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

Chapter 572: Chapter 568: Becoming the Official’s Father (Second Update)

Zhao Yun just couldn’t understand what was so good about that Mu Dade.

He’s just a useless scholar who only passed the exam at thirty, with one foot in the grave. Who knows if he can lead the Old Mu Family to a better life?

So Zhao Yun’s heart was still full of resentment.

”Aunt Xiao Yun, I know you mean well, but some things can’t be forced. The legs are on someone else’s body; we can’t forcibly make them come back.

On the contrary, aren’t our days quite good now? We have food and drink, and we don’t have to see others’ faces!”

Zhao Yun also thought the same; if the third branch went, they’d just be bullied, better to stay here and enjoy the freedom.

”What Shuangshuang said is true, I was just too anxious. Then let’s cook well together and let your parents taste our skills!”

Soon, smoke was curling up in the kitchen of the Mu Family’s Third Branch.

In the kitchen, laughter and the sound of chopping vegetables alternated.

This really felt like a home.

In contrast, over at the Old Mu Family, because they had to kill two chickens, Old Mrs. Mu was personally overseeing.

She watched sharply as Mrs. Liu busily scurried around the kitchen.

With a knife in her hand, Mrs. Liu was about to cut the chicken’s throat when Old Mrs. Mu shouted.

”Be careful, don’t spill the chicken blood. Xiangxiang loves chicken blood!”

Mrs. Liu’s hand paused, and the knife in her hand nicked the chicken’s neck, causing it to struggle violently, spilling blood all over the floor.

Old Mrs. Mu’s face turned a furious shade of green.

”You stinking woman, can’t even kill a chicken properly, I’ll kill you...” As Old Mrs. Mu spoke, she had already kicked out at Mrs. Liu’s head.

Mrs. Liu fell to the ground, letting go of the chicken.

The chicken flailed desperately, splattering chicken blood all over Old Mrs. Mu’s face.

Mu Dajiang, who came to help, happened to see Old Mrs. Mu beating Mrs. Liu, and rushed forward.

”Mom, why are you hitting Xiaxia’s mother?” Mu Dajiang shielded Mrs. Liu behind him and questioned Old Mrs. Mu.

”Why? You ask this woman what she did, look at my face, can you still see it? I’m telling you, if this isn’t clarified today, it won’t end!”

Old Mrs. Mu still wanted to hit Mrs. Liu but was pushed aside by Mu Dajiang with a slap, although he didn’t actually hit her, it was enough to make Old Mrs. Mu furious.

Her own son dared to raise a hand against her for his wife, Old Mrs. Mu couldn’t tolerate it at all.

She shouted at Mu Dajiang, ”Old Four, last time you didn’t do the house chores for this woman, today you dare to hit me for this woman. Let me tell you, your fourth branch, don’t even think about getting anything good from the Old Mu Family in the future!

Tonight’s chicken, don’t expect to eat any of it, it’s all my stuff, and everything you live in, eat, and wear is my stuff. Dare to oppose me, and I’ll kick you all out!”

Throwing down these harsh words, Old Mrs. Mu left the kitchen.

The reason Old Mrs. Mu dared to do this was because Mrs. Jin had returned, so there was another person to cook in the house.

If it really came to it, she could make Mrs. Lin work. That woman hadn’t even shown any signs of pregnancy after all this time, as if she weren’t even carrying anyone.

Old Mrs. Mu returned to the room in a huff, wiped the blood off her face, and talked to Mr. Mu about the fourth branch.

”Old man, the entire fourth branch is on a crooked path. First, Old Four and his wife won’t work and threaten me, now he even beats me, the son I raised for nothing!”

”And the third branch, Yu Si Niang also led my son astray, a good son who was willing to work, now doesn’t work, lazes at home every day, still doing those robbery and murder things. Men cannot find wives; once they do, they forget their mothers!”

Old Mrs. Mu criticized both the third and fourth branches and didn’t forget Mu Danian either.

”Danian too, bringing in that kind of wife will surely lead to trouble!”

This was still acceptable, but once mentioned, Mr. Mu felt uncomfortable all over. Once good sons, now all turned out like this.

Not one gave any peace of mind.

”Now Old Three is in prison, who knows when he’ll be released, won’t the third branch collapse?”

Mr. Mu’s heart was all about Mu Dade, completely unaware that the third branch had returned.

”Pooh, you say that, and Old Three is back, staying with that draining woman instead of coming to us, hiding in their house like a turtle, what kind of man does that!

Back then, I don’t know if I was blind or what, letting such a jinx in, makes me so mad!” Old Mrs. Mu spat thickly onto Mr. Mu’s shoe.

The shoe instantly looked awful.

Mr. Mu didn’t notice, his face full of surprise after hearing Old Mrs. Mu’s words.

”You say Old Three is back? Who did you hear that from?”

”I still need to hear from someone? Zhao Yun is helping in Old Three’s kitchen, I heard from outside the yard, and they say they’re killing chickens and buying meat. Surely that wasteful woman wants to eat meat, my son’s bled dry by her!”

Old Mrs. Mu cursed while stomping her feet, truly looking angry.

”I must go see Old Three!” Mr. Mu got up from the kang.

”Go for what? Your brain’s fogged by lard, isn’t it? He’s the son; you’re the father. When does the father visit the son? In my opinion, just pretend this beast doesn’t exist since we split the family!” Old Mrs. Mu said.

”Alright, stop calling names and wasteful things, third branch split off, doesn’t follow your treatment of the fourth family, you think you’re tough, the third branch won’t necessarily care about you!”

Having said that, Mr. Mu headed toward the third branch.

Old Mrs. Mu was still angry, grabbing a chicken feather duster and went to beat Mu Xiaxia in the fourth branch, Xiaxia’s cries echoed far, far away—

Mr. Mu headed straight into Mu Dashan’s house of the third branch.

Upon entering, he didn’t knock, just pushed the door open.

Inside, Mu Dashan was weaving bamboo baskets, while Yu Si Niang was doing needlework on the kang.

Mu Shuangshuang and Zhao Yun didn’t let them work, so they did money-making activities in the house to support the family!

Mr. Mu suddenly came in, catching both by surprise.

”Dad, why are you here?” Mu Dashan asked.

”Old Three, you’re back, why didn’t you tell us? If your mom hadn’t said, I wouldn’t have known!” Mr. Mu exclaimed.

”Dad, why are you here? Why aren’t you there? You should be happy now that Big Brother passed the exam!”

Though initially surprised, Mu Dashan gradually calmed down.

His big brother passing had nothing to do with him!

The good life of the Old Mu Family had nothing to do with him either.

”Old Three, what are you saying, you’re my son. You went to prison; as your father, I should come to see you.

Fortunately, you and Si Niang are fine. Come have dinner with us, let’s give a welcome to your big brother, from now on, the Old Mu Family won’t have to be barefoot farmers, come with us to the city and enjoy life!”

Mr. Mu was filled with joy thinking about the future, as if he was already the father of an official.