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Ever since the incident involving the Wang family, Liu Shijie knew of Ling Silang's existence and kept a low profile. Later, when Ling Silang passed the imperial examination, Liu Shijie valued the Ling family even more.

Even though he knew it was just an insignificant member of the Xu family getting married, he still came for Ling Silang, hoping to build a good relationship with him.

However, since the Xu family was the maternal family of Ling Silang's wife, he could only bring his wife and daughter with him.

After entering, Liu Shijie and Ling Silang kept talking, while Gao Min led Liu Min'er to the backyard first.

Gao Min was intelligent. When she first saw Old Lady Xu, she did not look down on her because she was just an old lady with no status. On the contrary, she felt that the noble air that Old Lady Xu exuded from the bone was a height that she could never reach in her life.

She performed the junior's greeting, which shocked everyone else present. They valued the Xu family even more and wanted to know what kind of background the Xu family had that would make the county magistrate's wife perform the junior's greeting.

Du Mingxian and Da Zhou Shi and others were all busy today.

Since they were family members, they didn't go outside. They picked them up directly from one room, took them to the main hall to pay respects to heaven and earth, and then sent them directly to the bridal chamber.

The process was quite simple, followed immediately by the banquet. Today, the chefs used for the banquet were all from Ling Erlang Restaurant, which is why many people came, since a meal there is usually quite expensive.

It wasn't until everyone finished eating that Du Mingxian had some free time. Xu Tingting stood beside her and said with great emotion, "If it weren't for you, we wouldn't be where we are today. It's hard to imagine that Dad was able to marry the person he loved."

"The harder you work, the luckier you get; you earn it all yourself."

Xu Tingting stared at Du Mingxian and said, "It's because you're kind that we have such a good opportunity. We're also lucky to have met you."

"Cousin, Grandma wants you to come to the capital with me."

"I……"

Just as Xu Tingting was about to refuse, Du Mingxian added, "This is Grandma's wish. She wants you to go to the capital and see the world."

"But I don't want to leave my grandma. I'm afraid she'll have health problems and I won't feel at ease if I'm not by her side."

"It's alright. You can come back from the capital. Grandma is fine now, and Uncle is married. Aunt and Uncle will take good care of Grandma. You should go out for a walk."

Xu Tingting fell silent. She had never thought of leaving her grandmother. Over the years, she had long regarded her grandmother as her own.

"Cousin, why don't you go out for a walk? Uncle wants you to go too."

Xu Tingting didn't agree immediately, "I still want to talk to Grandma again."

"Yes, we've set a date of ten days from now. Let's set off early and arrive in the capital before it gets too cold."

"it is good."

On the other side, Liu Zhen'er felt stuffy after the banquet and wanted to go out for some fresh air. She didn't bring any maids with her, but was blocked by a dashing young man from the county.

Liu Zhen'er angrily told the other party to move aside, but the other party did not move aside and instead became more demanding, because Liu Zhen'er was not the most favored by the county magistrate.

Just then, Ling Dabao passed by and saw a male guest harassing a female guest, so he went straight over.

"Young master, your family is searching for you everywhere."

Upon seeing someone he didn't recognize, the young master immediately asked arrogantly, "Who are you?"

"I am Ling Kechen from the Ling family, and the Xu family is my fourth aunt's maternal uncle's family."

The Ling family is practically the host family today. When the young master left, his family repeatedly told him not to mess with the Ling family. The Ling family is not only doing a big business now, but they are also about to produce an official. They are quite something.

In fact, after the entire Wang family was imprisoned, people in the county with some influence knew about the Ling family's connections in the capital, which is why they were restraining their own children.

"Fine, I'll do it for your sake today." The young master left without further ado.

After everyone left, Ling Dabao said to Liu Zhen'er, "Miss, why don't you go back to the table and find your family?"

Liu Zhen'er immediately saw through Ling Dabao's lie. "Thank you for helping me, but... Young Master Du is not someone to be trifled with. If you lied to him, he will..."

"It's alright. My fourth uncle and the others will be going to the capital in ten days. I'll go with them then. Even if Young Master Du tries to cause me trouble, he won't be able to find me."

Liu Zhen'er curtsied slightly, "Thank you for your help earlier, young master."

Ling Dabao felt embarrassed by the bowing and thanks, and said, "It's nothing, you should go back now."

"Okay." Liu Zhen'er turned and left, with Ling Dabao following behind her until she arrived at the table. Only then did he leave to attend to his own business.

Liu Zhen'er sensed it and knew that Ling Dabao had brought her back. When she turned around again, she saw his departing figure.

Gao Min was a little surprised to see her daughter return. "Didn't you say you were going out for some fresh air? Why are you back so soon?"

"I ran into that Du family guy as soon as I went out. He insisted on blocking my way and said... he even said I should play with him."

Gao Min's face changed instantly. She was about to stand up and confront the young master of the Du family when Liu Zhen'er hurriedly grabbed her hand and whispered, "Mother, don't go. He didn't do anything to me. It was the young master of the Ling family who lied to him, and then he left."

Gao Min heard it clearly, but wasn't quite sure, "Young Master Ling?"

"He is the eldest nephew of the scholar Ling. He said that the Xu family is the maternal uncle's family of his fourth aunt."

Gao Min knew the Ling family quite well. "Oh, they're in the imperial merchant business. His parents are honest people, and the family relies entirely on his fourth uncle and aunt. I just don't know what the relationships are like among the family members."

Liu Zhen'er immediately understood what Gao Min meant, and her face flushed slightly. "Mother, you..."

"I'll see in a bit. I don't want you to marry into a wealthy or influential family, but if there's someone from a good family, I don't want to let them go."

Liu Zhen'er didn't speak. Thinking of Ling Dabao's appearance, she didn't seem to mind if it was him.

The day after the Xu family's happy event, Gao Min's people had already thoroughly investigated all the past events of the Ling family.

Gao Min was overjoyed to hear the report from her subordinates.

"Even though the family has separated, they are still so harmonious, which shows that they have a good family tradition and a promising future. The fact that the whole family was able to support a sick person shows that they are all kind-hearted people."

Gao Min felt more and more that the Ling family's situation was good, and she was very pleased with it.

However, she had never met Ling Dabao and wanted to meet him, as well as Ling Dalang and his wife.

So... Du Mingxian received an invitation to a flower viewing banquet hosted by Gao Min, which was attended by Wang Shi, Xiao Zhou Shi, Liu Shi, and several children including Ling Dabao.

Du Mingxian was stunned when she received the invitation. Why would the wives of powerful figures send her an invitation?

Seeing her hesitation, Ling Silang said, "If you want to go, then go; if you don't want to go, then come back. The county magistrate's wife won't say anything."

"I just don't understand. We have no connection with the county magistrate's family, except for my uncle's wedding. How did we get to the point where we can host a banquet?"