Mu Shuangshuang obediently let go of Mu Dazhong and ’accidentally’ stepped on his fingers placed on the ground.
A scream like a pig being slaughtered erged from Mu Dazhong’s mouth.
The piercing sound made Mu Shuangshuang twitch her ears, and she feigned apology, "Sorry, Second Uncle, Shuangshuang’s eyesight isn’t great!"
Mu Dazhong clutched his fingers, crying and yelling simultaneously.
Old Mrs. Mu was still being restrained by Lu Yuanfeng at this mont. She struggled several tis but couldn’t break free, so she simply shouted at Lu Yuanfeng.
"You stinky brat, let go of !"
Lu Yuanfeng refused to release his grip. "Mu Family, unless you promise not to bother Shuangshuang or make a move here."
"You stinky brat, is it your turn to speak here? Don’t forget your surna." Old Mrs. Mu continued to struggle, but Lu Yuanfeng wouldn’t let go.
The sharp pain in her wrist left Old Mrs. Mu with no choice but to relent.
"Loosen... my hand, I won’t touch that little brat!"
Lu Yuanfeng focused his gaze on Mu Shuangshuang and, seeing that Shuangshuang didn’t nod, still didn’t let go.
This scene caught Mr. Mu’s eye, and he said to Mu Shuangshuang, "Shuangshuang, listen and have Feng let go of your grandma."
"Grandpa, my grandma is so agitated. What if she hits my dad, , or Fengzi later?"
Mu Shuangshuang crossed her arms, clearly stating her attitude.
She didn’t trust Old Mrs. Mu’s words!
"You... you child, you..." Mr. Mu was too angry to speak, and he turned to look at Mu Dashan, but Mu Dashan just turned his head away.
Earlier, he was frightened by Old Mrs. Mu’s ferocity. He knew that if it weren’t for Shuangshuang’s strength today, it would have been him getting hit.
Being hit himself didn’t matter, but if, as Zhang Huai Shu said, he got injured and beca useless from then on, it would hurt his third wife and Shuangshuang for a lifeti.
"Old Third, even you..." Mr. Mu felt a surge of anger building up in his chest, and any joy from the recent letter from the eldest was completely gone.
Old Mrs. Mu felt the grip on her wrist grow heavier, causing increasing pain.
"Ouch... it hurts..." Old Mrs. Mu’s complexion changed.
Seeing this, Mr. Mu had no choice but to speak, "Shuangshuang, I assure you, if your grandma dares to hit, I won’t be polite with her!"
Only then did Mu Shuangshuang nod, and Lu Yuanfeng released Old Mrs. Mu. As soon as she gained freedom, Old Mrs. Mu waved her claws, intending to discipline Mu Shuangshuang, but was stopped by Mr. Mu.
"Enough, today’s drama is over for you, go back and reflect!"
"You old fool, I’m getting bullied, and you scold ? Has your brain been ssed up by a piss bucket?"
Old Mrs. Mu unleashed a torrent of filthy words and showed no intention of stopping even towards Mr. Mu.
Mr. Mu, being scolded to his face, was unwilling to let it go and dragged Old Mrs. Mu back to the Old Mu Family’s place.
anwhile, the ssenger was still in the front yard. He wanted to leave, but since the Old Mu Family hadn’t yet given him the reward, he could only sit there.
Mrs. Lin was entertaining the ssenger in the front yard but the stench of her clothes almost made the ssenger vomit.
This Old Mu Family isn’t like a normal family.
After thinking about it, the ssenger spoke, "Forget it, I’m not drinking this tea. Old Sir and Madam, co out and take the letter promptly!"
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Lin wiped her nose with her sleeve and exclaid, "Give the letter to , won’t you? I’m the sender’s sister-in-law, and I’m on good terms with my brother-in-law."
Mrs. Lin didn’t care what she said in her attempt to get the letter.
Coincidentally, Mu Dazhong, Old Mrs. Mu, and Mr. Mu heard these words as they ca inside.
Mu Dazhong’s face turned pale and green. Having failed to gain anything at the third branch earlier, upon entering, he heard his own wife saying sothing embarrassing, and without a word, he slapped Mrs. Lin.
"You stinking woman, how can you claim to have a good relationship with my big brother, what kind of good relationship?"
Old Mrs. Mu, too, went up to grab Mrs. Lin by the hair, "You stinking woman, dare to ruin the reputation of the eldest, I’ll strangle you, you old wench!"
The corners of Mr. Mu’s mouth twitched, and he slamd his smoking pipe heavily on the table.
"Behave yourselves, if you don’t want to stay in this family, then leave!"
The Old Mu Family finally fell silent.
Mr. Mu took a deep breath, smiling as he approached the ssenger and said apologetically, "Mr. ssenger, I apologize. Those in my house have never seen the world. I’ve already asked my third daughter-in-law to make you a nice pot of tea. Please wait a little longer, and surely you’ll enjoy so of our tea."
"Dad, what are you talking about? The third family doesn’t want to give any tea." Mu Dazhong thought Mr. Mu had gone senile, knowing well the third branch was unwilling, so how could they make tea?
Isn’t that lying?
"Get out! Cough, cough..." Mr. Mu, flushed with anger, couldn’t even speak clearly.
He had lost all face in one year, just today.
"Fine, leave, I don’t care anyway!" With that, Mu Dazhong walked out.
Mr. Mu still had to put on a smiling face for the ssenger.
But now, the look of disdain in the ssenger’s eyes deeply stung Mr. Mu, making him feel as if he was naked being laughed at and leaving him utterly ashad.
He opened his mouth, wanting to tell the newcor that his son was a scholar and destined to beco a champion scholar in the future.
Yet he found himself completely voiceless, unable to utter a single word.
Things had reached the point where the ssenger plainly knew he was getting nothing from this trip.
"Pah, what bad luck!" With a flick of the hand, he tossed the letter and swaggered out of the Old Mu Family’s house.
The mont the letter hit the ground, Mr. Mu felt as if soone had slapped him hard across the face.
The pain was excruciating.
Seeing the ssenger in such a state, Old Mrs. Mu cursed loudly a few tis, then, heartbroken, picked up the letter from the ground.
"Dog thing, how can you just throw my son’s letter away like this, what nonsense."
"Mom, hurry and open the letter to see what Big Brother said, whether he passed." Mu Danian, who had been watching eagerly from the side, urged.
Old Mrs. Mu smugly opened the letter, but as soon as she saw the words on the paper, she was dumbfounded.
"Fifth, I can’t read!"
Not only could Old Mrs. Mu not read, nearly no one in the entire Er Gui Village could. To make it worse, the ssenger had left just now.
Old Mrs. Mu spun around anxiously.
"What to do, I can’t read!"
"Old man, what should we do?" Old Mrs. Mu asked Mr. Mu.
Right now, Mr. Mu seed several years older, looking both old and weary, his back bending.
"Old fool, speak up, are you mute?"
Old Mrs. Mu was still blabbering senselessly, but Mr. Mu still couldn’t say a word.
"Mom, why not take it to the third brother’s house? I heard yesterday that Shuangshuang invited a teacher from town specifically to teach Xiaohan and Little Zhi, and he hasn’t left yet," Mu Dajiang hesitated before speaking.
However, as soon as Mu Dajiang spoke those words, the weight on Mr. Mu’s chest grew heavier, making the wave of discomfort even harder to bear...
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