From Folly to Fortune：I Rewrite My Life After Rebirth!-Chapter 1019 - 1015: Second Aunt’s Struggle (Part 2)
Mrs. Liu went to Mu Danian’s room, called his name for a long time, but no one answered the door.
Even Chen Hong was nowhere to be found.
Mu Shuangshuang was increasingly convinced that Mu Danian had run away, and taken Chen Hong along.
Then this matter is even more inseparable from Mu Danian.
Furthermore, the fight between Old Mrs. Mu and Da Li’s mother today should have been instigated by Mrs. Lin.
At least, the last sentence of Mr. Mu, ’Send Mu Xiangxiang to the brothel, Mu Xiangxiang is of lowly status,’ doesn’t sound like something Da Li’s mother would say, but rather aligns with Mrs. Lin’s usual style.
Although Mu Shuangshuang was interacting with Qin Guihua for the first time.
But according to Matchmaker Sun, she is an honest person, somewhat hot-tempered yet kind-hearted.
Combined with today’s encounter with Da Li’s mother, Mu Shuangshuang felt she wouldn’t say such things.
"Fourth Aunt, about this matter with Uncle Five, Shuangshuang might have to go back on her word!" Mu Shuangshuang said.
"Fourth Aunt, since Uncle Five also bears responsibility, my grandmother cannot be the only one to take the blame, Uncle Five should also receive punishment."
"I know you fear trouble, but rest assured, I won’t say it was you who said it."
Mu Danian has done too many wrong things, even just this one, Mu Shuangshuang won’t let him off the hook.
Mrs. Liu hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "You just take good care of Bita."
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The news that Mu Dalang wanted to split the family quickly reached Old Mrs. Mu and Mrs. Lin.
Old Mrs. Mu pried open the wooden board on her door and threatened to go confront Mu Dalang.
She was stopped by Mr. Mu.
He said, "Is it really believed that Dalang doesn’t dare to go to the government to sue you?"
"Sue me! Hmph, I’d like to see just how capable this little brat is, daring to sue his own grandmother."
Old Mrs. Mu was rather arrogant at this moment.
Totally forgetting who was afraid of Mu Dalang causing trouble before, even nailing the door shut tight.
Mr. Mu let out a cold laugh: "What, still thinking of causing trouble? If it weren’t for you wielding a vegetable knife recklessly, would things have become like this?
If today, instead of Bita, it was Qin Guihua who was hurt, how would you resolve it?"
"Resolve it, just resolve it like this!" replied Old Mrs. Mu.
Mr. Mu was almost spitting blood with anger. He looked back and forth at Old Mrs. Mu’s face, trying to see if the person in front of him had become stupid enough to utter such words. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦
"Xiangxiang’s mother, I have already discussed this matter with Dalang, let them split if they must!" Mr. Mu’s words showed a sense of compromise.
But Old Mrs. Mu didn’t think so.
"They can split the family, but only if Dalang takes that floozy and leaves our Old Mu Family, and they can’t take even a single brick or tile from our family.
Two acres of land, three and a half taels of silver, don’t even think about it!"
"You... you’re simply crazy, I’m not dealing with this anymore!" Mr. Mu threw these words down, flicked his sleeves, and angrily returned to his room.
Mrs. Lin directly went to the third branch to find Mu Dalang and immediately accused him.
"Dalang, have you gone mad or what, what’s good about leaving the Old Mu Family?"
Mrs. Lin was still thinking about Mu Dade’s honor.
Mu Dade achieved Champion Scholar status, and his son would be the elder nephew of the Champion Scholar in the Old Mu Family, and then perhaps he could divorce Huang Bita and marry someone better.
If he leaves now, not only will the honor be gone, but future shares of the Old Mu Family’s wealth would also vanish.
"Mother, since you feel the Old Mu Family lives well, then you stay in the Old Mu Family with Gou Dan, with Qingqing.
Your unfilial son probably won’t be able to accompany you frequently in this lifetime."
Mu Dalang addressed Mrs. Lin.
"What did you say? Are you really determined to split the family for that troublesome woman?" Mrs. Lin said.
"Mother, can you please be respectful in your words? Don’t you understand why I want to split the family? Ever since Bita married into the Old Mu Family, have you forgotten how you tormented her?"
"Even though you forgot, I didn’t. In the middle of winter, you poured cold water over her, forced her to wash clothes in freezing cold.
Just to give Bita something to do, clothes washed two days ago were made to be washed again today.
And when it wasn’t Bita’s turn to cook, you insisted she do it, and deliberately emptied the water barrel..."
As Mu Dalang listed one incident after another, each one made Mrs. Lin’s face flush red.
These things, Mrs. Lin always thought Mu Dalang didn’t know.
But the truth is, Mu Dalang knew, and several times wanted to confront his mother, but Bita stopped him, so he didn’t do it.
"Well, I was just trying to train her, Dalang, you and Huang Bita have a lifetime together, she should serve you a lifetime, I’m doing it for your benefit.
Once she can do all the chores, managing household affairs later on won’t be such a frantic affair."
Mrs. Lin explained away her reasons, then added, "Dalang, Huang Bita is the wife, I’m the mother-in-law, it’s only right for a mother-in-law to discipline the daughter-in-law, you as a man shouldn’t and can’t intervene!"
"Mother, that’s your premise, not applicable here for me, once Bita and I have split from the family, unless necessary, we won’t come back to the Old Mu Family.
And even if we do, it’ll be to my third uncle’s place!"
This statement thoroughly angered Mrs. Lin.
"Fine, for a woman, you’re even giving up your mother; since that’s the case, I won’t be polite either, splitting the family is possible, give me fifty taels of silver.
No need for your couple to care for us in sickness or old age."
So-called human nature is just like this.
Mrs. Lin’s ability to adapt was unmatched.
"Mother, you..." Mu Dalang choked these words out.
Mrs. Lin laughed smugly, "What, can’t afford it? Let me tell you, raising you was not for free.
You think you sprung out from some crack in a rock, growing up just like that? The money spent on you all these years, you have to give it back, not a penny less.
With principal and interest, or else not to mention splitting the family, I won’t hesitate to continue tormenting Huang Bita!"
At this moment, Mrs. Lin came to truly understand her elder son Mu Dalang.
Having raised him so big, in his heart, she was not as dear as a wife.
If that’s the case, she won’t count on his support in her old age.
Anyway, she has another son and a daughter.
Marrying Qing off will fetch a dowry.
With three taels of silver, Gou Dan gets a bride, and the rest is hers.
She won’t give anyone else, living comfortably off that silver.
"Mother, are you really going to settle it this way?" Mu Dalang squeezed this few words from his throat.
Mrs. Lin raised her skin, "Incorrect, it’s you wishing to settle it this way with me! If you divorce that woman in the third branch’s house, and behave obediently for me and your father, then everything can be negotiated.
If not, I won’t let you have it easy, and remember the village rules, not supporting parents will lead to a bad reputation."
