Chapter 1665 - 1660: Greedy Gazes
Mu Shuangshuang led Mu Dashan and Yu Si Niang on a stroll around the county first.
She specially took them to places with good food and fun spots, and in the blink of an eye, the afternoon had passed.
Back at the new house in the county, everyone felt a bit weary.
They had planned to rest, but unexpectedly, just as they got to the doorstep, Niu Laoscar rushed over with an anxious look.
"Owner, at home...a few people came, including an old lady who insists she’s your grandmother.
I don’t know if she is or not, but considering her arrogant attitude, she doesn’t seem like a fraud, so I arranged for them in the living room..." Niu Laoscar said.
"Old lady?" Mu Shuangshuang squinted her eyes.
"Shuangshuang, that’s..." Mu Dashan spoke beside her.
"It’s my grandma! It must be my uncle who let the driver follow Niu Laoscar back to our home!" Mu Shuangshuang said.
"Huh?" Niu Laoscar was stunned; he didn’t expect that those people were actually brought here by him.
A look of self-reproach instantly appeared on his face.
"Owner, it’s my fault, I was eager to come back and didn’t notice if anyone was following me, I..."
"It’s not your fault! Even if you were careful, my uncle would find us sooner or later! The county is only so big, it’s impossible not to run into them eventually!"
Old Mrs. Mu came, Mu Shuangshuang didn’t feel worried at all.
On the contrary, she felt that what should come will inevitably come.
Later is worse than sooner!
Sooner it comes, the sooner it’s resolved!
"Dad, mom, Little Zhi, later, if you can stay silent, then do so. I’ll be the bad guy in this!" Mu Shuangshuang said.
"Shuangshuang, don’t worry, dad is not the same dad as before. If your grandma dares speak against you and your mom, dad will definitely argue with her!"
Mu Dashan laid down the word, and Yu Si Niang beside him was deeply moved.
She had seen too many men who treated their mothers’ words as the biggest deal.
A mother’s word can lead to abandoning a wife.
But her man was different; he knew how to care for his wife, knew how to care for his daughter.
"Let’s go, let’s head in!" Mu Shuangshuang said.
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In the front yard living room—
Led by Old Mrs. Mu, the rest of the Old Mu Family behaved like bandits, sometimes touching the vase in the living room, sometimes gazing at the scenery outside the courtyard.
At the beginning, they looked down on the third branch in various ways.
Gradually, jealousy began to brew in their hearts.
"Old Third quietly bought a house in the county. Judging by this house, it must cost over a hundred taels; their branch must have really gotten rich!" Mu Dazhong was the first to speak.
As he spoke, his eyes still gazed intently at the vase he had wiped clean with his hands.
"That’s right, when we earn money, we all enjoy together, but my third brother is different, closing the door to secretly feast. Who knows if he’s guarding against us!" Mu Danyan also spoke sourly.
The Old Mu Family had just learned where the third branch lived, and Old Mrs. Mu couldn’t wait to come asking for money.
To bolster her courage, she called on Mr. Mu, the second branch family, and Mu Danian. Mu Dade didn’t come; he said he had his own affairs.
"Just their family is shallow and petty, fearing others would take advantage of them!" Old Mrs. Mu grumbled.
"Speak less, don’t forget, this is Old Third’s house!" Mr. Mu listened to his family’s sour words and felt somewhat displeased.
"What’s wrong with Old Third’s house? Can’t I speak here? Must I close my mouth and become mute?" Old Mrs. Mu rolled her eyes, looking displeased at Mr. Mu.
Just then, the people from the third branch walked in from outside.
Mu Dashan was at the front, Mu Shuangshuang behind him, with Yu Si Niang and Little Zhi on the side.
Seeing Mu Dashan, Mr. Mu was visibly enthusiastic.
He stepped forward to Mu Dashan, speaking with concern: "Old Third, you finally came back! We’ve been waiting for you for a long time. Your brother said you bought a house in the county, so you’ll be living in the county, right?"
Mr. Mu’s sudden warmth caught Mu Dashan off guard.
His body stiffened, and he didn’t speak for a while.
After a while, he muttered: "I, Si Niang, and Little Zhi are just here to look around, play for a few days, then go back to the countryside!"
"Back to the countryside? Why not stay in the county? Don’t you have a house now?" Mr. Mu looked puzzled.
At this moment, being ignored, Old Mrs. Mu spoke with a sarcastic tone from the side: "What else could it be, he must be lying to you!
If he says he’s not living here, we won’t come. As soon as we leave, he’ll stay here, enjoying the good food and drink!"
"Mom, I’m telling the truth, if you insist on not believing, there’s nothing I can do!" Mu Dashan met Old Mrs. Mu’s gaze and responded.
"What kind of attitude is this, is this how you speak to your mother? Old Third, I thought after so long you’d understand a bit.
Unexpectedly, you’re still led by the nose by a few women, like this, what kind of man are you?"
Old Mrs. Mu didn’t like Yu Si Niang, didn’t like Mu Shuangshuang, so every word was arranging against Mu Shuangshuang and Yu Si Niang.
Unfortunately, Mu Dashan was no longer the Mu Dashan she could beat and scold at will.
"I think my attitude is very good! What I say, what I do, is my own thought, has nothing to do with Shuangshuang or Shuangshuang’s mother!" Mu Dashan said.
"You..." Old Mrs. Mu stomped in anger.
Mr. Mu glared at Old Mrs. Mu, "Enough, today coming to Old Third’s is for a family reunion. If you continue saying things that upset people, you can go back. If Old Third doesn’t drive you away, I will!"
"Dead old man, you..." Old Mrs. Mu wanted to say something, but Mrs. Lin quickly approached, tugging at Old Mrs. Mu’s sleeve.
"Mom, don’t forget why we’re here. If this argument continues, dad might really send you back, wouldn’t that benefit Old Third’s family?"
Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Mu immediately stopped bickering with Mr. Mu.
She came for money and couldn’t leave empty-handed.
Talking about money, Old Mrs. Mu’s gaze landed on the golden hairpin on Yu Si Niang’s head.
The hairpin looked hefty, surely worth quite a sum!
Thinking of this, a greedy glint flashed through Old Mrs. Mu’s deep eyes.
Mr. Mu took Mu Dashan to sit down and began chatting.
𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮
"Old Third, when you came, did the people in the village know you were coming to the county?" Mr. Mu looked at Mu Dashan with anticipation.
By rights, they should have been missed by the villagers after being in the county for so long.
Maybe, Old Third even brought a message saying the village missed their Old Mu Family!
Mu Dashan thought carefully and shook his head.
"No one mentioned this matter!"
Since his parents left, the villagers seemed happier than before.
In the past, few people went to the Old Mu Family’s main residence, but now, many head to their own house.