From Folly to Fortune：I Rewrite My Life After Rebirth!

Chapter 525: Chapter 521: Mu Danian Disagrees (Second Update)

After a while, Mrs. Lin rushed out, hugging Mu Dazhong and bursting into tears.

”Oh my, Daddy Gou Dan, how did you end up getting beaten by our dad like this? Poor thing, if anything happens to you, how will I and our orphaned child survive...”

Mu Dazhong was already half-dead, and being pulled by Mrs. Lin like this, he was left with even less strength.

Old Mrs. Mu came out to spill some slops, and seeing this scene, she immediately started cursing Mrs. Lin: ”You blind woman, my son’s in this state, and you’re still shaking him. Shouldn’t you know to carry him back?”

”Mom, I don’t have the strength, ask Old Fourth to carry him.” said Mrs. Lin.

”No strength, no strength, what are you good for? Can’t even protect your own husband, lazy and useless!”

Old Mrs. Mu’s scolding scared Mrs. Lin so much she cowered to the side, almost curling into a ball.

Finally, Mu Dalang and Mu Dajiang together carried Mu Dazhong back home.

After Mr. Mu’s outburst, everyone else in the Old Mu Family behaved more properly.

But this time, they didn’t manage to reprimand Mu Danian, leaving Mr. Mu with a knot of discontent in his heart.

Near dinner time, the missing-for-days Mu Danian returned to the Old Mu Family feeling triumphant.

To make sure everyone noticed him, Mu Danian deliberately raised his voice and spoke loudly.

”Dad, Mom, your son is back. Where are you, why aren’t you coming out to meet me?”

Mu Danian charged into the main room excitedly, expecting a welcome but instead received a hard slap from Mr. Mu.

”Dad, what are you doing? What did I do wrong to deserve this? I refuse to accept this.” Mu Danian shouted.

”What did you do wrong, you tell me. Was the mess with the Old Yu Family your idea? You’ve made our Old Mu Family lose face, and you still have the nerve to come back.”

Talking about the Old Yu Family’s issue, Mr. Mu was fuming.

How could he have produced such a shameless son, losing dignity over food, it was utterly disgraceful.

Mu Danian was startled, hurriedly looking at the members of the Old Mu Family’s Fourth branch, thinking this blame should be theirs, how did it get pinned on him?

Mu Dajiang stiffened his neck, facing Mu Danian directly. Normally, Mu Dajiang might have endured this quietly, but the circumstances were different now. If he didn’t stand firm, the Fourth branch would be bullied until nothing was left.

”Dad, your son was bullied to the point of death out there, and you don’t care, instead, you’re hitting me because of outsiders. Are you my real dad?” Mu Danian said aggrievedly.

This statement, however, enraged Old Mrs. Mu.

”You little rascal, nothing good comes out of your mouth. Watch if this old lady doesn’t beat you to death today.”

Old Mrs. Mu rushed up and slapped him twice, making Mu Danian see stars.

Mu Danian felt that he was really unlucky today, being beaten for no reason and now being so bullied.

But Mu Danian was sharp and immediately pointed out the fact that he had been bitten by a dog, even showing his backside.

On his pale backside were two huge dog bite marks, though healing, they were still quite glaring.

Only then did Mr. Mu let Mu Danian go, telling him to roll back and reflect.

As soon as Mu Danian returned to his room, Mrs. Lin walked in.

Mrs. Lin and Mu Dazhong didn’t want Huang Bitao to marry into the family, but now the engagement was already settled, only waiting for a good day to be chosen.

It was basically irreversible, but if Mu Danian opposed it, perhaps Mr. Mu and Old Mrs. Mu might change their minds.

”Fifth, I’ve come to your room to discuss something with you. The wife that Dad and Mom told you about last time, that woman has now taken a liking to my son, Dalang. I don’t know what she said to the two elders, but now the engagement is settled, just waiting to set the date.”

”What?” Mu Danian was shocked, seeming not to hear what Mrs. Lin said.

”Hey, you’re still foolishly asking here, the wife has been stolen away. That Huang Bitao looks pretty decent to me and even has a good match with you, but she’s two years older than our Dalang. I don’t know how Dad and Mom came up with this.”

Mrs. Lin expressed her disapproval of her son being with Huang Bitao.

”You’re saying Dalang and the Huang Family girl’s engagement is settled?” Mu Danian shouted loudly.

”Indeed, just today, no matter how much your second brother and I objected, it was useless. Clearly she was your wife...” Mrs. Lin said in a lowered voice.

She couldn’t let Old Mrs. Mu know she was stirring up trouble, or else she’d be skinned alive.

Mu Danian was indignant at heart. No matter whether he ended up with Huang Bitao or not, what his parents did was unfair.

After all, Huang Bitao was supposed to be his potential wife, his sister-in-law, and now became his niece by marriage; the relationship was a huge insult to him.

If outsiders heard about it, how would they laugh at Mu Danian?

It was as if he was being utterly disregarded.

Mu Danian got up from the bed, wanting to argue with Mr. Mu but thought better of it, feeling he wouldn’t gain an advantage going like this.

If he wasn’t careful, he might even get used by his second sister-in-law.

”Second sister-in-law, what are you talking about, I never got engaged to the Huang Family girl, and I didn’t even look at her initially. So in that case, it has nothing to do with me.”

”If you don’t like this daughter-in-law, you should talk to Dad and Mom yourself; since you’re Dalang’s mother, who else would make the decision?”

Mu Danian put on an indifferent act.

This gave Mrs. Lin a headache.

She came to stir up a commotion, but why was Old Fifth so calm?

Disappointed, Mrs. Lin left Mu Danian’s room.

Once she was gone, Mu Danian began to think about how to regain his ground; he just couldn’t swallow this grievance.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and the angrier he got, the more he wanted to find an explanation.

After pondering, Mu Danian got up and went to Mr. Mu, not to question him but to ask him to call off the engagement.

Mr. Mu was resting in his room, waiting for Old Mrs. Mu to bring him water for soaking his feet.

After the cold dew, the evenings got very chilly, and Mr. Mu, being old, needed to soak his feet in hot water before bed to promote blood circulation; otherwise, he couldn’t get warm at night.

”Old Fifth, what brings you to my room?” Mr. Mu saw Mu Danian standing at his room door, neither speaking nor entering, so he asked.

”Dad, I disagree with Dalang and the Huang Family girl’s marriage. That is clearly my wife, Mu Danian’s wife. How can she be taken by my nephew?”

Mu Danian vented angrily.

Mr. Mu understood that anyone would be upset about this situation.

But since the Huang girl and Dalang were together, what could he do?

”Old Fifth, I originally planned to discuss this with you, but you’ve been away from home these past few days, and this matter is indeed urgent, so...”