Xiaoxi settled down in the Han family, and the days that followed were relatively peaceful. Although Wang wanted to cause trouble, Su Wenyue was not someone who was easy to get along with. Xiaoxi was also straightforward and aggressive, and there were some things that Su Wenyue was not willing to say, but Xiaoxi said them without hesitation. As for Liu, she was on Su Wenyue's side for the time being. Not to mention that Su Wenyue would give some small toys to the eldest and second daughter from time to time, and would occasionally let Liu get some small advantages.
Su Wenyue treated Liu and Wang with two completely different attitudes. She would never let Wang get any advantage, not to mention that Wang cheated her so much in her previous life, and her later fate was also related to Wang. And the third brother, Han Lin, was not a good guy at first glance, so no matter what the hatred was, Su Wenyue hated the couple extremely.
As for Liu, although she was a little greedy, she was straightforward and had no evil thoughts. She would say everything openly. Compared with Wang's method of hiding behind people's backs, her method was much more aboveboard. Moreover, her eldest brother Han Hu was an upright and down-to-earth man who respected his parents and loved his brothers. The eldest and second daughters were sensible children. For their sakes, Su Wenyue did not want to make too much trouble with Liu. Now that she could give Liu some small benefits to let her live in peace, Su Wenyue was willing to do so. However, her eldest brother Han Hu often looked apologetic towards her.
"Miss, you don't know that Wang Shi is really bad. She deliberately said bad things about you in the village. She also told others that you are a lazy daughter-in-law who does nothing at home all day, doesn't go to the fields, doesn't even cook meals, and let the people in the village spread gossip about you. Fortunately, I heard it."
Su Wenyue was not surprised at all when she heard Xiaoxi's complaint. Wang had used this trick in her previous life. She had not done well enough at that time. After Wang's publicity, she became notorious in Xinhe Village. The elders and mothers-in-law in the village sometimes used her as a negative example to educate their daughters-in-law. The people in the village looked at her with contempt and disgust, but they did not dare to do anything to her because of the Su family's face, and could only spit at her behind her back.
However, the same trick would not work now. Even if Wang said so, not everyone would believe it. They would definitely ask Yang, Liu or Li directly or indirectly. She did a very bad job in her previous life. Even Yang, who favored her youngest son, was unwilling to speak for her daughter-in-law. Wang wanted to use the same trick in this life. If Yang knew about it, she would be the first one to disagree.
Su Wenyue wondered whether she should stop these rumors or let them continue to spread, or... But with Xiaoxi, the girl who protects her master, she should have done something without her telling her.
"Then our Xiaoxi will definitely fight back when she hears it?" Su Wenyue looked at Xiaoxi with amusement, who was full of anger. Even she, the real culprit, was not so angry, but she was so angry.
"Of course, our young lady is not that kind of person at all. Even if she didn't work in the fields at home, she was helping the Han family's only precious grandson Baofu to learn! The master and his wife don't let you work in the fields. It's more important to teach the Han family's grandson well. Which daughter-in-law in the village has the ability of our young lady! Not only can she embroider, but she is also well-educated. With such abilities, why would she need to work in the fields? Only a woman with a bad mind like Wang, not to mention that she has no ability, is also lazy. When she works in the fields, she does less work than others. My sister-in-law tripped people up on the first day she came home, and she also gossiped about people behind their backs. Such a character is really unacceptable!"
Xier spoke so proudly that Su Wenyue could even imagine the scene when Xiaoxi was indignant defending her and she burst out laughing.
"Oh, Xiaoxi, your young lady is not as good as you say. It's wrong for you to publicize her like this." Su Wenyue said this with a more obvious smile on her face.
"Of course it's that good. Our young lady is the best!" Xiaoxi said, and then looked at Su Wenyue with a face that wanted to take credit. "Miss, don't worry. Wang Shi won't be rampant for long. Last time when I went back, I told the young master that Wang Shi had bad intentions and always made trouble for the young lady. The young master will definitely uphold justice for the young lady and will not let Wang Shi off."
"What are you two master and servant talking about again? You have cunning smiles on your faces. Have you done something bad?" Han Yu came back and saw his wife and Xiaoxi chatting and laughing together.
Maybe Su Wenyue really treated this man with care as Master Su said, and now Han Yu has changed more and more. Although he looks no different on the outside, he has a smiling face in private, especially when he is alone with Su Wenyue. He becomes more and more frivolous, and sometimes he even does frivolous things under the guise of being serious, which makes Su Wenyue helpless and unable to resist. She can only let him tease her. Su Wenyue also understands more and more that this man is a repressed and sinister person.
"No, I didn't say anything, I was just joking." Perhaps because she thought Han Yu was a man of great ambition, Su Wenyue didn't like to talk to Han Yu about the petty matters between women. Xiaoxi didn't think so. How could she not let her son-in-law know that Wang was bullying her young lady like this?
"Son-in-law, you don't know, that Wang and the second sister-in-law are so mean. They actually spread bad things about the young lady in the village, saying that the young lady is lazy and disrespectful to her parents-in-law, and many other bad things. They described the young lady as a bad daughter-in-law. I am really angry. The young lady is such a good person. She is not the kind of person she said. They have ruined the young lady's reputation." Xiaoxi kept complaining to Han Yu without mentioning her fightback.
After hearing what Xiaoxi said, Han Yu's face immediately turned cold. His third brother and his wife were getting more and more unreasonable. Both of them were smart, but they didn't use the right path. They always had evil thoughts all day long, especially Wang. She had been eyeing his wife since she got married and always had bad intentions towards her. He had to find a way to deal with her.
Han Yu was not a pedantic person who only cared about formalities. He always acted according to his heart and did not care about the means. As long as it worked, it was fine. Even if it was his third brother and his wife, he could tolerate it if it was not too much, but Wang was staring at his wife like a poisonous snake. Even if his wife could handle it now, she might be bitten by the snake someday. This was something he absolutely could not tolerate.
The more Han Yu cared about Su Wenyue, the more he could not tolerate anyone plotting against her, especially if there was a possibility that Su Wenyue would be harmed.