TFWYH – Chapter 178 Don’t Scold Your Husband

When Madam Su spoke of this, she couldn’t continue. Just thinking about her daughter ending up in such a place made her so furious she could almost kill someone.

“It’s nothing!” Tang Wan, unused to the over-eagerness of strangers, put on a serious face and said, “It was just a small favor!”

“To you it may be a small favor, but to our family, it’s a great blessing, Sir…”

“Mm.”

Su Yuan caught the glance from his wife and immediately waved to the man dressed as a butler standing nearby.

The butler quickly approached, carrying a tray stacked with dozens of silver ingots, each weighing ten taels.

Tang Wan felt a bit embarrassed. She had come there to steal, and saving people had been completely incidental—accepting such a reward felt a little guilty. “You really don’t have to…”

“Sister, please take it. My life is worth far more than these silver coins.”

“Yes, yes, Lady Ling must accept it, otherwise I wouldn’t feel at ease either!”

Su Wanting and Madam Su spoke in unison, leaving Tang Wan no choice but to accept the silver.

After offering their thanks one more time, they left.

As they were departing, Wei Gao pulled Tang Wan aside and thanked her personally: “Lady Ling, you truly are my good fortune. If anything had happened to the Su girl while she was in my custody, I would have been in serious trouble.”

Tang Wan replied, “It’s nothing, sir. Don’t make such a fuss.”

“All right, all right!” Wei Gao chuckled, then looked puzzled. “But… what were you doing at a brothel in the middle of the night?”

“…None of your business,” Tang Wan said solemnly, promptly passing the blame to her handsome husband: “My husband doesn’t like me. I heard the girls at brothels are very good at attending to people, so I wanted to observe and learn.”

Wei Gao: ??

Wei Gao: …

Tang Wan’s handsome husband inside the house: …

Finally managing to send Wei Gao off, Tang Wan let out a long, relieved breath.

But when she turned, she saw Jiang Shi, Ling Yue, Ling Chen, and Widow Hong all staring at her with incredibly complicated expressions.

“What’s wrong?” Tang Wan asked, puzzled.

Jiang Shi sighed, looking at Tang Wan with concern. “Wan Niang, that brat really doesn’t know better. You mustn’t stoop to his level.”

Ling Yue nodded and said, “Right! Big sister-in-law, I won’t listen to big brother anymore. If he bullies you again, tell me, and I’ll have Mother scold him!”

Little Ling Chen ran over, hugging Tang Wan’s legs, lifting his head, full of sympathy. “Big sister-in-law, don’t pay attention to big brother. He doesn’t like you, but I do. When I grow up, I’ll marry you, and I’ll always treat you well!”

Tang Wan: …

Oh no!

She hurried back to her room.

Sure enough, her handsome husband was peering at her through the window, his gaze carrying a hint of grievance.

The next moment, he averted his eyes and slammed the window shut with a bang.

“What is he doing? Wan Niang takes such care of him, and what more does he want?” Jiang Shi, hearing the noise, exclaimed.

She doted on Ling Yu and would never normally scold him—but he had gone too far this time, even she couldn’t bear it.

Tang Wan’s heart skipped a beat, and she quickly said, “Mother, don’t scold him—it’s my fault…”

“It’s not your fault, Wan Niang. You’ve already treated him well; it’s him who doesn’t know better, who can’t appreciate it. Just wait—Mother will teach him a lesson!” Jiang Shi said, then stormed into the room after Ling Yu.

Tang Wan: …

By the time Jiang Shi had finished lecturing her son, half an hour had passed.

Tang Wan sneaked back to her room under a stream of sympathetic glances.

Ling Yu glanced at her indifferently as she entered, then quickly looked away again.