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

Chapter 613: Chapter 609: Dismissing the Great Aunt (Third Update)

Mrs. Lin was hesitating at this moment.

Should she keep the three taels of silver, or ignore this matter and brace herself to tough it out?

But the more she thought about it, the more she felt the temptation from the big house.

As long as she follows the big house to the county, good days will come; why should she care about these three taels of silver?

”Are you really going to keep Zhang Huai Shu quiet?” Mrs. Lin cast a suspicious gaze at Mu Shuangshuang’s face.

This girl, no matter how you look at her, she doesn’t seem like a good person.

”Second Aunt, you don’t have much time to think. Make your decision now, do you trust me or not?” Mu Shuangshuang said impatiently.

This Mrs. Lin, when causing trouble for others, she never hesitated this much. Now that she’s facing her own medicine, suddenly she has so many thoughts. Where were they before?

Mrs. Lin was both angry and anxious. She climbed up from the bed, turned her back on Mu Shuangshuang, and dug in the corner of the wall for a long time, finally unearthing three mud-covered pieces of broken silver.

The money-taking business was not something Mrs. Lin dared hide from Mu Shuangshuang, and after this, the second branch was left empty and without money to stash for some time.

Holding the three pieces of broken silver, Mrs. Lin cursed Mu Shuangshuang thoroughly, wishing she would die.

She hated the third branch even more, always taking advantage of her.

”Here, take the money and hurry up to deal with this matter. I don’t want to see your filthy face at all.” Mrs. Lin threw the silver at Mu Shuangshuang, gritting her yellowed teeth.

Mu Shuangshuang took the silver without courtesy and left with Zhang Huai Shu.

Outside, Zhang Huai Shu naturally kept everything as agreed with Mu Shuangshuang, saying nothing but shaking his head.

Even so, it was enough for the Old Mu Family to imagine that Mrs. Lin’s child was lost.

Mu Shuangshuang’s plan did not violate the agreement that Zhang Huai Shu would only treat people from the Mu Family’s Third Branch.

Old Mrs. Mu saw Zhang Huai Shu shaking his head repeatedly, looking like she had been deeply provoked. She jumped up, grabbed Mrs. Jin’s clothes beside her, and swung a slap.

”You wretched woman, useless hen, how did my Old Mu Family raise such a thankless wolf like you? Give me back my grandson!”

With a ”slap,” a fresh red handprint appeared on the right side of Mrs. Jin’s face.

Earlier, Mrs. Jin had been slapped by Old Mrs. Mu once; now two symmetrical slap marks adorned her face.

The entire Old Mu Family stared in shock.

The person hit was the family’s scholar’s wife; this old lady was really fierce, wasn’t she?

She’s not caring about anything when she loses her temper.

Additionally, Old Mrs. Mu spotted a golden hairpin on Mrs. Jin’s head and reached out to yank it off forcefully.

In pulling off the golden hairpin, she also pulled away a lock of Mrs. Jin’s hair.

Mrs. Jin realized what Old Mrs. Mu was doing; she tried to protect the hairpin on her head but was too late. Not only was the item snatched by Old Mrs. Mu, but a piece of her hair was pulled out, causing Mrs. Jin to cry out in pain.

”This thing belongs to my son; from today, you are no longer a daughter-in-law of my Old Mu Family. Get out!”

The conflict between Old Mrs. Mu and Mrs. Jin wasn’t just a matter of a day or two.

Originally, Mrs. Jin was married into the Old Mu Family, yet even after entering the household, the money from the big house never went to Old Mrs. Mu.

Added to that over the years, Mrs. Jin only bore two daughters.

Old Mrs. Mu didn’t want her favorite son to have no descendants and had long considered divorcing Mrs. Jin.

Taking advantage of Mu Dade becoming a scholar, the big house no longer needing Mrs. Jin, Old Mrs. Mu made a firm decision to divorce Mrs. Jin and find a better-suited daughter-in-law.

Someone who could support her son and also bear him a son.

”Father, even if I did wrong, haven’t I served Dade all these years, managing the affairs of the big house neatly? Can’t my efforts offset my mistakes?” Mrs. Jin’s voice carried a sobbing tone; in this household, she could only turn to Mr. Mu for support.

Mr. Mu was still upset about Mrs. Jin’s lies and remained silent.

Mrs. Jin completely despaired; with Mu Dade absent, the old woman was bullying her alone.

”Mom, I’m not leaving; Dade isn’t back. I’ll wait for him to return before saying anything!”

Mrs. Jin wasn’t a pushover; if she couldn’t beat Old Mrs. Mu, she’d wait for her backup to return.

Would Old Mrs. Mu give her that chance?

”Alright, you wretched woman, dare to use my son to threaten me; if I don’t properly teach you today, you won’t know the old woman’s strength.”

Old Mrs. Mu made as if to hit Mrs. Jin again, and Mr. Mu, worried it would cause trouble, tried to intervene.

”Enough, don’t quarrel. Right now, focus on the second branch.

Old woman, go borrow an old hen from Old Wang’s next door, to make broth for the second daughter-in-law tonight.

You from the big house, go apologize to the second branch; let’s resolve it this way.”

Everyone present could tell Mr. Mu was still favoring Mrs. Jin.

Mu Danian nudged Chen Hong’s arm.

Chen Hong caught on immediately and stood up.

”Dad, you’re being partial. What my sister-in-law did is not a mere trivial matter, it’s murder and harm.

She’s scholar’s wife; because of this, she should set a good example for our family.

If people hear about my sister-in-law harming her sister-in-law, how will they view my brother?

In my opinion, she should be divorced to prevent her from harming my brother’s career ambitions!”

”You are full of crap, Chen Hong, you’re not even a wife of my Old Mu Family, what right do you have to speak?”

Mrs. Jin was so angered she said whatever came out of her mouth.

Mr. Mu’s brows furrowed, his expression somewhat displeased.

”Dad, look at my sister-in-law, I’ve been in the Old Mu Family for so long, and Mu Danian said he’s going to marry me; how am I not a daughter-in-law here?”

”Enough, don’t jump around. My old lady is in a bad mood today, mind your words!” Old Mrs. Mu snapped at Chen Hong.

Chen Hong then backed down.

”Shuang, what do you think about this?” Mr. Mu directed his gaze onto Mu Shuangshuang, who was watching the commotion beside them.

Mu Shuangshuang was surprised, even though knowing Mr. Mu might not heed her words.

Still, his willingness to inquire about her opinion showed her he was treating her better than before.

Mu Shuangshuang did not rush to respond but cast a glance at Mrs. Jin.

Mrs. Jin already disliked Mu Shuangshuang; being stared down, she thought Mu Shuangshuang would persuade Mu Dade to divorce her.

”Father, the third branch has long been separated, with no authority to interfere in our Old Mu Family affairs, let alone Shuangshuang being just a little girl whose words hold no weight!”

”Enough, big house, it’s you who did wrong, it’s you who refuses to acknowledge it, are you expecting this old man to apologize for you to the second branch?” Mr. Mu scolded.