From Folly to Fortune：I Rewrite My Life After Rebirth!-Chapter 824 - 820: The Most Poisonous Is a Woman’s Heart
"Fourth brother, I know this must be hard for you! Thanks for coming over to tell me these things."
Mu Dashan looked at his brother in front of him, feeling quite emotional.
No one knows better than him how tough it is for the fourth branch.
It’s not just about money, but staying in the Old Mu Family means being ordered around and treated unfairly by your parents.
Being ordered around isn’t even the biggest problem; the biggest problem is a lifetime without hope.
"Third brother, it’s getting late, I’ll go back with Xiaxia’s mother, you all figure out a strategy, and if there’s anything, ask Shuangshuang and Fengzi, they’re young and know more than us!"
Mu Dashan nodded repeatedly.
He watched Mu Dajiang return to the village, unable to pull himself together for a long time.
After Lu Yuanfeng drew close with the ox cart, Mu Shuangshuang also jumped down from the cart.
"Dad, what did my fourth uncle say to you in such a hurry?" Mu Shuangshuang asked.
"Ah, the thing about us opening the restaurant was found out by your eldest aunt, who then told your grandparents. Your grandparents want to demand their retirement money early!"
Mu Dashan explained.
Asking for money, this matter can be big or small.
Besides, with his mother’s temperament, who knows how much she’ll ask for this time, like a lion opening its mouth wide.
Mu Dashan’s worried face seemed to be somewhat distorted. He sighed deeply, unsure for a moment what to decide.
"This is simple—if grandparents want retirement money, it’s not impossible. Whatever the other branches contribute, we’ll contribute the same. Whenever they give, we’ll give!
As for the younger aunt... don’t even think about getting a penny from our branch. Who’s ever heard of the eldest brother needing to support the sister? And my younger aunt isn’t mad at all; she’s perfectly fine, so why should everyone support her?"
Mu Shuangshuang squinted her eyes at everyone.
It’s not that Mu Shuangshuang doesn’t have money now; even if she did, she wouldn’t use it to support a worthless person like Mu Xiangxiang.
The old lady and old man just can’t stand seeing the third branch doing well, so she won’t foolishly let the third branch be the scapegoat.
"Your younger aunt hasn’t gone mad? How could that be? If she’s not mad, why did she cut your second aunt’s hair? I saw your second aunt this morning, and she had black cloth wrapped around her head. When she saw me, she rushed back to her own room." Mu Dashan asked.
"It’s precisely because she cut the second aunt’s hair that I’m sure the younger aunt isn’t mad! She hates the second aunt because during her illness, the second aunt found ways to torment her, making her voice sound like a man’s."
"Using the excuse of feigning madness to torment the second aunt is a legitimate move, a strategy my grandma used to keep her from marrying into the Qin Family."
"Dad and Mom, Yuanfeng, think about it... On the day the younger aunt made such a big mistake at the wedding banquet of cousin Da Lang, why didn’t anyone blame her? Isn’t it because grandma said my younger aunt was ’mad’?"
"Grandma crafted the most pitiful scenario for the younger aunt, displayed it for everyone to see, and garnered sympathy. Everyone was too busy feeling sorry for the younger aunt to blame her."
Mu Shuangshuang calmly analyzed the situation for Mu Dashan and the others.
Listening to her words, everyone agreed that Mu Shuangshuang’s statement was indeed reasonable.
Mu Dashan said, "Ah, truly, your grandma came up with such nasty tricks just to stop your younger aunt from marrying into the Qin Family."
"If it was like this, shouldn’t they have never agreed to let your younger aunt marry into the family in the first place? Foolish, truly foolish!"
Mu Shuangshuang shook her head, "This plan didn’t come from my grandma. The best she could come up with was to let the younger aunt escape. The idea of feigning madness, she wouldn’t think of."
Mu Shuangshuang knew Old Mrs. Mu well, even if others didn’t.
Despite her bad nature and unreasonable behavior, Old Mrs. Mu had her own style. Her ideas were quite primitive and crude.
This plan was refined, not something just anyone could conceive.
At least from Mu Shuangshuang’s perspective, within the Old Mu Family, only three people might come up with such a scheme.
She was one, the other two were Mu Dade and Mrs. Jin.
The couple from the first branch couldn’t wait for Mu Xiangxiang to get married and leave, and she herself wouldn’t do it either.
Mu Shuangshuang, after some deduction, ended up attributing the matter to Liu Zian’s mother, Mrs. Song.
On the day Mrs. Song came over, she gave the impression of being no pushover; yet Mu Shuangshuang couldn’t quite figure out why she would help the Old Mu Family.
"If not your grandma, then who?" Mu Dashan asked.
"I know who came up with this plan..." Mu Shuangshuang elaborated her suspicions and thoughts with clear reasoning to Mu Dashan, his wife, and Lu Yuanfeng.
Yu Si Niang was so shocked she covered her mouth.
"Oh my, Shuangshuang, Liu Zian seemed like such a good person. What’s wrong with his mother? Our branch hasn’t offended her!"
"Mom, liking someone doesn’t need a reason, but disliking someone definitely has one. Liu Zian’s mom is naturally petty-minded and she’s always misunderstood the relationship between Liu Zian and me.
She must be worried that I might drag Liu Zian down, wanting Liu Zian to distance himself from me."
Mu Shuangshuang in this matter has really suffered a big loss.
She barely even talked to Liu Zian, and she once did a good deed by saving up travel expenses for his exams.
If she had known there’d be so much trouble today, she definitely wouldn’t have lent a hand.
Even if Qingshan Town ends up losing such an outstanding scholar!
"The most venomous hearts are those of women; we should still be cautious!" Mu Dashan expressed feeling.
Unexpectedly, it amused Mu Shuangshuang and Yu Si Niang into laughter.
The two looked at each other, finding Mu Dashan’s comment rather funny.
"We should head back first and hear what grandparents have to say. Anyway, we’ve already come up with our plan; when the time comes, we’ll adapt to the circumstances!"
Lu Yuanfeng’s ox cart boldly headed towards the village, directly into the third branch.
Naturally, this couldn’t escape the notice of the Old Mu Family.
Front feet Lu Yuanfeng returned the ox to Wang Fugui, and the members of the Old Mu Family moved in.
At that moment, the goods bought in town were still on the cart.
Rice, salt, oil, together made quite a lot.
"Hey, Shuang, heard you even have a restaurant now? Tell your second aunt how much you spent on the restaurant, what’s left from it? Did you sell that lousy recipe?"
Mrs. Lin rushed forward, being the first to eat the crab and ask questions.
"Second aunt is well-informed, how did you know our branch bought a restaurant? Let Shuangshuang guess, maybe second aunt dreamt about it?" Mu Shuangshuang grinned foolishly, showing no fear of being caught.
"Shuang, don’t joke around with us. We came today to ask for mine and your grandpa’s retirement money from your branch. The restaurant’s already opened, surely you won’t mind such a small sum!"
"Third brother, Si Niang, we’re not asking for much, just fifty taels of silver for retirement and twenty taels for Xiangxiang’s treatment!"
