## Chapter 74:  A New Daughter-in-Law?

Lin Yangyang did this simply because she didn’t want Ningning to develop feelings of inferiority, to feel different from others, even from her brother.

However, when Lin Yangyang took the two children back to the living room, Du Jiaru frowned and looked at Wei Mingfang.

“Sister-in-law, what’s wrong with your daughter-in-law? Was she just being sarcastic to me?”

Wei Mingfang glanced at her, said nothing, and turned back to continue cooking.

Du Jiaru continued, “It’s true that Ningning knows how to ‘call’ people, at least it’s better than not being able to express herself. But what did she mean just now? It’s her own fault that she gave birth to a mute daughter, even if she can use gestures to express herself, I can’t understand it either. Is this how she treats her elders?”

Wei Mingfang raised her eyebrows, “She’s like that, if you want to be nice, you call it straightforward, if you want to be harsh, you call it rude.”

“Isn’t it! That look she gave me, like I owe her something, it’s infuriating. Sister-in-law, I’m serious, a woman like her is not suitable to be a daughter-in-law.”

It seemed that Wei Mingfang had been complaining to Du Jiaru about Lin Yangyang, her daughter-in-law, quite a bit in the village, otherwise, Du Jiaru wouldn’t have said such things.

“Don’t talk nonsense, if Shiyuan hears you, he’ll argue with you.” Wei Mingfang snorted softly, throwing the green beans into the basket with a bit of temper.

In the village, Wei Mingfang had indeed complained about her daughter-in-law Lin Yangyang many times, although she didn’t say she wanted to change her daughter-in-law, Du Jiaru felt that Wei Mingfang had this thought.

“What’s there to argue about? Arranged marriage, if he wants to change, he can’t change it even if he doesn’t want to…”

“Mom, is the water hot?”

Just then, Lin Yangyang walked into the kitchen with a kettle, Du Jiaru was startled and quickly flattered, “Oh, the water just boiled, let me pour it for you.”

Lin Yangyang just heard Du Jiaru talking about changing or not changing, she didn’t hear the previous sentence, she just thought that Du Jiaru was asking to change some kitchen utensils.

“No need, I can do it myself.” Lin Yangyang dodged Du Jiaru’s hand and went to the stove to fill the kettle with hot water.

Looking at her profile, Du Jiaru smiled, “Oh, Yangyang, your skin is so well-maintained, you look so young.”

Lin Yangyang just smiled politely, “Thank you for the compliment.”

It didn’t take long to fill the kettle, Lin Yangyang picked up the kettle and turned to leave the kitchen.

Seeing her walk into the living room, Du Jiaru immediately made a face at her.

“Sister-in-law, look at your daughter-in-law, she doesn’t even want to talk to us. Does she think we’re poor and not worthy of talking to her?”

Wei Mingfang smiled, “You’ve already asked her to divorce your son, how could she be willing to talk to you?”

“Cut it out, she didn’t hear what I said… But Sister-in-law, I’m telling you the truth. With Shiyuan’s good conditions, what kind of woman can’t he find? Why does he have to find such a promiscuous slut?”

Hearing Du Jiaru’s evaluation of Lin Yangyang, Wei Mingfang frowned unhappily, “What are you talking about, how can you use such words to describe Shiyuan’s wife?”

Du Jiaru, however, didn’t care at all, “Did I say something wrong? Sister-in-law, you said it yourself, she’s promiscuous, now almost the whole military compound knows that Lin Yangyang is having an affair with her old classmate. What else could she be if not a slut?”

“Watch your mouth.” Wei Mingfang still glared at her unhappily.

When she couldn’t see, Du Jiaru rolled her eyes, “Sister-in-law, there’s no smoke without fire, flies don’t bite a seamless egg, if she wasn’t promiscuous, how could there be such rumors? Why don’t others spread rumors about others, but only say she’s promiscuous? Didn’t you say that there are rumors outside that she even abandoned her family and children for another man, and even wanted to commit suicide for love? Humph! A woman like this, whoever marries her is unlucky!”

Although Lin Yangyang had sworn that she had never done anything wrong to the Lu family, but what was the truth, who knows?

Wei Mingfang also wanted to stand on her side, but thinking about the rumors flying around, she was also unsure.

“I’m just thinking for your own good. Think about it, Lin Yangyang is so beautiful, maybe she hasn’t done anything wrong now, but what about later? Maybe a very rich boss or a young master, or even a military officer above the division level falls for her, who can guarantee that she won’t cuckold your son? They say that a good wife is virtuous, think about it yourself, where is Lin Yangyang virtuous?”

The more she listened, the more she felt that Du Jiaru was right, which made Wei Mingfang have a little more suspicion about Lin Yangyang.

“Even if we want to find another daughter-in-law, we need a good candidate first. Besides, Shiyuan doesn’t know how to convince him yet.”

“First, try to drive a wedge between Shiyuan and Lin Yangyang, as long as you make Shiyuan see his wife’s true face, he’ll immediately divorce her. Then, we’ll win over Shiyuan and the new girlfriend, let Shiyuan know that he should marry a wife who is good for him and the family, and he’ll naturally agree.”

Wei Mingfang looked at her with half-belief, feeling that what she said made some sense, but it was also not very reliable.

In the living room, Lin Yangyang didn’t hear the conversation between the two in the kitchen, but she guessed what it was about.

In the original book, it was this cousin who introduced Fang Shuting to Lu Shiyuan, only this time, it was much earlier.

Her arrival would more or less change the direction of the plot.

But now, she was Lu Shiyuan’s wife, Du Jiaru wouldn’t be stupid enough to make Lu Shiyuan divorce and marry another woman, would she?

Lin Yangyang thought that Du Jiaru would just have dinner at their house and leave, but who knew that Wei Mingfang and Du Jiaru would both stay overnight.

The next day, Lin Yangyang went to work early in the morning, leaving Wei Mingfang and Du Jiaru at home.

The two chatted while washing clothes by the well.

Wei Mingfang loved cleanliness, seeing that the two children’s blankets hadn’t been washed for a month, she decided to wash them all together.

With a large basin of clothes and blankets, Wei Mingfang couldn’t carry it, suddenly a pair of hands came over.

She said softly, “Auntie, let me help you.”

It was Fang Shuting, she helped Wei Mingfang carry the full basin of wet clothes back to the Lu family.

Seeing that Wei Mingfang’s waist wasn’t very good, Fang Shuting directly hugged the basin in her arms and walked forward step by step with some difficulty.

Wei Mingfang walked behind and patted her uncomfortable waist, Du Jiaru walked over and asked softly, “Huh, Sister-in-law, who is this girl?”

“You don’t recognize her? She’s from your village, Old Fang’s youngest daughter.”

Du Jiaru suddenly realized, smiling and walking to Fang Shuting’s side, “You’re Shuting? Oh, I haven’t seen you for years! You’ve grown so much.”

Fang Shuting then recognized that Du Jiaru was the woman who had married into their village, she was Lu Shiyuan’s cousin.

“Aunt Du, hello.” Fang Shuting greeted politely.