The two children of the second branch of the Mo family, one jumped into the river and died, the other beca a murderer. Madam Xie also felt very emotional. In the past, because Madam Ruan had a son by her side, she acted domineeringly in the Mo family and never treated Madam Xie like a person.
Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, her two children ended up like this.
Truly, the world is unpredictable.
Madam Xie looked at her with a smile and asked, "Chuner, do you want to go?"
Chuner tilted her head and thought for a mont, then sensibly said, "If mother wants to go, I’ll go. If mother doesn’t want to go, I won’t go."
"Why?"
"They weren’t nice to mother. I’m afraid mother will be sad."
"Silly child!" Madam Xie reached out and ruffled her hair, gently saying, "If you want to go, then go."
"Can I?"
"You can."
"If I go, will mother be upset?"
"No."
Chuner, no matter what, is still the Mo family’s blood. Now that the Old Master has passed away, both emotionally and rationally, Chuner should go and bow her head, wear mourning clothes for him.
Being able to bow to her grandfather, Chuner was still sowhat anxious. In truth, she didn’t like her grandfather because he never liked her, always giving the best food to Mo Hengjian. However, Xiao Gougou said that blood is thicker than water, and she is always a descendant of the Mo family, and the Old Master is always her ancestor. Both emotionally and rationally, she should bow to him and offer incense, though she didn’t really understand what it ant.
But, whatever Xiao Gougou said was right, Chuner firmly believed it.
Chuner looked up at Madam Xie: "Mother, are you going?"
Madam Xie shook her head. She had no ties with the Mo family anymore: "Mother is not going."
"Sister, are you going?" Chuner turned to ask Xuexue.
As soon as this was said, everyone stopped eating and looked at Xuexue.
Xuexue glanced at Chuner: "Sister is not going. Chuner, you go yourself!"
After all, she was not a descendant of the Mo family; the Old Master’s death had nothing to do with her.
Chuner pouted with resignation and said, "Alright, I’ll let Xiao Gougou accompany ."
"Alright, then be careful!"
"Hmm, got it."
Chuner hopped and skipped away.
Xuexue raised her eyes and glanced at everyone: "Why is everyone looking at ? Eat your food!"
"Oh!"
Except for Long Rui, who was looking at her with a faint smile, everyone else bowed their heads and resud eating.
Just at that mont, a commotion ca from the door.
Madam Xie put down her bowl and chopsticks, muttering, "Can’t even have a peaceful al. Who’s co now?"
Xuexue put down her bowl and chopsticks, stood up, and said, "Mother, have your al. I’ll go have a look."
"Alright." Madam Xie sat back down.
Xuexue had just stepped out of the living room when she saw the village head leading a group of governnt soldiers into the courtyard. No one knew what the village head had said to the Great Master in the official robe, but the Governnt Official Master quickly strode to her, knelt down with a thud, which gave Xuexue a big fright...
"Who... who... who are you?"
"I am the County Magistrate of Shuangxing County, specially here to pay my respects to the madam." After speaking, he knocked his head on the ground several tis with a thud.
Xuexue frowned. Their courtyard was paved with blue bricks, very hard, not as soft as the mud outside.
The county magistrate seed unfazed by the pain, knocking his head over ten tis in succession, his forehead turning red.
The county magistrate’s action also startled the village head. He never dread that the county magistrate would conduct such a grand gesture toward Xuexue.
Is the county magistrate here to solve a case or to pay respects to her? Thinking of this, Xuexue said, "Alright! Alright! Stand up, stop bowing."
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