, taking some is fine, but shouldn't I also say that you should tell me first, about the trust between husband and wife?"

Wang's tears were still flowing. "What trust? I don't think you care about me at all. Now that you have a little money, are you thinking of divorcing me and marrying someone else?"

"Yes, you're right, I want to divorce my wife and marry someone else, I want to divorce my wife!" Ling Dalang shouted.

The Queen Mother, who had been standing to the side, immediately stepped forward when she heard the two arguing about separating. "No, this won't do. You two can argue all you want, but you can't divorce each other."

"Mother, don't speak. Let him talk, let him divorce you. Let's see if he dares." Madam Wang was quite assertive at this moment.

Ling Dalang retorted, “What’s there to be afraid of? Fine, let’s divorce. Silang, please help me draft the divorce papers. The workshop belongs to the Ling family and has nothing to do with her. She can’t take anything from this house.”

"Why? I gave birth to the child, and I have a share in this business. Why won't you give it to me?" Wang was indignant. She had said it was a lie before, but…

The fact that she stole the wine is true, and Dalang probably won't believe her explanation. He'll only believe what she saw through her tears. Now, they have no choice but to separate.

Ling Dalang won't want her anymore.

Thinking of this, tears streamed down Wang's face again, her sobs filled with grievance, helplessness, sadness, and sorrow.

"No, I can't divorce her, I can't divorce her!" Mother Wang was extremely anxious, looking at this one and then that one. "I really can't divorce her. All the mistakes are my fault, all my fault. I forced her to get the wine. If she hadn't gone, I would have broken off all ties with her."

“My daughter has been thoughtful since she was little. She must have known my difficulties, which is why she did some wrong things. She has looked after you for many years, so she must have worked hard for you even if she didn’t do anything great.”

"She even gave birth to your child. You can't just divorce her over such a small matter."

The mother was afraid that if Wang Shi left, and her daughter left, where would she get wine from, and what would she spend money on? With this daughter around, she could still receive some money every month.

Ling's mother also spoke up to stop him, "Eldest son, if there's something to say, say it. You can't bring up the matter of divorcing your wife. I think your wife is a good person. The matter of taking the wine might be a misunderstanding. Why don't you two clear things up?"

“Mother, she stole things. She stole things from the workshop. Those wines are all limited; they’re meant to be sold. Our agreed-upon time with the Wang family is coming up soon, and we can’t afford to lose even a single jar of wine.”

"As you know, wine is difficult to produce and the quantity is limited. This batch of goods was agreed upon beforehand. If we can't produce the quantity now, wouldn't we be breaking our promise? How can we do business in the future then?"

"She knows this perfectly well, yet she still goes along with it, which shows she doesn't care about this family. What's the point of keeping someone like that around? It's completely unnecessary."

Ling Dalang became more and more aggrieved as he spoke. It wasn't just a jar of wine, it was a whole truckload. What if he couldn't deliver the goods?

"The most important thing in doing business is integrity."

Wang understood what she meant, but some things were beyond her control. "I... I was thinking that at worst we could just give them a little less, it wouldn't make a difference anyway."

Ling Dalang stared intently at her and said, "You don't understand, sometimes it really comes down to that tiny bit of difference."

Ling's mother was also troubled. Her eldest daughter-in-law had been a little greedy before, but she was always clear-headed when it came to important matters. Why was she confused this time? And... her mother-in-law was really something, why did she have to steal wine?

“This is a family matter behind closed doors. You can’t take it to the authorities like your third aunt did,” Ling’s mother reminded her. “That’s enough. Besides, you two have children. What’s the point of you two arguing like this?”

Ling Dalang was incredibly stubborn. "Mother, I won't say anything else. Right now, I just want to divorce my wife."

“I disagree. Of the seven grounds for divorce, which one has my daughter violated? She has always been very good to your parents. She even took good care of your sickly younger brother. Now that your family has a little money, you want to divorce your wife. You are truly despicable.”

Wang intended to try persuasion, but judging from Ling Dalang's attitude, it was impossible to persuade him. So she decided to scold him instead. If she could get a good scolding, that would be best. If not, she would just have to ask for more things, since those things were hers anyway, so she wouldn't lose out at all.