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

Ling Silang was still somewhat incredulous. "You really don't plan to leave this time you're back?"

"Didn't I just tell you to pack your things and head to the capital? How can you not leave?"

"What I mean is, you're not going to open another store?"

"No, Second Brother and Second Sister-in-law can handle the rest. We'll take care of things in the next couple of days."

My second sister-in-law will probably be back in a couple of days.

Ling Silang hugged Du Mingxian tightly, "Wife, you are so good to me. Never do this again. I never want to be separated from you for so long again."

"Alright, it's nothing serious. We were just killing time anyway. Now we're heading to the capital; we still have grudges to settle."

Wu Daniu, just you wait, I'm coming for revenge.

The two were talking inside when An'an's noisy voice came from outside, "Mommy, Mommy, I miss Mommy."

Du Mingxian pushed Ling Silang away and quickly opened the door to go out. She saw An'an standing at the door, the little girl was soft and cuddly, looking up at her, and finally hugging her leg, "Mother."

"Yes, yes, Mother is here." Du Mingxian replied, reaching down to pick up An'an and hold him tightly in her arms, smelling his sweet, babyish scent. "Mother really missed you."

"I miss my mother." An'an's speech is not very fluent yet, but his family can generally understand what he means.

Du Mingxian never expected that after she had been gone for so long, her son would still remember her and say he missed her. Her heart melted at that moment, and she became incredibly soft-hearted.

"Mother misses you too, Mother misses you so much."

"Yes." An'an hugged Du Mingxian's neck tightly with her little hands, her voice sweet and childlike.

Wang and the others stood in the courtyard watching. Du Mingxian looked up and met their eyes. She suddenly felt embarrassed. "Mother, sister-in-law."

Ling's mother looked well. "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back."

The whole family sat down for dinner that evening. There were many children and adults, but Du Mingxian kept an eye on Ling's mother and found that her mental state had improved a lot.

Ling Silang whispered in her ear, "Mother's condition is much better. Now we can all sit together to eat. As long as no one provokes her in front of her, she won't have an attack."

"That's fine, that's fine."

After the family had a harmonious meal, Ling Silang finally spoke up: "Father and Mother, we'd like to go to the capital before the Spring Examination to get used to the environment and prepare for next year's exam."

Ling's father and the others all knew that Ling Silang was leaving, but now that Ling Silang mentioned it, they still felt very sad.

But no one suggested stopping them from leaving; this was Ling Silang's future, and no one could stop him.

"This time, I want to go with you all." Ling's mother had already decided that she could feel at ease with her son by her side, and her other children were all doing well now.

Staying here would only bring up painful memories, and she didn't even dare to leave the house, fearing that others would point fingers at her. It would be better to go out, to leave, and to go to a new environment where no one knew her.

Ling Silang quickly agreed, "Mother, even if you didn't bring it up, we would have. This time we were thinking of having you and Father come with us. If eldest brother, sister-in-law, third brother, and third sister-in-law also want to go, then come with us."

“Yes, come with us. We’ll open a new workshop in the capital,” Du Mingxian suggested.

The rest of the Ling family were still tempted, but they had worked hard to build up their family business, and it would be difficult to just leave now.

Ling Sanlang was the first to speak up, "I won't go. I'm in charge of clan affairs. If I leave, I might lose my voice and have to give way to others."

Ling Silang pondered for a moment and said, "Third Brother, the reason I pulled the clan together to do this was firstly because I hoped everyone would prosper together, and secondly because I hoped that if anything happened to our family, the clan members wouldn't stand idly by."

“Now I am a scholar who has passed the imperial examination. After the New Year, I will become an official. When that happens, it will be the same whether you are here or not. The clan will not interfere with us.”

“Alright, then I’ll wait until you pass the high school entrance exam, and then I’ll bring your third sister-in-law and the children to the capital to join you.” Ling Sanlang readily agreed, but he decided not to go for now.

Liu also works in the soap workshop and is now in charge of a lot of things. She is a little reluctant to leave.

Ling Dalang was in a dilemma. As the eldest son, he should take care of his parents more, but now it was Silang who was leading the whole family forward.

"Father, Mother, you go to the capital with Silang, I...I'll stay here..."

The distillery is busy right now and needs someone to keep an eye on it, so he really can't leave.

"Don't worry, you go about your business. Your mother and I are in good health, there's nothing seriously wrong with us. We can walk, eat, and sleep. We just want to go out and see the world. You just stay home and take care of the house."

Ling's father reassured Ling Dalang.

Wang held An'an in her arms. If it were that Ling Silang and the others were going to the capital, Wang wouldn't feel anything, but when she thought that An'an would also be going with them, she felt particularly reluctant to part with her.

“I…” Wang said, seeing everyone looking at her, “I just can’t bear to part with An’an.”

An'an didn't understand anything, but he liked his aunt very much. Sensing that Wang was in a low mood, he reached out and gently patted her, saying, "Be happy."

This made everyone laugh.

Ling's mother said, "Eldest daughter-in-law, why don't you come to the capital with us?"

Wang wanted to go, but she had children and husband at home and couldn't leave. "Mother, I... I won't go for now."

“Okay, I’ll feel more at ease if you stay home and keep an eye on things. But you’ve only just recovered, so you absolutely mustn’t overwork yourself.”

"My daughter-in-law understands."

The matter was settled simply, and neither the eldest nor the third wife's family members will be going.

Going to the capital naturally required a lot of preparation. Ten days after Du Mingxian returned home, Ling Erlang and Xiao Zhoushi rushed back, covered in dust. Xiao Zhoushi hugged Du Mingxian and cried as soon as she entered the door.

Du Mingxian thought something had happened and was extremely anxious. She looked at Chunfeng and asked, "What happened? Has my second sister-in-law been wronged?"

"No, the Second Madam is missing the Madam." Chunfeng sighed softly after saying that. She hadn't noticed it before when they were together, but after the Madam and the Second Madam separated, the Second Madam really... was thinking about the Madam every moment.

This was the first time she had ever seen someone like their younger siblings to such an extent, to the point of complete dependence.

Du Mingxian was slightly speechless, and gently patted Xiao Zhou's shoulder, "Alright, Second Sister-in-law, we're home now, so don't cry anymore. Pack your things quickly, and we'll go to the capital in a couple of days."

Little Zhou stood up straight, her eyes sparkling. "Going to the capital, going to the capital is great! I like going to the capital."

"So, Second Sister-in-law, we still have a lot to do. You've just gotten home, so go see the children first. They must miss their mother too."