With Mu Dade’s explanation, the expression on Old Mrs. Mu’s face finally improved a bit.

However, she still looked at Mu Dandan and Mu Yingying as if they were thieves.

Old Mrs. Mu told herself in her heart that if these two girls dared to seduce the future son-in-law, she would flay them.

With the arrival of the people from the main house, everyone from the Old Mu Family was now gathered, just waiting for the Qin Family.

Mr. Mu opened another table, seating himself, Old Mrs. Mu, and Mu Xiangxiang, along with the main house family, while everyone else was arranged at the other table.

Old Mrs. Mu, fearing that the Qin Family would arrive later and that the family would randomly order dishes, had already ordered them in advance.

Two vegetarian dishes, a mixed dish, and some clear soup, having even settled the bill.

Mrs. Lin looked disappointed, whispering to Mu Dazhong and Mu Dajiang.

"I thought we could eat something nice today, but it turns out to be all the usual stuff we have at home. I got excited for nothing. If I’d known, I wouldn’t have come."

Her words fell right into Old Mrs. Mu’s ears, who said unhappily, "If you don’t like it, get out! Troublesome woman, I don’t know how our second brother could be blind enough to fancy you."

Mrs. Lin was full of embarrassment, but she had to maintain her smile.

"Mom, I spoke without thinking, just pretend I was talking nonsense, don’t be angry, I promise I won’t say anything else, how about that?"

Old Mrs. Mu let out a cold snort from her nose, disdainfully giving Mrs. Lin a glance.

On Yu Si Niang’s side, the freshly roasted duck was cut open by her. Before she could distribute it, Gou Dan came up to her.

"Aunt Si, Gou Dan wants some."

Being watched by a six-year-old, Yu Si Niang felt a bit embarrassed, even though Shuangshuang had instructed her not to give these things to the other members of the Old Mu Family.

But, Gou Dan was just a child, so it shouldn’t be an issue, right?

Yu Si Niang cut off a duck leg and handed it to Gou Dan, "Good boy Gou Dan, eat the duck leg and go find your mom."

To her surprise, Gou Dan didn’t take it.

He pointed at the table of roasted duck that hadn’t been distributed to others yet, licking his lips hungrily.

"Gou Dan wants to eat the roasted duck."

Zhao Yun, standing beside, understood and reminded Yu Si Niang.

"Si Niang, forget it, this kid is too greedy; he wants the whole plate. Listen to Shuangshuang and don’t give it."

"Well..." Yu Si Niang was full of surprise but still handed the duck leg to Gou Dan.

"Gou Dan, those are for Brother Xiao Han and others to eat. You’re too young to eat that much," Yu Si Niang kindly explained.

But Gou Dan wouldn’t listen; he jumped up to try and grab the entire plate of roasted duck, which was quickly snatched by Yuanbao and placed in front of Xiao Han.

"Xiao Han, let’s listen to Sister Shuangshuang and not give it to unfamiliar people!"

After saying that, Yuanbao deliberately took the duck leg from Yu Si Niang, stuffed it into his mouth right in front of Gou Dan.

After taking a bite, he intentionally said loudly, "Mmm, it’s so tasty, I almost swallowed my tongue, but I’m not giving any to you!"

Gou Dan first stared at Yuanbao in shock, then clenched his teeth, seemingly about to eat Yuanbao, and charged at him.

Yuanbao, although chubby, had good reflexes and dodged Gou Dan’s charge in a swoosh.

Gou Dan’s head bumped into a diner in the tavern who was eating, and the man hadn’t noticed anything behind him; suddenly bumped, his head plunged into his meal.

When he lifted his head, his face and clothes were covered with rice and soup, looking extremely ridiculous.

Seeing the commotion, Yuanbao quickly sat down and continued eating the duck leg in his hand.

The culprit, Gou Dan, hadn’t reacted yet and was grabbed by the furious diner, lifted by the collar.

"Whose child is this, trying to cause trouble? Why bring such a rambunctious kid out?" The diner yelled loudly.

Mrs. Lin stood up anxiously.

"What’s going on? Why are you grabbing my son?"

No one from the Old Mu Family had witnessed the food-stealing incident earlier.

So at this point, they had no idea what was happening, but Mrs. Lin’s protective nature made her speak for her son, Gou Dan.

"What do you mean? Your son went crazy and bumped my butt. Look at my face, is it still presentable?" The diner complained, pointing at the rice on his face, wanting justice.

"Are you sick? My son’s so little; how could he bump you? Don’t even think of using this to swindle me, I can report this to the authorities," Mrs. Lin retorted with her hand on her waist, cursing loudly.

"Hey, as a mother, your son did wrong, you’re not disciplining him, and you still dare to scold me—it’s outrageous! Apologize!" The diner insisted angrily.

"Apologize, for what? We didn’t do anything wrong. You did this to yourself!"

At this moment, Mrs. Lin fully displayed her unreasonable nature.

Mu Dade glanced at the entirely unprincipled Mrs. Lin, feeling embarrassed.

"Mom, you’d better tell second sister-in-law to say less; it’s not likely the face got like that on purpose."

"Fine, I’ll go and properly reprimand this foolish woman!"

Old Mrs. Mu stepped forward, scolding Mrs. Lin harshly, and forced her to apologize and compensate; only then did the matter conclude.

...

...

Everyone looked forward to the arrival, and the Qin Family finally came.

Nanny Li walked in front, followed by a young man around twenty, dressed in luxurious clothes, known as Young Master Qin, Qin Shijie.

With the young man was a flamboyantly dressed woman, identified as the Qin family’s concubine.

Nanny Li walked with her head high, looking quite proud, and when she met the people of the Old Mu Family, she quickly changed to a flattering smile.

"Oh, Mr. Mu, Old Mrs. Mu, I’m so sorry to keep you waiting. Young Master Qin was handling business at home and got delayed a bit, I, Nanny Li, apologize on his behalf."

Nanny Li proactively apologized to Mr. Mu, which gradually eased the discontent in his heart.

Old Mrs. Mu nudged Mu Xiangxiang, signaling for her daughter to introduce herself first, lest Mu Dandan and Mu Yingying get ahead.

Mu Xiangxiang stood up, directing her gaze to Qin Shijie behind Nanny Li.

At just one glance, Mu Xiangxiang lost interest completely.

"Mom, I don’t want this shorty, misfit, I want someone tall, strong, muscular, and good-looking."

Nanny Li quickly tried to smooth things over.

"Miss Xiangxiang, that’s not how to speak; those are superficial attributes, just a worthless shell, can’t be eaten. Our Mr. Qin is wealthy and powerful, you’d be living well with him, won’t you?"

After hearing Nanny Li’s words, Mr. Mu subtly furrowed his brow.

Mr. Mu still preferred Matchmaker Sun for matchmaking, as although she talked a lot, she always did things reliably.