latelenovela Chapter 643 Someone Who's Jealous
Chapter 643 Someone Who's Jealous
Despite her desire to sleep with Du Mingxian, Xiao Zhoushi ultimately failed to do so. However, in the days that followed, Xiao Zhoushi wished she could stay by Du Mingxian's side 24 hours a day. She even followed Du Mingxian to the outhouse and stood guard at the door, completely treating herself as a personal maid. If Du Mingxian hadn't insisted that she go back, Xiao Zhoushi probably would have stayed overnight.
Of course, these are all things for later.
When Xiao Zhoushi and Ling Erlang returned, the house became a bit more lively, but no one dared to sit down for a meal together, for fear of upsetting Ling's mother.
There was nothing at Xiao Zhou's place, so they went directly to Liu's place for dinner. After Du Mingxian and Ling Silang finished eating, they returned to their room. She asked in a low voice, "While we were eating, I suddenly remembered that I hadn't seen my little sister."
“I asked, and Dad said that my little sister went out to do free medical consultations with the doctor.”
Du Mingxian felt that her mind was wandering when she heard about the free clinic. "I hope nothing bad will happen."
"Next time we go to the county, we'll ask the doctors. They're all people we know, so it shouldn't be a big problem, right?"
Ling Silang was also unsure of himself, fearing something might go wrong, given the precedent of what had happened before.
Having gone through what happened with Zhao Di, Du Mingxian was unsure about this kind of situation. "Let's go take a look after we're done with these things."
"it is good."
As the two were talking, Madam Zhou asked from outside, "Mingxian, may I come in?"
"Second sister-in-law, come in." As Du Mingxian spoke, Ling Silang had already gotten up and walked out.
As soon as Xiao Zhou came in and Ling Silang went out, she acted as if she hadn't seen him at all, walked straight in, missed Ling Silang, and quickly headed towards Du Mingxian.
"Mingxian, has An'an eaten yet?"
"He just woke up. I need to change his diaper before feeding him. Has your second sister-in-law finished eating?"
Mrs. Zhou waved her hand, "I'm done eating, I'll come and keep you company."
Du Mingxian glanced outside at the approaching darkness, and seeing Xiao Zhou's joyful expression, she said nothing, "Second sister-in-law, come and sit down."
Xiao Zhou came over and sat down, then started gossiping to Du Mingxian about the village affairs, about which family's business.
Du Mingxian listened while breastfeeding An'an. After An'an finished feeding, she played for a while and then fell asleep. Little Zhou Shi still had no intention of leaving, and it was completely dark outside.
She glanced at the time in her online account; it was already past eight o'clock in the evening. In this day and age, many people are asleep by eight o'clock.
Du Mingxian kept yawning as she listened. Gossip can be invigorating, but it couldn't stop her from being so sleepy.
Seeing that she was so sleepy, Xiao Zhou was starting to waver about leaving when Ling Erlang's voice came from outside, "Wife, it's time to go back, it's very late."
Xiao Zhou was particularly displeased upon hearing Ling Erlang's voice, and her face instantly fell.
"Second sister-in-law, how about we leave it at that for today and continue our discussion tomorrow morning?"
Others' words might not carry much weight, but Du Mingxian's words were very effective with Xiao Zhou Shi. "Alright, then I'll go back to sleep first, and I'll come find you again tomorrow morning."
"Okay, okay, go ahead."
Du Mingxian watched as Xiao Zhoushi left. No sooner had Xiao Zhoushi left than Ling Silang walked in, his face full of helplessness.
Du Mingxian laughed, "You, Second Sister-in-law, are just a little excited because you haven't seen me in so long, that's why you've been sitting for a while."
"I'm afraid it won't be a little longer; she wants to monopolize you." Ling Silang's expression wasn't good. Everyone wanted to steal his wife; how could he be happy?
Du Mingxian found his expression amusing. "You're jealous of your second sister-in-law? You're really something."
Ling Silang was truly aggrieved. "Wife, it's been so long since I've been with you. I want to be with you too."
Du Mingxian knew he was referring to the past. After leaving, there was the Wen family, and later Ping County. The two of them had indeed spent very little time together.
"We'll have plenty of time to be together in the future, so don't let this upset you."
“It’s not that I’m unhappy, it’s that I’m depressed, and what you said is wrong.” Ling Silang felt a tightness in his chest. “I don’t have that much time to spend with you. When you come back, tell your family that you want to start the business again.”
"With the family business, you'll definitely be busier, and we won't have much time to see each other then."
Du Mingxian rolled her eyes at him. "Do you still need to study now? Someone with a photographic memory, who has served as an official and taken the imperial examination once, will it be difficult for you to take it again next time?"
“Indeed, it’s not necessary. In that case, I can come with you.”
"Of course, you can participate in this matter as well. We can do business together. The family is in such a state right now and urgently needs to make money. We have to earn it ourselves. My brothers and sisters-in-law definitely won't accept the money we offer."
"Alright, then I'll follow behind you and learn how to make money."
After talking for a while, Du Mingxian stroked Ling Silang's fur until it was smooth and comforted him before they went to sleep.
The next day, when Du Mingxian got up, Ling Silang was already up.
She used to have a habit of jogging in the morning, but now, because of her pregnancy and the need to breastfeed her child, she couldn't keep up that routine. When she got up, Ling Silang was already gone.
Du Mingxian got up and was about to go outside to fetch water when she heard Xiao Zhou's voice from outside, "Mingxian, are you awake?"
Du Mingxian subconsciously responded, "Second sister-in-law, I'm awake."
Little Zhou came in, carrying a basin of water. "Go wash up quickly, I'll take care of An'an."
"Thank you, Second Sister-in-law. An'an hasn't woken up yet."
"Okay." Madam Zhou waved her hand. "It's alright. I'll just sit by the bed and watch over her. As soon as she wakes up, I'll comfort her. You go and wash up."
Du Mingxian had just washed her face and hadn't even reached the bedside when Ling Silang walked in. When he saw Xiao Zhoushi, his expression changed slightly. "Second sister-in-law, second brother is looking for you."
"It's alright, don't worry about him, it's nothing serious."
"I think my second brother seems to be in a hurry. Second sister-in-law, you should go back and check on him first."
Ling Silang looked serious. Little Zhou Shi never thought that Ling Silang would lie to her. She believed what Ling Silang said and turned to leave.
Du Mingxian could tell that Ling Silang was lying. Seeing him approach, she was extremely helpless. "You know, I think Second Sister-in-law must have something on her mind after I left last time, which is why she came to bother me."
"But I don't like it."
"It's alright, we'll keep your second sister-in-law busy these next couple of days, so she won't have time to come looking for you, and you don't need to worry."
"Okay, I think that's a good idea."
After dinner, Xiao Zhou did not come over again. Du Mingxian had already started writing a plan. To revitalize the entire Ling family, a plan was needed.
She wrote the plan together with Ling Silang.
"I have an idea, would you like to hear it?"
"You said."
“Our family business is doing alright, and we even run a small workshop in the village. But something happened outside that pushed us out of business, and nobody in the village came out to help. What do you think of this situation?”
“We’re thinking of a business that will bring the whole village together, so everyone can eat meat and drink soup together. But if someone tries to take a bite out of this pie, what do you think will happen?”