Li Tianlang's expression froze, a cold glint flashed in his eyes, and he clenched his fists.

"You dare!" Li Tianlang said in a deep voice.

Zhao Anling grinned wickedly, "You've seen my methods. Do you think I'd dare to do it?"

Li Tianlang's eyes blazed with anger, but he struggled to control himself.

He slowly reached out his hand and quickly pressed two fingers onto the acupoints below Zhao Anling's neck.

Zhao Anling froze instantly, unable to move.

"How dare you!" Zhao Anling roared in fury, but no sound came out.

Li Tianlang's expression was stern, his aura as cold as ice. "What do you think?"

He gave up his official career and chose to become a doctor, so he had nothing to fear.

"You used Yuan Doudou as bait to lure me here. You're being cunning. I'm giving you face because you want to threaten me with her. That's foolish of you." Li Tianlang had seen through the illusions of the world; he believed that romantic love was all illusory.

His liking to tease doesn't mean he'll actually do anything about it.

From the time he started reading, he loved reading Zhuangzi, who believed that non-action was the right path.

"Your wife's illness is beyond help unless a god intervenes. I am not a god, so give up hope and prepare for the worst. Locking up or killing Dou Dou will not help."

Zhao Anling's eyes reddened.

The thought that his wife of many years might die at any moment made him wish he were dead.

"Please." If he hadn't been frozen in place, Zhao Anling would have already knelt on the ground.

Li Tianlang turned around and saw two lines of tears rolling down his face, his face full of sorrow. He was surprised that this usually valiant and unyielding man could have such a tender side.

"Why are you crying?" he said disdainfully, and then released his acupoints.

Zhao Anling grabbed Li Tianlang's sleeve and burst into tears, "Li Tianlang, please help me this once, and I'll listen to you from now on."

Looking at the snot on his sleeve, Li Tianlang looked disgusted.

"Get out of the way." Li Tianlang waved his arm.

Zhao Anling refused to let go, clinging to him like a leech.

"Let go!" Li Tianlang's anger rose.

"I won't let go!"

Will you let go or not?

"I won't let go, I won't let go, I just won't let go!"

Li Tianlang pushed Zhao Anling away with disgust, but Zhao Anling was like maltose that stuck to him and he couldn't get rid of him.

"If you don't let go, I won't agree."

Zhao Anling hesitated for a moment, then slowly released his grip. "Are you willing to save Hua Niang?"

Hua Niang lay on the bed, her face pale.

She woke up early in the morning and heard the two people arguing next to her, which brought tears to her eyes.

The person she loved was right in front of her, but she could no longer say it.

"Yes, but don't get your hopes up too high. I can only extend her life by two or three years." The disease has penetrated her internal organs, and her days are numbered. Without strong medicine, she will have at most six months, and at the fastest, half a month.

Zhao Anling wept with joy.

Yuan Doudou, exhausted, lay down on the soft couch to rest.

Suddenly, upon hearing the sound of a lock being opened, Yuan Doudou jumped up and rushed to the door.

"Miss Yuan, the master invites you."

The guards led the way for her with utmost respect.

What happened? That's quite a change in attitude.

Yuan Doudou stared at the plaque in the hall, which read "Upright and Honest," and felt a wave of nausea.

Where is it right now?

As soon as I entered the hall, I saw Angie sitting in a chair, holding pastries in her hand, eating them with great relish.

"Anji!"

"Mother!"

Anji climbed off the chair and jumped into Yuan Doudou's arms.

Yuan Doudou nervously picked up Anji, checked him over, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she found him unharmed.

"Miss Yuan, I'm so sorry, I've startled you." Zhao Anling lowered his tone and became gentle and refined.

Yuan Doudou glanced at him, not wanting to acknowledge him.

Looking to the side, Li Tianlang was also there.

It seemed that Li Tianlang had already agreed to Zhao Anling's request. She couldn't help but feel resentful towards Li Tianlang. It was clearly a matter between the two of them, so why did he have to involve her and Anji?

Li Tianlang felt conflicted. He wanted to go forward and comfort her, but he also felt it would be pointless and only cause unnecessary misunderstandings.

"You can take Angie back now." After hesitating for a long time, he only said this casually.

Yuan Doudou realized that Li Tianlang was no good person, and it was best to stay away from him in the future.

"Okay." After saying that, he walked away without looking back.

After the figure disappeared from sight, Zhao Anling said calmly, "If you like it, go for it. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

Li Tianlang's eyes were as cold as ice blades, shooting towards Zhao Anling, making him shiver. Couldn't he just stay silent?

Yuan Doudou took Anji to buy groceries and then to a fabric store, where they bought two bolts of fabric to make clothes for their mother-in-law and Anji.

The clothes in the house are all patched upon patched.

Anji fell asleep in Yuan Doudou's arms as they boarded the carriage to return home.

Several women were sitting in the carriage, all of them secretly glancing at Yuan Doudou.

How could there be such a beautiful woman in the world? Even though she was wearing patched clothes, her inherent noble temperament could not be concealed at all.

Her face was round and small, and her neck was long and thin, like a goose's neck.

She looked thin and small, but her chest was prominently protruding.

They looked down at themselves, their breasts shriveled and sagging, and felt ashamed of themselves.

Yuan Doudou had already noticed that they were spying on her, and although she was unhappy about it, she kept quiet about it.

Someone whispered, "What's so interesting about a widow?"

Yuan Doudou got angry, "Don't talk if you haven't brushed your teeth, your mouth stinks."

"Who are you calling foul-mouthed?" the woman snapped, yelling in her hoarse voice.

Yuan Doudou said calmly, "Whoever answers first, that's who it is."

Those nearby chuckled as they overheard.

When the carriage stopped, Yuan Doudou woke Anji up, put on her basket, and got off the carriage.

Wang Qiqiang lingered at the village entrance, and when he saw the carriage approaching in the distance, he strode forward.

"You're back." He picked up Angie and walked back.

The carriage slowly started moving, and the people inside began to talk about it without any restraint.

Yuan Doudou remained silent the entire way. Upon arriving here, she was unhappy for the first time because people called her a widow.

"What's wrong?" Wang Qiqiang noticed something was amiss.

Yuan Doudou shook her head. It's not a big deal. Prejudice will always exist.

“From now on, you can give me the delivery jobs when you go to town.” Wang Qiqiang said, but then realized it wasn’t appropriate. “What I mean is, I’ll occasionally go to sell goods myself, and I can bring them along, so you won’t have to run back and forth.”

That's a good idea.

Every time I go to town, something unpleasant always happens.

"Then let's discuss a plan. You deliver the goods to me, twenty coins each time," Yuan Doudou said after considering the cost.

Wang Qiqiang blushed and said, "You've misunderstood. I don't want your money."

"That won't do. We'll be paid according to our work, and we'll each get what we need. Don't have any worries. If you don't want money, then I'll deliver it myself."

Seeing her resolute attitude, Wang Qiqiang could only bargain, "Okay, I only need ten coins."

After thinking it over, Yuan Doudou came up with a solution: "Here's what we'll do: if you deliver my goods along the way, I'll pay you ten coins; if you deliver my goods separately, I'll pay you twenty coins; and if you help me buy them, I'll pay you an extra ten coins."

Wang Qiqiang didn't care about this small amount of money; he was overjoyed. Yuan Doudou entrusting him with the task was the greatest reward for him.

"Okay, it's a deal."