"Hey, do you think she's infertile? It's possible that one out of the four brothers is incapable, but not all four of them, right?"

"Haha... that's right, that's right."

The women's laughter could be heard coming from the riverbank, and they sounded particularly nasty.

Liu Duo wasn't near enough to hear the women's taunts, but Ye Liu and Ye Ling heard them.

Ye Liu looked at the group of women, his brow raised, and spoke to Ye Ling mischievously, "Ling, what do you think is the foulest thing in this world?"

They spoke like they were just randomly chatting.

Ye Ling had heard them gossiping about Liu Duo, and his brow furrowed as he became consumed by rage. He responded in time with Ye Liu's question, "Blabbermouths are the worst! It stinks for miles and miles when they open their mouths."

"Great answer, Ling. You've grown up to be really smart!" Ye Liu laughed haughtily. He realized his youngest brother had the potential to be snarky!

When Liu Duo approached, she heard Ye Liu praising Ye Ling. One was joyfully giggling, while the other raised his brows rather seriously.

"Liuzi, Ling, what are you talking about?" She crouched down next to Ye Ling to help with the washing.

At the sight of her, Ye Liu behaved like a bee fancying a flower. Gleefully, he said, "We were just saying that our Little Duo is as pretty as a flower in full bloom."

"That's a must!" Liu Duo replied boastfully. She really felt she had gotten prettier recently.

A white complexion is powerful enough to hide seven faults, after all. Her skin was as white as milk, and she had good-looking facial features, so of course she was extremely confident!

Either way, even if she weren't good-looking, she still deserved to be confident anyway!

But some people just enjoy bitching around and spoiling the fun. When the women saw Liu Duo and Ye Liu enjoying themselves, they added, "Some people just don't know what shame is. Joking around with men in broad daylight - it stains the eyes!"

"Now that you mention it, it has been a few months, and there's still no action in the stomach! Who knows, maybe she's as infertile as the brothels are!"

Other women had seen how daunting and vicious Liu Duo's comebacks could get, so they shut up and refrained from joining in.

Liu Duo didn't have any particular expression when she heard that, but she furrowed her brow in annoyance. Only her and the brothers were joking around in that area, so they were definitely talking about her! She was not an idiot.

Ye Ling flung the bed sheet from his hands and stood up angrily, facing the group of women, "A bunch of blabbermouths you are! Go wash your stinky mouths! You are so annoying. What makes you think you can talk about Duo Er like that?"

Liu Duo and Ye Liu, stunned by his sudden and intense reaction, quickly consoled him, "Ling, you can't get emotional like this. Calm down."

"Ling, don't argue with that lot. Did you forget what I said? Those who don't matter aren't worth our concern," Liu Duo kindly patted him on the back to regulate his breathing.

She was glad to know that Ye Ling came to her defence, but it was not worth letting him get sick because of this.

"Little Duo is right, Ling. You have to calm down. Don't get angry," Ye Liu got anxious when he saw that Ye Ling had grown pale.

"A cripple, and a sick one at that. You think you can scold us like that? What a joke," one woman said, not knowing what she had gotten herself into.

Liu Duo was consoling Ye Ling went she heard that and immediately flew into a rage. She didn't want to bother with the trashy lot, but they just had to tempt her!

Ye Liu wanted to get back at them, but Liu Duo shook her head, "Liuzi, you take care of Ling. I'm going in. If I can't handle them, you take over."