Chapter 592 Public Resentment
Although not everyone accepted the money, the people all felt that it was their irrationality that caused Miss Du to hit the wall.
Of course, the Zhou family, the culprit, was not let off. Many righteous people gathered in front of the Zhou mansion, demanding justice.
The Zhou family's servants looked out through the crack in the door and heard the shouting outside, and they couldn't help feeling guilty.
"Go away, all of you, get out of here! Do you think a bunch of common people can stop the Zhou family?" Several servants bravely said with a ferocious look.
However, this did not scare the angry people at all.
They tried to push the people, but were instead pushed to the ground by them: "You've already forced Miss Du to death, are you going to force us to death too?"
The butcher stood in the front. His size alone was enough to match that of three men. Even the servants were shocked by his aura.
He still held the butcher knife in his hand and said angrily, "Well, I've been displeased with your Zhou family for a long time. You didn't have the courage to attack the Du family, but you killed the Du family's girl. You are so vicious!"
Someone in the crowd shouted, "They even dared to harm the Du family's daughter, so they have no regard for us ordinary people."
"That foolish son of Mrs. Chen's is still shouting every day that Miss Zhou is a celestial being. Humph, even the centipede in the cracks of the rocks isn't as vicious as her."
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There was a lot of noise in front of the Zhou family's door. Inside the Lu family, Hu Xin'er smiled and sat opposite Mr. Du and others, drinking tea.
Xiao Cui ran in and reported happily, "Master, Miss, the Zhou family is now blocked! It's really God's mercy that those gossiping people know about the difficulties our Du family has faced. They are now worried about our young lady."
"What? They actually dared to block the Zhou family?!" Master Du smiled. "Finally, someone vented for my daughter."
Xiao Cui described it vividly, "You don't even know what they said—they said that Miss Du is a woman of steel. If she hadn't been forced into a desperate situation, she wouldn't have banged her head against the wall to prove her innocence."
"They also said that the Du family is usually kind and generous, eager to help others and do good deeds. They have received the Du family's kindness and will never be the ungrateful people they are."
"Even Mr. Wang has spoken out, saying that those who carry firewood for the public should not be allowed to freeze to death in the wind and snow..."
Hu Xin'er praised: "Master Du has been running the business for many years, and the people are grateful to him. That's why the Zhou family is surrounded today."
Mr. Du was a little embarrassed by the praise: "Ahem, we are talking about the young lady's affairs, Xiao Cui, please don't talk nonsense."
"By the way, the yards of our Du family and the young lady have also been fenced off. Although there are not many people there compared to the Zhou family, there are still some who really care about the young lady and the master. Do we want to meet them?" Xiao Cui asked.
Mr. Du was about to answer, but stopped and turned to look at Hu Xiner.
If it is said that before in his heart, Hu Xiner was just a stinky girl who was good at talking and eloquent.
This time, Hu Xiner used a clever trick to help him restore his daughter's reputation, and completely made Mr. Du fall in love with this young woman.
This girl is extremely smart. If he didn't have a son and Hu Xin'er was already married, he would really want Hu Xin'er to be his daughter-in-law!
We are all one family now, so why should we worry about not being able to defeat the scheming Zhou family?
Hu Xin'er thought for a moment and said, "Let's just tell everyone that the doctor is treating Miss Du. Try not to reveal our plan except to those closest and most trusted."
Xiao Cui had just squeezed out of the crowd and even one of the hairpins on her hair was squeezed off.
Because the young lady's injustice had been cleared, she was as happy as a little sparrow, chirping and telling everything she had seen and heard.
Only then did Miss Du realize that her image in the eyes of the people was not as bad as she had imagined.
"I used to think that I was really disliked by others because of my unconventionality," she said, smiling quietly.
Mother Du looked at her with a pang of heartache: "My dear daughter, it's all your father's fault for being so incompetent. He's always been so reckless that he ended up plotting against you!"
She looked at Hu Xin'er gratefully: "Mrs. Lu, it's all thanks to you. If it weren't for you, my Xiaoqin would have been plotted to death by that group of people. I really don't know how I can repay you!"
She is an experienced person. Although her daughter looks carefree like a boy on weekdays, she is actually delicate and gentle in mind. She forces herself to become sensible just to shoulder the burden of the Du family.
But over the years, she has been repeatedly rejected by men she likes and was framed by Miss Zhou. How could outsiders know the bitterness of this?
Seeing her red eyes, Hu Xin'er hurriedly said, "Miss Du was the one who helped us first. What's there to talk about between us thanking or not? If it weren't for you, it would be much more difficult for us to get things done in Qingzhou City."
She added, "By the way, we've also had conflicts with Zhou Chenghe, and this time we have selfish motives, so there's no need to talk about repaying or not."
Mother Du sniffed and said, "I lost my composure. By the way, why didn't I see the Second Young Master today?"
"Oh, he is taking care of his mother in the room." Hu Xiner answered casually.
Mother Du said somewhat embarrassedly, "To be honest, I was thinking of marrying my daughter to the Second Young Master before, but now I think that our Du family is marrying up."
She held Miss Du's hand tightly, her eyes reddening again. "Even ordinary men wouldn't compromise on marrying into a family, so how could a divine figure like the Second Young Master compromise? It's us who have implicated Xiaoqin."
Mu Qing suddenly said, "Actually, it doesn't matter whether you marry into the family or not. At worst, you can just have a few more children and divide them equally between the two families."
Hu Xin'er was a little surprised that he suddenly spoke, but she was also amused by what he said: "You think this is dividing candied fruit? And you're giving it half to each of us."
Mu Qing said seriously, "Why not? If the first family has two sons, then both families will have sons, right?"
"Then I will also have two children in the future, and one of them will have my surname Hu." Hu Xiner said deliberately. She stroked her belly and smiled gently.
Mu Qing's eyes also turned warm: "It's okay if they all have your last name."
Although it was not the first time to see the couple in love, when they talked, people around them had the illusion of being blinded by the light.
Du's mother couldn't help but sigh in her heart, thinking that it would be great if her daughter could find a husband like this in the future.
She knew that Mu Qing was just trying to comfort her, so she rubbed her eyes and smiled, "I hope the son-in-law we find in the future has half the character of Mr. Lu."
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