The Du family also couldn't calm down for a long time.

Xia Chunmei is actually related to the Jin family! Jin Yuntian's only son even calls Xia Chunmei "sister," they must have a very close relationship.

Du Jinghua and his wife were extremely uneasy. What if Xia Chunmei insisted on taking revenge on them? Would the Du family even be enough to satisfy their hunger?

"No, I have to go find Bin'er. Bin'er and Xia Chunmei are on good terms. As long as he maintains this relationship, the Du family will not only be safe, but may even rise to a higher level." Thinking about the Du family rising to a higher level, Du Jinghua felt a surge of excitement.

"By the way, you should also prepare two generous gifts. We'll go to Yijia Village to celebrate with Xia Chunmei." Du Jinghua then said to Madam Du, "Make sure the gifts are substantial, don't be stingy."

After saying that, Du Jinghua went to Du Bin's courtyard.

Madam Du was furious, feeling as if she had a mouthful of blood stuck in her throat.

Du Bin and Xia Chunmei ruined her daughter's reputation and forced her to fake her death and leave home. Not only can she not take revenge, but she also has to curry favor with them and prepare lavish gifts for Xia Chunmei. How can this be reasonable?

In fact, Du Bin never expected that Xia Chunmei, a country girl, would have such connections!

Now he finally understood why Xia Chunmei, even though she was in the countryside, could still know so much about the Du family, their plans, and their intentions. With someone like Jin Yuntian supporting her, it couldn't be easier for her to know or do anything she wanted.

Fan Baowen thought that by hooking up with Du Lanlan, he would have a bright future, but little did he know that he had picked up a grain of sand and lost a pearl.

Now, Du Bin feels that agreeing to cooperate with Xia Chunmei was absolutely the right and wise decision.

"Bin'er..." Du Jinghua's voice came from outside.

Du Jinghua walked in and looked at Du Bin, who was lying on the bed: "Bin'er, are you alright?"

"He won't die yet."

Du Jinghua choked.

Then he said, "Are you holding a grudge against me for hitting you?"

"I wouldn't dare."

"You can't write two 'Du' characters in one stroke. You framed your sister and ruined our plans. Tell me, shouldn't you be punished?"

"I didn't steal the letter."

"Even if you didn't steal it, you must have had someone steal it. Otherwise, how could Xia Chunmei have stolen the letter? Okay, now it doesn't matter who stole the letter. What's your relationship with Xia Chunmei? Is it that kind of relationship?"

Ultimately, Du Jinghua still didn't trust Du Bin. He only stopped investigating because Xia Chunmei had the Jin family backing her.

Du Jinghua did not ask about Du Bin's injuries, but continued, "You are not young anymore, and Xia Chunmei is not engaged. If you two are mutually attracted, I will send a matchmaker to your door to arrange the marriage as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, Du Bin was taken aback, realizing that while his father might not excel at other things, he was certainly good at having vivid dreams.

Do you really think Xia Chunmei is so magnanimous that she wouldn't hold a grudge against what the Du and Fan families did to her?

Did Xia Chunmei really think the Du family was unaware that they were involved in kidnapping Yaomei and framing her?

The reason the Du family wasn't included was simply to keep them around for him to play with.

His good father actually wanted to be Xia Chunmei's father-in-law!

Du Bin then laughed and said, "Father, aren't you afraid that Mother and my eldest brother will have objections?"

Du Bin is an illegitimate son. How could the principal wife and legitimate son be happy to marry such a powerful wife to him?

“What’s there to be unhappy about? Xia Chunmei has Uncle Jin behind her. If our Du family can get his protection, we will definitely rise to a higher level in the future, no, ten levels higher,” Du Jinghua said. “However, the storm hasn’t passed yet, so your marriage with Xia Chunmei will have to wait at least a year and a half.”

Fan Jiangshi just said that Du Bin and Xia Chunmei are having an affair. They are so angry that they are getting engaged or married, which could easily give people something to talk about. The Du family has been receiving a lot of negative publicity lately, so Du Jinghua wants to keep a low profile.

"There's nothing between me and Miss Xia, so please don't bother with that."

“We didn’t have it before, but we can have it now, and we can have it in the future. Don’t be so stubborn. Even if Xia Chunmei has the Jin family as her backer, she has broken off her engagement and her family situation is like that. What good family can she find to marry into? It’s all her good fortune that she was able to marry into our Du family.”

If it weren't for the fear of Xia Chunmei retaliating against the Du family, even with the Jin family backing her up, Du Jinghua wouldn't have agreed to let Xia Chunmei into the family.

"You should rest well these two days. In a couple of days it will be Xia Chunmei and her sister's birthday. You and your father will go together then."

"I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint my father; I probably won't be able to go."

“I only hit you a few times lightly, how could it be that serious? It’s not like I’m telling you to walk there.” Du Jinghua got angry, feeling that Du Bin was deliberately contradicting him.

Du Bin's servant, Wan Shun, cried and said, "Master, the young master's injuries are too severe. He can't move at all. The gatekeeper won't let the doctor in. No one is treating the young master's injuries. He even vomited blood last night..."

After saying that, Wan Shun lifted the blanket covering Du Bin, revealing the shocking bruises and welts on Du Bin's body.

Du Jinghua fell silent, but he would never admit he was wrong. He shouted, "Wasn't it your young master who made a mistake? Otherwise, would I have hit him? He's vomiting blood, and you're only telling me now? There's no doctor. Why are you only saying this now? Where were you before? What are you standing here for? Go and get a doctor!"

Upon hearing this, Wan Shun immediately ran to fetch a doctor.

Du Jinghua said, "Get some rest, we'll go to Yijia Village together later."

After saying that, Du Jinghua left with his hands behind his back.

Du Bin immediately had someone relay Du Jinghua's message to Madam Du...