From Folly to Fortune：I Rewrite My Life After Rebirth!-Chapter 828 - 824: Boss Can’t Take Risks (Third Update)
"Aunt, have some tea!"
In the main hall, Huang Bita respectfully held the tea, addressing Mu Xianxian.
Mu Xianxian’s face wasn’t looking too good. She had avoided paying tribute money to these relatives for a long time, but Mrs. Lin still kept bothering her about it, making Mu Xianxian uncomfortable. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶
Since Lin Xiaozao was being so thick-skinned, Mu Xianxian felt she didn’t need to be polite either.
Mu Xianxian didn’t even bother to raise her eyelids, nor did she reach out to accept the tea, leaving Huang Bita standing awkwardly.
Huang Bita was clueless and just stood there with the tea cup in hand, waiting for Mu Xianxian to take it.
Mu Dalang had not returned, and the other members of the Old Mu Family had no intention of helping Huang Bita.
At that moment, Mrs. Lin walked in from outside the main hall and said:
"Why are you still standing here? Are you mute? If your aunt doesn’t take it, can’t you make her take it?"
Huang Bita looked at Mrs. Lin in confusion, then after a moment, turned to Mu Xianxian and said, "Aunt..."
"Calling ’Aunt’ won’t help, a married daughter is like spilled water. I’ve said it before, I won’t maintain ties with these relatives anymore.
I remember that Xiaozao had no objections at the beginning. Why are there objections now?"
Mu Xianxian wasn’t someone to be trifled with; bringing up such matters showed a skillful tongue.
As for Mrs. Lin, among everything else, she was especially good at making indirect criticisms.
She stepped forward, pinching Huang Bita’s ear, twisting it 180 degrees, and said, "Why can’t you even handle this simple task? It’s just the new wife tea ceremony.
This can make your aunt angry, and you, since you’re a married daughter, should behave honestly in the Old Mu Family. Just eat and drink without causing problems or you’ll face the consequences!"
Mrs. Lin twisted Huang Bita’s ear until it turned red; Huang Bita was in so much pain she almost cried and tried to pull her neck back to ease the stinging pain.
Mrs. Lin pulled her even tighter.
"Oh, still daring to resist? You little brat, don’t even know your place. Maybe I don’t hold much weight in this home, but against freeloaders like you, I’ve got plenty of tricks."
Mrs. Lin kept calling her a freeloader, clearly referring to Mu Xianxian.
Mu Xianxian turned to Old Mrs. Mu and said, "Mother, did you hear that? This is Old Two’s good wife, calling me a freeloader! You must help me!"
Mu Xianxian rarely asked Old Mrs. Mu for help, as usually the people of Old Mu Family didn’t dare provoke her.
But today, since she walked in, Lin Xiaozao acted like a mad dog constantly attacking her.
Mu Xianxian was momentarily unsure how to handle Mrs. Lin.
"Mother, Aunt Gou Dan’s words are truly misleading. I was talking about Da Lang’s wife. Da Lang is my son, and I’m the mother-in-law, right? Shouldn’t I discipline her a bit?" Mrs. Lin said.
"Discipline if you must, but what you said was too much. For Old Two’s family, just say less for Da Lang’s sake, don’t make things harder for Bita," Mr. Mu spoke up.
This remark started a wave of support for Huang Bita.
Mrs. Lin, dissatisfied, secretly pinched Huang Bita’s back waist. Huang Bita winced and moved her elbow, causing her to inadvertently bump into Mrs. Lin.
Mrs. Lin, focused only on teaching Huang Bita a lesson, hadn’t expected to be caught off guard, and fell flat on the ground.
The cloth wrapped around her head fell off, exposing her bald scalp.
"Wow, Second Aunt, you’re bald now! You have less hair than my brother!" Cao Miaomiao jumped up and pointed at Mrs. Lin, shouting.
Mu Xianxian covered her mouth and laughed heartily.
"Wow, Xiao Zao, what’s happened? Did you get a skin disease? No more hair?"
Mu Xianxian laughed until her torso trembled; every time she looked at Mrs. Lin, she covered her mouth, laughing hysterically.
Even members of the main house joined in the laughter. Mrs. Jin took out a handkerchief to cover her mouth, but from her shaking shoulders, it was clear she was laughing.
Mrs. Lin lost all her dignity.
Mu Dazhong’s face turned gloomy, and he looked away in disdain, unwilling to say a word in defense of Mrs. Lin.
"Good for you, you wicked woman, it’s all your fault, you did it on purpose, didn’t you?"
As she spoke, Mrs. Lin shoved Huang Bita heavily...
The scorching tea in Huang Bita’s hands spilled completely, falling onto her hands, she screamed out in pain.
Mrs. Lin refused to let her go, raising a hand ready to slap her.
Suddenly, Mu Xiaohan’s voice rang out in the courtyard.
"Fire! Fire... Grandfather, Grandmother, the kitchen’s on fire..."
In the kitchen, the winter bamboo shoots Mrs. Lin was supposed to take out were left unattended and turned to mush.
And the fire in the stove, having burned through the stove opening, spilled out.
With the dry grass and pine branches on the floor not cleaned up, they caught fire quickly, even setting fire to the box filled with dry grass and firewood.
The stove room nearby erupted into flames, crackling with the burning of dry grass and kindling!
Mu Xiaohan, on her way to the bathroom, saw the smoke and fire and hurriedly ran towards the Old Mu Family’s main house and called for Mr. Mu and Old Mrs. Mu.
"Oh no, why is it on fire..." Mr. Mu stood up and urgently rushed outside.
Others followed suit, and the main hall was suddenly chaotic.
"Mother, did you forget to take the fire out of the stove?" Huang Bita asked boldly, eyes red.
Mrs. Lin was dumbstruck, suddenly remembering Huang Bita had mentioned it to her, but she had been too busy snacking in the kitchen to mind the fire in the stove or the bamboo shoots.
"You’re talking nonsense! When did you mention the stove to me? You’re the lazy one eager to impress your aunt, I won’t even start with you. Huang Bita, you little wench, you’re not fit to be a daughter-in-law of our Old Mu Family, I’m gonna have Da Lang divorce you!"
Finishing her words, Mrs. Lin pushed Huang Bita again and rushed out.
Outside the kitchen, the flames were visible, the wooden window of the Old Mu Family’s stove room already ablaze, the fire growing larger with no one daring to rush in with a bucket to put it out.
Everyone glanced at each other, terrified of being the first to risk their lives.
Mu Xiaohan couldn’t bear it anymore, and turned to Mr. Mu, saying, "Grandfather, the fire isn’t that big yet, please ask Uncle and the others to go in to put it out, or else, we’ll lose the stove room!"
Mr. Mu anxiously circled around, looking at the flames inside, hesitating before he said, "The eldest is a scholar, our family’s future reputation will depend on him, the eldest can’t go!"
"Old Two... Old Two, you go!" Mr. Mu was drenched in sweat as he called Mu Dazhong’s name.
"Father... I... I’m not going, this is risky work, if I die, then the second house will be finished!"
Mrs. Lin, hearing this, hugged Mu Dazhong tightly.
"Daddy Gou Dan, you can’t go, we can’t lose you in the second house..."
