From Folly to Fortune：I Rewrite My Life After Rebirth!-Chapter 825 - 821: The Scheme Backfired!

Mu Dashan took a deep breath, seemingly trying to gather his courage. After a while, he said, "Mother, the restaurant belongs to Shuangshuang and Fengzi. Si Niang and I have no share. We haven’t saved enough for your retirement yet!"

"What? It’s not yours? Are you fooling this old lady? What’s the difference between it being Shuang’s and yours?" Old Mrs. Mu jumped with rage, pointing at Mu Dashan’s nose as she spoke.

Mu Shuangshuang looked at Old Mrs. Mu’s fierce expression, and she wasn’t pleased.

"Of course there’s a difference. I’m going to marry Fengzi, so the restaurant will eventually be Fengzi’s property. You should understand this, right Grandma?"

Mu Shuangshuang felt a sense of relief saying this.

The Old Mu Family always eyed the third branch’s belongings. Whenever the third branch had anything nice, they were eager to snatch it away.

When they couldn’t get what they wanted, they would cause trouble. Mu Shuangshuang had become immune to Old Mrs. Mu’s old tricks.

"Well! You dare to say such things, you ungrateful brat! Watch how this old lady deals with you today!" Old Mrs. Mu raised her hand, about to slap Mu Shuangshuang.

Mu Dashan hurried over to block in front of Mu Shuangshuang. "Mother, Shuangshuang isn’t wrong. Everything we have in the third branch now is earned by her and Fengzi. It’s reasonable that it will belong to them in the future.

Your and father’s retirement money will be earned by Si Niang and me with hard work. When our brothers have money, we’ll all contribute together."

These words made Old Mrs. Mu tremble with anger.

She pointed at Mu Dashan, her mouth trembling, "You...you..."

"Mother, this is all I have to say. If you think it’s too much, then take my life to repay it!"

"Smack!" Old Mrs. Mu lifted her hand, jumped up, and slapped Mu Dashan hard across the face.

The slap left Mu Shuangshuang and Yu Si Niang stunned.

Especially Yu Si Niang, whose tears started falling like beads, one after another.

Mu Shuangshuang then rushed over, dragging Mu Dashan into the house.

"Dad, Mom, leave this to me. You go inside!"

An honest person shouldn’t confront such a fierce old thing like Old Mrs. Mu.

In her eyes, there’s only money, no feelings.

With Mu Dashan and Yu Si Niang inside, Mu Shuangshuang was left to face everything alone in the yard.

Old Mrs. Mu jumped and scolded Mu Dashan and Yu Si Niang for being unfilial, wanting to attract villagers to watch the drama and point fingers at Mu Dashan.

Unfortunately, Old Mrs. Mu overestimated her standing.

"Aunt Mu, we all know what’s going on with the third branch now. Although Dashan is planning to build a school in the village, whether it will be profitable is yet to be seen. Besides, matters of scholars shouldn’t be measured with money.

You claim Dashan doesn’t support you now, but have you thought about it? Your Da De is a scholar; he alone could take care of you for life. Why bother the third branch to support you?"

Zhang Yutou said bluntly.

The villagers chimed in, "Exactly, Dashan put so much effort into Da De’s exams back then and didn’t gain anything. Now you still want them to pay. Isn’t this just sucking them dry?"

The more the people spoke, the more unreasonable Old Mrs. Mu seemed to them.

She had a scholar son she could rely on but instead targeted her honest third son; no one understood what she was thinking.

"What are you all saying? My son, I decide who supports me! Otherwise, why did I even bother having sons?" Old Mrs. Mu put her hands on her hips, displeased that the villagers sided with the third branch.

At this time, the third branch should be the one being scolded by the entire village for being unfilial.

"Your son should support you, but the issue here is, you are healthy and have a scholar son. If you need anything, go to Da De. Why bully the third branch?"

The villagers’ discussions grew wilder, with some even suggesting favoritism has its limits, and Da De being a scholar should still set an example in filial piety.

The conversation started drifting towards Mu Dade.

Mr. Mu tapped on his dry tobacco pipe a few times and said, "Everyone, please go back. We won’t ask the third branch for retirement money anymore. This matter, in fact, has nothing to do with Da De. He always hoped the third branch could return, so..."

"Mr. Mu, there’s no need to explain, we’ve seen the situation."

The more Mr. Mu explained, the more the villagers thought something was amiss.

The more he tried to clarify, the more evident the issue seemed, and eventually, Mr. Mu couldn’t handle the growing suspicion and quickly pulled Old Mrs. Mu towards the main house.

Mrs. Lin kept staring at the bag of rice in Mu Shuangshuang’s cart, reluctant to leave until Mu Shuangshuang personally chased her away.

Only when the members of the Old Mu Family had left did Mu Shuangshuang say, "Thank you, everyone. Today’s matter is noted in my heart. If there’s any chance in the future where I can help, please feel free to tell me!"

"Alright, alright, everyone, let’s disperse!" Zhao Yun waved her small cotton scarf, shouting to the villagers.

Only then did the crowd slowly disperse.

Mu Dashan and Yu Si Niang came out from the house again, and neither looked happy, still seemingly upset over what had transpired earlier.

Mu Shuangshuang stepped forward to comfort them: "Dad, Mom, didn’t we agree before we came here to use the simplest, most effective way to solve the problem? Don’t worry, I have ways to stop Grandma from troubling the third branch!"

Mu Shuangshuang was never worried about Old Mrs. Mu.

As long as Mu Xiangxiang was around, Old Mrs. Mu wouldn’t dare to do anything outrageous to the third branch.

"Ah, thinking about it, as a father, I’m really useless. Every time something happens, it’s always my daughter who stands up," Mu Dashan said, feeling ashamed of himself.

Just now, his daughter’s first reaction was to push him and Si Niang into the house, but he could do nothing.

"Dad, it’s just our Old Mu Family’s business. You and Mom are Grandpa and Grandma’s son and daughter-in-law; there are things you can’t say.

I may be from a younger generation, but sometimes words coming from me might be more effective!"

Actually, Mu Shuangshuang wanted to say that as long as she’s around, at least the Old Mu Family wouldn’t dare to use force.

She knows when to run if the situation becomes dangerous.

"Da Shan, stop worrying about trivial things, you’re fortunate to have such a sensible daughter! At Old Mr. and Mrs. Mu’s place, you can’t really do anything outrageous.

But at other times, in other situations, you can still protect your daughter and wife. For example, when you sleep at night, with us men around, they can have a good rest.

No need to worry about thieves; you still say you’re useless?" Zhang Yutou said with a smile.

Mu Dashan thought for a moment and realized it made sense; he wasn’t completely useless.

"Hehe, that’s right! I’m not that useless! But I should still talk to my sister and ask about the situation. She started today’s trouble, so she has to settle it for me!"