Oh no! Seven kids at the start, all yellow and skinny.

Chapter 265 Accepting fate

"Think about it, doesn't this mean our Dazhuang is popular?" Liu Mei laughed.

"Huh?" Big Zhuang's mother stared wide-eyed in disbelief. "Popular? That's a lie..."

"Think about it, if Dazhuang isn't popular, who would rack their brains to find a way to cling to him?" Liu Mei smiled. "If Dazhuang is unreliable, then all the girls would avoid him. You'd be even more upset then. Take that... Li Lai from Lijia Village, for example. He couldn't find a wife, so he thought he could come and scam our girls. And what happened? He ruined his own life."

"Now that you say that, I feel much better," Da Zhuang's mother nodded. "But I dare not take the girl from that family."

Liu Mei shook her head: "Sister Dou, that's not right. Just because you're not good doesn't mean I'm not good either. We can't condemn everyone just because of one thing."

"But……"

"Sister Dou, let me tell you, I really think highly of Lai Di." Liu Mei interrupted Da Zhuang's mother earnestly. "Think about it, Lai Di is not well-liked at home and just wants to escape. If she becomes your daughter-in-law, and you treat her well, she might treat you like her only mother. Don't you think that makes sense?"

Da Zhuang's mother frowned, not quite processing what he had just said.

"Of course, it depends on whether the girl is worthy. If you encounter those ungrateful wretches, it won't work. For example, Xia Baozhu and Xia Xiaoyue are both ungrateful wretches, but Xia Laidi is not. Over the years, I have seen quite a few people, and I am pretty much right about them."

Da Zhuang's mother nodded: "Let me think about it."

"Okay, take your time thinking about it. I'll go get busy now." Liu Mei said and got up. She was now the manager of the entire red-tiled house courtyard. So many people and so many things had to be arranged by her. She was very busy.

Da Zhuang's mother nodded, pondered for a moment after Liu Mei left, and then got up to go find her son.

"Mother." Zhao Dazhuang was also frightened and spoke first upon seeing his mother, "Can you stop causing trouble?"

"But……"

"It depends on fate," Zhao Dazhuang sighed. "You can't force it; you'll only end up with a bad relationship."

Da Zhuang's mother opened her mouth as if to say something, but in the end it turned into a sigh, as if she had resigned herself to her fate.

As for Xia Tianyou, after bringing his wife and daughter home, he really threw a huge tantrum.

Xiao Yu and Xia Baozhu were both too frightened to speak.

“Baozhu, it was already embarrassing enough that you were divorced and sent back, but the people in the village aren’t unreasonable. I even told the village chief that we would re-establish your household registration and build you a house in the village so that you could find a man again in the future. But I didn’t expect you to…” Xia Tianyou sighed, “Now that you’re staying, we can’t face anyone in the village.”

"Dad, what do you mean?"

"What I mean is, I'll ask someone to find you a new family." Xia Tianyou's expression wasn't good. His daughter was the prettiest of his four daughters, but now he could only find a widower who had lost his wife, or send her to a remote mountain village to be a shared wife.

"I……"

"If you don't agree, then we'll exterminate your clan. From now on, whether you live or die will be up to your own fate."

Mrs. Xiao looked up: "Honey, that's our daughter, you..."

"If you're still so clueless, then you should go back to your parents' home. I can't ruin my son and two little girls because of her." Xia Tianyou's attitude was very firm. There was no other way. The village chief had specifically warned him today. They were all his children, and he loved them both equally. If Baozhu were a good girl, it would be fine, but she was hopeless. Who knew what kind of trouble she would cause in the future? If he hurt the feelings of his other daughters because of such a daughter, then he and his wife would be the ones suffering in the future.

Xiao Yu immediately shut up.

The capital city, the residence of the eldest princess.

Princess Qiaochu looked at her son, who had rushed back covered in dust, with a pained expression: "Didn't you go out to have fun? How did you end up causing so much trouble?"

“Yes, it wasn’t very clear in your letter, so please tell us quickly.” Marquis Yong’an was also a little anxious. “Your mother and I have been living in constant fear these past few years.”

"Don't rush, let me have some water and something to eat first." Ning Xingchen waved his hand, poured himself a pot of tea, ate half a plate of snacks, wiped his mouth and sat down, and then told him everything that had happened in Longxi.

Princess Qiaochu and Marquis Yong'an exchanged a glance, their expressions both rather unpleasant.

“Mother, it’s a good thing you don’t believe in those youth-preserving pills and haven’t taken them. You didn’t see how many children died in the cave below that day, Yunyi… It’s said that those pills were made from the brain marrow and blood of children.” Ning Xingchen said, and couldn’t help but touch her arm.

Although Princess Qiaochu had never taken the pills, she did have some in her possession. She had been tempted before, after all, what woman doesn't love beauty? However, when she got the pills, she smelled a very unpleasant odor inside, so she didn't take them. Now she was glad she hadn't.

But when she remembered seeing those noblewomen eat it, she suddenly felt a churning in her stomach, and she hurriedly got up, ran to the door, and vomited.

Although Marquis Yong'an was stronger, his expression was still unpleasant. After all, those youth-preserving pills weren't just for noblewomen; some men also took them, and he had seen it before, so…

In the end, Ning Xingchen watched as his parents vomited and clutched their heads, and then he couldn't help but laugh.

It's not that he's unfilial; it's just that he's already vomited, and it's only right that his parents vomit too—they're all family.

"Big brother, you're back." At this moment, Ning Wushuang ran over and immediately saw Marquis Yong'an and the Eldest Princess. "Father, Mother, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

"It's nothing, Mom and Dad probably didn't feel well after lunch," Ning Xingchen waved his hand.

"Quickly, summon the imperial physician..."

"No need." Princess Qiaochu straightened up, took the water handed to her by Granny Qin, rinsed her mouth, and said, "Spitting it out will make me feel better."

Marquis Yong'an nodded in agreement and also rinsed his mouth: "Why did Wushuang come over?"

"I heard that my older brother was back, so I came to see him." Ning Wushuang was relieved to see that her parents were really alright.

"I brought back the scar removal cream for you." Ning Xingchen hurriedly handed over a box. "Once you finish this box, the scars will completely disappear." After a pause, she pulled out a letter from her pocket. "This is a list of precautions written for you by Yun... that miracle doctor. If you follow it carefully, not only will your skin be better, but your overall condition will also improve. She also said..."

Ning Wushuang stared wide-eyed, eagerly awaiting what would follow: "What else did you say?"