TFWYH – Chapter 50 Troublemaker

Ling Yu glanced at Tang Wan. “Wan Niang, show Mother your injuries.”

“Mm!” Seeing him say that, Tang Wan obediently took Jiang shi outside.

Shopkeeper Xu and the head chef had just witnessed the entire spectacle and couldn’t help but sigh with emotion.

What a fierce woman—she even dared to hit her husband’s grandmother!

In all their decades of life, they had never seen a woman this ferocious.

And yet, her husband actually defended her!

“You know,” the head chef whispered to Shopkeeper Xu as they stepped out, “for someone like Madam Ling to marry such a good-looking husband… I’ve lived this long and never seen a man that handsome.”

Shopkeeper Xu shot him an exasperated glance but didn’t refute it.

Handsome? His bearing was extraordinary as well, not inferior to his own young master.

No, in fact, this man had even more presence.

As a shopkeeper, Xu had seen countless people and was a good judge of character.

That Ling husband of hers was no ordinary man—that much was obvious!

When he returned, he would definitely report this matter to his young master.

Tang Wan led Jiang shi into her room to apply medicine to her wounds.

Ling Yue wanted to follow, but with Shopkeeper Xu and the chef still there, she had to teach them the recipe and could only suppress her worry to handle the guests first.

Inside the room, little Ling Chen clutched his mother’s sleeve, his peach blossom eyes—so much like Ling Yu’s—filled with worry.

“Mother’s fine, don’t worry!” Jiang shi rubbed Ling Chen’s small head, and when he nodded, she turned to Tang Wan. “Wan Niang, don’t be so impulsive next time. She’s still an elder after all.”

“You’re not angry?” Tang Wan gave her a puzzled look.

Jiang shi gave a bitter smile. “How could I not be angry? Ever since the children’s father passed away, I’ve taken more than my share of beatings. But she’s my mother-in-law. She can hit me, but no matter how angry I get, I can’t hit her back. Otherwise, people would say I’m unfilial.”

“Blind filial piety,” Tang Wan said with a frown, clearly disapproving. “No one else will take the blows for you. As long as your conscience is clear, that’s enough. Acting like this only hurts the people who truly care about you.”

Jiang shi was stunned for a moment, then smiled. “Wan Niang, you’re right. Your perspective is better than mine.”

“Mother is kind. With me here, I’ll protect you!” Tang Wan, embarrassed by the praise, patted her small chest and solemnly promised.

Jiang shi was amused, her gaze growing softer as she looked at Tang Wan.

“I’ll protect Mother too!” Ling Chen quickly added, unwilling to be outdone.

“You’re both good children,” Jiang shi sighed, realizing she truly was blessed.

Her mother-in-law might be harsh, but she still had her caring children.

From now on, she had to be stronger and stop making her children worry about her.

Because of Jiang shi’s injuries, Ling Yue remained distracted the entire time, and in the end simply recited the recipe and steps to Shopkeeper Xu.

After memorizing it, Shopkeeper Xu smiled and bid farewell.

Once he left, Ling Yue immediately ran into the room to check on Jiang shi.

As for what Ling Yu and the village head discussed, no one knew, but before long the village head left, shaking his head and sighing.

The second household appeared calm again, but every one of them knew that their relationship with the old Ling family was now truly shattered.

Compared to them, the old Ling household was anything but calm.

Old Man Ling had suffered such a loss that no matter how he thought about it, he couldn’t find peace.

Old Madam Liu was at home cursing the heavens, the earth, and even the air itself, crying and wailing.

The whole house was in chaos.

Madam Qian was still shaken, secretly thankful she had listened to her son. Otherwise, she would have been the one humiliated today.

Because of that, she sternly warned Ling Xiaofang not to stir up trouble like some dung-stirring stick again, or even she wouldn’t be able to save her.