"Enough! Grandma, Mom, how long are you going to keep this up? If you really don’t like Bita, then Bita and I will move out. We won’t use a single penny from the Old Mu Family, alright?"
Mu Dalang had endured long enough. Right in front of him, his mother would still hit Bita. What kind of life would Bita have if he wasn’t there?
When he first brought Bita ho, he swore never to let her suffer any grievances.
Now, Bita followed him, gained nothing, and was constantly bullied by his mother. If this continued, he would beco a man who breaks his promises.
Upon hearing Mu Dalang’s words, Mrs. Lin was furious. She jumped up and pointed at Mu Dalang, scolding him harshly:
"What do you an by moving out?"
"Moving out ans splitting from the family. I want to establish a separate household like my third uncle’s family! Bita and I don’t want any money or land, we just want to split from the family!
I’d rather starve outside than let Bita stay ho and get bullied to death by you all." Mu Dalang was also furious.
He didn’t want to stay in this house for another mont.
"What did you say? Split from the family? Oh, you heartless creature, you’re willing to say such shaless things for a woman.
The effort I’ve put into raising you, feeding you, housing you, is it worth less than this vile woman?
Or is it this vile woman forcing you to do this? Did she instigate you to speak to your mother like this?"
Mrs. Lin was very emotional and blad it all on Huang Bita.
This upset Mu Dalang greatly.
"Mom, why do you bla everything on Bita? I want to split from the family, it has nothing to do with Bita. She never said what you think.
Besides, whether you agree or not, I’m splitting from the family!"
Mu Dalang’s words were firm and serious, not a hint of a joke.
Mrs. Lin was stunned, and even Old Mrs. Mu was at a loss.
Mu Dalang stepped forward, snatched the withered branch from Mrs. Lin’s hand, broke it into pieces, and then took Huang Bita by the hand to find Mr. Mu.
Mrs. Lin cried and shouted from behind, "Oh, I can’t live, I can’t live, what kind of son is this? He finds a wife and forgets his mother.
Oh, I regret it, why did I give birth to such a thing..."
Old Mrs. Mu was also very angry, but seeing Mrs. Lin’s complaining attitude made her even angrier.
"Look at you, always causing trouble. This trivial matter has escalated to splitting the family.
Lin Xiaozao, if you don’t handle this well today, I’ll have Old Er divorce you."
The ntion of Mu Dazhong divorcing her turned Mrs. Lin’s face pale.
She beca even more hysterical.
*
The matter of splitting the family still needed Mr. Mu’s approval.
At dawn, as Mr. Mu woke up from his sleep, washed up, and got dressed, he saw Mu Dalang kneeling at his door.
"What’s this? Why are you kneeling here so early in the morning?"
As the grandfather, Mr. Mu was generally kind to Mu Dalang, always speaking gently.
Besides, as Mu Dalang and Huang Bita were considered part of Wang’s Mansion, Mr. Mu was especially lenient with them.
"Grandpa, I want to split from the family!"
One sentence from Mu Dalang made Mr. Mu almost lose his balance, nearly collapsing.
"What did you say?" asked Mr. Mu.
"I said Bita and I want to move out; life here is unbearable. Early in the morning, before the sun ca up, Mom went to our room, yelling for Bita to make breakfast.
I opened the door, and she poured a whole ladle of cold water on . In the dead of winter, a whole ladle of cold water! Imagine if that was poured on Bita, a woman. What if she died?"
Mr. Mu was stunned by these words.
When Huang Bita was brought into the family, Mrs. Lin was against it.
She said Huang Bita was a broken shoe ant for the Fifth and was older than Dalang.
But because Huang Bita was important to the Old Mu Family, these issues were suppressed by him and the old lady, so others didn’t know how vital Bita really was.
But regardless, Mrs. Lin had gone too far. Throwing water on soone’s face in the middle of winter, wasn’t that a murderous act?
"Dalang, I’ll handle this for you. Don’t bring up splitting the family, I won’t agree to it.
Your uncle just passed the provincial exam, and there are better days ahead. Don’t follow your third uncle’s example, stubborn as a stone in the latrine."
Mr. Mu was still bothered by Mu Dashan losing his temper incident.
He wouldn’t allow another family split in the Old Mu Family.
"Grandpa, I know my mom’s nature! No matter what you say, as long as I’m not around, she’ll bully Bita.
I can let go of the past, but in the future, I don’t want Bita to get hurt anymore."
Mu Dalang was stubborn by nature, and once he decided sothing, nothing could change his mind.
Unless Mr. Mu could solve the issue with Mrs. Lin.
"Dalang, normally, as your grandfather, I shouldn’t intervene, but since you and Bita are part of Wang’s Mansion, would Old Wang’s family be affected if you move out?"
Mr. Mu said.
Honestly, these words left Mu Dalang feeling a bit cold.
Though he was the one who asked Shuangshuang for advice to bring Bita into the ho,
he didn’t expect the Old Mu Family to see him as a re tool.
Especially his grandparents, who always prioritized his uncle’s family, disregarding everyone else’s well-being!
No wonder his third uncle’s family decided to leave without hesitation.
"Grandpa, I can’t care about that now. If Bita stays in this family, she’ll be tornted to death by my mom. By then, forget about being good to your uncle’s family, even their fortune might be affected."
Mu Dalang’s ntion of affecting Mu Dade’s fortune made Mr. Mu even more apprehensive.
He said, "You and Bita can’t leave, I’ll speak to your mother. From now on, Bita doesn’t have to make breakfast, she can sleep as long as she wants." Mr. Mu said anxiously.
After he finished speaking, afraid Mu Dalang would regret it, he quickly rushed to where Mrs. Lin was located.
Old Mrs. Mu had gone to take care of Mu Xiangxiang, so Mr. Mu only saw Mrs. Lin.
He approached her and began reprimanding her harshly.
"Second daughter-in-law, what’s the matter with you? Bita was married into the Old Mu Family to be a daughter-in-law, not a slave.
Why do you have to go knocking on others’ doors early in the morning? Dalang has been driven to his limit by you.
Do you want to see this family fall apart before you’re satisfied?"
Mrs. Lin, still steaming with anger, couldn’t bear it when Mr. Mu ca over and started scolding her.
"Dad, how can you talk like that? What do you an I’m happy to see the family fall apart? It was you and Mom who insisted on bringing a broken shoe into our family for Dalang, and now it’s that broken shoe instigating my son to split from the family. You bla instead of her."
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